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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mvp/technical-bundles-daily-care.html
March 01, 2017 - Daily Care Processes
Daily Care Processes Guide for Reducing Ventilator-Associated Events in Mechanically Ventilated Patients ( PDF , 1.54 MB)
This guide provides an overview of evidence-based recommendations for daily care processes to prevent ventilator-associated events, including guidance from the Centers…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/cauti-tools/implementation-guide/implementation-guide-appendix-m.docx
June 02, 2025 - Appendix M. Example of a Nurse-Driven Protocol for Catheter Removal
Algorithm for observing patient after discontinuing urinary catheter
Appendix M. Example of a Nurse-Driven
Protocol for Catheter Removal
Below is an example of a nurse-driven protocol to evaluate and discontinue unnecessary urinary catheters and to …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/overview/background/measures-PHP-26.pdf
December 17, 2010 - MEASURE SUMMARY (CHIPRA Core Set Candidate Measures) - Control #: PHP-26
Completed by:
Page 1 12/17/2010
MEASURE SUMMARY
CHIPRA Core Set Candidate Measures
A. Control #: PHP-26
B. Measure Name: Percentage of low birth weight (PQI 9)
C. Measure Definition
a. Numerator: Number of births with ICD-9-CM …
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www.ahrq.gov/policymakers/chipra/demoeval/what-we-learned/finalsummary/index.html
September 01, 2015 - Key Lessons from the National Evaluation of the CHIPRA Quality Demonstration Grant Program
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Table of Contents
Key Lessons from the National Evaluation of the CHIPRA Quality Demonstration Grant Program
Introduction
Reporting and using the Child Core Set of quality measures
Transforming s…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/match/appendix/index.html
July 01, 2022 - Medications at Transitions and Clinical Handoffs (MATCH) Toolkit for Medication Reconciliation
Appendix: The MATCH Work Plan
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Table of Contents
Medications at Transitions and Clinical Handoffs (MATCH) Toolkit for Medication Reconciliation
Introduction
Chapter 1. Building t…
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www.ahrq.gov/pqmp/publications/1-0-journal-supplement.html
September 01, 2021 - PQMP 1.0 Journal Supplement
The Pediatric Quality Measures Program (PQMP) was launched in 2011 to increase the portfolio of evidence-based, consensus pediatric quality measures available to public and private purchasers of children's healthcare services. During the initial phase of PQMP, seven Centers of Excel…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/overview/background/measures-PHP-19a.pdf
June 02, 2025 - MEASURE SUMMARY (CHIPRA Core Set Candidate Measures) - Control #: PHP-19a
Completed by:
Page 1 1/4/2011
MEASURE SUMMARY
CHIPRA Core Set Candidate Measures
A. Control #: PHP-19a
B. Measure Name: Evidence of BMI Percentile Assessment
C. Measure Definition
a. Numerator: Children in the denominator who …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/overview/background/measures-PHP-6.pdf
December 14, 2010 - MEASURE SUMMARY (CHIPRA Core Set Candidate Measures) - Control #: PHP-6
Completed by:
Page 1 12/14/2010
MEASURE SUMMARY
CHIPRA Core Set Candidate Measures
A. Control #: PHP-6
B. Measure Name: Adolescent Immunization
C. Measure Definition
a. Numerator: Number of adolescents 13 years of age who had one…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cusp/modules/download/index.html
December 01, 2012 - Download the CUSP Toolkit
You can download the entire CUSP Toolkit using the links below.
These zipped files will require additional software on your computer for local use.
