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www.ahrq.gov/practiceimprovement/initiatives.html
September 01, 2019 - Practice Improvement Initiatives
The list below provides examples of major AHRQ practice improvement projects.
EvidenceNOW
EvidenceNOW, one of AHRQ's largest primary care projects to date, helped practices implement evidence to improve healthcare with a focus on heart health and enriched their capacity to f…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/safety-hai-prevention/index.html
January 01, 2025 - AHRQ Safety Program for Healthcare-Associated Infection Prevention
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), in conjunction with NORC at the University of Chicago and the Johns Hopkins University, created the AHRQ Safety Program for Healthcare-Associated Infection (HAI) Prevention to implement a bu…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mvp/index.html
August 01, 2017 - Toolkit To Improve Safety for Mechanically Ventilated Patients
The Toolkit To Improve Safety for Mechanically Ventilated Patients helps hospitals make care safer for mechanically ventilated patients in intensive care units (ICUs). ICU staff can use the toolkit to apply the proven principles and methods of AHR…
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www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/dxsafety-terminology9.html
April 01, 2025 - Exploration of Foundational Terminology and Paradigms for Improving Diagnosis
Evolving Methods and the Future of Diagnostic Improvement
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Exploration of Foundational Terminology and Paradigms for Improving Diagnosis
Introduction
Perspectives on Diagnostic …
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/coe0702.html
October 01, 2014 - Pediatricians Use AHRQ Report to Create New Guidelines on Vitamin D for Infants
Search All Impact Case Studies
December 2006
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has developed recommendations that all infants, including those who are exclusively breastfed, should have a minimum intake of 200 internation…
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/news-and-events/events/webinar-030321.html
March 01, 2021 - Improving Patient Experience: Data Analysis Methods (Webcast)
Wednesday, March 3, 2021
Summary
This webcast is the second in a series of three presentations focused on supporting healthcare organizations in using AHRQ's Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS ® ) surveys to improve p…
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/reports/cost-guide/items-classified.html
February 01, 2017 - Estimating the Costs of Primary Care Transformation: A Practical Guide and Synthesis Report
Exhibit 3. Items Classified by Estimating Costs Grantees as Direct and Indirect Cost Elements
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www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/acute-care/safety/index.html
June 01, 2021 - Develop a Culture of Safety Around Antibiotic Prescribing
For information on how the materials below can be integrated into institutional efforts to improve antibiotic use, please read the Toolkit Implementation Guide for Acute Care Antibiotic Stewardship Programs (PDF, 328 KB).
Presentations
Improving …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/databases/pharmacy/2015-report-part-1.pdf
January 01, 2015 - quantitative and qualitative measures that
can be used to evaluate progress and the impact of changes implemented … Once your
community pharmacy finds effective ways to address a particular area, the changes can be
implemented
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-09/khare-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - Final Progress Report: Improving ED Quality and Safety by Enhancing Operations and Quality Management
FINAL PROGRESS REPORT
Improving ED Quality and Safety by Enhancing Operations and Quality Management
Principal Investigator:
Rahul K. Khare, MD, formerly Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, Feinberg School o…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-07/wears-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - Final Progress Report: Reducing Risks by Engineering Resilience Into HIT for EDs
Reducing Risks by Engineering Resilience into HIT for EDs
Principal Investigator: Robert L. Wears, MD, MS, PhD
Team Members:
John Wreathall
Rollin (Terry) Fairbanks, MD, MS
Ann M. Bisantz, PhD
Shawna J Perry, MD
Chris Johnson,…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa/004-cusp-learning-from-defects.docx
October 01, 2024 - AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention
Learning From Defects
ICU & Non-ICU
Slide Title and Commentary
Slide Number and Slide
Learning From Defects
SAY:
Welcome to this presentation on Learning From Defects (LFD) as part of an overall approach to preventing MRSA in ICU and non-ICU settings.
Slide 1
Educational…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cauti-tools/archived-webinars/connecting-dots-slides.html
December 01, 2017 - Connecting the Dots: Improving Unit Safety Culture to Stop HAI
Slide Presentation
Slide 1
Connecting the Dots: Improving Unit Safety Culture to Stop HAI
Katherine J. Jones, PT, PhD
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Slide 2
Supported By
AHRQ Partnerships in Implementing Patient Safety Gran…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-11/williams-galimbertti-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - Final Progress Report: Challenges and Innovations in Evaluation of Quality of Care
AHRQ Grant Final Progress Report
Title of Project: Challenges and Innovations in Evaluation of Quality of Care
Measures Based on Small Counts
“National Conference on Small Numbers”
Principal Investigators and Team Members:
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/ncepcr/webinars/innovative-use-pcr-091423.pdf
September 14, 2023 - Innovative Use of Technology in Primary Care Delivery - Slide Presentation
National Center for Excellence in Primary Care Research
Presents
Innovative Use of Technology in Primary Care Delivery
September 14, 2023
Presented by:
Anjana Estelle Sharma, MD, MAS
Adrian Aguilera, PhD
Ryan J Coller, MD, MPH
Nicole…
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/ssi/ssiapb.html
April 01, 2018 - Improving the Measurement of Surgical Site Infection Risk Stratification/Outcome Detection
Appendix B. In-Person Meetings
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Improving the Measurement of Surgical Site Infection Risk Stratification/Outcome Detection
Executive Summary
Chapter 1. Administrati…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/resource/guide/web3.html
December 01, 2017 - Are the current readmission reduction processes and/or services consistently implemented for the current … Are the current readmission reduction processes and/or services inconsistently implemented for the current
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/primary-care/tpc/impact-profile-nc.pdf
April 01, 2015 - Each regional team selected and
implemented projects by applying quality improvement techniques from … detailing, each of the 52 participating
practices received NCQA level II or III PCMH recognition, and all implemented
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/5_TK2_T2-Concise_Antibiogram_Toolkit_Getting_Started.doc
May 01, 2014 - How will the tool be implemented in your nursing home?
5. … How will the tool be implemented in your nursing home?
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/quality-improvement/improvement-guide/1-about/cahps-ambulatory-care-guide-section-1.pdf
May 01, 2017 - Since its release by AHRQ in
2007, this survey has been implemented by medical practices and groups, … How has it been implemented?
What are the published results of an evaluation (if any)?