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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/surveys/hospital/workplace-safety/Workplace-Safety-for-Hospitals-Spanish-12-15-22.docx
December 01, 2022 - SOPS® Workplace Safety Supplemental Items for the SOPS Hospital Survey
SOPS® Workplace Safety Supplemental Item Set for the SOPS Hospital Survey
Language: Spanish
Purpose: This supplemental item set was designed for use with the core SOPS® Hospital Survey Version 2.0 to help hospitals assess the extent to which their…
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/care/coordination/atlas/chapter6l.html
June 01, 2014 - Care Coordination Measures Atlas Update
Chapter 6. Measure Maps and Profiles (continued, 13)
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Table of Contents
Care Coordination Measures Atlas Update
Chapter 1: Background
Chapter 2. What is Care Coordination?
Chapter 3. Care Coordination Measurement Framework
Chapte…
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/quality-improvement/improvement-guide/6-strategies-for-improving/access/strategy6a-openaccess.html
March 01, 2020 - Strategy 6A: Open Access Scheduling for Routine and Urgent Appointments
Contents
6.A.1. The Problem
6.A.2. The Intervention
6.A.3. Benefits of This Model
6.A.4. Implementation of This Model
6.A.5. Challenges of This Model
6.A.6. Examples
References
Download Strategy 6A:
Open Access Sch…
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/reports/2025-annual-report/health-disparities.html
August 01, 2025 - AHRQ’s Investments in Primary Care Research for 2023 and 2024
Health Disparities
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Table of Contents
AHRQ’s Investments in Primary Care Research for 2023 and 2024
Acknowledgements and Authors
Message from the Director of AHRQ’s National Center for Excellence in Primary Ca…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/mvp/modules/cusp/physician-staff-engagement-facguide.docx
January 01, 2017 - Facilitator Guide: Build Your SSI Prevention Bundle
Slide Title and Commentary
Slide Number and Slide
Title Slide
Physician and Staff Engagement
SAY:
Today, we will give you an overview of physician and staff engagement.
Slide 1
Learning Objectives
SAY:
After this session, you will be able to identify the imp…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/surgery/tools/surgical-complication-prevention/antibiotic_audit.docx
December 01, 2017 - Antibiotic Audit Tool
Antibiotic Audit Tool
Introduction
Problem Statement
Perioperative antimicrobial prophylaxis is an important strategy to prevent surgical site infection. Appropriate selection, dosing, and redosing ensure that the antibiotic concentration in surgical site tissue is maintained above the minimum…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-05/schoenfeld-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - Final Progress Report: Physician Perspectives Regarding the Use of Shared Decision Making in the Emergency Department
Title Page
Title: Physician Perspectives Regarding the Use of Shared Decision Making in the Emergency Department
PI: Elizabeth Schoenfeld, MD, MS
Team: Peter Lindenauer, MD, MSc, Kathleen Mazur, Ed…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/measure_retirement/supplemental-materials/supplementaldoc2.pdf
September 01, 2014 - Supplemental Document 2
The findings and conclusions in this document are those of the author(s), who are responsible for its
content, and do not necessarily represent the views of AHRQ and the Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services (CMS). No statement in this report should be construed as an official position of…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mvp/ltvv-intro/ltvv-intro-slides.pptx
January 01, 2017 - Presentation: Program Overview
Low Tidal Volume Ventilation:
Introduction, Evidence, and Implementation
AHRQ Safety Program for Mechanically Ventilated Patients
AHRQ Pub. No. 16(17)-0018-54-EF
January 2017
LTVV Intro, Evidence, Implementation ‹#›
AHRQ Safety Program for Mechanically Ventilated Patients
1
Learning…
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www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/dxsafety-test-result-communication-references.html
July 01, 2024 - Electronic Test Result Communication in the Era of the 21st Century Cures Act
References
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Table of Contents
Electronic Test Result Communication in the Era of the 21st Century Cures Act
Introduction
Methods
Results
Discussion
Conclusions
References
Appendix A. Da…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/nembhard-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - realized,
implementation failure is said to have occurred.13(p. 1055) This research was intended to provide
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol2/Schillinger.pdf
January 01, 2004 - Language, Literacy, and Communication Regarding Medication in an Anticoagulation Clinic: Are Pictures Better Than Words?
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Language, Literacy, and Communication
Regarding Medication in an Anticoagulation
Clinic: Are Pictures Better Than Words?
Dean Schillinger, Edward L. Machtinger, Frances Wang, Lay-Leng …
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/201533.html
December 01, 2015 - University of Louisville Hospital Influenced by AHRQ Toolkit to Detect Antibiotic-Resistant Infections
Search All Impact Case Studies
December 2015
The University of Louisville Hospital in Louisville, Kentucky, was influenced by an AHRQ toolkit to adopt strategies that more quickly and accurately track a da…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/201534.html
December 01, 2015 - North Carolina Physicians Use AHRQ Materials to Boost Communication with Patients
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December 2015
G and G Healthcare P.C., a four-office primary care practice based in Whiteville, North Carolina, uses AHRQ’s " Questions Are the Answer " educational materials to improve communica…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/201540.html
January 01, 2016 - AHRQ Resources Enhance Georgia Southern University’s Nursing Course
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January 2016
Family nurse practitioner students at Georgia Southern University are using information from an AHRQ webinar to learn how to better assess patient health problems and develop treatment plans.
Th…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/201514.html
June 01, 2015 - New York Hospital Uses AHRQ Resources to Improve Patients' Experience of Care
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June 2015
Adoption of AHRQ's TeamSTEPPS® patient safety training program at the 233-bed Northern Westchester Hospital in Mount Kisco, New York, has enhanced communication and teamwork among clinica…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/resources/tools/implement/pdsa-worksheet.html
March 01, 2017 - Appendix D. PDSA Worksheet
AHRQ Safety Program for Long-Term Care: HAIs/CAUTI
The purpose of this worksheet is to develop, document, and test small changes, through the use of the Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) cycle, that lead to improvement in areas that your team has identified.
Using PDSA To Impr…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/reports/engage/interventions/prepared.html
June 01, 2023 - Be Prepared To Be Engaged: Intervention
Patient and Family Engagement in Primary Care
The Be Prepared To Be Engaged toolkit will help patients and their families prepare for and become more fully engaged in their medical appointments—to be ready for the appointment, to speak up, to ask questions, to take note…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/5_TK1_T3-Sample_Letter_of_Agreement_final.pdf
October 01, 2016 - Nursing Home
Antimicrobial Stewardship Guide
Help Clinicians Choose the Right Antibiotic
Toolkit 1. Working With a Lab To Improve Antibiotic Prescribing
Tool 3. Sample Letter of Agreement With a Laboratory
[DATE]
[NAME OF LABORATORY]
[ADDRESS OF LABORATORY]
RE: Preparing an Annual Antibiogram for […
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/5_TK1_T3-Sample_Letter_of_Agreement_final.docx
October 01, 2016 - Tool 3. Sample Letter of Agreement With a Laboratory
[DATE]
[NAME OF LABORATORY]
[ADDRESS OF LABORATORY]
RE: Preparing an Annual Antibiogram for [NURSING HOME NAME]
Dear [INSERT NAME]:
The [NURSING HOME NAME] is planning to use an annual antibiogram report as part of a quality initiative to improve the appropriate pre…