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July 01, 2018 - Improving Patient Flow and Reducing Emergency Department Crowding: A Guide for Hospitals
Section 4. Identifying Strategies
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Improving Patient Flow and Reducing Emergency Department Crowding: A Guide for Hospitals
Acknowledgments
Executive Summary
Sectio…
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March 01, 2019 - National Evaluation of the CHIPRA Quality Demonstration Grant Program: Final Project Report
1. Overview
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National Evaluation of the CHIPRA Quality Demonstration Grant Program: Final Project Report
1. Overview
2. Synthesis of Key Findings by Category
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July 01, 2017 - Frequently Asked Questions About the Use of and Care for Leg Bags in the Long-Term Care Setting
AHRQ Safety Program for Long-Term Care: HAIs/CAUTI
Disclaimer: Answers to the following frequently asked questions (FAQs) are based on consensus of experts from a national project team of clinical facu…
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April 01, 2016 - ABCS Aspirin Treatment for Secondary and Primary Prevention ASCVD
ABCS
Aspirin Treatment for Secondary and
Primary Prevention ASCVD
Jennifer Bannon RN BSN MSHI
Table of Contents
Objectives
Cardiovascular Disease
Cardiovascular Disease (2)
ABCS-Aspirin when appropriate
Anatomy of a Performance Measure
Measure Exce…
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June 01, 2021 - Respiratory Virus Infections
Diagnosis
• Most respiratory tract infections are caused by viruses, not bacteria, and do not require antibiotic therapy.1-3
• Common infectious syndromes caused by respiratory viruses include:
− Common cold3
− Uncomplicated sinus infections with symptoms present for <2 weeks4-5 …
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June 01, 2025 - Hospital Unit Lowers C. diff Infections Using AHRQ Safety Program
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962
AHRQ News Now is a weekly newsletter that highlights agency research and program activities.
June 17, 2025
AHRQ Stats: Federal Insurance Spending for Diet-Related Care Among all federal health insurance providers, Medicar…
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April 01, 2025 - Two New Issue Briefs Examine Diagnosis Improvement and Healthcare Excellence
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953
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April 15, 2025
AHRQ Stats: Trends in Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia by Hospital Type Overall, the rate of ventilator…
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August 01, 2024 - AHRQ-Funded Research Highlights Impact of Private Equity in Healthcare
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August 27, 2024
AHRQ Stats: Cost and Billing Trends for Sepsis-Related Stays Since 2016, aggregate hospital costs for sepsi…
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May 17, 2016 - Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement
Pediatric Toolkit for Using the AHRQ Quality Indicators
How To Improve Hospital Quality and Safety
1 Tool D.4i
Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement
PDI 11: Postoperative Wound Dehiscence
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January 01, 2021 - How to Use the AHRQ SOPS Ambulatory Surgery Center Survey to Improve Patient Safety - Famolaro
SOPS ASC Database and Resources
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Theresa Famolaro, MPS, MS, MBA
Senior Study Director
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Westat
SOPS Databases
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Hospital Nursing
Home
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Of…
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March 01, 2020 - Strategy 6C: OpenNotes
Contents
6.C.1. The Problem
6.C.2. The Intervention
6.C.3. Benefits
6.C.4. Implementation
6.C.5. Challenges
References
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6.C.1. The Problem
For a long time, patients have been deliberately excluded f…
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May 17, 2016 - Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement
Toolkit for Using the AHRQ Quality Indicators
How To Improve Hospital Quality and Safety
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Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement
PDI 11: Postoperative Wound Dehiscence
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January 01, 2013 - Eliminating CLABSI, A National Patient Safety Imperative: Final Report
Program Impact
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Eliminating CLABSI, A National Patient Safety Imperative: Final Report
Executive Summary
Report Organization
Program Implementation
Program Impact
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January 01, 2025 - Connected Emergency Care Patient Safety Learning Lab (CEC PSLL)
Principal Investigator: Jeremiah Hinson, M.D., Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD; formerly Scott Levin, M.S., Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD AHRQ Grant No.: HS26640 Project Period: 09/30/18-12/31/23 Description: Th…
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December 01, 2017 - AHRQ Safety Program for Surgery: Final Report
HAIs
Healthcare-
Associated
Infections
PREVENT
CUSP
AHRQ Safety Program
for Surgery
Final Report
AHRQ Safety Program for Surgery
Final Report
Prepared for:
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Contract …
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October 01, 2018 - National Healthcare Quality And Disparities Report Patient Safety Chartbook
CHARTBOOK
ON
PATIENT SAFETY
Updated October 2018
National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report
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February 10, 2014 - Month Report
The Pressure Ulcer Counts by Month Report assists clinicians with internal reporting and helps
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March 15, 2016 - Training
also helps promote mutual understanding of clinical and coding terminology.
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August 01, 2022 - Demonstration Grants Final Evaluation Report
Appendix A. Grantee Profiles
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Demonstration Grants Final Evaluation Report
Executive Summary
Detailed Findings
Evaluation Issues
Contributions to Patient Safety and Medical Liability
Lessons Learned Fro…
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January 01, 2016 - 2016 AHRQ Nursing Home Survey on Patient Safety Culture Part II
Nursing Home Survey on Patient Safety Culture:
2016 User Comparative Database Report
Part II
Appendix A—Overall Results by Nursing Home Characteristics
Appendix B—Overall Results by Respondent Characteristics
Prepared for:
Agency for Healthcare R…