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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/ontime/pruprev/3.html
December 01, 2017 - AHRQ's Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Pressure Ulcer Prevention
Functional Specifications
3. Specifications for Each Pressure Ulcer Prevention Report (continued)
3.3. Weight Summary Report
3.3.1. Report Description
The Weight Summary Report displays 4 weeks of trended weight information for e…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/publications/files/haify11.pdf
January 01, 2011 - AHRQ Projects to Prevent Healthcare-Associated Infections, Fiscal Year 2011
Introduction
Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs)
are infections that people acquire while
they are receiving treatment for another
condition in a health care setting. They
are costly, deadly, and largely
preventable. A core part of the Ag…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-11/mader-poronsky-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - Final Progress Report: Valuation of a Simple Tool for Chest Pain Patient Risk-Stratification in North America
FINAL PROGRESS REPORT
1. Valuation of a simple tool for chest pain patient risk-stratification in North America
Principal Investigator and Team Members: Timothy J. Mader, MD, and Kye E. Poronsky, MA,
Bay…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/ambulatory-surgery/safetransitions/safetransitions.pptx
June 02, 2025 - Slide Presentation: An Introduction to Safe Transitions for Patients to New Appointments
An Introduction to Safe Transitions for Patients to New Appointments
Ambulatory Care Facility
Team Presentation
Overview
Purpose and Benefits
Toolkit Components
Team Member Roles and Responsibilities
Implementation Steps
Resourc…
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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/quality-patient-safety/patientsafetyculture/hospitalscanform.doc
June 02, 2025 - Hospital Survey on Patient Safety
SOPSTM Hospital Survey
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 survey, and preparing and analyzing data, and producing re…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cauti-tools/archived-webinars/assess-adapt-slides.html
July 01, 2018 - Assess and Adapt: Understanding the Science of Safety and Reliability
Slide Presentation
Slide 1
Assess and Adapt: Understanding the Science of Safety and Reliability
Lisa H. Lubomski, PhD
Assistant Professor, Johns Hopkins Medicine
Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety & Quality
Department of Anest…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/cauti-tools/archived-webinars/assess-adapt-060314.pptx
March 01, 2009 - CAUTI Prevention Implementation in a Community Hospital
Assess and Adapt: Understanding the Science of Safety and Reliability
Lisa H. Lubomski, PhD
Assistant Professor, Johns Hopkins Medicine
Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety & Quality
Department of Anesthesiology & Critical Care Medicine
1
1
Learning Ob…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/labor-delivery/perinatal-care/modules/teamwork/learn-about-cusp-slides.html
July 01, 2023 - Learn About the Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program for Perinatal Safety
AHRQ Safety Program for Perinatal Care
Slide 1: AHRQ Safety Program for Perinatal Care
Learn About the Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program for Perinatal Safety
Slide 2: CUSP and Perinatal Safety
Image: A chart is shown …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/statesummaries/nm-statesum.pdf
July 01, 2015 - CHIPRA - Spotlight on New Mexico
July 2015
This brief highlights the major strategies, lessons learned,
and outcomes from New Mexico’s experience in the quality
demonstration funded by the Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services (CMS) through the Children’s Health
Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009 (…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/patients-consumers/diagnosis-treatment/treatments/btpills/btpills.pdf
September 01, 2015 - Blood Thinner Pills: Your Guide to Using Them Safely
Blood Thinner Pills:
Your Guide to Using
Them Safely
AHRQ Pub. No. 15-0047-C
Replaces AHRQ Pub. No. 09-0086-C
September 2015
The name of my blood thinner is:
_____________________________________________________________
Reminders:
Call your doctor or phar…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/takeheart/training/module-2-implementation-guide.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Module 2 Implementation Guide: System Change: Laying the Foundation and Leadership
Implementation Guide - Module 2
System Change: Laying the Foundation and Leadership
Module Purpose
Following the call to action in Module 1, the purpose of this module is to lay the foundation for
systems change. Topics i…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/clabsi-cauti-icu/central-catheter-maintenance.pptx
April 01, 2022 - Central Venous Catheter Maintenance
Central Venous Catheter Maintenance
Maintaining Awareness and Proper Care of Catheters in Place
AHRQ Safety Program for Intensive Care Units: Preventing CLABSI and CAUTI
AHRQ Pub. No. 17(22)-0019
April 2022
1
Step 2. Maintenance
Disrupting the Life Cycle of a Catheter Device1…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/communicating-decisions-guide.docx
September 01, 2022 - Communicating With Patients and Families About Antibiotic Decisions – Facilitator Guide
AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use
1
Communicating With Patients and Families About Antibiotic Decisions
Ambulatory Care
Slide Title and Commentary
Slide Number and Slide
Communicating With Patients and Famil…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/clabsi-cauti-icu/cusp-team-slides.pptx
April 01, 2022 - Building an Engaged CUSP Team Slides
Building an Engaged Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program Team
AHRQ Safety Program for Intensive Care Units:
Preventing CLABSI and CAUTI
AHRQ Pub. No. 17(22)-0019
April 2022
1
Objectives
Identify tools and resources available to support your CLABSI and/or CAUTI improvemen…
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www.ahrq.gov/es/patient-safety/settings/hospital/resource/nicu/coaching.html
December 01, 2013 - Transitioning Newborns from NICU to Home
Coaching in the Hospital
Previous Page Next Page
Table of Contents
Transitioning Newborns from NICU to Home
A Resource Toolkit
Basic Components of the Health Coach Program
Family Information Packet Cover Sheet
Coaching in the Hospital
Appendix A: Fa…
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www.ahrq.gov/es/patient-safety/settings/hospital/red/toolkit/ptoutcome-phone.html
March 01, 2025 - Re-Engineered Discharge (RED) Toolkit
Patient Outcome Survey (phone version)
Previous Page Next Page
Table of Contents
Re-Engineered Discharge (RED) Toolkit
Tool 1: Overview
Tool 2: How To Begin the Re-engineered Discharge Implementation at Your Hospital
How CMS Measures the "30-Day All Cause …
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/931.html
October 01, 2024 - Applicants Sought for National Coordinating Center and National Evaluation Center for State-Based Healthcare Extension Service
Issue Number
931
AHRQ News Now is a weekly newsletter that highlights agency research and program activities.
October 1, 2024
AHRQ Stats: Disparities in Sepsis-Related Hospitali…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/candor/modules/notes2.html
August 01, 2022 - Module 2: Obtaining Organizational Buy-in and Support
AHRQ Communication and Optimal Resolution Toolkit
Facilitator Notes
Say:
Module 2 of the CANDOR Toolkit describes the importance of obtaining organizational support for CANDOR implementation. This module focuses on the role of organizational le…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/pdi/d4d_pdi05-nqi01-pneumothorax-bestpractices.pdf
May 16, 2016 - Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement
Pediatric Toolkit for Using the AHRQ Quality Indicators
How To Improve Hospital Quality and Safety
1 Tool D.4d
Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement
NQI 01/PDI 05: Iatrogenic Pneumothorax
Why focus on iatrogenic pneumothorax in neonat…