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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/929.html
September 01, 2024 - AHRQ Report to Congress Describes Sepsis’ Burgeoning Burden on Hospital Care
Issue Number
929
AHRQ News Now is a weekly newsletter that highlights agency research and program activities.
September 17, 2024
AHRQ Stats: Prevalence of Long COVID Among adults who reported ever having COVID-19, 13.7 percent …
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/941.html
December 01, 2024 - New Dashboard Tracks Progress Toward 50 Percent Reduction in Patient and Workforce Harm
Issue Number
941
AHRQ News Now is a weekly newsletter that highlights agency research and program activities.
December 10, 2024
AHRQ Stats: Trends in Severe Maternal Morbidity Complications Between 2016 and 2021, the…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/934.html
October 01, 2024 - AHRQ Releases New MRSA Prevention Toolkit for Intensive and Non-Intensive Care Units
Issue Number
934
AHRQ News Now is a weekly newsletter that highlights agency research and program activities.
October 22, 2024
AHRQ Stats: In-Hospital Sepsis Costs by Hospital Type The average total hospital cost for se…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/pdi/d4g_pdi09-postoprespfailure-bestpractices.pdf
May 17, 2016 - Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement
Pediatric Toolkit for Using the AHRQ Quality Indicators
How To Improve Hospital Quality and Safety
1 Tool D.4g
Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement
PDI 09: Postoperative Respiratory Failure
Why focus on postoperative respiratory fail…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/toolkits/practice-level-baseline-data.pdf
January 01, 2016 - CA Asthma Quality Improvement Collaborative
CA Asthma Quality Improvement Collaborative
Michael Cabana, MD MPH
Naomi S. Bardach, MD MAS
This project is supported by grant number U18HS025297 from the Agency for Healthcare Research and
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September 01, 2025 - Learn About AHRQ’s New Quality Indicators Software in September 16 Webinar
Issue Number
974
AHRQ News Now is a weekly newsletter that highlights agency research and program activities.
September 9, 2025
Today’s Headlines: Learn About AHRQ’s New Quality Indicators Software in September 16 Webinar . Hando…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/surgery/10-frontline-provider.pptx
June 01, 2023 - PowerPoint Presentation
Frontline Provider Education
Presentation Template
AHRQ Safety Program for Improving
Surgical Care and Recovery
AHRQ Pub. No. 23-0052
June 2023
Purpose and Use of This Frontline Provider Education Tool
Purpose of tool: An important first step to gain buy-in for change is to educate teams abo…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/d4u_combo_pdi09-postoprespfailure-bestpractices.pdf
May 17, 2016 - Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement
Toolkit for Using the AHRQ Quality Indicators
How To Improve Hospital Quality and Safety
1 Tool D.4u
Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement
PDI 09: Postoperative Respiratory Failure
Why focus on postoperative respiratory failure in chi…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/results/research/reporting-instructions-baseline-sw.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Time 0: Baseline Data Reporting
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Time 0: Baseline Data Reporting
Data Reporting Methods to DARTNet
www.evidencenowsw.org
WEBINAR OBJECTIVES
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ENSW REPORTING REQUIREMENTS
ENSW Clinical Quality Measures
ENSW Data Elements
Reviewing Practice Agreement
Reportin…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/factsheets/chipra_1416-p006-1-ef.pdf
March 01, 2016 - Distribution of Temperatures for Low Birth Weight Neonates Admitted to Level 2 or Higher Nurseries in the First 24 Hours of Life
Distribution of Temperatures for Low Birth
Weight Neonates Admitted to Level 2 or Higher
Nurseries in the First 24 Hours of Life
Measure Developer: Collaboration for Advancing Pediatric…
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/ssi/ssiapvtables.html
April 01, 2018 - Improving the Measurement of Surgical Site Infection Risk Stratification/Outcome Detection
Appendix V. JAMIA Draft Manuscript Tables
Previous Page Next Page
Table of Contents
Improving the Measurement of Surgical Site Infection Risk Stratification/Outcome Detection
Executive Summary
Chapter 1. A…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/resources/simulation-issue-brief-references.html
July 01, 2024 - Simulation To Improve Patient Safety: Getting Started
References
Previous Page
Table of Contents
Simulation To Improve Patient Safety: Getting Started
Introduction
Leverage Patient Safety Infrastructure
Use Simulation To Adopt and Adapt Best Practices
Use Simulation To Improve Healthcare D…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/mui/epic-tipsheets-ui-screening.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Urinary Incontinence EHR Screening Tools Tip Sheets
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Urinary Incontinence
EHR Screening Tools
Tip Sheets
IT2 Team – Northwestern Medicine
This project was funded under grant number U18HS028744
from the Ag…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/resource/pressureulcer/tool/intro.html
October 01, 2014 - Preventing Pressure Ulcers in Hospitals
Overview
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Table of Contents
Preventing Pressure Ulcers in Hospitals
Overview
Key Subject Area Index
1. Are we ready for this change?
2. How will we manage change?
3. What are the best practices in pressure ulcer prevention that…
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/quality-improvement/improvement-guide/6-strategies-for-improving/access/strategy6g-rapid-referral.html
April 01, 2023 - Strategy 6E: Rapid Referral Programs
Contents
6.E.1. The Problem
6.E.2. Intervention #1: The Referral Agreement
6.E.2.a. Key Elements
6.E.2.b. Example
6.E.3. Intervention #2: The Referral Expert
References
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January 01, 2011 - Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections
Fact Sheet
Bottom line
Central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) result annually in:
· 84,551 to 203,916 preventable infections
· 10,426 to 25,145 preventable deaths
· $1.7 to $21.4 billion avoidable costs
The following interventions decrease the risk …
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/clabsi-tools/appendix-2.html
March 01, 2018 - Appendix 2. Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections Fact Sheet
Tools for Reducing Central Line-Associated Blood Stream Infections
These tools will help your unit implement evidence-based practices and eliminate central line-associated blood stream infections (CLABSI). When used with the CUSP (Comprehen…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/surgery/modules/onboarding/onboarding_ssi_investigation_facnotes.docx
December 01, 2017 - Facilitator Guide: Sustaining and Spreading Surgical Safety Improvements
Performing an SSI Investigation – Facilitator Notes
Slide Title and Commentary
Slide Number and Slide
Performing an SSI Investigation
SAY:
In this module, you’ll learn about performing a surgical site infection or SSI investigation.
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December 01, 2017 - Performing an SSI Investigation: Facilitator Notes
AHRQ Safety Program for Surgery
Slide 1: Performing an SSI Investigation
Say:
In this module, you’ll learn about performing a surgical site infection or SSI investigation.
Slide 2: Learning Objectives
Say:
Here are the objectives.
We want to d…