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www.ahrq.gov/teamstepps-program/curriculum/mutual/tools/advocacy.html
June 01, 2023 - Tool: Advocacy and Assertion
Providing mutual support also sometimes requires the use of advocacy and assertion. Advocacy and assertion interventions are invoked when a team member's viewpoint does not coincide with that of a decision maker. In advocating by or for the patient and asserting the need for correct…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/implementation/implementation-guide/app-m.html
May 01, 2017 - Appendix M. Endoscopy Infographic - Implementation Guide
Preventing Infections in Endoscopic Procedures
More than 20 million gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopic procedures are performed annually in the United States. While rare, patients have acquired infections from these procedures due to:
Poor…
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www.ahrq.gov/gam/summaries/domain-framework/index.html
July 01, 2018 - Population health measures are applied to groups of persons identified by geographic location, organizational
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/advisorycouncil/adcouncilapb.html
April 01, 2018 - Guide for Developing a Community-Based Patient Safety Advisory Council
Appendix B. Council Information Sheet and Application
A sample of the member information sheet and application for patients or caregivers for the Aurora Health Care Patient Safety Partnership Council follows. With minor edits, the informat…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/resources/tools/cauti-surveillance/pocket-card.html
May 01, 2017 - Appendix I. National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) Definition CAUTI Criteria Pocket Card
AHRQ Safety Program for Long-Term Care: HAIs/CAUTI
Slide 1: Appendix I.
National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) Definition CAUTI Criteria Pocket Card
The National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) Definition CAU…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/events/20110511/patrick-mccabe.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Consumer Decision Points: Using Online Reports to Gauge Quality of Physician Performance
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Consumer Decision Points
Using Online Reports to Gauge Quality
of Physician Performance
Patrick McCabe, GYMR Public Relations
pmccabe@gymr.com
mailto:pmccabe@gymr.com
Aligning Forces for Quality
• Robert Wood Johnson Fou…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/blog/ahrqviews/burnout-in-primary-care-guide.html
April 01, 2023 - AHRQ Views: Blog posts from AHRQ leaders
New Guide Offers Strategies To Reduce Clinician Burdens
APR
24
2023
By
Robert Otto
Valdez,
Ph.D., M.H.S.A.
Robert Otto Valdez, Ph.D., M.H.S.A.
In recent years, primary care physicians have struggled with burnout brought on …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/talkingquality/resources/podcasts_webinars/Patrick_McCabe.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Consumer Decision Points: Using Online Reports to Gauge Quality of Physician Performance
1
Consumer Decision Points
Using Online Reports to Gauge Quality
of Physician Performance
Patrick McCabe, GYMR Public Relations
pmccabe@gymr.com
mailto:pmccabe@gymr.com
Aligning Forces for Quality
• Robert Wood Johnson Fou…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-family-engagement/pfeprimarycare/medmanage-ptfactsheet.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Please bring ALL your medicines to your next appointment.
Please Bring ALL
Your Medicines to Your
Next Appointment
You will work with your health care team to make a medicine list.
Please make sure you bring (in the original container)...
� Prescription medicines.
� Medicines you buy without a prescription
(…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-family-engagement/pfeprimarycare/medication-mgmt-common-barriers-card-4x6.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Medication Management: Common Barriers to Medication Adherence
Common Barriers to
Medication Adherence
What Patients Might Say Possible Solutions
My medicine makes me
feel sick.
Prescribe a substitute
medication; change the dose.
I feel fine. Explain how the patient’s
disease affects the body.
I forget.
F…
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance/item-sets/children-chronic/index.html
April 01, 2022 - CAHPS Item Set for Children with Chronic Conditions
The Item Set for Children with Chronic Conditions is an extensive set of items that assess the experiences of this population with health plans and health care services. It allows sponsors to compare the experiences of children with special health care needs w…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/201809.html
January 01, 2019 - AHRQ Toolkit Helped NorthShore Health Track Data to Keep Infection Rates Low
Search All Impact Case Studies
January 2019
Chicago’s NorthShore University Health System was on a mission to maintain low rates of catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI). Then NorthShore infection preventionist Mona …
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/201706.html
May 01, 2017 - Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute Slashes Readmission Rates with AHRQ-based Discharge Program
Search All Impact Case Studies
May 2017
The Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute in Harrisburg reduced its 30-day readmission rate from 20 percent in 2013 to 10.4 percent in 2015 after implementing a discharge progr…
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www.ahrq.gov/es/hai/tools/enhanced-recovery/implementing/patient-booklets.html
November 01, 2023 - Folletos educativos para pacientes
Estos folletos fueron creados por expertos en el desarrollo de contenido y que forman parte del Programa de seguridad de AHRQ para mejorar la atención quirúrgica y la recuperación. Este es un programa de colaboración para afianzar la recuperación de los pacientes con cirugía. …
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/about/impact-stories/bridging-gaps.html
April 01, 2025 - Bridging Gaps and Uniting Partners to Improve Primary Care in the Commonwealth of Virginia
AHRQ Impact: The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality’s (AHRQ’s) investment in Heart of Virginia Healthcare (a regional cooperative participating in the EvidenceNOW: Advancing Heart Health Initiative) l…
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www.ahrq.gov/faqs/index.html?page=4
June 12, 2025 - Frequently Asked Questions
Check to find the answers to your questions about the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
programs and activities. You can search by category or key words. You can also send us your questions or website
feedback here. We will respond to your requests based on the bes…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/surveys/nursing-home/workplace-safety-items-english.pdf
September 01, 2024 - SOPS® Workplace Safety Supplemental Items for Nursing Homes
SOPS® Workplace Safety Supplemental Items for
the SOPS Nursing Home Survey
Language: English
Purpose: These supplemental items were designed for use with the core Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
(AHRQ) Surveys on Patient Safety Culture® (SOP…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/perinatal-care/modules/teamwork/implement/implement.pptx
May 01, 2017 - AHRQ Safety Program for Perinatal Care: Implement Teamwork and Communication
AHRQ Safety Program for Perinatal Care
Implement Teamwork and Communication for Perinatal Safety
AHRQ Publication No. 17-0003-3-EF
May 2017
1
Learning Objectives
2
AHRQ Safety Program for Perinatal Care
Teamwork & Comm.
2
Basic Com…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/statesummaries/chipra-750-west-virginia-state-snapshot.pdf
January 01, 2018 - Spotlight on West Virginia -- The National Evaluation of the CHIPRA Quality Demonstration Grant Program
January 2018
This brief highlights the major strategies, lessons learned,
and outcomes from West Virginia’s experience during the
quality demonstration funded by the Centers for Medicare
& Medicaid Services (CM…
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www.ahrq.gov/research/publications/pubcomguide/pcguide2.html
July 01, 2023 - Publishing and Communications Guidelines
Section 2: Web Products and Website Development and Redesign
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Table of Contents
Publishing and Communications Guidelines
Section 1: Product Development
Audio and Video Products
Appendix 1-A. Release Forms
Appendix 1-B. Trademark…