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  1. www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/clabsi-cauti-icu/central-catheter-removal-notes.docx
    April 01, 2022 - Central Venous Catheter Removal Facilitator Notes CLABSI Module: Central Venous Catheter Removal Facilitator Guide Slide Number and Image This module, titled Central Venous Catheter Removal, is part of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality’s Safety Program for intensive care units (ICUs). The module ad…
  2. www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/events/20110511/talkingquality-audience-webcast-20110511-transcript.pdf
    May 24, 2011 - Who Are You Talking To? New Insights Into the Audience for Consumer Reports on Health Care Quality Transcript release date 5/24/11 www.talkingquality.ahrq.gov Who Are You Talking To? New Insights Into the Audience for Consumer Reports on Health Care Quality Moderator: Lise Rybowski, Consultant, Talking…
  3. www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/events/webinar/bestpractices-web-sopssurveys-transcript.pdf
    June 12, 2019 - SOPS™ Best Practices for Web-based SOPS Surveys Webcast Transcript June 2019 https://www.ahrq.gov/sops/index.html 1 Best Practices for Web-based SOPS Surveys June 12, 2019 – Webcast Transcript Speakers: Theresa Famolaro, M.P.S., M.S., M.B.A. Senior Study Director and SOPS Database Manager User Networ…
  4. www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/nhqrdr/measspec-3.pdf
    January 01, 2017 - 2017 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report Measure Specifications Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality 2017 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report Measure Specifications | 3-1 Chapter 3. Patient Safety 3.1. Healthcare-Associated Infections ..........................................…
  5. www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2025-03/concannon-report.pdf
    January 01, 2025 - Final Progress Report: Triage and Allocation Model for Primary PCI After STEMI Final Report Triage and Allocation Model for Primary PCI After STEMI Principal Investigator: Thomas W. Concannon, PhD, MA Team Members: 1. Jason Nelson, MPH (Research Assistant) 2. Harry P. Selker, MD, MSPH (Primary Mento…
  6. www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/ontime/prevhosp/handouts.html
    September 01, 2017 - AHRQ’s Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Preventable Hospital and Emergency Department Visits Facilitator Training—Handouts: Preventable Hospital and ED Visits Implementation   Implementation of Preventable Hospital and ED Visits Reports Self-Assessment Scripted Exercise Menu of Implementation…
  7. www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-07/cebul-report.pdf
    January 01, 2024 - Final Progress Report: Trial of Decision Support To Improve Diabetes Outcomes Trial of Decision Support to Improve Diabetes Outcomes Randall D. Cebul, MD, PI, MetroHealth Medical System Neal V. Dawson, MD, Investigator Douglas Einstadter, MD, Investigator Peter Greco, MD, Investigator Thomas Love, PhD, Investi…
  8. www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/patient-safety/settings/ambulatory/6bb-toolkit-fasttrack-complete.pdf
    October 01, 2021 - 1 OVERVIEW The Six Building Blocks: A Team-Based Approach to Improving Opioid Management in Primary Care How-To- Implement Toolkit: Overview Prepared for: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 5600 Fishers Lane Rockville, MD 20857 Contract No. HHSP23320…
  9. www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/reports/engage/appf.html
    March 01, 2017 - Guide to Improving Patient Safety in Primary Care Settings by Engaging Patients and Families Appendix F. Interventions Previous Page   Table of Contents Guide to Improving Patient Safety in Primary Care Settings by Engaging Patients and Families Executive Summary Introduction Limitations of …
  10. www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/ncepcr/research/engaging-challenging-full.pdf
    May 01, 2024 - Person-Centered Preventive Healthcare: Engaging in Challenging Conversations about Screening Person-Centered Preventive Healthcare: Engaging in Challenging Conversations about Screening Prepared for Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Center for Evidence and Practice Improvement Prepared by …
