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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqdr21/index.html
June 01, 2025 - 2021 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report
For the 19th year, AHRQ is reporting on healthcare quality and disparities. The annual National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report is mandated by Congress to provide a comprehensive overview of the quality of healthcare received by the general U.S. …
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqdr19/index.html
June 01, 2025 - 2019 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report
For the 17th year in a row, AHRQ is reporting on healthcare quality and disparities. The annual National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report is mandated by Congress to provide a comprehensive overview of the quality of healthcare received by the gene…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41283/psn-pdf
April 11, 2012 - Clinical diagnoses and autopsy findings: discrepancies in
critically ill patients.
April 11, 2012
Tejerina E, Esteban A, Fernández-Segoviano P, et al. Clinical diagnoses and autopsy findings:
discrepancies in critically ill patients*. Crit Care Med. 2012;40(3):842-6.
doi:10.1097/CCM.0b013e318236f64f.
https://psne…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45555/psn-pdf
June 15, 2017 - Variations in GPs' decisions to investigate suspected
lung cancer: a factorial experiment using multimedia
vignettes.
June 15, 2017
Sheringham J, Sequeira R, Myles J, et al. Variations in GPs' decisions to investigate suspected lung
cancer: a factorial experiment using multimedia vignettes. BMJ Qual Saf. 2017;26(6…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/5_TK1_T5-Sample_Policy_Letter_final.pdf
October 01, 2016 - Nursing Home
Antimicrobial Stewardship Guide
Help Clinicians Choose the Right Antibiotic
Toolkit 1. Working With a Lab To Improve Antibiotic Prescribing
[DATE]
Tool 5. Sample Policy Letter
[NAME OF NURSING HOME]
RE: Antibiogram Policy
[DATE]
Antibiotics are among the most commonly prescribed pharmaceuti…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/5_TK1_T5-Sample_Policy_Letter_final.docx
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 5. Sample Policy Letter
[NAME OF NURSING HOME]
RE: Antibiogram Policy
[DATE]
Antibiotics are among the most commonly prescribed pharmaceuticals in long-term car…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47671/psn-pdf
January 01, 2019 - Racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic disparities in patient
safety events for hospitalized children.
December 19, 2018
Stockwell DC, Landrigan CP, Toomey SL, et al. Racial, Ethnic, and Socioeconomic Disparities in Patient
Safety Events for Hospitalized Children. Hosp Pediatr. 2019;9(1):1-5. doi:10.1542/hpeds.2018-0131…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/glossary/failure-mode-and-effect-analysis-fmea
September 13, 2021 - Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (FMEA)
September 13, 2021
Anonymous (not verified)
A common process used to prospectively identify error risk within a particular process. FMEA begins with a complete process mapping that identifies all the steps that must occur for a given process to occur (e.g., programming an…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/cauti-hospitals/toolkit-about.html
March 01, 2018 - About the Toolkit Development
Toolkit for Reducing CAUTI in Hospitals
The toolkit was developed as part of a national implementation project to reduce CAUTI in hospitals. The 4-year project brought together subject matter experts and participating hospitals across the country.
Background
Catheter-associ…
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/spotlights_archive.jsp
December 01, 2019 - Research Spotlights - Archives
An official website of the Department of Health & Human Services
Search All AHRQ Websites
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol2/Zhang.pdf
January 01, 2004 - Each task and subtask in the hierarchy is
assigned a code that indicates the level of the task and the
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol2/Advances-Stalhandske2_70.pdf
March 01, 2006 - Furthermore, the evidence indicates that better organized teams with
good leadership and staff support
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/vaccines-safety-protocol-130325.pdf
September 18, 2012 - Protocol Amendment - Safety of Vaccines 030413
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Source: www:effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov
Originally published online: October 22, 2012; Republished: March 25, 2013
Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol
Safety of Vaccines Used for Routine Immunizatio…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/dementia-horizon-scan-high-impact-1412.pdf
February 01, 2015 - DEMENTIA INCLUDING ALZHEIMER'S #04
AHRQ Healthcare Horizon Scanning System – Potential
High-Impact Interventions Report
Priority Area 04: Dementia (Including Alzheimer’s
Disease)
Prepared for:
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
540 Gaither Road
…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/gurwitz-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - Final Progress Report: Enhancing the Safety of Warfarin in the Nursing Home
Project Title: Enhancing the Safety of Warfarin in the Nursing Home
Principal Investigator: Jerry H. Gurwitz, MD
Principal Team Members: Jerry Gurwitz, MD; Terry S. Field, DSc; Jennifer Tjia, MD,
MSCE; Kathleen M. Mazor, EdD; Leslie R. Ha…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/results/research/practice-survey-nw.pdf
June 02, 2025 - View Survey
Healthy Hearts Northwest Practice Survey
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/citation/cds4cpm-executive-summary-2024.pdf
January 01, 2024 - Clinical Decision Support for Chronic Pain Management - Executive Summary
Clinical Decision Support for
Chronic Pain Management
Executive Summary
Prepared for
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
5600 Fishers Lane
Rockville, MD 20857
Prepared by
Laura Haak Marcial, PhD
Sara Jacobs, PhD
Son…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/rotator-cuff-tears-future_research.pdf
February 01, 2013 - FRN 39 - Nonoperative and Operative Treatments for Rotator Cuff Tears: Future Research Needs
Future Research Needs Paper
Number 39
Nonoperative and
Operative Treatments for
Rotator Cuff Tears: Future
Research Needs
Future Research Needs Paper
Number 39
Nonoperative and Operative Treatments for Rotator
Cuf…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/beeline-spine
March 01, 2014 - "Yes" indicates adequate criterion validity. Reprinted with permission from Blackwell Publishing.
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb144.jsp
December 01, 2012 - Discharge status
Discharge status indicates the disposition of the patient at discharge from the hospital