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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/surgery/7-implementation-guide.docx
June 01, 2023 - AHRQ Safety Program for Improving
Surgical Care and Recovery
Implementation Guide
Purpose of This Guide
This guide intends to help hospitals integrate an enhanced recovery pathway into their perioperative area as part of the AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Surgical Care and Recovery (ISCR). ISCR is a collaborativ…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/944.html
January 01, 2025 - Affordable Care Act Boosts Individual Health Insurance Enrollment and Stability
Issue Number
944
AHRQ News Now is a weekly newsletter that highlights agency research and program activities.
January 14, 2025
Editor’s Note: AHRQ News Now will not publish next week. Our next issue will publish Jan. 28. AH…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa/054-dec-guide-pre-launch-activities.docx
October 01, 2024 - AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention
Decolonization
Pre-Launch Activities
ICU & Non-ICU
Develop a CUSP Team
The Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program, or CUSP, is a proven patient safety and quality improvement framework that is integrated into the AHRQ Toolkit for MRSA Prevention. A core element of CUSP is the C…
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/research-transform-primary-care/transform/cost/guide.html
October 01, 2015 - Estimating the Costs of Primary Care Transformation: A Practical Guide and Synthesis Report
A Practical Guide for Estimating the Costs of Primary Care Transformation
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Table of Contents
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/health-literacy/dhhs-2008-issue-brief.pdf
January 01, 2008 - America's Health Literacy: Why We Need Accessible Health Information
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Health literacy—the ability to obtain, process, and understand basic health
information and se…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/quality-improvement/improvement-guide/6-strategies-for-improving/access/cahps-strategy-6-q.pdf
November 01, 2017 - Strategies for Improving Patient Experience with Ambulatory Care: Standards for Customer Service
The CAHPS Ambulatory Care
Improvement Guide
Practical Strategies for Improving Patient Experience
Section 6: Strategies for Improving Patient Experience with
Ambulatory Care
6.Q. Standards for Customer Service
V…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/quality-improvement/improvement-guide/6-strategies-for-improving/customer-service/cahps-strategy-6-q.pdf
November 01, 2017 - Strategies for Improving Patient Experience with Ambulatory Care: Standards for Customer Service
The CAHPS Ambulatory Care
Improvement Guide
Practical Strategies for Improving Patient Experience
Section 6: Strategies for Improving Patient Experience with
Ambulatory Care
6.Q. Standards for Customer Service
V…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/mvp/modules/cusp/assess-psc-hsop-facguide.docx
January 01, 2017 - Facilitator Guide: Build Your SSI Prevention Bundle
Slide Title and Commentary
Slide Number and Slide
Title Slide
Assess Patient Safety Culture Using the Hospital Survey on Patient Safety
SAY:
In this module, we will introduce the Hospital Survey on Patient Safety, or HSOPS, and review why it is important, as wel…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/quality-improvement/improvement-guide/6-strategies-for-improving/communication/cahps-strategy-section-6-g.pdf
July 31, 2017 - Even though a clinician
explains a diagnosis, test result, or treatment option to a patient, if the
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/quality-improvement/improvement-guide/6-strategies-for-improving/access/cahps-strategy-6n.pdf
October 01, 2017 - Another option for external benchmarks and other data are the all-payer claims
databases (APCD) that
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/iomracereport/reldataapi.html
September 01, 2018 - Therefore, such a response list should always include an "Other, please specify: __" option to ensure
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www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/dxsafety-patient-role2.html
September 01, 2024 - The Patient’s Role in Diagnostic Safety and Excellence: From Passive Reception Toward Co-Design
The History of Patient Roles
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The Patient’s Role in Diagnostic Safety and Excellence: From Passive Reception Toward Co-Design
Introduction
The History of Pat…
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/cahps-database/hcbs-database/participate.html
December 01, 2024 - Participating in the CAHPS Home and Community-Based Services Survey Database
All Medicaid agencies and managed care entities that administer this survey are invited to submit their results to the CAHPS Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS CAHPS) Survey Database. This page explains the requirements and the st…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/3_TK2_T1-Suggested_Agenda_for_Meeting_on_Monitoring_Final.docx
October 01, 2016 - Tool 1. Suggested Agenda for an Antimicrobial Stewardship Program Team Meeting on Monitoring
Depending on the nursing home’s goals, more than one meeting may be needed to cover all the topics.
Agenda for Antimicrobial Stewardship Monitoring
Date:
Time:
Participant’s Name
Discipline
Initials a
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/safety/antibiotic-use-commitment-poster.docx
November 01, 2019 - AHRQ Pub. No. 17(20)-0028-EF
November 2019
Our institution is committed to prescribing the most appropriate antibiotics when they are needed and to not prescribing antibiotics when they are not needed.
Please ask a member of your medical team if you have any questions about antibiotics.
Thank you!
Antibiotics are lif…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nursing-home/materials/emotional-wellness-resources-qr-codes.docx
March 01, 2022 - Emotional Wellness Resources for Nursing Home Staff with QR codes
Emotional Wellness Resources for
Nursing Home Staff
Stress, fear, and exhaustion from being on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic may leave you feeling anxious and overwhelmed. These feelings are common, and you do …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nursing-home/materials/emotional-wellness-resources-electronic.docx
March 01, 2022 - Emotional Wellness Resources for Nursing Home Staff
Emotional Wellness Resources for
Nursing Home Staff
Stress, fear, and exhaustion from being on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic may leave you feeling anxious and overwhelmed. These feelings are common, and you do not have to f…
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance/echo/about/survey-measures.html
May 01, 2018 - CAHPS ECHO Survey Measures
For more information: Reporting Measures from the CAHPS ® ECHO Survey (PDF, 48 KB)
Getting Treatment Quickly
Q3 Get help by telephone
Q5 Get urgent treatment as soon as needed
Q7 Get appointment as soon as wanted
How Well Clinicians Communicate
Q11 Clinicians list…
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www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/distribute/promote/why-promote.html
December 01, 2022 - Why Promote a Health Care Quality Report to Consumers?
Among report sponsors and researchers in the field of quality reporting, a general consensus has emerged that:
The primary audience for public quality reports is health care consumers or, more often, a strategically chosen subset of those consumers.
A…
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www.ahrq.gov/teamstepps-program/curriculum/communication/tools/teachback.html
May 01, 2023 - Tool: Teach-Back
A teach‐back is an evidence‐based health literacy intervention that promotes patient engagement, patient safety, adherence, and quality . 1 In a teach-back, you ask the patient or family caregiver to explain the information they need to know or actions they need to take, in their own words. Te…