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9841. AHRQ Releases Primer for Reducing Healthcare Carbon Emissions | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/press-releases/carbon-emissions.html
      September 01, 2022 - AHRQ Releases Primer for Reducing Healthcare Carbon Emissions Press Release Date: September 22, 2022 The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), today released a primer to help healthcare organizations reduce their carbon footprint and p…

9842. Mutual Support Half-Day Training Content | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/teamstepps-program/curriculum/mutual/teach/half-day.html
      June 01, 2023 - Mutual Support Half-Day Training Content Components you can include in Module 4 for a half-day training include: Introduction and Objectives: 3 minutes Task Assistance: 5 minutes Formative Feedback: 6 minutes Feedback Exercise: 4 minutes Advocacy and Assertion Tools: 12 minutes Conflict in Teams: …

9843. Suspected Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) in Long-Term Care Residents (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/poster-8x11-UTI.pdf
      June 01, 2021 - Suspected Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) in Long-Term Care Residents For Residents With a Urinary Catheter or if Nonverbal One or more of the following without another recognized cause: � Fever (>100°F or a…

9844. No More CAUTI – preventing catheter associated urinary tact infections
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/cauti-tools/archived-webinars/no-more-cauti-preventing-cauti.pptx
      September 22, 2011 - No More CAUTI – preventing catheter associated urinary tact infections No More CAUTI – preventing catheter associated urinary tract infections Elizabeth Mizerek, MSN, RN, CEN, CPEN, FN-CSA Assistant Professor of Nursing Mercer County Community College 1 1 Learning Objectives Define the impact of CAUTI Des…

9845. First Design Decision for a Quality Report: Web, Paper, or Both | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      September 01, 2019 - First Design Decision for a Quality Report: Web, Paper, or Both What kind of report are you producing? Printed report. Some report cards are designed specifically to be commercially printed and distributed as a brochure, booklet, or other paper report format. Web report. A web report is intended for peo…

9846. Evaluating the Process of Creating and Promoting a Quality Report | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      November 01, 2018 - Evaluating the Process of Creating and Promoting a Quality Report An evaluation of the process you went through to develop, release, and promote your report can help you identify which aspects worked well. Just as important, you can learn which ones did not work as well and what could or should be done differen…

9847. 4 Tk1 T3-Not All Infections Need Antibiotics- Final (pdf file)
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      May 01, 2014 - How to enter Data Manually Into an Antibiogram Template Advancing Excellence in Health Care www.ahrq.gov Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Not All “Infections” Need Antibiotics! What is the UTI SBAR form? What does it include? • The Suspected Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) Situation, Background, Ass…

9848. 5 Tk1 T6-Sample Distribution Plan For An Antibiogram Final (pdf file)
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      October 01, 2016 - Nursing Home Antimicrobial Stewardship Guide Help Clinicians Choose the Right Antibiotic Toolkit 1. Working With a Lab To Improve Antibiotic Prescribing Tool 6. Distribution Planning for an Antibiogram A written plan for how the nursing home will distribute the antibiogram is very helpful. As staff member…

9849. 5 Tk2 P1T1-Nursing Home Readiness And Resource Assessment Phase 1 (pdf file)
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      May 01, 2014 - Nursing Home Readiness and Resource Assessment Advancing Excellence in Health Care www.ahrq.gov Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality HAIs Healthcare- Associated Infections PREVENT Comprehensive Antibiogram Toolkit: Phase 1 Nursing Home Readiness and Resource Assessment This worksheet is designed to be …

9850. Background Report for the Request for Public Comment on Initial, Recommended Core Set of Children's Healthcare Quality Measures for Voluntary Use by Medicaid and CHIP Programs | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      December 01, 2009 - Background Report for the Request for Public Comment on Initial, Recommended Core Set of Children's Healthcare Quality Measures for Voluntary Use by Medicaid and CHIP Programs Background Report for the request for public comment on initial, recommended core set of Children's Healthcare Quality Measures for volu…

