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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/candor/modules/guide6.html
August 01, 2022 - Care for the Caregiver Program Implementation Guide
AHRQ Communication and Optimal Resolution Toolkit
Purpose: To guide an organization in developing and implementing a Care for the Caregiver program.
Who should use this tool? The Care for the Caregiver Program Lead
How to use this tool: Use this guide…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/surveys/medical-office/MO_Items-Composite_Measures.pdf
April 02, 2025 - SOPS Medical Office Items and Composite Measures
SOPS® Medical Office Survey Items and
Composite Measures
Version: 1.0
Language: English
Note
• For more information on getting started, selecting a sample, determining data collection
methods, establishing data collection procedures, conducting a Web-based sur…
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www.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/projects/heart-health/research-results/research/measures-specifications-sw.html
March 01, 2021 - EvidenceNOW: Measures Specifications
Southwest Cooperative
Resource: Clinical Quality Measures—Southwest Cooperative (PDF, 426.25 KB, 4 pages)
This document outlines measure specifications for the ABCS of cardiovascular disease prevention (aspirin use, blood pressure control, cholesterol management, and s…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/d4n_combo_iqi-mortalityreview-bestpractices.pdf
May 20, 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.4n
Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement
IQI: Mortality Review of Select Procedures and Conditions
Why Focus on Mortality Review? …
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/labor-delivery/perinatal-care/modules/strategies/rapid-response/rapid-response-fac-guide.html
July 01, 2023 - Rapid Response for Perinatal Safety: Facilitator Guide
AHRQ Safety Program for Perinatal Care
Slide 1: AHRQ Safety Program for Perinatal Care
Say:
The Rapid Response for Perinatal Safety bundle provides information establishing a unitwide approach, also referred to as a rapid response system, for respon…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/prevention-chronic-care/decision/research-centers/bundlingcps.pdf
March 01, 2014 - Bundling Clinical Preventive Services: A Review of Definitions and Concepts from the Literature
Bundling Clinical Preventive Services:
A Review of Definitions and Concepts
from the Literature
Prepared for:
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
U.S. Departme…
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www.ahrq.gov/research/publications/ahrq-info-quality-gdlns.html
September 01, 2019 - Guidelines for Ensuring the Quality of Information Disseminated to the Public
C. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Note: Last revised in 2006, these Guidelines also appear on the HHS Web site. AHRQ presents them here with a 2015 Update .
Contents
Agency Mission .
Scope and Applicability …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/topics/IAWG-July-2024-meeting-notes.pdf
January 01, 2024 - Federal Interagency Workgroup: Improving Diagnostic Safety and Quality in Healthcare July Meeting Summary
Federal Interagency Workgroup:
Improving Diagnostic Safety and Quality in Healthcare
July Meeting Summary
Workgroup Goal: Established by Senate Report 115-150. The Senate Committee on
Appropriations requ…
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www.ahrq.gov/chsp/data-resources/index.html
May 01, 2019 - Data Resources
Compendium of U.S. Health Systems
The Compendium of U.S. Health Systems is composed of 626 U.S. health systems, defined in this analysis to include at least one hospital and at least one group of physicians providing comprehensive care, and who are connected with each other and with the hospi…
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www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/acute-care/diagnosis/cdi.html
November 01, 2019 - Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Clostridioides difficile Infections
After viewing or presenting this presentation viewers will be able to—
Discuss the importance of judicious C. difficile laboratory testing
Discuss management approaches for C. difficile infections (CDI)
Discuss th…
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www.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/projects/heart-health/research-results/research/measure-handout-mw.html
March 01, 2021 - EvidenceNOW: Measure Handout
Midwest Cooperative
Resource: Measure Handout—Midwest Cooperative (PDF, 515.8 KB, 2 pages)
This document outlines the primary care research measure specifications for the ABCS of cardiovascular disease prevention: aspirin use, blood pressure control, cholesterol management, an…
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www.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/resources/find-help-near-you.html
June 01, 2022 - 211: Find Help Near You
Resource: 211: Find Help Near You
Call 211 on your phone or search the 211 website to connect with supportive resources or learn about local emotional wellness options. All 211 conversations are confidential and are available in many languages.
Source: United Way
Topic(s): Staf…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/ncepcr/tools/PCMH/pcpf-module-29-implementing-care-teams.pdf
September 01, 2015 - Primary Care Practice Facilitation Curriculum Module 29: Implementing Care Teams
Primary Care
Practice Facilitation
Curriculum
Module 29: Implementing Care Teams
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Advancing Excellence in Health Care www.ahrq.gov
…
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/reports/cost-guide/characteristics.html
February 01, 2017 - Estimating the Costs of Primary Care Transformation: A Practical Guide and Synthesis Report
Appendix A. Key Characteristics of Estimating Costs Grants
Previous Page Next Page
Table of Contents
Estimating the Costs of Primary Care Transformation: A Practical Guide and Synthesis Report
Background
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/sustainability/training-tools/training-tools-slideset.pptx
May 01, 2017 - Improving Communication and Teamwork in the Surgical Environment
Sustainability Module
AHRQ Safety Program for Ambulatory Surgery
AHRQ Pub. No. 16(17)-0019-2-EF
May 2017
Sustainability | ‹#›
AHRQ Safety Program for Ambulatory Surgery
1
Learning Objectives
Sustainability | ‹#›
AHRQ Safety Program for Ambula…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/events/nac/2018-11-nac/nacmtg1118-minutes.html
April 01, 2019 - Meeting Minutes, November 2018
National Advisory Council
Minutes from the November 15, 2018, meeting of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality's National Advisory Council.
Contents
Summary
Call to Order and Approval of July 18, 2018, Meeting Summary
Director's Welcome and Update
Update on AH…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mvp/other-resources.html
March 01, 2017 - Other Resources
This section has links that provide additional evidence-based information and recommendations for preventing ventilator-associated events in mechanically ventilated patients.
National Healthcare Safety Network Surveillance for Ventilator-Associated Events
"Wake Up and Breathe" protocol from …
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www.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/resources/ahca-ncal-guidance.html
February 01, 2021 - AHCA/NCAL Guidance: Accepting Admissions from Hospitals During COVID-19 Pandemic
Resource: AHCA/NCAL Guidance: Accepting Admissions from Hospitals During COVID-19 Pandemic (PDF, 91.6 KB)
This document provides guidance to long-term care facilities for making decisions about accepting hospital discharges.
…
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www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/improve/communication.html
September 01, 2022 - Improving Communication Between Members of the Practice Around Antibiotic Decisions
After viewing or presenting this presentation, viewers will be able to—
Explain how to improve teamwork in the practice.
Identify members of the practice who should be involved in developing management strategies for pa…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-09/evans-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - Final Progress Report: Improving patient and clinician safety during COVID-19 through a rapidly adaptive simulation intervention
TITLE PAGE
Improving patient and clinician safety during COVID-19 through a rapidly adaptive
simulation intervention
Principal Investigator: Leigh V. Evans, MD
Team Members: Ambrose H.…