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www.ahrq.gov/data/apcd/index.html
February 01, 2018 - All-Payer Claims Databases
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality is undertaking activities to develop an effective and feasible approach for using all-payer claims databases to advance the goal of improving health care affordability, efficiency, and cost transparency.
Overview of All-Payer Claims Dat…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/tools-and-materials/114-tenn-heart-health-newsletter.pdf
November 01, 2021 - Tennessee Heart Health Network Newsletter, November 2021
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Welcome to Tennessee Heart Health Network!
We are a partnership committed to improving the health of Tennesseans with or at risk for
cardiovascular disease. Tenness…
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www.ahrq.gov/practiceimprovement/delivery-initiative/ihs/chap5tab19.html
December 01, 2017 - Table 19. Utilization of outpatient health services by health status. All project sites. Fiscal year 2010.
ARRA Grants Initiative
Findings from a set of 16 grants on improving delivery systems and on spreading evidence-based practices through delivery systems; recommendations and methods for advancing deliver…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/events/webinar/02-sops-riverside-handoffs-webcast-bakdash.pdf
January 01, 2022 - Improving Hospital Handoffs Using AHRQ’s Surveys on Patient Safety Culture® Hospital Survey - Bakdash
AHRQ’s Surveys on Patient Safety Culture®
(SOPS®) Program
Jonathan Bakdash, Ph.D.
Center for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety, AHRQ
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
• AHRQ is:
► A research and …
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/201525.html
September 01, 2015 - AHRQ’s Medical Office Survey Helps Colorado Hospital Provide Better Care
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September 2015
Yuma District Hospital and Clinics, a 15-bed hospital with two rural health clinics in northeast Colorado, has used results from an AHRQ-developed patient safety survey, the Medical Office…
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www.ahrq.gov/teamstepps-program/curriculum/mutual/tools/rule.html
May 01, 2023 - Tool: Two-Challenge Rule
The Two-Challenge Rule is another tool used to facilitate team members' speaking up. It was developed to manage conflict when team members’ perception of a situation differs. Human factor experts developed the rule to help airline captains prevent disasters when otherwise excellent deci…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/cquips1301.html
November 01, 2012 - Newman Memorial Hospital Implements AHRQ's Patient Safety Culture Survey
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November 2012
Newman Memorial Hospital, a 79-bed acute hospital in Oklahoma, first implemented AHRQ's "Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture" in 2006, when concern about the hospital's patient safety …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/sustainability/training-tools/sustainability-tool.docx
May 01, 2017 - AHRQ Safety Program for Ambulatory Surgery
Module 4: Sustainability
Sustainability Tool
Background: This tool can be used to identify sustainability issues in planning and implementing your improvement efforts.
How to use this tool: The Implementation Team leader (or individual designated by the leader) should comple…
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www.ahrq.gov/policymakers/chipra/snac_members.html
November 01, 2013 - Subcommittee on Quality Measures for Children's Healthcare for Medicaid and CHIP
Members List: 2013
List of 2013 members of the Subcommittee on Quality Measures for Children's Healthcare (SNAC).
Mary S. Applegate, MD, FAAP, FACP
Medicaid Medical Director for Ohio
Office of Medical Assistance
Columbus, OH…
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www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/probabilistic-thinking2.html
September 01, 2022 - Improved Diagnostic Accuracy Through Probability-Based Diagnosis
Fundamental Concepts for Understanding Probability
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Table of Contents
Improved Diagnostic Accuracy Through Probability-Based Diagnosis
Introduction
Fundamental Concepts for Understanding Probability
Probabi…
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www.ahrq.gov/policymakers/chipra/pubs/background-2012/backgrndapa.html
December 01, 2012 - Appendix A: Members of the 2012 AHRQ Subcommittee to the National Advisory Council on Children's Health Quality Measures (SNAC)
Recommendations to Improve Children's Health Care Quality Measures
This background report describes the process used to identify, evaluate, and select children's health care quality …
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/ptfamilyscan/ptfamilyapc.html
July 01, 2018 - Guide to Patient and Family Engagement
Appendix C: List of Web Sites Reviewed
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Guide to Patient and Family Engagement
Executive Summary
Introduction
Methods
Findings
Implications for the Guide
Summary and Discussion
Next Steps
References
App…
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/ssi/ssiexh53-55.html
April 01, 2018 - Improving the Measurement of Surgical Site Infection Risk Stratification/Outcome Detection
Exhibits 53 to 55
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Improving the Measurement of Surgical Site Infection Risk Stratification/Outcome Detection
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Chapter 1. Administration
Chapter …
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April 01, 2018 - Improving the Measurement of Surgical Site Infection Risk Stratification/Outcome Detection
Exhibits 62 to 64
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Improving the Measurement of Surgical Site Infection Risk Stratification/Outcome Detection
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Chapter …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/chronic/chipra-216-section-5-table-4.pdf
January 01, 2011 - Section 5, Table 4
Table 4: Evidence Supporting Appropriate Emergency Department Fever Management for Children
with Sickle Cell Disease
Type of
evidence
Key findings Level of
evidence
(USPSTF
ranking*)
Citation(s)
Clinical
guidelines
All children with SCD who have fever greater
than 38.5 degrees Cels…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/factsheets/fullreports/chipra-135-graphics-section-5.pdf
November 26, 2013 - Graphics for Section 5. Evidence or Other Justification for the Focus of the Measure
Q‐METRIC Sickle Cell Disease Measure 2: Timeliness of Antibiotic …
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/ssi/ssiexh2.html
April 01, 2018 - Improving the Measurement of Surgical Site Infection Risk Stratification/Outcome Detection
Exhibit 2. Number of procedures stratified by hospital and types between 2008 and 2009
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/patient-safety/settings/mcc-summit/mcc-summit-arlene.pdf
November 17, 2020 - Transforming Care for People Living with Multiple Chronic Conditions
Transforming Care for People Living with
Multiple Chronic Conditions
Arlene Bierman, M.D., M.S.
Director, Center for Evidence and Practice Improvement
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
November 17, 2020
Why MCC?
• Common, Costly
• H…
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/about/index.html
December 01, 2024 - About AHRQ's National Center for Excellence in Primary Care Research
Sign Up: NCEPCR and Primary Care Email Updates
The National Center for Excellence in Primary Care Research (NCEPCR) is the home for primary care research at AHRQ. NCEPCR is focused on strengthening the Nation's primary care system, provi…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/201706.html
May 01, 2017 - Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute Slashes Readmission Rates with AHRQ-based Discharge Program
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May 2017
The Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute in Harrisburg reduced its 30-day readmission rate from 20 percent in 2013 to 10.4 percent in 2015 after implementing a discharge progr…