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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/events/webinars/hcbs-2021-webcast-survey-database.pdf
January 01, 2021 - Introducing a New Database for Users of the CAHPS Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS CAHPS) Survey-CORROTHERS
CAHPS HOME AND COMMUNITY-BASED
SERVICES SURVEY
DATABASE
Michael Corrothers
HCBS CAHPS Database Lead,
Westat
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CAHPS Database Overview
• Central repository of data for selected CAHPS surveys
o…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/events/webinars/data-tools-webcast-2022-yount.pdf
January 01, 2022 - Useful Online Tools for CAHPS Survey Users - YOUNT
INTRODUCTION TO THE
CAHPS ANALYSIS PROGRAM
Naomi Yount
Westat
User Network for CAHPS and SOPS
Analysis of Survey Results
• Calculation of survey
composite measures
• Case mix adjustment
CAHPS Analysis
Program
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What is the
CAHPS Analysis Program?
• …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/events/webinars/invitation-messages-shaller.pdf
January 01, 2017 - Developing Invitation Messages that Increase Survey Response Rates - Shaller
Wording to Encourage Completion of
Open-Ended Survey Questions:
Results of Two Pilot Studies
Dale Shaller, M.P.A
Overview
• Two pilot studies examined completion rates of the
CAHPS Narrative Item Set added to the CAHPS
Clinician & G…
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/iomracereport/reldataaph.html
May 01, 2018 - Race, Ethnicity, and Language Data: Standardization for Health Care Quality Improvement
H. Contra Costa Health Plan Language Assistance Database and Ethnicity Categories
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Table of Contents
Race, Ethnicity, and Language Data: Standardization for Health Care Quality Improvement …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/3_TK1_T5-Draft_Policies_and_Procedures_for_the_Antimicrobial_Stewardship_Program_final.pdf
October 01, 2016 - Nursing Home
Antimicrobial Stewardship Guide
Implement, Monitor, & Sustain a Program
Toolkit 1. Start an Antimicrobial Stewardship Program
Tool 5. Draft Policies and Procedures for the Antimicrobial
Stewardship Program
This tool includes a draft policy and a draft set of procedures. As needed, the antimi…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/3_TK1_T5-Draft_Policies_and_Procedures_for_the_Antimicrobial_Stewardship_Program_final.docx
October 01, 2016 - Tool 5. Draft Policies and Procedures for the Antimicrobial Stewardship Program
This tool includes a draft policy and a draft set of procedures. As needed, the antimicrobial stewardship program team should request the nursing home’s management or corporate office to help develop, review, edit, and approve all policies …
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/tools/obesity-kit/obtoolkitapa.html
March 01, 2014 - Community Connections: Linking Primary Care Patients to Local Resources for Better Management of Obesity
Appendix A. Case Studies
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Table of Contents
Community Connections: Linking Primary Care Patients to Local Resources for Better Management of Obesity
Chapter 1. Introducti…
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www.ahrq.gov/policy/electronic/privacy/infosecurity.html
August 01, 2018 - AHRQ Information Security and Privacy Program
This page provides an overview of AHRQ's Information Security and Privacy Program and requirements for protecting against information technology threats and vulnerabilities.
The AHRQ Information Security and Privacy Program fosters an enterprise-wide secure and tr…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/consumer-reporting/research/reporting-patient-narratives.pdf
September 01, 2015 - Reporting Patient Narratives With Standardized Measures of Quality
AHRQ Publication No. 15-CAHPS003-3-EF September 2015 | www.cahps.ahrq.gov
RESEARCH SUMMARY
Reporting Patient Narratives With Standardized Measures of Quality
The Aim
While patients’ comments or narratives on their health care experie…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/d6_combo_implementationplan.docx
June 02, 2025 - AHRQ QI Toolkit
Implementation Plan
What is the purpose of this tool? The purpose of the implementation plan is to provide a format in which to:
Define the tasks/actions required to implement each selected best practice.
