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5561. Influenza (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/influenza-rsv-one-pager.pdf
      September 01, 2022 - Influenza Diagnosis • Influenza should be suspected during influenza season in patients with new fever, sore throat, cough, myalgias, or rhinorrhea.1 o The current prevalence of influenza can be found on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and local health department websites. • If there is a high p…

5562. On-Time - Menu of Implementation Strategies (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/long-term-care/resources/ontime/pruprev/pruprev-menu.pdf
      June 02, 2025 - On-Time - Menu of Implementation Strategies Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Prevention Pressure Ulcer Prevention Menu of Implementation Strategies 1 On-Time Pressure Ulcer Prevention Menu of Implementation Strategies The On-Time Menu of Process Improvement …

5563. Upper Respiratory Tract Infection: The Common Cold (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/respiratory-one-pager.pdf
      September 01, 2022 - Upper Respiratory Tract Infection: The Common Cold Diagnosis • Upper respiratory tract infections or “the common cold” are caused by viruses and present with symptoms such as rhinorrhea, sneezing, sinus congestion, sore throat, cough, low-grade fever, headache, and fatigue. • The common cold occurs…

5564. Improving the Quality of Care for Women With Urinary Incontinence | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/funding/grantee-profiles/grtprofile-anger.html
      January 01, 2025 - Grantee Profile Improving the Quality of Care for Women With Urinary Incontinence Jennifer Anger, M.D., M.P.H. Professor and Vice Chair of Research, Department of Urology University of California San Diego Health Jennifer Anger, M.D., M.P.H. “Even when patients were very bothered by incontinence, ne…

5565. Reducing Harms from Unsafe Use of Antibiotics and Preventing the Spread of Antibiotic Resistance | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      October 01, 2023 - Grantee Profile Reducing Harms from Unsafe Use of Antibiotics and Preventing the Spread of Antibiotic Resistance Barbara Wells Trautner, M.D., Ph.D. Professor of Infectious Diseases and Health Services Research Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center Baylor College of Medicine Barbara Wells Trau…

5566. Measure Dx: A Tool To Identify, Analyze, and Learn From Diagnostic Safety Events – Enrollment Closed | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/ideas-project/measure-dx.html
      July 01, 2025 - Measure Dx: A Tool To Identify, Analyze, and Learn From Diagnostic Safety Events – Enrollment Closed As part of a project called Implementing Diagnostic Excellence Across Systems (IDEAS), RAND recruited healthcare sites that have or can create a quality improvement (QI) team that will commit to using a resource…

5567. 18-Template-Iscr-Pathway (doc file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/surgery/18-template-ISCR-pathway.docx
      June 01, 2023 - AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Surgical Care and Recovery Template for Building and Implementing Your ISCR Pathway Purpose of tool: The template below may help clinicians develop enhanced recovery pathways based on the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Safety Program for Improving Surgical Care a…

5568. Georgia State at a Glance (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/demoeval/demostates/gastateataglance.pdf
      March 01, 2012 - Georgia State at a Glance                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               …

5569. Four Tips for Designing Web-Based Health Care Quality Reports | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/resources/design/additional-tips/index.html
      December 01, 2022 - Four Tips for Designing Web-Based Health Care Quality Reports Tip 1. Make Conservative Assumptions About the Web Skills of Report Users Assume that some people who want to use your quality report will have limited skills and experience in visiting websites. Do your best to anticipate and address common naviga…

5570. Heart Health Now Lipid Algorithm (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/heart-health/cholesterol-lipid-algorithm.pdf
      December 14, 2015 - Heart Health Now Lipid Algorithm Heart Health Now Lipid Algorithm Adapted from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Lipid Algorithm Men aged >35 y, women aged > 45 y, and all patients with ASCVD Does the patient have CHF (EF <0.35 and NYHA class >1) and ESRD, and has the patient been on dialysis or …

