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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cpi/about/mission/budget/2021/FY_2021_CJ_NIRSQ.pdf
January 01, 2021 - intensive care units
(ICUs) (Outcome)
FY 2019: NHSN Rate:
Baseline: 1.53 CAUTI/1,000
catheter days
Intervention … 24% reduction ([1.53-
1.17]1.53)
Population Rate:
Baseline: 8.31 CAUTI/10,000
patient days
Intervention … Fiscal Year’s cohort and determining whether the CAUTI rates
for those ICUs have been reduced after intervention … The NHSN rate after intervention was 1.17 CAUTI/1,000 catheter days, which is a 24% reduction
in the … The population rate after intervention was 5.74 CAUTI/10,000 patient days, which is a 31%
reduction
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/nhqrdr/2014chartbooks/hispanichealth/2014nhqdr-hispanichealth-pt2.pdf
July 01, 2015 - Clinic
Location: McHenry County, Illinois
Population: Rural, low-income Hispanic women >40
Intervention … at discharge
Better No Change
Hospital patients with heart attack given percutaneous coronary
intervention … likely than Whites to have their blood pressure checked and to
receive timely percutaneous coronary intervention … Population: Low-income Hispanic patients with diabetes
Location: Los Angeles, California
Intervention
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www.ahrq.gov/research/shuttered/acfselection/appendixa.html
July 01, 2018 - scale of 1-10) according to the likelihood of a resultant consequential medical event if a critical intervention … health nurse volunteer was demonstrated by assessment and interventions of advocacy, referral, crisis intervention
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/primary-care/workforce-financing/case_example_6.pdf
October 01, 2016 - New Models of Primary Care Workforce - Case Example #6: Henry Ford Health System
New Models of Primary Care
Workforce and Financing
Case
Example Henry Ford Health System6
New Models of Primary Care Workforce
and Financing
Case Example #6: Henry Ford Health System
Prepared for:…
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/tools/workforce-financing/case-example-6.html
July 01, 2019 - Case Example #6: Henry Ford Health System
This report is based on research conducted by Abt Associates in partnership with the MacColl Center for Health Care Innovation and Bailit Health Purchasing, Cambridge, MA, under contract to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Rockville, MD…
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/iomracereport/reldatasum.html
October 01, 2018 - Race, Ethnicity, and Language Data: Standardization for Health Care Quality Improvement
Summary
Previous Page Next Page
Table of Contents
Race, Ethnicity, and Language Data: Standardization for Health Care Quality Improvement
Summary
Reviewers
1. Introduction
2. Evidence of Disparities among…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol1/Advances-Henriksen_104.pdf
January 01, 2025 - Envisioning Patient Safety in the Year 2025: Eight Perspectives
Envisioning Patient Safety in the Year 2025:
Eight Perspectives
Kerm Henriksen, PhD; Caitlin Oppenheimer, MPH; Lucian L. Leape, MD; Kirk Hamilton,
FAIA, FACHA, MS; David W. Bates, MD, MSc; Susan Sheridan, MBA; Mark E. Bruley, CCE;
David M. Gaba, MD;…
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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-Davis_60.pdf
April 07, 2008 - RPN was calculated using the formula: L x S x D, where
high numbers indicated a high priority for intervention
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/Improving_diagnosis_flyer.pdf
April 01, 2019 - Impoving Diagnosis
Improving Diagnosis
Diagnostic error is a significant and under-recognized threat to patient
safety.
■ Diagnostic errors affect more than 12 million Americans each year and may seriously harm approximately
4 million.
■ Fifty-five percent of patients said diagnostic errors were a chief conce…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cauti-tools/impl-guide/implementation-guide-appendix-c.html
October 01, 2020 - Toolkit for Reducing Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections in Hospital Units: Implementation Guide
Appendix C. Sample Bladder Scan Policy
Previous Page Next Page
Table of Contents
Toolkit for Reducing Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections in Hospital Units: Implementation Guide
Overv…
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www.ahrq.gov/policymakers/chipra/demoeval/demostates/il.html
March 01, 2019 - State at a Glance: Illinois
Learn more about the CHIPRA quality demonstration projects being implemented in Illinois.
Illinois is featured in the following reports from the National Evaluation:
Evaluation Highlight No. 2 : How are States and evaluators measuring medical homeness in the CHIPRA Quality Demo…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/about/chesapeake-regional-healthcare.html
February 01, 2024 - Chesapeake Regional Healthcare’s Success in Preventing Falls in Hospitals
The hospital can be a dangerous place for a patient, due in part to the unfamiliar environment. This can increase the patient’s risk for falling while hospitalized. Approximately 25% of hospital falls result in injuries, including fractur…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/ktcquips98.html
October 01, 2014 - New Mexico Hospitals Use AHRQ Toolkit to Revise Protocol for Preventing Blood Clots
Search All Impact Case Studies
May 2012
Five New Mexico hospitals revised their protocol for preventing venous thromboembolism (VTE) after their State Quality Improvement Organization (QIO), the New Mexico Medical Review Ass…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/availability/chipra-235-section-2-tech-specs.pdf
June 02, 2025 - CHIPRA 235: Section 2, Detailed Measure Specifications
Rate of participating cardiologists, dermatologists, endocrinologists, gastroenterologists, hematologists/oncologists,
nephrologists, neurologists, otolaryngologists, pulmonologists, and rheumatologists who have seen ≥1 enrolled
child, age <18 years,…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/acute/chipra-0243-section5.pdf
December 18, 2014 - Table 1: Evidence for Having an ALARA Policy Specific to Imaging Children
Table 1: Evidence for Having an ALARA Policy Specific to Imaging Children
Type of Evidence
Key Findings
Level of
Evidence
(USPSTF
Ranking*)
Citations
Practice parameter Society of Pediatric Radiology: Third
Conference of A…
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www.ahrq.gov/funding/process/grant-app-basics/appover.html
October 01, 2014 - Overview of the Application Process
An overview of the application process.
AHRQ receives new and amended applications following the receipt dates specified under Application Submission Dates at: http://www.ahrq.gov/funding/process/dates/index.html .
After AHRQ receives your application, it is logged in,…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/takeheart/training/module-10-slides.pdf
February 24, 2022 - without direct, audiovisual supervision of exercise
sessions by a clinician
• A multidimensional intervention
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/resources/tools/prevent/clinical-faqs.docx
March 01, 2017 - A targeted infection prevention intervention in nursing home residents with indwelling devices: a randomized
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/resources/tools/prevent/clinical-faqs.html
March 01, 2017 - A targeted infection prevention intervention in nursing home residents with indwelling devices: a randomized
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/quality-measures/21st-century/challenges.html
June 01, 2018 - In a few of the intervention sites, vaccination rates surpassed 60 percent.