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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/events/webinar/03-nh_webcast-castle.pdf
January 01, 2006 - SOPS Nursing Home Survey: What You Need To Know - Nicholas Castle, Ph.D., M.H.A., FGSA
The Importance of Safety Culture in
Nursing Homes
Nicholas Castle, Ph.D., M.H.A., FGSA
Nicholas.Castle@HSC.WVU.edu
mailto:Nicholas.Castle@HSC.WVU.edu
The Importance of Safety Culture
• The 1999 Institute of Medicine (IOM) rep…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cpi/centers/ockt/kt/tools/asthmasumm.pdf
June 02, 2025 - AHRQ State Healthcare Quality Improvement Workshop: Asthma Care Quality Improvement Workbook And Resource Guide
AHRQ STATE HEALTHCARE QUALITY IMPROVEMENT WORKSHOP:
ASTHMA CARE QUALITY IMPROVEMENT WORKBOOK AND RESOURCE GUIDE
WHAT DO THESE
TOOLS DO?
These tools help State leaders assess, design, and improve thei…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/engagingfamilies/strategy1/Strat1_Tool_10_PrvcyConfdn_508.docx
April 01, 2008 - Strategy 1: Working with Patients & Families as Advisors (Tool 10)
Strategy 1: Working with Patients & Families as Advisors
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Strategy 1: Working With Patients & Families as Advisors (Tool 10)
Confidentiality Statement for [insert hospital name] Advisors
As a patient and family advi…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/acute/chipra-0243-section7.pdf
December 18, 2014 - Table 3. 2014 ACR Accreditation/Pediatric-Specific Accreditation by Health Service Area
Table 3. 2014 ACR Accreditation/Pediatric-Specific Accreditation by Health Service Area*
Health Service
Area
Pediatric
Imaging
Facilities in
Area (N)
ACR
Accredited
Facilities (N)
ACR
Accredited
F…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/acute/chipra-0197-technicalspecs.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Ratio of Magnetic Resonance Imaging Scans to Computed Tomography Scans for the Evaluation of Children with Atraumatic Seizure: Technical Specifications
This measure assesses the ratio of the number of MRI scans to the number of CT scans obtained on or
within 30 days after the date of evaluation for …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa/041-pros-cons-mrsa-surveillance-one-pager.docx
October 01, 2024 - To protect patients from methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections and develop effective MRSA prevention strategies, facilities must know the MRSA prevalence among their specific patient population and understand when and where transmission occurs. MRSA surveillance provides this type of insight. MR…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/prevention-chronic-care/improve/coordination/ccqmpc/ccqm-pc-faq.pdf
June 02, 2025 - AHRQ’s Care Coordination Quality Measure – Primary Care (CCQM-PC) - Frequently Asked Questions
AHRQ’s Care Coordination Quality Measure – Primary Care (CCQM-PC)
Frequently Asked Questions
Q. What is the CCQM-PC?
A. The CCQM-PC is a 43-item survey that was designed by AHRQ to fill a gap in the care coordination
…
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www.ahrq.gov/pqmp/implementation-qi/toolkit/antipsychotic/overview.html
July 01, 2021 - Safe and Judicious Use of Antipsychotic Medications in Children and Adolescents Toolkit
Overview
Previous Page Next Page
Table of Contents
Safe and Judicious Use of Antipsychotic Medications in Children and Adolescents Toolkit
Introduction
Overview
About the Measure
Key Driver Diagrams
Qua…
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www.ahrq.gov/sdoh/about.html
February 01, 2020 - About SDOH in Healthcare
SDOH in Communities
SDOH, although experienced by individuals, exist at the community level. Healthcare systems that learn about the communities their patients live in, and the community-level barriers members can face to becoming and staying healthy, can better adapt their recommenda…
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/tools/obesity-kit/index.html
March 01, 2014 - Community Connections: Linking Primary Care Patients to Local Resources for Better Management of Obesity
Next Page
Table of Contents
Community Connections: Linking Primary Care Patients to Local Resources for Better Management of Obesity
Chapter 1. Introduction
Chapter 2. Background: Case for Comm…
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/cahps-database/child-hcahps-database/index.html
September 01, 2025 - CAHPS Child Hospital Survey Database
The CAHPS Child Hospital Survey (Child HCAHPS) Database is a central repository of survey data from hospitals that have administered the Child HCAHPS survey and chose to submit their data to the Database. Participating in the Child Hospital Survey Database . Participation…
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www.ahrq.gov/cpi/about/mission/ahrq-fy2015-conf-spending.html
January 01, 2016 - Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Report on AHRQ Conference Spending, Fiscal Year 2015
Summary of AHRQ’s conference spending for fiscal year 2015.
