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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/abate/index.html
March 01, 2022 - Toolkit for Decolonization of Non-ICU Patients With Devices
This toolkit can help hospital infection prevention programs implement a decolonization protocol that was found to reduce bloodstream infections by more than 30 percent in adult inpatients who were not in intensive care units (ICUs) and who had specifi…
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/chartbooks/careaffordability/measures4.html
June 01, 2018 - Chartbook on Care Affordability
Supplemental Measures of Care Affordability
Previous Page
Table of Contents
Chartbook on Care Affordability
Acknowledgments
Care Affordability
Care Affordability Trends and Measures
Measures of Access Problems Due to Health Care Costs
Measures of Ineffici…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cauti-tools/impl-guide/implementation-guide-appendix-i.html
October 01, 2015 - Toolkit for Reducing Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections in Hospital Units: Implementation Guide
Appendix I. Catheter Care Pocket Card
Previous Page Next Page
Table of Contents
Toolkit for Reducing Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections in Hospital Units: Implementation Guide
Overvi…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/reports/engage/addresources.html
April 01, 2018 - Guide to Improving Patient Safety in Primary Care Settings by Engaging Patients and Families
Additional Resources
Environmental Scan
The environmental scan report describes approaches to engage patients and families in primary care settings and how engagement leads to patient safety.
Case Studies
Four…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/teamstepps-program/dx-improvement/dxsafety-infographic.pdf
February 01, 2022 - TeamSTEPPS® Diagnosis Improvement: Infographic
TeamSTEPPS® for Diagnosis
Improvement
AHRQ Publication No. 22-0015
February 2022
References
1. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Improving Diagnosis in Health Care. Washington, DC: National Academies
Press; 2015. https://doi.org/10.17226/21…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/events/webinar/03-sops-teamstepps-webcast-haugstetter.pdf
July 25, 2024 - Enhancing Surgical Team Communication: SOPS® and TeamSTEPPS®in Action Webcast - Haugstetter
SOPS and TeamSTEPPS
12
TeamSTEPPS Program
Monika Haugstetter, MHA, MSN, RN, CPHQ
Center for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety, AHRQ
Jul 25, 2024
13
TeamSTEPPS (TS) Background
• Program to improve communication …
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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/hai/tools/mrsa/164-cusp-meeting-pre-work.docx
August 21, 2024 - AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention
Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP) Monthly Meeting Pre-Work
Setting the Stage: Before Each Meeting
· CUSP Champion: Review previous meeting minutes and status of ongoing safety improvement projects.
· CUSP Champion: Identify any team members or guest speakers who shou…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/events/webinars/02-listening-voice-of-patient-webcast-ginsberg.pdf
June 03, 2024 - Listening to the Voice of the Patient: Using Multiple Feedback Methods to Complement CAHPS Survey Data Webcast - Ginsberg
Patient Experience and the Patient’s Voice:
Introduction and Background
Caren Ginsberg, PhD
Director, CAHPS® and SOPS® Programs
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
AHRQ and the CAHPS P…
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/communities/pbrn/registry/brigham-and-womens-hospital-primary-care-center-excellence-practice-based-research-network.html
January 01, 2012 - Brigham and Women's Hospital Primary Care Center of Excellence Practice-based Research Network
Status:
Active
Registered Date:
January 1, 2012
PBRN Acronym:
BWH PCCE PBRN
PBRN Type:
Internal Medicine Network (at least 75% are General Internal Medicine Clinicians)
Network Cate…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/evaluation/evidence-now-snapshot-practices.pdf
August 01, 2017 - AHRQ’s EvidenceNOW: A Snapshot of Participating Primary Care Practices
AHRQ’s EvidenceNOW: A Snapshot of Participating Primary Care Practices
The seven EvidenceNOW regional cooperatives are
working with more than 1,500 small- and medium-
size…
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www.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/projects/heart-health/about/stories/in-action/virginia.html
March 01, 2021 - Helping Primary Care Teams Rediscover the Joy of Medicine
A former military intelligence officer and undercover policeman, Mr. Mike Talley seems an unlikely candidate to coach primary care practices on ways to improve care. But by adding a master's degree in counseling and on-the-ground experience assisting cli…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cauti-tools/archived-webinars/reducing-urinary-catheter-use-ed-slides.html
December 01, 2017 - Reducing Unnecessary Urinary Catheter Use in the Emergency Department
Slide Presentation
Slide 1
Reducing Unnecessary Urinary Catheter Use in the Emergency Department
Margarita E. Pena, MD, FACEP
Medical Director, Clinical Decision Unit
St. John Hospital and Medical Center
Detroit, MI
Image: Photo…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/events/20150917/dale_shaller_intro.pdf
September 17, 2015 - Introducing the New CAHPS Clinician & Group Survey 3.0
Introducing the New
CAHPS Clinician & Group Survey 3.0
A Webcast Presented by the AHRQ CAHPS User Network
September 17, 2015
1:00 – 2:30 pm EDT
www.cahps.ahrq.gov
CAHPS Webcast Series
• Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers
and Systems (CAHPS®…
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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/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/takeheart/training/module-3/index.html
December 01, 2022 - Module 3: Systems Change: Understanding Your Workflow Processes To Prepare for System Change
YouTube embedded video: https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/cmLLN0Kdd0w
Video: Systems Change: Understanding Your Workflow Processes To Prepare for System Change (1:01:14)
Slides: Systems Change: Understa…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2025-04/schiff-mcnutt-report.pdf
January 01, 2025 - Computerized provider order entry: models and hurdles.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/chsp/data/snapshot-of-us-health-systems-2016v2.pdf
September 01, 2017 - Compendium of U.S. Health Systems Data Highlight, No. 1
1
Percentage of U.S. hospital beds in systems
Snapshot of
U.S. Health Systems, 2016
Comparative
Health System
Performance
Initiative
Note: The hospital figures represent all non-Federal general acute care hospitals in the United States.
By the end of …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/chsp/data/us-health-system-characteristics-2016v2.pdf
September 01, 2017 - Compendium of U.S. Health Systems Data Highlight, No. 2
1
18
(2.9%)
comprise
predominantly
investor-owned
hospitals
31
(5.0%)
predominantly
serve children
162
(25.9%)
are high teaching
intensity
43
(6.9%)
include
hospitals in
3+ States
626
Health Systems
221
(35.3%)
include at least one
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