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www.ahrq.gov/hai/clabsi-tools/appendix-8.html
March 01, 2018 - Appendix 8: CLABSI Investigation Nurse Letter
Tools for Reducing Central Line-Associated Blood Stream Infections
These tools will help your unit implement evidence-based practices and eliminate central line-associated blood stream infections (CLABSI). When used with the CUSP (Comprehensive Unit-based Safety P…
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www.ahrq.gov/prevention/chronic-care/decision/research-centers/rce_profile_carter.html
August 01, 2014 - Training the Next Generation of Leaders in Clinical Preventive Services
Profiles from the AHRQ Research Centers for Excellence
Jamie Carter: Research Center for Excellence in Clinical Preventive Services (ReCPS) at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
While pursuing her Master's degree in Public He…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cauti-tools/phys-championsgd/index.html
October 01, 2015 - Resident Physicians as Champions in Preventing Device-Associated Infections
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Resident Physicians as Champions in Preventing Device-Associated Infections
Preamble and Summary
Epidemiology of Invasive Devices and Complications
Examples of Patient Harm Related to Invasive…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/201504.html
March 01, 2015 - Buffalo Hospital Uses TeamSTEPPS® to Improve Pediatric Patient Safety
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March 2015
Women and Children's Hospital of Buffalo, the only pediatric facility in Western New York, has used an AHRQ-designed patient safety program to improve care for children with bronchiolitis. Hospita…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/cquips0704.html
October 01, 2014 - AHRQ Patient Safety Culture Survey Used to Teach Pharmacy Students About Safety
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June 2007
Campbell University School of Pharmacy uses AHRQ's Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture in classes that teach pharmacy students to understand and create a culture of safety in thei…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/cquips0605.html
October 01, 2014 - AHRQ's Patient Safety Culture Survey Targets Improvement at Cincinnati Children's Hospital
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February 2006
During 2005, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center began using AHRQ's Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture . Jane Dresselhaus, RN, MSN, the hospital's Senior …
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www.ahrq.gov/priority-populations/about/index.html
January 01, 2025 - About Priority Populations
The Healthcare Research and Quality Act of 1999 (Public Law 106-129) established an Office of Priority Populations within the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) to conduct and support research and evaluation, and support demonstration projects with respect to: The deliv…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mrsa-prevention/toolkit/decolonization-patient.html
October 01, 2024 - MRSA Prevention Toolkit: ICUs & Non-ICUs
Tools & Resources for Decolonization: Patient Educational Resources
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Welcome to the Toolkit for MRSA Prevention in ICU & Non-ICU Settings
The Four Key Strategies of MRSA Pre…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mrsa-prevention/toolkit/science-safety.html
October 01, 2024 - MRSA Prevention Toolkit: ICUs & Non-ICUs
The Science of Safety
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Welcome to the Toolkit for MRSA Prevention in ICU & Non-ICU Settings
The Four Key Strategies of MRSA Prevention
The Importance of MRSA Prevention
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mrsa-prevention/toolkit/learning-from-defects.html
October 01, 2024 - MRSA Prevention Toolkit: ICUs & Non-ICUs
Learning From Defects
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Welcome to the Toolkit for MRSA Prevention in ICU & Non-ICU Settings
The Four Key Strategies of MRSA Prevention
The Importance of MRSA Prevention
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/engagingfamilies/strategy1/Strat1_Tool_11_PPT_508.pptx
January 01, 2008 - Creating opportunities for patient and family advisors to collaborate with professionals in planning and implementing
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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
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/931.html
October 01, 2024 - Applicants Sought for National Coordinating Center and National Evaluation Center for State-Based Healthcare Extension Service
Issue Number
931
AHRQ News Now is a weekly newsletter that highlights agency research and program activities.
October 1, 2024
AHRQ Stats: Disparities in Sepsis-Related Hospitali…
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www.ahrq.gov/cpi/about/impact/index.html
April 01, 2017 - AHRQ Works: Building Bridges Between Research and Practice
Accelerating learning and innovation in health care delivery is what AHRQ does—every day. AHRQ tools take the "what" and translate it into the “how” by providing research-backed, practical tools that doctors and nurses can use to improve care.
Thi…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/reports/engage/summary.html
March 01, 2017 - Guide to Improving Patient Safety in Primary Care Settings by Engaging Patients and Families
Executive Summary
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Guide to Improving Patient Safety in Primary Care Settings by Engaging Patients and Families
Executive Summary
Introduction
Limitations of …