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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol3/Leape.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Prologue -- Where the Rubber Meets the Road
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Prologue
Where the Rubber Meets the Road
Lucian L. Leape
Traditionally, a primary focus of patient safety research has been to analyze
data to identify problems and demonstrate that a new practice will lead to
improved quality or safety. Much less research att…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/sustainability/management/observation/observation-facnotes.docx
May 01, 2017 - Module 4: Script and Slides
AHRQ Safety Program for Ambulatory Surgery
Management Practices for Sustainability
Module 4: Observation and Integration
AHRQ Safety Program for Reducing CAUTI in Hospitals
Facilitator Notes
SLIDE 1
Title: Management Practices for Sustainability: Module 4: Observation and Integration
SAY…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/clabsi-cauti-icu/tiered-approach-slides.pptx
April 01, 2022 - Using a Tiered Approach With CUSP Principles Slides
Using a Tiered Approach With Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program Principles
AHRQ Safety Program for Intensive Care Units:
Preventing CLABSI and CAUTI
AHRQ Pub. No. 17(22)-0019
April 2022
Objectives
Describe the tiered approach for central line-associated bloo…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/factsheets/chipra-1416-p007-1-ef.pdf
November 01, 2015 - Timeliness of Confirmatory Testing for Sickle Cell Disease: Timeliness of Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Children with Sickle Cell Anemia
Timeliness of Confirmatory Testing
for Sickle Cell Disease
Timeliness of Antibiotic Prophylaxis for
Children with Sickle Cell Anemia
Measure Developer: Quality Measurement, Evalu…
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www.ahrq.gov/action-alliance/resources/measure-domains.html
April 01, 2025 - Resources by the CMS Patient Safety Structural Measure Domains
The Patient Safety Structural Measure is an attestation-based measure to assess whether hospitals demonstrate having a structure and culture that prioritizes patient safety. The Patient Safety Structural Measure is informed by the National Action P…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/970.html
August 01, 2025 - Statistical Brief Discusses Availability of Medical Services in Rural and Nonrural Areas
Issue Number
970
AHRQ News Now is a weekly newsletter that highlights agency research and program activities.
August 12, 2025
Today’s Headlines: Statistical Brief Discusses Availability of Medical Services in Rural …
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/968.html
July 01, 2025 - Statistical Brief Highlights Cost of Heart Disease
Issue Number
968
AHRQ News Now is a weekly newsletter that highlights agency research and program activities.
July 29, 2025
Today’s Headlines: Statistical Brief Highlights Cost of Heart Disease . Advancing Breast Cancer Screening: New Insights and Innov…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/toolkits/phip-mrabstraction-tool-guidance.pdf
June 02, 2025 - P-HIP Excel Tool Guidance
P-HIP
Getting Started With the P-HIP Abstraction Tools
1. Place a copy of the Excel files in your desired directory.
2. The basic functionality of both tools is the same, so this document will focus on MH DSD.
3. If you get any warnings or confirmations about running macros, please enabl…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cusp/modules/nursing/sl-nursing.html
December 01, 2012 - CUSP Toolkit: The Role of the Nurse Manager
CUSP Toolkit
The Role of the Nurse Manager module of the CUSP Toolkit addresses the role of nursing leaders for your quality improvement initiative.
Contents
Slide 1. Cover Slide.
Slide 2. Learning Objectives
Slide 3. What is a Nurse Manager?
Slide 4. Wh…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/surveys-guidance/item-sets/PCMH/PCMHFactSheet.pdf
September 01, 2010 - PCMH Fact Sheet
Consumer Assessment of
Healthcare Providers and Systems
Developing a CAHPS® Clinician & Group Survey to Measure the Medical Home
The patient-centered medical home (PCMH) is a model for delivering primary
care that is patient–centered, comprehensive, coordinated, accessible, and
continuously im…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/surgery/tools/surgical-complication-prevention/glucose_control_factsheet.docx
December 01, 2017 - Glucose Control Factsheet
Glucose Control Factsheet
Facts About Glucose Control and the Prevention of Surgical Site Infections
Definition of Tight Glucose Control
Tight glucose control refers to getting as close to a normal (nondiabetic) blood glucose level as you safely can. Ideally, this means levels between 70 an…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/clabsi-cauti-icu/central-catheter-maintenance.pptx
April 01, 2022 - use only sterile devices to access
Daily bathing with CHG
Use aseptic technique for dressing changes
Maintain
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/labor-delivery/perinatal-care/modules/teamwork/assemble-fac-guide.html
July 01, 2023 - Maintain clear values and a share division. … How will you maintain their interest in and support of the project? … Maintain the material needs of the project.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/ncepcr/tools/PCMH/pcpf-module-4-practice-management.pdf
September 01, 2015 - successful they are at achieving their goals in this area, and any factors that impact their
ability to maintain … can administer most medications, implement wound care,
nurse (LPN) perform vital sign measurements, maintain … are members of the local community who
are engaged to help others from their community attain and maintain … They must maintain a
board of directors that provides oversight of the organization’s management and
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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-Simmons_66.pdf
April 03, 2008 - To maintain the program’s baseball theme, close calls were renamed “Good Catches.” … number of reports is daunting when each one is considered individually, and
certainly few organizations maintain
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/care/coordination/atlas/chapter3.html
June 01, 2014 - Create a proactive plan of care. 11 Establish and maintain a plan of care, jointly created and managed … between health care entities (health care professionals, care teams, or health care organizations) or to maintain
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/chtoolbx/develop/develop.doc
January 01, 2003 - All health programs, plans, and systems maintain administrative data. … All providers maintain medical records with detailed information on patient conditions and treatments
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/resources/guides/guide-infection-prevention.pdf
March 01, 2017 - meals and after bathroom activities
▪ Cover their mouths and noses when sneezing or coughing
▪ Maintain … For example—
• If the resident cannot maintain clean hands, clean clothes, and clean equipment … facility must have negative pressure rooms and a respiratory fit-test program in order
to safely maintain … when waiting to transfer the resident
from the LTC facility to a hospital or other facility that can maintain
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/ncepcr/tools/PCMH/pcpf-module-23-documenting-work-with-practices.pdf
September 01, 2015 - Finally, it helps maintain continuity between the practice and the facilitation program. … Protecting Confidentiality and Privacy
When you opt to share and jointly maintain the practice record
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cusp/toolkit/content-calls/zero-clabsi/slides.html
July 01, 2013 - patient safety on your radar
Continue calls if possible
Make it easy for teams to stay in touch
Maintain