-
www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/mui/implementing-automated-ptquestionnaires.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Implementing Automated Patient Questionnaires
```
Implementing
Automated Patient
Questionnaires
IT2 Team – Northwestern Medicine
This project was funded under grant number U18HS028744
from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
(AHRQ), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
(HHS). The authors…
-
www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/advisorycouncil/adcouncil2.html
April 01, 2018 - Guide for Developing a Community-Based Patient Safety Advisory Council
Chapter 2. Patient Safety Advisory Councils
The success of any team requires active participation from every member. The approach health care systems traditionally take neglects the most critical member of the team—the patient. Programs an…
-
www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/surgery/tools/applying-cusp/briefing_debriefing.docx
December 01, 2017 - Tool: Briefing and Debriefing Tool
Briefing and Debriefing Tool
Introduction
Problem Statement
Surgical site infection (SSI) prevention remains a global public health priority. Patients in acute care hospitals underwent more than 16 million surgical procedures in the United States in 2010.1 Using National Healthcare S…
-
www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/ptflow/references.html
October 01, 2018 - Improving Patient Flow and Reducing Emergency Department Crowding: A Guide for Hospitals
References
Previous Page Next Page
Table of Contents
Improving Patient Flow and Reducing Emergency Department Crowding: A Guide for Hospitals
Acknowledgments
Executive Summary
Section 1. The Need to Addres…
-
www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/surgery/tools/applying-cusp/briefing-debriefing.html
December 01, 2017 - Briefing and Debriefing Tool
AHRQ Safety Program for Surgery
Introduction
Problem Statement
Surgical site infection (SSI) prevention remains a global public health priority. Patients in acute care hospitals underwent more than 16 million surgical procedures in the United States in 2010. 1 Usi…
-
www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/topics/public-notes-meeting-summary-111921.pdf
March 11, 2022 - Federal Interagency Workgroup: Improving Diagnostic Safety and Quality in Healthcare
Federal Interagency Workgroup: Improving Diagnostic Safety …
-
www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/topics/diagnostic-safety-workgroup-march-2022-meeting-notes.pdf
January 01, 2022 - Federal Interagency Workgroup: Improving Diagnostic Safety and Quality in Healthcare
Federal Interagency Workgroup: Improving Diagnostic Safety
and Quality in Healthcare
Workgroup Goal: Established by Senate Report 115-150. The Senate Committee on
Appropriations requested “AHRQ to convene a cross agency working …
-
www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/ktcquips99.html
October 01, 2014 - New York Hospitals Use AHRQ Toolkit to Revise Protocol for Preventing Blood Clots
Search All Impact Case Studies
May 2012
Seven New York hospitals revised their protocol for preventing venous thromboembolism (VTE) after their State Quality Improvement Organization (QIO), IPRO, participated in a series of on…
-
www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/best-practices/VAP-one-page.docx
November 01, 2019 - Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia
Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia
Diagnosis
· Defined as pneumonia occurring more than 48 hours after endotracheal intubation
· Clinical symptoms include purulent tracheal secretions, new infiltrate on chest imaging, worsening oxygenation (usually in association with leukocytos…
-
www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/events/webinars/cahps-cancer-care-yost.pdf
June 13, 2017 - Introducing the CAHPS Cancer Care Survey
©2017 MFMER | slide-32
CAHPS Cancer Care Survey
Sampling and Administration Recommendations
Kathleen Yost, PhD
Introducing the New AHRQ Survey for Cancer Centers
June 13, 2017
©2017 MFMER | slide-33
Acknowledgements
Mayo Clinic Study Team
Tim Beebe (University of MN…
-
www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/iomracereport/reldataapf.html
May 01, 2018 - Race, Ethnicity, and Language Data: Standardization for Health Care Quality Improvement
F. Granular Ethnicities with No Determinate OMB Race Classification
Previous Page Next Page
Table of Contents
Race, Ethnicity, and Language Data: Standardization for Health Care Quality Improvement
Summary
Re…
-
www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/ssi/ssiapn.html
April 01, 2018 - Improving the Measurement of Surgical Site Infection Risk Stratification/Outcome Detection
Appendix N. Surgeon Focus Group Guide
Previous Page Next Page
Table of Contents
Improving the Measurement of Surgical Site Infection Risk Stratification/Outcome Detection
Executive Summary
Chapter 1. Admin…
-
www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/stpra/stpra1.html
April 01, 2018 - Proactive Risk Assessment of Surgical Site Infection in Ambulatory Surgery Centers
Chapter 1. Introduction
Previous Page Next Page
Table of Contents
Proactive Risk Assessment of Surgical Site Infection in Ambulatory Surgery Centers
Executive Summary
Chapter 1. Introduction
Chapter 2. ST-PRA De…
-
www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/results/research/recruitment-flyer-chcanys-ny.pdf
June 02, 2025 - "Healthy Hearts NYC Recruitment Flyer"
WHAT IS HEALTHYHEARTS NYC?
HealthyHearts NYC is a three-year city wide initiative funded by the Agency for
Healthcare Research and Quality(AHRQ) aiming to build capacity among small tomedium sized
primary care practices in the adoption and implementation of the ABC…
-
www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/npsd/Device_Dashboard_Data_2024.xlsx
January 01, 2024 - Device or Medical/Surgical Supply including Health Information Technology Dashboard
Introduction
Introduction-Device or Medical/Surgical Supply including Health Information Technology
The tables in this workbook present data on Device or Medical/Surgical Supply including Health Information Technology (HIT) reports …
-
www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/events/webinars/hcbs-webcast-051623-corrothers.pdf
January 01, 2021 - HCBS CAHPS Survey Database: What You Need to Know - CORROTHERS
21
CAHPS HOME AND COMMUNITY-BASED
SERVICES SURVEY
DATABASE
Michael Corrothers
HCBS CAHPS Database Lead,
Westat
22
CAHPS Database Overview
• Central repository of data for selected CAHPS surveys
o CAHPS Health Plan (HP) Survey
o CAHPS Home and …
-
www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nursing-home/materials/emergency-preparedness-plans.pdf
May 01, 2022 - Incorporating Infection Prevention and Control into an Emergency Preparedness Plan
Incorporating Infection Prevention and Control
into an Emergency Preparedness Plan
Emergency preparedness plans capture a nursing home’s approach to meeting the health, safety, and
security needs of staff and residents during an…
-
www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/5_TK2_P4O-Comprehensive_Antibiogram_Toolkit_Phase4_Monitoring.doc
January 01, 2005 - Comprehensive Antibiogram Toolkit
Phase 4 Monitoring
It will be important to monitor the antibiogram program by (1) soliciting feedback from prescribing clinicians (physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants) and nursing home staff on ways to improve the usability of the antibiogram and (2) tracking the pres…
-
www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/chronic/chipra-0232-table2.pdf
January 01, 2011 - Hypertension Screening for Children Who Are Overweight or Obese: Table 2
Table 2: Evidence for Hypertension Screening for Children Who are Overweight or Obese
Type of Evidence
Key Findings
Level of
Evidence
(USPSTF
Ranking*)
Citations
Expert
recommendation
Hypertension is a risk factor for car…
-
www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/chronic/chipra-241-bmi-communication-section-5-table-2.pdf
May 01, 2010 - CHIPRA 241: Section 5, Table 2
Table 2: Evidence for Communication of Weight Classification of Children Who Are Overweight or Obese
Type of Evidence
Key Findings
Level of
Evidence
(USPSTF
Ranking*)
Citations
Expert
recommendation
In 2007, the AAP, AMA, and CDC collaborated
to form an expert c…