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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/3_TK1_T5-Draft_Policies_and_Procedures_for_the_Antimicrobial_Stewardship_Program_final.pdf
October 01, 2016 - Nursing Home
Antimicrobial Stewardship Guide
Implement, Monitor, & Sustain a Program
Toolkit 1. Start an Antimicrobial Stewardship Program
Tool 5. Draft Policies and Procedures for the Antimicrobial
Stewardship Program
This tool includes a draft policy and a draft set of procedures. As needed, the antimi…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/3_TK1_T5-Draft_Policies_and_Procedures_for_the_Antimicrobial_Stewardship_Program_final.docx
October 01, 2016 - Tool 5. Draft Policies and Procedures for the Antimicrobial Stewardship Program
This tool includes a draft policy and a draft set of procedures. As needed, the antimicrobial stewardship program team should request the nursing home’s management or corporate office to help develop, review, edit, and approve all policies …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/chronic/chipra-216-section-2-tech-specs.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Sickle Cell Disease Technical Specifications
Sickle Cell Disease
Measure 15: Appropriate Emergency Department Fever Management
for Children with Sickle Cell Disease
Description
The percentage of children identified as having Sickle Cell Disease presenting to an emergency
department with fever during the me…
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/implementation-and-dissemination-gabby-health-information-technology-system
January 01, 2023 - Implementation and Dissemination of 'Gabby,' a Health Information Technology System for Young Women, Into Community-Based Clinical Sites
Project Final Report ( PDF , 640.19 KB) Disclaimer
Disclaimer
The findings and conclusions in this document are those of the author(s), who are…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cannabis-2023-surv-rep-4.pdf
January 01, 2023 - Living Systematic Review on Cannabis and Other Plant-Based Treatments for Chronic Pain: 2023 Update -- Surveillance Report 4
Living Systematic Review on Cannabis and Other
Plant-Based Treatments for Chronic Pain: 2023
Update – Surveillance Report 4
Search Results:
May 2024
Systematic Review: Chou R, Ahme…
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www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/measures/measure-questions.html
November 01, 2018 - Key Questions When Choosing Health Care Quality Measures
When selecting measures to include in your report, you need to consider two issues:
Whether the measures are "good".
Whether the measures are appropriate for your audience.
Are the Measures Good?
The easiest way to determine whether a measure …
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www.ahrq.gov/
August 31, 2025 - Explore National Hospital Care Trends
HCUP offers the largest collection of hospital care data across states, including inpatient and emergency services.
See How Americans Use Health Care
MEPS tracks medical services, costs, and coverage for U.S…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/association-label-drug-use-and-adverse-drug-events-adult-population
February 03, 2011 - Study
Classic
Association of off-label drug use and adverse drug events in an adult population.
Citation Text:
Eguale T, Buckeridge DL, Verma A, et al. Association of Off-label Drug Use and Adverse Drug Events in an Adult Population. JAMA Intern Med. 2016;176(1)…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/association-surgical-task-during-training-team-skill-acquisition-among-surgical-residents
March 12, 2025 - Study
Association of a surgical task during training with team skill acquisition among surgical residents: the missing piece in multidisciplinary team training.
Citation Text:
Sparks JL, Crouch DL, Sobba K, et al. Association of a Surgical Task During Training With Team Skill Acquisition…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/results/research/submission-form-nw.pdf
June 02, 2025 - H2N BP Chart Abstraction Protocol and Timeline
H2N Chart Abstraction Protocol
Goal: to abstract BP data for Q42015, Q42016, Q42017 from practices who are unable to produce electronic ABCS
reports. Ultimate goals is a dataset of BP from 3 quarters from 188 practices total to enable analysis of specific aims.
P…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/demoeval/demostates/ncstateataglance.pdf
March 01, 2012 - North Carolina State at a Glance
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digital.ahrq.gov/2018-year-review/research-summary/improves-care-patients
January 01, 2018 - AHRQ-Funded Research Improves Care of Patients and Their Engagement in Care
AHRQ Health IT-funded research supports patient-centered care, which includes the use of patient-reported outcomes (PROs). Also, while technology usability is a cross-cutting theme throughout most of AHRQ’s hea…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/variations-gps-decisions-investigate-suspected-lung-cancer-factorial-experiment-using
August 03, 2022 - Study
Variations in GPs' decisions to investigate suspected lung cancer: a factorial experiment using multimedia vignettes.
Citation Text:
Sheringham J, Sequeira R, Myles J, et al. Variations in GPs' decisions to investigate suspected lung cancer: a factorial experiment using multimedia …
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/ktcquips87.html
October 01, 2014 - Six Texas Hospitals Improve Care With AHRQ Medication Reconciliation Toolkit
Search All Impact Case Studies
November 2011
Between January and September 2010, AHRQ partnered with seven Quality Improvement Organizations (QIOs) to deliver a series of onsite learning sessions and provider support calls focusing…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/best-practices/ASB-one-page.pdf
November 01, 2019 - Asymptomatic Bacteriuria
Diagnosis
• Asymptomatic bacteriuria (ASB) is a positive urine culture in a patient with no signs or
symptoms of a urinary tract infection (e.g., dysuria, frequency, urgency, fever, flank pain).
• ASB is common and often assocated with pyuria (urine containing ≥10 white blood cells …
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/patient-reminders-and-notifications
January 01, 2023 - Patient Reminders and Notifications
Project Final Report ( PDF , 557.74 KB) Disclaimer
Disclaimer
The findings and conclusions in this document are those of the author(s), who are responsible for its content, and do not necessarily represent the views of AHRQ. No statement in t…
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digital.ahrq.gov/health-it-tools-and-resources/workflow-assessment-health-it-toolkit/research/tolar-m
January 01, 2023 - Tolar M, Balka E. "Caring for individual patients and beyond: enhancing care through secondary use of data in a general practice setting."
Reference
Tolar M, Balka E. Caring for individual patients and beyond: enhancing care through secondary use of data in a general practice setting. Int J Med Inform…
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digital.ahrq.gov/health-it-tools-and-resources/workflow-assessment-health-it-toolkit/research/bloomfield-h-et-al-2005
January 01, 2005 - Bloomfield H et al. 2005 "A trial of education, prompts, and opinion leaders to improve prescription of lipid modifying therapy by primary care physicians for patients with ischemic heart disease."
Reference
Bloomfield H, Nelson D, Van Ryn M, et al. A trial of education, prompts, and opinion leaders t…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/systematic-review-types-and-causes-prescribing-errors-generated-using-computerized-provider
July 02, 2019 - Review
A systematic review of the types and causes of prescribing errors generated from using computerized provider order entry systems in primary and secondary care.
Citation Text:
Brown CL, Mulcaster HL, Triffitt KL, et al. A systematic review of the types and causes of prescribing err…
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/integrating-patient-reported-outcomes-and-electronic-health-record-data-improve
January 01, 2023 - Integrating Patient-Reported Outcomes and Electronic Health Record Data to Improve Clinical Decision Support for Depression Treatment
Project Final Report ( PDF , 805.09 KB) Disclaimer
Disclaimer
The findings and conclusions in this document are those of the author(s), who are …