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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-family-engagement/pfeprimarycare/medication-mgmt-common-barriers-card-4x6.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Medication Management: Common Barriers to Medication Adherence
Common Barriers to
Medication Adherence
What Patients Might Say Possible Solutions
My medicine makes me
feel sick.
Prescribe a substitute
medication; change the dose.
I feel fine. Explain how the patient’s
disease affects the body.
I forget.
F…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/resources/tools/cauti-surveillance/assessment.html
March 01, 2017 - Appendix J. Long-Term Care CAUTI Surveillance Worksheet
AHRQ Safety Program for Long-Term Care: HAIs/CAUTI
The purpose of the Long-Term Care CAUTI Surveillance Worksheet is to use it to streamline the surveillance process with reviewing a resident's chart for a suspected catheter-associated urinar…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patientsafetyculture/pharmacy/pharmwebinar/motzslides.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Using the AHRQ Pharmacy Survey on Patient Safety Culture
© Aurora Health Care, Inc. © Aurora Health Care, Inc.
Pharmacy Survey on Patient Safety Culture
Jim Motz, R.Ph.
Specialty Pharmacy Program Manager
Aurora Pharmacy, Inc.
© Aurora Health Care, Inc.
Aurora Pharmacies Overview
• Integrated health sys…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/events/webinar/nh-workplace-safety-ginsberg.pdf
January 01, 2015 - New AHRQ SOPS® Workplace Safety Supplemental Item Set for Nursing Homes - Caren Ginsberg, Ph.D.
5
AHRQ’s Surveys on Patient Safety Culture™
(SOPS®) Program
Caren Ginsberg, Ph.D.
Center for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety, AHRQ
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Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
• AHRQ is:
► A research and sci…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/press-releases/reduced-ltc-antibiotic-use.html
February 01, 2022 - New Study Shows Reduced Antibiotic Use at Long-term Care Facilities Participating in HHS-funded Program
Press Release Date: February 28, 2022
A new study published today in JAMA Network Open shows that long-term care facilities that participated in a safety program funded by the Department of Health and Human…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/opioids/compendium/opioids-compendium-self-assessment-instructions.pdf
December 01, 2023 - How to Complete the Practice Self-Assessment Tool for Opioid Use in Older Adults
www.ahrq.gov
How to Complete the Practice Self-Assessment Tool for Opioid Use in Older Adults
The Practice Self-Assessment Tool for Opioid Use in Older Adults (Self-Assessment tool) is for
primary care practices that want to improve…
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/2014chartbooks/womenhealth/wm-access.html
September 01, 2015 - Chartbook on Women's Health Care
Access to Health Care
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Table of Contents
Chartbook on Women's Health Care
Acknowledgments
Women's Health Care
Key Findings of the 2014 QDR
2014 Chartbooks
Access to Health Care
Affordability
Communication and Care Coordination
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/toolkits/sfmeasures.pdf
June 02, 2025 - IMPLEMENT California Asthma QI Collaborative
IMPLEMENT California Asthma QI Collaborative
11
REQUIRED MEASURES numbered 1 - 4
Measures 1 – 4 are for children/adolescents between the ages of 3-21
# Measure name Definition for Data Collection; Excl…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/201808.html
December 01, 2018 - Tampa Hospital Uses AHRQ Tools to Reduce Emergency Department CAUTI Rates by 75 Percent
Search All Impact Case Studies
December 2018
Tampa General Hospital staff participated in an AHRQ project and implemented several elements from AHRQ’s Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP) to reduce healthcare…
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/about/index.html
December 01, 2024 - About AHRQ's National Center for Excellence in Primary Care Research
Sign Up: NCEPCR and Primary Care Email Updates
The National Center for Excellence in Primary Care Research (NCEPCR) is the home for primary care research at AHRQ. NCEPCR is focused on strengthening the Nation's primary care system, provi…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nqsleverfactsheet.pdf
May 01, 2014 - National Quality Strategy: Using Levers to Achieve Improved Health and Health Care
National Quality Strategy: Using Levers to
Achieve Improved Health and Health Care
About the National Quality Strategy
The National Quality Strategy is the first-ever national effort backed by legislation to align public- and
privat…
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/ssi/ssiexh53-55.html
April 01, 2018 - Improving the Measurement of Surgical Site Infection Risk Stratification/Outcome Detection
Exhibits 53 to 55
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Table of Contents
Improving the Measurement of Surgical Site Infection Risk Stratification/Outcome Detection
Executive Summary
Chapter 1. Administration
Chapter …
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/ssi/ssiexh2.html
April 01, 2018 - Improving the Measurement of Surgical Site Infection Risk Stratification/Outcome Detection
Exhibit 2. Number of procedures stratified by hospital and types between 2008 and 2009
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/ssi/ssiexh62-64.html
April 01, 2018 - Improving the Measurement of Surgical Site Infection Risk Stratification/Outcome Detection
Exhibits 62 to 64
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Table of Contents
Improving the Measurement of Surgical Site Infection Risk Stratification/Outcome Detection
Executive Summary
Chapter 1. Administration
Chapter …
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance/item-sets/literacy/index.html
December 01, 2022 - CAHPS Health Literacy Item Sets
The CAHPS Health Literacy Item Sets ask about providers' efforts to foster and improve the health literacy of patients. Health literacy is commonly defined as patients' ability to obtain, process, and understand the basic health information and services they need to make appropri…
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/chartbooks/blackhealth/part3-nqs7.html
June 01, 2018 - Chartbook on Health Care for Blacks
Part 3: National Quality Strategy Priority—Care Affordability
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Table of Contents
Chartbook on Health Care for Blacks
Health Care for Blacks
Acknowledgments
Part 1: Overviews of the Report and the Black Population
Part 2: Trends in Pr…
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www.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/projects/heart-health/about/origin.html
March 01, 2021 - Origin
Origins of EvidenceNOW
The ability to integrate and implement new discoveries into patient care creates a stronger, more effective health care system. But not all discoveries are equal. We turn to evidence to understand what works and how best to integrate effective approaches and treatments into pat…
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www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/leadership-1.html
June 01, 2021 - Leadership To Improve Diagnosis: A Call to Action
Diagnostic Safety as a Challenge for Healthcare Leadership
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Table of Contents
Leadership To Improve Diagnosis: A Call to Action
Diagnostic Safety as a Challenge for Healthcare Leadership
Why Are Leaders Essential to Diagnos…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cauti-tools/archived-webinars/aseptic-catheter-insertion-practices-ed-slides.html
December 01, 2017 - Aseptic Catheter Insertion Practices in the ED: A Focus on Engagement
Slide Presentation
Slide 1
Aseptic Catheter Insertion Practices in the ED: A Focus on Engagement
Milisa Manojlovich PhD, RN, CCRN
Associate Professor
University of Michigan, School of Nursing
Slide 2
Learning Objectives
Di…
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www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/state-of-science-1.html
June 01, 2020 - Operational Measurement of Diagnostic Safety: State of the Science
Introduction
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Table of Contents
Operational Measurement of Diagnostic Safety: State of the Science
Introduction
Special Considerations for Measurement of Diagnostic Safety
Getting Ready for Measurement: O…