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www.ahrq.gov/pqmp/measures/medical-equipment.html
August 01, 2021 - Caregivers of children discharged from the hospital during the last month and who were discharged with a prescription for new medical equipment
Measure Domain: Management of Acute Conditions
Measure Sub-Domain: Transitions between Sites of Care: Hospital to Home
PQMP COE: COE4CCN
Associated NQF # and N…
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www.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/resources/front-line-clinicians.html
May 01, 2022 - Nursing Home Series for Front Line Clinicians and Staff
Resource: Nursing Home Series for Front Line Clinicians and Staff
This podcast is the first in a series of Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services-sponsored podcasts for frontline nursing home staff. Dr. Shari Ling, Deputy Chief Medical Office for th…
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www.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/resources/what-matters-toolkit.html
February 01, 2021 - "What Matters" to Older Adults?
Resource: "What Matters" to Older Adults? (PDF, 2.17 MB)
The toolkit is intended to serve as a resource for multidisciplinary care teams, including, but not limited to physicians, nurses, physician assistants, medical assistants, social workers, chaplains, nurse navigators, …
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www.ahrq.gov/topics/ambulatory-care-and-surgery.html
Topic: Ambulatory Care and Surgery
Ambulatory care settings include medical offices and clinics, ambulatory surgery centers, hospital outpatient departments, outpatient care, and dialysis centers.
Antibiotic Stewardship Toolkits
CAHPS Outpatient and Ambulatory Surgery…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2025-05/mello-thoms-report.pdf
January 01, 2025 - Final Progress Report: MammoTutor: An Internet-Based Computer Tutoring System to Teach General Radiologists the Early Signs of Breast Cancer
Title of Project:
MammoTutor: An Internet-Based Computer Tutoring System to Teach General
Radiologists the Early Signs of Breast Cancer
Principal Investigator and Team Member…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/resource/pressureulcer/tool/put5.html
October 01, 2014 - Preventing Pressure Ulcers in Hospitals
5. How do we measure our pressure ulcer rates and practices?
Previous Page Next Page
Table of Contents
Preventing Pressure Ulcers in Hospitals
Overview
Key Subject Area Index
1. Are we ready for this change?
2. How will we manage change?
3. What are …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/candor/module3/module3-assessment-change-readiness-gap-analysis.pptx
August 25, 2015 - Communication and Optimal Resolution (CANDOR) Toolkit Module 3: Preparing for Implementation: Change Readiness and Gap Analysis
Communication and Optimal Resolution
(CANDOR)
Toolkit
Module 3 – Preparing for Implementation:
Change Readiness and Gap Analysis
Module 3 of the CANDOR Toolkit describes the critical ste…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/pliego-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - Close-Out Report: Improving Resuscitation Team Response to Inpatient Critical Events by Simulation
Grant Number: U18 HS16634-01
Grant Period: 9-30-2006 to 10-1-2008
No-cost extension: 10-1-2008 to 9-30-2009
Reporting Period: Close-Out Report
Title of Project: Improving Resuscitation Team Response to Inpatient Cri…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/results/research/practice-survey-part1-mw.pdf
June 02, 2025 - H3 Baseline Practice Survey Part 1
H3 Practice Survey, Part 1
1
H3 Baseline Practice Survey
Part 1
Survey Introduction:
We appreciate your taking the time to complete this H3 baseline survey. We have split the survey into
Part 1 and Part 2, which can be completed together or at separate times.
We anti…
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www.ahrq.gov/es/patient-safety/settings/hospital/resource/pressureulcer/tool/put5.html
October 01, 2014 - Preventing Pressure Ulcers in Hospitals
5. How do we measure our pressure ulcer rates and practices?
Previous Page Next Page
Table of Contents
Preventing Pressure Ulcers in Hospitals
Overview
Key Subject Area Index
1. Are we ready for this change?
2. How will we manage change?
3. What are …
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www.ahrq.gov/es/patient-safety/settings/hospital/vtguide/guide5.html
October 01, 2022 - Preventing Hospital-Associated Venous Thromboembolism
Chapter 5. Implement the VTE Prevention Protocol
Previous Page Next Page
Table of Contents
Preventing Hospital-Associated Venous Thromboembolism
Preface
Executive Summary
Chapter 1. The Framework for Improvement
Chapter 2. Analyze Care De…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2025-04/castro-report.pdf
January 01, 2025 - Final Progress Report: Diagnostic Error in Medicine Conference 2020-2022
Title Page – Final Progress Report
Title: Diagnostic Error in Medicine Conference 2020-2022
Principal Investigator: Gerry Castro, PhD, MPH
Team Members:
2022 Conference Chairs, Co-chairs and Planning Commitee members
Andrew Olson…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/vtguide/guide5.html
October 01, 2022 - Preventing Hospital-Associated Venous Thromboembolism
Chapter 5. Implement the VTE Prevention Protocol
Previous Page Next Page
Table of Contents
Preventing Hospital-Associated Venous Thromboembolism
Preface
Executive Summary
Chapter 1. The Framework for Improvement
Chapter 2. Analyze Care De…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/d4d_combo_psi07-crbsi-bestpractices.pdf
May 20, 2016 - Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement
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
PSI 07: Central Venous Catheter (CVC)-Related Bloodstream Infections (BSIs)
Why Focus on Ce…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol3/Clair.pdf
January 01, 2004 - A New Model of Tracheostomy Care: Closing the Research–Practice Gap
521
A New Model of Tracheostomy Care:
Closing the Research–Practice Gap
Joel St. Clair
Abstract
Performance improvements have brought about fundamental changes in the
past year at Walter Reed Army Medical Center (WRAMC), where a concerted …
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/resources/learning-lab/design-environments-long-desc.html
April 01, 2021 - Institute for the Design of Environments Aligned for Patient Safety (IDEA4PS)
Principal Investigators: Ann Scheck McAlearney, Sc.D., M.S., The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH; formerly Susan Moffatt-Bruce, M.D., Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, Ottawa
AHRQ Grant No.: HS024379
Proj…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/hollingsworth-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - Final Progress Report: Effects of Physician Social Networks on Surgical Quality, Safety, and Costs
Title: Effects of Physician Social Networks on Surgical
Quality, Safety, and Costs
Principal Investigator: John M. Hollingsworth, MD, MS
Team Members: Brahmajee K. Nallamothu, MD, MPH (Mentor)
Jason Owen-Smith, PhD …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/mvp/modules/technical/head-bed-elevation-litreview.docx
January 01, 2017 - Tool: SSA
Summary
The elevation of the head of bed (HOB) to a semirecumbent position (at least 30 degrees) is associated with a decreased incidence of aspiration and ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP). The intervention is supported unanimously by all four leading guidelines, and newer publications in the field acc…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/pdi/d4j_pdi12-crbsi-bestpractices.pdf
May 17, 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.4j
Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement
PDI 12: Central Venous Catheter (CVC)-Related Bloodstream Infection Rate (BSIs)
Why …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/d4x_combo_pdi12-crbsi-bestpractices.pdf
May 17, 2016 - Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement
Toolkit for Using the AHRQ Quality Indicators
How To Improve Hospital Quality and Safety
1 Tool D.4x
Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement
PDI 12: Central Venous Catheter (CVC)-Related Bloodstream Infection Rate (BSIs)
Why focus on c…