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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/3_TK1_T3-Readiness_Assessment_final.docx
October 01, 2016 - Tool 3. Readiness Assessment
This tool can be used to assess readiness for an antimicrobial stewardship program in general as well as to assess readiness for specific interventions.
Use this tool to—
· Determine whether the nursing home has the right staff
· Determine whether the nursing home has the necessary resource…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/5_TK1_T1-Background_final.docx
October 01, 2016 - Tool 1. Background: Purpose and Use of the Antibiogram
What is an antibiogram?
· Antibiograms are important tools for health care professionals involved in prescribing empiric antibiotics for suspected bacterial infections. These tools utilize microbiologic data from resident specimens from a nursing facility to estima…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/5_TK1_T1-Background_final.pdf
October 01, 2016 - Nursing Home
Antimicrobial Stewardship Guide
Help Clinicians Choose the Right Antibiotic
Toolkit 1. Working With a Lab To Improve Antibiotic Prescribing
Tool 1. Background: Purpose and Use of the Antibiogram
What is an antibiogram?
• Antibiograms are important tools for health care professionals involved …
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/match/appendix/app-2.html
July 01, 2022 - Medications at Transitions and Clinical Handoffs (MATCH) Toolkit for Medication Reconciliation
Appendix, Assembling a Medication Reconciliation Team
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Medications at Transitions and Clinical Handoffs (MATCH) Toolkit for Medication Reconciliation
Introduction…
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www.ahrq.gov/takeheart/training/module-4/index.html
December 01, 2022 - Module 4: Systems Change: Preparing and Understanding Your Data To Foster Systems Change
YouTube embedded video: https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/enjA1kfOsw0
Video: Systems Change: Understanding Your Workflow Processes to Prepare for System Change (1:01:14)
Slides: Preparing and Understanding …
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www.ahrq.gov/es/patient-safety/settings/hospital/match/appendix/app-2.html
July 01, 2022 - Medications at Transitions and Clinical Handoffs (MATCH) Toolkit for Medication Reconciliation
Appendix, Assembling a Medication Reconciliation Team
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Table of Contents
Medications at Transitions and Clinical Handoffs (MATCH) Toolkit for Medication Reconciliation
Introduction…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/implementation/education-bundles/infection-prevention/environment-and-equipment/bath-basin-faqs.html
March 01, 2017 - Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) on Bath Basin Use in Long-Term Care Facilities
AHRQ Safety Program for Long-Term Care: HAIs/CAUTI
Disclaimer : FAQ answers are based on a combination of scientific evidence and clinical experience and expertise of a multidisciplinary national team.
Historically, …
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/201508.html
April 01, 2015 - Center for Health Literacy Promotion Uses AHRQ Tool to Assess Patient Education Materials
Search All Impact Case Studies
April 2015
The Center for Health Literacy Promotion (CHLP) used one of AHRQ's health literacy resources—the Patient Education Materials Assessment Tool (PEMAT) —to assess its six-bookle…
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digital.ahrq.gov/2018-year-review/research-spotlights/improving-ehr-design-increases-patient-safety-especially-children
January 01, 2018 - Improving EHR Design Increases Patient Safety—Especially for Children
Poor EHR design can harm patients.
Dr. Raj Ratwani and his research team identified pervasive problems with EHR systems that regularly lead to patient safety errors and other issues, regardless of vendor. “If we don’t focus on EHR technolog…
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digital.ahrq.gov/health-care-theme/social-determinants-health
January 01, 2023 - Social Determinants of Health
Using Large Language Models to Identify Social Determinants of Health to Enhance Healthcare Services and Equity
Description
This research explores using natural language processing and generative AI to capture and structure social determinants of …
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance/american-indian/about/Development-AI-Care-Survey.html
April 01, 2018 - Development of the CAHPS American Indian Survey
The development of the CAHPS American Indian Survey followed the standard CAHPS process.
Meeting with the Choctaw Nation Health Services (CNHS). In February 2004, CAHPS team members from RAND and AHRQ met with CNHS staff members in order to learn about CNHS's i…
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance/item-sets/children-chronic/screener.html
April 01, 2022 - Screener Items for the CAHPS Item Set for Children with Chronic Conditions
The CAHPS Item Set for Children with Chronic Conditions includes a five-item screener that is used during the analysis of the data to determine which responses to the questionnaire reflect the experiences of children with chronic conditi…
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www.ahrq.gov/pcor/healthcare-extension-services/cooperative.html
February 01, 2025 - State-Based Healthcare Extension Cooperatives To Accelerate Implementation of Actionable Knowledge into Practice
Applications have closed and are being reviewed for those seeking to establish and support state-based Healthcare Extension Cooperatives to accelerate dissemination and implementation of patient-cent…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-12/weinger2-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - perioperative patient safety;
2) develop and validate prospective and retrospective techniques for identifying … This study demonstrated the value of task analysis in understanding
process deficiencies and identifying
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/draft-research-plan/breastfeeding-interventions
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Breastfeeding: Primary Care Behavioral Counseling Interventions
March 10, 2022
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cds.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/cds/artifact/logic/2024-08/USPSTFPrediabetesAndType2DiabetesPart1Screening_Change_Log.txt
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The following CQL downloads are currently available on CDS Connect. Older
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digital.ahrq.gov/health-it-tools-and-resources/workflow-assessment-health-it-toolkit/research/rivkin-s-1997
January 01, 1997 - Rivkin S 1997 "Opportunities and challenges of electronic physician prescribing technology."
Reference
Rivkin S. Opportunities and challenges of electronic physician prescribing technology. Med Interface 1997;10(8):77.
Abstract
"The results of a six-month pilot with electronic prescribing used…
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/page/johnson-success-story.pdf
June 16, 2021 - Pediatric Medication Prescribing Made Simpler and Safer
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Ambulatory Safety and Quality | IQHIT
Pediatric Medication Prescribing
Made Simpler and Safer
Children are particularly vulnerable to medication
errors that can have significant health consequences;
too little can rend…
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan104/skin-cancer-screening-july-2016
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Final Research Plan
Skin Cancer: Screening
July 17, 2014
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/novel-it-create-patient-integrated-quality-improvement
January 01, 2023 - Novel IT To Create Patient-Integrated Quality Improvement
Project Final Report ( PDF , 1.44 MB) Disclaimer
Disclaimer
The findings and conclusions in this document are those of the author(s), who are responsible for its content, and do not necessarily represent the views of AHRQ.…