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integrationacademy.ahrq.gov/products/playbooks/opioid-use-disorder/monitor-patient-and-program-progress
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-family-engagement/pfeprimarycare/medication-mgmt-common-barriers-full.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; suggest ways to
manage or reduce side effects; change the dose.
I feel fine. Explain how the patient’s…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/one-pager-aspiration-pneumonia.docx
June 01, 2021 - DiagnosisAspiration Pneumonitis and Aspiration Pneumonia
· Aspiration pneumonitis is an abrupt chemical injury caused by inhalation of sterile gastric contents. It generally causes fever, increased oxygen requirements, and an elevated white blood cell count, and this typically resolves…
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/tools/obesity-kit/obtoolkit-tool17.html
March 01, 2014 - Community Connections: Linking Primary Care Patients to Local Resources for Better Management of Obesity
Community Connections: Linking Primary Care Patients to Local Resources for Better Management of Obesity
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/news-events/psaw-2023/index.html
March 01, 2023 - Patient Safety Awareness Week 2023
AHRQ, together with our colleagues from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the Health Services Resources Administration, the Institute for Healthcare Improvement , and other dedicated patient safety advocates, are observing Patient Safety Awareness Week. …
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www.ahrq.gov/pcor/strategic-framework/strategic-priorities.html
July 01, 2023 - AHRQ's PCORTF Strategic Priorities
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The PCORTF strategic framework identifies four priorities for improving healthcare delivery that are aligned with AHRQ’s mission and core competencies and that have the potential to improve outcomes that are important to patients. As d…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/054-sample-adherence-report.docx
April 01, 2025 - AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention: Targeting SSI
Preoperative Decolonization
Sample Adherence Report
Surgical Services
For: Cardiac, Hip and Knee Joint Replacement, and Spinal Fusion Surgeries
Use this document to build a useful report that allows for tracking of adherence and for drilling down, as need…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/cauti-tools/archived-webinars/integrating-teamwork-tools-cusp-efforts.ppt
June 02, 2025 - Reducing Unecessary Urinary catheter Use in the Emergency Department: How to Implement the Process
Integrating Teamwork Tools into CUSP Efforts
Shannon Davila, RN, MSN, CIC, CPQH
New Jersey Hospital Association
Slides adapted from original source:
Barbara Edson, RN, MBA, MHA
VP, Clinical Quality, Health Research &…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/candor/modules/checklist5.html
August 01, 2022 - Disclosure Checklist
AHRQ Communication and Optimal Resolution Toolkit
Purpose: To provide guidance to individuals who are conducting initial or followup disclosure conversations, including key disclosure communication skills.
Who should use this tool? Disclosure Lead and any staff who will be engaged in …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/candor/module5/mod5-disclosure-checklist.pdf
April 01, 2016 - Purpose: To provide guidance to individuals who are conducting initial or followup disclosure conversations,
including key disclosure communication skills.
Who should use this tool? Disclosure Lead and any staff who will be engaged in disclosure conversations.
How to use this tool: Use Part I of the checklist to pre…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/surgery/tools/applying-cusp/briefing_debriefing.docx
December 01, 2017 - Tool: Briefing and Debriefing Tool
Briefing and Debriefing Tool
Introduction
Problem Statement
Surgical site infection (SSI) prevention remains a global public health priority. Patients in acute care hospitals underwent more than 16 million surgical procedures in the United States in 2010.1 Using National Healthcare S…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/surgery/tools/applying-cusp/briefing-debriefing.html
December 01, 2017 - Briefing and Debriefing Tool
AHRQ Safety Program for Surgery
Introduction
Problem Statement
Surgical site infection (SSI) prevention remains a global public health priority. Patients in acute care hospitals underwent more than 16 million surgical procedures in the United States in 2010. 1 Usi…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cusp/clabsi-hpwpreport/clabsi-hpwpap.html
August 01, 2015 - High-Performance Work Practices in CLABSI Prevention Interventions
Appendix 1. Definitions of High-Performance Work Practices
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High-Performance Work Practices in CLABSI Prevention Interventions
Case Studies
Key Findings
Conclusions
References
Table 1. Case…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patients-and-doctors-views-and-experiences-patient-safety-trajectory-breast-cancer-care
December 08, 2021 - Study
Patients' and doctors' views and experiences of the patient safety trajectory of breast cancer care.
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Forrest C, O'Sullivan MJ, Ryan M, et al. Patients' and doctors’ views and experiences of the patient safety trajectory of breast cancer care. Breast. 2024;75:103699. …
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/resources/learning-lab/transdisciplinary-learning-long-desc.html
June 01, 2020 - Transdisciplinary Learning Lab To Eliminate Patient Harm and Reduce Waste
Long Description
Principal Investigator: Adam Sapirstein, M.D., Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
AHRQ Grant No.: HS23553
Project Period: 09/30/14–03/29/19
Description: The goal of the Johns Hopkins Armstrong Institute L…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/community-healthcare-and-hospital-acquired-severe-sepsis-hospitalizations-university
October 10, 2012 - Study
Community-, healthcare-, and hospital-acquired severe sepsis hospitalizations in the University HealthSystem Consortium.
Citation Text:
Page DB, Donnelly JP, Wang HE. Community-, Healthcare-, and Hospital-Acquired Severe Sepsis Hospitalizations in the University HealthSystem Consor…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/exploring-leadership-within-systems-approach-reduce-health-care-associated-infections-scoping
October 29, 2017 - Review
Exploring leadership within a systems approach to reduce health care–associated infections: a scoping review of one work system model.
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Knobloch MJ, Thomas K, Musuuza J, et al. Exploring leadership within a systems approach to reduce health care-associated infections…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/visitor-restrictions-during-covid-19-pandemic-and-increased-falls-harm-canadian-hospital
June 05, 2013 - Study
Visitor restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic and increased falls with harm at a Canadian hospital: an exploratory study.
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Shennan S, Coyle N, Lockwood B, et al. Visitor restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic and increased falls with harm at a Canadian hospital…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medication-event-huddles-tool-reducing-adverse-drug-events
December 19, 2014 - Commentary
Medication event huddles: a tool for reducing adverse drug events.
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Morvay S, Lewe D, Stewart B, et al. Medication event huddles: a tool for reducing adverse drug events. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2014;40(1):39-45.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/barriers-emergency-departments-adherence-four-medication-safety-related-joint-commission
October 19, 2022 - Study
Barriers to emergency departments' adherence to four medication safety–related Joint Commission National Patient Safety Goals.
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Juarez A, Gacki-Smith J, Bauer MR, et al. Barriers to emergency departments' adherence to four medication safety-related Joint Commission …