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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/evaluation/evidence-now-improving-capacity.pdf
January 01, 2018 - AHRQ’s EvidenceNOW: Helping Small Primary Care Practices Build Capacity for Quality Improvement
AHRQ’s EvidenceNOW: Helping Small Primary Care Practices
Build Capacity for Quality Improvement
One of the main goals of EvidenceNOW is increasing the capacity of primary care practices to implement evidence into prac…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/ktcoe88.html
March 01, 2024 - AHRQ Effective Health Care Materials Featured in Consumer Outreach
Search All Impact Case Studies
January 2012
StayWell Health Management, a provider of population health management services, has incorporated AHRQ's Effective Health Care (EHC) Program guides for consumers into its pool of approved resources…
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www.ahrq.gov/prevention/chronic-care/index.html
July 01, 2019 - Prevention and Chronic Care
Preventing disease and helping patients maximize health and function over the life span are two essential activities of a well-functioning health care system. AHRQ’s Prevention/Care Management Portfolio works to improve the delivery of primary care services in order to meet the needs…
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/chartbooks/index.html
April 01, 2024 - National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report Chartbooks
Each year since 2003, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has produced the National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. These reports to Congress are mandated in the Healthcare Research and Quality Act of 1999 (P.L. 106-129). Begin…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/publications/pubcomguide/copyright-release.docx
July 01, 2024 - AHRQ Publishing and Communications Guidelines
Release Form for AHRQ To Use Copyrighted Material
Instructions
This form must be completed by Contractors when requesting use of copyrighted materials from publishers or authors. The resulting licensing agreement must provide AHRQ with a paid, nonexclusive, irrevocable, wor…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/match/figure-4txt.html
July 01, 2022 - Medications at Transitions and Clinical Handoffs (MATCH) Toolkit for Medication Reconciliation
Figure 4: Medication Reconciliation Upon Discharge: High Level Process Map After Redesign (Text Description)
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www.ahrq.gov/practiceimprovement/systemdesign/leancasestudies/lean-exhibit1-18.html
November 01, 2014 - Improving Care Delivery Through Lean: Implementation Case Studies
Exhibit 1.18. Major Factors that Facilitate Lean Success at LHC
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Improving Care Delivery Through Lean: Implementation Case Studies
Introduction to the Case Studies
Case 1. Lakeview Healthca…
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/about/impact-stories.html
April 01, 2025 - Impact Stories
AHRQ funds primary care research that produces actionable findings and real-world impact to improve primary care delivery and outcomes. Click on the links below to learn about just some of the recent primary care projects AHRQ has funded. The stories highlight research that demonstrates the impac…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/outcomes/chipra-146-section-7-table-9.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Table 9. Differences in ADAPT Survey Scores Based on Boston Children's Hospital Clinical Programs
Table 9:…
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www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/translate/labels/describe-source.html
November 01, 2018 - Describe the Source of Data for Health Care Quality Scores
Consumers are appropriately wary about the accuracy of the information in a comparative quality report. Here’s what you can do within the data display itself to engender trust. Describe:
The source of the data being shown.
If the information came …
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/stpra/stpraexh11.html
April 01, 2018 - Proactive Risk Assessment of Surgical Site Infection in Ambulatory Surgery Centers
Exhibit 11. Importance measures on events in rank order of criticality
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Proactive Risk Assessment of Surgical Site Infection in Ambulatory Surgery Centers
Executive Summary
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www.ahrq.gov/es/patient-safety/settings/hospital/match/figure-4txt.html
July 01, 2022 - Medications at Transitions and Clinical Handoffs (MATCH) Toolkit for Medication Reconciliation
Figure 4: Medication Reconciliation Upon Discharge: High Level Process Map After Redesign (Text Description)
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Table of Contents
Medications at Transitions and Clinical Handoffs (MATC…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mrsa-prevention/surgery/index.html
September 01, 2025 - MRSA Prevention Toolkit: Targeting SSI
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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 Surveillance
The Evidence for MRSA Decolonization
Na…
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www.ahrq.gov/sops/resources/index.html
January 01, 2025 - SOPS Additional Resources
Action Planning Tool Review the Action Planning Tool , which assists users of the AHRQ Surveys on Patient Safety Culture® (SOPS®) to develop an action plan for improving patient safety culture in their organizations. Data Entry and Analysis Tools Learn about data entry and analysis t…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/nicu_toolkit/nicupacket-apb-anemia.pdf
June 02, 2025 - NICU Family Information Packet, Appendix B, Anemia of Prematurity
Anemia Of Prematurity
Characteristics
■ Occurs during the normal developmental switch from fetal to adult hemoglobin synthesis.
■ Immediately after birth, the increase in blood oxygen content results in the downregulation of
erythropoietin.
■ On…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/nicu_toolkit/nicupacket-apb-breastmilk.pdf
June 02, 2025 - NICU Family Information Packet, Appendix B, Breast Milk
Breast Milk
Benefits
■ Optimal food for almost all infants regardless of gestational age.
■ Has been shown to improve subsequent mental development in term/preterm infants as well
as provide enhanced protection against infection.
■ Premature infants with …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/abate/skills/staff-assessment-chg-cloth.pdf
March 01, 2022 - Staff Skills Assessment: Chlorhexidine Cloth Use Observation Checklist
Decolonization of
Non-ICU Patients With Devices
Section 12-3 – Staff Skills Assessment:
Chlorhexidine Cloth Use Observation Checklist
Individual Giving Chlorhexidine Gluconate (CHG) Bath
Please indicate who performed the CHG bath:
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-surgery/139-sample-completed-staff-safety-assessment.docx
April 01, 2025 - AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention: Targeting SSI
Staff Safety Assessment Sample
Surgical Services
For: Cardiac, Hip and Knee Joint Replacement, and Spinal Fusion SurgeriesPurpose of this form: This form is designed to tap into your experience to determine what risks are present in your clinical area or surgical …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/overview/background/measures-PHP-1.pdf
December 14, 2010 - MEASURE SUMMARY (CHIPRA Core Set Candidate Measures) - Control #: PHP-1
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MEASURE SUMMARY
CHIPRA Core Set Candidate Measures
A. Control #: PHP-1
B. Measure Name: Timeliness of Prenatal Care
C. Measure Definition
a. Numerator: Number of adolescents in the denominator sam…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/overview/background/measures-PHP-9.pdf
December 14, 2010 - MEASURE SUMMARY (CHIPRA Core Set Candidate Measures) - Control #: PHP-9
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MEASURE SUMMARY
CHIPRA Core Set Candidate Measures
A. Control #: PHP-9
B. Measure Name: WCV in the first 15 months of life
C. Measure Definition
a. Numerator: Children in the denominator sample wh…