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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/abate/nursing-protocols/standing-order-protocol-mupirocin.pdf
March 01, 2022 - Standing Order Protocol: Nasal Mupirocin
Decolonization of
Non-ICU Patients With Devices
Section 9-3 – Standing Order Protocol:
Nasal Mupirocin
The following is a standing order protocol for implementing nasal decolonization in adult non-
intensive care unit (ICU) patients who are methicillin-resistant S…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/human-based-errors-involving-smart-infusion-pumps-catalog-error-types-and-prevention
November 16, 2022 - Review
Human-based errors involving smart infusion pumps: a catalog of error types and prevention strategies.
Citation Text:
Kirkendall ES, Timmons K, Huth H, et al. Human-based errors involving smart infusion pumps: a catalog of error types and prevention strategies. Drug Saf. 2020;43(1…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/3_TK1_T1-Gather-a-Team-updated.docx
October 01, 2016 - Nursing Home Antimicrobial Stewardship Guide Implement, Monitor, & Sustain a Program
Toolkit 1. Start an Antimicrobial Stewardship Program
Tool 1. Gather a Team
Choose members to serve on the antimicrobial stewardship program team. Depending on the size of the nursing home, the team may be very small (two or three me…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/development-and-applications-veterans-health-administrations-stratification-tool-opioid-risk
April 01, 2020 - Study
Development and applications of the Veterans Health Administration's Stratification Tool for Opioid Risk Mitigation (STORM) to improve opioid safety and prevent overdose and suicide.
Citation Text:
Oliva EM, Bowe T, Tavakoli S, et al. Development and applications of the Veterans He…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/events/webinar/sops_101_webcast-2022-gray.pdf
January 01, 2022 - Understanding SOPS® Surveys: A Primer for New Users - Gray
Overview of the SOPS Surveys
Laura Gray, MPH
Senior Study Director
User Network for the AHRQ Surveys on Patient Safety Culture (SOPS)
Westat
14
What are the SOPS Surveys?
• Surveys of providers and staff about the extent to which their
organizational …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/5_TK2_P4O-Comprehensive_Antibiogram_Toolkit_Phase_4_Monitoring.pdf
May 01, 2014 - Phase 4 Monitoring
Advancing Excellence in Health Care www.ahrq.gov
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality HAIs
Healthcare-
Associated
Infections
PREVENT
Comprehensive Antibiogram Toolkit
Phase 4 Monitoring
It will be important to monitor the antibiogram program by (1) soliciting feedback from prescribin…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/tools-and-materials/workflow-analysis-qi.pdf
February 01, 2005 - Workflow
Workflow
Ann Lefebvre MSW, CPHQ
Associate Director, NC AHEC
North Carolina Area Health Education Centers
North Carolina Area Health Education Centers
“Every system is perfectly designed to get the
results that it gets.”
Paul Batalden, MD
North Carolina Area Health Education CentersNorth Carolina…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-specific-electronic-decision-support-reduces-prescription-excessive-doses
November 02, 2010 - Study
Patient-specific electronic decision support reduces prescription of excessive doses.
Citation Text:
Seidling HM, Schmitt SPW, Bruckner T, et al. Patient-specific electronic decision support reduces prescription of excessive doses. Qual Saf Health Care. 2010;19(5):e15. doi:10.113…
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digital.ahrq.gov/principal-investigator/sockolow-paulina
January 01, 2023 - Sockolow, Paulina
Planning the episode: Home care admission nurse decision-making regarding the patient visit pattern.
Citation
Sockolow PS, Bowles KH, Pankok C Jr, Zhou Y, Potashnik S, Bass EJ. Planning the episode: Home care admission nurse decision-making regarding the pati…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/diagnosis-physical-and-mental-health-conditions-primary-care-during-covid-19-pandemic
June 30, 2021 - Study
Emerging Classic
Diagnosis of physical and mental health conditions in primary care during the COVID-19 pandemic: a retrospective cohort study.
