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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/ontime/pruhealing/functional-specs.html
December 01, 2017 - Functional Specifications for Pressure Ulcer Healing
AHRQ’s Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Prevention
These functional specifications will cover the following:
General Information
Report Specifications
Specifications for Each Pressure Ulcer Healing Report
1.0. General Information
1.1. Bac…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2025-02/woods2-report.pdf
January 01, 2025 - Final Progress Report: Leveraging Existing Assessments of Risk Now (LEARN) Final Report
Leveraging Existing Assessments of Risk Now (LEARN)
Final Report
PI: Donna Woods, EdM, PhD
Jane Holl, MD, MPH; Sally Reynolds, MD; Robert Wears, MD; Ellen Schwalenstocker,
PhD; Jonathan Young; O…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-family-engagement/pfeprimarycare/medicinelist-checklist-meds-final508.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Checklist: Creating a Medicine List When Patient Brings Medicines
The Guide to Improving Patient Safety in Primary Care
Settings by Engaging Patients and Families
Checklist: Creating a Medicine List
When patient brings medicines
Starting the Process
� Thank the patient for bringing in his or her medicines.
� Us…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-family-engagement/pfeprimarycare/medication-mgmt-common-barriers-card-4x6.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Medication Management: Common Barriers to Medication Adherence
Common Barriers to
Medication Adherence
What Patients Might Say Possible Solutions
My medicine makes me
feel sick.
Prescribe a substitute
medication; change the dose.
I feel fine. Explain how the patient’s
disease affects the body.
I forget.
F…
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www.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/projects/heart-health/evidence/aspirin.html
March 01, 2021 - Aspirin Use Evidence and Resources
A substantial body of evidence shows that taking aspirin can help patients lower their risk of heart attack or stroke. Patients with heart disease or who have had a stroke in the past are at high risk for having a heart attack or another stroke. Taking an aspirin every day can…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/sustainability/training-tools/sustainability-tool.docx
May 01, 2017 - AHRQ Safety Program for Ambulatory Surgery
Module 4: Sustainability
Sustainability Tool
Background: This tool can be used to identify sustainability issues in planning and implementing your improvement efforts.
How to use this tool: The Implementation Team leader (or individual designated by the leader) should comple…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-family-engagement/pfeprimarycare/medmanage-ptfactsheet.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Please bring ALL your medicines to your next appointment.
Please Bring ALL
Your Medicines to Your
Next Appointment
You will work with your health care team to make a medicine list.
Please make sure you bring (in the original container)...
� Prescription medicines.
� Medicines you buy without a prescription
(…
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www.ahrq.gov/takeheart/training/module-6/index.html
December 01, 2022 - Module 6: Laying the Groundwork for Care Coordination
YouTube embedded video: https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/Zvp6SFaH-8g
Video: Laying the Groundwork for Care Coordination (1:00:12)
Slides: Laying the Groundwork for Effective Care Coordination (PDF, 1.4 MB)
Implementation Guide: Laying th…
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www.ahrq.gov/funding/grant-mgmt/whistleblowers.html
December 01, 2013 - Term of Award: Pilot for Enhancement of Contractor Employee Whistleblower Protections
As of July 2013, a new Term of Award, Pilot for Enhancement of Contractor Employee Whistleblower Protections, applies to all grants of AHRQ.
General Term and Condition
Grantees are hereby given notice that the 48 CFR secti…
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www.ahrq.gov/funding/grant-mgmt/trafficking.html
October 01, 2014 - Term of Award: Trafficking in Persons
As of February 2008, a new Term of Award—Human Trafficking—applies to all grantees of AHRQ.
All grantees of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) must comply with the following term and condition of award.
This term of award is pursuant to paragraph (g) …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/toolkits/sfmeasures.pdf
June 02, 2025 - IMPLEMENT California Asthma QI Collaborative
IMPLEMENT California Asthma QI Collaborative
11
REQUIRED MEASURES numbered 1 - 4
Measures 1 – 4 are for children/adolescents between the ages of 3-21
# Measure name Definition for Data Collection; Excl…
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/funding/index.html
May 01, 2025 - Research Funding Opportunities for Primary Care Research at AHRQ
In addition to primary care-specific funding opportunities, AHRQ supports primary care research through funding opportunities related to digital healthcare, patient safety, multiple chronic conditions, and many more topics integral to primary care…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/resources/index.html
December 01, 2022 - Quality and Patient Safety Resources
Tips for preventing medical errors and promoting patient safety, measuring health care quality, consumer assessment of health plans, evaluation software, report tools, and case studies.
Sign up: Patient Safety Email updates
Sign up: Quality Improvement Email updates …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/data/hfmd-measures-list.pdf
May 01, 2024 - Hospital Financial Measures Database List of Measures
Hospital Financial Measures Database
List of Measures
Dimension Definition Brief Rationale
Profitability Net Revenue Margin to Total Cost
a Patient Revenue – Total Costb
Markup from cost of patient care
services to net revenue. Can
indicate motivation …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/results/research/recruitment-flyer-va.pdf
June 02, 2025 - RecruitmentFlyer_FAQs_VA
Frequently Asked Questions
1. Why should my practice participate in the Heart of Virginia Healthcare (HVH) initiative?
Your practice will receive personalized coaching on optimizing your practice model and culture; helping you
improve cardiovascular care for your patients. Improving func…
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www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/resources/writing/tip3.html
May 01, 2015 - Tip 3. Make It Easy to Skim Your Health Care Quality Report
While some people will read a report from beginning to end, many do not move systematically through the information. By interviewing readers and watching what they do, researchers have found that some people flip through reports in search of useful i…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/blog/ahrqviews/ahrq-pcori-collaborate.html
February 01, 2023 - AHRQ Views: Blog posts from AHRQ leaders
AHRQ and the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute Collaborate to Train a New Generation of Learning Health System Scientists
FEB
3
2023
By
Robert Otto Valdez, Ph.D., M.H.S.A.
and Nakela L. Cook, M.D., M.P.H.
Robert Otto Va…
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www.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/projects/heart-health/about/origin.html
March 01, 2021 - Origin
Origins of EvidenceNOW
The ability to integrate and implement new discoveries into patient care creates a stronger, more effective health care system. But not all discoveries are equal. We turn to evidence to understand what works and how best to integrate effective approaches and treatments into pat…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/candor/impguide/apb.html
August 01, 2022 - Implementation Guide for the CANDOR Process: Appendix B
Team Roles and Responsibilities
Role
Responsibilities
Suggested Background or
Experience for Staff Roles
I. CANDOR Implementation Team
CANDOR Implementation Team Leader
Organization-wide implementation of the CANDOR pr…
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/evidence-based-reports/nutritn6tp.html
April 01, 2018 - Vol 6: Concordance Between the Findings of Epidemiological Studies and Randomized Trials in Nutrition: An Empirical Evaluation and Analysis
Structured Abstract
Full Title: Nutritional Research Series: Advancing the Role of Evidence-based Reviews in Nutrition Research and Applications
To facilitate a better …