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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/chsp/compendium/2018-hospital-linkage-techdoc-appb.pdf
January 01, 2018 - Comparative Health System Performance Initiative: Compendium of U.S. Health Systems, 2018, Hospital Linkage File, Technical Documentation-Appendix B
Comparative Health System Performance
Initiative: Compendium of U.S. Health Systems,
2018, Hospital Linkage File, Technical
Documentation
Prepared for:
Agency for…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa/149-cusp-tip-sheet-assembling-team.docx
October 01, 2024 - AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention
CUSP Tip Sheet:
Assembling the CUSP Team
ICU & Non-ICU
Purpose
Teamwork and interprofessional collaboration are important to high-quality patient care. A culture of teamwork and learning from mistakes helps improve patient safety. The Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUS…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/mui/implementing-automated-ptquestionnaires.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Implementing Automated Patient Questionnaires
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Implementing
Automated Patient
Questionnaires
IT2 Team – Northwestern Medicine
This project was funded under grant number U18HS028744
from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
(AHRQ), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
(HHS). The authors…
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www.ahrq.gov/policymakers/chipra/demoeval/demostates/or.html
March 01, 2019 - State at a Glance: Oregon
Learn more about the CHIPRA quality demonstration projects being implemented in Oregon.
Oregon is featured in the following reports from the National Evaluation:
Evaluation Highlight No. 2 : How are States and evaluators measuring medical homeness in the CHIPRA Quality Demonstrat…
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www.ahrq.gov/policymakers/chipra/demoeval/demostates/ak.html
March 01, 2019 - State at a Glance: Alaska
Learn more about the CHIPRA quality demonstration projects being implemented in Alaska.
Alaska is featured in the following reports from the National Evaluation:
Evaluation Highlight No. 2 : How are States and evaluators measuring medical homeness in the CHIPRA Quality Demonstrat…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-family-engagement/pfeprimarycare/teach-back-quickstart-final508.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Implementation Quick Start Guide: Teach-Back
The Guide to Improving Patient Safety in Primary Care
Settings by Engaging Patients and Families
Implementation Quick Start Guide
Teach-Back
1 Review intervention and training materials
� Understand the purpose, use, and benefits � Review the training toolkit.
of teac…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/surgery/tools/applying-cusp/briefing-debriefing.html
December 01, 2017 - Briefing and Debriefing Tool
AHRQ Safety Program for Surgery
Introduction
Problem Statement
Surgical site infection (SSI) prevention remains a global public health priority. Patients in acute care hospitals underwent more than 16 million surgical procedures in the United States in 2010. 1 Usi…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/surgery/tools/applying-cusp/briefing_debriefing.docx
December 01, 2017 - Tool: Briefing and Debriefing Tool
Briefing and Debriefing Tool
Introduction
Problem Statement
Surgical site infection (SSI) prevention remains a global public health priority. Patients in acute care hospitals underwent more than 16 million surgical procedures in the United States in 2010.1 Using National Healthcare S…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/demoeval/demostates/akstateataglance.pdf
March 01, 2012 - Alaska State at a Glance
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/demoeval/demostates/orstateataglance.pdf
March 01, 2012 - Oregon State at a Glance
…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/results/research/recruitment-flyer-chcanys-ny.pdf
June 02, 2025 - "Healthy Hearts NYC Recruitment Flyer"
WHAT IS HEALTHYHEARTS NYC?
HealthyHearts NYC is a three-year city wide initiative funded by the Agency for
Healthcare Research and Quality(AHRQ) aiming to build capacity among small tomedium sized
primary care practices in the adoption and implementation of the ABC…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/events/webinars/webinar-012220-shaller.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Understanding CAHPS® Surveys: A Primer for New Users - Shaller
HOW ARE SURVEY RESULTS
USED?
Dale Shaller, M.P.A.
Principal
Shaller Consulting Group
How Are Survey Results Used?
• Quality improvement
• Public reporting
• Value-based payment
• Recognition and certification
• Research
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Using CAHPS Surve…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/hcbs/findings/tab6.html
December 01, 2012 - Assessing the Health and Welfare of the HCBS Population
Table 6: Number of Home and Community-Based Services Users by State With Use of 1915(c) Waiver Services, 2005
Previous Page Next Page
Table of Contents
Assessing the Health and Welfare of the HCBS Population
Introduction
HCBS Population
A…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/heart-health/aspirin-algorithm.pdf
December 14, 2015 - Heart Health Now Aspirin Algorithm
Heart Health Now Aspirin Algorithm
Adapted from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Lipid Algorithm
Men and women 50-70, and all
patients with ASCVD
Does the patient a recent ulcer,
recent bleed, or have a life
expectancy of <5 y?
Exit algorithm: discussion with
pr…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/injuries/fallspx/manapb8txt.html
December 01, 2017 - The Falls Management Program: A Quality Improvement Initiative for Nursing Facilities
Appendix B27: Living Space Inspection
Previous Page Next Page
Table of Contents
The Falls Management Program: A Quality Improvement Initiative for Nursing Facilities
Chapter 1. Introduction and Program Overview
…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/chronic/chipra-0232-table2.pdf
January 01, 2011 - 2007; 120(Suppl
4):S164-S192
Consensus
statement
Hypertension occurs more commonly in obese
persons
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-family-engagement/pfeprimarycare/teach-back-guideforstaff.pdf
January 01, 2003 - Teach-Back: A Guide for Staff
Teach-Back
A Guide for Staff
What is teach-back?
Teach-back IS a way for you to make sure your
patients understand what you tell them.
Teach-back IS NOT a test or a quiz for patients.
How do I use teach-back?
Just ask patients to explain what you have told
them using their own wor…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-family-engagement/pfeprimarycare/beprepared-quick-start-final508.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Implementation Quick Start Guide: Be Prepared To Be Engaged
The Guide to Improving Patient Safety in Primary Care
Settings by Engaging Patients and Families
Implementation Quick Start Guide
Be Prepared To Be Engaged
1 Review intervention and training materials
� Understand the purpose, use, and benefits
of the B…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-family-engagement/pfeprimarycare/beprepared-scripts-final508.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Be Prepared to Be Engaged: Scripts
The Guide to Improving Patient Safety in Primary Care
Settings by Engaging Patients and Families
Be Prepared To
Be Engaged
Scripts
Provide the Be Prepared Note Sheet to a patient
Please use this note sheet to write down what you want to talk about with [clinician] today. You
…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/blog/ahrqviews/public-health-emergency-refocus.html
May 01, 2023 - AHRQ Views: Blog posts from AHRQ leaders
The End of the Public Health Emergency Refocuses the Urgency to Improve Healthcare Quality
MAY
19
2023
By
Robert Otto
Valdez,
Ph.D., M.H.S.A.
Robert Otto Valdez, Ph.D., M.H.S.A.
On May 11, 2023, the Biden-Harris Administrat…