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www.ahrq.gov/practiceimprovement/delivery-initiative/index.html
December 01, 2020 - Delivery System Research Initiative
ARRA Grants Initiative
Findings from a set of 10 grants on improving delivery systems and on spreading evidence-based practices through delivery systems; recommendations and methods for advancing delivery system research.
Improving the way that care is delivered is critic…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/blog/ahrqviews/ahrq-35th-anniversary.html
March 01, 2024 - AHRQ Views: Blog posts from AHRQ leaders
AHRQ Commemorates 35 Years as an Independent Science Agency
MAR
7
2024
By
Robert Otto
Valdez,
Ph.D., M.H.S.A.
I am thrilled to announce that 2024 represents a momentous milestone: the 35th anniversary of the Agency for Healthcare …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/048-talking-points-patients-chg-bathing.docx
April 01, 2025 - AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention: Targeting SSI
Talking Points for Patients:
Chlorhexidine Bathing
Surgical Services
For: Cardiac, Hip and Knee Joint Replacement, and Spinal Fusion Surgeries
Patients may have questions regarding chlorhexidine (CHG) bathing to prevent surgical site infections (SSI). B…
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www.ahrq.gov/teamstepps-program/evidence-base/hospital.html
June 01, 2023 - TeamSTEPPS Research/Evidence Base: Hospital
Baloh J, Zhu X, Ward MM. What influences sustainment and nonsustainment of facilitation activities in implementation? Analysis of organizational factors in hospitals implementing TeamSTEPPS. Med Care Res Rev. 2021;78(2):146-56. Epub 2019/05/17. doi: 10.1177/10775587…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/cquips0901.html
October 01, 2014 - New York City Uses AHRQ Patient Safety Culture Survey to Reduce Patient Harm
Search All Impact Case Studies
November 2008
The New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation (HHC) has integrated the use of AHRQ's Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture as a core component of its corporate-wide patient sa…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mrsa-prevention/surgery/integrate-cusp-approach.html
April 01, 2025 - MRSA Prevention Toolkit: Targeting SSI
How To Integrate a CUSP Approach
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Table of Contents
MRSA Prevention Toolkit: Targeting SSI
The Four Key Strategies of MRSA Prevention: Targeting SSI
MRSA and SSI Prevention Phases
Importance of MRSA and SSI Prevention
MRSA Surveil…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mrsa-prevention/toolkit/key-strategies.html
October 01, 2024 - MRSA Prevention Toolkit: ICUs & Non-ICUs
The Four Key Strategies of MRSA Prevention
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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 Decolonizat…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cusp/clabsi-neonatal/nclabsi2.html
January 01, 2013 - Eliminating CLABSI, A National Patient Safety Imperative: Neonatal CLABSI Prevention
Methods
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Table of Contents
Eliminating CLABSI, A National Patient Safety Imperative: Neonatal CLABSI Prevention
Executive Summary
Introduction & Objectives
Methods
Data Collection and …
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/chartbooks/effectivetreatment/effectivetreatment-slides.html
April 01, 2018 - Continuous retention and viral suppression provide further insights Into the HIV care continuum compared
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2025-02/goldman-report.pdf
January 01, 2025 - Final Progress Report: Evaluating and Improving Present-On-Admission for Performance Reporting
Evaluating and Improving Present-On-Admission for Performance Reporting
L. E lizabeth Goldman, MD, MCR, Principal Investigator
Andrew Bindman, MD, Peter Bacchetti, PhD, Co-Investigators
University of California, San …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/news/events/nac/2020-07-nac/nacminutes-071420.pdf
January 01, 2020 - National Advisory Council Meeting, July 14, 2020: Minutes
National Advisory Council, July 14, 2020 Page 1
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
National Advisory Council Meeting
(Virtual Meeting)
July 14, 2020
SUMMARY
NAC Members Present
Tina M. Hernandez-Boussard, Ph.D., M.…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/events/nac/2020-07-nac/nacmtg071420-minutes.html
November 01, 2020 - Meeting Minutes, July 2020
National Advisory Council
Minutes from the July 14, 2020, meeting of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality's National Advisory Council.
( Virtual Meeting )
Contents
Summary
Call to Order and Approval of March 26, 2020, Meeting Summary
Overview and Recent Accomplis…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/resources/tools/prevent/clinical-faqs.html
March 01, 2017 - Appendix F. CAUTI Prevention in Long-Term Care: Frequently Asked Questions
AHRQ Safety Program for Long-Term Care: HAIs/CAUTI
The frequently asked questions (FAQs) are intended to support facilities in the implementation of catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI) and other healthcare-…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/surveys/hospital/workplace-safety/Workplace-Safety-Hospitals-2022-1215-SPANISH-508.pdf
January 01, 2022 - SOPS® Workplace Safety Supplemental Items for the SOPS Hospital Survey - Spanish
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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 e…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/resources/tools/prevent/clinical-faqs.docx
March 01, 2017 - BLADDER SCAN – POLICY #2202 12/11/06
AHRQ Safety Program for Long-Term Care: HAIs/CAUTI
AHRQ Safety Program for Reducing CAUTI in Hospitals
Appendix F.
CAUTI Prevention in Long-Term Care
Frequently Asked Questions
The frequently asked questions (FAQs) are intended to support facilities in the implementation of cathe…
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/chartbooks/healthyliving/mcheff-measures.html
June 01, 2018 - Chartbook on Healthy Living
Maternal and Child Health Care: Effectiveness Measures
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Table of Contents
Chartbook on Healthy Living
Acknowledgments
Healthy Living
Summary
Healthy Living Measures
Maternal and Child Health Care
Maternal and Child Health Care: Effecti…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/implementation/training-tools/improving-slides.html
October 01, 2020 - Improving Communication and Teamwork in the Surgical Environment Module
Slide 1: Improving Communication and Teamwork in the Surgical Environment Module
Slide 2:
Image: The objectives are listed as a series of ascending steps:
Describe teamwork and communication issues in the surgical environment,
Ap…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/pfp/2014-final.html
January 01, 2018 - Saving Lives and Saving Money: Hospital-Acquired Conditions Update
Final Data From National Efforts To Make Care Safer, 2010–2014
Summary
Final estimates for 2014 show a sustained 17 percent decline in hospital-acquired conditions (HACs) since 2010. A cumulative total of 2.1 million fewer HACs were experie…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/ontime/pruhealing/impmenu.html
December 01, 2017 - Menu of Implementation Strategies
AHRQ’s Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Pressure Ulcer Healing
Menu of Implementation Strategies
The On-Time Menu of Process Improvement Strategies for using reports is a list of potential ways facility teams may choose to integrate the pressure ulcer healing repor…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cusp/cauti-interim/cauti-interim4b.html
July 01, 2013 - Eliminating CAUTI: Interim Data Report
Culture Measures
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Table of Contents
Eliminating CAUTI: Interim Data Report
Executive Summary
Introduction and Objectives
Methods
Results
Outcome and Process Measures
Culture Measures
Conclusions
Catheter Util…