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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/evaluation/evidencenow-executive-summary-national.pdf
November 01, 2017 - Engage EvidenceNOW grantees in the overall evaluation initiative by
harmonizing measures and working
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www.ahrq.gov/news/blog/ahrqviews/world-patient-safety-day.html
September 01, 2023 - AHRQ Views: Blog posts from AHRQ leaders
For World Patient Safety Day 2023, AHRQ Recognizes the Imperative of Engaging Patients in Their Care
SEP
14
2023
By
Robert Otto
Valdez,
Ph.D., M.H.S.A.
Robert Otto Valdez, Ph.D., M.H.S.A.
The theme of World Patient Safety Day…
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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
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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/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/candor/modules/facguide3/apb.html
August 01, 2022 - Gap Analysis Facilitator's Guide: Appendix B
Gap Analysis Structured Interview Questions
The Gap Analysis Structured Interview Questions allow the facilitator to lead participants through a set of questions designed to elicit participant views on a variety of key policies and practices.
Leadership and Cul…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/candor/modules/guide4/apd.html
August 01, 2022 - Event Investigation and Analysis Guide: Appendix D
CANDOR Tool
PROCESS
QUESTIONS TO REVIEW
Y/N
CONTRIBUTING OR CAUSAL FACTOR Y/N
FINDINGS /
COMMENTS
COMMUNICATION
Did all caregivers have access to all pertinent information needed to make the best decisions for the patient? (e.g.,…
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/tools/confid-report/index.html
March 01, 2016 - Confidential Physician Feedback Reports: Designing for Optimal Impact on Performance
Next Page
Table of Contents
Confidential Physician Feedback Reports: Designing for Optimal Impact on Performance
Foreword
Introduction
Part One: Physician Feedback Report Fundamentals
Part Two: Design of Physi…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/implementation/implementation-guide/guide-cusp.html
May 01, 2017 - Creating a Culture of Safety in the Ambulatory Surgery Environment: Implementation Guide
The Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP)
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Table of Contents
Creating a Culture of Safety in the Ambulatory Surgery Environment: Implementation Guide
Overview
The Comprehensiv…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/cquips0703.html
October 01, 2014 - Military Hospitals Employ AHRQ Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture
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May 2007
The Department of Defense Patient Safety Program chose AHRQ's Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture as an anonymous, Web-based initiative to assess staff attitudes and beliefs about patient…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/funding/training-grants/hsrguide/hsrguide.pdf
October 01, 2011 - Create a list of variables (things you wish to measure) in your assessment. … selecting key variables in each of the five areas, or eliminating
variables that are too costly to measure … Be sure to include key
measures from the sustainability plan as variables in the evaluation.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/publications/files/hsrguide.pdf
October 01, 2011 - Create a list of variables (things you wish to measure) in your assessment. … selecting key variables in each of the five areas, or eliminating
variables that are too costly to measure … Be sure to include key
measures from the sustainability plan as variables in the evaluation.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/ncepcr/tools/PCMH/pcpf-module-1-instructors-guide.pdf
September 01, 2015 - Primary Care Practice Facilitation Curriculum Module 1: Instructor’s Guide to Using the PCPF Curriculum
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Advancing Excellence in Health Care www.ahrq.gov
Primary Care
Practice Facilitation
Curriculum
Module 1: Instructor’s Guide to Using the PCPF Curriculum
…
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www.ahrq.gov/funding/grantee-profiles/grtprofile-schoenthaler.html
March 01, 2024 - Grantee Profile
Tailoring Digital Technologies To Improve Outcomes Among Minorities With Chronic Conditions
Antoinette Schoenthaler, Ed.D.
Associate Director of the Center for Healthful Behavior Change
New York University Langone Health
Antoinette Schoenthaler, Ed.D.
“Funding from AHRQ has b…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/blog/ahrqviews/teamstepps-30.html
September 01, 2023 - AHRQ Views: Blog posts from AHRQ leaders
With TeamSTEPPS 3.0, AHRQ Refreshes a Landmark Patient Safety Training Curriculum
SEP
12
2023
By
Craig Umscheid, M.D., M.S., and
Monika Haugstetter, M.H.A., M.S.N., R.N.
It has been 17 years since AHRQ launched TeamSTEPPS, a patient s…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/press-releases/alcohol-use-disorders.html
November 01, 2023 - Updated Systematic Review Examines Pharmacotherapy for Adults With Alcohol Use Disorder in Outpatient Settings
Press Release Date: November 7, 2023
New research examines evidence-based practice to improve clinical decision making for patients with alcohol use disorder.
An updated systematic review published tod…
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www.ahrq.gov/pcor/strategic-framework/strategic-priorities.html
July 01, 2023 - AHRQ's PCORTF Strategic Priorities
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The PCORTF strategic framework identifies four priorities for improving healthcare delivery that are aligned with AHRQ’s mission and core competencies and that have the potential to improve outcomes that are important to patients. As d…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/candor/modules/facguide3/apc.html
August 01, 2022 - Gap Analysis Facilitator's Guide: Appendix C
Gap Analysis Structured Interview Guide
To produce more consistently useful results, use structured interview questions. The facilitator should review the questions in advance to determine which questions are appropriate for each focus group session. It may help to…
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www.ahrq.gov/cpi/centers/ockt/kt/tools/impuspstf/impuspstf3.html
October 01, 2014 - Section 3. Appendix
Additional Prevention Materials and Resources from AHRQ
When you use The Guide to Clinical Preventive Services 2009 in the classroom or in practice, here are some additional products AHRQ developed based on the recommendations that you may find helpful. These items can be printed from yo…
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www.ahrq.gov/coronavirus/data-analytics.html
August 01, 2023 - Data and Analytics
AHRQ data resources and data analyses help decision makers understand healthcare trends and identify opportunities for improvement. These data can help inform the COVID-19 strategies developed by researchers, policymakers, and decision makers at national, State, and local levels.
Healthcare…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa/031-hand-hygiene-monitoring.docx
October 01, 2024 - Direct Observation: Covert1-4
Incorporates unknown or undercover (“secret shopper”) observers to facilitate accurate data collection
Advantages
Disadvantages
· Minimizes the Hawthorne effect—the observer’s effect on the behavior being observed
· Identifies trends and barriers to adherence
· Includes possibility t…