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www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/dxsafety-psychological-safety-3.html
September 01, 2023 - Strategies for Improving Clinician Psychological Safety in Reporting and Discussing Diagnostic Error
Specific Barriers and Challenges to Reporting and Learning From Diagnostic Errors
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/research-transform-primary-care/transform/cost/exh1.html
October 01, 2015 - Estimating the Costs of Primary Care Transformation: A Practical Guide and Synthesis Report
Exhibit 1. Methodological Options for Estimating the Costs of Transforming Primary Care
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-family-engagement/pfeprimarycare/warm-handoff-checklist-508.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Checklist: Conducting a Warm Handoff Plus
Checklist: Conducting a Warm
Handoff Plus
Present to the Clinician
� Reason for the visit.
� Patient visit goals and health concerns.
� Vital signs, BMI/weight, significant changes.
� Medication issues (e.g., refills, side effects).
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www.ahrq.gov/research/shuttered/acfselection/chapter1.html
July 01, 2018 - Disaster Alternate Care Facilities: Report and Interactive Tools
Chapter 1. Objectives
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Disaster Alternate Care Facilities: Report and Interactive Tools
Executive Summary
Chapter 1. Objectives
Chapter 2. Background
Chapter 3. Methods
Chapter 4. Resu…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/events/20140115_DB/1_Dale_Shaller_Intro_slides_1-11.pdf
January 15, 2014 - Using the CAHPS Database to Compare, Report, and Improve Organizational Performance
Using the CAHPS Database to Compare,
Report, and Improve Organizational
Performance
A Webcast Presented by the CAHPS User Network
January 15, 2014
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/facilities/ltc/intro.html
October 01, 2014 - Improving Patient Safety in Long-Term Care Facilities
Introduction
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Improving Patient Safety in Long-Term Care Facilities
Introduction
Module 1. Detecting Change in a Resident's Condition
Module 2. Communicating Change in a Resident's Condition
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/4_TK1_T3-Not_all_Infections_need_antibiotics-_final.pdf
May 01, 2014 - How to enter Data Manually Into an Antibiogram Template
Advancing Excellence in Health Care www.ahrq.gov
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Not All “Infections” Need Antibiotics!
What is the UTI SBAR form? What does it include?
• The Suspected Urinary Tract Infection
(UTI) Situation, Background,
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/news-events/psaw-2020/index.html
December 01, 2023 - Patient Safety Awareness Week 2020
Patient Safety Awareness Week is an annual health observance sponsored by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI). As the Nation's patient safety agency, AHRQ supports this event to increase awareness about patient safety among health professionals, patients, and fami…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/labor-delivery/perinatal-care/index.html
July 01, 2023 - Toolkit for Improving Perinatal Safety
AHRQ Safety Program for Perinatal Care
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) developed the Safety Program for Perinatal Care (SPPC) in order to improve the patient safety culture of labor and delivery (L&D) units and decrease maternal and neonatal adver…
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www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/research/grants-2019.html
March 01, 2024 - Diagnostic Safety Grants Awarded in FY 2019
Congress authorized $2 million in fiscal year 2019 for AHRQ to initiate a research agenda to understand and solve the problem of diagnostic errors. In 2019, AHRQ awarded the four grants below that will more precisely define the scope of diagnostic errors.
Utility o…
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www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/dxsafety-terminology10.html
April 01, 2025 - Exploration of Foundational Terminology and Paradigms for Improving Diagnosis
Diagnostic Terminology: Challenges and Opportunities
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Exploration of Foundational Terminology and Paradigms for Improving Diagnosis
Introduction
Perspectives on Diagnostic Impro…
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www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/dxsafety-rural-healthcare1.html
October 01, 2024 - Diagnostic Excellence in U.S. Rural Healthcare: A Call to Action
A Path to Rural Diagnostic Excellence
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Diagnostic Excellence in U.S. Rural Healthcare: A Call to Action
A Path to Rural Diagnostic Excellence
Improving Diagnosis in the Context of Rurality
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www.ahrq.gov/es/topics/index.html
October 01, 2008 - Topics
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Antimicrobial Stewardship Antimicrobial stewardship programs are coordinated p…
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Antimicrobial Stewardship
Antimicrobial stewardship programs are coordinated programs within a health care setting that promote the appropriate use of antimicrobials, thereby improving patient outcomes, reducing antibiotic resistance, and decreasing the spread of infections caused by antibiotic-re…
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www.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/summary.html
September 01, 2017 - EvidenceNOW: Advancing Heart Health in Primary Care
Project Summary
EvidenceNOW is a large, national grant initiative dedicated to helping small- and medium-sized primary care practices across the country use the latest evidence to improve the heart health of millions of Americans. EvidenceNOW is built on the…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/036-ss-nursing-practice-guide.docx
April 01, 2025 - AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention: Targeting SSI
Decolonization Nursing Practice Guide
Surgical Services
For: Cardiac, Hip and Knee Joint Replacement, and Spinal Fusion Surgeries
Use this guide to help ensure that all nursing practice processes and leadership support are in place to actively support the decoloniz…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/diagnostic-error-grants/index.html
January 01, 2021 - Grants to Enable Diagnostic Excellence
Congress authorized $2 million in fiscal year 2019 for AHRQ to initiate a research agenda to understand and solve the problem of diagnostic errors. In 2019, AHRQ awarded the four grants below that will more precisely define the scope of diagnostic errors.
Utility of Pre…
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www.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/model/profiles/burke.html
March 01, 2021 - A One-Stop Shop for Health Care in Suburban North Carolina
"We're kind of like a mini hospital," explains Ms. May Thao, patient care coordinator at Burke Primary Care, a comprehensive family practice that offers a wide range of health care services at the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains in Morgantown, Nor…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/esrd/creating-safety-culture/cultureofsafety_hemodialysis.pptx
September 03, 2014 - PowerPoint Presentation
Culture of Safety in Hemodialysis Facilities
An Adaptation of “Introduction to Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP)” for Dialysis Facilities
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Discuss the elements of a comprehensive, unit-based approach to safety (CUSP) and its impact on improving patient care
Review t…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/surveys-guidance/item-sets/elicitation/about-patient-narratives-elicitation-protocol-cg30-2315.pdf
April 24, 2018 - About the CAHPS Patient Narratives Elicitation Protocol
CAHPS® Clinician & Group Survey and Instructions
About the CAHPS Patient Narrative Elicitation Protocol
Document No. 2315
Updated April 24, 2018
About the CAHPS® Patient Narrative
Elicitation Protocol
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