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Check to find the answers to your questions about the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/takeheart/training/module-4-slides.pdf
August 19, 2021 - Preparing and Understanding
Your Data to Support
Systems Change
Module 4
S h e r r y G r a c e , P h D , F C C S , FA A C V P R ,
C R F C
M a t t T h o m a s , M S , M B A , A C S M - C E P
TAKEheart Training and Technical Assistance Components
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PURPOSE
Training sessions guided by the Million
Hearts…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/results/research/survey-codebook-baseline.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Practice Survey Codebook: CPCQ and PCMH-A
EvidenceNow Practice Survey Codebook: CPCQ and PCMH-A
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Variable Name/ Core-
optional Status Item
We would like to learn about the strategies that your practice uses to improve cardiovascular preventive care (e.g., prescribing aspirin for patients at
risk for ische…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/results/research/staff-survey-mw.pdf
January 01, 2014 - H3 Staff Survey
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H3 Staff Survey
Survey Introduction:
We would like to invite all staff members who are involved with clinic operations, either patient care or
business administration, to complete this survey. We would like to understand your perceptions of
your work environment. This survey …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/040-ss-training-clinic-patient-ed.pptx
April 01, 2025 - AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention: Targeting SSI
AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention: Targeting SSI
Staff Training: Teaching Patients To Decolonize at Home
Surgical Services
For: Cardiac, Hip and Knee Joint Replacement, and Spinal Fusion Surgeries
Adapted from: “Toolkit for Decolonization of Non-ICU Patients…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/quality-improvement/improvement-guide/6-strategies-for-improving/communication/cahps-strategy-section-6-i.pdf
July 01, 2017 - Strategies for Improving Patient Experience with Ambulatory Care: Shared Decision-Making
The CAHPS Ambulatory Care
Improvement Guide
Practical Strategies for Improving Patient Experience
Section 6: Strategies for Improving Patient Experience with
Ambulatory Care
6.I. Shared Decision-Making
Visit the AHRQ We…
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/tools/workforce-financing/exec-summary.html
July 01, 2019 - Executive Summary
Workforce Configurations to Provide High-Quality, Comprehensive Primary Care
As the U.S. health care system seeks to reconfigure primary care to meet the needs of an aging and more complex population, environmental factors such as the advent of team care and the patient-centered …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/surveys/hospital/SOPS-Hospital-Survey-2.0-5-26-2021.pdf
January 01, 2021 - Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture Version 2.0
SOPS® Hospital Survey
Version: 2.0
Language: English
• For more information on getting started, selecting a sample, determining data collection
methods, establishing data collection procedures, conducting a web-based survey, and
preparing and analyzing dat…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mvp/modules/vae/surveillance-slides.html
February 01, 2017 - Ventilator-Associated Event Surveillance: Slide Presentation
AHRQ Safety Program for Mechanically Ventilated Patients
Slide 1: AHRQ Safety Program for Mechanically Ventilated Patients
Ventilator-Associated Event Surveillance
Slide 2: Learning Objectives
After this session, you will be able to—
D…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/long-term-care/resources/ontime/prevhosp/ontime-preventablehospitaledvisits-overview.pptx
May 01, 2017 - PowerPoint Presentation
AHRQ’s Safety Program for
Nursing Homes:
On-Time Preventable Hospital and Emergency Department Visits
Facilitator Training
Overview of On-Time
On-Time Preventable Hospital and
ED Visits Facilitator Training
2-day training provides:
Overview of On-Time.
Instruction on the role of a Facilita…
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance/item-sets/literacy/suppl-healthlit-items.html
October 01, 2023 - Supplemental Items for the CAHPS Hospital Adult Survey: Health Literacy
Population version: Adult
These supplemental items address various issues related to patients' health literacy in hospital settings. For more information about these items and the measures they produce, read About the CAHPS Health Lite…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/quality-improvement/improvement-guide/6-strategies-for-improving/access/cahps-strategy-6n.pdf
October 01, 2017 - Strategies for Improving Patient Experience with Ambulatory Care: Price Transparency
The CAHPS Ambulatory Care
Improvement Guide
Practical Strategies for Improving Patient Experience
Section 6: Strategies for Improving Patient Experience with
Ambulatory Care
6.N. Price Transparency
Visit the AHRQ Website f…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/cauti-tools/archived-webinars/preventing-cauti-plan-b-110414.pptx
January 01, 2013 - Antiseptic-impregnated catheters: Is the Juice Worth the Squeeze?
Preventing CAUTI:
What to Do When it’s Time for Plan B
Sanjay Saint, MD, PhD
George Dock Collegiate Professor of Internal Medicine
Division of General Medicine
University of Michigan Health Systems
Associate Chief of Medicine, Ann Arbor VA Medical Cent…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/long-term-care/resources/ontime/pruprev/factraining_slides.pptx
December 01, 2014 - PowerPoint Presentation
AHRQ’s Safety Program for
Nursing Homes:
On-Time Pressure Ulcer Prevention
Facilitator Training
Overview of On-Time
On-Time Pressure Ulcer Prevention Facilitator Training
2-day training provides:
Overview of On-Time
Instruction on the role of a Facilitator
Introduction to On-Time reports an…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/topics/dx-safety-workgroup-meeting-notes-jul2023.pdf
November 03, 2023 - Federal Interagency Workgroup on Improving Diagnostic Safety: July Meeting Summary
Federal Interagency Workgroup:
Improving Diagnostic Safety and Quality in Healthcare
July Meeting Summary
Workgroup Goal: Established in response to Senate Report 115-150. The Senate Committee on
Appropriations requested that…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/surveys-guidance/hp/Child_Med_Eng_HP51_2155a.pdf
October 01, 2020 - CAHPS Health Plan Survey Child Medicaid Survey 5.1
CAHPS Health Plan Survey
Version: Child Medicaid Survey 5.1
Language: English
Notes
• Release of 5.1 version: The CAHPS team updated this survey in the fall of 2020. To
reflect the fact that patients are receiving health care in person, by phone, and by vid…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/b5_combo_assessingtrendscomparators.pdf
March 20, 2016 - Assessing Indicator Rates Using Trends and Comparators
Toolkit for Using the AHRQ Quality Indicators
How To Improve Hospital Quality and Safety
i Tool B.5
Assessing Indicator Rates Using Trends and Comparators
What is the purpose of this tool? This tool provides guidance on how to assess your hospital’s
pe…
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/reports/2024-annual-report/recent-grants-health-equity.html
May 01, 2024 - Investments in Primary Care Research for 2021 and 2022
Health Equity
Previous Page Next Page
Table of Contents
Investments in Primary Care Research for 2021 and 2022
Acknowledgments and Authors
Message from the Acting Director of AHRQ's National Center for Excellence in Primary Care Research
A…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/factsheets/fullreports/chipra-145-materials-v-a.pdf
June 25, 2014 - Attachments 5.1 through 5.5
ADHD: Clinical Practice Guideline for the Diagnosis, Evaluation, and Treatment
of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in Children and Adolescents
SUBCOMMITTEE ON ATTENTION-DEFICIT/HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER,
STEERING COMMITTEE ON QUALITY IMPROVEMENT AND
MANAGEMENT
P…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/engagingfamilies/howtogetstarted/How_to_Use_Guide_508.docx
April 05, 2013 - Information to Help Hospitals Get Started
Key Takeaways
Patient and family engagement is not a separate initiative. It is a critical part of what your hospital is already doing to improve quality and safety.
Implementing the Guide is similar to other quality improvement efforts in that it takes time to initiate, i…