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www.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/projects/urinary/webinars/110623.html
March 01, 2024 - Webinar: Managing Urinary Incontinence in Primary Care: Sharing Progress and Resources from AHRQ's EvidenceNOW Initiative
Date: November 6, 2023 This 90-minute webinar showcases the progress of AHRQ's EvidenceNOW: Managing Urinary Incontinence (MUI) initiative. It features five grantees working to help primary…
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www.ahrq.gov/topics/healthcare-costs.html
Topic: Healthcare Costs
The Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) is a set of large-scale surveys of families and individuals, their medical providers, and employers across the United States. MEPS is the most complete source of data on the cost and use of health care and health insurance coverage in the United Stat…
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www.ahrq.gov/topics/electronic-health-records-ehrs.html
Topic: Electronic Health Records (EHRs)
AHRQ's digital healthcare research program explores topics such as the use and adoption of electronic health records.
Children's EHR Format: Frequently Asked Questions
Create Accurate Reports from Electronic Health Records (EH…
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www.ahrq.gov/topics/medicaid.html
Topic: Medicaid
Medicaid is state-based government health insurance that helps many low-income people in the United States to pay their medical bills.
Background Report for the Request for Public Comment on Initial, Recommended Core Set of Children's Healthcare Quality Me…
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www.ahrq.gov/topics/shared-decision-making.html
Topic: Shared Decision Making
Shared decision making includes exploring and comparing the benefits, harms, and risks of medical options through meaningful dialogue about what matters most to the patient.
Clinical Decision Support
Decision Aids for Advance Care Plannin…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/poster-bacterial-cultures.pdf
June 01, 2021 - Collecting Bacterial Cultures
AHRQ Pub. No. 17(21)-0029
June 2021
• Only collect bacterial cultures
from residents with signs or
symptoms suggesting bacterial
infection.
• Bacteria growing in urine or
sputum i…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/events/20140603_QI/5_steven_martino.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Public Reporting of Patients' Comments with Quality Measures: How Can We Make It Work?
www.cahps.ahrq.gov
Part Four
How can we improve the
public reporting of patient comments?
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Integrating Patient Comments:
The SelectMD 2.0 Experiment
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Build on findings from SelectMD 1.0 t…
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www.ahrq.gov/data/infographics/health-literacy.html
March 01, 2022 - More Adults Report Always Being Asked To Teach Back Providers' Instructions
More adults report always being asked to teach back providers' instructions (PDF, 133 KB)
For more information, go to the Data Spotlight (PDF, 753 KB) and the Data Query Tool .
Related Resources
Use the Teac…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/noi-hsr-dept-boarding.html
January 01, 2025 - AHRQ Announces Interest in Health Services Research to Reduce Emergency Department Boarding and Hospital Crowding
A new Special Emphasis Notice from AHRQ signals the agency’s interest in receiving health services research grant applications for addressing Emergency Department (ED) boarding and hospital crowdi…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/noi-menopause-symptoms.html
December 01, 2024 - AHRQ Announces Interest in Funding Research on Diagnosis and Treatment of Menopause
A new Special Emphasis Notice from AHRQ signals the agency’s interest in receiving grant applications for health services research on improving the diagnosis, treatment, and management of perimenopause and menopausal symptoms.…
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www.ahrq.gov/practiceimprovement/delivery-initiative/arragrantee-dowd.html
December 01, 2017 - ARRA Delivery System Initiative
Presentations and Publications by Recipients of ARRA Delivery System Grants
Physician Quality Reporting and Patient Outcomes in Medicare
Principal Investigator: Bryan Dowd
Dowd B. Improving the Quality of Ambulatory Care Through Public Reporting. AHRQ Annual Meeting. Rockvil…
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www.ahrq.gov/topics/evidence-based-practice.html
Topic: Evidence-Based Practice
A way of providing health care that is guided by a thoughtful integration of the best available scientific knowledge with clinical expertise. This approach allows the practitioner to critically assess research data, clinical guidelines, and other information resources in order to correc…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/red/toolkit/redtool1ref.html
March 01, 2025 - Re-Engineered Discharge (RED) Toolkit
Tool 1: Overview (continued)
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Table of Contents
Re-Engineered Discharge (RED) Toolkit
Tool 1: Overview
Tool 2: How To Begin the Re-engineered Discharge Implementation at Your Hospital
How CMS Measures the "30-Day All Cause Rehospital…
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/crctoolkit/crctool5d1.html
April 01, 2018 - Tracking and Improving Screening for Colorectal Cancer Intervention
5.d-1 Chart Audit Review Form
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Table of Contents
Tracking and Improving Screening for Colorectal Cancer Intervention
I. Introduction
II. Background
III. Intervention Steps and Tools
IV. References
1.…
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/crcscreeningrpt/crcscreen6.html
April 01, 2018 - Health Care Systems for Tracking Colorectal Cancer Screening Tests
6. Conclusions
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Table of Contents
Health Care Systems for Tracking Colorectal Cancer Screening Tests
Executive Summary
1. Introduction
2. Description of the Intervention
2. Description of the Interventi…
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www.ahrq.gov/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patientsafetyculture/medical-office/2014/mosurv14chap1.html
June 01, 2014 - Medical Office Survey on Patient Safety Culture
Chapter 1. Introduction
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Table of Contents
Medical Office Survey on Patient Safety Culture
Executive Summary
Chapter 1. Introduction
Chapter 2. Survey Administration Statistics
Chapter 3. Medical Office Characteristics
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/events/webinar/sops_101_webcast-2022-gray.pdf
January 01, 2022 - Understanding SOPS® Surveys: A Primer for New Users - Gray
Overview of the SOPS Surveys
Laura Gray, MPH
Senior Study Director
User Network for the AHRQ Surveys on Patient Safety Culture (SOPS)
Westat
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What are the SOPS Surveys?
• Surveys of providers and staff about the extent to which their
organizational …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/influenza-rsv-one-pager.pdf
September 01, 2022 - Influenza
Diagnosis
• Influenza should be suspected during influenza season in patients with new fever, sore throat, cough,
myalgias, or rhinorrhea.1
o The current prevalence of influenza can be found on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and
local health department websites.
• If there is a high p…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-family-engagement/pfeprimarycare/beprepared-training-final508.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Be Prepared To Be Engaged: How To Use the Training Toolkit
Be Engaged
How To Use the Training Toolkit
Be Prepared to Be Engaged: Training
The Guide to Improving Patient Safety in Primary Care
Settings by Engaging Patients and Families
Be Prepared To
Be Engaged
How To Use the Training Toolkit
What is the Be Prep…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/labor-delivery/perinatal-care/modules/teamwork/professional-tool.html
July 01, 2023 - Shadowing Another Professional Tool
AHRQ Safety Program for Perinatal Care
Problem Statement: Health care delivery is a multidisciplinary practice that requires coordination of care among different professions and provider types. However, health care providers often do not understand other discip…