  11. www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/diagnostic/resources/issue-briefs/dxsafety-cognitive-load.pdf
    May 01, 2024 - Cognitive Load Theory and Its Impact on Diagnostic Accuracy - Issue Brief 17 PATIENT SAFETY e Issue Brief 17 Cognitive Load Theory and Its Impact on Diagnostic Accuracy This page intentionally left blank. e Issue Brief 17 Cognitive Load Theory and Its Impact on Diagnostic Accuracy Prepared for: Agency…
  12. www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/fall-prevention/toolkit/practices.html
    January 01, 2013 - Preventing Falls in Hospitals 3. Which fall prevention practices do you want to use? Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Preventing Falls in Hospitals Roadmap Acknowledgments Overview Icons 1. Are you ready for this change? 2. How will you manage change? 3. Which fall prevention …
  13. Imp-Handouts (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/long-term-care/resources/ontime/prevhosp/imp-handouts.pdf
    June 28, 2017 - AHRQ’s Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Preventable Hospital and ED Visits 1 On-Time Preventable Hospital and ED Visits: Implementation On-Time Preventable Hospital and ED Visits Self-Assessment Scripted Exercise Team consists of:  Facilitator [Tom]  Program Champion (Quality Assessment and…
  14. www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/moss-berner-report.pdf
    January 01, 2024 - Final Progress Report: Clinical Decision Support Simulations for Medication Administration Safety Clinical Decision Support Simulations for Medication Administration Safety Principal Investigator: Jacqueline Moss, PhD, RN Co-Investigator: Eta S. Berner, EdD University of Alabama at Birmingham Dates of Aw…
  15. www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/diagnostic/resources/issue-briefs/dxsafety-cognitive-load-theory.pdf
    May 01, 2024 - Cognitive Load Theory and Its Impact on Diagnostic Accuracy: Issue Brief PATIENT SAFETY e Issue Brief 17 Cognitive Load Theory and Its Impact on Diagnostic Accuracy This page intentionally left blank. e Issue Brief 17 Cognitive Load Theory and Its Impact on Diagnostic Accuracy Prepared for: Agency for…
  16. www.ahrq.gov/hai/cusp/toolkit/content-calls/briefing.html
    April 01, 2013 - Morning Briefing and Shadowing (Transcript) July 12, 2011 Operator: Thank you for your patience in holding. We now have our speakers in conference. Please be aware that each of your lines is in a listen-only mode. At the completion of the presentation, we will open the floor for questions. At that time, inst…
  17. www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-family-engagement/pfeprimarycare/envscan-app-f.pdf
    January 01, 2015 - Appendix F. Interventions Guide to Improving Patient Safety in Primary Care Settings b…
  18. www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/surveys-guidance/helpful-resources/analysis/2020-instructions-for-analyzing-data.pdf
    January 01, 2020 - Instructions for Analyzing Data from CAHPS Surveys Instructions for Analyzing Data from CAHPS® Surveys in SAS®: Using the CAHPS Analysis Program Version 5.0 AHRQ Contract No.: HHSP233201500026I/HHSP23337004T Managed and prepared by: Westat, Rockville, MD Naomi Yount, Ph.D. Kayo Walsh, M.S. (Harvard Medic…
  19. www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/duration/chipra-156-section-6b.pdf
    January 01, 2013 - Section 6.B, Validation Studies SECTION VI. SCIENTIFIC SOUNDNESS OF THE MEASURE VI.B. Validity VI.B.1 Construct Validity To examine construct validity, we performed comparative analyses between our metri…
  20. www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/patient-safety/highlights/ps-project-highlights-care-coordination.pdf
    June 01, 2024 - AHRQ-Funded Patient Safety Project Highlights PATIENT SAFETY AHRQ-Funded Patient Safety Project Highlights Improving Patient Safety by Enhancing Care Coordination Overview Care coordination is defined as the process of organizing patient care activities and sharing information among all individuals concerned w…

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