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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/055-patient-instructions-chg-cloths.docx
April 01, 2025 - AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention: Targeting SSI
Patient Instructions: Cleaning With CHG Cloths
Surgical Services
For: Cardiac, Hip and Knee Joint Replacement, and Spinal Fusion Surgeries
What Is Decolonization?
Preoperative Decolonization =
Preemptive treatment to kill bacteria on your body BEFORE surgery,
to r…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/057-patient-instructions-mupirocin.docx
April 01, 2025 - AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention: Targeting SSI
Patient Instructions: Preoperative Nasal Decolonization With Mupirocin
Surgical Services
For: Cardiac, Hip and Knee Joint Replacement, and Spinal Fusion Surgeries
What Is Nasal Decolonization?
Some bacteria can live inside your nostrils for long periods of time. N…
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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
Search All Impact Case Studies
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/research/findings/nhqrdr/chartbooks/carecoordination/acknowledgments.html
June 01, 2018 - Chartbook on Care Coordination
Acknowledgments
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Table of Contents
Chartbook on Care Coordination
Acknowledgments
Care Coordination
Trends in Care Coordination Measures
Transitions of Care
Preventable Emergency Department Visits
Potentially Avoidable Hospitalization…
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www.ahrq.gov/policymakers/chipra/demoeval/demostates/co.html
March 01, 2019 - State at a Glance: Colorado
Learn more about the CHIPRA quality demonstration projects being implemented in Colorado.
Colorado is featured in the following reports from the National Evaluation:
Evaluation Highlight No . 3: How are CHIPRA Quality Demonstration States working to improve adolescent health?
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/prevention-chronic-care/decision/research-centers/persell_cvd_disparities.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Reducing Disparities in the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease
Research Centers for Excellence
in Clinical Preventive Services
Working to get the right services, to the right people, at the right time
Reducing Disparities in the Primary
Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa/038-what-mrsa-info-sheet.docx
October 01, 2024 - AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention
Patient Handout: What Is MRSA?
ICU & Non-ICU
What Is Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)?
Staphylococcus aureus is a germ that lives on skin that can sometimes cause infections. Most strains of Staphylococcus aureus bacteria are easily treated using regular antibi…
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www.ahrq.gov/teamstepps-program/evidence-base/emergency.html
June 01, 2023 - TeamSTEPPS Research/Evidence Base: Emergency Care
Alsabri M, Boudi Z, Lauque D, Dias RD, Whelan JS, Ostlundh L, Alinier G, Onyeji C, Michel P, Liu SW, Jr Camargo CA, Lindner T, Slagman A, Bates DW, Tazarourte K, Singer SJ, Toussi A, Grossman S, Bellou A. Impact of teamwork and communication training interventio…
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www.ahrq.gov/data/infographics/paid-sick-leave.html
June 01, 2021 - Paid Sick Leave Among Racial/Ethnic Groups
Paid Sick Leave Among Racial/Ethnic Groups (PDF, 0.5 MB)
Source: AHRQ, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Research Findings #47, Prevalence of Paid Sick Leave Among Wage Earners, 2017 .
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www.ahrq.gov/data/infographics/least-healthcare-spending.html
May 01, 2020 - People Who Spent the Least for Healthcare in 2017
People Who Spent the Least for Healthcare in 2017 (PDF, 590 KB)
Source: Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Statistical Brief #528. Concentration of Healthcare Expenditures and Selected Characteristics of High Spenders, U.S. Civilian Noninstitutionalized Pop…
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www.ahrq.gov/data/infographics/most-healthcare-spending.html
May 01, 2020 - People Who Spent the Most for Healthcare in 2017
People Who Spent the Most for Healthcare in 2017 (PDF, 570 KB)
Source: Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Statistical Brief #528. Concentration of Healthcare Expenditures and Selected Characteristics of High Spenders, U.S. Civilian Noninstitutionalized Popul…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/data/infographics/mental-health.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Healthcare Expenditures for Mental Disorders in 2019
Source: AHRQ, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Statistical Brief #539, Healthcare Expenditures for Treatment of Mental
Disorders: Estimates for Adults Ages 18 and Older, U.S. Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population, 2019.
https:/lmeps.ahrq.govldata_files/public…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/pfp/haccost2017.html
November 01, 2017 - Estimating the Additional Hospital Inpatient Cost and Mortality Associated With Selected Hospital-Acquired Conditions
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Table of Contents
Estimating the Additional Hospital Inpatient Cost and Mortality Associated With Selected Hospital-Acquired Conditions
Discussion
Results
References
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/action-alliance/public-action-alliance-slides-040323_LOCKED.pdf
May 25, 2023 - The National Action Alliance to Advance Patient Safety Summer Webinar Series - PowerPoint Presentation
The National Action Alliance to Advance Patient
Safety Summer Webinar Series
Robert Otto Valdez, Ph.D.
Director
Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality
April 25, 2023
Welcome and Thank-You!
Presenter Notes
P…
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/tools/case-studies/ncahec.html
August 01, 2014 - Case Studies of Exemplary Primary Care Practice Facilitation Training Programs
Training Program Summary: Practice Coach Training for the North Carolina AHEC Practice Support Program
Previous Page
Table of Contents
Case Studies of Exemplary Primary Care Practice Facilitation Training Programs
Ove…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/915.html
June 01, 2024 - Racial and Ethnic Disparities Widened in Well-Child Visits During COVID-19
Issue Number
915
AHRQ News Now is a weekly newsletter that highlights agency research and program activities.
June 4, 2024
AHRQ Stats: Maternal Deaths by Area Income In 2020, among women living in the lowest-income areas, an aver…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/903.html
March 01, 2024 - AHRQ Stats: Relationship Between Electronic Nicotine Use and General Health
Issue Number
903
AHRQ News Now is a weekly newsletter that highlights agency research and program activities.
March 5, 2024
AHRQ Stats: Relationship Between Electronic Nicotine Use and General Health
Among young adults who rep…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/916.html
June 01, 2024 - AHRQ Announces Plans for National Healthcare Extension Service To Disseminate Evidence
Issue Number
916
AHRQ News Now is a weekly newsletter that highlights agency research and program activities.
June 11, 2024
AHRQ Stats: Distribution of Race/Ethnicity Among People With High Expenses In 2021, Non-Hispa…
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www.ahrq.gov/es/patient-safety/settings/hospital/vtguide/guide2.html
February 01, 2016 - Preventing Hospital-Associated Venous Thromboembolism
Chapter 2. Analyze Care Delivery
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Table of Contents
Preventing Hospital-Associated Venous Thromboembolism
Preface
Executive Summary
Chapter 1. The Framework for Improvement
Chapter 2. Analyze Care Delivery
Chapter…
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April 01, 2025 - AHRQ's Healthcare-Associated Infections Program
Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) are among the leading threats to patient safety, affecting one out of every 31 hospital patients at any one time. Over a million HAIs occur across the U.S. health care system every year, leading to the loss of tens of thousa…