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digital.ahrq.gov/2019-year-review/research-summary/helping-patients-better-understand-effective-treatment-options
January 01, 2019 - Helping Patients Better Understand Effective Treatment Options for Crohn’s Disease
Use of the Crohn’s Disease Prediction Tool, a validated individualized risk prediction tool plus a web-based decision aid, resulted in improved shared decision making and patients choosing a more effective Crohn’s disease therapy.
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digital.ahrq.gov/2020-year-review/research-summary/what-we-fund
January 01, 2020 - What We Fund
By making health information available electronically when and where it is needed, digital healthcare can improve the quality of care, even as it makes healthcare more cost-effective.
Digital healthcare knowledge and tools can enhance the efforts of patients, clinicians, a…
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August 01, 2021 - Clinician Summary of USPSTF Recommendation: Prediabetes and Type 2 Diabetes
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Clinician Summary of USPSTF Recommendation
Prediabetes and Type 2 Diabetes
August 2021
The USPSTF recognizes that clinical decisions involve more considerations than evidence alone.
Clinicians…
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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/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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digital.ahrq.gov/location/usa-ca-oakland
January 01, 2023 - USA, CA, Oakland
Improving Safety and Quality of Emergency Care Using Machine Learning-Based Clinical Decision Support at Triage
Description
This research will design, implement, and evaluate an emergency department triage machine learning algorithm, with an emphasis on predic…
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digital.ahrq.gov/research-method/meta-analysis
January 01, 2023 - Meta-Analysis
Combining meta-analysis with multiple imputation for one-step, privacy-protecting estimation of causal treatment effects in multi-site studies.
Citation
Shu D, Li X, Her Q, Wong J, Li D, Wang R, Toh S. Combining meta-analysis with multiple imputation for one-step…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-safety-education-project
July 16, 2018 - Multi-use Website
Patient Safety Education Project.
Citation Text:
Patient Safety Education Project. Buehler Center on Aging, Health & Society; Northwestern University.
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March 13, 2013 - The top patient safety strategies that can be encouraged
for adoption now.
March 13, 2013
Shekelle PG, Pronovost P, Wachter R, et al. The top patient safety strategies that can be encouraged for
adoption now. Ann Intern Med. 2013;158(5 Pt 2):365-8. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-158-5-201303051-00001.
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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/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.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/Sttb6Qo6TFfWyR7Y8SzfH-
Screening for Hepatitis B Virus Infection in Nonpregnant Adolescents and Adults: Clinical Summary of USPSTF Recommendation
SCREENING FOR HEPATITIS B VIRUS INFECTION IN NONPREGNANT ADOLESCENTS AND ADULTS
CLINICAL SUMMARY OF U.S. PREVENTIVE SERVICES TASK FORCE RECOMMENDATION
Population
Asymptomatic, nonpregnant ado…
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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.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/r2LUvvSSCL_VgAQYyU9_-X
Behavioral and Pharmacotherapy Interventions for Tobacco Smoking Cessation in Adults, Including Pregnant Women: Clinical Summary
Behavioral and Pharmacotherapy Interventions for Tobacco Smoking Cessation in Adults, Including Pregnant Women: Clinical
Summary
Population Nonpregnant adults age ≥18 y Pregnant adult…
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www.ahrq.gov/prevention/chronic-care/index.html
July 01, 2019 - Prevention and Chronic Care
Preventing disease and helping patients maximize health and function over the life span are two essential activities of a well-functioning health care system. AHRQ’s Prevention/Care Management Portfolio works to improve the delivery of primary care services in order to meet the needs…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/reports/liability/acknowledgements.html
August 01, 2017 - Advances in Patient Safety and Medical Liability
Acknowledgments
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Table of Contents
Advances in Patient Safety and Medical Liability
Preface
Acknowledgments
Prologue
Silence A Commentary
Reforming the Medical Liability System in Massachusetts: Communication, Apology,…
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digital.ahrq.gov/health-it-tools-and-resources/workflow-assessment-health-it-toolkit/research/gilmet-gp-et-al-1998
January 01, 1998 - Gilmet GP et al. 1998 "The use of an integrated clinical laboratory and pharmacy diabetes database to provide physician performance feedback in an IPA-model HMO."
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Gilmet GP, Mallon RP, Griffin BT, et al. The use of an integrated clinical laboratory and pharmacy diabetes database to provide p…