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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/reports/engage/addresources.html
April 01, 2018 - Guide to Improving Patient Safety in Primary Care Settings by Engaging Patients and Families
Additional Resources
Environmental Scan
The environmental scan report describes approaches to engage patients and families in primary care settings and how engagement leads to patient safety.
Case Studies
Four…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/surveys/hospital/hospital-user-guide.pdf
July 01, 2018 - Follow paper survey administration steps but continue the Web survey option. … Some respondents may prefer to complete a paper version of the
survey, and providing this option may
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www.ahrq.gov/news/events/ahrq-research-summit-learning-health-system.html
March 01, 2018 - AHRQ Research Summit on Learning Health Systems
Date: September 15, 2017
Introduction
AHRQ hosted a research summit on learning health systems (LHS) for a variety of external stakeholders to learn what AHRQ can do to address their needs. These stakeholders included representatives from large and small de…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/prevention-chronic-care/improve/coordination/ccqmpc/ccqmp-pc-development.pdf
July 01, 2016 - To reduce cognitive burden of complicated skip logic, where
applicable, a “not applicable” response option
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/5_TK2_T3-Concise_Antibiogram_Toolkit_Using_WHONET_to_Create_Your_Antibiogram.pdf
May 01, 2014 - www.ahrq.gov/NH-ASPGuide ● May 2014 AHRQ Pub. No. 14-0012-3-EF
Concise Antibiogram Toolkit
Using WHONET to Create Your Antibiogram
WHONET is free Windows-based database software developed in 1989 by the World Health
Organization (WHO). The software is used in laboratories worldwide for the management and
an…
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www.ahrq.gov/practiceimprovement/delivery-initiative/ihs/chapter7.html
December 01, 2017 - ARRA ACTION: Comparative Effectiveness of Health Care Delivery Systems for American Indians and Alaska Natives Using Enhanced Data Infrastructure
Chapter 7. Discussion of Project Findings
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Table of Contents
ARRA ACTION: Comparative Effectiveness of Health Care Delivery Systems…
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www.ahrq.gov/policymakers/chipra/demoeval/what-we-learned/implementation-guides/implementation-guide2/implguide2pt3.html
September 01, 2014 - Designing Care Management Entities for Youth with Complex Behavioral Health Needs
Part 3: Strategies for Designing a CME
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Table of Contents
Designing Care Management Entities for Youth with Complex Behavioral Health Needs
Part 1: An Introduction to Care Management Entities (…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa/067-dec-staff-sample-adherence-report.docx
October 01, 2024 - AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention
Decolonization:
Sample Adherence Report
ICU & Non-ICU
Use this document to build a useful report that allows tracking of daily adherence and for drilling down as needed to identify shifts or personnel who have the lowest adherence and therefore may need reinforcement or …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa/165-cusp-monthly-meeting-agenda.docx
April 02, 2025 - AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention
Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP) Monthly Meeting Agenda Template
ICU & Non-ICU
Meeting goals: Insert short summary of desired meeting results here.
Tip: Be specific about any decisions you want to reach by the end of the meeting. Desired goals could include followi…
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www.ahrq.gov/pqmp/implementation-qi/toolkit/antipsychotic/other-resources.html
September 01, 2021 - Safe and Judicious Use of Antipsychotic Medications in Children and Adolescents Toolkit
Other Resources
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Table of Contents
Safe and Judicious Use of Antipsychotic Medications in Children and Adolescents Toolkit
Introduction
Overview
About the Measure
Key Driver Diagram…
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/consumer-reporting/index.html
October 01, 2024 - Reporting CAHPS Survey Results to Consumers
Reporting CAHPS Survey Results Users of CAHPS surveys may report the results of the survey publicly to inform healthcare consumers and/or privately to inform healthcare providers and other stakeholders and support their efforts to improve patients’ experiences with ca…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/resource/guide/index.html
June 01, 2017 - Designing and Delivering Whole-Person Transitional Care
The Hospital Guide to Reducing Medicaid Readmissions
Reducing readmissions is a national priority for payers, providers, and policymakers seeking to improve health care and lower costs. Readmissions are a significant issue among patients with…
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www.ahrq.gov/takeheart/training/all-modules/index.html
December 01, 2022 - Original Training Modules
This page contains links to the ten original TAKEheart training modules that were that developed to support over 100 hospitals as they worked in real time to implement two proven strategies for increasing patient participation in their cardiac rehabilitation (CR) programs.
These te…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/abate/nursing-protocols/nursing-practice-guide.pdf
March 01, 2022 - Nursing Practice Guide
AHRQ Pub. No. 20(22)-0036
March 2022
Section 9-5 – Decolonization of Non-ICU Patients With Devices
Nursing Practice Guide
Use this guide to help ensure that all nursing practice processes and leadership support are in place to actively support the decolonization intervention.
CHG = c…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/abate/nursing-protocols/nursing-practice-guide.docx
March 01, 2022 - Nursing Practice Guide
Section 9-5 – Decolonization of Non-ICU Patients With Devices
Nursing Practice Guide
Use this guide to help ensure that all nursing practice processes and leadership support are in place to actively support the decolonization intervention.
Engagement and Collaboration
CHG Bath
Documentation
N…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/abate/skills/sample-adherence-report.docx
March 01, 2022 - Sample Adherence Report
Decolonization of
Non-ICU Patients With Devices
Section 12-5 – Sample Adherence Report
Use this document to build a useful report that allows for tracking of daily adherence and for drilling down as needed to identify shifts or personnel who have the lowest adherence and therefore may need re…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/3_TK2_T1-Suggested_Agenda_for_Meeting_on_Monitoring_Final.pdf
October 01, 2016 - Nursing Home
Antimicrobial Stewardship Guide
Implement, Monitor, & Sustain a Program
Toolkit 2. Monitor and Sustain Stewardship
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 …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/5_TK1_T3-Sample_Letter_of_Agreement_final.docx
October 01, 2016 - Tool 3. Sample Letter of Agreement With a Laboratory
[DATE]
[NAME OF LABORATORY]
[ADDRESS OF LABORATORY]
RE: Preparing an Annual Antibiogram for [NURSING HOME NAME]
Dear [INSERT NAME]:
The [NURSING HOME NAME] is planning to use an annual antibiogram report as part of a quality initiative to improve the appropriate pre…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/5_TK1_T3-Sample_Letter_of_Agreement_final.pdf
October 01, 2016 - Nursing Home
Antimicrobial Stewardship Guide
Help Clinicians Choose the Right Antibiotic
Toolkit 1. Working With a Lab To Improve Antibiotic Prescribing
Tool 3. Sample Letter of Agreement With a Laboratory
[DATE]
[NAME OF LABORATORY]
[ADDRESS OF LABORATORY]
RE: Preparing an Annual Antibiogram for […
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/quality-improvement/reports-and-case-studies/Report_ICH-QI-Project.html
March 01, 2016 - Improving the Quality of In-Center Hemodialysis Care
From the inception of this project, CMS and AHRQ intended for the In-Center Hemodialysis Survey to serve facilities and networks as a tool for quality improvement. To that end, the CAHPS grantees organized an initiative to assess the survey’s value in helpin…