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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/reports/advances-new-directions/index.html
July 01, 2022 - Structure and Features of a Care Enhancement Model Implementing the Patient Safety and Quality Improvement … Consolidated Imaging: Implementing a Regional Health Information Exchange System for Radiology in Southern … Implementing an Ambulatory e-Prescribing System: Strategies Employed and Lessons Learned to Minimize
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/candor/modules/notes4.html
August 01, 2022 - The goal for an organization implementing the CANDOR process is to increase the reporting of patient … determine the "root causes" for the event and assign a solution to each cause and a person responsible for implementing … provides detailed resources and information to help an organization understand the specific steps to implementing
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/resources/learning-lab/design-environments-long-desc.html
April 01, 2021 - Framework for evaluating and implementing inpatient portals: a multi-stakeholder perspective . … Implementing an institution-wide quality improvement policy to ensure appropriate use of continuous cardiac … Implementing an institution-wide quality improvement policy to ensure appropriate use of continuous cardiac
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/abate/index.html
March 01, 2022 - Toolkit Contents
The toolkit contains protocols for implementing decolonization with chlorhexidine
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/ncepcr/about/ncepcr-older-adults-presentation.pptx
March 15, 2025 - Approaches to Address Health Risks for Older Adults
National Center for Excellence in Primary Care
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National Center for Excellence in Primary Care Research
Presents
Approaches to Address Health Risks for Older Adults
January 16, 2025
Presented by:
Lisa Kern, MD, MPH
Alberta K. Tran, Ph.D., RN, CCRN
Yu-J…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/press-releases/nac-meeting-nov16.html
November 01, 2023 - National Advisory Council for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality to Hold Hybrid Meeting on November 16, 2023
Press Release Date: November 8, 2023
The National Advisory Council (NAC) for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) will hold a hybrid meeting on November 16, 2023, from 10:45 a.…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/press-releases/long-covid-funding-opportunity.html
April 01, 2023 - HHS To Award $9 Million in Grants to Clinics Designed to Help People with Long COVID
Awards will support multidisciplinary Long COVID clinics to expand access to care, improve the quality of care, and strengthen primary care education and support.
Press Release Date: April 11, 2023
The U.S. Department of Heal…
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www.ahrq.gov/teamstepps-program/evidence-base/primary.html
May 01, 2023 - TeamSTEPPS Research/Evidence Base: Primary Care
Abu, O., & Ní Riain, A. (2012). Implementation of the primary care strategy 2005: a study of the experiences of team work among members of primary care teams in County Wexford in 2011. Irish Medical Journal 105(2), 60-61. Select to access the abstract .
Adam,…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/implementation/long-term-modules/module6/guide.html
March 01, 2017 - Module 6: Sustainability: Material Use Guide
AHRQ Safety Program for Long-Term Care: HAIs/CAUTI
Learning Objectives:
Define sustainability and recognize the importance of maintaining positive change.
Understand the link between sustainability and spread.
Learn how to create and implement a…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa/168-central-line-maintenance-infographic.docx
October 01, 2024 - AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention
Central Line Maintenance
A comprehensive approach to daily central line maintenance is essential to prevent central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs).
Hands and Hub
· Clean your hands and wear clean gloves before accessing the central line
· Scrub the hub for at …
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/reports/engage/casestudies.html
December 01, 2017 - Patient and Family Engagement in Primary Care
Case Studies
Research shows that patient engagement in health care can lead to measurable improvements in safety and quality. To promote stronger engagement, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality is developing a guide to help patients, families, and healt…
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www.ahrq.gov/policymakers/chipra/overview/background/background.html
December 01, 2009 - Background Report for the Request for Public Comment on Initial, Recommended Core Set of Children's Healthcare Quality Measures for Voluntary Use by Medicaid and CHIP Programs
Background Report on request for public comment on initial, recommended core set of Children's Healthcare Quality Measures for voluntary…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nursing-home/materials/ahrq-network-factsheet.pdf
February 01, 2022 - AHRQ's Role in Nursing Home COVID-19 Response
AHRQ’s Role in Nursing Home COVID-19 Response
BACKGROUND
Nearly 20 percent of the known COVID-19 deaths in the United
States have been nursing home residents and staff. Advanced
age, underlying frailty, and communal living con…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/patients-families/engagingfamilies/strategy3/index.html
December 01, 2017 - Strategy 3: Nurse Bedside Shift Report
Research shows that when patients are engaged in their health care, it can lead to measurable improvements in safety and quality. To promote stronger engagement, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality developed the Guide to Patient and Family Engagement in Hospital Qua…
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www.ahrq.gov/policymakers/chipra/demoeval/what-we-learned/final-report/section3.html
October 01, 2015 - For other States, it meant implementing a pilot study focused in a few locations, with the potential … Another example is Vermont, whose CHIPRA team used demonstration funds to accelerate the timeline for implementing … directors were well informed about the operational activities that the States and their partners were implementing
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/quality-improvement/improvement-guide/6-strategies-for-improving/access/cahps-strategy-6a.pdf
July 27, 2017 - Through the action groups, the teams learned about the Advanced Access model
and received support in implementing … Support in Implementing Open Access
For help in implementing this strategy, contact:
• The Institute
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/quality-improvement/improvement-guide/6-strategies-for-improving/access/cahps-section-6a.pdf
July 27, 2017 - Through the action groups, the teams learned about the Advanced Access model
and received support in implementing … Support in Implementing Open Access
For help in implementing this strategy, contact:
• The Institute
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/education/curriculum-tools/cusptoolkit/toolkit/contentcalls/zero_clabsis-slides/Sustaining-Zero-CLABSIs-May-8-2012-508.ppt
January 01, 2012 - Virginia experienced during the national collaborative in
Reducing and sustaining its CLABSI rate
Implementing … teams
CLABSI data
Team Checkup Tool data
Reducing CLABSI rates and improving safety depends on
Implementing … technical changes
Implementing CUSP to change culture
Sustainability
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Challenge #1: Data Submission
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/mvp/modules/cusp/build-businesscase-facguide.docx
January 01, 2017 - SAY:
Implementing the interventions in this safety program has significant benefits. … ASK:
If one study reduced a key measure significantly through an intervention, how would implementing … By implementing these interventions, you could expect to prevent at least 15 VAP cases each year.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/pressure_ulcer_prevention/module2/putoolkit_module2_tools.docx
February 16, 2011 - Planning
Background: This tool can be used to determine if your facility has a process for developing and implementing … Assign roles and responsibilities for implementing the redesigned pressure ulcer prevention practices … Assign roles and responsibilities for implementing the redesigned pressure ulcer prevention practices