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www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/explain/communicate/framework.html
December 01, 2022 - Provide a Framework for Understanding Healthcare Quality
The general public may not have a clear “mental model” of healthcare quality, which can make it hard for them to understand your comparative report. To overcome these common barriers, you can provide a simple framework that will help people understand wha…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/5_TK1_T3-Sample_Letter_of_Agreement_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
Tool 3. Sample Letter of Agreement With a Laboratory
[DATE]
[NAME OF LABORATORY]
[ADDRESS OF LABORATORY]
RE: Preparing an Annual Antibiogram for […
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/5_TK2_P1T1-Nursing_Home_Readiness_and_Resource_Assessment_Phase_1.doc
May 01, 2014 - Comprehensive Antibiogram Toolkit: Phase 1
Nursing Home Readiness and Resource Assessment
This worksheet is designed to be used as a tool to evaluate your nursing home’s readiness to implement an antibiogram program successfully. “Yes” responses to items below indicate readiness in a particular area of the environment…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/5_TK1_T3-Sample_Letter_of_Agreement_final.docx
October 01, 2016 - Tool 3. Sample Letter of Agreement With a Laboratory
[DATE]
[NAME OF LABORATORY]
[ADDRESS OF LABORATORY]
RE: Preparing an Annual Antibiogram for [NURSING HOME NAME]
Dear [INSERT NAME]:
The [NURSING HOME NAME] is planning to use an annual antibiogram report as part of a quality initiative to improve the appropriate pre…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/3_TK2_T1-Suggested_Agenda_for_Meeting_on_Monitoring_Final.pdf
October 01, 2016 - Nursing Home
Antimicrobial Stewardship Guide
Implement, Monitor, & Sustain a Program
Toolkit 2. Monitor and Sustain Stewardship
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 …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/5_TK2_T6-Using_Nursing_Home_Antibiograms_to_Choose_the_Right_Antibiotic_Data_Entry_Form.docx
May 01, 2014 - Nursing Home Antimicrobial Stewardship Guide
Using Nursing Home Antibiograms To Choose the Right Antibiotic
Toolkit 2: Concise Antibiogram Toolkit
Tool 6: Excel Data Entry Form—Helpful Hints
Some Helpful Hints for using the spreadsheet template:
Add or delete antibiotics
If your laboratory does not test against a cer…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/hcupnet
December 24, 2008 - Database/Directory
HCUPnet.
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HCUPnet. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance/item-sets/cg/suppl-decisionmaking-cg30-child.html
December 01, 2018 - Supplemental Items for the CAHPS Clinician & Group Child Survey 3.0: Shared Decisionmaking
Population version: Child
Download these items: English (Word, 29 KB)
Users of the CAHPS Clinician & Group Survey are free to incorporate supplemental items in order to meet the needs of their organizations, local…
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integrationacademy.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2020-07/AUDIT.pdf
January 01, 2020 - Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test; (Seale et al 2006; Reinert et al 2007)
The Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT), developed in 1982 by the World
Health Organization, is a simple way to screen and identify people at risk of alcohol
problems.
1. How often do you have a drink containin…
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Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Site Map
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/common-formats-event-reporting-diagnostic-safety-version-10
December 24, 2008 - Measurement Tool/Indicator
Common Formats for Event Reporting - Diagnostic Safety Version 1.0
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Common Formats for Event Reporting - Diagnostic Safety Version 1.0 Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/new-analysis-shows-hospitals-improving-performance-key-patient-safety-measures-surpassing-pre
October 23, 2024 - Book/Report
New Analysis Shows Hospitals Improving Performance on Key Patient Safety Measures Surpassing Pre-pandemic Levels.
Citation Text:
New Analysis Shows Hospitals Improving Performance On Key Patient Safety Measures Surpassing Pre-Pandemic Levels. Chicago, IL: American Hospital As…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/anticoagulant-safety-practices-call-pharmacist-supervision
May 08, 2024 - Newspaper/Magazine Article
Anticoagulant safety practices call for pharmacist supervision.
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Anticoagulant safety practices call for pharmacist supervision. Scott A.
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/toolssoftware/ccs_svcsproc/ccscpt_license.jsp;jsessionid=3D53B45F5F53123DCF283FCC8F21BAA1
January 01, 2019 - HCUP-US Tools & Software Page CCS-Services and Procedures License Agreement
End User Agreement:
LICENSE FOR USE OF CURRENT PROCEDURAL TERMINOLOGY, FOURTH EDITION (CPT®)
CPT only copyright 2019 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. CPT is a registered trademark of the American Medica…
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www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/measures/six-domains.html
March 01, 2025 - Six Domains of Healthcare Quality
A handful of analytic frameworks for quality assessment have guided measure development initiatives in the public and private sectors. One of the most influential is the framework put forth by the Institute of Medicine (IOM), which includes the following six aims for the health…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/index.html
September 01, 2021 - AHRQ's Quality & Patient Safety Programs by Setting: Long-Term Care
CAHPS ® Nursing Home Survey was developed by AHRQ and designed to measure patients’ experiences of their care, including communication with doctors and nurses, responsiveness of staff, and other indicators of safe, high-quality care. The su…
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/P2BsfdYoqKa6-9a-Wh5VqB
Behavioral Counseling Interventions to Promote a Healthful Diet and Physical Activity for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in Adults: Clinical Summary of USPSTF Recommendation
BEHAVIORAL COUNSELING INTERVENTIONS TO PROMOTE A HEALTHFUL DIET AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY FOR
CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE PREVENTION IN ADULTS
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www.ahrq.gov/chsp/defining-health-systems/index.html
January 01, 2023 - Defining Health Systems
The first step in studying health systems is to develop a definition of what constitutes a "health system," which is expected to evolve over time. Below, each Center of Excellence has contributed its own definition as a starting point, as has AHRQ and the Coordinating Center, which it us…
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/toolssoftware/ccs_svcsproc/ccscpt_license.jsp;jsessionid=4A02F83489D278DB38DB4230661E0DE2
January 01, 2019 - HCUP-US Tools & Software Page CCS-Services and Procedures License Agreement
End User Agreement:
LICENSE FOR USE OF CURRENT PROCEDURAL TERMINOLOGY, FOURTH EDITION (CPT®)
CPT only copyright 2019 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. CPT is a registered trademark of the American Medica…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-safety-surgery-study
March 01, 2017 - Special or Theme Issue
The Patient Safety in Surgery Study.
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The Patient Safety in Surgery Study. J Am Coll Surg. 2007;204(6):1087-1300.
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