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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/34751/psn-pdf
March 07, 2005 - Merry and McCall Smith's Errors, Medicine, and the Law.
2nd ed.
March 7, 2005
Merry A, Brookbanks W. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press; 2017. ISBN: 9781107180499
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/errors-medicine-and-law
Merry, a New Zealand anesthesiologist, and Smith, a legal educator and a popular writer, exp…
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www.ahrq.gov/patients-consumers/patient-involvement/index.html
November 01, 2016 - Patient Involvement
Get more involved with your health care by asking questions, talking to your clinician, and understanding your condition. Patients and families who engage with health care providers ask good questions and help reduce the risk of errors and hospital admissions. Browse these resources to get s…
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www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/improve/intervention.html
June 01, 2021 - Choosing an Intervention and Measuring Change
A decision on an intervention should be informed by input from frontline staff and the antibiotic stewardship team. The Staff Safety Assessment Form and the Learning from Antibiotic-Associated Adverse Events Form will help your team obtain that information. Th…
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/systematic-design-meaningful-presentations-medical-test-data-patients/citation/graphics
January 01, 2023 - Graphics help patients distinguish between urgent and non-urgent deviations in laboratory test results.
Citation
Zikmund-Fisher BJ, Scherer AM, Witteman HO, et al. Graphics help patients distinguish between urgent and non-urgent deviations in laboratory test results. J Am Med Inform Assoc 2017 May 1;2…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/quality-improvement/improvement-guide/6-strategies-for-improving/6-improvement-strategies.pdf
March 01, 2017 - Strategies for Improving Patient Experience with Ambulatory Care
The CAHPS Ambulatory Care
Improvement Guide
Practical Strategies for Improving Patient Experience
Section 6: Strategies for Improving Patient Experience with
Ambulatory Care
Visit the AHRQ Website for the full Guide.
March 2017
https://www.ah…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/events/nac/2022-11-nac/nacmtg111722-minutes.html
July 01, 2023 - Meeting Minutes, November 2022
Virtual Meeting
Minutes from the November 17, 2022, meeting of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality's National Advisory Council.
Contents
Summary
Call to Order and Approval of July 21, 2022, Meeting Summary
AHRQ Director’s Highlights
Update on AHRQ Efforts to…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/74021/psn-pdf
October 25, 2021 - medication therapy or any type of intervention within the community, you will likely find a pharmacy that
helps
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/takeheart/training/cerner-q-a-session.pdf
June 02, 2025 - This helps track patient outcomes.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/surveys-guidance/american-indian/american-indian-eng-851.pdf
March 04, 2009 - CAHPS American Indian Survey
CAHPS® American Indian Survey
Version: Adult
Language: English
For assistance with this survey, please contact the CAHPS Help Line at 800-492-9261 or
cahps1@westat.com.
File name: american-indian-eng-851.docx
Last updated: March 4, 2009
mailto:cahps1@westat.com
CAHPS America…
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www.ahrq.gov/policymakers/chipra/demoeval/what-we-learned/highlight13.html
June 01, 2015 - How did CHIPRA quality demonstration States employ learning collaboratives to improve children’s health care quality?
Evaluation Highlight No. 13
Authors: Rebecca Peters, Rachel Burton, and Kelly Devers
Contents
Key Messages
Background
Findings
Conclusions
Implications
Learn More
Endnotes
…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/ncepcr/tools/PCMH/pcpf-module-16-academic-detailing.pdf
September 01, 2015 - Module 16: Academic Detailing as a Quality Improvement Tool
Primary Care
Practice Facilitation
Curriculum
Module 16: Academic Detailing as a Quality
Improvement Tool
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Advancing Excellence in Health Care www.ahrq.gov
…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/patient-safety/ps-research-summary-pfe.pdf
April 30, 2025 - Improve Teamwork and Quality for
Hospitalized Patients: RESET Project Implementation Guide, which helps … Development,
Implementation, and
Evaluation
2009-2012
$1,733,841
Purpose: To develop a guide that helps … •Helps hospitals engage patients and families, which in turn can help improve
quality and safety, respond … Development,
Implementation, and
Evaluation
2012-2013
$193,561
Purpose: To develop a guide that helps
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/perinatal-care-2/hemorrhage_7-implementation.pptx
July 01, 2023 - Implementing the _x000b_SPPC-II Teamwork Toolkit - PowerPoint Presentation
Implementing the
SPPC-II Teamwork Toolkit
Module 7 of 8
SPPC-II
Toolkit
AHRQ Pub. No. 23-0046
July 2023
Hospital AIM Team
Leads
SPPC-II
SCRIPT
Welcome to Module 7 of the SPPC-II Teamwork Toolkit. In this module, we’ll discuss tactics and …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/perinatal-care-2/hypertension_7-implementation.pptx
July 01, 2023 - Implementing the SPPC-II Teamwork Toolkit - PowerPoint Presentation
Implementing the
SPPC-II Teamwork Toolkit
Module 7 of 8
SPPC-II
Toolkit
AHRQ Pub. No. 23-0046
July 2023
Hospital AIM Team
Leads
SPPC-II
SCRIPT
Welcome to Module 7 of the SPPC-II Teamwork Toolkit. In this module, we’ll discuss tactics and plannin…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/6_TK1_T4-Be_Smart_About_Antibiotics_Final.pdf
May 01, 2014 - Be Smart
About Antibiotics
Taking antibiotics when you don’t need them is like leaving the lights on all the
time.
• The lights may burn out, leaving you in the dark when you most need them.
• If you use antibiotics when you don’t need them, they may
not work when you get sick.
Antibiotics can help the body figh…
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www.ahrq.gov/teamstepps-program/curriculum/mutual/overview/index.html
July 01, 2023 - Section 1: Overview of Mutual Support Key Concepts and Tools
This section provides an overview of the key concepts and tools in the Mutual Support Module. More explanations and illustrations are provided in section 2 of this module ; methods for teaching the concepts and tools for this module are in section 3…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/commitment-poster-english.docx
September 01, 2022 - Commitment Poster (English)
Signatures:
Antibiotics only fight infections caused by bacteria.
Taking antibiotics when you do not need them will NOT make you better. You will still feel sick, and the antibiotic may give you a skin rash, diarrhea, or a yeast infection.
WE COMMIT TO ONLY PRESCRIBING ANTIBIOTICS WHEN …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cpi/centers/ockt/kt/tools/diabsumm.doc
June 02, 2025 - AHRQ STATE HEALTHCARE QUALITY IMPROVEMENT WORKSHOP:
AHRQ STATE HEALTHCARE QUALITY IMPROVEMENT WORKSHOP:
Diabetes Care Quality Improvement Workbook and Resource Guide
WHAT DO THESE TOOLS DO?
State leaders can use these tools to help assess and design their diabetes care quality improvement initiatives. These tools…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/abate/introduction/intro-welcome.pdf
March 01, 2022 - Introduction and Welcome
Decolonization of
Non-ICU Patients With Devices
Section 1 – Introduction and Welcome
This toolkit will provide hospital infection prevention programs with instructions for
implementing targeted decolonization in adult patients with medical devices in hospital units
outside of int…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/events/20150122/1_carla_zema_intro.pdf
January 22, 2015 - Introducing the CAHPS Child Hospital Survey
Introducing the CAHPS Child
Hospital Survey
A Webcast Presented by the AHRQ CAHPS User Network
January 22, 2015
1:00 – 2:00 pm EST
What is CAHPS?
• Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers
and Systems (CAHPS) Program
• Funded primarily by the Agency for Hea…