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6421. Patient Education Booklets | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/enhanced-recovery/implementing/patient-booklets.html
      November 01, 2023 - Patient Education Booklets These booklets were created by experienced content experts for the AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Surgical Care and Recovery (ISCR), a collaborative program to enhance the recovery of surgical patients. They help adult patients prepare for and recover from surgery both in the hospi…

6422. Participating in the CAHPS Child Hospital Survey Database | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      March 01, 2025 - Participating in the CAHPS Child Hospital Survey Database All children's hospitals and inpatient pediatric departments that administer CAHPS Child Hospital (Child HCAHPS) Survey are invited to submit their results to the Child Hospital Survey Database. This page explains the requirements and the steps involved …

6423. AHRQ’s Investments in Primary Care Research for 2023 and 2024 | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      August 01, 2025 - AHRQ’s Investments in Primary Care Research for 2023 and 2024 Next Page Table of Contents AHRQ’s Investments in Primary Care Research for 2023 and 2024 Acknowledgements and Authors Message from the Director of AHRQ’s National Center for Excellence in Primary Care Research About This Report 1…

6424. National Implementation Project Reports | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      December 01, 2016 - National Implementation Project Reports Central Line Insertion Care Team Checklist Checklist developed by Johns Hopkins Medicine that provides critical steps to reduce HAIs.            Ending Healthcare-Associated Infections Fact sheet that provides an overview of CUSP and highlights AHRQ-supporte…

6425. The PSO Privacy Protection Center | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/cpi/about/otherwebsites/psoppc.ahrq.gov/index.html
      September 01, 2018 - The PSO Privacy Protection Center Purpose The Patient Safety Organization Privacy Protection Center (PSOPPC) was created by AHRQ to support the implementation of the Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005 (Patient Safety Act). The PSOPPC provides technical assistance to PSOs to ensure that patient…

6426. 135-Translating-Research-Into-Practice-One-Pager (doc file)
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      April 01, 2025 - Summarize the Evidence1 The first step of the TRiP model is to summarize the evidence obtained from quality research, which can include both primary research and systematic reviews. Published clinical guidelines are good resources for concise summaries of evidence-based recommendations. Once the literature is collec…

6427. Introduction | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      August 01, 2024 - Learning from AHRQ's Diagnostic Safety Culture Survey at a Tertiary Care Health System in Brazil: A Case Study Introduction Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Learning from AHRQ's Diagnostic Safety Culture Survey at a Tertiary Care Health System in Brazil: A Case Study Introduction Initia…

6428. Introduction | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      August 01, 2020 - Telediagnosis for Acute Care: Implications for the Quality and Safety of Diagnosis Introduction Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Telediagnosis for Acute Care: Implications for the Quality and Safety of Diagnosis Introduction Evidence Base Supporting Telehealth Impact of Telediagnosis …

6429. Clabsitoolsap6 (doc file)
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      June 02, 2025 - Central Line Maintenance Audit Form Audit Date: ____/____/20____ Addressograph Here 1. Was the need for a central line for this patient discussed on patient rounds? [ ] Yes [ ] Yes, as part of Daily Goals [ ] No 2. Was proper hand hygiene used by all personnel involved in line care for this patient (i.e.…

6430. Factors That Influence Effectiveness of Checklists | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      September 01, 2020 - Evidence on Use of Clinical Reasoning Checklists for Diagnostic Error Reduction Factors That Influence Effectiveness of Checklists Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Evidence on Use of Clinical Reasoning Checklists for Diagnostic Error Reduction Introduction Rationale for Use Content-Sp…

6431. Future Directions and Research Priorities | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      February 01, 2021 - Health Information Technology for Engaging Patients in Diagnostic Decision Making in Emergency Departments Future Directions and Research Priorities Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Health Information Technology for Engaging Patients in Diagnostic Decision Making in Emergency Departments …

6432. Best Practice Summaries | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      May 01, 2022 - Best Practice Summaries These resources are designed to help nursing homes consider best practices on topics such as infection control and prevention and the emotional well-being of both staff and residents. Best Practices Guide for COVID-19 Infection Control and Prevention in Nursing Homes Best Practices…

6433. Compendium of U.S. Health Systems, Technical Documentation | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      December 01, 2023 - Compendium of U.S. Health Systems, Technical Documentation In 2015, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) created the Comparative Health System Performance (CHSP) Initiative to study how health care systems promote evidence-based practices in delivering care. AHRQ's goal is to unders…

6434. Organizing Quality Measures by Domains of Health Care Quality | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      December 01, 2022 - Organizing Quality Measures by Domains of Health Care Quality Quality information is easier to understand if users have a framework, or mental model, for thinking about health care quality. (Learn more about quality frameworks .) One of the most commonly used frameworks comes from the Institute of Medicine (IO…

6435. Final Progress Report: Benchmarking Patient Safety and Quality in U.S. Hospitals: The Stochastic Frontier Approach (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2025 - quality and safety measures improve over time, the SFA can continue to be used for benchmarking the improved

6436. Chapter 4: Defining Language Need and Categories for Collection (cont.) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      May 01, 2018 - Race, Ethnicity, and Language Data: Standardization for Health Care Quality Improvement Chapter 4: Defining Language Need and Categories for Collection (cont.) Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Race, Ethnicity, and Language Data: Standardization for Health Care Quality Improvement Summary …

6437. Transcript: How To Have Difficult Conversations With Colleagues Around Infection Prevention Practices (pdf file)
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      April 01, 2022 - Transcript: How To Have Difficult Conversations With Colleagues Around Infection Prevention Practices AHRQ Safety Program for Intensive Care Units: Preventing CLABSI and CAUTI Transcript How To Have Difficult Conversations With Colleagues Around Infection Prevention Practices Host: Kate Schmidgall …

6438. Presentation: Program Overview
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      January 01, 2017 - Presentation: Program Overview Measure Descriptions for Daily Care Processes AHRQ Safety Program for Mechanically Ventilated Patients AHRQ Pub. No. 16(17)-0018-44-EF January 2017 DCP Measure Descriptions ‹#› AHRQ Safety Program for Mechanically Ventilated Patients 1 Learning Objectives After this session, yo…

6439. Labor and Delivery Unit Safety: Umbilical Cord Prolapse | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      July 01, 2023 - Labor and Delivery Unit Safety: Umbilical Cord Prolapse AHRQ Safety Program for Perinatal Care Purpose of the tool: This tool describes the key perinatal safety elements that support safe umbilical cord prolapse management. The key safety elements are presented within the framework of the Compreh…

6440. SOPS® Value and Efficiency Supplemental Item Set for the SOPS Medical Office Survey - Spanish (pdf file)
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      March 01, 2023 - SOPS® Value and Efficiency Supplemental Item Set for the SOPS Medical Office Survey - Spanish SOPS® Value and Efficiency Supplemental Items for the SOPS Medical Office Survey Language: Spanish • Purpose: This supplemental item set was designed for use with the core SOPS® Medical Office Survey to help medical…