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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/long-term-care/resources/ontime/prevhosp/prevehosp-trans-intakenotes.pdf
June 02, 2025 - AHRQ’s Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Preventable Hospital and ED Visits - Transfer Note and Intake Note
AHRQ’s Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time
Preventable Hospital and Emergency Department Visits
Transfer Note and Intake Note
Transfer Notes and Intake Notes are not required, but the elemen…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/ktcquips98.html
October 01, 2014 - New Mexico Hospitals Use AHRQ Toolkit to Revise Protocol for Preventing Blood Clots
Search All Impact Case Studies
May 2012
Five New Mexico hospitals revised their protocol for preventing venous thromboembolism (VTE) after their State Quality Improvement Organization (QIO), the New Mexico Medical Review Ass…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/surgery/tools/surgical-complication-prevention/ssi_investigation.docx
January 01, 2017 - SSI Investigation Tool
Surgical Site Infection Investigation Tool
Introduction
Problem Statement
Your team cannot always predict which patients will develop a surgical site infection, but you can learn from them when they occur. To improve, perioperative teams need a structured approach to investigate infections at …
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cauti-tools/facil-guide/preventing-cauti-icu-setting-module2-speaker-notes.html
February 01, 2023 - Module 2: Urinary Catheter Maintenance Facilitator Notes
Preventing CAUTI in the ICU Setting
Slide 1
Say:
In Module 1, we discussed the indications for an indwelling urinary catheter, the causes of catheter-associated urinary tract infections or CAUTI in the intensive care unit or ICU, as well as metho…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/availability/chipra-235-section-2-tech-specs.pdf
June 02, 2025 - CHIPRA 235: Section 2, Detailed Measure Specifications
Rate of participating cardiologists, dermatologists, endocrinologists, gastroenterologists, hematologists/oncologists,
nephrologists, neurologists, otolaryngologists, pulmonologists, and rheumatologists who have seen ≥1 enrolled
child, age <18 years,…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/131-ss-swiss-cheese.pptx
April 01, 2025 - PowerPoint Presentation
Learning From Defects: Applying the “Swiss Cheese Model” of System Failures
Surgical Services
For: Cardiac, Hip and Knee Joint Replacement, and Spinal Fusion Surgeries
AHRQ Pub. No. 25-0029
April 2025
AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention: Targeting SSI
AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevent…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/143-cusp-tip-sheet-engaging-staff.docx
April 01, 2025 - Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP) Tip Sheet:
Engaging Staff in MRSA Prevention
Surgical Services
For: Cardiac, Hip and Knee Joint Replacement, and Spinal Fusion Surgeries
Purpose
Surgical service–based teams are the cornerstone for CUSP work in the perioperative environment. However, to be successful, CUS…
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/chartbooks/blackhealth/part2-subuse.html
June 01, 2018 - Chartbook on Health Care for Blacks
Part 2: Trends in Priorities of the Heckler Report—Care for Substance Use Disorders
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Table of Contents
Chartbook on Health Care for Blacks
Health Care for Blacks
Acknowledgments
Part 1: Overviews of the Report and the Black Population …
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www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/resources/writing/tip1.html
May 01, 2015 - Tip 1. In a Quality Report, Write Text That’s Easy To Understand
The ability of a reader to understand the information in a performance report depends upon many factors, including:
The simplicity of words and sentence structure.
The clarity and cohesiveness of explanatory text.
The reader’s background…
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www.ahrq.gov/prevention/resources/chronic-care/clinical-community-relationships-measures-atlas/ccrm-atlasapb.html
March 01, 2013 - Clinical-Community Relationships Measures (CCRM) Atlas
Appendix B. National Quality Measures Clearinghouse™ Data Sources
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Table of Contents
Clinical-Community Relationships Measures (CCRM) Atlas
Introduction
Acknowledgments
1. Why Was the Clinical-Community Relationships…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/events/20140115_DB/5_Francis_Fullam_slide_45-52.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Using the CAHPS Database to Compare, Report, and Improve Organizational Performance
®
Lessons Learned from 2010 Pilot
45
®
46
UHC Results Compared to National
When comparing UHC hospitals to national averages for primary care:
• Doctor Communications, Overall “9 and 10” rat…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/4_TK1_T2-Clinician_letter_Final_0.pdf
October 01, 2016 - Nursing Home
Antimicrobial Stewardship Guide
Determine Whether To Treat
Toolkit 1. Suspected UTI SBAR Toolkit
Tool 2. Clinician Letter
[PRINTED ON NURSING HOME OR MEDICAL DIRECTOR’S STATIONERY]
[Date]
[Prescribing Clinician Name]
Recipient Address
City, State Zip]
Re: Change in protocol regarding u…
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/diabetesnetwork/diabnet1.html
October 01, 2014 - Hispanic Diabetes Disparities Learning Network in Community Health Centers
Chapter 1. Introduction
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Table of Contents
Hispanic Diabetes Disparities Learning Network in Community Health Centers
Chapter 1. Introduction
Chapter 2. Project Description
Chapter 3. Structure of…
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/ptmgmt/conclusions.html
July 01, 2018 - Patient Self-Management Support Programs: An Evaluation
Conclusions
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Table of Contents
Patient Self-Management Support Programs: An Evaluation
Acknowledgments
Introduction and Purpose
Summary
Background
Methodology
Design Options for a Self-Management Support Progr…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/resources/tools/prevent/maintenance-checklist.html
March 01, 2017 - Appendix H. Indwelling Urinary Catheter Maintenance Checklist
AHRQ Safety Program for Long-Term Care: HAIs/CAUTI
Instructions for Use
Purpose
Use of a standardized indwelling urinary catheter (IUC) maintenance checklist can ensure that residents are protected through application of nationally …
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/resources/tools/prevent/insertion-checklist.html
March 01, 2017 - Appendix G. Indwelling Urinary Catheter Insertion Checklist
AHRQ Safety Program for Long-Term Care: HAIs/CAUTI
Instructions for Use
Purpose
Use of a standardized indwelling urinary catheter (IUC) insertion checklist can ensure that residents are protected through application of nationally reco…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/resources/tools/cauti-surveillance/review-form.docx
March 01, 2017 - BLADDER SCAN – POLICY #2202 12/11/06
Appendix K.
CAUTI Case Review Form
Purpose
The CAUTI Case Review Form is a performance improvement look-back tool that assists long-term care (LTC) facilities with identifying possible resident care issues that might have contributed to a catheter-associated urinary tract infecti…
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/iomracereport/reldataapitab1f.html
May 01, 2018 - Race, Ethnicity, and Language Data: Standardization for Health Care Quality Improvement
Table I-1. Subcommittee Template: Comparison of Spoken Language Categories and Coding (continued)
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Table of Contents
Race, Ethnicity, and Language Data: Standardization for Health Care Qual…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/results/research/cooperative-context.pdf
June 01, 2013 - Coop_Context_Info_Assessment_Final
COOPERATIVE CONTEXT ASSESSMENT INFORMATION
What is the importance of context?
Cooperatives’ initiatives are taking place in different settings and have a variety of different partners and
stakeholders involved. Understanding these projects requires examination of the cont…
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cdsic.ahrq.gov/cdsic/planning-reporting-tool
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