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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-family-engagement/pfeprimarycare/warm-handoff-staff-checklist-letter.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Checklist: Conducting a Warm Handoff
Checklist: Conducting a Warm Handoff
Guide to Patient and Family
Engagement in Primary Care
Present to the Clinician
� Reason for the visit.
� Patient visit goals and health concerns.
� Vital signs, BMI/weight, significant changes.
� Medication issues (e.g., refills, s…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-family-engagement/pfeprimarycare/bepreparedptnotesheet.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Write it down - Join your team! (Patient Note Sheet)
Write it down - Join your team!
What did the doctor tell me? What medicine do I need to take?
How do I take my medicine?
What tests do I need?
What are my test results? What do I need to do next?
Acrobat Accessibility Report
Accessibili…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-family-engagement/pfeprimarycare/warm-handoff-staff-checklist.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Checklisk: Conducting a Warm Handoff
Present to the Clinician
� Reason for the visit.
� Patient visit goals and health concerns.
� Vital signs, BMI/weight, significant
changes.
� Medication issues (e.g., refills, side effects).
� Updates on reports:
¤ Labs.
¤ Imaging.
¤ Specialist visits.
¤ Hospita…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/factsheets/fullreports/chipra-145-materials-ix.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Attachment 9.1: Table 1. Questions About the Measure's Use at Different Levels of Aggregation for Quality Reporting
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa/055-guide-nursing-practice.docx
October 01, 2024 - AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention
Decolonization Nursing Practice Guide
Use this guide to help ensure that all nursing practice procedures and leadership support are in place to actively support the decolonization intervention.
Engagement & Collaboration
Determine Which Patients Need Treatment
CHG Bath Docume…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-family-engagement/pfeprimarycare/medication-mgmt-appointment-card-small.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Medication Management: Reminder Business Card
Please bring ALL your medicines
to your next appointment.
� Prescription medicines.
� Medicines you buy without
a prescription (like Tylenol®
or cold medicine).
� Ointments or creams.
� Bottles of drops.
� Inhalers.
� Injections.
� Vitamins and herbal
medici…
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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/antibiotic-stewardship/case-study-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
Antibiotic Stewardship
Case Study Facilitator Key
Instructions:
1. Divide into small groups of two to three people.
2. Ask each group to work through each part of the case scena…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/press-releases/nac-meeting-members.html
July 01, 2022 - AHRQ National Advisory Council to Meet Virtually on July 21 with 7 New Members
Press Release Date: July 18, 2022
The National Advisory Council (NAC) for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has added seven new members who will convene with the council for their next meeting on Thursday, July 21, …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/cap-toolkit/cap_ed-pamphlet.pdf
January 01, 2018 - Community-Acquired Pneumonia in the Emergency Department Setting
Community-Acquired Pneumonia in the
Emergency Department Setting
Background on Community-Acquired Pneumonia
Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is the eighth leading cause of death in the United States.1 Approximately
6 million cases are reported annua…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/patient-safety/settings/multiple/Calibrate-Dx-AppendixA.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Calibrate Dx: A Resource to Improve Diagnostic Decisions - Appendix A
1
Appendix A.
Diagnostic Calibration Debrief Tool (1 of 2)
This tool can help you plan and summarize your efforts to calibrate your diagnostic performance and includes space
for your self-assessment, peer feedback, and ideas fo…
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www.ahrq.gov/prevention/guidelines/tobacco/clinicians/tearsheets/tearsheet.html
October 01, 2014 - Support and Advice From Your Clinician
You Can Quit Smoking
en español
Quitting takes hard work and a lot of effort, but the benefits are explained below, as are the key steps to quitting successfully.
All information is based on scientific research about what will give you the best chances of quitting.
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www.ahrq.gov/practiceimprovement/systemdesign/leancasestudies/lean-exhibit4-2.html
November 01, 2014 - Improving Care Delivery Through Lean: Implementation Case Studies
Exhibit 4.2. Suntown Hospital
Previous Page Next Page
Table of Contents
Improving Care Delivery Through Lean: Implementation Case Studies
Introduction to the Case Studies
Case 1. Lakeview Healthcare
Case 2. Central Hospital
Ca…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/availability/chipra-0238-table1.pdf
June 17, 2014 - Evidence Supporting the Importance of Availability of Care for Children Needing Treatment or Counseling Services
Table 1: Evidence Supporting the Importance of Availability of Care for Children Needing Treatment or
Counseling Services
Type of
evidence
Key findings
Level of
evidence
(USPSTF
ranking*)
…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/patient-safety/settings/mcc-summit/mcc-summit-rubenstein.pdf
November 17, 2020 - Improving Care for People with Multiple Chronic Conditions: Making An Impact
Improving Care for People with
Multiple Chronic Conditions:
Making An Impact
Lisa V. Rubenstein, MD, MSPH
RAND Corporation and UCLA Schools of Medicine and Public Health
11/17/2020
No Conflicts of Interest to Declare
Goals for Achi…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/results/research/cost-survey.pdf
June 02, 2025 - EvidenceNOW: Cost Survey
EvidenceNOW: Cost Survey
Survey wave:
1. General information
R18 name:
Name of respondent(s):
Completion date: From:
To:
provided
2. Personnel costs
Total Name or
hours /
Annual Benefits (%
role/title
Effort
salary salary) Comments
Cost survey for developing external infras…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/patient-safety-resources/cli-checklist/index.html
February 01, 2024 - Central Line Insertion Care Team Checklist
This checklist provides sequential critical steps that have shown to reduce central line-associated infections.
Clinicians can take steps to prevent central line-associated infections. This checklist from Johns Hopkins Medicine provides critical steps that have been …
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/202303.html
October 01, 2023 - University of Georgia Health Center Relies on AHRQ Survey to Assess Culture of Safety and Quality
Search All Impact Case Studies
October 2023
The University of Georgia Health Center (UHC) used AHRQ’s Medical Office Survey on Patient Safety Culture ™ (SOPS ® ) to conduct a required assessment to evaluate …
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www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/leadership-4.html
June 01, 2021 - Leadership To Improve Diagnosis: A Call to Action
What Can Leaders Achieve by Prioritizing Diagnostic Safety?
Previous Page Next Page
Table of Contents
Leadership To Improve Diagnosis: A Call to Action
Diagnostic Safety as a Challenge for Healthcare Leadership
Why Are Leaders Essential to Diagno…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/abate/faqs/talking-points-iodophor.docx
March 01, 2022 - Talking Points (Patients) on Nasal Iodophor
Decolonization of
Non-ICU Patients With Devices
Section 14-10 – Talking Points for Nasal Iodophor
Patients may have questions regarding nasal iodophor. Below are some suggested responses to common patient questions.
REMEMBER: Your enthusiasm and encouragement will be the …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/abate/faqs/talking-points-mupirocin.docx
March 01, 2022 - Talking Points (Patients) on Nasal Mupirocin
Decolonization of
Non-ICU Patients With Devices
Section 14-9 – Talking Points for Nasal Mupirocin
Patients may have questions or comments regarding nasal mupirocin. Below are some suggested responses to common patient questions.
REMEMBER: Your enthusiasm and encouragemen…