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www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/explain/communicate/get-people.html
November 01, 2018 - Get People to Quality Displays as Soon as Possible
It is important to present the comparative quality information as soon as possible.
Why?
Report sponsors have to fight the urge to provide as much explanatory information as possible in the front of a report. If people are looking at your report, it is beca…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/5_TK2_P3T3-Antibiogram_Factsheet_Phase_3.pdf
May 01, 2014 - Phase 1 Assessment and Planning
Advancing Excellence in Health Care www.ahrq.gov
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality HAIs
Healthcare-
Associated
Infections
PREVENT
Comprehensive Antibiogram Toolkit: Phase 1
Antibiogram Factsheet
What is an antibiogram?
Antibiograms aggregate information about suscept…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/5_TK2_P1T4-Antibiogram_Factsheet_Phase_1.pdf
May 01, 2014 - Phase 1 Assessment and Planning
Advancing Excellence in Health Care www.ahrq.gov
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality HAIs
Healthcare-
Associated
Infections
PREVENT
Comprehensive Antibiogram Toolkit: Phase 1
Antibiogram Factsheet
What is an antibiogram?
Antibiograms aggregate information about suscept…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/3_TK2_T4-Quarterly_or_Monthly_Prescribing_Profile_Final.docx
October 01, 2016 - Tool 4. Quarterly or Monthly Prescribing Profile
[Date]
From: [Nursing Home Name]
Dear Dr./Mr./Ms. [insert last name of prescribing clinician]
This [quarterly / monthly] report is provided for your reference as we continue to monitor antibiotic use in our nursing home.
Between 25 percent and 75 percent of antibiotics a…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/3_TK2_T4-Quarterly_or_Monthly_Prescribing_Profile_Final.pdf
October 01, 2016 - Nursing Home
Antimicrobial Stewardship Guide
Implement, Monitor, & Sustain a Program
Toolkit 2. Monitor and Sustain Stewardship
Tool 4. Quarterly or Monthly Prescribing Profile
[Date]
From: [Nursing Home Name]
Dear Dr./Mr./Ms. [insert last name of prescribing clinician]
This [quarterly / monthly] repo…
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/about-cahps/contact-us/index.html
April 01, 2024 - Contact CAHPS Technical Assistance
CAHPS ® Surveys
Contact the CAHPS Help Line with questions about the development, testing, and administration of CAHPS surveys or their use in public reports and quality improvement initiatives.
cahps1@westat.com
1-800-492-9261
CAHPS Database
Contact the CAHPS D…
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www.ahrq.gov/topics/central-line-associated-bloodstream-infections-clabsi.html
Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections (CLABSI)
Central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI), are a type of healthcare-associated infection (HAI), and is associated with significant morbidity, mortality, and costs. As many as 28,000 patients die from CLABSI annually in U.S. int…
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www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/measures/setting/long-term-care/nursing-home/index.html
January 01, 2023 - Measuring the Quality of Nursing Home Care
Nursing homes provide less intensive services than hospitals for a range of patients. Some nursing homes care only for short-stay patients, others only for long-stay patients, but most care for both kinds of patients.
Short-stay patients. Some patients stay in a n…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/reports/engage/beprepared.html
April 01, 2018 - Guide to Improving Patient Safety in Primary Care Settings by Engaging Patients and Families
Be Prepared To Be Engaged
With Be Prepared to Be Engaged, “Everyone wins – patients get their questions and concerns addressed at the start of the visit, and clinicians make the visit efficient .”
What Is Be Prepa…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/ncepcr/research/reaching-adolescents-full.pdf
April 01, 2024 - this expectation of privacy supports the parents in
understanding their child’s development and
helps
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/action-alliance/implementing-cms-measure-chat-transcript.pdf
May 01, 2025 - May 2025: National Action Alliance for Patient and Workforce Safety Webinar Chat Transcript
Welcome to the May NAA National Webinar.
Stay Connected with the National Action Alliance for Patient and Workforce Safety:
Subscribe to the NAA Listserv Monthly Bulletin and Email us
at NationalActionAlliance@hhs.gov …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/schade-willis-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - Final Report: Regional Patient Safety Officer Conference—Learning Together Today and Tomorrow
Conference Final Report
Regional Patient Safety Officer Conference – Learning Together Today and Tomorrow
Prepared for:
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Project Officer:
William Freeman, MPH
Health Scientist …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/quality-patient-safety/patientsafetyculture/hospitalscanform.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Hospital Survey on Patient Safety
SOPS
TM
Hospital Survey
Version: 1.0
Language: English
Note
• For more information on getting started, selecting a sample, determining data collection methods,
establishing data collection procedures, conducting a Web-based survey, and preparing and
analyzing data, and prod…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/surveys/hospital/hospital-ve-supp-item-set-08-2022.pdf
January 01, 2022 - SOPS® Value and Efficiency Supplemental Items for the SOPS Hospital Survey - English
SOPS® Value and Efficiency Supplemental
Item Set for the SOPS Hospital Survey
Language: English
• Purpose: This supplemental item set was designed for use with the core SOPS® Hospital Survey Version 2.0
to help hospitals assess…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/surveys/medical-office/value-efficiency-supplemental-item-english.pdf
March 01, 2023 - SOPS® Value and Efficiency Supplemental Item Set for the SOPS Medical Office Survey - English
SOPS® Value and Efficiency Supplemental Item
Set for the SOPS Medical Office Survey
Language: English
• Purpose: This supplemental item set was designed for use with the core SOPS® Medical Office
Survey to help medical…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/implementation/education-bundles/urine-culturing/when-to-order/role-play.html
May 01, 2017 - National Content Series Facilitator’s Guide
AHRQ Safety Program for Long-Term Care: HAIs/CAUTI
The Culture of Culturing: The Importance of Knowing When to Order Urine Cultures
Facilitator Instructions
This educational module provides staff two ways to practice using SBAR (situation-background-…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/clabsi-cauti-icu/module1-transcript.pdf
June 01, 2017 - Transcript: Senior Leadership Podcast – Why Senior Leadership Engagement Matters
AHRQ Safety Program for Intensive Care
Units: Preventing CLABSI and CAUTI
Transcript
Senior Leadership Podcast—Why Senior Leadership
Engagement Matters
Hosts
TJ Lewis
Louella Hung
Interviewees
Susan DeCamp-Freeze, R.N.…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/family-slides.pptx
June 01, 2021 - Discussing Infectious Concerns About Residents With Family Members and Caregivers
Discussing Infectious Concerns About Residents With Family Members and Caregivers
Long-Term Care
AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use
AHRQ Pub. No. 17(21)-0029
June 2021
Discussing Concerns With Family
1
Objectives
Review…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/implementation/educational-bundles/urine-culturing/whento-order/urine-cultures-key.docx
March 01, 2017 - BLADDER SCAN – POLICY #2202 12/11/06
AHRQ Safety Program for Long-Term Care: HAIs/CAUTI
AHRQ Safety Program for Reducing CAUTI in Hospitals
National Content Series Facilitator’s Guide
The Culture of Culturing: The Importance of Knowing When to Order Urine Cultures
Facilitator Instructions
This educational module pro…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/antibiotic-patient-safety-slides.pptx
June 01, 2021 - PowerPoint Presentation
Improving Antibiotic Use Is a Patient Safety Issue
Long-Term Care
AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use
AHRQ Pub. No. 17(21)-0029
June 2021
Patient Safety
1
Objectives
Discuss the potential harms associated with antibiotic use
Recognize that patient harm is largely preventable
R…