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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/index.html?page=4
January 01, 2024 - Grantee Final Reports: Patient Safety
Final reports from research grants administered since 2000 on a variety of patient safety topics, such as measure development, medication safety, and diagnostic safety.
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Center for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety subdivis…
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www.ahrq.gov/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/hais/index.html
June 01, 2018 - Health Care-Associated Infections
This page features helpful links to information, tools, and resources on healthcare-associated infections (HAIs), which are the most common complication of hospital care and are one of the top 10 leading causes of death in the United States. AHRQ-funded research and initiatives…
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www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/teledx-7.html
August 01, 2020 - Telediagnosis for Acute Care: Implications for the Quality and Safety of Diagnosis
References
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Table of Contents
Telediagnosis for Acute Care: Implications for the Quality and Safety of Diagnosis
Introduction
Evidence Base Supporting Telehealth
Impact of Telediagnosis on Every S…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/demoeval/what-we-learned/qtag-presentation.pdf
September 01, 2015 - Evaluating the CHIPRA Quality Demonstration Grant Program: An Overview
Quality Technical Advisory Group, CMS
Presentation by Henry T. Ireys, PhD
Senior Fellow, Mathematica Policy Research
July 22, 2015
Evaluating the CHIPRA Quality
Demonstration Grant Program:
An Overview
http://www.urban.org/index.cfm
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/education/curriculum-tools/cusptoolkit/toolkit/contentcalls/nurse_empower-slides/How-CUSP-Enables-Nurse-Empowerment-Nov-15-2011-508.ppt
January 01, 2011 - Project Report - Lean Sigma
CLABSI Supplemental Call Series
How CUSP Enables Nurse Empowerment
November 15, 2011
Presenters:
Pat Posa, RN, BSN, MSA
Joanne Timmel, MSN, RN, NE-BC
Slide *
CLABSI Supplemental Call Series
Pat Posa, RN, BSN, MSA
System Performance Improvement Leader
St. Joseph Mercy Heath Syste…
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/ptfamilyscan/ptfamily3c.html
July 01, 2017 - Guide to Patient and Family Engagement
Methods (continued, 4)
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Table of Contents
Guide to Patient and Family Engagement
Executive Summary
Introduction
Methods
Findings
Implications for the Guide
Summary and Discussion
Next Steps
References
Appendix A: Draft K…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/cauti-tools/cauti-icu/preventing-cauti-icu-setting-module_3-speaker-notes.docx
September 01, 2015 - AHRQ Safety Program for Reducing CAUTI in Hospitals
Preventing CAUTI in the ICU Setting
Module 3: Conversations Around Device Necessity
SAY:
In Module 1, we discussed the indications for an indwelling urinary catheter, the causes of catheter-associated urinary tract infections, or CAUTI, in the intensive care unit…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/antibiotic-targets-slides.pptx
June 01, 2021 - PowerPoint Presentation
Identifying Targets To
Improve Antibiotic Use
Long-Term Care
AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use
AHRQ Pub. No. 17(21)-0029
June 2021
Identifying Targets
1
Objectives
Identify opportunities to improve antibiotic prescribing
Recognize how to leverage frontline staff to guide saf…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cauti-tools/phys-championsgd/section7.html
May 01, 2023 - Resident Physicians as Champions in Preventing Device-Associated Infections
Preventing CAUTI: Focus on Culturing Stewardship
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Table of Contents
Resident Physicians as Champions in Preventing Device-Associated Infections
Preamble and Summary
Epidemiology of Invasive Devices…
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www.ahrq.gov/es/patient-safety/settings/hospital/red/toolkit/postdischarge-doc.html
March 01, 2025 - Re-Engineered Discharge (RED) Toolkit
Tool 5 (continued)
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Table of Contents
Re-Engineered Discharge (RED) Toolkit
Tool 1: Overview
Tool 2: How To Begin the Re-engineered Discharge Implementation at Your Hospital
How CMS Measures the "30-Day All Cause Rehospitalization Ra…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/951.html
March 01, 2025 - AHRQ Report Identifies Strategies To Reduce Emergency Department Boarding
Issue Number
951
AHRQ News Now is a weekly newsletter that highlights agency research and program activities.
