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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/implementation/training-tools/coaching-checklist.docx
June 02, 2025 - Appendix I. Checklist Observation Tool and FAQs
AHRQ Safety Program for Ambulatory Surgery
Implementation Guide
Why Should We Use This Tool?
Monitoring checklist use is an extremely important part of this project. Performing observations can often reveal weaknesses in checklist performance that may otherwise go …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/one-pager-asymptomatic-bacteriuria.pdf
June 01, 2021 - Asymptomatic Bacteriuria One Pager
Diagnosis
• Asymptomatic bacteriuria (ASB) is a positive urine culture from a person with NO symptoms of a urinary
tract infection (UTI) such as dysuria, frequency, urgency, fever, or flank pain.
• ASB is common and often associated with pyuria (urine containing ≥10 white…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/factsheets/chipra_1415-p011-1-ef_0.pdf
March 01, 2015 - Measures: Safe and Judicious Antipsychotic Use in Children and Adolescents
Measures: Safe and Judicious Antipsychotic
Use in Children and Adolescents
Measure Developer: National Collaborative for Innovation in Quality Measurement
As part of the Pediatric Quality Measures Program (PQMP), the Agency for Healthcare R…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/events/webinar/3-unc-webcast-mazur.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Implementation of an Event Reporting and Learning System Leads to Improvements in Patient Safety Culture at UNC Medical Center-Mazur
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Implementation of an Event Reporting and
Learning System Leads to Improvements in
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/stpra/stpraapd1b.html
April 01, 2018 - Proactive Risk Assessment of Surgical Site Infection in Ambulatory Surgery Centers
Appendix D, Table D1B
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Table of Contents
Proactive Risk Assessment of Surgical Site Infection in Ambulatory Surgery Centers
Executive Summary
Chapter 1. Introduction
Chapter 2. ST-PRA Deve…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/press-releases/significant-patient-safety-improvement.html
July 01, 2022 - Major Study Finds Significant National Patient Safety Improvement
Press Release Date: July 12, 2022
A study published in JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association ( JAMA ) and funded and carried out by Health and Human Services (HHS) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) shows that rates…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mrsa-prevention/surgery/index-cusp-tools-resources.html
April 01, 2025 - MRSA Prevention Toolkit: Targeting SSI
Index of CUSP Tools and Resources
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Table of Contents
MRSA Prevention Toolkit: Targeting SSI
The Four Key Strategies of MRSA Prevention: Targeting SSI
MRSA and SSI Prevention Phases
The Evidence for MRSA Decolonization
Nasal Decolo…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/multiple/index.html
August 01, 2023 - Multiple Settings
Tools for Health Care Organizations
Calibrate Dx is a self-evaluation tool for clinicians to improve their diagnostic decision making. This resource provides structured exercises and tools to help clinicians learn from reviewing their clinical practice. Anyone whose scope of practice includ…
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www.ahrq.gov/sdoh/health-systems-research.html
December 01, 2022 - SDOH and Health Systems Research
SDOH studies and researcher resources
Current AHRQ Research Initiatives
SDOH Data Integration and Analytics Grants
In 2019, AHRQ awarded $6 million in grants for an initiative that uses data and analytics to support primary care and community interventions to improve chron…
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/2014chartbooks/womenhealth/wm-eff.html
September 01, 2015 - Chartbook on Women's Health Care
Effective Treatment of Leading Causes of Morbidity and Mortality
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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
Affordabil…
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www.ahrq.gov/faqs/index.html?page=10
Frequently Asked Questions
Check to find the answers to your questions about the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
programs and activities. You can search by category or key words. You can also send us your questions or website
feedback here. We will respond to your requests based on the bes…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/primary-care/tpc/tpc-profile-driscoll.pdf
April 01, 2015 - Transforming Primary Care Practice
Transforming Primary Care Practice
Principal Investigator: David L. Driscoll, PhD, MPH, MA
Institution: University of Alaska, Anchorage
AHRQ Grant Number: R18 HS019154
Overview of Transformation Efforts
In 1998, Southcentral Foundation (SCF) assumed responsibility for
p…
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/research-transform-primary-care/transform/profile/fetters.html
October 01, 2015 - Multimethod Evaluation of Physician Group Incentive Programs for Patient-Centered Medical Home Transformation
Principal Investigator: Michael D. Fetters, MD, MPH, MA
Institution: The University of Michigan and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
AHRQ Grant Number: R18 HS019147
Number…
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/research-transform-primary-care/transform/profile/tai-seale.html
April 01, 2015 - Primary Care Transformation in a National Committee for Quality Assurance Certified Patient-Centered Medical Home
Principal Investigator: Ming Tai-Seale, PhD, MPH
Institution: Palo Alto Medical Foundation Research Institute
AHRQ Grant Number: R18 HS019167
Number and Type of Practic…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/primary-care/tpc/tpc-profile-meenan.pdf
April 01, 2015 - Transformation to the Patient-Centered Medical Home in CareOregon Clinics
Transformation to the Patient-Centered Medical Home in CareOregon
Clinics
Principal Investigator: Richard T. Meenan, PhD, MPH, MBA
Institution: Center for Health Research–Kaiser Permanente
AHRQ Grant Number: R18 HS019146
Overview o…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/primary-care/tpc/tpc-profile-rittenhouse.pdf
April 01, 2015 - Transforming Primary Care Practice: Lessons From the New Orleans Safety Net
Transforming Primary Care Practice: Lessons From the New Orleans
Safety Net
Principal Investigator: Diane Rittenhouse, MD
Institution: University of California, San Francisco
AHRQ Grant Number: R18 HS019139
Overview of Transforma…
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/stpra/stprasumm.html
April 01, 2013 - Proactive Risk Assessment of Surgical Site Infection in Ambulatory Surgery Centers
Executive Summary
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Table of Contents
Proactive Risk Assessment of Surgical Site Infection in Ambulatory Surgery Centers
Executive Summary
Chapter 1. Introduction
Chapter 2. ST-PRA Developm…
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www.ahrq.gov/topics/community-health-workers-and-promotores-de-salud.html
Community Health Workers (Promotores de Salud)
Community health workers, also known as “ promotores de salud, ” play a vital role connecting patients, communities, and healthcare providers. These AHRQ resources can help improve gaps and mitigate social determinants of health among priority populat…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/index.html
June 01, 2025 - Impact Case Studies
AHRQ’s evidence-based tools and resources are used by organizations nationwide to improve the quality, safety, effectiveness, and efficiency of health care. The Agency’s Impact Case Studies highlight these successes, describing the use and impact of AHRQ-funded tools by State and Federal policy ma…
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/research-transform-primary-care/transform/profile/meenan.html
October 01, 2015 - Transformation to the Patient-Centered Medical Home in CareOregon Clinics
Principal Investigator: Richard T. Meenan, PhD, MPH, MBA
Institution: Center for Health Research–Kaiser Permanente
AHRQ Grant Number: R18 HS019146
Number and Type of Practices
This project included Medicaid …