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www.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/projects/heart-health/about/index.html
April 01, 2021 - About Advancing Heart Health
Background and Stories from the Field
Background
Goals
Components
The EvidenceNOW Model: Providing External Support for Primary Care
Building Learning Health Systems in Primary Care
EvidenceNOW Stories from the Field
Background
The ability to integrate and implem…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/news/events/ahrq-research-summit/bindman-summit2016.pdf
May 01, 2016 - Improving Diagnosis in Health Care: From Concept to Action
Improving Diagnosis in Health Care:
From Concept to Action
Andy Bindman, M.D.
Director
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
My Story
• Became Director May 2016
• Primary care physician
• Academic medicine background
► San Francisco General Hospit…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/143-cusp-tip-sheet-engaging-staff.docx
April 01, 2025 - Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP) Tip Sheet:
Engaging Staff in MRSA Prevention
Surgical Services
For: Cardiac, Hip and Knee Joint Replacement, and Spinal Fusion Surgeries
Purpose
Surgical service–based teams are the cornerstone for CUSP work in the perioperative environment. However, to be successful, CUS…
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/reports/cost-guide/collection-tools2.html
February 01, 2017 - Estimating the Costs of Primary Care Transformation: A Practical Guide and Synthesis Report
Appendix B. Example Data Collection Tools (continued)
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Table of Contents
Estimating the Costs of Primary Care Transformation: A Practical Guide and Synthesis Report
Background
A Pra…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol3/Advances-Singh-R_68.pdf
April 20, 2008 - Building Self-Empowered Teams for Improving Safety in Postoperative Pain Management
Building Self-Empowered Teams for Improving Safety
in Postoperative Pain Management
Ranjit Singh, MA, MB, BChir (Cantab), MBA; Bruce Naughton, MD;
Diana Anderson, EdM; Donna McCourt, RN, BSN; Gurdev Singh, MScEng, PhD
Abstrac…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/implementation/implementation-guide/app-l.html
May 01, 2017 - Appendix L. Infection Prevention Infographic - Implementation Guide
It Takes a Team
Everyone in ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) plays a role in preventing surgical site and other harmful infections.
Surgical site infections are infections that can occur after surgery in the part of the body …
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/labor-delivery/perinatal-care/modules/teamwork/implement-fac-guide.html
July 01, 2023 - Implement Teamwork and Communication for Perinatal Safety: Facilitator Guide
AHRQ Safety Program for Perinatal Care
Slide 1: Implement Teamwork and Communication for Perinatal Safety
Say:
The Implement Teamwork and Communication module of the AHRQ Safety Program for Perinatal Care will help you understa…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/implementation/implementation-guide/app-e.html
May 01, 2017 - Appendix E. Endoscopy Checklist Template - Implementation Guide
Endoscopy Safety Checklist - Preprocedure Area/Procedure Room
Before Patient Enters Room
Nurse, Anesthesia Professional, and Patient Review:
|___| Patient identification (name and date of birth)
|___| Procedure to be performed…
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/news-and-events/events/2016-meeting-summary.html
August 01, 2019 - Advancing the Science and Implementation of Patient Narrative Elicitation and Reporting
Summary of Meeting Highlights
Introduction
On September 8, 2016, the U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) convened a stakeholder meeting to review what has been learned to date through experimental rese…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cauti-tools/archived-webinars/leveraging-cultural-change-slides.html
December 01, 2017 - Leveraging Cultural Change to Reduce Urinary Catheter Use
Slide Presentation
Slide 1
Leveraging Cultural Change to Reduce Urinary Catheter Use
Linda Greene, RN,MPS,CIC
Manager Infection Prevention
Highland Hospital
Jennifer Tuttle, RN, MSNEd
Adult Critical Care Unit
Tucson Medical Center
Images:…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/labor-delivery/perinatal-care/modules/teamwork/learn-about-cusp-slides.html
July 01, 2023 - Learn About the Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program for Perinatal Safety
AHRQ Safety Program for Perinatal Care
Slide 1: AHRQ Safety Program for Perinatal Care
Learn About the Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program for Perinatal Safety
Slide 2: CUSP and Perinatal Safety
Image: A chart is shown …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/ncepcr/webinars/specific-pt-populations-slides.pdf
May 01, 2025 - Approaches to Address the Health of Specific Patient Populations in Primary Care: Slide Presentation
National Center for Excellence
in Primary Care Research
National Center for Excellence in Primary Care Research
Presents
Approaches to Address the Health of Specific Patient Populations in
Primary Care
May 1,…
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/research-transform-primary-care/transform/impactgrants/impact-profile-ok.html
April 01, 2015 - Primary Care Extension in Oklahoma: An Evidence-Based Approach to Dissemination and Implementation of Innovations
AHRQ Estimating the Costs of Supporting Primary Care Transformation Grants
Principal Investigator: James W. Mold, MD, MPH
Institution: University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/d4j_combo_psi13-sepsis-bestpractices.pdf
May 20, 2016 - Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement
Toolkit for Using the AHRQ Quality Indicators
How To Improve Hospital Quality and Safety
1 Tool D.4j
Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement
PSI 13: Postoperative Sepsis
Why Focus on Sepsis?
• More than 750,000 cases of sepsis are…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cusp/clabsi-final/clabsifinal4.html
January 01, 2013 - Eliminating CLABSI, A National Patient Safety Imperative: Final Report
What We Learned: Five Key Lessons
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Table of Contents
Eliminating CLABSI, A National Patient Safety Imperative: Final Report
Executive Summary
Report Organization
Program Implementation
Program Impac…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/prevention-skills.html
March 01, 2017 - Practice General Infection Prevention Skills
A Unit Guide To Infection Prevention for Long-Term Care Staff ( PDF , 2.97 MB)
This guide provides frontline and other staff with basic knowledge about long-term care facility infection prevention guidelines.
Standard- and Transmission-Based Precautions
Educ…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/events/webinar/1-unc-webcast-intro.pdf
December 18, 2019 - Implementation of an Event Reporting and Learning System Leads to Improvements in Patient Safety Culture at UNC Medical Center - Intro
Implementation of an Event Reporting and Learning
System Leads to Improvements in Patient Safety
Culture at UNC Medical Center
Webcast
December 18, 2019
2:00-3:00 PM ET
Need H…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/5_TK2_P3T1-Sample_Policy_Phase_3.pdf
May 01, 2014 - Sample Vignettes
Advancing Excellence in Health Care www.ahrq.gov
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality HAIs
Healthcare-
Associated
Infections
PREVENT
Comprehensive Antibiogram Toolkit: Phase 3
Sample Policy
[NAME OF NURSING HOME]
RE: Antibiogram Program
[DATE]
Antibiotics are among the most commonly…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/ontime/index.html
November 01, 2017 - AHRQ’s Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Prevention
AHRQ’s Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Prevention is designed to improve long-term care by turning daily documentation into useful information that enhances clinical care planning.
AHRQ's Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Prevention…
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www.ahrq.gov/pcor/healthcare-extension-services/evaluation-center.html
February 01, 2025 - National Evaluation Center for AHRQ's Healthcare Extension Service: State-based Solutions to Healthcare Improvement
Applications have closed and are being reviewed for those hoping to establish a National Evaluation Center to evaluate AHRQ's Healthcare Extension Service: State-based Solutions to Healthcare Impr…