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9541. CMS Uses AHRQ's Quality Indicators to Evaluate Care for Medicare Beneficiaries | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/cdom0603.html
      October 01, 2014 - CMS Uses AHRQ's Quality Indicators to Evaluate Care for Medicare Beneficiaries Search All Impact Case Studies November 2005 The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) used AHRQ's Quality Indicators to evaluate the quality of care for Medicare's 40 million beneficiaries. The results of the Commission'…

9542. Mayo Clinic Uses AHRQ Research to Help Patients Choose Medications | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/201418.html
      October 01, 2014 - Mayo Clinic Uses AHRQ Research to Help Patients Choose Medications Search All Impact Case Studies October 2014 Researchers at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN, used AHRQ's comparative effectiveness reviews on diabetes and depression to develop "decision aids" to help patients with those conditions engage in dis…

9543. Mental Health Alliance's Policy on Access to Medications Informed by AHRQ Research | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      October 01, 2014 - Mental Health Alliance's Policy on Access to Medications Informed by AHRQ Research Search All Impact Case Studies October 2004 Influenced by findings from AHRQ-funded research, the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI) developed a 10-point policy to ensure access to effective medications for people …

9544. Intermountain Healthcare Uses AHRQ-funded "OpenInfobutton" for Prompt Medical Information | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/201618.html
      December 01, 2016 - Intermountain Healthcare Uses AHRQ-funded "OpenInfobutton" for Prompt Medical Information Search All Impact Case Studies December 2016 Intermountain Healthcare, a large health care system in Utah and southeastern Idaho, has used the AHRQ-funded " OpenInfobutton " since 2013 to provide its members online cli…

9545. Acknowledgments | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      February 01, 2021 - Will It Work Here? A Decisionmaker's Guide to Adopting Innovations Acknowledgments Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Will It Work Here? A Decisionmaker's Guide to Adopting Innovations About the Guide Acknowledgments Purpose How to Use the Guide Module I: Does the Innovation Fit? …

9546. Researcher's Certification of Consent and Authorization | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      September 01, 2009 - The AHRQ Informed Consent and Authorization Toolkit for Minimal Risk Research Researcher's Certification of Consent and Authorization Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents The AHRQ Informed Consent and Authorization Toolkit for Minimal Risk Research Chapter 1. Background Chapter 2. How To Im…

9547. Notice of Intent: Examining the Impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) on Healthcare Safety (R18) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      May 01, 2024 - Notice of Intent: Examining the Impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) on Healthcare Safety (R18) A Notice of Intent issued by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) signals the agency’s intent to invite grant applications that support healthcare safety by determining (1) whether and how certai…

9548. SOPS Supplemental Item Sets | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      July 01, 2024 - SOPS Supplemental Item Sets The AHRQ Surveys on Patient Safety Culture® (SOPS®) surveys are composed of standardized questions—referred to as core survey items—that support the comparability of survey content across users. There are also optional SOPS supplemental item sets that can be added to assess content…

9549. South Carolina Hospital’s Use of AHRQ Patient Safety Program Leads to Significant Drop in Urinary Infections | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/201607.html
      January 01, 2018 - South Carolina Hospital’s Use of AHRQ Patient Safety Program Leads to Significant Drop in Urinary Infections Search All Impact Case Studies July 2016 Implementation of an AHRQ patient safety program helped the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) hospital reduce catheter-associated urinary tract infe…

9550. Cleveland Clinic Health System Facility Implements AHRQ's Emergency Severity Index | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      July 01, 2012 - Cleveland Clinic Health System Facility Implements AHRQ's Emergency Severity Index Search All Impact Case Studies July 2012 Hillcrest Emergency Department (ED) part of the Cleveland Clinic Health System implemented AHRQ's "Emergency Severity Index" (ESI) triage system into its split-flow model when it opene…

9551. Conclusion | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      October 01, 2014 - Module 2: Communicating Change in a Resident's Condition Conclusion Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Module 2: Communicating Change in a Resident's Condition Learning and Performance Objectives Session 1 Session 2 Conclusion Additional Tools and Resources Appendix. Example of th…

