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www.ahrq.gov/es/nursing-home/resources/search.html?page=13
January 01, 2022 - COVID-19 Resources Catalog for Nursing Homes
AHRQ provided free training and mentorship to nursing homes across the country through the National Nursing Home COVID-19 Action Network . The Network supported the implementation of evidence-based prevention and safety practices within nursing homes to protect residents…
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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/es/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/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/cahps/surveys-guidance/hospital/about/dev_adult_hp_survey.html
January 01, 2025 - Development of the CAHPS Adult Hospital Survey
The CAHPS Hospital Survey was conceived first and foremost as a tool for public reporting purposes. While many hospitals already conduct some type of patient survey, CMS needed a standardized instrument that would allow consumers to compare inpatients' perspectiv…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/chtoolbx/toolcon/index.html
June 01, 2020 - Toolbox Contents
Child Health Care Quality Toolbox
The Child Health Toolbox contains concepts, tips, and tools for evaluating the quality of health care for children.
Understanding Quality Measurement
What Is Quality?
Quality Domains
Consumer Perspectives
What Is Quality Measurement for Chil…
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www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/measures/understand/index.html
July 01, 2018 - Data Sources for Health Care Quality Measures
Before you decide which quality measures to report, it is helpful to know what kinds of data you will need to produce the scores for the measure. Sometimes, the data you want to report already exist because somebody else collected it. But in other cases, report spon…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/best-practices/cellulitis-one-page.docx
November 01, 2019 - DiagnosisCellulitis
· Relatively sudden onset of redness, warmth, tenderness, and swelling of the skin
· Nonpurulent: no evidence of abscess/phlegmon; most cases caused by beta-hemolytic streptococci (usually group A strep but also B, C, or G) that are sucepti…
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www.ahrq.gov/prevention/resources/chronic-care/clinical-community-relationships-eval-roadmap/ccre-roadmap-ref.html
July 01, 2013 - Clinical-Community Relationships Evaluation Roadmap
References
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Table of Contents
Clinical-Community Relationships Evaluation Roadmap
Executive Summary
1. Introduction and Purpose
2. Priority Questions and Recommendations
3. Conclusion
References
Appendices: Prelim…
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www.ahrq.gov/prevention/resources/chronic-care/ccrm-atlas-suppl/ccrm-atlas4.html
October 01, 2013 - Potential Measures for Clinical-Community Relationships
Recommended Core Measures and Next Steps
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Table of Contents
Potential Measures for Clinical-Community Relationships
Acknowledgements
Executive Summary
Introduction
Potential Measure Development Methodology
Poten…
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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/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/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/ncepcr/tools/obesity-kit/obtoolkit1.html
March 01, 2014 - Community Connections: Linking Primary Care Patients to Local Resources for Better Management of Obesity
Chapter 1. Introduction
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Table of Contents
Community Connections: Linking Primary Care Patients to Local Resources for Better Management of Obesity
Chapter 1. Introductio…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/201509.html
January 01, 2018 - AHRQ Research Inspires Efforts at Banner Desert To Reduce Drug Errors in E.D. Patients
Search All Impact Case Studies
May 2015
AHRQ-sponsored research on how clinical pharmacy services can reduce medication-related errors in emergency departments (E.D.) helped inspire Banner Desert Medical Center in Mesa, A…
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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)
Previous Page Next Page
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/nhguide/about/index.html
November 01, 2024 - About the Nursing Home Antimicrobial Stewardship Guide
What Is the Nursing Home Antimicrobial Stewardship Guide? The Nursing Home Antimicrobial Stewardship Guide (the Guide) provides toolkits to help nursing homes optimize their use of antibiotics. This page provides information about antimicrobial stewardshi…
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance/survey-methods-research/increasing-responses.html
August 01, 2024 - Methods for Increasing the Number of Responses to CAHPS Surveys
Many organizations have reported a decline in survey response rates. A low response rate is a concern because a survey with a low response rate may provide data that is less representative of the underlying population, although that is not always t…
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/about/impact-stories/enabling-real-time.html
April 01, 2025 - Enabling Real-Time Identification of Burnout Risk Among Clinicians in Primary Care Practices
AHRQ Impact: Researchers have developed a prediction tool to identify primary care practices at high-risk of clinician burnout. Instead of relying on clinician surveys that increase burden, the tool enables…