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www.ahrq.gov/hai/clabsi-tools/appendix-9.html
March 01, 2018 - Appendix 9: Back to Basics
Tools for Reducing Central Line-Associated Blood Stream Infections
These tools will help your unit implement evidence-based practices and eliminate central line-associated blood stream infections (CLABSI). When used with the CUSP (Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program) Toolkit, th…
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/advisorycouncil/adcouncil1.html
April 01, 2018 - Guide for Developing a Community-Based Patient Safety Advisory Council
Chapter 1. Introduction
This Guide for Developing a Community-Based Patient Safety Advisory Council is being made available to readers with the intent that it will provide information and guidance to empower individuals and organizations…
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www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/dxsafety-cognitive-load1.html
May 01, 2024 - Cognitive Load Theory and Its Impact on Diagnostic Accuracy
Introduction to Diagnostic Errors
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Cognitive Load Theory and Its Impact on Diagnostic Accuracy
Introduction to Diagnostic Errors
Fundamental Concepts for Understanding Cognitive Load
Interplay …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/acute/chipra-0192-technicalspecs.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Overuse of Imaging for the Evaluation of Children with Simple Febrile Seizure: Technical Specifications
Description
This measure assesses the percentage of children, ages 6 months through 4 years, diagnosed
with simple febrile seizure, who are evaluated with imaging of the head (computed tomography
[…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/sustainability/management/problem-solving-slides.html
June 01, 2017 - Management Practices for Sustainability Module 3: Problem Solving and Escalation
Slide 1: Management Practices for Sustainability Module 3: Problem Solving and Escalation
Management Practices for Sustainability
Module 3: Problem Solving and Escalation
Slide 2: A Frontline Management System To Promote Sa…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/press-releases/nac-meeting-june28-29.html
June 01, 2024 - AHRQ National Advisory Council To Meet in Baltimore on June 28-29
Press Release Date: June 11, 2024
The National Advisory Council for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) will convene in person in Baltimore, MD, on Friday, June 28, at 1:45 p.m. E.T. and Saturday, June 29, at 9 a.m. E.T. The counc…
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www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/acute-care/four-moments/index.html
November 01, 2019 - Four Moments of Antibiotic Decision Making
The Four Moments of Antibiotic Decision Making are the critical time periods of antibiotic decision making. Clinicians are encouraged to use the Four Moments framework for all patients receiving antibiotics and whenever the need for antibiotics is being considered.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/cap-toolkit/cap_pc-pamphlet.pdf
January 01, 2018 - Community-Acquired Pneumonia in the Primary Care Setting
Community-Acquired Pneumonia in the
Primary Care Setting
Background on Community-Acquired Pneumonia
Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is the eighth leading cause of death in the United States.1 Approximately
6 million cases are reported annually, resulting i…
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www.ahrq.gov/sdoh/practice-improvement.html
August 01, 2023 - SDOH & Practice Improvement
Tools to help healthcare organizations address SDOH
Tools To Help Healthcare Organizations Address SDOH
AHRQ is actively engaged in assisting health systems and clinicians to improve healthcare through a better understanding of SDOH in communities and the social needs of patients…
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/tools/transform-qi/deliver-facilitation/curriculum/part-5.html
February 01, 2022 - Primary Care Practice Facilitation Curriculum
Part 5: Implementing the Care Model and Patient-Centered Medical Home
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Primary Care Practice Facilitation Curriculum
Preface
Introduction
Part 1: Use of Adult Education Methods in Teaching PCPF Core Competencies
P…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/news-events/psaw-2022/index.html
December 01, 2024 - Patient Safety Awareness Week 2022
AHRQ and colleagues from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the Health Resources and Services Administration, the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, and the entire patient safety community are collaborating to observe Patient Safety Awareness Week. While AHR…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/201701.html
March 01, 2017 - New Jersey Hospital Uses AHRQ Toolkit To Reduce Urinary Tract Infections
Search All Impact Case Studies
March 2017
Meadowlands Hospital Medical Center in Secaucus, New Jersey, used AHRQ’s " Toolkit for Reducing CAUTI in Hospitals " to increase staff knowledge about catheter-associated urinary tract infectio…
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www.ahrq.gov/sops/surveys/hospital/index.html
March 01, 2025 - SOPS Hospital Survey
In 2004, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) released the Surveys on Patient Safety Culture® (SOPS®) Hospital Survey for providers and other staff to assess patient safety culture in their hospitals. Since then, hundreds of hospitals across the United States and internat…
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www.ahrq.gov/sops/surveys/nursing-home/index.html
April 01, 2025 - SOPS Nursing Home Survey
AHRQ released the Surveys on Patient Safety Culture® (SOPS®) Nursing Home Survey to assess staff perceptions about patient safety culture in their nursing home in 2008. In 2025, AHRQ released a new version, the SOPS Nursing Home Survey 2.0 . This new version removed all negatively wo…
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www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/dxsafety-patient-role3.html
September 01, 2024 - The Patient’s Role in Diagnostic Safety and Excellence: From Passive Reception Toward Co-Design
Impact of Disparities and Lack of Equity on Patient Engagement
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The Patient’s Role in Diagnostic Safety and Excellence: From Passive Reception Toward Co-Design
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/patient-safety/resources/diagnostic-toolkit/12a-pfe-provider-survey.pdf
August 01, 2021 - Provider Feedback Survey
Provider Feedback Survey
Toolkit for Engaging Patients
To Improve Diagnostic Safety
AHRQ Publication No. 21-0047-11-EF
August 2021
Surveys provide a quick and easy way to solicit provider feedback on toolkit impact and
perceived communication effectiveness. You will want to collect pro…
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www.ahrq.gov/prevention/resources/vision/resources/vision1.html
October 01, 2002 - Vision rehabilitation plans are created following a functional assessment of ADL skills.
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www.ahrq.gov/research/publications/pubcomguide/pcguide1.html
March 01, 2025 - AHRQ has very few products that need Strategic Communication Plans; however, if a product does require
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/minnitti-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - this with the billing office, they indicated that many patients on
Medicare have selected commercial plans … We do not know if they
erroneously reported Medicare plans as commercial to account for this significant
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/stepup_Challenge/step-up-challenge-phase-1-webinar-slides.pdf
September 24, 2018 - AHRQ Step Up App Challenge Phase 1 Informational Webinar
AHRQ Step Up App Challenge
Advancing Care Through Patient Self-Assessments
Phase 1 Informational Webinar
Learn about the challenge and how to enter Phase 1
For more information, visit:
www.ahrq.gov/stepupappchallenge 1
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