5571. Cholesterol Management in Primary Care (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/heart-health/cholesterol-academic-detailing-guide.pdf
      July 07, 2015 - Cholesterol Management in Primary Care Healthy Hearts for Oklahoma (H20) The Oklahoma Cooperative for AHRQ's Evidence NOW ADVANCINGI I';�\, HEART HEALTH I.'�\ IN PRIMARY CARE :l Cholesterol Management in Primary Care ([) • • Aspirin when appropriate Blood pressure control Cholesterol manage…

5572. Appendix C. What Is a Diabetes Prevention Program? | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      March 01, 2014 - Community Connections: Linking Primary Care Patients to Local Resources for Better Management of Obesity Appendix C. What Is a Diabetes Prevention Program? Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Community Connections: Linking Primary Care Patients to Local Resources for Better Management of Obesi…

5573. 100-Skin-Prep-Prior-Incision-One-Pager (doc file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/100-skin-prep-prior-incision-one-pager.docx
      April 01, 2025 - Skin preparation prior to incision is important for targeting methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and surgical site infections (SSIs). Of the four key strategies—nasal decolonization, preoperative chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) skin antisepsis, antimicrobial prophylaxis, and evidence-based infection preve…

5574. Tool: SBAR | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/teamstepps-program/curriculum/communication/tools/sbar.html
      November 01, 2019 - Tool: SBAR SBAR, which stands for Situation, Background, Assessment, and Recommendation (or Request), is a structured communication framework that can help teams share information about the condition of a patient or team member or about another issue your team needs to address. In phrasing a conversation with…

5575. Understanding and Addressing High Rates of Refusal of Pneumococcal Vaccination Among African-Americans (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/prevention-chronic-care/decision/research-centers/kenzie_pneumococcal_vaccine.pdf
      January 01, 2011 - Understanding and Addressing High Rates of Refusal of Pneumococcal Vaccination Among African-Americans Research Centers for Excellence in Clinical Preventive Services Working to get the right services, to the right people, at the right time Understanding and Addres…

5576. S5: Developing a Mobile Tool to Improve Self-Care and Shared Decision-Making for Patients with Chronic Conditions | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/reports/2024-annual-report/spotlight-s5-jih.html
      May 01, 2024 - Investments in Primary Care Research for 2021 and 2022 S5: Developing a Mobile Tool to Improve Self-Care and Shared Decision-Making for Patients with Chronic Conditions Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Investments in Primary Care Research for 2021 and 2022 Acknowledgments and Authors Me…

5577. S6: Can an Electronic Shared Decision-Making Tool Increase the Uptake of Collaborative Care... | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/reports/2024-annual-report/spotlight-s6-moise.html
      May 01, 2024 - Investments in Primary Care Research for 2021 and 2022 S6: Can an Electronic Shared Decision-Making Tool Increase the Uptake of Collaborative Care... Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Investments in Primary Care Research for 2021 and 2022 Acknowledgments and Authors Message from the Acti…

5578. Normothermia Audit Tool | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/surgery/tools/surgical-complication-prevention/normothermia-audit.html
      December 01, 2017 - Normothermia Audit Tool AHRQ Safety Program for Surgery Introduction Problem Statement Patients’ perioperative core temperatures should be maintained at normothermia to prevent surgical site infection (SSI). Normothermia enables adequate immune functioning and perfusion to surgical site tissue…

5579. A Future Vision for Better Diagnostic Outcomes | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/dxsafety-cognitive-load5.html
      May 01, 2024 - Cognitive Load Theory and Its Impact on Diagnostic Accuracy A Future Vision for Better Diagnostic Outcomes Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Cognitive Load Theory and Its Impact on Diagnostic Accuracy Introduction to Diagnostic Errors Fundamental Concepts for Understanding Cognitive Load…

5580. Fundamental Concepts for Understanding Cognitive Load | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/dxsafety-cognitive-load2.html
      August 01, 2024 - Cognitive Load Theory and Its Impact on Diagnostic Accuracy Fundamental Concepts for Understanding Cognitive Load Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Cognitive Load Theory and Its Impact on Diagnostic Accuracy Introduction to Diagnostic Errors Fundamental Concepts for Understanding Cogniti…