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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/053-sample-script-iodophor.docx
April 01, 2025 - AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention: Targeting SSI
Teaching Patients How To Decolonize With Iodophor:
Key Points & Sample Script
Surgical Services
For: Cardiac, Hip and Knee Joint Replacement, and Spinal Fusion Surgeries
Properly teaching patients the importance of preoperative decolonization and how to perform it …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/nicu_toolkit/nicupacket-apb-bpd.pdf
June 02, 2025 - NICU Family Information Packet, Appendix B, Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
Characteristics
■ Need for supplemental oxygen at 36 weeks postmenstrual age, with radiographic changes on
chest x-ray (bilateral, diffuse hazy lungs; interstitial thickening; increased lung inflation).
■ Symptoms: …
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance/cancer/survey-measures.html
March 01, 2017 - CAHPS Cancer Care Survey Measures
For more information: Patient Experience Measures from the CAHPS ® Cancer Care Survey (PDF, 325 KB)
Getting Timely Appointments, Care, and Information
Q14 Patient got appointment for urgent care as soon as needed
Q16 Patient got appointment for non-urgent care …
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/tools/transform-qi/deliver-facilitation/curriculum/part-2.html
February 01, 2022 - Primary Care Practice Facilitation Curriculum
Part 2: Introduction to Practice Facilitation
Previous Page Next Page
Table of Contents
Primary Care Practice Facilitation Curriculum
Preface
Introduction
Part 1: Use of Adult Education Methods in Teaching PCPF Core Competencies
Part 2: Introduct…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/201612.html
September 01, 2016 - Harvard Used AHRQ Data to Develop Tool to Analyze Utilization, Costs in Primary Care
Search All Impact Case Studies
September 2016
Researchers at Harvard Medical School and Stanford University used data from AHRQ’s Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS ) to develop an instrument that gauges how workforce …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/best-practices/asp-pneumonitis-one-page.pdf
November 01, 2019 - Aspiration Pneumonitis/Pneumonia
Diagnosis
• Aspiration pneumonitis is an abrupt chemical injury caused by inhalation of sterile gastric
contents.
o It can progress quickly to a decline in respiratory status followed by rapid improvement
within 48 hours of the insult.
o Chest x rays appear similar to multi…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/public-reporting/report-2-public-reporting.pdf
June 01, 2010 - In fact, the vast majority
of people use hospice services in their own homes, where they are
visited
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/5_TK2_T3-Concise_Antibiogram_Toolkit_Using_WHONET_to_Create_Your_Antibiogram.doc
May 01, 2014 - Concise Antibiogram Toolkit
Using WHONET to Create your Antibiogram
4
Concise Antibiogram Toolkit
Using WHONET to Create Your Antibiogram
WHONET is free Windows-based database software developed in 1989 by the World Health Organization (WHO). The software is used in laboratories worldwide for the management and…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/clabsi-cauti-icu/central-catheter-indications.pptx
April 01, 2022 - Central Venous Catheter Indications and Alternatives: Avoiding Placement and Determining Appropriateness
Central Venous Catheter
Indications and Alternatives
Avoiding Placement and Determining Appropriateness
AHRQ Safety Program for Intensive Care Units:
Preventing CLABSI and CAUTI
AHRQ Pub. No. 17(22)-0019
April 2022…
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/care/coordination/atlas/chapter4tab4.html
June 01, 2014 - Care Coordination Measures Atlas Update
Table 4. Meaningful Use Measures that Assess Care Coordination*
Previous Page Next Page
Table of Contents
Care Coordination Measures Atlas Update
Chapter 1: Background
Chapter 2. What is Care Coordination?
Chapter 3. Care Coordination Measurement Framewo…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/938.html
November 01, 2024 - Study Finds Association Between Smoking and Chronic Pain
Issue Number
938
AHRQ News Now is a weekly newsletter that highlights agency research and program activities.
November 19, 2024
AHRQ Stats: Rates of Long COVID by Race Just 7.3 percent of non-Hispanic Asian adults with a prior COVID-19 infection r…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/935.html
October 01, 2024 - AHRQ Views: Healthcare’s Next Technological Frontier—21st Century Artificial Intelligence
Issue Number
935
AHRQ News Now is a weekly newsletter that highlights agency research and program activities.
October 29, 2024
AHRQ Stats: Long COVID Rates by Geographic Area As of spring 2023, 19.7 percent of adul…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/toolkits/practice-level-baseline-data.pdf
January 01, 2016 - CA Asthma Quality Improvement Collaborative
CA Asthma Quality Improvement Collaborative
Michael Cabana, MD MPH
Naomi S. Bardach, MD MAS
This project is supported by grant number U18HS025297 from the Agency for Healthcare Research and
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/statesummaries/vt-spotlight.pdf
July 01, 2015 - July 2015
This brief highlights the major strategies, lessons learned,
and outcomes from Vermont’s experience during the first 5
years of the quality demonstration funded by the Centers
for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) through the
Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act
of 2009 (CHIPRA). For…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/133-translating-research-into-practice-fg.docx
April 01, 2025 - AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention: Targeting SSI
Translating Research into Practice (TRiP)
Surgical Services
For: Cardiac, Hip and Knee Joint Replacement, and Spinal Fusion Surgeries
Slide Title and Commentary
Slide Number and Slide
Translating Research into Practice (TRiP)
SAY:
This presentation is on Trans…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/chtoolbx/measures/measure-5.html
November 01, 2017 - Established Child Health Care Quality Measures--Title V of the Social Security Act
Child Health Care Quality Toolbox
The Child Health Toolbox contains concepts, tips, and tools for evaluating the quality of health care for children.
Contents
Child Measures Included
Users
Comparisons and Trends
Ben…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/cahps-database/2024-hcbs-chartbook.pdf
January 01, 2024 - 2024 HCBS CAHPS Survey Database Chartbook
The CAHPS® Home and Community-
Based Services (HCBS) Survey
Database 2024 Chartbook
Authors:
Teresa Dodson, M.A.
Michael Corrothers
Joshua Rubin
Jack Vallentine
Naomi Yount, Ph.D.
Joann Sorra, Ph.D.
Dale Shaller, M.P.A.
Prepared by:
Westat
1600 Research Boulev…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/patient-safety/ps-research-summary-pfe.pdf
April 30, 2025 - Improving Patient Safety by Engaging Patients and Families
AHRQ-Funded Patient Safety
Project Highlights
Improving Patient Safety by
Engaging Patients and Families
Overview
Research has shown that involving patients, as well as their families and caregivers, in the planning,
delivery, and evaluation of their heal…
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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/module3/empowerment-slides-spanish.pptx
January 01, 2014 - Programa de seguridad de la AHRQ para cuidados a largo plazo: HAI/CAUTI Kit de herramientas de seguridad para cuidados a largo plazo
Módulo 3: Potenciación del personal
Programa de seguridad de la AHRQ para cuidados a largo plazo: HAI/CAUTI
Kit de herramientas de seguridad para cuidados a largo plazo
AHRQ Pub. No. 16…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-02/hendee-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - Final Progress Report: Improved Patient Safety Through Web-Based Education
FINAL REPORT
Title of Project: Improved Patient Safety Through Web-Based Education
Principal Investigator: William R. Hendee, PhD
Principal Team Members: Asta Sorensen, MA
Deborah Cummins, PhD
Patti Sokol, RN, JD
Holly Burt, MLIS…