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www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/translate/index.html
February 01, 2016 - Translate Health Care Quality Data Into Usable Information
The raw scores on most health care quality measures don’t mean much to the average person. The job of report sponsors is to present scores in a way that makes them engaging, easy to understand, and easy to use. This section discusses what you can do to …
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/news
August 05, 2025 - Share to Facebook
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The following is information about the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) for use by the media. The USPSTF is a scientifically independent panel of non-Federal experts that mak…
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www.ahrq.gov/prevention/guidelines/tobacco/clinicians/tearsheets/helpsmokers.html
October 01, 2014 - Help for Smokers and Other Tobacco Users
Quit Smoking
This booklet tells you about ways you can quit.
en español
You can quit. Quitting is hard. Many people try several times before they quit for good. But they do succeed.
Good Reasons for Quitting
You will feel better.
You will have more energy …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/engagingfamilies/strategy1/Strat1_Tool_2_BecomeAdvisrPC_508.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Strategy 1: Working with Patients & Families as Advisors (Tool 2)
Do you have ideas
to help improve
our hospital?
Become a patient
and family advisor.
Dear ,
I would like to invite you to find out more
about becoming a patient and family advisor at [insert
hospital name].
I think you may have gre…
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/tools/obesity-kit/obtoolkit1.html
March 01, 2014 - Community Connections: Linking Primary Care Patients to Local Resources for Better Management of Obesity
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Community Connections: Linking Primary Care Patients to Local Resources for Better Management of Obesity
Chapter 1. Introductio…
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/about-uspstf/reports-congress/tenth-annual-report-congress-high-priority-evidence-gaps-clinical-preventive-services
January 01, 2020 - Tenth Annual Report to Congress on High-Priority Evidence Gaps for Clinical Preventive Services
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The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) has released its “10th Annua…
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digital.ahrq.gov/program-overview/research-reports/2021-year-review/research-spotlight
January 01, 2021 - Research Spotlight
"How can we get the right information in the hands of care team members and patients so they can have what are often very difficult conversations and pick out the right treatments?”
Christopher A. Harle, Ph.D.
Professor of Health Outcomes and Biomedical…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/50578/psn-pdf
October 23, 2019 - Implementing Patient Safety: Addressing Culture,
Conditions and Values to Help People Work Safely.
October 23, 2019
Woodward, S. 1st ed. New York, NY: Taylor & Francis Group; Sept 2019. ISBN: 9780815376859.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/implementing-patient-safety-addressing-culture-conditions-and-values-help-
peop…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/34048/psn-pdf
May 27, 2011 - Computerized physician order entry: helpful or harmful?
May 27, 2011
Berger RG, Kichak JP. Computerized physician order entry: helpful or harmful? J Am Med Inform Assoc.
2004;11(2):100-3.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/computerized-physician-order-entry-helpful-or-harmful
The authors critically review the published …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40013/psn-pdf
July 24, 2011 - Patient participation in surgical site marking: can this be
an additional tool to help avoid wrong-site surgery?
July 24, 2011
Bergal LM, Schwarzkopf R, Walsh M, et al. Patient participation in surgical site marking: can this be an
additional tool to help avoid wrong-site surgery? J Patient Saf. 2010;6(4):221-5.
h…
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www.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/practice-facilitation/index.html
February 01, 2023 - Practice Facilitation
Practice facilitation is an approach to supporting improvement in primary care practices that focuses on building organizational capacity for continuous improvement. Practice facilitators are specially trained individuals who work with primary care practices to make meaningful changes desi…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/857449/psn-pdf
December 06, 2023 - "ChatGPT, can you help me save my child's life?" -
Diagnostic accuracy and supportive capabilities to lay
rescuers by ChatGPT in prehospital basic life support and
paediatric advanced life support cases - an in-silico
analysis.
December 6, 2023
Bushuven S, Bentele M, Bentele S, et al. "ChatGPT, can you help me sa…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/859351/psn-pdf
January 01, 2024 - Changing the patient safety mindset: can safety cases
help?
December 20, 2023
Sujan M, Habli I. Changing the patient safety mindset: can safety cases help? BMJ Qual Saf.
2024;33(3):145-148. doi:10.1136/bmjqs-2023-016652.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/changing-patient-safety-mindset-can-safety-cases-help
Examinatio…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/implementation/long-term-modules/module4/facilitator-notes.docx
March 01, 2017 - The Brief ensures everyone understands the resident’s needs and expectations, helps the team avoid surprises
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60269/psn-pdf
April 29, 2020 - Broadly and clearly publicizing expectations and new
guidelines helps to create a work culture that
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43043/psn-pdf
September 19, 2016 - "Second victim" casualties and how physician leaders
can help.
September 19, 2016
MacLeod L. "Second victim" casualties and how physician leaders can help. Physician Exect. 2014;40(1):8-
12.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/second-victim-casualties-and-how-physician-leaders-can-help
Second victims are clinicians who …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/854265/psn-pdf
October 04, 2023 - Can AI help doctors come up with better diagnoses?
October 4, 2023
Landro L. Wall Street Journal. September 24, 2023.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/can-ai-help-doctors-come-better-diagnoses
Artificial intelligence (AI) is being considered as a strong contender in the effort to reduce harmful
diagnostic error, but c…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42962/psn-pdf
September 07, 2016 - Drug Shortages: Public Health Threat Continues, Despite
Efforts to Help Ensure Product Availability.
September 7, 2016
Washington, DC: United States Government Accountability Office; February 10, 2014. Publication GAO-14-
194.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/drug-shortages-public-health-threat-continues-despite-effor…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46322/psn-pdf
August 02, 2017 - Sophisticated digital aids could help determine what ails
you.
August 2, 2017
Maron DF. Scientific American. July 21, 2017.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/sophisticated-digital-aids-could-help-determine-what-ails-you
Clinical decision support systems are a key strategy to improve diagnostic accuracy. This magazine a…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/867190/psn-pdf
November 20, 2024 - Misdiagnosis is dangerous. Help your doctor get it right.
November 20, 2024
Terry K. Misdiagnosis is dangerous. Help your doctor get it right. WebMD. November 11, 2024;
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/misdiagnosis-dangerous-help-your-doctor-get-it-right
Patients are partners in health care and can inform actions to id…