Office of Extramural Research Education and Priority Populations (OEREP)
21 st Annual National Research Service Award (NRSA) Trainees Research Confer…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mrsa-prevention/toolkit/welcome.html
September 01, 2025 - MRSA Prevention Toolkit: ICUs & Non-ICUs
Next Page
Table of Contents
MRSA Prevention Toolkit: ICUs & Non-ICUs
The Four Key Strategies of MRSA Prevention
The Importance of MRSA Prevention
Decolonization
Tools & Resources for Decolonization
Tools & Resources for Decolonization: First Steps, Re…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/cahps-database/2020_chartbook_infographic.pdf
January 01, 2020 - 2020 CAHPS Clinician & Group Survey Database Chartbook Executive Summary
2020 Health Plan
Survey Database
This overview of results summarizes how health plan enrollees across all
populations rate their health plan based on the 2020 Consumer Assessment of
Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS®) Health Plan Surv…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/reports/engage/teachback.html
February 01, 2023 - Guide to Improving Patient Safety in Primary Care Settings by Engaging Patients and Families
Teach-Back
“I've been doing this [primary care] for a long time and didn't realize a lot of things are not heard. Teach-back is a wonderful idea; we think we're getting our message across and obviously we are not.” …
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/reports/grants-transform/index.html
February 01, 2017 - Findings From the AHRQ Transforming Primary Care Grant Initiative: A Synthesis Report
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Table of Contents
Findings From the AHRQ Transforming Primary Care Grant Initiative: A Synthesis Report
Executive Summary
Introduction
Methods
Overview of the 14 Transforming Primary Care Grants
K…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cusp/toolkit/index.html
July 01, 2018 - How to Use the CUSP Toolkit
The CUSP Toolkit can help your team learn key principles that increase safety. Once you’ve learned the basics, add-on modules can help you target certain safety issues.
The CUSP Toolkit is modular. The core CUSP Toolkit is composed of instructional material that a unit leader (fa…
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www.ahrq.gov/pcor/strategic-framework/stakeholder-engagement.html
July 01, 2023 - Patient-Centeredness, Diversity, and Stakeholder Engagement
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Amplifying Patient Voices
Patients are at the center of the PCORTF strategic framework. This placement signifies that AHRQ’s PCORTF work prioritizes patients and aims to amplify their voices to identify and tackl…
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www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/distribute/media/mass-media.html
December 01, 2022 - Delivering Healthcare Quality Reports Through Mass Media
Mass media—chiefly television, radio, Internet sites, newspapers, and magazines—can be used effectively to educate and promote awareness and use of comparative quality reports.
A few sponsors have experimented with using mass media, particularly magazi…
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www.ahrq.gov/takeheart/about/initiative/partner-hospitals/east-alabama.html
November 01, 2022 - East Alabama Medical Center TAKEheart Profile
"For EAMC, TAKEheart served as a catalyst to improve processes and refine elements of our automatic referral and care coordination systems, which will ultimately improve patient outcomes."
CR Challenges at East Alabama Medical Center (EAMC)
East Alabama Medi…