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5301. AHRQ National Advisory Council To Meet in Baltimore on June 28-29 | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      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…

5302. About TalkingQuality | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      August 01, 2016 - About TalkingQuality Purpose of TalkingQuality: To Improve Consumer Reports on Health Care Quality TalkingQuality is a comprehensive resource and guide for organizations that produce and disseminate reports to consumers on the quality of care provided by health care organizations (e.g., hospitals, health plan…

5303. You Can Quit Smoking (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/clinicians-providers/guidelines-recommendations/tobacco/clinicians/tearsheets/prenatal.pdf
      September 01, 2008 - You Can Quit Smoking GOOD THINGS HAPPEN AS SOON AS YOU QUIT FOR YOUR BABY: Your baby will be healthier. Your baby will get more oxygen. Your baby will be less likely to be born too soon. Your baby will be more likely to come home from the hospital with you. Your baby will have fewer colds and ear infections. Your …

5304. Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention Measure Narrative (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/results/research/tobacco-narrative.pdf
      December 31, 2018 - Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention Measure Narrative Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention Measure Narrative Description Percentage of patients aged 18 years and older who were screened for tobacco use one or more times…

5305. Ischemic Vascular Disease (IVD): Use of Aspirin or Another Antithrombotic Measure Narrative (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/results/research/aspirin-narrative.pdf
      December 31, 2018 - Ischemic Vascular Disease (IVD): Use of Aspirin or Another Antithrombotic Measure Narrative Ischemic Vascular Disease (IVD): Use of Aspirin or Another Antithrombotic Measure Narrative Description Percentage of patients 18 years of age and older who were discharged alive for acute myocardial infarction (AMI)…

5306. Module on How To Apply CUSP for Mechanically Ventilated Patients | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      March 01, 2017 - Module on How To Apply CUSP for Mechanically Ventilated Patients This module demonstrates how to apply the Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP) method to improve care for mechanically ventilated patients. CUSP Guide for Reducing Ventilator-Associated Events in Mechanically Ventilated Patients ( PD…

5307. Talking Points for Nasal Mupirocin (pdf file)
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      March 01, 2022 - Talking Points for Nasal Mupirocin Decolonization of Non-ICU Patients With Devices Section 14-9 – Talking Points for Nasal Mupirocin Patients may have questions or comments regarding nasal mupirocin. Below are some suggested responses to common patient questions. REMEMBER: Your enthusiasm and encourag…

5308. Talking Points for Nasal Iodophor (pdf file)
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      March 01, 2022 - Talking Points for Nasal Iodophor Decolonization of Non-ICU Patients With Devices Section 14-10 – Talking Points for Nasal Iodophor Patients may have questions regarding nasal iodophor. Below are some suggested responses to common patient questions. REMEMBER: Your enthusiasm and encouragement will be …

5309. Improving Antipsychotic Appropriateness in Dementia Patients (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2014 - Improving Antipsychotic Appropriateness in Dementia Patients …

5310. Off-Label Use of Atypical Antipsychotics in the Nursing Home (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2014 - Off-Label Use of Atypical Antipsychotics in the Nursing Home Research to Help Underserved Populations Innovative Adaptation and Dissemination of AHRQ Comparative Effectiveness Research Products Off-Label Use of Atypical Antipsychotics in the Nursing Home Description The prevalence of off-label use of atypi…

5311. A Unique Take on Patient-Centered Care in Rural Wisconsin | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      March 01, 2021 - A Unique Take on Patient-Centered Care in Rural Wisconsin "Working together to keep community members healthy is how we do things out here," says Ms. Jennifer Nottestad, Patient Care Manager at Scenic Bluffs Community Health Care Centers. "Because we're a Federally Qualified Health Center and relatively small, …

5312. Preventing CAUTI in the ICU Setting | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      February 01, 2023 - Preventing CAUTI in the ICU Setting Module 4: Summary and Next Steps Facilitator Notes Slide 1 No notes for this slide. Slide 2 Say: You’ve now seen three modules on how to stop catheter-associated urinary tract infections, or CAUTI, in your intensive care unit, or ICU. In Module 1, you learned th…

5313. Perioperative Staff Safety Assessment | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/surgery/tools/applying-cusp/perioperative-asst.html
      December 01, 2017 - Perioperative Staff Safety Assessment AHRQ Safety Program for Surgery Introduction Problem Statement One of the strongest determinants of safety culture is whether local and hospital leadership respond to staff patient safety concerns. Frontline providers understand patient safety risks in the…

5314. Acronyms and Terms (pdf file)
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      June 02, 2025 - Acronyms and Terms Acronyms and Terms The following acronyms and terms are used throughout the Six Building Blocks How-To-Implement Toolkit. • 42 CFR: 42 Code of Federal Regulations Part 2 regulations have been put in place to protect patient confidentiality related to treatment for substance use di…

5315. Language, Literacy, and Communication Regarding Medication in an Anticoagulation Clinic: Are Pictures Better Than Words? (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol2/Schillinger.pdf
      January 01, 2004 - Studies in internal medicine and cardiology private practices have found discrepancies between self-

5316. Final Progress Report: Developing a patient-centered model of the risk of perioperative complications in spine surgery (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-04/ratliff-report.pdf
      January 01, 2024 - from billing records, and entries are made as part of the billing process by hospitals and physician practices

5317. Final Progress Report: Call Light Responsiveness and Effect on Inpatient Falls and Patient Perceptions (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-03/tzeng-report.pdf
      January 01, 2024 - Safe Practices for Better Healthcare–2009 Update: A Consensus Report.

5318. Final Progress Report: Pediatric Emergency Assessment Tool (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2024 - Final Progress Report: Pediatric Emergency Assessment Tool FINAL REPORT PEAT: Pediatric Emergency A ssessment Tool Principal Investigator: Marc H. Gorelick, MD, MSCE Team Members: Kathleen Cronan, MD Justine Shults, PhD Jo Bergholte, MS Organization: Medical College of Wisconsin PI Contact Information:…

5319. Low Tidal Volume Ventilation: Introduction, Evidence, and Implementation: Slide Presentation | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      February 01, 2025 - Slide 46: Closing Gaps in Quality Audit your intervention practices.

5320. Final Progress Report: NPSF Joint Medical-Legal Conference at SMU (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2025 - Final Progress Report: NPSF Joint Medical-Legal Conference at SMU Final Progress Report NPSF Joint Medical-Legal Conference at SMU October 27 – 29, 2003 Principal Investigator: John J. Nance, JD Team members: Thomas Wm. Mayo, JD Robert Krawisz Deborah Cummins, PhD Organization: National Patient Safety Found…