Files Available for Download
Essential classroom/training materials
The CUSP Toolkit's components—Facilitator notes (Word® doc…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/201612.html
September 01, 2016 - Harvard Used AHRQ Data to Develop Tool to Analyze Utilization, Costs in Primary Care
Search All Impact Case Studies
September 2016
Researchers at Harvard Medical School and Stanford University used data from AHRQ’s Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS ) to develop an instrument that gauges how workforce …
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cusp/clabsi-final-companion/index.html
January 01, 2013 - Eliminating CLABSI, A National Patient Safety Imperative: Final Report Companion Guide
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Table of Contents
Eliminating CLABSI, A National Patient Safety Imperative: Final Report Companion Guide
Preface
Methods
Participation
Outcomes
Adult Non-ICUs
Pediatric Units
Infections Avoid…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/databases/nursing-home/2025-nursing-home-database-report-summary.pdf
January 01, 2025 - 2025 SOPS Nursing Home Database Report Executive Summary Overview Infographic
Surveys on Patient Safety Culture®
Findings From the 2025 SOPS Nursing Home Survey Database
107
Participating
Nursing Homes
4,411
Nursing Home Staff
Respondents
63%
Composite Measure
Average
Highest Scoring Composite Meas…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mrsa-prevention/toolkit/decolonization-protocols.html
October 01, 2024 - MRSA Prevention Toolkit: ICUs & Non-ICUs
Tools & Resources for Decolonization: Protocols
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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 & Resources for Decolo…
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/research/disseminating-evidence/pcph.html
September 01, 2024 - Person-Centered Preventive Healthcare: Gathering Stakeholder Input on Evidence and Implementation
Clinical preventive services (CPS), such as vaccinations and screening tests, can help individuals live longer, healthier lives. But many people, especially people with low incomes or from ethnic or racial minority…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/5_TK2_T3-Concise_Antibiogram_Toolkit_Using_WHONET_to_Create_Your_Antibiogram.doc
May 01, 2014 - Concise Antibiogram Toolkit
Using WHONET to Create your Antibiogram
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Concise Antibiogram Toolkit
Using WHONET to Create Your Antibiogram
WHONET is free Windows-based database software developed in 1989 by the World Health Organization (WHO). The software is used in laboratories worldwide for the management and…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/acute/chipra-196-section-5.pdf
April 21, 2015 - Table 6 and Figures 1 and 2
Table 6: Evidence Regarding Overuse of Imaging for the Evaluation of Children with Atraumatic Headache
Type of Evidence
Key Findings
Level of
Evidence
(USPSTF
RANKING*)
Citations
Appropriateness
criteria
The ACR has completed multiple
comprehensive, evidence-bas…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/acute/chipra-194-section-5-table-11-figs-1-2.pdf
April 21, 2015 - CHIPRA 194: Section 5, Table 11, Figures 1 and 2
Table 11. Evidence about Overuse of Imaging for the Evaluation of Children with Primary Headache
Type of Evidence
Key Findings
Level of
Evidence
(USPSTF
Ranking*)
Citations
Systematic review Alexiou et al. conducted a systematic review of
the lite…
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www.ahrq.gov/es/patient-safety/settings/hospital/red/toolkit/ptoutcome-mail.html
March 01, 2025 - Re-Engineered Discharge (RED) Toolkit
Patient Outcome Survey (mailed version)
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Table of Contents
Re-Engineered Discharge (RED) Toolkit
Tool 1: Overview
Tool 2: How To Begin the Re-engineered Discharge Implementation at Your Hospital
How CMS Measures the "30-Day All Cause…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/sustainability/management/observation/observation-component-kit.docx
May 01, 2017 - Module 4: Component Kit
Standard Work Observation Component Kit
Contents
1. Why Standard Work Observation? 2
Connections to Other Components 3
2. Tips 3
3. Plan-Do-Study-Act “Ramp”: Observe Checklist Use Regularly 5
4. Example 6
Using the Observations 6
1. Why Standard Work Observation?
As you’ve adapted a surgi…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cusp/clabsi-final-companion/clabsicomp5.html
January 01, 2013 - Eliminating CLABSI, A National Patient Safety Imperative: Final Report Companion Guide
Moderating Factors
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Table of Contents
Eliminating CLABSI, A National Patient Safety Imperative: Final Report Companion Guide
Preface
Methods
Participation
Outcomes
Adult Non-ICUs
…