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www.ahrq.gov/sops/databases/hospital/databases/submission.html
August 01, 2025 - Participating in the SOPS® Hospital Survey Database
The AHRQ Surveys on Patient Safety Culture ® (SOPS ® ) Hospital Database is a central repository for survey data from hospitals in the United States or in a U.S. territory that administered the AHRQ SOPS Hospital Survey 2.0 and choose to submit their data…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol4/Keller.pdf
January 01, 2004 - Best Practices for Medical Technology Management: A U.S. Air Force–ECRI Collaboration
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Best Practices for Medical
Technology Management: A U.S. Air
Force–ECRI Collaboration
James P. Keller, Jr., Stephen Walker
Abstract
For more than 25 years, the U.S. Air Force has contracted ECRI, an independent
and n…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol2/Croskerry.pdf
January 01, 2004 - affective state.30 The circadian dys-
synchronicity that results from shiftwork, common among health care providers
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/implementation/education-bundles/urine-culturing/when-to-order/role-play.html
May 01, 2017 - National Content Series Facilitator’s Guide
AHRQ Safety Program for Long-Term Care: HAIs/CAUTI
The Culture of Culturing: The Importance of Knowing When to Order Urine Cultures
Facilitator Instructions
This educational module provides staff two ways to practice using SBAR (situation-background-…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/implementation/educational-bundles/urine-culturing/whento-order/urine-cultures-key.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
National Content Series Facilitator’s Guide
The Culture of Culturing: The Importance of Knowing When to Order Urine Cultures
Facilitator Instructions
This educational module pro…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/toolkits/input-file-specifications.xlsx
January 01, 2014 - 1b.4_Input_File_Specifications_508
Eligibility Summary
Eligibility Summary
Reference Name Concept Description Required Variable Format
member_id Patient unique identifier yes text or numeric
payer_id Insurance Provider/Health Plan unique identifier (e.g., Blue Cross, Kaiser, etc) during the specific enrollment per…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/resource/pressureinjury/workshop/slides2.html
October 01, 2017 - Image: Photograph shows medical providers and staff team members meeting at a table. … Image: Photograph shows medical providers gathered for a meeting. … Images: Photograph shows medical providers looking at laptop together. … Image: Photograph shows a team leader speaking to medical providers. … Practice Insight
Use of Shadowing To Assess Current Practices
Image: Photograph shows medical providers
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/surveys-guidance/cg/Comparison_of_CG-CAHPS_v3_and_v2.pdf
July 01, 2015 - This version of the survey adds one composite measure for care
coordination (“Providers’ Use of Information … measures for access (“Getting Timely Appointments, Care, and Information”) and
communication (“How Well Providers … Page 2 of 4
Composites and Items Version
2.0
Version
3.0
How Well Providers Communicate with … office after hours --
Patient saw provider within 15 minutes of appointment time --
How Well Providers … Provider showed respect for what patient had to say
Provider spent enough time with patient
Providers
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/chronic/chipra-230-section-5-table-5.pdf
January 01, 2010 - The committee recommended that physicians
and allied health care providers perform, at a
minimum, a … particular
prevention strategy is lacking, the consensus
committee still recommends that primary care
providers … recommendation
The White House Task Force on Childhood
Obesity states there is a critical need for health
providers … USPSTF recommendations on prevention
and treatment of obesity, including guidance
that health care providers … CMS
guidance will encourage States to remind
providers to include diet and exercise advice in
the
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/pdi/b3a_pdi_chartsforpresentations.xlsx
January 01, 2006 - compare-PDI-rates-average
The risk-adjusted rate is the estimate of how a hospital would perform on an indicator for an average case mix of patients, rather than its *Note: Risk-adjusted rates are not available in the most up-to-date version of the ICD-10 software. Future versions of the QI software will allow…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/surveys/nursing-home/nursing-home-workplace-safety-resources.pdf
January 01, 2023 - Nursing Home Workplace Safety Resource List
Improving Workplace Safety in Nursing Homes:
A Resource List for Users of the AHRQ Workplace
Safety Supplemental Item Set
Purpose
This document includes references to websites and other publicly available resources nursing
homes can use to improve workplace safety fo…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-07/alexander-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - Engaging LTPAC Providers in Hospital Care Coordination
Efforts: The Why and How.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/joseph1-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - AHRQ Final report: Designing for Patient Safety: Developing Methods to Integrate Patient Safety Concerns in the Design Process
TITLE PAGE
Project Title: Designing for Patient Safety: Developing Methods to Integrate Patient
Safety Concerns in the Design Process
Principal Investigator: Anjali Joseph, PhD, EDAC
Tea…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/resources.html
March 01, 2017 - Resources
Toolkit To Reduce CAUTI and Other HAIs in Long-Term Care Facilities
This section aggregates all of the instructional guidance, tools, and resources cited throughout the project.
Guides
Implementation: Guide to Implementing a Program To Reduce Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections in Lon…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/infection-prevention.html
March 01, 2017 - Implement an Infection Prevention Quality Improvement Project
Start with the Implementation Guide , and then consult the Sustainability Guide
Long -Term Care Safety Toolkit Modules
Comprises six modules (available in English and Spanish) that describe how to apply CUSP for long-term care resident safety…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/events/20141022_cg/2_mon_yee.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Achieving Excellence Across All CG-CAHPS Core Measures: Lessons from Top-Performing Medical Practices
Meriter Medical Group
DeForest Fitchburg West Washington
McKee Stoughton Specialty Clinic
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Comparison of 2013 CG-CAHPS Adult Visit
Survey Top-Box Scores
to the National 90th Percentiles
CG-CAHPS Comp…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/implementation/long-term-modules/module3/mod3-facguide.html
March 01, 2017 - Module 3: Staff Empowerment: Facilitator Notes
AHRQ Safety Program for Long-Term Care: HAIs/CAUTI
Slide 1: Module 3: Staff Empowerment
Say:
The Staff Empowerment module will discuss the importance of staff empowerment and strategies for implementing staff empowerment in your facility.
Slide 2: Objecti…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/facilities/ltc/gdmod2.html
October 01, 2014 - It is designed to be accessible and relevant to all these care providers.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/engagingfamilies/strategy1/Strat1_Tool_2_BecomeAdvisrPC_508.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Strategy 1: Working with Patients & Families as Advisors (Tool 2)
Do you have ideas
to help improve
our hospital?
Become a patient
and family advisor.
Dear ,
I would like to invite you to find out more
about becoming a patient and family advisor at [insert
hospital name].
I think you may have gre…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/ambulatory-surgery/safetransitions/safetrans_checklist.pdf
December 01, 2017 - Checklist to Prepare Patients for New Appointments
Checklist to Prepare Patients for
New Appointments
Once the team knows a patient has a new health care appointment, the checklist can be used to prompt team
members to reinforce key steps that promote patient engagement and preparation. This checklist includes ref…