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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/ta/index.html
May 01, 2025 - Technology Assessment Program
The Technology Assessment (TA) Program at the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) provides evidence reviews for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and associated payers to inform coverage decisions and provide information to its carriers.
This web …
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www.ahrq.gov/cpi/centers/cepi/index.html
November 01, 2024 - Center for Evidence and Practice Improvement (CEPI)
Generates new knowledge, synthesizes evidence, translates science on what works in health and health care delivery, and catalyzes practice improvement across health care settings with a focus on primary care.
The Director of CEPI is Therese Miller, Dr.P.H. …
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/research/index.html
January 01, 2024 - Research Initiatives
For more than a decade, AHRQ has made major investments in research initiatives to better understand the challenges primary care practices face as they work to provide higher quality care and better health outcomes. Even during the fraught environment of the COVID pandemic, these investme…
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www.ahrq.gov/es/hai/universal-icu-decolonization/universal-icu-intro.html
September 01, 2013 - Universal ICU Decolonization: An Enhanced Protocol
Introduction and Welcome
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Table of Contents
Universal ICU Decolonization: An Enhanced Protocol
Introduction and Welcome
Universal ICU Decolonization Protocol Overview
Scientific Rationale
References
Appendix A. Flow …
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/universal-icu-decolonization/universal-icu-intro.html
September 01, 2013 - Universal ICU Decolonization: An Enhanced Protocol
Introduction and Welcome
Previous Page Next Page
Table of Contents
Universal ICU Decolonization: An Enhanced Protocol
Introduction and Welcome
Universal ICU Decolonization Protocol Overview
Scientific Rationale
References
Appendix A. Flow …
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/abate/training/videos.html
March 01, 2022 - Staff Training Videos
As part of this toolkit, videos provide background information about the A ctive Bat hing to E liminate (ABATE) Infection Trial, commonly encountered patient scenarios, and instructions on the proper techniques for cleaning central and midline catheters and lumbar drains with chlorhexid…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/abate/skills/patient-assessment-chg-showering.docx
March 01, 2022 - PATIENT Self-Showering Skills Assessment: Showering With Chlorhexidine Gluconate
Patient Name_______________________ Unit_________ Date________________
Decolonization of
Non-ICU Patients With Devices
Section 12-1 – Patient Self-Showering Skills Assessment:
Showering With Chlorhexidine
Chlorhexidine gluconate (CH…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/abate/huddle/chg-device-cleaning.pdf
March 01, 2022 - Staff Huddle Reminder: Device Cleaning With CHG
Decolonization of
Non-ICU Patients With Devices
Section 13-2 – Staff Huddle Reminder:
Device Cleaning With CHG
Because of the results of a large clinical trial, we provide daily chlorhexidine gluconate
(CHG) bathing/showering for non-ICU adult patients with…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/overview/background/measures-PHP-10.pdf
December 14, 2010 - MEASURE SUMMARY (CHIPRA Core Set Candidate Measures) - Control #: PHP-10
Completed by:
Page 1 12/14/2010
MEASURE SUMMARY
CHIPRA Core Set Candidate Measures
A. Control #: PHP-10
B. Measure Name: WCV in the 3,4,5 and 6th years of life
C. Measure Definition
a. Numerator: At least one well child-care vis…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/surveys/asc/part-i-asc_database_report-rev091721.pdf
January 01, 2020 - formula below:
Response Rate =
Number of complete, returned surveys − Incompletes
Number of eligible providers
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cusp/cauti-interim/cauti-interim3.html
July 01, 2013 - Eliminating CAUTI: Interim Data Report
Methods
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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
Data Sources
This re…
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www.ahrq.gov/teamstepps-program/curriculum/mutual/teach/two-day.html
July 01, 2024 - Mutual Support Two-Day Training
If you are teaching the Situation Monitoring Module as part of a two-day training, you should be able to perform all the activities noted below in around 90 minutes. Components you can include in this section for a two-day training include the following: Introduction and Objectiv…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/clabsi-cauti-icu/central-catheter-indications-notes.docx
April 01, 2022 - Central Venous Catheter Indications Facilitator Notes
CLABSI Module:
Central Venous Catheter Indications and Alternatives
Facilitator Guide
Slide Number and Image
This module, titled “Central Venous Catheter Indications and Alternatives,” is part of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality’s Safety Progra…
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www.ahrq.gov/gam/summaries/domain-definitions/index.html
July 01, 2018 - NQMC Measure Domain Definitions
Health Care Delivery Measure Domains
Measures of care delivered to individuals and populations defined by their relationship to clinicians, clinical delivery teams, delivery organizations, or health insurance plans. Denominators for these measures are defined by some form of af…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/candor/modules/notes8.html
August 01, 2022 - Module 8: Organizational Learning and Sustainability
AHRQ Communication and Optimal Resolution Toolkit
Facilitator Notes
Say:
Module 8, the last module in the CANDOR Toolkit, provides an overview of organizational learning and how an organization can develop a sustainability plan to assure the CANDO…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/statesummaries/chipra-750-utah-state-snapshot.pdf
January 01, 2018 - Spotlight on Utah -- The National Evaluation of the CHIPRA Quality Demonstration Grant Program
January 2018
This brief highlights the major strategies, lessons learned,
and outcomes from Utah’s experience from February
2010 to February 2016 with the quality demonstration
funded by the Centers for Medicare & Medic…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/patient-safety/settings/hospitals/red-toolkit/postdisphone.docx
June 02, 2025 - Postdischarge Followup Phone Call Script (Patient Version)
This form reinforces the information provided to the patient at discharge. The patient’s discharge information should be available to the interviewer at the time of this call.
CALLER: Hello Mr./Ms. _____________. I am [caller’s name], a [type of clinician] from…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/patient-safety/settings/hospitals/red-toolkit/postdisphone.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Postdischarge Followup Phone Call Script (Patient Version)
1
Postdischarge Followup Phone Call Script (Patient Version)
This form reinforces the information provided to the patient at discharge. The patient’s discharge
information should be available to the interviewer at the time of this call.
CALLER: Hello Mr…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/takeheart/training/module-4-implementation-guide.pdf
September 01, 2021 - the source of referrals and the number of referrals from each
source may be useful in identifying providers
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/ncepcr/tools/PCMH/pcpf-module-21-leadership.pdf
September 01, 2015 - administrative costs could be lowered to
solve the problem instead of putting more
pressure on my providers