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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/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/cauti-tools/implementation-guide/implementation-guide-appendix-m.docx
June 02, 2025 - Appendix M. Example of a Nurse-Driven Protocol for Catheter Removal
Algorithm for observing patient after discontinuing urinary catheter
Appendix M. Example of a Nurse-Driven
Protocol for Catheter Removal
Below is an example of a nurse-driven protocol to evaluate and discontinue unnecessary urinary catheters and to …
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/patients-families/consumer-exp/reporting/appa.html
August 01, 2022 - Designing Consumer Reporting Systems for Patient Safety Events
Appendix A. Members of the Technical Expert Panel
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Table of Contents
Designing Consumer Reporting Systems for Patient Safety Events
Executive Summary
Chapter 1. Background
Chapter 2. Conceptual Framework and …
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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/team/tools/briefs.html
December 01, 2023 - Sharing the Care Plan: Brief
Briefs are a strategy for sharing care plans when leading a team. During a brief, which is sometimes referred to as a team meeting, the following information should be discussed:
Team membership and roles—who is on the team and who is the designated team leader. If the patient …
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/reports/engage/interventions/prepared.html
June 01, 2023 - Be Prepared To Be Engaged: Intervention
Patient and Family Engagement in Primary Care
The Be Prepared To Be Engaged toolkit will help patients and their families prepare for and become more fully engaged in their medical appointments—to be ready for the appointment, to speak up, to ask questions, to take note…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/abate/training/jit-chg-cloth-iodophor.docx
March 01, 2022 - Just in Time Training: CHG Cloth and Iodophor
Decolonization of Non-ICU Patients With Devices
Section 11-3 – Just in Time Training:
Chlorhexidine Cloth Bathing or Showering Plus Nasal Iodophor
What Is Targeted Decolonization?
Our hospital is decolonizing adult patients with medical devices using chlorhexidine glucona…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/abate/training/jit-chg-liquid-mupirocin.docx
March 01, 2022 - Just in Time Training: CHG Liquid and Mupirocin
Decolonization of Non-ICU Patients With Devices
Section 11-2 – Just-in-Time Training:
Chlorhexidine Basin Bathing or Showering Plus Mupirocin
What Is Targeted Decolonization?
Our hospital is decolonizing adult patients with medical devices using chlorhexidine gluconate (…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/abate/training/jit-chg-liquid-iodophor.docx
March 01, 2022 - Just in Time Training: CHG Liquid and Iodophor
Decolonization of Non-ICU Patients With Devices
Section 11-4 – Just-in-Time Training:
Chlorhexidine Basin Bathing or Showering Plus Nasal Iodophor
What Is Targeted Decolonization?
Our hospital is decolonizing adult patients with medical devices using chlorhexidine glucona…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/implementation/implementation-guide/guide-prevent.html
May 01, 2017 - Creating a Culture of Safety in the Ambulatory Surgery Environment: Implementation Guide
Infection Prevention
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Table of Contents
Creating a Culture of Safety in the Ambulatory Surgery Environment: Implementation Guide
Overview
The Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (C…
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www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/explain/communicate/trust.html
December 01, 2022 - Build Trust in the Sponsor of a Health Care Quality Report
Focus group research consistently indicates that the public is wary, and legitimately so, about the sources of data on the performance of health care plans and providers. [1] They are fully aware that some of the health care information available to t…
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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/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/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/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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Table of Contents
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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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
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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