Develop a communication/training and implementation plan.
Set a timeframe and target dates for the …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/topics/DxSafety-March2019-MeetingNotes.pdf
March 08, 2019 - Federal Interagency Workgroup on Improving Diagnostic Safety--March Meeting Summary
Federal Interagency Workgroup on Improving Diagnostic
Safety and Quality in Health Care
March Meeting Summ…
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/reports/2024-annual-report/spotlight-s2-gold-ratwani.html
May 01, 2024 - Investments in Primary Care Research for 2021 and 2022
S2: Using EHR-Based Simulations to Reduce Diagnostic Errors in Ambulatory Care Settings
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Table of Contents
Investments in Primary Care Research for 2021 and 2022
Acknowledgments and Authors
Message from the Acting Dire…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/resources/guides/guide-infection-prevention.pdf
March 01, 2017 - ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Content leads for the preparation of this document were as follows:
Deb Patterson Burdsall, M.S.N., R.N.-B.C., CIC
Infection Preventionist
Lutheran Home/Lutheran Life Communities
Arlington Heights, IL
Steven J. Schweon, R.N., M.P.H., M.S.N., CIC, HEM, FSHEA
Infection Prevention Cons…
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www.ahrq.gov/policymakers/chipra/demoeval/what-we-learned/final-report/section2.html
October 01, 2015 - National Evaluation of the CHIPRA Quality Demonstration Grant Program: Final Project Report
2. Synthesis of Key Findings by Category
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Table of Contents
National Evaluation of the CHIPRA Quality Demonstration Grant Program: Final Project Report
1. Overview
2. Synthesis of K…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-03/kennerly-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - Final Progress Report: Improving the Safety of Primary Care by Measuring Adverse Events and Improvement
Improving the Safety of Primary Care by Measuring Adverse Events and Improvement
Principal Investigator:
Donald A. Kennerly, MD, PhD
Study Team:
Kenneth Bruce Bayley, PhD
Ashley Collinsworth, MPH
Teri Cowlin…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/cahps-database/2024-health-plan-chartbook.pdf
January 01, 2024 - 2024 CAHPS Health Plan Survey Database Chartbook
The Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and
Systems (CAHPS®) Health Plan Survey Database
2024 Medicaid and Children’s Health
Insurance Program (CHIP) Chartbook
What Enrollees Say About Their Experiences With Their
Health Plans and Medical Care
Authors…
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www.ahrq.gov/prevention/guidelines/tobacco/clinicians/presentations/2008update-full/slide64.html
October 01, 2014 - 64. For the Patient Willing To Quit (Continued)
Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence: 2008 Update
Text version of slide presentation.
Strategy A4. Assist —Aid the patient in quitting (provide counseling and medication
Action
Strategies for implementation
Help the patient with a quit plan. …
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www.ahrq.gov/prevention/guidelines/tobacco/clinicians/presentations/2008update-full/slide109.html
October 01, 2014 - 109. Treatment Recommendations: Counseling (Continued)
Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence: 2008 Update
Text version of slide presentation.
Common elements of intra-treatment supportive interventions
Supportive treatment component
Examples
Encourage the patient in the quit attempt.
N…
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www.ahrq.gov/topics/medical-errors.html
Topic: Medical Errors
Medical errors can occur anywhere in the health care system--in hospitals, clinics, surgery centers, doctors' offices, nursing homes, pharmacies, and patients' homes--and can have serious consequences. Errors can involve medicines, surgery, diagnosis, equipment, or lab reports. AHRQ has sponsore…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/data/infographics/hac_rates_2019.pdf
January 01, 2019 - Declines in Hospital-Acquired Conditions
Declines in Hospital-
Acquired Conditions
National efforts to reduce hospital-acquired conditions such
as adverse drug events and injuries from falls helped prevent
20,500 deaths and saved $7.7 billion between 2014 and 2017.
Adverse
Drug
Events
-28%
CAUTI*
-5%…