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www.ahrq.gov/action-alliance/competencies-affinity-group/index.html
May 01, 2025 - Healthcare Safety Competencies Affinity Group
Background The AHRQ National Action Alliance Healthcare Safety Competencies Affinity Group provided a forum for identifying and exploring the patient and workforce safety competencies needed by our healthcare workforce to support the safety of healthcare delivery. …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/results/research/cholesterol-narrative.pdf
December 31, 2018 - Statin Therapy Measure Narative
Statin Therapy for the Prevention and Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease
Measure Narrative
Description
Percentage of high-risk adult patients aged >= 21 years who were previously diagnosed with or currently
have an active diagnosis of clinical atherosclerotic cardiovascular …
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www.ahrq.gov/es/patient-safety/settings/hospital/match/appendix/app-12.html
July 01, 2022 - Medications at Transitions and Clinical Handoffs (MATCH) Toolkit for Medication Reconciliation
Appendix, MATCH Resources for Patients
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Table of Contents
Medications at Transitions and Clinical Handoffs (MATCH) Toolkit for Medication Reconciliation
Introduction
Chapter 1. B…
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www.ahrq.gov/policymakers/chipra/demoeval/demostates/ga.html
March 01, 2019 - State at a Glance: Georgia
Learn more about the CHIPRA quality demonstration projects being implemented in Georgia.
Georgia is featured in the following reports from the National Evaluation:
Evaluation Highlight No. 6 : How are CHIPRA quality demonstration States working together to improve the quality …
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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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Table of Contents
High-Performance Work Practices in CLABSI Prevention Interventions
Case Studies
Key Findings
Conclusions
References
Table 1. Case…
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www.ahrq.gov/cpi/about/organization/nac/nac-amd2000.html
April 01, 2014 - Amendment to Charter
National Advisory Council for Healthcare Research and Quality (Formerly the National Advisory Council for Health Care Policy, Research, and Evaluation)
Purpose
The Council is to advise the Secretary of HHS and the Director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), on mat…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mrsa-prevention/toolkit/decolonization-training-materials.html
November 01, 2024 - MRSA Prevention Toolkit: ICUs & Non-ICUs
Tools & Resources for Decolonization: Staff Training Materials
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Table of Contents
MRSA Prevention Toolkit: ICUs & Non-ICUs
The Four Key Strategies of MRSA Prevention
The Importance of MRSA Prevention
Decolonization
Tools & Resou…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-05/kobayashi-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - Final Progress Report: Targeted Delivery of Multiparametric Telemetry Clinical Messages to Mitigate Alarm Fatigue - PERSEUS
AHRQ Grant Final Progress Report 12/2018
Title of Project: Targeted Delivery of Multiparametric Telemetry Clinical Messages to Mitigate Alarm Fatigue
(Push Electronic Relay for Smart Alerts f…
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www.ahrq.gov/prevention/guidelines/tobacco/clinicians/presentations/2008update-full/slide222.html
October 01, 2014 - 222. Obtaining the 2008 Guideline (Continued)
Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence: 2008 Update
Text version of slide presentation.
The full text of the 2008 Guideline, the general references and the references for the randomized control trials used in the meta-analyses can be reviewed and downloaded by vi…
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www.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/resources/psychological-ppe.html
May 01, 2021 - "Psychological PPE”: Promote Health Care Workforce Mental Health and Well-Being
Resource: "Psychological PPE”: Promote Health Care Workforce Mental Health and Well-Being
To help prevent healthcare professional burnout, this website provides evidence-based mental health and well-being recommendations for…
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www.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/materials/prevention/im-injections.html
July 01, 2021 - Intramuscular Injections—Best Practices for Safe Vaccine Administration in Nursing Homes
This resource provides nursing home clinicians with an easy-to-use guide that outlines steps to safely and correctly administer an intramuscular injection, like the COVID-19, flu, pneumonia, and shingles vaccines.
Intr…
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www.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/resources/compassionate-care.html
July 01, 2021 - Compassionate Care Amidst the COVID-19 Crisis
Resource: Compassionate Care Amidst the COVID-19 Crisis (PDF, 85.5 KB)
This resource provides guidance on compassionate care during COVID-19, including a checklist to assess a provider's ability to deliver end-of-life care and information on supporting the…
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www.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/resources/assisted-living-booster.html
July 01, 2022 - Assisted Living COVID-19 Vaccine Booster Clinic Toolkit
Resource: Assisted Living COVID-19 Vaccine Booster Clinic Toolkit
This vaccine toolkit was specifically designed for assisted living providers to assist in their efforts to access the vaccine booster. These materials include booster clinic guidance for …
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www.ahrq.gov/prevention/guidelines/tobacco/clinicians/presentations/2008update-full/slide185.html
October 01, 2014 - 185. Systems-Providing Treatment for Tobacco Use and Dependence as a Covered Benefit
Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence: 2008 Update
Text version of slide presentation.
Recommendation:
Providing tobacco dependence treatments (both medication and counseling) as a paid or covered benefit by health insura…
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www.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/resources/project-firstline-factsheet.html
April 01, 2022 - Project Firstline Factsheet
Resource: Project Firstline Factsheet
This fact sheet provides foundational knowledge of infection control protocols and procedures to prevent the spread of infectious disease threats—including COVID-19. It also provides information on how to implement infection control protoco…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/tools-and-materials/qica-scoring.pdf
January 01, 2018 - Completing and Scoring the Quality Improvement Change Assessment (QICA)
COMPLETING AND SCORING THE
QUALITY IMPROVEMENT CHANGE ASSESSMENT (QICA)
INTRODUCTION TO THE QICA
The QICA is intended to help clinical practices understand their current level of care for
patients with regard to prevention and chronic illn…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cusp/modules/engage/alt-text.html
April 01, 2013 - Engage Module Alternate Text
Slide Number and Title
Slide Content
Content for Alternative Text (Illustration)
Slide 1
Cover Slide
(CUSP Toolkit logo)
The"Engage the Senior Executive" module of the CUSP Toolkit. The CUSP toolkit is a modular approach to patient safety, and modules pr…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/factsheets/chipra-1416-p005-3-ef.pdf
October 01, 2015 - Measure: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) - Measure of Chronic Care Followup
Measure Fact Sheet – The AHRQ-CMS Pediatric Quality Measures Program (PQMP)
Measure: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity
Disorder (ADHD) --- Measure of Chronic
Care Followup
Measu…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/blog/ahrqviews/35-year-history.html
May 01, 2024 - AHRQ Views: Blog posts from AHRQ leaders
Continuing a 35-Year History, AHRQ Pursues Vital Pathways to Improve Patient Care
MAY
16
2024
By
Robert Otto
Valdez,
Ph.D., M.H.S.A.
Not long ago, Health and Human Services (HHS) Deputy Secretary Andrea Palm visited AHRQ to update …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/primary-care/tpc/tpc-profile-reid.pdf
April 01, 2015 - Transforming Primary Care: Evaluating the Spread of Group Health's Medical Home
Transforming Primary Care: Evaluating the Spread of Group Health’s
Medical Home
Principal Investigator: Robert Reid, MD, MPH, PhD
Institution: Group Health Cooperative
AHRQ Grant Number: R18 HS019129
Overview of Transformatio…