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www.ahrq.gov/prevention/guidelines/tobacco/clinicians/tearsheets/helpsmokers.html
October 01, 2014 - Help for Smokers and Other Tobacco Users
Quit Smoking
This booklet tells you about ways you can quit.
en español
You can quit. Quitting is hard. Many people try several times before they quit for good. But they do succeed.
Good Reasons for Quitting
You will feel better.
You will have more energy …
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/reports/engage/casestudies.html
December 01, 2017 - Patient and Family Engagement in Primary Care
Case Studies
Research shows that patient engagement in health care can lead to measurable improvements in safety and quality. To promote stronger engagement, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality is developing a guide to help patients, families, and healt…
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www.ahrq.gov/prevention/guidelines/tobacco/clinicians/presentations/2008update-full/slide130.html
October 01, 2014 - 130. Treatment Recommendations: Medications-Bupropion
Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence: 2008 Update
Text version of slide presentation.
Patient selection
Appropriate as a first-line medication for treating tobacco use
Precautions, warnings, contraindications and side effects (see FDA pack…
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www.ahrq.gov/topics/healthcare-associated-infections-hais.html
May 12, 2015 - Topic: Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs)
Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) are among the leading threats to patient safety, affecting one out of every 31 hospital patients at any one time. Over a million HAIs occur across the U.S. health care system every year, leading to the loss of tens of thousands of …
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www.ahrq.gov/funding/training-grants/grants/active/kawards/Kawdsumkess.html
October 01, 2014 - Kesselheim, Aaron
Summaries of Independent Scientist (K) Awards
Summaries of recently funded projects for Independent Scientist and Mentored Clinical Scientist Development K Awards.
Institution: Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
Grant Title: Off-Label Prescribing: Comparative Evidence, Regulation…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/201502.html
March 01, 2015 - AHRQ-funded Health Literacy Tool Improves Care for COPD Patients in Spain
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March 2015
Grupo Saned, a health care and pharmaceutical marketing company in Barcelona, Spain, used an AHRQ-funded health literacy scale— Short Assessment of Health Literacy for Spanish-speaking Adults …
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/201530.html
November 01, 2015 - Research Medical Center Develops Video to Encourage Continued Use of TeamSTEPPS®
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November 2015
The Graduate Nurse Residency Program at Research Medical Center in Kansas City, Missouri, created a video highlighting nine concepts of AHRQ's TeamSTEPPS® program as a way to re-…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/d5_combo_gapanalysis.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Gap Analysis
Toolkit for Using the AHRQ Quality Indicators
How To Improve Hospital Quality and Safety
i Tool D.5
Gap Analysis
What is the purpose of this tool? The purpose of the gap analysis is to provide project teams
with a format in which to do the following:
• Compare the best practices with the p…
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/care/chronic-tool/index.html
February 01, 2017 - Integrating Chronic Care and Business Strategies in the Safety Net Toolkit
A Toolkit for Primary Care Practices and Clinics
Improving care for the chronically ill is one of the most pressing health needs of our time. To help more safety net organizations implement the Chronic Care Model effectivel…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/cquips0605.html
October 01, 2014 - AHRQ's Patient Safety Culture Survey Targets Improvement at Cincinnati Children's Hospital
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February 2006
During 2005, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center began using AHRQ's Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture . Jane Dresselhaus, RN, MSN, the hospital's Senior …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/commitment-poster-english.docx
September 01, 2022 - Commitment Poster (English)
Signatures:
Antibiotics only fight infections caused by bacteria.
Taking antibiotics when you do not need them will NOT make you better. You will still feel sick, and the antibiotic may give you a skin rash, diarrhea, or a yeast infection.
WE COMMIT TO ONLY PRESCRIBING ANTIBIOTICS WHEN …
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www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/measures/setting/physician/examples.html
September 01, 2019 - Examples of Physician Quality Measures for Consumers
Following are a few examples of physician quality measures that research evidence and practical experience suggest are appropriate for reporting to consumers. The list is categorized by the Institute of Medicine’s domains for a quality health care system; for…
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www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/distributed-cognition-er-nurses1.html
August 01, 2022 - Distributed Cognition and the Role of Nurses in Diagnostic Safety in the Emergency Department
Introduction
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The Theory of Distributed Cognition
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/acute/chipra-196-section-6.pdf
January 01, 2006 - Tables 7-10
Table 7: Ratio of All MRI to All CT Scans within 30 days of Evaluation for Atraumatic Headache among Eligible
Children in Seven States – MAX data
State
Ratio Components
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
Colorado
Numerator: # MRI 129 149 191 216 231
Denominator: # CT 369 450 46…
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/crcscreeningrpt/crcscreentab4-15.html
April 01, 2018 - Health Care Systems for Tracking Colorectal Cancer Screening Tests
Table 4.15. Screening Rate Multivarible Logistic Regression, Including Study Arm (Intervention and Control Practices): Full Model
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/iomracereport/reldata3fig3-3txt.html
May 01, 2018 - Race, Ethnicity, and Language Data: Standardization for Health Care Quality Improvement
Figure 3-3. CDC ethnicities rolled up to the OMB minimum categories for race and Hispanic ethnicity with subcommittee annotations (Text Description)
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/crcscreeningrpt/crcscreentab4-13.html
April 01, 2018 - Health Care Systems for Tracking Colorectal Cancer Screening Tests
Table 4.13. Screening Rate Multivariate Logistic Regression, Intervention Practices Only: Full Model
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/iomracereport/reldatafig61txt.html
May 01, 2018 - Race, Ethnicity, and Language Data: Standardization for Health Care Quality Improvement
Figure 6-1. Recommended variables for standardized collection of race, ethnicity, and language need (Text Description)
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/iomracereport/reldatafig1txt.html
May 01, 2018 - Race, Ethnicity, and Language Data: Standardization for Health Care Quality Improvement
Figure S-1. Recommended variables for standardized collection of race, ethnicity, and language need (Text Description)
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/iomracereport/reldata3fig3-4txt.html
May 01, 2018 - Race, Ethnicity, and Language Data: Standardization for Health Care Quality Improvement
Figure 3-4. Models for data collection instruments to collect race, Hispanic ethnicity, and granular ethnicity data (Text Description)
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