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www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/distribute/promote/clarify.html
November 01, 2018 - Clarifying Objectives When Promoting a Health Care Quality Report
In any promotional effort, you have to be very clear about what you are trying to achieve, and the messages of your promotional campaign have to focus on these objectives. This page discusses three goals that your promotional efforts need to ac…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa/134-clabsi-prevention-central-line-maintenance.docx
October 01, 2024 - Central Line Maintenance: Maintain Awareness and Proper Care of Catheters in Place
· Once a central line is inserted, it must be maintained and cared for meticulously to prevent introduction of pathogens.
· Step 2 of CLABSI prevention is to maintain awareness and proper care of catheters in place. Best practices shoul…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cauti-tools/archived-webinars/integrating-teamwork-tools-cusp-efforts-slides.html
December 01, 2017 - Integrating Teamwork Tools into CUSP Efforts
Slide Presentation
Slide 1
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 & Educatio…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/abate/introduction/toolkit-overview.pdf
March 01, 2022 - Toolkit Overview
Decolonization of
Non-ICU Patients With Devices
Section 3 – Toolkit Overview
What Is the Targeted Decolonization Toolkit and Who Should Use It?
This toolkit is for hospital infection prevention programs or performance improvement
committees that wish to initiate targeted decolonization…
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance/item-sets/elicitation/development/index.html
July 01, 2023 - Development of the CAHPS Clinician & Group Narrative Item Set
The first CAHPS Narrative Item Set was designed to enable users of the CAHPS Clinician & Group Survey to elicit a short, coherent story from patients about their experiences with care. These items were originally referred to as the Patient Narrative …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/a1a_combo_iqifactsheet.pdf
October 01, 2015 - Fact Sheet on Inpatient Quality Indicators
Toolkit for Using the AHRQ Quality Indicators
How To Improve Hospital Quality and Safety
1 Tool A.1a
Fact Sheet on Inpatient Quality Indicators
What Are the Inpatient Quality Indicators?
The Inpatient Quality Indicators (IQIs) are a set of 28 provider-level measures…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/a1b_combo_psifactsheet.pdf
October 01, 2015 - Fact Sheet on Patient Safety Indicators
Toolkit for Using the AHRQ Quality Indicators
How To Improve Hospital Quality and Safety
1 Tool A.1b
Fact Sheet on Patient Safety Indicators
What Are the Patient Safety Indicators?
The Patient Safety Indicators (PSIs) are a set of 26 indicators (including 18 provider-…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol2/Thomadsen.pdf
December 23, 2004 - Taxonomic Guidance for Remedial Actions
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Taxonomic Guidance for Remedial Actions
Bruce Thomadsen, Shi-Woei Lin
Abstract
Objectives: This project developed a taxonomy to provide guidance in selecting
remedial actions to address problems uncovered during root cause analyses of
events in a medical setting. M…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2025-03/prabhakaran-holl-report.pdf
January 01, 2025 - Final Progress Report: Enhancing Stroke Prehospital and Emergency Evaluation and Delivery
1. Title Page
Project Title Enhancing Stroke Prehospital and Emergency Evaluation and Delivery
MPIs Shyam Prabhakaran, MD, MS, and Jane L. Holl, MD, MPH
Organization University of Chicago
Dates of the Project 07/01/2018 - 04/30…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/factsheets/fullreports/chipra-131-references.pdf
October 23, 2013 - References
References
1. Berry JG, Toomey SL, Zaslavsky AM, Jha AK, Nakamura MM, Klein DJ, Feng JY,
Shulman S, Chiang VK, Kaplan W, Hall M, Schuster MA. Pediatric readmission
prevalence and variability across hospitals. JAMA. 2013;309(4):372–380.
2. Pelletier AJ, Mansbach JM, …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2025-03/mahajan-manojlovich-report.pdf
January 01, 2025 - Final Progress Report: Developing a Framework to Study and Improve Communication to Enhance Diagnostic Quality in the ED
A. Title Page
Project Title: Developing a Framework to Study and Improve Communication to Enhance
Diagnostic Quality in the ED
Principal Investigator Information:
PRASHANT MAHAJAN, MBA, MD, MPH …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/surgery/modules/sustainability/sustainability_learn_from_defects_facnotes.docx
December 01, 2017 - Accessible Facilitator Guide: Learn From Defects for Sustainability
Slide Title and Commentary
Slide Number and Slide
Sustainability: Learning From Defects
SAY:
This module will review some concepts from Learning From Defects Through Sensemaking. It will also cover the Learning From Defects process from the per…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/surgery/modules/sustainability/learn-from-defects-fac-notes.html
December 01, 2017 - Sustainability: Learning From Defects: Facilitator Notes
AHRQ Safety Program for Surgery
Slide 1: Sustainability: Learning From Defects
Say:
This module will review some concepts from Learning From Defects Through Sensemaking. It will also cover the Learning From Defects process from the perspective of …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol3/Advances-Sehgal_64.pdf
April 02, 2008 - Development of a Web-Based Patient Safety Resource: AHRQ Patient Safety Network (PSNet)
Development of a Web-Based Patient Safety
Resource: AHRQ Patient Safety Network (PSNet)
Niraj L. Sehgal, MD, MPH; Sumant R. Ranji, MD; Kaveh G. Shojania, MD;
Russ J. Cucina, MD, MS; Erin E. Hartman, MS; Lorri Zipperer, MA; Rob…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-05/gore-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - She also noted that senior faculty can be asked to supervise QI projects on palliative care topics
assigned
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2025-07/catchpole-report.pdf
January 01, 2025 - Final Progress Report: Human Factors and Systems Integration in High Technology Surgery (HF-SIgHTS)
Human Factors and Systems Integration in High Technology Surgery (HF-SIgHTS)
Principal Investigator and Team Members:
Name Role
Medical University of South Carolina
Ken Catchpole, PhD Principal Investigator
Myrtede …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2025-03/lacson-report.pdf
January 01, 2025 - Final Progress Report: Factors That Enhance Diagnostic Imaging Safety in the Ambulatory Setting
Project Title: Factors that Enhance Diagnostic Imaging Safety in the Ambulatory Setting
Principal Investigator: Ronilda Lacson, MD, PHD
Team Members:
Ramin Khorasani, MD, MPH
Ivan Ip, MD, MPH
Sonali Desai, MD
Allen Ka…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/surveys/hospital/hospital-version-2-resource-list.pdf
December 01, 2024 - operational excellence—
a “system of safety,” not just a collection of standalone safety improvement projects
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/4_TK2_T4-Common_Suspected_Infections_Tools_to_Improve_Communication_and_Decision_Making.ppt
May 01, 2014 - PowerPoint Presentation
Nursing Home Antimicrobial
Stewardship Guide
Determine Whether To Treat
Toolkit 2. Common Suspected Infections: Communication and Decision Making for
Four Infections
Tool 4. Tools To Improve Communication and Decision Making
www.ahrq.gov/NH-ASPGuide ● May 2014
AHRQ Pub. No. AHR…
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/chartbooks/blackhealth/part2-diabetes.html
June 01, 2018 - Chartbook on Health Care for Blacks
Part 2: Trends in Priorities of the Heckler Report—Care for Diabetes
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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: Trend…