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www.ahrq.gov/topics/quality-care.html
Quality of Care
AHRQ has information on the National Quality Strategy, data on health care quality, details on quality measurement projects, and AHRQ resources on quality.
National Quality Strategy The National Quality Strategy is a national effort to align public- and private-se…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/patients-families/engagingfamilies/strategy4/index.html
December 01, 2017 - Strategy 4: Care Transitions From Hospital to Home: IDEAL Discharge Planning
Research shows that when patients are engaged in their health care, it can lead to measurable improvements in safety and quality. To promote stronger engagement, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality developed the Guide to Patient…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/nhqrdr/chartbooks/2014-women-chartbook.pdf
January 01, 2014 - Recent findings (Program Brief).
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cusp/clabsi-neonatal/nclabsi7.html
January 01, 2013 - Eliminating CLABSI, A National Patient Safety Imperative: Neonatal CLABSI Prevention
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Eliminating CLABSI, A National Patient Safety Imperative: Neonatal CLABSI Prevention
Executive Summary
Introduction & Objectives
Methods
Data Collection a…
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www.ahrq.gov/funding/training-grants/disgrants.html
October 01, 2014 - Recently Funded Dissertation Grants
List of recently funded dissertation grants.
Principal
Investigator
Grant
Number
Institution
Title
Anticipated Completion
Bender, Annah
R36 HS22818-01
Washington University, St. Louis
Rural Primary Health Care Providers Response to Intimate…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cusp/videos/11b-advisor/index.html
June 01, 2018 - Characteristics of an Engaged Advisor
The CUSP toolkit includes training tools to make care safer by improving the foundation of how your physicians, nurses, and other clinical team members work together. These videos reinforce the material presented in each module of the CUSP toolkit.
Characteristics of an…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cusp/videos/11a-patient-family-engagement/index.html
June 01, 2018 - Patient and Family Engagement
The CUSP toolkit includes training tools to make care safer by improving the foundation of how your physicians, nurses, and other clinical team members work together. These videos reinforce the material presented in each module of the CUSP toolkit.
Patient and Family Engagement…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cusp/videos/11c-effectivecomm/index.html
June 01, 2018 - Effective Patient and Family Communication
The CUSP toolkit includes training tools to make care safer by improving the foundation of how your physicians, nurses, and other clinical team members work together. These videos reinforce the material presented in each module of the CUSP toolkit.
Effective Patient …
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cusp/videos/11d-idealdischarge/index.html
June 01, 2018 - IDEAL Discharge
The CUSP toolkit includes training tools to make care safer by improving the foundation of how your physicians, nurses, and other clinical team members work together. These videos reinforce the material presented in each module of the CUSP toolkit.
IDEAL Discharge [3 min. 30 sec.]
YouTube…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cusp/videos/05h-why-did-happen/index.html
June 01, 2018 - Why Did It Happen?
CUSP Toolkit
The CUSP toolkit includes training tools to make care safer by improving the foundation of how your physicians, nurses, and other clinical team members work together. These videos reinforce the material presented in each module of the CUSP toolkit.
Apply CUSP To Find Out W…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cusp/videos/06b-briefing/index.html
June 01, 2018 - Briefing in Action
CUSP Toolkit
The CUSP toolkit includes training tools to make care safer by improving the foundation of how your physicians, nurses, and other clinical team members work together. These videos reinforce the material presented in each module of the CUSP toolkit.
Briefing in Action [1 m…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cusp/videos/10c-work-next-unit/index.html
June 01, 2018 - Work With the Next Unit
CUSP Toolkit
The CUSP toolkit includes training tools to make care safer by improving the foundation of how your physicians, nurses, and other clinical team members work together. These videos reinforce the material presented in each module of the CUSP toolkit.
Work With the Next U…
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www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/strategies/index.html
October 01, 2022 - Learn Strategies for Communicating With Colleagues, Patients, and Families About Antibiotic Prescribing
In ambulatory care, reaching consensus on how a practice will manage antibiotic prescribing can help create a standard approach to prescribing so patients receive the same message from all clinicians in the p…
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www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/best-practices/skin-soft-tissue.html
September 01, 2022 - Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Cellulitis and Skin and Soft Tissue Abscesses
After viewing or presenting this presentation, viewers will be able to—
Describe the approach to diagnosing cellulitis and distinguish it from mimicking conditions.
Describe the microbiology of cellulitis and …
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www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/best-practices/pharyngitis.html
September 01, 2022 - The "Sometimes Antibiotics" Diagnoses: Pharyngitis
After viewing or presenting this presentation, viewers will be able to—
Review common infection causes of pharyngitis.
Identify criteria for determining whether to test for streptococcal pharyngitis.
Describe the treatment of streptococcal pharyngitis…
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www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/best-practices/sinusitis.html
September 01, 2022 - The "Sometimes Antibiotics" Diagnoses: Sinusitis
After viewing or presenting this presentation, viewers will be able to—
Explain how to diagnose sinusitis.
Describe when to treat sinusitis with antibiotics.
Describe the non-antibiotic management of sinusitis.
The “Sometimes Antibiotics” Diagnose…
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www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/best-practices/common-cold.html
September 01, 2022 - The "Never Antibiotics" Diagnoses: Viral Acute Upper Respiratory Infection: the Common Cold
After viewing or presenting this presentation, viewers will be able to—
Describe how to diagnose a viral upper respiratory infection, also known as the common cold.
Explain why antibiotic therapy is not useful …
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www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/best-practices/allergies.html
September 01, 2022 - Best Practices in the Management of Patients With Antibiotic Allergies
After viewing or presenting this presentation, viewers will be able to—
Explain the importance of clarifying antibiotic allergies before prescribing antibiotics.
Recognize types of reactions to antibiotics commonly prescribed in the …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/data/hfmd-methodology-report.pdf
August 02, 2024 - Unreimbursed care cost includes
shortfalls in payments by local and State assistance programs for patients … measure also includes unreimbursed costs for patients with coverage from third-party payers,
government programs
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www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/best-practices/aom.html
September 01, 2022 - The "Sometimes Antibiotics" Diagnoses: Acute Otitis Media in Children
After viewing or presenting this presentation, viewers will be able to—
Describe the pathophysiology and clinical presentation of acute otitis media (AOM).
Identify criteria for the diagnosis of AOM.
Use a clinical case to demonstra…