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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/906.html
March 01, 2024 - Articles featured this week include:
The association between nurse staffing and quality of care in … AHRQ has recently updated its research priorities guidance to include healthcare quality and safety … Notices of Funding Opportunities include Research Grants (R series), Career Development Awards (K series … Current notices include:
Understanding and Improving Diagnostic Safety in Ambulatory Care: Incidence
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/stpra/stpra4.html
April 01, 2018 - First, the quantitative estimates from the datasets were limited, because these data failed to include … administration is selected, providers will need to understand the expected performance steps that they need to include … For example, the model can be modified to include new probabilities associated with compliance with new … Specifically, we recommend that the data sources include a method for tracking patients across practice … Examples of different ways this may be accomplished include modifying the ST-PRA tool as:
An add-in
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www.ahrq.gov/practiceimprovement/delivery-initiative/ihs/chapter7.html
December 01, 2017 - Previous to this project, IHS had such data for only one Service Unit. 3 , 10 Key FY2010 findings include … In addition, the IHS NDW did not include data on some services (e.g., pharmacy, laboratory) for a few … Third, CHS data include health service utilization information for services obtained at non-IHS providers … Project findings do not include data on other non-IHS service utilization (e.g., number of visits, diagnosed … While this approach provided an opportunity to include project site health system characteristics in
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/5_TK1_T4-Antibiogram_Formats_and_Instructions_final.pdf
October 01, 2016 - For example, the lab can include only those organisms that were actually isolated
in each year, or include … Clinicians Choose the Right Antibiotic Toolkit 1/Tool 4 2
Instructions to accompany the antibiogram
Include … Aminoglycosides B-Lactams Cephalosporins Quinolones Others
Gram (−)
Highlighted rows
include … 100 100 30.8 69.2
Penicillins Cephalosporins Quinolones Others
Gram (+)
Highlighted rows include
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/ptflow/section2.html
July 01, 2018 - of the Urgent Matters Learning Network (UMLN) hospitals, we recommend that, at a minimum, your team include … technicians, as well as other ED support personnel in the successful adoption of strategies and the need to include … The Institute for Healthcare Improvement recommends that quality improvement teams include three types … It is important to include these individuals as early as possible during the planning process. … Key lessons include:
The value of engaging inpatient staff at the outset to make them part of the
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/surveys-guidance/cg/survey3.0/adult-eng-cg30-2351a.pdf
July 01, 2015 - Include a user-friendly title
and your own logo. … • Include this text regarding the confidentiality of survey responses:
Your Privacy is Protected … The CAHPS team’s recommendations include the following:
• If feasible, insert blank pages as needed … Do not include care you got when you
stayed overnight in a hospital. … Do not include
the times you went for dental care visits.
4.
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/candor/modules/notes8.html
August 01, 2022 - These elements include:
Supportive management structures
Structures to “foolproof” change
Robust … These may include a checklist to follow after an event. … It must include engagement of key stakeholders, such as senior leaders, risk managers, staff, patients … The critical success factors include:
Identify and develop program champions. … The three CANDOR implementation teams include:
Communication Team.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/3_TK1_T1-Gather-a-Team-updated.docx
October 01, 2016 - At a minimum, the antimicrobial stewardship program team should include several individuals with different … If possible, include outside consultants such as a consultant pharmacist, prescribing clinician, and/ … Suggested roles include:
Champions: develop agendas and policies, lead training, provide leadership and
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/resources/tools/implement/facility-action-plan.docx
January 01, 2018 - [Be specific and include important steps to make the idea/activity happen.] … [Be specific and include important steps to make the idea/activity happen.] … See above
Copies of flier and fact sheet, staff log sheet
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Include Nursing Home Survey on Patient
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www.ahrq.gov/professionals/clinicians-providers/resources/rice/ceproj.html
October 01, 2014 - To what extent do they include data from unpublished studies? … To what extent do they include economic models, which can incorporate claims not directly related to … Their report will include questions to address and suggestions for process improvements in a future,
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/npsd/Blood_Dashboard_Data_2024.xlsx
January 01, 2024 - They include the relative frequencies of reports by type of blood product, by the process of care involved … Note that the aggregated data in this worksheet may include reports that were not included on the dashboard … Note that the aggregated data in this worksheet may include reports that were not included on the dashboard
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/long-covid/faqs-long-covid.pdf
June 02, 2025 - What information should we include in the 12-page Research Strategy section on the
PHS 398 Research … The 12-page Research Strategy section should include the required application elements,
“Description … Total costs include both direct
and indirect costs. … Can the PD/PI effort include clinical
practice seeing patients with Long COVID? … Is there an expectation that proposals include a patient or community advisory board?
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/evidence-based-reports/nutritntp.html
April 01, 2018 - Steps involved in generating systematic reviews include identifying staffing and planning for outside … Unique and at times challenging, nutrition related considerations include baseline nutrient exposure,
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www.ahrq.gov/takeheart/training/module-2/index.html
December 01, 2022 - Topics covered in this module include how to:
Identify a CR champion who takes responsibility for … Suggested Audience
The target audiences for this session include:
The CR QI team
Cardiologists
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www.ahrq.gov/takeheart/training/module-3/index.html
December 01, 2022 - Topics covered in this module include:
Understanding workflow process mapping, including what should … Suggested Audience
The target audiences for this session include:
The CR QI team
Non-team cardiac
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www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/healthit-ed-6.html
February 01, 2021 - Diagnostic processes that are specifically ready for intervention include timely communication of test … Current opportunities include:
Optimization of the health portal for reviewing test results and personal
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/110-ss-lfd-sample.docx
April 01, 2025 - This could include incidents, such as a surgical site infection (SSI), that you believe caused patient … At a minimum, this should include the physician, nurse, administrator, and other selected professionals … as appropriate (e.g., for a medication defect, include pharmacy staff; for an equipment defect, include … These sessions should include review of the decolonization process that incorporates mupirocin for patients … Followup Date
The orientation for new hires was updated to include shadowing to allow the orientee
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/toolkits/day-of-discharge.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Please review these guidelines for determining whom to include in your
sample frame:
• Children … This does not include patients residing in halfway houses. … Timeframe
The following timeframe should be used when generating your sampling frame:
• Include … The Sample File should include all patients who started the Child HCAHPS survey
Page 6
on … Denominator Inclusions:
The denominator should include:
• Respondents.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/perinatal-care/modules/strategies/labor-delivery-unit/ldusafety_facguide.pdf
May 01, 2017 - Independent
checks can include checklists, protocols, and
briefings with other staff. … This approach can include—
• The care provider clearly stating the
concern for shoulder dystocia … o Risk assessments may include the
presence of clinical conditions that
increase risk of hemorrhage … This approach can
include—
• staff who identify a possible prolapse
and call out the concern;
• … These include—
• Having situational awareness about
maternal and fetal risks and status.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/surgery/18-template-ISCR-pathway.docx
June 01, 2023 - Examples include placing it on the wall in the unit conference rooms, nursing stations, on the hospital … You should include notes for any exceptions or contraindications to processes as needed. … thromboembolism (VTE) prophylaxis administered in the preop area and possible epidurals for regional analgesia, include