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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/tools-and-materials/action-plan-template.docx
June 02, 2025 - Action Plan Worksheet
ACTION PLAN WORKSHEET
INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Discuss with your team some improvements you’d like to make specific to the High Leverage Changes listed in the table. Use the data from the Quality Improvement Change Assessment (QICA), current patient panel data, discussions with your coach and team, or ob…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa/113-staff-safety-assessment.docx
October 01, 2024 - AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention
Staff Safety Assessment
ICU & Non-ICU
Purpose of this form: This form is designed to tap into your experience to determine what risks are present in your unit that have jeopardized or could jeopardize patient safety.
Who should use this tool? Healthcare providers.
How to complete…
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www.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/projects/urinary/resources/rural-family-obesity-trial.html
September 01, 2020 - Back to MUI Resources
Rural Family Medicine Clinicians' Motivations to Participate in a Pragmatic Obesity Trial
Resource
Full Article
Summary
The purpose of this article is to understand the motivations of rural-practicing primary care clinicians who participate in an intensi…
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www.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/projects/urinary/resources/quality-improvement-research.html
September 01, 2023 - Back to MUI Resources
Declining Participation in Primary Care Quality Improvement Research: A Qualitative Study
Resource
Full Article on PubMed
Summary
There are numerous supportive quality improvement (QI) projects to facilitate the implementation of evidence-based practices…
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www.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/projects/state/how-to-guide/guide6.html
August 01, 2024 - Developing and Sustaining State-Based Infrastructure To Support Primary Care Quality Improvement
Conclusion
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Table of Contents
Developing and Sustaining State-Based Infrastructure To Support Primary Care Quality Improvement
Using This Guide
1. Background and Introduction
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/cauti-tools/impl-guide/implementation-guide-appendix-i.docx
June 02, 2025 - AHRQ Safety Program for Reducing CAUTI in Hospitals
Appendix I. Catheter Care Pocket Card
Interventions To Prevent CAUTI in Patients Who Have a Documented Medical Need for Indwelling Urinary Catheter
Prevention strategies must focus on clear indications for the insertion of a urinary catheter and prompt removal w…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/reduce.html
March 01, 2017 - Reduce Unnecessary Urine Culturing and Overuse of Antibiotics
Know When To Order Urine Cultures
Educational module and tools that summarize why more urine cultures lead to more catheter-associated urinary tract infection diagnoses, and provide tools to use to appropriately identify when to order a urine cul…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/labor-delivery/perinatal-care/modules/teamwork/assessment.html
July 01, 2023 - Labor and Delivery Unit Staff Safety Assessment
AHRQ Safety Program for Perinatal Care
Purpose: To tap into the knowledge and experiences of labor and delivery (L&D) providers and other clinical and nonclinical staff (e.g., health unit coordinators and environmental services personnel) to find ou…
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www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/translate/compare/choose/compare-providers.html
January 01, 2023 - Comparing Health Plan and Provider Quality Scores to Each Other
The simplest and most common strategy is to compare each entity’s performance to the average performance of all the entities you are rating.
Advantages of Comparing to the Community Average
You have all the information you need to make the co…
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www.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/tools/workflow-mapping.html
February 01, 2025 - How to Map Workflows in Health Care Settings
Resource: Mapping and Redesigning Workflow (PDF, 8.8 MB, 69 (Including 54 pages of slides in appendices) pages) Part of an AHRQ curriculum used to train practice facilitators, this resource explains the purpose and process of workflow mapping in a primary care se…
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/communities/pbrn/registry/st-cloud-chiropractic-clinic-pa.html
January 01, 2012 - St. Cloud Chiropractic Clinic PA
Status:
Active
Registered Date:
January 1, 2012
PBRN Acronym:
St. Cloud Chiropractic Clinic PA
PBRN Type:
Other
PBRN Type Other:
Chiropractic
Network Category:
Established
City:
St. Cloud
State:
Minnesota
Zip:
…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/5_TK2_P3T2-Sample_Procedures_Phase_3.pdf
May 01, 2014 - Sample Vignettes
Advancing Excellence in Health Care www.ahrq.gov
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality HAIs
Healthcare-
Associated
Infections
PREVENT
Comprehensive Antibiogram Toolkit: Phase 3
Sample Procedures1
[NURSING HOME NAME]
[DATE]
Purpose and Scope
This procedure covers the use of an antibio…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/5_TK2_P2T7-Checklist_for_Identifying_Nursing_Home_Specific_Antibiogram_Modifications_Phase_2.doc
May 01, 2014 - Comprehensive Antibiogram Toolkit: Phase 2
Checklist for Identifying Nursing Home Specific Antibiogram Modifications
Wide variation occurs in the format of the antibiogram data provided by laboratories. The format can range from a report that is ready for use by the nursing home with only minor editing to a series of …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/four-moments-residents.pdf
June 01, 2021 - Four Questions To Ask Your Doctor or Nurse About Antibiotics
Question 1
Do I need an
antibiotic?
Question 2
Is this the right
antibiotic?
Question 3
How long
do I need to be on
antibiotics?
Question 4
Do I still need
to take
anti…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/cahps-database/2021-childhcahps-infographic.pdf
January 01, 2021 - 2021 CAHPS Child Hospital Survey Database Chartbook Executive Summary
2021 Child Hospital Survey Database
The pilot year 2021 Consumer Assessment of Healthcare
Providers and Systems (CAHPS®) Child Hospital Survey
Database includes 5,858 survey responses voluntarily
submitted by 11 hospitals.
High Scoring
Meas…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/carb/index.html
May 01, 2022 - Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria
AHRQ works alongside Federal Agencies across the Government as part of the Task Force for Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria (CARB). The goal of this Task Force is to reduce antibiotic resistance by carrying out the actions described in the National Action Plan for C…
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www.ahrq.gov/prevention/guidelines/tobacco/smoking-cessation.html
October 01, 2014 - Notice on Smoking Cessation Guideline Products
The 1996 guideline, Smoking Cessation, Clinical Practice Guideline , No. 18, sponsored by the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research, has been superseded by a new, updated Tobacco Cessation Guideline released by the Public Health Service in 2008.
The inf…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/surgery/materials.html
December 01, 2017 - Toolkit Materials
Toolkit To Promote Safe Surgery
The products consist of two guides, supplemental tools for each guide, and 15 instructional modules to support change at the unit level.
Guides
Applying CUSP To Promote Safe Surgery ( PDF , 508 KB)
This guide provides an overview of the Comprehensive U…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/sustainability.html
June 01, 2017 - Sustainability
Toolkit To Improve Safety in Ambulatory Surgery Centers
It is important to build in plans for sustainment when starting an implementation project. The resources below can help your ambulatory surgery center integrate sustainment activities into the project.
Training and Tools for Sustaining I…
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www.ahrq.gov/research/publications/pubcomguide/pcguide1apc.html
March 01, 2025 - Publishing and Communications Guidelines
Appendix 1-C. YouTube Submission Checklist
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Table of Contents
Publishing and Communications Guidelines
Section 1: Product Development
Audio and Video Products
Appendix 1-A. Release Forms
Appendix 1-B. Trademarks
Appendix 1-C. …