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www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/translate/scores/index.html
March 01, 2016 - Generating Health Care Quality Scores That Show Differences
The critical link between collecting performance information and sharing that information with others is the process of generating scores. The nature of the score is often inherent in the measure (e.g., an overall rating on a 1-10 scale). But even in…
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/advisorycouncil/adcouncilack.html
April 01, 2018 - Guide for Developing a Community-Based Patient Safety Advisory Council
Acknowledgments
We are in the midst of an exciting national movement, endorsed by health care entities and patients alike, to engage patients and families as partners with their health care providers. Including patients in the design and i…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/sustainability.html
June 01, 2017 - Sustainability
Toolkit To Improve Safety in Ambulatory Surgery Centers
It is important to build in plans for sustainment when starting an implementation project. The resources below can help your ambulatory surgery center integrate sustainment activities into the project.
Training and Tools for Sustaining I…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/clabsi-cauti-icu/implement/index.html
April 01, 2022 - Implementing CLABSI and CAUTI Prevention
The implementation guide will help your team be supported with resources to move through a program that enhances previous CUSP resources to reduce central line-associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI) and catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) in the hospit…
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www.ahrq.gov/cpi/about/nac/snac-shenkman.html
November 01, 2019 - SNAC Member: Elizabeth A. Shenkman, Ph.D.
Professor and Chair
Department of Health Outcomes and Biomedical Informatics
University of Florida College of Medicine
Elizabeth A. Shenkman, Ph.D., is the chair of the Department of Health Outcomes and Biomedical Informatics and the co-director of the University of…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2025-02/woods-report.pdf
January 01, 2025 - Using what has been
learned from these risk findings, we propose to design a system to address underlying … As the CIN team learned through this grant, some of the challenges of programming a user interface involve
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/engagingfamilies/strategy1/Strat1_Implement_Hndbook_508_v2.docx
January 28, 2011 - Learning about the process and outcomes of these experiences will help identify lessons learned, potential … family advisors is not something that most clinicians and hospital staff have been trained to do or learned … Share improvements and lessons learned with others at local, regional, and national meetings. … are comfortable, ask advisors to share information about who is in their family, where and how they learned
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/tools-and-materials/psychological-safety.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Creating Psychological Safety in Teams
Creating Psychological
Safety in Teams
Creating Psy…
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/environmental-scan-programs/envscan-program-apa.html
April 01, 2018 - Environmental Scan of Patient Safety Education and Training Programs
Appendix A
Previous Page Next Page
Table of Contents
Environmental Scan of Patient Safety Education and Training Programs
Introduction
Chapter 1. Environmental Scan
Chapter 2. Electronic Searchable Catalog
Chapter 3. Qualit…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mvp/modules/technical/subglottic-fac-guide.html
January 01, 2017 - Benefits of Subglottic Secretion Drainage Endotracheal Tubes: Facilitator Guide
AHRQ Safety Program for Mechanically Ventilated Patients
Slide 1: Benefits of Subglottic Secretion Drainage Endotracheal Tubes
Say:
In this module, you will learn about the benefits of subglottic secretion drainage endotrach…
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www.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/resources/search.html?page=4
January 01, 2022 - COVID-19 Resources Catalog for Nursing Homes
AHRQ provided free training and mentorship to nursing homes across the country through the National Nursing Home COVID-19 Action Network . The Network supported the implementation of evidence-based prevention and safety practices within nursing homes to protect residents…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/reports/engage/implications.html
March 01, 2017 - Guide to Improving Patient Safety in Primary Care Settings by Engaging Patients and Families
Implications for the Guide
Previous Page Next Page
Table of Contents
Guide to Improving Patient Safety in Primary Care Settings by Engaging Patients and Families
Executive Summary
Introduction
Limita…
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www.ahrq.gov/funding/grantee-profiles/grtprofile-hernandez-boussard.html
April 01, 2024 - Grantee Profile
Analyzing Big Datasets to Improve Healthcare Quality, Equity
Tina Hernandez-Boussard, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Associate Dean of Research
Stanford University School of Medicine
Tina Hernandez-Boussard, Ph.D., M.P.H.
“Large clinical datasets contain a goldmine of information on healthcar…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/surgery/9-senior-executives.pptx
June 01, 2023 - PowerPoint Presentation
AHRQ Safety Program for Improving
Surgical Care and Recovery
Engaging the Senior Executive
Presentation Template
AHRQ Pub. No. 23-0052
June 2023
Purpose and Use of This Presentation Template
Purpose of tool: To engage a senior leader to bridge the gap between senior management and frontline …
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/resource/about.html
December 01, 2017 - Hospital Resources
Toolkits, recommendations, and other resources for hospitals and hospital administrators to improve quality, reduce errors, and increase patient safety.
Sign up: CAHPS Database - Hospital Component Email updates
Sign up: Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture Email updates
Sign u…
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www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/resources/writing/tip1.html
May 01, 2015 - Tip 1. In a Quality Report, Write Text That’s Easy To Understand
The ability of a reader to understand the information in a performance report depends upon many factors, including:
The simplicity of words and sentence structure.
The clarity and cohesiveness of explanatory text.
The reader’s background…
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www.ahrq.gov/es/nursing-home/resources/search.html?page=4
January 01, 2022 - COVID-19 Resources Catalog for Nursing Homes
AHRQ provided free training and mentorship to nursing homes across the country through the National Nursing Home COVID-19 Action Network . The Network supported the implementation of evidence-based prevention and safety practices within nursing homes to protect residents…
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www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/plan/environment.html
June 01, 2016 - What Is the Environment for Reporting on Health Care Quality?
Whether working alone or in collaboration with others, report sponsors need to understand:
The circumstances in which the reporting project will take place.
The likely implications of the project for:
The sponsoring organizations,
The org…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/modules.html
May 01, 2017 - Long-Term Care Safety Toolkit Modules
Toolkit To Reduce CAUTI and Other HAIs in Long-Term Care Facilities
These modules (available in English and Spanish) describe how to apply the Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP) for long-term care resident safety. They support learning and implementation effor…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/131-ss-swiss-cheese.pptx
April 01, 2025 - PowerPoint Presentation
Learning From Defects: Applying the “Swiss Cheese Model” of System Failures
Surgical Services
For: Cardiac, Hip and Knee Joint Replacement, and Spinal Fusion Surgeries
AHRQ Pub. No. 25-0029
April 2025
AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention: Targeting SSI
AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevent…