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www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/index.html
January 01, 2007 - Diagnostic Safety and Quality
Documenting Diagnosis: Exploring the Impact of Electronic Health Records on Diagnostic Safety
Reviews the history of documentation legislation, including rules and regulations…
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www.ahrq.gov/priority-populations/publications/index.html
February 01, 2025 - Publications About Priority Populations
External Research Pediatric Quality Measures Program (PQMP) . Children/Adolescent Health Health and Economic Outcomes of Newborn Screening for Infantile-onset Pompe Disease . Development and evaluation of a remote training strategy for the implementation of mental health …
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/making-healthcare-safer/mhs3/index.html
August 01, 2024 - Making Healthcare Safer III
A Critical Analysis of Existing and Emerging Patient Safety Practices
Despite sustained national attention and notable successful interventions in recent years, patient safety remains a significant problem in the United States. Harms such as adverse drug events, health…
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www.ahrq.gov/pqmp/implementation-qi/toolkit/h2h/other-resources.html
July 01, 2021 - Quality of Pediatric Hospital-to-Home Transitions Toolkit
Other Resources
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Quality of Pediatric Hospital-to-Home Transitions Toolkit
Introduction
Overview
About the Measure
Key Driver Diagram
Quality Improvement Strategies
Improvement Data
Other Resourc…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/resource/nicu/packet/apa.html
December 01, 2013 - Transitioning Newborns from NICU to Home
Appendix A: Family Information Packet
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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
A…
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www.ahrq.gov/opioids/evidence.html
November 01, 2023 - Evidence for Practice
Knowing what works for treatment and prevention.
Even the most brilliant discoveries cannot improve patient outcomes until they are implemented in practice. AHRQ turns research into practice. The first step is establishing the evidence for what works.
USPSTF Recommendation Statements
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www.ahrq.gov/cpi/about/nac/naa-snac.html
January 01, 2025 - Subcommittee of the National Advisory Council for the National Action Alliance to Advance Patient and Workforce Safety
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) hosted the HHS Convening to Advance Patient Safety in November 2022 as a voluntary learning community to advance patient and workforce safety. …
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/press-releases/nac-new-members.html
March 01, 2024 - AHRQ National Advisory Council Has Added Eight New Members
Press Release Date: March 12, 2024
The National Advisory Council (NAC) for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has added eight new members who will convene with the council for their next meeting online on Thursday, March 14, 11:15 a.m.–…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/201514.html
June 01, 2015 - New York Hospital Uses AHRQ Resources to Improve Patients' Experience of Care
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June 2015
Adoption of AHRQ's TeamSTEPPS® patient safety training program at the 233-bed Northern Westchester Hospital in Mount Kisco, New York, has enhanced communication and teamwork among clinica…
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/tools/obesity/obpcp-support.html
May 01, 2014 - Integrating Primary Care Practices and Community-based Resources to Manage Obesity
Support
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Integrating Primary Care Practices and Community-based Resources to Manage Obesity
Acknowledgements
Support
Foreword
Oregon Rural Practice-based Research Netwo…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/esrd/hand-hygiene-checklist.pdf
January 03, 2014 - Hand Hygiene
Hand Hygiene
Hand hygiene is the primary measure to reduce infections in the dialysis center. Adherence to accepted guidelines
for hand hygiene has been shown to decrease the incidence of infections and prevent transmission of
antimicrobial-resistant organisms and bloodborne pathogens.1,2 The World H…
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www.ahrq.gov/chsp/defining-health-systems/index.html
January 01, 2023 - Defining Health Systems
The first step in studying health systems is to develop a definition of what constitutes a "health system," which is expected to evolve over time. Below, each Center of Excellence has contributed its own definition as a starting point, as has AHRQ and the Coordinating Center, which it us…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/201704.html
April 01, 2017 - AHRQ Tools Help Consumers Across Pennsylvania Take an Active Role in Their Health Care
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April 2017
Hospitals and libraries across Pennsylvania are using AHRQ's " Questions Are the Answer " patient engagement tools and resources as a part of a consumer health literacy education …
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mrsa-prevention/toolkit/decolonization-patient.html
October 01, 2024 - MRSA Prevention Toolkit: ICUs & Non-ICUs
Tools & Resources for Decolonization: Patient Educational Resources
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Table of Contents
MRSA Prevention Toolkit: ICUs & Non-ICUs
The Four Key Strategies of MRSA Prevention
The Importance of MRSA Prevention
Decolonization
Tools & …
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/multiple/project-echo/index.html
December 01, 2023 - Project ECHO
Project ECHO (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes), developed by Sanjeev Arora, M.D. , at the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, is a collaborative model of medical education and care management that helps clinicians provide expert-level care to patients wherever they live. U…
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www.ahrq.gov/pcor/healthcare-extension-services/cooperative.html
February 01, 2025 - State-Based Healthcare Extension Cooperatives To Accelerate Implementation of Actionable Knowledge into Practice
Applications have closed and are being reviewed for those seeking to establish and support state-based Healthcare Extension Cooperatives to accelerate dissemination and implementation of patient-cent…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/nicu_toolkit/nicupacket-apb-bpd.pdf
June 02, 2025 - NICU Family Information Packet, Appendix B, Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
Characteristics
■ Need for supplemental oxygen at 36 weeks postmenstrual age, with radiographic changes on
chest x-ray (bilateral, diffuse hazy lungs; interstitial thickening; increased lung inflation).
■ Symptoms: …
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www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/dxsafety-culture-survey-brazil-approach.html
August 01, 2024 - Learning from AHRQ's Diagnostic Safety Culture Survey at a Tertiary Care Health System in Brazil: A Case Study
Initial Approach
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Learning from AHRQ's Diagnostic Safety Culture Survey at a Tertiary Care Health System in Brazil: A Case Study
Introduction
In…
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www.ahrq.gov/teamstepps-program/curriculum/communication/tools/callout.html
May 01, 2023 - Tool: Call-Out
A call-out is a tool used to communicate important or critical information. Call-outs inform all team members simultaneously during situations. Critical information called out in these situations helps the team anticipate and prepare for vital next steps in patient care. They also benefit a recor…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/prevention-chronic-care/decision/mcc/mcc_infographic_printable.pdf
June 02, 2025 - The Importance of Investing in Care for People with Multiple Chronic Conditions
INVESTING IN CARE FOR PEOPLE WITH
Multiple Chronic Conditions
COMMON CHRONIC CONDITIONS
Depression
Asthma
Heart Disease
Arthritis
Diabetes
Patients with multiple chronic conditions (MCC) have two or more chronic ill…