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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/esrd/clinical-care/clinicalcare_slides.pptx
September 03, 2014 - PowerPoint Presentation
Clinical Care of the Hemodialysis Patient
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Objectives
Summarize key reasons clinical care is important in vascular access infection (VAI) prevention
Identify five occasions in which hand hygiene is critical
Explain practices that all staff members can follow during site access in order to…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/nhqrdr/2023-qdr-appendixb-measure-category-3.pdf
January 01, 2023 - 2023 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report - Appendix B. Quality Trends and Disparities Tables: Affordable Care
AHRQ Publication No. 23(24)-0091-EF
December 2023
2023 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report
Appendix B. Quality Trends and Disparities Tables: Affordable Care
The goal of t…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/mvp/modules/technical/subglottic-litreview.docx
January 01, 2017 - References
Summary
Continuous or frequent intermittent suctioning of subglottic secretions, via an endotracheal tube (ETT) specially designed with a dorsal lumen to accommodate this, is associated with up to a 50 percent decreased incidence of aspiration and ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP). Guidelines support …
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/faq/index.html
January 01, 2019 - Frequently Asked Questions About the CAHPS® Program and Surveys Search or browse for answers to questions about the CAHPS program, patient experience surveys, and the CAHPS Database. Please send additional questions to cahps1@westat.com.
Jump to Category
Select Category
The CAHPS Program
Survey Q…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2025-03/hinson-levin-report.pdf
January 01, 2025 - Final Progress Report: Connected Emergency Care (CEC) Patient Safety Learning Lab
• Title of Project: Connected Emergency Care (CEC) Patient Safety Learning Lab
• Principal Investigators: Jeremiah S. Hinson, MD, PhD, and Scott R. Levin, PhD
• Team Members: Jeremiah Hinson, MD, PhD, Scott Levin, PhD, Eili Klein, Ph…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/chsp/compendium/2022-hospital-linkage-techdoc-021224.pdf
January 01, 2022 - Compendium of U.S. Health Systems, 2022, Hospital Linkage File, Technical Documentation
Comparative Health System Performance
Initiative: Compendium of U.S. Health Systems,
2022, Hospital Linkage File, Technical
Documentation
Prepared for:
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
U.S. Department of Health a…
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www.ahrq.gov/data/apcd/backgroundrpt/intro.html
April 01, 2017 - Inventory and Prioritization of Measures To Support the Growing Effort in Transparency Using All-Payer Claims Databases
Introduction
Previous Page Next Page
Table of Contents
Inventory and Prioritization of Measures To Support the Growing Effort in Transparency Using All-Payer Claims Databases
Int…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/912.html
May 01, 2024 - Winners Chosen in Challenge Competition To Advance AHRQ’s CDS Connect
Issue Number
912
AHRQ News Now is a weekly newsletter that highlights agency research and program activities.
May 7, 2024
AHRQ Stats: Cost of Treatment for Dental Conditions Among Seniors In 2020, the first year of the COVID-19 pandem…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/tools-and-materials/115-michigan-hh4m-coop-1st-round-interview-protocol.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Draft Interview Protocol: HH4M Interviews With Cooperative Members Round 1 of 2
Draft Interview Protocol
HH4M Interviews with Cooperative Members – Round 1 (of 2)
Focus: (1) Strengths and weaknesses of the HH4M Cooperative, (2) Perceptions of the Cooperative’s
ability to achieve it’s early goals, (3) Perceptions…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/results/research/timeline-checklist-nc.pdf
April 01, 2018 - Heart Health NOW! Advancing Heart Health in NC Primary Care
Heart Health NOW!
Advancing Heart Health in NC Primary Care
Practice Participation Timeline and Checklist “CCNC PF” = Practice Facilitator; “AHEC PC” = Practice Coach
1) Practice Enrollment: To be completed during 1-2 in-person meetings, as n…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/ontime/pruprev/functspecs2.html
December 01, 2017 - AHRQ's Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Pressure Ulcer Prevention
Functional Specifications (continued)
2.0. Pressure Ulcer Prevention Reports
The reports included in On-Time Pressure Ulcer Prevention and described in this document are listed in the table below.
On-Time Pressure Ulcer Prevention …
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www.ahrq.gov/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/hais/index.html
June 01, 2018 - Health Care-Associated Infections
This page features helpful links to information, tools, and resources on healthcare-associated infections (HAIs), which are the most common complication of hospital care and are one of the top 10 leading causes of death in the United States. AHRQ-funded research and initiatives…
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www.ahrq.gov/nhguide/toolkits/implement-monitor-sustain-program/toolkit2-monitor-sustain-program.html
October 01, 2016 - Toolkit 2: Monitor and Sustain Stewardship
Toolkit Effectiveness
This toolkit is based on similar toolkits used in hospitals and nursing homes, but it has not been tested.
One of the tools, the Quarterly Prescribing Profile, is based on a tool used in a randomized controlled trial in eight long-term care fa…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/education/curriculum-tools/cusptoolkit/modules/nursing/nursing.pptx
July 07, 2012 - Role of the Nurse Manager, Unit Team Lead
Learning Objectives
Understand the responsibilities of the nurse manager
Understand the leadership and management roles of the nurse manager
Learn about key business and health care quality improvement frameworks
Learn about the quality improvement measures nurse…
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/tools/cultural-competence/oralling.html
July 01, 2019 - Providing Oral Linguistic Services
To address shifting demographic trends in health
care, this guide offers an approach to defining the needs of members with
limited English proficiency and developing strategies to meet their
communication needs.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) com…
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www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/teledx-7.html
August 01, 2020 - Telediagnosis for Acute Care: Implications for the Quality and Safety of Diagnosis
References
Previous Page
Table of Contents
Telediagnosis for Acute Care: Implications for the Quality and Safety of Diagnosis
Introduction
Evidence Base Supporting Telehealth
Impact of Telediagnosis on Every S…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/demoeval/what-we-learned/qtag-presentation.pdf
September 01, 2015 - Evaluating the CHIPRA Quality Demonstration Grant Program: An Overview
Quality Technical Advisory Group, CMS
Presentation by Henry T. Ireys, PhD
Senior Fellow, Mathematica Policy Research
July 22, 2015
Evaluating the CHIPRA Quality
Demonstration Grant Program:
An Overview
http://www.urban.org/index.cfm
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/education/curriculum-tools/cusptoolkit/modules/assemble/assembleteam.pptx
January 01, 2006 - Project Report - Lean Sigma
Learning Objectives
2
Identify characteristics of successful teams and barriers to team performance
Understand the importance of your CUSP team
Develop a strategy to build a successful team
Define roles and responsibilities of team members
2
The Unit-Based CUSP Team
Understand…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/implementation/education-bundles/infection-prevention/precautions/ppe-slides.html
March 01, 2017 - Personal Protective Equipment
AHRQ Safety Program for Long-Term Care: HAIs/CAUTI
Slide 1: Personal Protective Equipment
Training Module 3
Slide 2: Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this training, long-term care facility staff will be able to—
Describe when to use personal protective equipme…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/partnering-executive-slides.pptx
June 01, 2021 - PowerPoint Presentation
Partnering With a Senior Executive
AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use
Long-Term Care
AHRQ Pub. No. 17(21)-0029
June 2021
AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use – Long-Term Care
Senior Executive
1
Objectives
Identify the qualities a senior executive brings to a team a…