9851. Introduction | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/dxsafety-patients-source-understanding-dx-error-vol2-2.html
      June 01, 2023 - Patient Experience as a Source for Understanding the Origins, Impact, and Remediation of Diagnostic Errors Introduction Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Patient Experience as a Source for Understanding the Origins, Impact, and Remediation of Diagnostic Errors Executive Summary Introduct…

9852. Checklist: Conducting a Warm Handoff Plus (pdf file)
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      April 12, 2018 - Checklist: Conducting a Warm Handoff Plus Checklist: Conducting a Warm Handoff Plus Present to the Clinician � Reason for the visit. � Patient visit goals and health concerns. � Vital signs, BMI/weight, significant changes. � Medication issues (e.g., refills, side effects). � Updates on reports: ¤ Labs. …

9853. 101-Or-Traffic-One-Pager (doc file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/101-or-traffic-one-pager.docx
      April 01, 2025 - Operating Room Traffic Surgical Services For: Cardiac, Hip and Knee Joint Replacement, and Spinal Fusion Surgeries What Is Operating Room (OR) Traffic?1-3 · Number of people within OR · Movement of people within and into/out of the OR · Opening the OR door Why Is OR Traffic Important?4-6 · Airborne contaminants can cau…

9854. Development of the CAHPS Surgical Care Survey | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance/surgical/about/Development-of-the-CAHPS-Surgical-Care-Survey.html
      February 01, 2018 - Development of the CAHPS Surgical Care Survey The development of the Surgical Care Survey was sponsored by the American College of Surgeons (ACS) and the Surgical Quality Alliance (SQA), which was created by ACS in 2005 to coordinate and unify over twenty surgical and anesthesia specialty societies. Developing …

9855. The John M. Eisenberg Excellence in Mentorship Award | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      January 01, 2025 - The John M. Eisenberg Excellence in Mentorship Award Each year at the AHRQ National Research and Service Award (NRSA) Trainee Research conference, an award is presented in honor of Dr. John M. Eisenberg, who served as AHRQ Director from 1997–2002. An international leader in quality improvement, Dr. Eisenberg de…

9856. Community Connections: Linking Primary Care Patients to Local Resources for Better Management of Obesity | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/tools/obesity-kit/obtoolkit-tool18.html
      March 01, 2014 - Community Connections: Linking Primary Care Patients to Local Resources for Better Management of Obesity Community Connections: Linking Primary Care Patients to Local Resources for Better Management of Obesity Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Community Connections: Linking Primary Care Pati…

9857. Learning From Defects | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mrsa-prevention/surgery/learning-from-defects.html
      April 01, 2025 - MRSA Prevention Toolkit: Targeting SSI Learning From Defects 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 U…

9858. C1 Prioritization Worksheet (xls file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/pdi/c1_pdi_prioritizationworksheet.xlsx
      May 25, 2016 - C1 Prioritization Worksheet Prioritization Worksheet Pediatric Toolkit for Using the AHRQ Quality Indicators How To Improve Hospital Quality and Safety AHRQ Pediatric Quality Indicators Prioritization Worksheet Section 1- Blue Section 2-Green Section 3-Purple Section 4-Orange Own Rate a…

9859. EvidenceNOW: Managing Unhealthy Alcohol Use | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      October 01, 2024 - EvidenceNOW: Managing Unhealthy Alcohol Use Problem Unhealthy alcohol use is one of the Nation’s leading causes of preventable death, affecting almost a third of adults. It is associated with adverse effects on physical and mental health. In addition, unhealthy alcohol use has detrimental socioeconomic consequ…

9860. Support and Advice From Your Clinician | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/prevention/guidelines/tobacco/clinicians/tearsheets/tearsheet.html
      October 01, 2014 - Support and Advice From Your Clinician You Can Quit Smoking en español Quitting takes hard work and a lot of effort, but the benefits are explained below, as are the key steps to quitting successfully. All information is based on scientific research about what will give you the best chances of quitting. …