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7441. What Are the 4Es? | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mrsa-prevention/surgery/4-es.html
      April 01, 2025 - MRSA Prevention Toolkit: Targeting SSI What Are the 4Es? Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents MRSA Prevention Toolkit: Targeting SSI The Four Key Strategies of MRSA Prevention: Targeting SSI MRSA and SSI Prevention Phases The Evidence for MRSA Decolonization Nasal Decolonization Use o…

7442. AHRQ’s Portrait of Sepsis Reveals Its Alarming Human Toll | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/news/blog/ahrqviews/portrait-of-sepsis.html
      September 01, 2024 - AHRQ Views: Blog posts from AHRQ leaders AHRQ’s Portrait of Sepsis Reveals Its Alarming Human Toll SEP 27 2024 By Robert Otto Valdez, Ph.D., M.H.S.A., and Pamela Owens, Ph.D. The human suffering caused by sepsis is shocking. New AHRQ analyses show that in 2021, more than 2 m…

7443. Clinical Decision Support Tools (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/projects/urinary/clinical-decision-support-tools.pdf
      November 16, 2023 - Clinical Decision Support Tools Clinical Decision Support Tools A Practice-based Intervention to Improve Care for a Diverse Population of Women with Urinary Incontinence (INTUIT-PC) Jejo Koola, MD, MS Jennifer Anger, MD, MPH This project was funded under grant number U18HS028740 from the Agency for Healthcare R…

7444. C2 Prioritization Worksheet Example (xls file)
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      June 02, 2025 - C2 Prioritization Worksheet Example Prioritization Matrix Pediatric Toolkit for Using the AHRQ Quality Indicators How To Improve Hospital Quality and Safety AHRQ Quality Indicators Prioritization Matrix Section 1- Blue Section 2-Green Section 3-Purple Section 4-Orange Own Rate and Natio…

7445. Child Health Care Quality Toolbox: Resources | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      June 01, 2020 - Child Health Care Quality Toolbox: Resources The Child Health Toolbox contains concepts, tips, and tools for evaluating the quality of health care for children. This section identifies national initiatives that serve as clearinghouses for measures of the quality of children's health, health care, and general …

7446. Health Care for Blacks | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      June 01, 2018 - Chartbook on Health Care for Blacks Health Care for Blacks Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Chartbook on Health Care for Blacks Health Care for Blacks Acknowledgments Part 1: Overviews of the Report and the Black Population Part 2: Trends in Priorities of the Heckler Report Part 2…

7447. Cholecystitis and Cholangitis (doc file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/best-practices/biliary-tract-one-page.docx
      November 01, 2019 - Cholecystitis and Cholangitis Cholecystitis and Cholangitis Diagnosis · Cholangitis: right upper quadrant (RUQ) pain (80%), fever (80%), jaundice (50%) · In the absence of signs and symptoms of infection, patients with jaundice or non-obstructing gallstones do not require antibiotics · Acute cholecystitis…

7448. Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia (doc file)
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      November 01, 2019 - Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia Diagnosis · Defined as pneumonia occurring more than 48 hours after endotracheal intubation · Clinical symptoms include purulent tracheal secretions, new infiltrate on chest imaging, worsening oxygenation (usually in association with leukocytos…

7449. Give People a Reason To Look at a Health Care Quality Report | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/explain/communicate/reason.html
      November 01, 2018 - Give People a Reason To Look at a Health Care Quality Report Tell your audience why you are providing quality information. In particular, be specific about how they can benefit personally from using the report. Since many people are also likely to care about how comparative quality reports can help improve heat…

7450. Supplemental Items for the CAHPS Clinician & Group Child Survey 3.0/3.1: Narrative Comments | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      August 01, 2021 - Supplemental Items for the CAHPS Clinician & Group Child Survey 3.0/3.1: Narrative Comments Population version: Child Learn about the CAHPS Patient Narrative Item Sets . Placing the items in the survey: Insert these supplemental items before the "About Your Child and You" section of the survey. Int…

