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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/cauti-tools/archived-webinars/preventing-cauti-focus-procedure-related-cath-use-070814.pptx
January 01, 2015 - Slide 1
Preventing CAUTI in Special Populations:
Focus on Procedure-Related Catheter Use
1
David A. Pegues, MD
Professor of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases
Medical Director, Healthcare Epidemiology, Infection Prevention and Control
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Gregory D. Kennedy, MD, PhD
Ass…
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www.ahrq.gov/funding/training-grants/hsrguide/hsrguide1.html
October 01, 2014 - An Organizational Guide to Building Health Services Research Capacity
Step 1: Assessing Your Organization's Needs and Capabilities
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An Organizational Guide to Building Health Services Research Capacity
Introduction
Step 1: Assessing Your Organization's Ne…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/5_TK2_P3O-Comprehensive_Antibiogram_Toolkit_Phase_3_Implementation.doc
April 02, 2025 - Comprehensive Antibiogram Toolkit
Phase 3 Implementation
After the antibiogram has been developed, the nursing home team will need a plan for how the program will be introduced and sustained. Nursing home management should decide if a new policy is required; if so, this must be developed and communicated. Procedures to…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/pdi/b2b_pdi_ratesgenbywin.pdf
March 01, 2016 - PDI RATES GENERATED BY THE AHRQ WINDOWS QI SOFTWARE
Pediatric Toolkit for Using the AHRQ Quality Indicators
How To Improve Hospital Quality and Safety
Tool B.2b i
PDI RATES GENERATED BY THE AHRQ WINDOWS QI
SOFTWARE
Guidance for Using the Windows QI Software and an
Example of Output for One Hospital
Note: T…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/pdi/b2a_pdi_ratesgenbysas.pdf
March 01, 2016 - PDI RATES GENERATED BY THE AHRQ SAS PROGRAMS
Pediatric Toolkit for Using the AHRQ Quality Indicators
How To Improve Hospital Quality and Safety
Tool B.2a i
PDI RATES GENERATED BY THE AHRQ SAS PROGRAMS
Guidance for Using the SAS Programs and an Example of
Output for One Hospital
What is the purpose of this to…
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www.ahrq.gov/pqmp/implementation-qi/toolkit/tcd/overview.html
August 01, 2021 - Transcranial Doppler Ultrasonography (TCD) Screening Among Children with Sickle Cell Anemia Toolkit
Overview
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Transcranial Doppler Ultrasonography (TCD) Screening Among Children with Sickle Cell Anemia Toolkit
Introduction
Overview
About the Measure
K…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/surgery/modules/sustainability/deep-root-data-fac-notes.html
December 01, 2017 - Deep-Rooting Your Data: Facilitator Notes
AHRQ Safety Program for Surgery
Slide 1: Deep-Rooting Your Data
Say:
This module focuses on the concept of deep-rooting and setting up sustainable interaction with your quality improvement data.
Slide 2: Learning Objectives
Say:
At the end of this sessio…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/chsp/data/chsp-brief3-variation-in-health-system-characteristics-across-states-2016.pdf
January 01, 2016 - Variation in Health System Characteristics Across States, 2016
1
Variation in Health System
Characteristics Across States, 2016
By the end of 2016, there were 626 health systems* in the United States.
Number of health systems with hospitals located in each State
4 to 7 systems
9 to 15 systems
16 to 22 system…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/press-releases/state-based-health-extension-cooperatives.html
September 01, 2024 - AHRQ Announces Historic Funding Opportunities to Establish State-based Solutions to Accelerate Health Care Improvement
Press Release Date: September 9, 2024
Today, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced a Notice of Funding Opportu…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/blog/ahrqviews/digital-healthcare-research-program.html
September 01, 2023 - AHRQ Views: Blog posts from AHRQ leaders
AHRQ’s Digital Healthcare Research Program Is Identifying the Technology To Advance Care Quality, Safety, and Effectiveness
SEP
19
2023
By
Chris
Dymek,
Ed.D.
Chris Dymek, Ed.D.
We know that digital healthcare techn…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/blog/ahrqviews/home-health-quality-improvement.html
December 01, 2022 - AHRQ Views: Blog posts from AHRQ leaders
Challenges and Opportunities in Home Health Quality Improvement
DEC
19
2022
By
a member of AHRQ’s National Advisory Council:
Susan Edgman-Levitan, P.A.
Susan Edgman-Levitan, P.A.
Editor’s Note: This is the third of four AHRQ …
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/201806.html
October 01, 2018 - Connecticut Hospital Reduces Emergency Wait Time, Adverse Events Using AHRQ Tools
Search All Impact Case Studies
October 2018
Bridgeport Hospital, a 383-bed safety net hospital in Bridgeport, Connecticut, used two AHRQ tools to improve care in its facility. With AHRQ’s Door-to-Doc patient safety toolkit , …
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www.ahrq.gov/teamstepps-program/evidence-base/emergency.html
June 01, 2023 - TeamSTEPPS Research/Evidence Base: Emergency Care
Alsabri M, Boudi Z, Lauque D, Dias RD, Whelan JS, Ostlundh L, Alinier G, Onyeji C, Michel P, Liu SW, Jr Camargo CA, Lindner T, Slagman A, Bates DW, Tazarourte K, Singer SJ, Toussi A, Grossman S, Bellou A. Impact of teamwork and communication training interventio…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/candor/modules/guide4/api.html
August 01, 2022 - Event Investigation and Analysis Guide: Appendix I
Glossary
Adverse safety event: a deviation from generally accepted performance standards that reaches the patient and results in moderate to severe harm or death.
Anchoring bias: the tendency to make all information fit into a preconceived story, causing…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/resource/pressureinjury/guide/getready.html
October 01, 2017 - Pressure Injury Prevention Program Implementation Guide
Get Ready
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Table of Contents
Pressure Injury Prevention Program Implementation Guide
Overview
Get Ready
Pressure Injury Prevention Program Phases
Appendix A. RACI Chart
Appendix B. Prioritize Opportunities for I…
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www.ahrq.gov/policymakers/chipra/measure_retirement/measure_retirement1.html
February 01, 2014 - Background Report on 2013 Retirement of Measures from the Child Core Set
Abstract
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Background Report on 2013 Retirement of Measures from the Child Core Set
Abstract
Background
Methods
Results
Conclusions
References
Appendix A.
Appendix B.
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/hcbs/findings/tab2.html
March 01, 2023 - Assessing the Health and Welfare of the HCBS Population
Table 2: Availability of Selected Medicaid 1915(c) Waiver Home and Community-Based Services, by State, 2005
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Assessing the Health and Welfare of the HCBS Population
Introduction
HCBS Population
Ava…
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www.ahrq.gov/prevention/chronic-care/decision/research-centers/index.html
October 01, 2018 - Research Centers for Excellence in Clinical Preventive Services
AHRQ has funded three Research Centers for Excellence in Clinical Preventive Services focusing on the delivery of preventive services in the clinical setting. Each center is conducting three research projects seeking solutions to the problems of un…
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www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/index.html
Talking Quality: Reporting to Consumers on Health Care Quality
Health Care Quality Report Objectives
Be clear on the aims of your report, whether consumer choice, education, or improvement.
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/consumer-reporting/research/index.html
May 01, 2022 - Research on Reporting Information to Consumers
The ability to report CAHPS ® survey results in a way that supports consumers in making informed decisions has been a key element of the CAHPS project since its inception in the mid-1990s. 1 Over the years, the CAHPS grantees have conducted numerous studies to an…