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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/CHIPRA-Episiotomy-FactSheet.pdf
November 01, 2015 - Measure: Episiotomy (Overuse)
Measure: Episiotomy (Overuse)
Measure Developer: Pediatric Measurement Center of Excellence (PMCoE)
Numerator Denominator Exclusions Data Source(s)
Patients who
underwent an
episiotomy.
All patients, regardless of age, who
gave birth vaginally (without shoulder
dystocia), during …
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cauti-tools/ena-slides/case-study.html
October 01, 2015 - The Emergency Nurses Association Presents CAUTI Slides and Transcript
Case Study
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Table of Contents
The Emergency Nurses Association Presents CAUTI Slides and Transcript
Opening Materials: Attribution, Objectives, Introduction, and Main Menu
Part One: Traditional Practice …
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/press-releases/significant-patient-safety-improvement.html
July 01, 2022 - Major Study Finds Significant National Patient Safety Improvement
Press Release Date: July 12, 2022
A study published in JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association ( JAMA ) and funded and carried out by Health and Human Services (HHS) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) shows that rates…
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/2014chartbooks/womenhealth/wm-eff.html
September 01, 2015 - Chartbook on Women's Health Care
Effective Treatment of Leading Causes of Morbidity and Mortality
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Table of Contents
Chartbook on Women's Health Care
Acknowledgments
Women's Health Care
Key Findings of the 2014 QDR
2014 Chartbooks
Access to Health Care
Affordabil…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/factsheets/chipra_1516-p003-ef.pdf
March 01, 2016 - Measure: Tobacco Use and Help with Quitting Among Adolescents
Measure: Tobacco Use and Help with Quitting
Among Adolescents
Measure Developer: National Collaborative for Innovation in Quality Measurement
(NCINQ) at the National Committee for Quality Assurance
Numerator Denominator Exclusions Data Source(s)
Ado…
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www.ahrq.gov/chsp/about-chsp/centers/index.html
July 01, 2019 - Centers of Excellence and Coordinating Center
Contents
Centers of Excellence
Coordinating Center
Reports
Centers of Excellence
Dartmouth College Center of Excellence
The Dartmouth College Center of Excellence is studying the use of evidence-based innovations in health systems and their impact on…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-09/harris-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - Final Progress Report: Analyzing Nurses’ Impact on Outcomes Using Detailed Data
Analyzing Nurses’ Impact on Outcomes Using Detailed Data
Principal Investigator
Marcelline R. Harris, PhD
Mayo Clinic
200 1st St SW
Rochester MN 55905
Team Members
Mayo Clinic
V. Shane Pankratz, PhD
Cynthia Leibson…
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www.ahrq.gov/faqs/index.html?page=10
Frequently Asked Questions
Check to find the answers to your questions about the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
programs and activities. You can search by category or key words. You can also send us your questions or website
feedback here. We will respond to your requests based on the bes…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/blog/ahrqviews/index.html?page=0
November 07, 2024 - AHRQ Views
AHRQ Views blog posts offer insights into current healthcare issues and describe how AHRQ is working to make healthcare safer, higher quality, more accessible, equitable, and affordable. The list below includes blog posts from current and past Agency directors and staff.
Pagination
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www.ahrq.gov/policymakers/chipra/demoeval/what-we-learned/finalsummary/finalsummary2.html
September 01, 2015 - Key Lessons from the National Evaluation of the CHIPRA Quality Demonstration Grant Program
Reporting and using the Child Core Set of quality measures
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Table of Contents
Key Lessons from the National Evaluation of the CHIPRA Quality Demonstration Grant Program
Introduction
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www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/translate/scores/combine-measures.html
September 01, 2019 - Combining Healthcare Quality Measures Into Composites or Summary Scores
The more data you provide on individual measures, the more likely it is that users will be faced with information overload. Combining measures is one way to quickly reduce the number of data points included in your report. This page discuss…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/injuries/fallspx/manapb3.html
February 01, 2023 - The Falls Management Program: A Quality Improvement Initiative for Nursing Facilities
Appendix B5: Falls Assessment Cue Sheet
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Table of Contents
The Falls Management Program: A Quality Improvement Initiative for Nursing Facilities
Chapter 1. Introduction and Program Overview…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa/058-nursing-protocol-showering-liquid.docx
October 01, 2024 - AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention
Nursing Decolonization Protocol: Showering With 4% Chlorhexidine Gluconate (CHG) Liquid Soap
The following protocol details the process for performing skin decolonization with 4% chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) liquid in the shower.
Protocol Overview
· Daily CHG showering for all…
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www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/dxsafety-ehr-impact4.html
July 01, 2024 - Documenting Diagnosis: Exploring the Impact of Electronic Health Records on Diagnostic Safety
Challenges and Opportunities for Improvement in Diagnostic Documentation
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Table of Contents
Documenting Diagnosis: Exploring the Impact of Electronic Health Records on Diagnostic Safe…
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/2014chartbooks/hispanichealth/part2-sbuse.html
May 01, 2018 - Chartbook for Hispanic Health Care
Part 2: Trends in Priorities of the Heckler Report—Care for Substance Use Disorders
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Table of Contents
Chartbook for Hispanic Health Care
Acknowledgments
Health Care For Hispanics
National Quality Strategy Priorities: Patient Safety
N…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/surgery/tools/surgical-complication-prevention/ssi-investigation.html
December 01, 2017 - Surgical Site Infection Investigation Tool
AHRQ Safety Program for Surgery
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 appr…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/acute/chipra-232-section-5-table-6.pdf
January 01, 2013 - Section 5, Table 6
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Table 6: Evidence for Timely Fluid Bolus for Treatment of Children with Severe Sepsis or Septic
Shock
Type of
Evidence
Key Findings Level of
Evidence
(USPSTF
Ranking)
Citations
Clinical
guidelines
Pediatric considerations in severe sepsis:
In children, definitions of sepsis are…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/ncepcr/about/impact-stories/enabling-real-time.pdf
January 01, 2023 - Enabling Real-Time Identification of Burnout Risk Among Clinicians in Primary Care Practices
Enabling Real-Time Identification of Burnout Risk
Among Clinicians in Primary Care Practices
AHRQ Impact: Researchers have developed a
prediction tool to identify primary care practices
at high-risk of clinician burnout…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/pfp/updatedhacrateinfo.pdf
June 01, 2014 - Updated Information on the Annual Hospital-Acquired Condition Rate: 2011 and 2012
Updated Inform…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/resources/learning-lab/optimizing-safety-long-desc.html
June 01, 2020 - Optimizing Safety of Mother and Neonate in a Mixed Methods Learning Laboratory
Long Description
Principal Investigator: Louis Halamek, M.D., Stanford University, Stanford, CA
AHRQ Grant No.: HS023506
Project Period: 09/30/14–09/29/19
Description: The goal of this project was to establish a PSLL to a…