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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/3_TK2_T1-Suggested_Agenda_for_Meeting_on_Monitoring_Final.docx
October 01, 2016 - 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 all the topics.
Agenda for Antimicrobial Stewardship Monitoring
Date:
Time:
Participant’s Name
Discipline
Initials a
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/acute/chipra-0197-technicalspecs.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Ratio of Magnetic Resonance Imaging Scans to Computed Tomography Scans for the Evaluation of Children with Atraumatic Seizure: Technical Specifications
This measure assesses the ratio of the number of MRI scans to the number of CT scans obtained on or
within 30 days after the date of evaluation for …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/implementation/long-term-modules/module2/senior-leader-checklist.docx
March 01, 2017 - AHRQ Safety Program for Long-Term Care: HAIs/CAUTI
Long-Term Care Safety Modules
Senior Leader Checklist
Purpose: To provide senior leaders a checklist to plan and implement quality improvement and resident safety projects in a long-term care facility.
Who should use this tool? Senior leaders (long-term care faci…
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www.ahrq.gov/practiceimprovement/systemdesign/leancasestudies/lean-exhibit6-5.html
November 01, 2014 - Improving Care Delivery Through Lean: Implementation Case Studies
Exhibit 6.5. Chronology of Quality Improvement and Lean at Lakeview Healthcare
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Table of Contents
Improving Care Delivery Through Lean: Implementation Case Studies
Introduction to the Case Studies
Case 1. La…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/outcomes/chipra-140-section-7-b.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Section 7B
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqdr18/index.html
June 01, 2025 - 2018 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report
For the 16th 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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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/availability/chipra-234-technical-specs.pdf
December 01, 2015 - CHIPRA 234 Technical Specifications
Q-METRIC Availability of Specialty Services Measure 5, Access to Outpatient Dental Care for Children
U18HS020516
Page 33
Submitted December 2015
Measure 5: Access to Outpatient Dental Care for Children
Description
Rate of dental providers who have seen ≥1 enrolled…
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/stpra/stpraexh11.html
April 01, 2018 - Proactive Risk Assessment of Surgical Site Infection in Ambulatory Surgery Centers
Exhibit 11. Importance measures on events in rank order of criticality
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Table of Contents
Proactive Risk Assessment of Surgical Site Infection in Ambulatory Surgery Centers
Executive Summary
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/crcscreeningrpt/crcscreentab4-16.html
April 01, 2018 - Health Care Systems for Tracking Colorectal Cancer Screening Tests
Table 4.16. Screening Rate Multivariable Logistic Regression, Including Study Arm (Intervention and Control Practices): Reduced Model
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Table of Contents
Health Care Systems for Tracking Colorectal Cancer Screen…
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www.ahrq.gov/es/patient-safety/settings/hospital/red/toolkit/sampleagenda.html
March 01, 2013 - Re-Engineered Discharge (RED) Toolkit
Tool 2: How to Begin the Re-engineered Discharge Implementation At Your Hospital (continued)
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Table of Contents
Re-Engineered Discharge (RED) Toolkit
Tool 1: Overview
Tool 2: How To Begin the Re-engineered Discharge Implementation at Y…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/nicu_toolkit/nicupacket-apb-apnea.pdf
June 02, 2025 - NICU Family Information Packet, Appendix B, Apnea Of Prematurity
Apnea Of Prematurity
Characteristics
■ Respiratory pause for at least 20 seconds, or a pause that is accompanied by bradycardia (heart
rate <100 bpm), cyanosis, or pallor in an infant <37 weeks postmenstrual age (PMA).
■ Types of apnea:
– Central…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/nicu_toolkit/nicupacket-apb-anemia.pdf
June 02, 2025 - NICU Family Information Packet, Appendix B, Anemia of Prematurity
Anemia Of Prematurity
Characteristics
■ Occurs during the normal developmental switch from fetal to adult hemoglobin synthesis.
■ Immediately after birth, the increase in blood oxygen content results in the downregulation of
erythropoietin.
■ On…
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www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/distribute/promote/why-promote.html
December 01, 2022 - Why Promote a Health Care Quality Report to Consumers?
Among report sponsors and researchers in the field of quality reporting, a general consensus has emerged that:
The primary audience for public quality reports is health care consumers or, more often, a strategically chosen subset of those consumers.
A…
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www.ahrq.gov/teamstepps-program/curriculum/communication/tools/teachback.html
May 01, 2023 - Tool: Teach-Back
A teach‐back is an evidence‐based health literacy intervention that promotes patient engagement, patient safety, adherence, and quality . 1 In a teach-back, you ask the patient or family caregiver to explain the information they need to know or actions they need to take, in their own words. Te…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/abate/skills/staff-assessment-chg-basin-bath.pdf
March 01, 2022 - Staff Skills Assessment: Chlorhexidine Liquid Basin Bath Observation Checklist
Decolonization of
Non-ICU Patients With Devices
Section 12-4 – Staff Skills Assessment:
Chlorhexidine Liquid Basin Bath Observation Checklist
Individual Giving Chlorhexidine Gluconate (CHG) Bath
Please indicate who performed …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/abate/skills/staff-assessment-chg-cloth.pdf
March 01, 2022 - Staff Skills Assessment: Chlorhexidine Cloth Use Observation Checklist
Decolonization of
Non-ICU Patients With Devices
Section 12-3 – Staff Skills Assessment:
Chlorhexidine Cloth Use Observation Checklist
Individual Giving Chlorhexidine Gluconate (CHG) Bath
Please indicate who performed the CHG bath:
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-surgery/139-sample-completed-staff-safety-assessment.docx
April 01, 2025 - AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention: Targeting SSI
Staff Safety Assessment Sample
Surgical Services
For: Cardiac, Hip and Knee Joint Replacement, and Spinal Fusion SurgeriesPurpose of this form: This form is designed to tap into your experience to determine what risks are present in your clinical area or surgical …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/safety/antibiotic-use-commitment-poster.docx
November 01, 2019 - AHRQ Pub. No. 17(20)-0028-EF
November 2019
Our institution is committed to prescribing the most appropriate antibiotics when they are needed and to not prescribing antibiotics when they are not needed.
Please ask a member of your medical team if you have any questions about antibiotics.
Thank you!
Antibiotics are lif…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/surveys/nursing-home/2023-SOPS-Nursing-Home-DB-Infographic.pdf
January 01, 2023 - Surveys on Patient Safety Culture (SOPS) Nursing Home Survey: 2023 User Database Report Infographic Summary
Findings From the 2023 Nursing Home Survey Database
62
participating
nursing homes
3,224
nursing home staff
respondents
Average Response Rate by
Survey Administration Mode
Paper 52%
Web 45%…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/surveys/asc/asc_2020_overview_infographic-v2.pdf
January 01, 2020 - 2020 SOPS ASC Database Report Executive Summary Infographic
Surveys on Patient
Findings from the 2020 Survey on Patient Safety Culture (SOPS)
Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC) Database
The ASC SOPS Database assesses provider and st aff percept ions of their organization's pat ient
safety cu lture. The ASC SOPS Dat…