9552. Department of Commerce Agency Uses MEPS for New Scrutiny of Health Care Spending | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/201538.html
      January 01, 2016 - Department of Commerce Agency Uses MEPS for New Scrutiny of Health Care Spending Search All Impact Case Studies January 2016 Data from AHRQ's Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) are being used by a U.S. Department of Commerce Agency to develop and support a new national statistical measure that detail…

9553. New AHRQ SOPS® Diagnostic Safety Supplemental Items for Medical Offices (Webcast) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      June 01, 2022 - New AHRQ SOPS® Diagnostic Safety Supplemental Items for Medical Offices (Webcast) June 2, 2021 Summary Speakers and Presentation Slides Recording Summary This AHRQ webcast introduced the new Surveys on Patient Safety Culture™ (SOPS®) Diagnostic Safety Supplemental Items. Medical offices can use th…

9554. Bladder Matters for Women - Provider Infographic (pdf file)
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      October 18, 2023 - Bladder Matters for Women - Provider Infographic Bladder Matters for Women Recommendations by clinicians for clinicians to treat patients with UI. Patient quality of life is in your hands. Urinary incontinence (UI) is common and treatable. Symptoms include: • Leaking urine while coughing, laughing, sneezing, e…

9555. Introducing the CAHPS Clinician & Group Visit Survey 4.0 (beta) - Hays (pdf file)
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      September 01, 2015 - Introducing the CAHPS Clinician & Group Visit Survey 4.0 (beta) - Hays GUIDING CONCEPTS FOR THE NEW CAHPS® SURVEY Ron Hays, Ph.D. University Of California – Los Angeles and RAND Health Program CAHPS Core Surveys: Some Examples Patient Experience with Providers ► Clinician & Group ► Hospice ► Home Health Car…

9556. Appendix I. Catheter Care Pocket Card | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      October 01, 2015 - Toolkit for Reducing Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections in Hospital Units: Implementation Guide Appendix I. Catheter Care Pocket Card Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Toolkit for Reducing Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections in Hospital Units: Implementation Guide Overvi…

9557. AHRQ’s Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Pressure Ulcer Prevention | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/ontime/pruprev/impmenu.html
      January 01, 2015 - AHRQ’s Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Pressure Ulcer Prevention Implementation Materials: Menu of Implementation Strategies Three implementation documents are used to help the nursing home change team integrate the pressure ulcer prevention reports they choose to use into day-to-day clinical decisi…

9558. 3 Tk2 T1-Suggested Agenda For Meeting On Monitoring Final (doc file)
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      October 01, 2016 - Tool 1. Suggested Agenda for an Antimicrobial Stewardship Program Team Meeting on Monitoring Depending on the nursing home’s goals, more than one meeting may be needed to cover all the topics. Agenda for Antimicrobial Stewardship Monitoring Date: Time: Participant’s Name Discipline Initials a             …

9559. AHRQ’s EvidenceNOW: A Snapshot of Participating Primary Care Practices (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/evaluation/evidence-now-snapshot-practices.pdf
      August 01, 2017 - AHRQ’s EvidenceNOW: A Snapshot of Participating Primary Care Practices AHRQ’s EvidenceNOW: A Snapshot of Participating Primary Care Practices The seven EvidenceNOW regional cooperatives are working with more than 1,500 small- and medium- size…

9560. Narrative Items for the CAHPS Clinician & Group Visit Survey 4.0 (beta) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance/item-sets/cg/suppl-narrative-items-cg-survey40-adult.html
      July 01, 2021 - Narrative Items for the CAHPS Clinician & Group Visit Survey 4.0 (beta) These supplemental items are designed to be used with the CAHPS Clinician & Group Visit Survey 4.0 (beta). Learn about the CAHPS Patient Narrative Item Sets . Learn about the Clinician & Group Visit Survey 4.0 (beta) . Placing …