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www.ahrq.gov/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/hais/index.html
June 01, 2018 - Health Care-Associated Infections
This page features helpful links to information, tools, and resources on healthcare-associated infections (HAIs), which are the most common complication of hospital care and are one of the top 10 leading causes of death in the United States. AHRQ-funded research and initiatives…
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www.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/tools/keydrivers/optimize-health-it.html
November 01, 2018 - Key Driver 3: Optimize Health Information Systems to Extract Data and Support Use of Evidence in Practice
Print this page to PDF
Accurate and actionable data are needed to put evidence into practice, and clinical information systems can facilitate or hamper a practice’s ability to generate and use data. Pract…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/201528.html
October 01, 2015 - AHRQ Research Reviews, Medical Guidelines Featured in Online Clinical Reference Tool
Search All Impact Case Studies
October 2015
AHRQ's comparative effectiveness reviews and its online National Guideline ClearinghouseTM (NGC) are among resources used by DynaMed, an online clinical reference tool providi…
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance/helpful-resources/planning/Define-Your-Project-Goals.html
December 01, 2019 - Step 3: Define Your Project Goals
Review all steps in the process of planning a survey project:
Step 1: Form a Project Team .
Step 2: Form an Advisory Group .
Step 3: Define Your Goals.
Step 4: Plan a Communications Strategy .
Step 5: Set the Stage for Conducting the Survey .
Step 6: Develop an…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/evidence-based-reports/nutrtp1.pdf
January 01, 2009 - information in this report is intended to help clinicians, employers, policymakers, and
others make informed
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/nhqrdr/chartbooks/carecoordination/qdr2015-chartbook-carecoordination.pdf
June 16, 2016 - National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report (QDR): Care Coordination Chartbook
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Advancing Excellence in Health Care www.ahrq.gov
CHARTBOOK
ON
CARE
COORDINATION
National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report
This document is in the public domain and…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/education/curriculum-tools/cusptoolkit/modules/patfamilyengagement/CUSP_Patient_Family_Engagement_Facilitator_Notes.docx
June 02, 2025 - SAY:
The Patient and Family Engagement module of the Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (or CUSP) Toolkit focuses on an important topic: Making sure patients and their family members understand what is happening during the patient’s hospital stay, are active participants in the patient’s care, and are prepared for…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-04/koss-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - Grant Final Report: Toward an Optimal Patient Safety Information System (TOPSIS)
Grant Final Report
Grant ID: R01HS015164
Toward an Optimal Patient Safety Information System
(TOPSIS)
Inclusive Dates: 09/30/04 - 03/31/08
Principal Investigator:
Richard Koss, MA
Team Members:
Stacey…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/engagingfamilies/strategy1/Strat1_Tool_11_PPT_508.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Strategy 1: Working with Patients & Families as Advisors (Tool 11)
Guide to Patient & Family Engagement
Insert hospital logo here
Working With Patient
and Family Advisors:
Part 1. Introduction and Overview
[Hospital Name | Presenter name and title | Date of presentation]
Strategy 1: Working With Patien…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/quality-improvement/improvement-guide/6-strategies-for-improving/access/cahps-strategy-6n.pdf
October 01, 2017 - Strategies for Improving Patient Experience with Ambulatory Care: Price Transparency
The CAHPS Ambulatory Care
Improvement Guide
Practical Strategies for Improving Patient Experience
Section 6: Strategies for Improving Patient Experience with
Ambulatory Care
6.N. Price Transparency
Visit the AHRQ Website f…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/preventive/chipra-0090-fullreport.pdf
July 25, 2016 - Expert Consensus/Evidence Informed
Key Finding
Bright Futures (2008) - Risk Reduction - Tobacco
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/reports/cost-guide/collection-tools.html
February 01, 2017 - Estimating the Costs of Primary Care Transformation: A Practical Guide and Synthesis Report
Appendix B. Example Data Collection Tools
Previous Page Next Page
Table of Contents
Estimating the Costs of Primary Care Transformation: A Practical Guide and Synthesis Report
Background
A Practical Guide…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/ontime/prevhosp/intro.html
June 01, 2017 - AHRQ’s Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Preventable Hospital and Emergency Department Visits
Introduction
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality developed On-Time Preventable Hospital and Emergency Department Visits for nursing homes with an electronic medical record (EMR). The tools are desi…
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/research-transform-primary-care/transform/profile/berry.html
April 01, 2015 - Health Care Transformation Among Small Urban Practices Serving the Underserved
Principal Investigator: Carolyn Berry, PhD
Institution: New York University School of Medicine and New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
AHRQ Grant Number: R18 HS019164
Number and Type of …
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/evidence-based-reports/index.html
August 01, 2025 - Evidence-based Practice Center Reports
AHRQ’s Evidence-based Practice Center (EPC) Program develops reports to assist public- and private-sector organizations in their efforts to improve the quality of healthcare in the United States. These reports provide comprehensive, science-based information on common, cos…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/candor/modules/guide4/apa.html
August 01, 2022 - Event Investigation and Analysis Guide: Appendix A
Five Whys
In this example, there is only one path shown, but answers can create multiple paths and more questions.
Event Summary: The wrong concentration of potassium (K+) was used in the compounding of TPN. This was discovered almost 2 months later.
1s…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/3_TK2_T1-Suggested_Agenda_for_Meeting_on_Monitoring_Final.pdf
October 01, 2016 - Nursing Home
Antimicrobial Stewardship Guide
Implement, Monitor, & Sustain a Program
Toolkit 2. Monitor and Sustain Stewardship
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 …
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www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/measures/setting/long-term-care/nursing-home/measurement-sets.html
November 01, 2018 - Major Nursing Home Quality Measurement Sets
NQF-Endorsed Measures
The National Quality Forum (NQF) has endorsed a set of voluntary consensus standards for nursing home care. Measures reflecting these standards are among the information presented by most sponsors of nursing home reports, including the Center f…
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/crctoolkit/crctkittab2.html
April 01, 2018 - Tracking and Improving Screening for Colorectal Cancer Intervention
Table 2. Assessment Protocol Step and Tools
Previous Page Next Page
Table of Contents
Tracking and Improving Screening for Colorectal Cancer Intervention
I. Introduction
II. Background
III. Intervention Steps and Tools
IV. R…
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www.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/materials/prevention/vaccine-records.html
July 01, 2022 - Vaccination Tracking and Reporting Tools
These resources enable nursing home staff to track and trend COVID-19 vaccine administration data, including boosters, for both residents and staff. The tools support efficient collection of information on vaccination rates and support the coordination of next doses and …