March 25, 2025
AHRQ Stats: MRSA Rates by Payer Type The rate of MRSA diagnoses on admission among expected self-pay hosp…
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www.ahrq.gov/pcor/at-a-glance/index.html
October 01, 2024 - PCOR Trust Fund Investments At-A-Glance
Patient-centered outcomes research (PCOR) provides decision-makers with objective, scientific evidence on the comparative effectiveness of treatments, services, and other interventions used in healthcare. The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Trust Fund (PCORTF) is funde…
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www.ahrq.gov/priority-populations/observances/womens-history/index.html
March 01, 2021 - Women’s History Month
In celebration of March as Women’s History Month, AHRQ is pleased to highlight the significant role and impact women in the healthcare field have had on improving the quality and safety of healthcare in America. This annual observance presents an opportunity for the Agency to recognize dis…
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www.ahrq.gov/pqmp/implementation-qi/toolkit/tcd/key-driver.html
September 01, 2021 - Transcranial Doppler Ultrasonography (TCD) Screening Among Children with Sickle Cell Anemia Toolkit
Key Driver Diagram
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Table of Contents
Transcranial Doppler Ultrasonography (TCD) Screening Among Children with Sickle Cell Anemia Toolkit
Introduction
Overview
About the M…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/medicaidreadmitguide/aspire_webinar6/aspire_webinar6.pptx
June 02, 2025 - Designing & Delivering Whole-Person Transitional Care The Hospital Guide to Reducing Medicaid Readmissions Webinar 6
Designing & Delivering Whole-Person Transitional Care
The Hospital Guide to Reducing Medicaid Readmissions
Webinar 6: Enhance Services for High-Risk Patients
Agenda
Describe strategies to enhance …
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www.ahrq.gov/prevention/resources/womens-health.html
July 01, 2018 - Resources for Women’s Health
Research updates and information to help women manage diseases and conditions. AHRQ offers information to help enhance our understanding of women’s unique health needs and empower women to be more engaged in health care decisions. In addition to cancer and heart disease, health conc…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/patient-safety/settings/hospitals/red-toolkit/postdiscalldoc.docx
June 02, 2025 - Postdischarge Followup Phone Call Documentation Form
Patient name:
Caregiver(s) name(s):
Relationship to patient:
Notes:
Discharge date:
Principal discharge diagnosis:
Interpreter needed? Y N Language/Dialect:
Prior to phone call:
Review:
Health history
Medicine lists for consistency
Medicine list for ap…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/red/toolkit/postdischarge-doc.html
March 01, 2025 - Re-Engineered Discharge (RED) Toolkit
Tool 5 (continued)
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Table of Contents
Re-Engineered Discharge (RED) Toolkit
Tool 1: Overview
Tool 2: How To Begin the Re-engineered Discharge Implementation at Your Hospital
How CMS Measures the "30-Day All Cause Rehospitalization Ra…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cusp/clabsi-final/clabsifinal2.html
January 01, 2013 - Eliminating CLABSI, A National Patient Safety Imperative: Final Report
Program Implementation
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Table of Contents
Eliminating CLABSI, A National Patient Safety Imperative: Final Report
Executive Summary
Report Organization
Program Implementation
Program Impact
What We…
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www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/dxsafety-ehr-impact5.html
July 01, 2024 - Documenting Diagnosis: Exploring the Impact of Electronic Health Records on Diagnostic Safety
The Future of Diagnostic Documentation
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Table of Contents
Documenting Diagnosis: Exploring the Impact of Electronic Health Records on Diagnostic Safety
Introduction on Diagnostic Do…