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6041. Info FAQs | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      January 01, 2014 - Frequently Asked Questions Check to find the answers to your questions about the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) programs and activities. You can search by category or key words. You can also send us your questions or website feedback here. We will respond to your requests based on the bes…

6042. Measure: Post-Partum Followup and Care Coordination (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2015 - Measure: Post-Partum Followup and Care Coordination Measure: Post-Partum Followup and Care Coordination Measure Developer: Pediatric Measurement Center of Excellence (PMCoE) Numerator Denominator Exclusions Data Source(s) Patients receiving the following at a post-partum visit: – Breastfeeding evaluation and…

6043. BLADDER SCAN – POLICY #2202 12/11/06 (doc file)
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      March 01, 2017 - BLADDER SCAN – POLICY #2202 12/11/06 AHRQ Safety Program for Long-Term Care: HAIs/CAUTI AHRQ Safety Program for Reducing CAUTI in Hospitals Appendix H. Indwelling Urinary Catheter Maintenance Checklist Instructions for Use Purpose Use of a standardized indwelling urinary catheter (IUC) maintenance checklist can ensur…

6044. BLADDER SCAN – POLICY #2202 12/11/06 (doc file)
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      March 01, 2017 - BLADDER SCAN – POLICY #2202 12/11/06 AHRQ Safety Program for Long-Term Care: HAIs/CAUTI AHRQ Safety Program for Reducing CAUTI in Hospitals Appendix G. Indwelling Urinary Catheter Insertion Checklist Instructions for Use Purpose Use of a standardized indwelling urinary catheter (IUC) insertion checklist can ensure th…

6045. Acknowledgments | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      August 01, 2022 - Acknowledgments AHRQ Communication and Optimal Resolution Toolkit The Communication and Optimal Resolution (CANDOR) process was funded by AHRQ and is based on input from experts, key stakeholders, and lessons learned from the agency's $25 million Patient Safety and Medical Liability (PSML) Grant Initiative la…

6046. Study Finds More Health Risks for Children With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      March 01, 2025 - Study Finds More Health Risks for Children With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Issue Number 950 AHRQ News Now is a weekly newsletter that highlights agency research and program activities. March 18, 2025 AHRQ Stats: MRSA Rates Among Patients From Rural Areas In rural areas, adult inpatient …

6047. List of References for Sexual Activity Status Among Adolescents (pdf file)
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      February 06, 2012 - List of References for Sexual Activity Status Among Adolescents National Collaborative for Innovation in Quality Measurement Sexual Activity Status Among Adolescents List of References American Medical Association. Guidelines for adolescent preventive services (GAPS): Recommendations and rationale. Chicago…

6048. Tool 4 (continued) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      March 01, 2025 - Re-Engineered Discharge (RED) Toolkit Tool 4 (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 Rehospitalization Ra…

6049. 116-Evaluating-Cleaning-Data-Collection-Tool (doc file)
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      April 01, 2025 - Evaluating Environmental Cleaning With Fluorescent Gel: Data Collection Instructions and Form Surgical Services For: All Surgical Services ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANING WITH FLUORESCENT GEL: DATA COLLECTION INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE OPERATING ROOM, AND THE PREOPERATIVE AND PACU AREAS Fluorescent Gel Placement (DAY 1) Step 1: Choo…

6050. 142-Cusp-Tip-Sheet-Engaging-Leaders (doc file)
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      April 01, 2025 - CUSP Tip Sheet: Engaging Senior Leaders in MRSA Prevention Surgical Services For: Cardiac, Hip and Knee Joint Replacement, and Spinal Fusion Surgeries Purpose1-4 Senior leaders play an essential role in building staff engagement, ensuring accountability, and creating the infrastructure for safe care by providing necess…

6051. Providing Detail in Quality Reports for Those Who Want It | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      November 01, 2018 - Providing Detail in Quality Reports for Those Who Want It Report sponsors always want to tell potential users more about their report than they can fit on an introductory page. The reality is that you can say more, but you have to put it in later pages so that the comparative information remains prominent in yo…

6052. Tool 4: Community Inventory (doc file)
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      June 02, 2025 - Tool 4: Community Inventory Tool 4: Community Inventory TOol Purpose Identify clinical, behavioral, and social service resources in the community that can improve posthospital care to reduce readmissions. The community inventory is complementary to the hospital inventory when developing a whole-person and data-info…

6053. CANDOR Acknowledgments (pdf file)
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      June 02, 2025 - CANDOR Acknowledgments CANDOR ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Acknowledgments The Communication and Optimal Resolution (CANDOR) process was funded by AHRQ and is based on input from experts, key stakeholders, and lessons learned from the agency’s $25 million Patient Safety and Medical Liability (PSML) Grant Initiative lau…

6054. Part 2: Trends in Priorities of the Heckler Report—Suicide Prevention and Mental Health Care | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      May 01, 2018 - Chartbook for Hispanic Health Care Part 2: Trends in Priorities of the Heckler Report—Suicide Prevention and Mental Health Care Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Chartbook for Hispanic Health Care Acknowledgments Health Care For Hispanics National Quality Strategy Priorities: Patient S…

6055. Slide 1 (ppt file)
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      January 01, 2010 - Slide 1 CLABSI Investigation Melinda Sawyer, RN, MSN, PCCN David A. Thompson DNSc, MS, RN I’d like to take the opportunity to thank you for having me speak to you today. When we began focusing on central line blood stream infections at JHH, in particular, when we began to focus on the evidence around insertion, I w…

6056. Module 3: Conversations Around Device Necessity Facilitator Notes | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      February 01, 2023 - Module 3: Conversations Around Device Necessity Facilitator Notes Preventing CAUTI in the ICU Setting Slide 1 Say: In Module 1, we discussed the indications for an indwelling urinary catheter, the causes of catheter-associated urinary tract infections, or CAUTI, in the intensive care unit, or ICU, as w…

6057. Increasing Access to Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder in Rural Communities Through a Virtual Clinician Training and Support Program (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2023 - Increasing Access to Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder in Rural Communities Through a Virtual Clinician Training and Support Program Increasing Access to Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder in Rural Communities Through a Virtual Clinician Training and Support Program AHRQ Impact: A research team in New Mexico appl…

6058. Final Progress Report: An expert-guided machine-learning approach to estimate the incidence, risk, and harms associated with diagnostic delays for infectious diseases (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2025 - Final Progress Report: An expert-guided machine-learning approach to estimate the incidence, risk, and harms associated with diagnostic delays for infectious diseases Title of Project: An expert-guided machine-learning approach to estimate the incidence, risk, and harms associated with diagnostic delays for infect…

6059. Final Progress Report: Transforming the Medication Regimen Review Process of High-Risk Drugs Using a Patient-Centered, Telemedicine-Based Approach to Prevent ADEs in the Nursing Home (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2024 - Final Progress Report: Transforming the Medication Regimen Review Process of High-Risk Drugs Using a Patient-Centered, Telemedicine-Based Approach to Prevent ADEs in the Nursing Home Transforming the Medication Regimen Review Process of High-Risk Drugs Using a Patient- Centered, Telemedicine-Based Approach to Prevent…

6060. A Patient Safety Program & Research Evaluation of U.S. Navy Pharmacy Refill Clinics (pdf file)
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      March 01, 2004 - A Patient Safety Program & Research Evaluation of U.S. Navy Pharmacy Refill Clinics 213 A Patient Safety Program & Research Evaluation of U.S. Navy Pharmacy Refill Clinics Valerie J. Riege Abstract Historically, pharmacists have been safety consultants for patients with minor illnesses and have assisted…