Citation Text:
Williams R, Jenkins DA, Ashcroft DM, et al. Diagnosis of physical and mental health conditions in…
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digital.ahrq.gov/principal-investigator/vest-joshua-ryan
January 01, 2024 - Vest, Joshua Ryan
Health-related social needs information in the emergency department: clinician and patient perspectives on availability and use.
Citation
Mazurenko O, Hirsh AT, Harle CA, McNamee C, Vest JR. Health-related social needs information in the emergency department:…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/serious-misdiagnosis-related-harms-malpractice-claims-big-three-vascular-events-infections
July 28, 2023 - Study
Emerging Classic
Serious misdiagnosis-related harms in malpractice claims: the "Big Three": vascular events, infections, and cancers.
Citation Text:
Newman-Toker DE, Schaffer AC, Yu-Moe CW, et al. Serious misdiagnosis-related harms in malpractice claims: T…
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance/hospital/about/dev_adult_hp_survey.html
January 01, 2025 - Development of the CAHPS Adult Hospital Survey
The CAHPS Hospital Survey was conceived first and foremost as a tool for public reporting purposes. While many hospitals already conduct some type of patient survey, CMS needed a standardized instrument that would allow consumers to compare inpatients' perspectiv…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/events/webinars/5-2023hcbs-survey-webcast-rubin.pdf
December 31, 2023 - Participating in the 2023 CAHPS® Home and Community-Based Services Survey Database: What You Need to Know - Rubin
CAHPS HOME AND COMMUNITY-BASED
SERVICES SURVEY DATABASE
Joshua Rubin
Lead Research Associate
HCBS CAHPS Database,
Westat
CAHPS Database Overview
• Central repository of data for selected CAHPS sur…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/201509.html
January 01, 2018 - AHRQ Research Inspires Efforts at Banner Desert To Reduce Drug Errors in E.D. Patients
Search All Impact Case Studies
May 2015
AHRQ-sponsored research on how clinical pharmacy services can reduce medication-related errors in emergency departments (E.D.) helped inspire Banner Desert Medical Center in Mesa, A…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/exploring-roots-unintended-safety-threats-associated-introduction-hospital-eprescribing
December 21, 2022 - Study
Exploring the roots of unintended safety threats associated with the introduction of hospital ePrescribing systems and candidate avoidance and/or mitigation strategies: a qualitative study.
Citation Text:
Mozaffar H, Cresswell K, Williams R, et al. Exploring the roots of unintended…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/efficiency-and-thoroughness-trade-offs-high-volume-organisational-routines-ethnographic-study
June 14, 2017 - Study
Efficiency and thoroughness trade-offs in high-volume organisational routines: an ethnographic study of prescribing safety in primary care.
Citation Text:
Grant S, Guthrie B. Efficiency and thoroughness trade-offs in high-volume organisational routines: an ethnographic study of pre…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/methods-studying-medication-safety-following-electronic-health-record-implementation-acute
February 03, 2011 - Review
Methods for studying medication safety following electronic health record implementation in acute care: a scoping review.
Citation Text:
Pereira N, Duff JP, Hayward T, et al. Methods for studying medication safety following electronic health record implementation in acute care: a …
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/learning-primary-care-meaningful-use-exemplars
January 01, 2023 - Learning from Primary Care Meaningful Use Exemplars
Project Final Report ( PDF , 358.17 KB) Disclaimer
Disclaimer
The findings and conclusions in this document are those of the author(s), who are responsible for its content, and do not necessarily represent the views of AHRQ. N…
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance/hospital/about/adult_hp_survey.html
January 01, 2025 - CAHPS Adult Hospital Survey
The Adult version of the CAHPS Hospital Survey (HCAHPS) asks people 18 and older about their experiences with care provided in an inpatient setting. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) implements the Adult version of HCAHPS on a national basis. As of January 2022, 4,48…