7451. Introducing the CAHPS Emergency Department Survey (ED CAHPS) - Parast (pdf file)
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      March 01, 2020 - Introducing the CAHPS Emergency Department Survey (ED CAHPS) - Parast Introducing the Emergency Department (ED) CAHPS Survey 12 Layla Parast, Ph.D., Senior Statistician, RAND Acknowledgements: ED CAHPS Research Team 13  RAND Corporation  Peggy Chen  Jessica Phillips  Marc Elliott  Dan Waxman  Megan Ma…

7452. A-23. Measure 20: Coordination of care (CCPS-P) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      October 01, 2013 - Potential Measures for Clinical-Community Relationships A-23. Measure 20: Coordination of care (CCPS-P) Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Potential Measures for Clinical-Community Relationships Acknowledgements Executive Summary Introduction Potential Measure Development Methodology …

7453. Appendix, Data Collection Strategy, Assessment, and Process Evaluation | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      July 01, 2022 - Medications at Transitions and Clinical Handoffs (MATCH) Toolkit for Medication Reconciliation Appendix, Data Collection Strategy, Assessment, and Process Evaluation Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Medications at Transitions and Clinical Handoffs (MATCH) Toolkit for Medication Reconciliati…

7454. A-20. Measure 17: Referral rate for intensive counseling from a community program | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/prevention/resources/chronic-care/ccrm-atlas-suppl/ccrm-apptabA-20.html
      October 01, 2013 - Potential Measures for Clinical-Community Relationships A-20. Measure 17: Referral rate for intensive counseling from a community program Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Potential Measures for Clinical-Community Relationships Acknowledgements Executive Summary Introduction Potentia…

7455. A-22. Measure 19: Connection to resource (Continuity of Care Practices Survey – Practice Level [CCPS-P]) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/prevention/resources/chronic-care/ccrm-atlas-suppl/ccrm-apptabA-22.html
      October 01, 2013 - Potential Measures for Clinical-Community Relationships A-22. Measure 19: Connection to resource (Continuity of Care Practices Survey – Practice Level [CCPS-P]) Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Potential Measures for Clinical-Community Relationships Acknowledgements Executive Summary …

7456. Managing and Growing an Established PBRN (pdf file)
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      August 01, 2024 - Managing and Growing an Established PBRN Managing and Growing an Established PBRN June 20, 2024 4 p.m. – 5 p.m. EDT Housekeeping and Logistics • Closed Captioning is available through Zoom. • If you have questions for the panelists, submit them in the Q&A tool in Zoom. • This webinar is being recorded…

7457. Medication Management: Common Barriers to Medication Adherence (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-family-engagement/pfeprimarycare/medication-mgmt-common-barriers-full.pdf
      June 02, 2025 - Medication Management: Common Barriers to Medication Adherence Common Barriers to Medication Adherence What Patients Might Say Possible Solutions My medicine makes me feel sick. Prescribe a substitute medication; suggest ways to manage or reduce side effects; change the dose. I feel fine. Explain how the patient’s…

7458. Decolonization | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      May 01, 2025 - Decolonization Decolonization is an infection prevention practice that removes germs from the skin. It is often used in healthcare facilities when patients carry methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) or other dangerous germs on their bodies. It can keep them from developing an infection themselve…

7459. Clinical Case Scenarios | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/labor-delivery/perinatal-care-2/clinical-case-scenarios.html
      July 01, 2023 - Clinical Case Scenarios AHRQ Safety Program for Perinatal Care, Phase 2 The two clinical case scenarios below illustrate 10 teamwork tools and strategies for improving perinatal care. One scenario focuses on obstetric hemorrhage, and the other scenario focuses on severe hypertension in pregnancy. Both scena…

7460. Data and Analytics | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      August 01, 2023 - Data and Analytics AHRQ data resources and data analyses help decision makers understand healthcare trends and identify opportunities for improvement. These data can help inform the COVID-19 strategies developed by researchers, policymakers, and decision makers at national, State, and local levels. Healthcare…