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www.ahrq.gov/es/tools/index.html?page=4
October 01, 2024 - Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP) The CUSP toolkit includes training tools to make care safer. More
The SHARE Approach Five-step process for clinicians and their patients More
EvidenceNOW Tools for Change Helping practices implement evidence More
Tools
The …
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www.ahrq.gov/cpi/centers/ockt/kt/tools/impuspstf/impuspstf3.html
October 01, 2014 - Section 3. Appendix
Additional Prevention Materials and Resources from AHRQ
When you use The Guide to Clinical Preventive Services 2009 in the classroom or in practice, here are some additional products AHRQ developed based on the recommendations that you may find helpful. These items can be printed from yo…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/blog/ahrqviews/eliminate-diagnostic-errors.html
August 01, 2022 - AHRQ Views: Blog posts from AHRQ leaders
AHRQ Expands Its Repertoire to Eliminate Diagnostic Errors
AUG
22
2022
By
Robert Otto
Valdez,
Ph.D., M.H.S.A.
R. Valdez, Ph.D., M.H.S.A.
Too many Americans have experienced the health-related consequences and anxieties that f…
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www.ahrq.gov/nhguide/toolkits/help-clinicians-choose-the-right-antibiotic/toolkit3-develop-implement-antibiogram-program.html
November 01, 2016 - Toolkit 3. The Nursing Home Antibiogram Program Toolkit: How To Develop and Implement an Antibiogram Program
Toolkit Effectiveness
This toolkit reflects the results of preliminary work with three nursing homes to develop the antibiogram, train staff, and implement the program. 1
Overview of the Toolkit
Wh…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/chsp/compendium/2018-hospital-linkage-techdoc-appb.pdf
January 01, 2018 - Comparative Health System Performance Initiative: Compendium of U.S. Health Systems, 2018, Hospital Linkage File, Technical Documentation-Appendix B
Comparative Health System Performance
Initiative: Compendium of U.S. Health Systems,
2018, Hospital Linkage File, Technical
Documentation
Prepared for:
Agency for…
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www.ahrq.gov/takeheart/training/implementing-automatic-referral/index.html
April 01, 2023 - Implementing Automatic Referral
This focus area will walk you through the necessary steps for implementing an automatic referral system in your hospital.
Automatic referral is a proven, evidence-based strategy to increase participation in cardiac rehabilitation (CR). Automatic referral is the systematic, au…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/mui/implementing-automated-ptquestionnaires.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Implementing Automated Patient Questionnaires
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Implementing
Automated Patient
Questionnaires
IT2 Team – Northwestern Medicine
This project was funded under grant number U18HS028744
from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
(AHRQ), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
(HHS). The authors…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/201518.html
July 01, 2015 - New York City Uses AHRQ's TeamSTEPPS®, Other AHRQ Resources to Advance Patient Safety
Search All Impact Case Studies
July 2015
Description
New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation (HHC), the nation’s largest municipal health care delivery system, uses several AHRQ resources to improve patient care…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/implementation/implementation-guide.html
May 01, 2017 - Implementation Guide
The Implementation Guide discusses the importance of using the safe surgery checklist as a teamwork and communication tool to improve patient safety.
Implementation Guide ( PDF , 441 KB; Text Version )
Appendixes
Appendix A. Facility Spreadsheet for One-on-One Conversations ( Word …
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www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/teledx-table1.html
August 01, 2020 - Telediagnosis for Acute Care: Implications for the Quality and Safety of Diagnosis
Table 1. Implications of Telediagnosis for Diagnostic Quality and Safety
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Table of Contents
Telediagnosis for Acute Care: Implications for the Quality and Safety of Diagnosis
Introduction
Ev…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/abate/nursing-protocols/standing-order-protocol-mupirocin.docx
March 01, 2022 - Standing Order Protocol: Nasal Mupirocin
Decolonization of
Non-ICU Patients With Devices
Section 9-3 – Standing Order Protocol:
Nasal Mupirocin
The following is a standing order protocol for implementing nasal decolonization in adult non-intensive care unit (ICU) patients who are methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/toolkits/vchip-strategies-for-kdd.pdf
February 01, 2015 - Strategies to Improve Asthma Care and Treatment in Primary Care Practices
Strategies to Improve Asthma Care and Treatment in Primary Care Practices*
The following are strategies that healthcare professionals and primary care practices used to improve office systems to address and
promote optimal asthma treatment as…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/sustainability/management/visual-comp-kit.html
June 01, 2017 - Visual Management Board Component Kit
Contents
1. Why Have a Visual Management Board?
2. Tips for Using a Visual Management Board
3. Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) “Ramp”: Learn To Use a Visual Management Board
4. Visual Management Board Example: Elements You Can Use
5. Connections to Other Components
6. …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patientsafetyculture/asc/ascwebinar/brownslides.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Digestive Health Clinic, LLC: Slide Presentation
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34
Digestive Health Clinic, LLC
Idaho Endoscopy Center, LLC
Erin Brown, RN
Director of Nursing Services
35
35
Digestive Health Clinic (DHC)
• State-of-the-art physician-owned outpatient healthcare
facility
• Provides for the comprehensive care o…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/toolkits/flow-diagrams.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Asthma 1 Measure Calculation Steps
Medicaid/APCD
claims data
Eligibility Table
(summary of continuous
enrollment periods by
payer and member)
Transformation of
location specific
data to input file
specifications1
Comorbidity
Claims (all medical
claims during time
frame)
Pharmacy Claims
Data
HEDIS
…
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/iomracereport/reldata3tab3-2.html
May 01, 2018 - Race, Ethnicity, and Language Data: Standardization for Health Care Quality Improvement
Table 3-2: Race and Ethnicity Categories Collected by Various Data Sources
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Table of Contents
Race, Ethnicity, and Language Data: Standardization for Health Care Quality Improvement
Summa…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/heart-health/aspirin-use-pcor.pdf
November 01, 2016 - Evidence Now Fact Sheets - Aspirin Use by High-Risk Individuals
Aspirin Use by High-Risk Individuals
Rationale for Aspirin Use by High-risk Individuals
Patients with heart disease or who have had a stroke in the past are at high risk
for having a heart …
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/injuries/fallspx/manapb2txt.html
December 01, 2017 - The Falls Management Program: A Quality Improvement Initiative for Nursing Facilities
Appendix B2: Tracking Record for Improving Patient Safety TRIPS (Text Description)
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Table of Contents
The Falls Management Program: A Quality Improvement Initiative for Nursing Facilities
C…
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/iomracereport/reldata1tab1-1.html
May 01, 2018 - Race, Ethnicity, and Language Data: Standardization for Health Care Quality Improvement
Table 1-1. Categories and Definitions Promulgated by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the U.S. Bureau of the Census
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Table of Contents
Race, Ethnicity, and Language Data: Stand…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/heart-health/aspirin-algorithm.pdf
December 14, 2015 - Heart Health Now Aspirin Algorithm
Heart Health Now Aspirin Algorithm
Adapted from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Lipid Algorithm
Men and women 50-70, and all
patients with ASCVD
Does the patient a recent ulcer,
recent bleed, or have a life
expectancy of <5 y?
Exit algorithm: discussion with
pr…