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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/iomracereport/reldataapitab1b.html
May 01, 2018 - Race, Ethnicity, and Language Data: Standardization for Health Care Quality Improvement
Table I-1. Subcommittee Template: Comparison of Spoken Language Categories and Coding (continued)
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/iomracereport/reldataapitab1d.html
May 01, 2018 - Race, Ethnicity, and Language Data: Standardization for Health Care Quality Improvement
Table I-1. Subcommittee Template: Comparison of Spoken Language Categories and Coding (continued)
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www.ahrq.gov/prevention/guidelines/tobacco/clinicians/tearsheets/helpsmokers.html
October 01, 2014 - Help for Smokers and Other Tobacco Users
Quit Smoking
This booklet tells you about ways you can quit.
en español
You can quit. Quitting is hard. Many people try several times before they quit for good. But they do succeed.
Good Reasons for Quitting
You will feel better.
You will have more energy …
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www.ahrq.gov/prevention/guidelines/tobacco/clinicians/presentations/2008update-overview/index.html
October 01, 2014 - Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence: 2008 Update - Overview
For public use, these slides are based on the Public Health Service (PHS)-Sponsored Clinical Practice Guideline— Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence: 2008 Update . They include many of the evidence tables and recommendations contained in this clinical …
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www.ahrq.gov/prevention/chronic-care/decision/research-centers/rce_profile_carter.html
August 01, 2014 - Training the Next Generation of Leaders in Clinical Preventive Services
Profiles from the AHRQ Research Centers for Excellence
Jamie Carter: Research Center for Excellence in Clinical Preventive Services (ReCPS) at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
While pursuing her Master's degree in Public He…
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www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/tools/calibrate-dx.html
March 01, 2023 - Calibrate Dx: A Resource To Improve Diagnostic Decisions
Delayed, wrong, and missed diagnoses are major contributors to patient harm. Lifelong learning is essential for achieving and maintaining diagnostic excellence. Diagnostic excellence involves not just making a correct and timely diagnosis but …
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/candor/index.html
August 01, 2022 - Communication and Optimal Resolution (CANDOR)
C ommunication and O ptimal R esolution (CANDOR) is a process that health care institutions and practitioners can use to respond in a timely, thorough, and just way when unexpected events cause patient harm. This AHRQ toolkit, based on the CANDOR process, is inten…
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www.ahrq.gov/priority-populations/about/index.html
January 01, 2025 - About Priority Populations
The Healthcare Research and Quality Act of 1999 (Public Law 106-129) established an Office of Priority Populations within the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) to conduct and support research and evaluation, and support demonstration projects with respect to: The deliv…
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www.ahrq.gov/pqmp/implementation-qi/toolkit/child-hcahps/index.html
August 01, 2021 - CAHPS Child Hospital Survey (Child HCAHPS) Toolkit
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CAHPS Child Hospital Survey (Child HCAHPS) Toolkit
Introduction
Overview
About Measure Specifications and Reporting
Key Driver Diagram
Quality Improvement Strategies
Improvement Data
Other Resources
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/201530.html
November 01, 2015 - Research Medical Center Develops Video to Encourage Continued Use of TeamSTEPPS®
Search All Impact Case Studies
November 2015
The Graduate Nurse Residency Program at Research Medical Center in Kansas City, Missouri, created a video highlighting nine concepts of AHRQ's TeamSTEPPS® program as a way to re-…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/press-releases/nac-meeting-nov16.html
November 01, 2023 - National Advisory Council for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality to Hold Hybrid Meeting on November 16, 2023
Press Release Date: November 8, 2023
The National Advisory Council (NAC) for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) will hold a hybrid meeting on November 16, 2023, from 10:45 a.…
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/tools/obesity/obpcp-tool3.html
May 01, 2014 - Integrating Primary Care Practices and Community-based Resources to Manage Obesity
Tool 3. Clinical Care Observation Guide
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Integrating Primary Care Practices and Community-based Resources to Manage Obesity
Acknowledgements
Support
Foreword
Oregon Rur…
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www.ahrq.gov/chsp/whats-new/index.html
February 01, 2024 - What's New
Updates From the CHSP Initiative
2024
AHRQ has released new versions of the Compendium of U.S. Health systems, updating data files for 2022, 2021, and 2020. The Compendium provides data on the characteristics and organization of all 640 health systems in the United States as of 2022. Additions …
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www.ahrq.gov/funding/grantee-profiles/grtprofile-desalvo.html
October 01, 2016 - Improving Health Outcomes
"The AHRQ award allowed me to develop the expertise I needed to serve the New Orleans community when it was most critical."
Karen B. DeSalvo, M.D., M.P.H., M.Sc., Acting Assistant Secretary for Health in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is a phy…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/chtoolbx/cahptab.html
December 01, 2017 - Factors for Selecting Performance Measures
The Child Health Toolbox contains concepts, tips, and tools for evaluating the quality of health care for children.
Factors
CAHPS®
HCUP QIs
HEDIS®
Title V
Suitable for comparing?
Yes, if CAHPS® specifications followed.
Not designed for com…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/098-ss-hair-removal-one-pager.docx
April 01, 2025 - Preoperative Hair Removal
Surgical Services
For: Cardiac, Hip and Knee Joint Replacement, and Spinal Fusion Surgeries
Preoperative hair removal is an evidence-based infection prevention strategy to target methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and surgical site infections (SSIs). The information below revi…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-surgery/098-hair-removal-one-pager.docx
April 01, 2025 - Preoperative Hair Removal
Surgical Services
For: Cardiac, Hip and Knee Joint Replacement, and Spinal Fusion Surgeries
Preoperative hair removal is an evidence-based infection prevention strategy to target methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and surgical site infections (SSIs). The information below revi…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/mvp/modules/cusp/structuralasst-tool.docx
January 01, 2017 - Tool: Structural Assessment
Date _____________ Hospital ________________________Unit________________________
This assessment is typically performed every 6 months. Please answer the following questions regarding your intensive care unit (ICU).
1. For patients who are intubated/have a tracheostomy, how often do you…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/overview/background/measures-FEC-5.pdf
June 02, 2025 - MEASURE SUMMARY (CHIPRA Core Set Candidate Measures) - Control #: FEC-5
Completed by:
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MEASURE SUMMARY
CHIPRA Core Set Candidate Measures
A. Control #: FEC-5
B. Measure Name: HEDIS CAHPS 4.0 – Subset of Composite Measures for Children with Chronic
Conditions
C. Measure Definition
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www.ahrq.gov/policymakers/chipra/cpcf-form3.html
December 01, 2013 - Candidate Measure Submission Form (CPCF)
CHIPRA Pediatric Quality Measures Program (PQMP)
The CHIPRA Pediatric Quality Measures Program (PQMP) Candidate Measure Submission Form (CPCF) was approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. The OMB Control Num…