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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/mvp/modules/sustainability/sustainability-scorecard.docx
January 01, 2017 - AHRQ Safety Program for Mechanically Ventilated Patients
Sustainability Scorecard
Instructions: This Sustainability Scorecard is a tool you can use to quickly assess your unit’s progress in applying the Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program to the care of mechanically ventilated patients. For each question selec…
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www.ahrq.gov/professionals/clinicians-providers/resources/rice/ceproj.html
October 01, 2014 - Policy Projects
Research Initiative in Clinical Economics
Clinical Economics Resource Links
Policy Projects
Evaluation of the Academy for Managed Care Pharmacy Format for Formulary Submissions
Deliberative Focus Groups: Citizen Input to Health Policy
Evaluation of the Academy for Man…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cusp/toolkit/daily-goals.html
December 01, 2012 - Daily Goals Checklist
CUSP Toolkit
Effective communication is particularly important in the unit if complicated care plans are to be effectively managed by the care team
Problem statement: Clear communication among health care providers is paramount. Communication failures lead to patient harm, increased l…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/education/curriculum-tools/cusptoolkit/toolkit/dailygoals.docx
January 01, 2003 - Daily Goals Checklist
Problem statement: Clear communication among health care providers is paramount. Communication failures lead to patient harm, increased length of stay, provider dissatisfaction, and staff turnover. Effective communication is particularly important in the unit if complicated care plans are to be …
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www.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/model/profiles/valada.html
March 01, 2021 - Running a Small Practice in the Big Apple
Dr. Vidya Valada is a proud New Yorker. Born and raised in India, Vidya moved to New York City in the 1990s to complete her residency in internal medicine. She speaks briskly and enthusiastically about practicing medicine, and it quickly becomes apparent that she feels …
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mrsa-prevention/surgery/integrate-cusp-approach.html
April 01, 2025 - MRSA Prevention Toolkit: Targeting SSI
How To Integrate a CUSP Approach
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MRSA Prevention Toolkit: Targeting SSI
The Four Key Strategies of MRSA Prevention: Targeting SSI
MRSA and SSI Prevention Phases
Importance of MRSA and SSI Prevention
MRSA Surveil…
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/reports/cost-guide/methodology-references.html
February 01, 2017 - Estimating the Costs of Primary Care Transformation: A Practical Guide and Synthesis Report
Appendix C. Methodological References Cited by Grantees
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A Practical…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/about/connect.html
March 01, 2025 - Connect with Patient Safety
LinkedIN Craig Umscheid, Director, Center for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Patient Safety Email Updates Patient Safety Organizations (PSOs) Email updates AHRQ's Patient Safety YouTube Channel TeamSTEPPS App
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/one-pager-bacterial-pneumonia.pdf
June 01, 2021 - Bacterial Pneumonia in Long-Term Care
Diagnosis
Pneumonia is lung inflammation described as infiltrates on chest x ray
Signs and symptoms of pneumonia include:
• New or worsening shortness of breath or cough, often with sputum production1
• Fever (temperature >100°F or repeated temperatures above resident’…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/clabsi-cauti-icu/spot-coaching.pdf
April 01, 2022 - Making It Work Tip Sheet: Spot Coaching To Support Behavior Change
AHRQ Safety Program for Intensive Care Units:
Preventing CLABSI and CAUTI
Making It Work Tip Sheet
Spot Coaching To Support Behavior Change
This “Making It Work” tip sheet provides additional information to help intensive care unit (ICU…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/long-term-care/resources/ontime/pruhealing/saworksheet.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Prevention
Self-Assessment Worksheet for Pressure Ulcer Healing 1
AHRQ’s Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Pressure Ulcer
Healing
Self-Assessment Worksheet for Pressure Ulcer Healing
This self-assessment tool is an im…
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/iomracereport/reldataapitab1c.html
May 01, 2018 - Race, Ethnicity, and Language Data: Standardization for Health Care Quality Improvement
Table I-1. Subcommittee Template: Comparison of Spoken Language Categories and Coding (continued)
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www.ahrq.gov/es/patient-safety/settings/hospital/match/chapter-4.html
July 01, 2022 - Medications at Transitions and Clinical Handoffs (MATCH) Toolkit for Medication Reconciliation
Chapter 4. Developing and Pilot Testing Change: Implementing the Medication Reconciliation Process
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/match/chapter-4.html
July 01, 2022 - Medications at Transitions and Clinical Handoffs (MATCH) Toolkit for Medication Reconciliation
Chapter 4. Developing and Pilot Testing Change: Implementing the Medication Reconciliation Process
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/demoeval/what-we-learned/supplhighlight01.pdf
January 01, 2012 - National Evaluation of the CHIPRA Quality Demonstration Grant Proram, Evaluation Highlights, Supplement to Issue 1
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Four States’ Approaches to Practice-Level Quality Measurement and Reporting
Supplement to Evaluation Highlight No. 1: How are CHIPRA demonstration
States approaching practice-level quality measur…
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www.ahrq.gov/practiceimprovement/delivery-initiative/mccannon/index.html
December 01, 2020 - The Spread Problem
Slide Presentation by Joe McCannon
On February 17, Joe McCannon made this slide presentation at the AHRQ Expert Meeting on the Challenge and Promise of Delivery System Research.
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Slide 1
The Spread Problem
The Challenge and Promise of …
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/cauti-hospitals/toolkit-impl.html
October 01, 2020 - Implementation
Toolkit for Reducing CAUTI in Hospitals
The Implementation module of the Toolkit for Reducing CAUTI in Hospitals discusses the importance of a comprehensive, unit-based approach to safety and its impact on improving patient care. It takes users step by step through execution of clinical and cul…
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www.ahrq.gov/sdm/measures-data-funding/index.html
February 01, 2025 - Measures, Data, and Funding for Shared Decision Making Research
New research on shared decision making (SDM) is needed to further describe the impact of SDM on patient and provider experience and health outcomes. Research is also needed to evaluate the most effective methods for implementing SDM and engaging pa…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-02/kane-gill-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - evaluating ADEs in NHs demonstrate that 66%
of ADEs are preventable, meaning harm could be avoided through improved
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www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/dxsafety-reimagining-healthcare-teams-6.html
July 01, 2023 - Reimagining Healthcare Teams: Leveraging the Patient-Clinician-AI Triad To Improve Diagnostic Safety
Core Principles for the PCA Diagnostic Team
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Reimagining Healthcare Teams: Leveraging the Patient-Clinician-AI Triad To Improve Diagnostic Safety
Introduc…