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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/clabsi-cauti-icu/urine-culturing.pptx
April 01, 2022 - Urine Culturing Stewardship in the ICU Setting Facilitator Notes
Urine Culturing Stewardship in the ICU Setting
AHRQ Safety Program for Intensive Care Units: Preventing CLABSI and CAUTI
AHRQ Pub. No. 17(22)-0019
April 2022
AHRQ Safety Program for Intensive Care Units: Preventing CLABSI and CAUTI
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Case Study: To C…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/chronic/chipra-212-tech-specs.pdf
June 02, 2025 - CHIPRA 212 Technical Specifications
This measure assesses the percentage of children, ages 1 through 17 years with persistent asthma, who,
during the measurement year, presented to a hospital emergency department (ED) for an asthma
exacerbation and were prescribed an inhaled corticosteroid (ICS) at the…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol3/Furmaga.pdf
January 01, 2005 - Reducing the Use of Short-acting Nifedipine by Hypertensives Using a Pharmaceutical Database
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Reducing the Use of Short-acting
Nifedipine by Hypertensives Using
a Pharmaceutical Database
Elaine M. Furmaga, Peter A. Glassman,
Francesca E. Cunningham, Chester B. Good
Abstract
Objective: In view of the wi…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/cauti-tools/impl-guide/implementation-guide-appendix-g.pdf
September 01, 2015 - AHRQ Safety Program for Reducing CAUTI in Hospitals - Appendix G. Urinary Catheter Project Fact Sheet.
AHRQ Safety Program for Reducing CAUTI in Hospitals
Appendix G. Urinary Catheter Project Fact Sheet
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/5_TK2_P1T2-Prescribing_clinician_survey_Phase_1_final.pdf
May 01, 2014 - Nursing Home Readiness and Resource Assessment
Advancing Excellence in Health Care www.ahrq.gov
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
HAIs
Healthcare-
Associated
Infections
PREVENT
Comprehensive Antibiogram Toolkit: Phase 1
Prescribing Clinician Survey
[NURSING HOME NAME] is considering implementing an …
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/chartbooks/careaffordability/measures.html
June 01, 2018 - Chartbook on Care Affordability
Care Affordability Trends and Measures
Previous Page Next Page
Table of Contents
Chartbook on Care Affordability
Acknowledgments
Care Affordability
Care Affordability Trends and Measures
Measures of Access Problems Due to Health Care Costs
Measures of Inef…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/cauti-hospitals/toolkit-impl.html
October 01, 2020 - Implementation
Toolkit for Reducing CAUTI in Hospitals
The Implementation module of the Toolkit for Reducing CAUTI in Hospitals discusses the importance of a comprehensive, unit-based approach to safety and its impact on improving patient care. It takes users step by step through execution of clinical and cul…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/surgery/tools/surgical-complication-prevention/antibiotic_audit.docx
December 01, 2017 - Antibiotic Audit Tool
Antibiotic Audit Tool
Introduction
Problem Statement
Perioperative antimicrobial prophylaxis is an important strategy to prevent surgical site infection. Appropriate selection, dosing, and redosing ensure that the antibiotic concentration in surgical site tissue is maintained above the minimum…
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/environmental-scan-programs/envscan-program1.html
April 01, 2018 - A program that does not specify any instructional objectives may be an indicator of a less structured
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/sustainability/management/visual-fac-notes.html
June 01, 2017 - Next, some indicator of the status of concerns is important, along with assigned staff and followup actions
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/sustainability/management/visual/visual-mgmt-facnotes.docx
May 01, 2017 - Next, some indicator of the status of concerns is important, along with assigned staff and followup actions
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www.ahrq.gov/policymakers/chipra/overview/background/next-steps3.html
December 01, 2009 - Using the AHRQ Pediatric Quality Indicator (PDI), the rate of hospital admissions for short-term complications
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/2014chartbooks/hispanichealth/part3-nqs6.html
October 01, 2015 - Shortness of breath interferes with activities such as walking and is an important health status indicator
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-10/gorelick-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - included in subsequent models as a single (linear) term; if there was
evidence of nonlinearity, indicator … Two variables were included in the model
as part of an interaction term that includes an indicator
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/cauti-tools/archived-webinars/reducing-unnecessary-urinary-catheter-use-ed.pptx
June 02, 2025 - Reducing Unnecessary Urinary Catheter Use in the Emergency Department
Reducing Unnecessary Urinary Catheter Use in the Emergency Department
Margarita E. Pena, MD, FACEP
Medical Director, Clinical Decision Unit
St. John Hospital and Medical Center
Detroit, MI
Learning Objectives
Explain how to establish gui…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/cauti-tools/guides/resphys-champions-pocketgd.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Resident Physicians as Champions in Preventing Device-Associated Infections Pocket Guide
PREVENT DEVICE-ASSOCIATED INFECTIONS
EVALUATE ALL DEVICES DAILY!
Indwelling devices that HEAL may also HARM!
Use them only when necessary.
• What is the INDICATION for the device?
• Can the device be DISCONTINUED?
• …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-07/overhage-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - Final Progress Report: Improved Patient Safety with Information Technology
Final Progress Report
Title of Project: Improved Patient Safety with Information Technology
Principal Investigator: J. Marc Overhage, MD, PhD
Team Members: Irmina Gradus-Pizlo, MD
Chris Steinmetz, MD
Karen Wolf, MD
JingJin Li, PhD…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-04/naughton-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - Final Progress Report: Pneumonia Mortality Risk Index to Support Discussions of Care Options with Elders
TITLE PAGE
FINAL Progress Report for 1R03HS023656-01A1
FINAL REPORT Period: 08/01/2015 – 07-31/2017
Project Title: Pneumonia Mortality Risk Index to Support Discussions of Care Options with Elders …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/cauti-tools/cauti-icu/preventing-cauti-icu-setting-module_1-speaker-notes.docx
September 01, 2015 - AHRQ Safety Program for Reducing CAUTI in Hospitals
Preventing CAUTI in the ICU Setting
Module 1: Overview
SAY:
“Preventing CAUTI in the ICU Setting” is a four-module program designed for intensive care unit, or ICU, nurses to gain a sense of confidence and demonstrate competence in catheter-associated urinary tra…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cauti-tools/archived-webinars/ed-catheter-insertions-transcript.html
December 01, 2017 - Emergency Department and Catheter Insertion
Webinar Transcript
Paul Tedrick
AHA – Chicago
September 10, 2013
11:00 AM CT
Operator: This is a recording of the Paul Tedrick conference with the American Hospital Association on September 10 th , 2013, at 11:00AM Central Time. Ladies and gentlemen, thank yo…