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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/ktcoe88.html
March 01, 2024 - AHRQ Effective Health Care Materials Featured in Consumer Outreach
Search All Impact Case Studies
January 2012
StayWell Health Management, a provider of population health management services, has incorporated AHRQ's Effective Health Care (EHC) Program guides for consumers into its pool of approved resources…
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/ssi/ssiexh11.html
April 01, 2018 - Improving the Measurement of Surgical Site Infection Risk Stratification/Outcome Detection
Exhibit 11. Performance on SSI types using test set
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Improving the Measurement of Surgical Site Infection Risk Stratification/Outcome Detection
Executive Summary
Ch…
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/ssi/ssiexh6.html
April 01, 2018 - Improving the Measurement of Surgical Site Infection Risk Stratification/Outcome Detection
Exhibit 6. Demonstration that algorithm positives can be identified by compact logic
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/communities/pbrn/registry/johns-hopkins-community-physicians-primary-care-research-network.html
January 01, 2012 - Johns Hopkins Community Physicians Primary Care Research Network
Status:
Active
Registered Date:
January 1, 2012
PBRN Acronym:
JHCP-PBRN
PBRN Type:
Mixed Network (a combination of family medicine, internal medicine, pediatrics, nursing and/or other specialties)
Network Catego…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mrsa-prevention/toolkit/welcome.html
October 01, 2024 - MRSA Prevention Toolkit: ICUs & Non-ICUs
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Table of Contents
MRSA Prevention Toolkit: ICUs & Non-ICUs
The Four Key Strategies of MRSA Prevention
The Importance of MRSA Prevention
Decolonization
Tools & Resources for Decolonization
Tools & Resources for Decolonization: First Steps, Re…
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www.ahrq.gov/sdoh/about.html
February 01, 2020 - About SDOH in Healthcare
SDOH in Communities
SDOH, although experienced by individuals, exist at the community level. Healthcare systems that learn about the communities their patients live in, and the community-level barriers members can face to becoming and staying healthy, can better adapt their recommenda…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/engage-tool.html
July 01, 2022 - Family-Centered Rounds Toolkit
Family-centered rounding (FCR) is a key patient engagement strategy for hospitalized children. FCRs have become the standard of care, despite the limited evaluation of benefits or interventions to support high-quality delivery.
The FCR Toolkit was designed to increase family en…
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www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/distribute/media/mass-media.html
December 01, 2022 - Delivering Healthcare Quality Reports Through Mass Media
Mass media—chiefly television, radio, Internet sites, newspapers, and magazines—can be used effectively to educate and promote awareness and use of comparative quality reports.
A few sponsors have experimented with using mass media, particularly magazi…
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/news-and-events/events/20131008_cg/webcast_10_08_13_cg.html
July 01, 2018 - Myth Busting: Using the CG-CAHPS 12-Month Survey for Quality Improvement (Webcast)
October 8, 2013
Summary
Speakers and PowerPoint Slides
Recording
Transcript
Related Material
Summary
The CAHPS Clinician & Group Surveys (CG-CAHPS) include a Visit version, which asks patients about care at thei…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/events/webinars/primer-understanding-cahps-surveys.pdf
June 02, 2025 - AHRQ's CAHPS® Program
AHRQ’S CAHPS® PROGRAM
Caren Ginsberg, Ph.D.
Director, CAHPS & SOPS
Center for Quality Improvement & Patient Safety, AHRQ
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AHRQ’s Core Competencies
• AHRQ is a research and development agency in
the US Department of Health and Human Services
• Health Systems Research: Invest in research…
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/crctoolkit/crctool4b3.html
April 01, 2018 - Tracking and Improving Screening for Colorectal Cancer Intervention
4.b-3 Web Links to CDC Patient Information on CRC Screening
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Table of Contents
Tracking and Improving Screening for Colorectal Cancer Intervention
I. Introduction
II. Background
III. Intervention Steps a…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/3_TK2_T1-Suggested_Agenda_for_Meeting_on_Monitoring_Final.docx
October 01, 2016 - 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 all the topics.
Agenda for Antimicrobial Stewardship Monitoring
Date:
Time:
Participant’s Name
Discipline
Initials a
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/engagingfamilies/strategy1/Strat1_Tool_4_Letters_508.docx
June 02, 2025 - Strategy 1: Working with Patients & Families as Advisors (Tool 4)
Strategy 1: Working With Patients & Families as Advisors (Tool 4)
Sample Letter of Invitation
for Advisory Council Applicants
Dear [insert name],
I am pleased to invite you to join the [patient and family advisory council or name of the council if it ha…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/ambulatory/improve/six-building-blocks.html
March 01, 2022 - AHRQ Six Building Blocks: A Team-Based Approach to Improving Opioid Management in Primary Care
Deaths from drug overdoses (PDF, 429 KB) have risen steadily over the past two decades. The misuse of opioids has become widespread across the United States. Primary care providers and their clinic staff manage …
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/news-and-events/events/webinar-100318.html
November 01, 2018 - Implementing the New CAHPS Protocol for Obtaining Patient Comments About Their Care (Webcast)
October 3, 2018
Summary
Speakers and PowerPoint Slides
Recording
Transcript
Related Material
Summary
This Webcast from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) discussed methods and early…
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www.ahrq.gov/practiceimprovement/index.html
June 01, 2025 - Practice Improvement
AHRQ develops, tests and shares resources and strategies to assist health systems and clinicians deliver high-quality, safe, high-value healthcare. These evidence-based tools, toolkits, and training resources can help clinicians address challenging changes in medical practice and deliver th…
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/consumer-reporting/guidelines/results/index.html
March 01, 2016 - Reporting CAHPS Survey Results to Non-Consumers
Many sponsors of CAHPS surveys produce reports for audiences other than consumers. These audiences include internal decisionmakers, accrediting bodies (e.g., NCQA), policymakers (e.g., regulators or legislators), health plans, and provider organizations.
What's …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/surveys/medical-office/2020_MOSOPS_Infographic.pdf
January 01, 2020 - 2020 SOPS Medical Office Database Report Executive Summary Overview Infographic
Surveys on Patient Safety Culture (TM)
Findings from the 2020 Surveys on Patient Safety Culture (SOPS)
Medical Office Database
The SOPS Medical Office Survey assesses provider and staff perceptions of their organization's
patient sa…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/surveys/asc/asc_2020_overview_infographic-v2.pdf
January 01, 2020 - 2020 SOPS ASC Database Report Executive Summary Infographic
Surveys on Patient
Findings from the 2020 Survey on Patient Safety Culture (SOPS)
Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC) Database
The ASC SOPS Database assesses provider and st aff percept ions of their organization's pat ient
safety cu lture. The ASC SOPS Dat…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol3/Advances-Nishisaki_44.pdf
April 19, 2008 - Effect of Recent Refresher Training on in Situ Simulated Pediatric Tracheal Intubation Psychomotor Skill Performance
Effect of Recent Refresher Training on in Situ
Simulated Pediatric Tracheal Intubation
Psychomotor Skill Performance
Akira Nishisaki, MD; Louis Scrattish, MD; John Boulet, PhD; Mandip Kalsi, MD;…