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www.ahrq.gov/cpi/about/careers/index.html
February 01, 2025 - Careers at the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Join the team that strives to improve healthcare for all Americans by: Investing in health systems research that generates evidence about how to deliver high-quality, safe, high-value healthcare. Creating tools and strategies for health systems and fro…
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www.ahrq.gov/policy/foia/index.html
July 01, 2025 - Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)
Information about the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) as pertains to AHRQ.
Welcome to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Freedom of Information Act page. We hope you find that it facilitates your efforts to obtain public information about AHRQ programs. I…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mrsa-prevention/surgery/contact-precautions.html
April 01, 2025 - MRSA Prevention Toolkit: Targeting SSI
Contact Precautions
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Table of Contents
MRSA Prevention Toolkit: Targeting SSI
The Four Key Strategies of MRSA Prevention: Targeting SSI
MRSA and SSI Prevention Phases
The Evidence for MRSA Decolonization
Nasal Decolonization
Use…
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digital.ahrq.gov/medical-condition/periodontal-disease
January 01, 2023 - Periodontal Disease
Evaluating the impact of an mHealth platform for managing acute postoperative dental pain: Randomized controlled trial.
Citation
Tokede B, Yansane A, Ibarra-Noriega A, Mullins J, Simmons K, Skourtes N, Mehta U, Tungare S, Holmes D, White J, Walji M, Kalende…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40483/psn-pdf
September 20, 2011 - Advancing the science of patient safety.
September 20, 2011
Shekelle PG, Pronovost P, Wachter R, et al. Advancing the science of patient safety. Ann Intern Med.
2011;154(10):693-6. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-154-10-201105170-00011.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/advancing-science-patient-safety
Research on patient safety…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/safety/learning-antibiotic-adverse-events-form.docx
November 01, 2019 - AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use
Learning From Antibiotic-Associated Adverse Events
An antibiotic-related adverse event is any event or situation involving the prescription or administration of antibiotics that you would not want to happen again because it either caused your patient harm …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46797/psn-pdf
March 14, 2018 - Empowering informal caregivers with health information:
OpenNotes as a safety strategy.
March 14, 2018
Chimowitz H, Gerard M, Fossa A, et al. Empowering Informal Caregivers with Health Information:
OpenNotes as a Safety Strategy. Jt Comm J Qual Saf. 2018;44(3):130-136. doi:10.1016/j.jcjq.2017.09.004.
https://psnet…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/events/webinars/learning_pt_narratives_053123-ginsberg.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Learning from Patient Narratives Through Innovative Feedback Reporting Methods Webcast - Welcome from AHRQ
Welcome from AHRQ
Caren Ginsberg, PhD
Director, CAHPS & SOPS Programs, AHRQ
AHRQ’s Core Competencies
• AHRQ is a research and development agency in the U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services
► Healt…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42938/psn-pdf
February 12, 2014 - Successful implementation of a unit-based quality nurse
to reduce central line-associated bloodstream infections.
February 12, 2014
Thom KA, Li S, Custer M, et al. Successful implementation of a unit-based quality nurse to reduce central
line-associated bloodstream infections. Am J Infect Control. 2014;42(2):139-43…
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www.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/projects/urinary/resources/barriers-facilitators-recruitment-physicians.html
December 01, 2010 - Back to MUI Resources
Barriers and Facilitators to Recruitment of Physicians and Practices for Primary Care Health Services Research at One Centre
Resource
Full Article on PubMed
Summary
While some research has been conducted examining recruitment methods to engage physicians…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mrsa-prevention/toolkit/surveillance.html
October 01, 2024 - MRSA Prevention Toolkit: ICUs & Non-ICUs
MRSA Surveillance
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Table of Contents
MRSA Prevention Toolkit: ICUs & Non-ICUs
The Four Key Strategies of MRSA Prevention
The Importance of MRSA Prevention
Decolonization
Tools & Resources for Decolonization
Tools & Resources f…
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/methods-and-processes/uspstf-analytic-framework-child-and-adolescent-health-topics
October 01, 2017 - USPSTF Analytic Framework for Child and Adolescent Health Topics
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The USPSTF has developed a new way of approaching the evidence on preventive services for children and adoles…
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www.ahrq.gov/cpi/about/otherwebsites/integrationacademy.ahrq.gov/index.html
September 01, 2024 - The Academy for Integrating Behavioral Health and Primary Care
Mission AHRQ’s Academy for Integrating Behavioral Health and Primary Care (“AHRQ’s Integration Academy”) is a national resource and coordinating center for providers, practices, policymakers, and researchers interested in integrating behavioral hea…
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance/nh/resident/Development-Resident-Surveys.html
April 01, 2018 - Development of the CAHPS Nursing Home Resident Surveys
The Resident Surveys have been through the following development process:
Focus groups. In the early phase of development, CAHPS researchers conducted focus groups with nursing home residents and their family members. These groups provided the team with …
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digital.ahrq.gov/location/usa-ma-worcester
January 01, 2023 - USA, MA, Worcester
TJR Guru--a Mobile App for Shared Informed Decisionmaking in Total Joint Replacement Surgery
Description
This project developed and pilot-tested TJR App, a mobile application designed to help patients with osteoarthritis track their pain and activity, and fo…
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www.ahrq.gov/sops/surveys/hospital/supplemental-items/health-it.html
December 01, 2024 - Health IT Patient Safety Supplemental Items for the SOPS Hospital Survey
The AHRQ Surveys on Patient Safety Culture® (SOPS®) Health Information Technology (Health IT) Patient Safety Supplemental Items for hospitals were designed for use with the core SOPS Hospital Survey to help hospitals assess the extent …
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www.ahrq.gov/funding/training-grants/hsrguide/hsrguide-main-page.html
October 01, 2014 - An Organizational Guide to Building Health Services Research Capacity
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An Organizational Guide to Building Health Services Research Capacity
Introduction
Step 1: Assessing Your Organization's Needs and Capabilities
Step 2: Fostering a Research Culture
Step 3: Plannin…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol2/Advances-Acknowledgements.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Acknowledgements
Acknowledgments
The present Advances in Patient Safety: New Directions and Alternative Approaches, like
its predecessor, Advances in Patient Safety: From Research to Implementation, contains
well over a hundred patient safety papers distributed across four volumes. In undertaking
a project of t…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol1/Advances-Acknowledgements.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Acknowledgements
Acknowledgments
The present Advances in Patient Safety: New Directions and Alternative Approaches, like
its predecessor, Advances in Patient Safety: From Research to Implementation, contains
well over a hundred patient safety papers distributed across four volumes. In undertaking
a project of t…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol3/Advances-Acknowledgements.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Acknowledgements
Acknowledgments
The present Advances in Patient Safety: New Directions and Alternative Approaches, like
its predecessor, Advances in Patient Safety: From Research to Implementation, contains
well over a hundred patient safety papers distributed across four volumes. In undertaking
a project of t…