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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/acute/chipra-0192-technicalspecs.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Overuse of Imaging for the Evaluation of Children with Simple Febrile Seizure: Technical Specifications
Description
This measure assesses the percentage of children, ages 6 months through 4 years, diagnosed
with simple febrile seizure, who are evaluated with imaging of the head (computed tomography
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/enhanced-time-out-improved-communication-process
October 19, 2022 - Commentary
Enhanced time out: an improved communication process.
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Nelson PE. Enhanced Time Out: An Improved Communication Process. AORN J. 2017;105(6):564-570. doi:10.1016/j.aorn.2017.03.014.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa/116-cusp-premortem-project-assessment.docx
January 01, 2007 - AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention
Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP) Premortem Project Assessment
ICU & Non-ICU
Projects often fail, and many factors may contribute to this failure. Understanding potential implementation barriers and challenges before launching a project can help the team mitigate the…
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digital.ahrq.gov/program-overview/research-stories/using-machine-learning-military-service-members-and-veterans-risk
January 01, 2023 - Using Machine Learning for Military Service Members and Veterans at Risk for Suicide
Theme:
Optimizing Care Delivery for Clinicians
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Leveraging Machine Learning to Assess Risk
The use of a risk-prediction tool for both suicide ideation and suicide attempt has the potential to allo…
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integrationacademy.ahrq.gov/news-and-events/calendar/event/23088
January 29, 2025 - An official website of the Department of Health & Human Services
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www.ahrq.gov/priority-populations/observances/hispanic-heritage/index.html
October 01, 2021 - Grantees Focusing on Hispanic and Latino Populations
Peter Yellowlees, M.D.
“I have found it fascinating to see the way that almost all patients speak differently, using simpler phrases and less words, when using an interpreter. Their descriptions of clinical symptoms and histories is much ric…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/ambulatory/index.html
September 01, 2025 - AHRQ's Quality & Patient Safety Programs by Setting: Ambulatory Care
Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC) Survey on Patient Safety Culture is a staff-administered survey that helps ambulatory surgery centers assess how their staff perceive various aspects of safety culture. CAHPS ® Clinician & Group Survey was de…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/critical-laboratory-value-notification-failure-mode-effects-and-criticality-analysis
June 27, 2018 - Commentary
Critical laboratory value notification: a failure mode effects and criticality analysis.
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Saxena S, Kempf R, Wilcox S, et al. Critical laboratory value notification: a failure mode effects and criticality analysis. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2005;31(9):495-506…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/defending-never-event
February 14, 2017 - Commentary
Defending a "never event."
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Shepperd JR. Defending a "Never Event". J Healthc Risk Manag. 2017;37(1):17-22. doi:10.1002/jhrm.21277.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/disclosure-after-adverse-medical-outcomes-multidimensional-challenge
October 12, 2005 - Study
Emerging Classic
Disclosure after adverse medical outcomes: a multidimensional challenge.
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Disclosure after adverse medical outcomes: a multidimensional challenge. O’Connell D. J Clin Outcomes Manag. 2019;26(5):213-218.
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/cquips1302.html
December 01, 2012 - Main Line Health System Uses Patient Safety Culture Survey in Suburban Philadelphia Facilities
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December 2012
Main Line Health System (MLH) in suburban Philadelphia has used AHRQ's "Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture" since 2009 in an ongoing effort to embed a reliable c…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/hearing-broken-promises-assessing-vas-systems-protecting-veterans-clinical-harm
December 23, 2012 - Congressional Testimony
Hearing: Broken Promises: Assessing VA’s Systems for Protecting Veterans from Clinical Harm.
Citation Text:
Hearing: Broken Promises: Assessing VA’s Systems for Protecting Veterans from Clinical Harm. US House of Representatives Committee on Veterans Affairs Subco…
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digital.ahrq.gov/principal-investigator/mcconnochie-kenneth
June 09, 2020 - McConnochie, Kenneth
The Role of Telehealth to Increase Access to Care and Improve Healthcare Quality
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June 09, 2020 - 2:00pm
- June 09, 2020 - 3:30pm
AHRQ hosted a webinar to discuss how telehealth can increase access to care and improve healthcare quality.…
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digital.ahrq.gov/principal-investigator/dexheimer-judith-w
October 14, 2020 - Dexheimer, Judith W.
Automated, machine learning-based alerts increase epilepsy surgery referrals: A randomized controlled trial.
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Wissel BD, Greiner HM, Glauser TA, Mangano FT, Holland-Bouley KD, Zhang N, Szczesniak RD, Santel D, Pestian JP, Dexheimer JW. Automated, m…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33728/psn-pdf
May 01, 2012 - RW: The increasing popularity of triggers seems to be part of a broader trend in moving from our focus
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/breastfeeding-primary-care-interventions-october-2016
October 25, 2016 - exclusive breastfeeding through 3 and 6 months were 43.3% and 21.9%, respectively. 1 These rates have been increasing
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/reports/2025-annual-report/appendixb.html
August 01, 2025 - For recent AHRQ primary care research resources related to rural health see the Impact Story: Increasing … The Role of Low-Threshold Treatment for Patients with OUD in Primary Care , andthe Impact Story: Increasing
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/making-healthcare-safer/mhs3/exe-summary.html
March 01, 2020 - are promising, more evidence is needed to clearly establish the significant role CDS could play in increasing … As our understanding of patient safety expands, there is an increasing amount of published research,
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/obesity-in-adults-screening-and-counseling-2003
December 15, 2003 - physiologists
Cognitive-behavioral program aimed at preventing rises in LDL cholesterol and weight gain and increasing … Lifestyle approach to increasing physical activity to expenditure 1000-1500 kcal/wk. … Participants received individual guidance on increasing physical activity level. … Endurance exercise (walking, jogging, swimming, aerobic ball games, or skiing) was recommended as a way of increasing … Participants instructed to exercise 5 days/wk: initially 20 mins/day (wks 1-4), increasing to 40 mins
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/7ZSKduUYHWKe7q_tTY9xbF
April 01, 2013 - Use of Medications to Reduce Risk for Primary Breast Cancer: A Systematic Review of the USPSTF
Use of Medications to Reduce Risk for Primary Breast Cancer:
A Systematic Review for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
Heidi D. Nelson, MD, MPH; M.E. Beth Smith, DO; Jessica C. Griffin, MS; and Rongwei Fu, PhD
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