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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/enhanced-recovery/index.html
June 01, 2023 - Toolkit for Improving Surgical Care and Recovery
The AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Surgical Care and Recovery (ISCR) Toolkit helps hospitals improve patients' surgical experience by adopting enhanced recovery practices. Enhanced recovery practices are evidence-based processes that are supported by multidisc…
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www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/dxsafety-pediatric-safety-1.html
August 01, 2023 - Pediatric Diagnostic Safety: State of the Science and Future Directions
Introduction
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Pediatric Diagnostic Safety: State of the Science and Future Directions
Introduction
Challenges in Approaching Diagnostic Safety Unique to Children
Pediatric Diagnosti…
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www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/measures/index.html
January 01, 2020 - Select Health Care Quality Measures for a Consumer Report
The past decade or so has seen considerable progress in the development of measures that assess many important areas of clinical care and organizational performance. Although the current patchwork of measures has gaps and limitations, sponsors of health …
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance/nh/family/development-family-member-survey.html
April 01, 2019 - Development of the CAHPS Nursing Home Family Member Survey
The Family Survey has been through the following development process:
Focus groups. In the early phase of development, CAHPS researchers conducted focus groups with nursing home residents and their family members. These groups provided the team with …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/acute/chipra-203-fullreport.pdf
April 10, 2017 - Initial Risk Assessment for Immobility-Related Pressuer Ulcer Within 24 Hours of Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) Admission
Initial Risk Assessment for Immobility-Related
Pressure Ulcer Within 24 Hours of Pediatric Intensive
Care Unit (PICU) Admission
Section 1. Basic Measure Information
1.A. Measure Name
In…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/making-healthcare-safer/mhs3/failure-to-rescue-1.pdf
March 01, 2020 - Chapter-2 - Failure-To-Rescue
Failure To Rescue 2-1
2. Failure To Rescue
Authors: Kendall K. Hall, M.D., M.S., Andrea Lim, and Bryan Gale, M.A.
Introduction
Background
Failure to rescue (FTR) is failure or delay in recognizing and responding to a hospitalized patient
experiencing complications from a disease p…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/engagingfamilies/strategy4/Strat4_Implement_Hndbook_508_v2.docx
April 01, 2011 - Any quality improvement initiative requires setting aims. … Assigning key implementation roles to staff fostered ownership of the initiative.
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www.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/about/evidencenow-model.html
August 01, 2019 - The EvidenceNOW Model: Providing External Support for Primary Care
Well-functioning primary care practices deliver high-quality, evidence-based health care. Primary care clinicians and teams work hard to provide this type of care, but practices, particularly small ones, don’t always have the internal infrastruc…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/long-term-care/resources/ontime/pruhealing/saworksheet.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Prevention
Self-Assessment Worksheet for Pressure Ulcer Healing 1
AHRQ’s Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Pressure Ulcer
Healing
Self-Assessment Worksheet for Pressure Ulcer Healing
This self-assessment tool is an im…
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www.ahrq.gov/policy/foia/foiafy10a.html
October 01, 2014 - HHS AHRQ Freedom of Information Annual Report - FY 2010 (2)
Freedom of Information Act Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2010.
HHS Freedom of Information Annual Report—FY 2010 (continued)
VI. Administrative Appeals of Initial Determinations of FOIA Requests
Received, Processed, and Pending Administrative Ap…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cauti-tools/archived-webinars/reducing-unnecessary-urinary-catheter-use-ed-transcript.html
December 01, 2017 - Reducing Unnecessary Urinary Catheter Use in the Emergency Department (March 3, 2015)
Webinar Transcript
Janine: Hello, everyone, and thank you for listening today. My name is Janine Rissinger, and I'm a program with the Health Research and Educational Trust. Welcome to the first recording in the Cohort 9ED …
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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-transcript.docx
June 02, 2025 - Janine: Hello, everyone, and thank you for listening today. My name is Janine Rissinger, and I’m a program with the Health Research and Educational Trust. Welcome to the first recording in the Cohort 9ED Educational Webinar Series. Today’s webinar topic is ED Physician Engagement.
For Cohort Education we are using the…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cauti-tools/archived-webinars/reducing-urinary-catheter-use-ed-transcript.html
December 01, 2017 - Reducing Unnecessary Urinary Catheter Use in the Emergency Department
Webinar Transcript
On the CUSP: Stop CAUTI in the ED
ED Mini-Presentation to Accompany March 3, 2015 ED Coaching Call
Janine: Hello, everyone, and thank you for listening today. My name is Janine Rissinger, and I'm a program with the He…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/factsheets/chipra-1416-p006-2-ef.pdf
December 01, 2015 - Measure: Thermal Condition of Low Birth Weight Neonates Admitted to Level 2 or Higher Nurseries in the First 24 Hours of Life
Measure: Thermal Condition of Low Birth
Weight Neonates Admitted to Level 2 or Higher
Nurseries in the First 24 Hours of Life
Measure Developer: Collaboration for Advancing Pediatric Qualit…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/factsheets/chipra_1415-p008-2-ef.pdf
January 01, 2015 - Measure: Pediatric Lower Respiratory Infection (LRI) Readmission Measure
Measure: Pediatric Lower Respiratory
Infection (LRI) Readmission Measure
Measure Developer: Center of Excellence for Pediatric Quality Measurement (CEPQM)
Numerator Denominator Exclusions Data Source(s)
Hospitalizations at general
acute ca…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/clabsi-cauti-icu/celebrating-success.pdf
April 01, 2022 - Making It Work Tip Sheet: Celebrating Success and Spreading CLABSI and CAUTI Prevention Beyond the Unit
AHRQ Safety Program for Intensive Care Units:
Preventing CLABSI and CAUTI
Making It Work Tip Sheet
Celebrating Success and Spreading CLABSI and CAUTI
Prevention Beyond the Unit
This “Making It Work”…
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www.ahrq.gov/data/qualityindicators/index.html
January 01, 2025 - AHRQ Quality Indicator Tools for Data Analytics
AHRQ Quality Indicators (AHRQ QIs) are standardized, evidence-based measures of healthcare quality that can be used to measure and track clinical performance and outcomes.
Sign up for email updates about modifications and enhancements to the AHRQ QIs and oth…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/948.html
March 01, 2025 - Use of Copper-Infused Surfaces Reduces Clostridioides difficile Spores
Issue Number
948
AHRQ News Now is a weekly newsletter that highlights agency research and program activities.
March 4, 2025
AHRQ Stats: Insurance Types Associated With Transportation Issues In 2021, 7.9 percent of adults on Medicare …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/cap-toolkit/tool4b_pc-setting.pptx
January 10, 2017 - Community-Acquired Pneumonia Clinical Decision Support Training: Primary Care
Community-Acquired Pneumonia
Clinical Decision Support Training
Primary Care Setting
Disclaimers and Acknowledgements
This project was funded under contract/grant number HHSP233201500023I from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Qual…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/factsheets/chipra_1415-p012-ef.pdf
January 01, 2015 - Measure: Adolescent Assessment of Preparation for Transition (ADAPT) to Adult-Focused Health Care
Measure: Adolescent Assessment
of Preparation for Transition (ADAPT)
to Adult-Focused Health Care
Measure Developer: Center of Excellence for Pediatric Quality Measurement (CEPQM)
Numerator Denominator Exclusions …