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  1. www.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/938.html
    November 01, 2024 - Study Finds Association Between Smoking and Chronic Pain Issue Number 938 AHRQ News Now is a weekly newsletter that highlights agency research and program activities. November 19, 2024 AHRQ Stats: Rates of Long COVID by Race Just 7.3 percent of non-Hispanic Asian adults with a prior COVID-19 infection r…
  2. www.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/934.html
    October 01, 2024 - AHRQ Releases New MRSA Prevention Toolkit for Intensive and Non-Intensive Care Units Issue Number 934 AHRQ News Now is a weekly newsletter that highlights agency research and program activities. October 22, 2024 AHRQ Stats: In-Hospital Sepsis Costs by Hospital Type The average total hospital cost for se…
  3. www.ahrq.gov/funding/process/review/peerproc.html
    July 01, 2021 - Overview Peer Review Process An overview of the peer review process for AHRQ grant application submissions. Sign up: Grants Review Process Email updates In accordance to the Public Health Service Act and the federal regulations governing "Scientific Peer Review of Research Grant Applications and Researc…
  4. www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/reports/liability/silence.html
    August 01, 2017 - Advances in Patient Safety and Medical Liability Silence A Commentary Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Advances in Patient Safety and Medical Liability Preface Acknowledgments Prologue Silence A Commentary Reforming the Medical Liability System in Massachusetts: Communication, Apo…
  5. www.ahrq.gov/cahps/quality-improvement/improvement-guide/6-strategies-for-improving/access/strategy6g-rapid-referral.html
    April 01, 2023 - Strategy 6E: Rapid Referral Programs Contents 6.E.1. The Problem 6.E.2. Intervention #1: The Referral Agreement    6.E.2.a. Key Elements    6.E.2.b. Example 6.E.3. Intervention #2: The Referral Expert References   Download Strategy 6E: Rapid Referral Programs (PDF, 241 KB)        …
  6. Physician Burnout (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/clinicians-providers/ahrq-works/impact-burnout.pdf
    July 01, 2017 - Physician Burnout Physician Burnout The health care environment—with its packed work days, demanding pace, time pressures, and emotional intensity—can put physicians and other clinicians at high risk for burnout. Burnout is a long-term stress reaction marked by emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and a la…
  7. www.ahrq.gov/hai/cusp/modules/assemble/team-slides.html
    December 01, 2012 - Assemble the Team CUSP Toolkit The Assemble the Team module of the CUSP Toolkit addresses CUSP team composition for your quality improvement initiative.   Note : Slide content is presented below each of the images.  Contents Slide 1. Cover Slide . Slide 2. Learning Objectives . Slide 3. The Unit…
  8. www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/toolkits/phip-mrabstraction-tool-guidance.pdf
    February 09, 2021 - P-HIP Excel Tool Guidance P-HIP Getting Started With the P-HIP Abstraction Tools 1. Place a copy of the Excel files in your desired directory. 2. The basic functionality of both tools is the same, so this document will focus on MH DSD. 3. If you get any warnings or confirmations about running macros, please enabl…
  9. www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/dxsafety-cognitive-load3.html
    May 01, 2024 - Cognitive Load Theory and Its Impact on Diagnostic Accuracy Interplay Between Cognitive Load and Diagnostic Accuracy Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Cognitive Load Theory and Its Impact on Diagnostic Accuracy Introduction to Diagnostic Errors Fundamental Concepts for Understanding Cogn…
  10. www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/reports/engage/interventions/medmanage-slides.html
    May 01, 2017 - Medication Management Patient and Family Engagement in Primary Care Slide 1: Medication Management AHRQ Guide to Improving Patient Safety in Primary Care Settings by Engaging Patients and Families Slide 2: Speaker Kelly Smith, PhD Scientific Director, Quality & Safety Co-PI, AHRQ Guide to Improve …
  11. www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/surgery/modules/on-boarding/ssi-investigation-fac-notes.html
    December 01, 2017 - Performing an SSI Investigation: Facilitator Notes AHRQ Safety Program for Surgery Slide 1: Performing an SSI Investigation Say: In this module, you’ll learn about performing a surgical site infection or SSI investigation. Slide 2: Learning Objectives Say: Here are the objectives. We want to d…
  12. www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/action-alliance/safer-guides-slides.pdf
    February 18, 2025 - Engineering Safety into Practice through Implementation of the 2025 SAFER Guides - Slide Presentation Engineering Safety into Practice through Implementation of the 2025 SAFER Guides NATIONAL WEBINAR SERIES JANUARY 21, 2024 Housekeeping Instructions • This webinar will be recorded and available for viewing on …
  13. www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/surgery/modules/onboarding/onboarding_ssi_investigation_facnotes.docx
    December 01, 2017 - Facilitator Guide: Sustaining and Spreading Surgical Safety Improvements Performing an SSI Investigation – Facilitator Notes Slide Title and Commentary Slide Number and Slide Performing an SSI Investigation SAY: In this module, you’ll learn about performing a surgical site infection or SSI investigation. Slide …
  14. www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/abate/faqs/faq-chg-bathing.docx
    March 01, 2022 - FAQs (Staff): CHG for Bathing Decolonization of Non-ICU Patients With Devices Section 14-1 – Addressing Questions Asked by Staff: Chlorhexidine for Bathing Why does the hospital use special soap for bathing and showering in patients with medical devices? This hospital is dedicated to improving medical care for our p…
  15. www.ahrq.gov/hai/cusp/toolkit/learn-defects.html
    December 01, 2012 - Learn from Defects Tool CUSP Toolkit Health care organizations can increase the extent to which they learn from defects. Problem statement: Health care organizations can increase the extent to which they learn from defects. We define this learning as reducing the probability that a future patient will be h…
  16. www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/factsheets/chipra_1416-p006-1-ef.pdf
    March 01, 2016 - Distribution of Temperatures for Low Birth Weight Neonates Admitted to Level 2 or Higher Nurseries in the First 24 Hours of Life Distribution of Temperatures for Low Birth Weight Neonates Admitted to Level 2 or Higher Nurseries in the First 24 Hours of Life Measure Developer: Collaboration for Advancing Pediatric…
  17. www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/primary-care/tpc/tpc-profile-cooley.pdf
    April 01, 2015 - Medical Home Transformation in Pediatric Primary Care--What Drives Change? Medical Home Transformation in Pediatric Primary Care–What Drives Change? Principal Investigator: W. Carl Cooley, MD, and Jeanne W. McAllister, BSN, MS, MHA Institution: Center for Medical Home Improvement, Crotched Mountain Foundatio…
  18. www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/crctoolkit/crctoolkit1.html
    April 01, 2018 - Tracking and Improving Screening for Colorectal Cancer Intervention I. Introduction 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. References 1.a-1 Informatio…
  19. www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/crctoolkit/crctoolA12.html
    April 01, 2018 - Tracking and Improving Screening for Colorectal Cancer Intervention A.1-2 Practice Focus Group Guide (Postintervention) Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Tracking and Improving Screening for Colorectal Cancer Intervention I. Introduction II. Background III. Intervention Steps and Tools…
  20. www.ahrq.gov/prevention/resources/chronic-care/clinical-community-relationships-measures-atlas/ccrm-atlasapc.html
    March 01, 2013 - Clinical-Community Relationships Measures (CCRM) Atlas Appendix C. Environmental Scan Process Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Clinical-Community Relationships Measures (CCRM) Atlas Introduction Acknowledgments 1. Why Was the Clinical-Community Relationships Measures Atlas Developed? …

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