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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/clabsi-cauti-icu/partnering-patients-family.pdf
April 01, 2022 - Making It Work Tip Sheet: Partnering With Patients and Families To Prevent CLABSI and CAUTI
AHRQ Safety Program for Intensive Care Units:
Preventing CLABSI and CAUTI
Making It Work Tip Sheet
Partnering With Patients and Families To Prevent CLABSI and
CAUTI
This “Making It Work” tip sheet provide…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/resources/tools/prevent/leg-bags-faqs.html
July 01, 2017 - Frequently Asked Questions About the Use of and Care for Leg Bags in the Long-Term Care Setting
AHRQ Safety Program for Long-Term Care: HAIs/CAUTI
Disclaimer: Answers to the following frequently asked questions (FAQs) are based on consensus of experts from a national project team of clinical facu…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/heart-health/aspirin-asa-measure.pptx
April 01, 2016 - ABCS Aspirin Treatment for Secondary and Primary Prevention ASCVD
ABCS
Aspirin Treatment for Secondary and
Primary Prevention ASCVD
Jennifer Bannon RN BSN MSHI
Table of Contents
Objectives
Cardiovascular Disease
Cardiovascular Disease (2)
ABCS-Aspirin when appropriate
Anatomy of a Performance Measure
Measure Exce…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/heart-health/aspirin-detail-aid.pdf
April 01, 2016 - Aspirin Use in Primary Care
Aspirin Use in Primary Care
Aspirin when appropriate
Blood pressure control
Cholesterol management
Smoking cessation
Healthy Hearts for Oklahoma (H20)
The Oklahoma Cooperative for AHRQ's
This docum ent was produced by the National Resource Center fo r Academic Detailing (NaRCAD), sup…
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www.ahrq.gov/es/patient-safety/settings/hospital/vtguide/guide2.html
February 01, 2016 - Preventing Hospital-Associated Venous Thromboembolism
Chapter 2. Analyze Care Delivery
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Table of Contents
Preventing Hospital-Associated Venous Thromboembolism
Preface
Executive Summary
Chapter 1. The Framework for Improvement
Chapter 2. Analyze Care Delivery
Chapter…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/index.html
April 01, 2025 - AHRQ's Healthcare-Associated Infections Program
Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) are among the leading threats to patient safety, affecting one out of every 31 hospital patients at any one time. Over a million HAIs occur across the U.S. health care system every year, leading to the loss of tens of thousa…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/940.html
December 01, 2024 - AHRQ-Funded Studies Consider Tramadol Use and Safety Trends
Issue Number
940
AHRQ News Now is a weekly newsletter that highlights agency research and program activities.
December 3, 2024
AHRQ Stats: Trends in Severe Maternal Morbidity The rate of severe maternal morbidity increased 40 percent between 20…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/953.html
April 01, 2025 - Two New Issue Briefs Examine Diagnosis Improvement and Healthcare Excellence
Issue Number
953
AHRQ News Now is a weekly newsletter that highlights agency research and program activities.
April 15, 2025
AHRQ Stats: Trends in Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia by Hospital Type Overall, the rate of ventilator…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/pdi/standalone_pdi_casestudy.pdf
December 01, 2015 - Children’s Hospital Uses AHRQ’s Pediatric QI Toolkit To Bring Physicians Together To Reduce CLABSIs
Children’s Hospital Uses AHRQ’s Pediatric QI Toolkit To Bring
Physicians Together To Reduce CLABSIs
Abstract
The Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital
used the tools from the Pediatric QI Toolkit – which …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/pdi/d4i_pdi11-dehiscence-bestpractices.pdf
May 17, 2016 - Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement
Pediatric Toolkit for Using the AHRQ Quality Indicators
How To Improve Hospital Quality and Safety
1 Tool D.4i
Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement
PDI 11: Postoperative Wound Dehiscence
Why focus on postoperative wound dehiscence in…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/resources/learning-lab/connected-emergency-care-long-desc.html
January 01, 2025 - Connected Emergency Care Patient Safety Learning Lab (CEC PSLL)
Principal Investigator: Jeremiah Hinson, M.D., Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD; formerly Scott Levin, M.S., Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD AHRQ Grant No.: HS26640 Project Period: 09/30/18-12/31/23 Description: Th…
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www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/plan/partners/index.html
May 01, 2019 - Who Could Partner in a Health Care Quality Reporting Project?
In many cases, a quality reporting project is more effective when multiple organizations come together to make decisions, tackle the logistics, and combine money, talent, and other resources. This page discusses the benefits and challenges of collabo…
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www.ahrq.gov/data/ushik.html
July 01, 2022 - United States Health Information Knowledgebase
The United States Health Information Knowledgebase (USHIK) was a metadata registry of healthcare-related data standards funded and directed by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) with management support in partnership with the Centers for Medicare…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/d4w_combo_pdi11-dehiscence-bestpractices.pdf
May 17, 2016 - Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement
Toolkit for Using the AHRQ Quality Indicators
How To Improve Hospital Quality and Safety
1 Tool D.4w
Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement
PDI 11: Postoperative Wound Dehiscence
Why focus on postoperative wound dehiscence in children?…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/028-ss-cusp-program-sustainability.pptx
April 01, 2025 - CUSP Program Sustainability
CUSP Program Sustainability
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 Prevention | Surgical Services
CUSP Program Sustain…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/vtguide/guide2.html
February 01, 2016 - Preventing Hospital-Associated Venous Thromboembolism
Chapter 2. Analyze Care Delivery
Previous Page Next Page
Table of Contents
Preventing Hospital-Associated Venous Thromboembolism
Preface
Executive Summary
Chapter 1. The Framework for Improvement
Chapter 2. Analyze Care Delivery
Chapter…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/action-alliance/safer-guides-webinar-chat.pdf
February 18, 2025 - National Action Alliance Webinar: Engineering Safety into Practice Through Implementation of the 2025 SAFER Guides Chat Conversations, January 21, 2025
National Action Alliance Webinar: Engineering Safety into Practice Through
Implementation of the 2025 SAFER Guides Chat Conversations, January 21, 2025
from Z…
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www.ahrq.gov/policymakers/chipra/demoeval/what-we-learned/supplhighlight01.html
March 01, 2019 - Four States' Approaches to Practice-Level Quality Measurement and Reporting
Supplement to Evaluation Highlight No. 1
The National Evaluation of the CHIPRA Quality Demonstration Grant Program
Supplement to Evaluation Highlight No. 1 : How are CHIPRA demonstration States approaching practice-level quality me…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-09/becker-marques-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - Final Progress Report: Impacts of Alcohol and Fatigue on Paramedic ALS Skills
FINAL PROGRESS REPORT:
IMPACTS OF ALCOHOL AND FATIGUE ON PARAMEDIC
ALS SKILLS
Les R. Becker, Ph.D., NREMT-P1
Principal Investigator
Paul Marques, Ph.D.,1 Co-Principal Investigator
Scott Tippetts,1 M.A., Senior Statistician
Gregory L…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2025-02/unruh-report.pdf
January 01, 2025 - Final Progress Report: Benchmarking Patient Safety and Quality in U.S. Hospitals: The Stochastic Frontier Approach
Title of Grant: Benchmarking Patient Safety and Quality in U.S. Hospitals: The Stochastic Frontier
Approach
Principal Investigator: Lynn Unruh, PhD, RN, LHRM, Department of Health Management &
Inf…