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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/5_TK1_T1-Background_final.pdf
October 01, 2016 - Nursing Home
Antimicrobial Stewardship Guide
Help Clinicians Choose the Right Antibiotic
Toolkit 1. Working With a Lab To Improve Antibiotic Prescribing
Tool 1. Background: Purpose and Use of the Antibiogram
What is an antibiogram?
• Antibiograms are important tools for health care professionals involved …
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www.ahrq.gov/es/patient-safety/settings/hospital/resource/nicu/packet/apa.html
December 01, 2013 - Transitioning Newborns from NICU to Home
Appendix A: Family Information Packet
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Table of Contents
Transitioning Newborns from NICU to Home
A Resource Toolkit
Basic Components of the Health Coach Program
Family Information Packet Cover Sheet
Coaching in the Hospital
A…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/201704.html
April 01, 2017 - AHRQ Tools Help Consumers Across Pennsylvania Take an Active Role in Their Health Care
Search All Impact Case Studies
April 2017
Hospitals and libraries across Pennsylvania are using AHRQ's " Questions Are the Answer " patient engagement tools and resources as a part of a consumer health literacy education …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/pdi/d8_pdi_projectevaluation.docx
June 02, 2025 - TO
Project Evaluation and Debriefing
What is the purpose of this tool? The purpose of the project evaluation is to:
Identify factors that contributed to the team’s success.
Identify factors that hindered the team’s success.
Identify additional clinical areas in the organization where the best practice can be implement…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/resource/nicu/packet/apa.html
December 01, 2013 - Transitioning Newborns from NICU to Home
Appendix A: Family Information Packet
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Table of Contents
Transitioning Newborns from NICU to Home
A Resource Toolkit
Basic Components of the Health Coach Program
Family Information Packet Cover Sheet
Coaching in the Hospital
A…
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www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/measures/setting/long-term-care/nursing-home/measurement-sets.html
November 01, 2018 - Major Nursing Home Quality Measurement Sets
NQF-Endorsed Measures
The National Quality Forum (NQF) has endorsed a set of voluntary consensus standards for nursing home care. Measures reflecting these standards are among the information presented by most sponsors of nursing home reports, including the Center f…
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/iomracereport/reldatafig51txt.html
May 01, 2018 - Race, Ethnicity, and Language Data: Standardization for Health Care Quality Improvement
Figure 5-1. A snapshot of data flow in a complex health care system (Text Description)
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Table of Contents
Race, Ethnicity, and Language Data: Standardization for Health Care Quality Improve…
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www.ahrq.gov/topics/sepsis.html
Topic: Sepsis
AHRQ provides several resources to address sepsis, a systemic inflammatory response to infection that results in tissue damage and organ failure that can lead to death. It is one of the most expensive and difficult to treat conditions in hospitals in the United States. The fiscal year 2023 Omnibus Spend…
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www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/probabilistic-thinking4.html
September 01, 2022 - Improved Diagnostic Accuracy Through Probability-Based Diagnosis
Future Vision for Probabilistic Diagnostic Decisions
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Table of Contents
Improved Diagnostic Accuracy Through Probability-Based Diagnosis
Introduction
Fundamental Concepts for Understanding Probability
Proba…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/abate/nursing-protocols/nursing-practice-guide.docx
March 01, 2022 - Nursing Practice Guide
Section 9-5 – Decolonization of Non-ICU Patients With Devices
Nursing Practice Guide
Use this guide to help ensure that all nursing practice processes and leadership support are in place to actively support the decolonization intervention.
Engagement and Collaboration
CHG Bath
Documentation
N…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/abate/nursing-protocols/nursing-practice-guide.pdf
March 01, 2022 - Nursing Practice Guide
AHRQ Pub. No. 20(22)-0036
March 2022
Section 9-5 – Decolonization of Non-ICU Patients With Devices
Nursing Practice Guide
Use this guide to help ensure that all nursing practice processes and leadership support are in place to actively support the decolonization intervention.
CHG = c…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/surgery/tools/applying-cusp/surgical_roles.docx
December 01, 2017 - Surgical Safety Team Roles and Responsibilities Tool
AHRQ Safety Program for Surgery
Surgical Safety Team Roles and Responsibilities Tool
Introduction
Problem Statement
This tool will help your safety program team understand the core tasks of this project and will help you organize your team to complete the work. …
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cusp/clabsi-neonatal/nclabsi1.html
January 01, 2013 - Eliminating CLABSI, A National Patient Safety Imperative: Neonatal CLABSI Prevention
Introduction & Objectives
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Table of Contents
Eliminating CLABSI, A National Patient Safety Imperative: Neonatal CLABSI Prevention
Executive Summary
Introduction & Objectives
Methods
Da…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/acute/chipra-207-fullreport.pdf
June 01, 2019 - Neonatal Intensive Care All-Condition Readmissions with Gestational Age Reported
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Neonatal Intensive Care All-Condition Readmissions
with Gestational Age Reported
Section 1. Basic Measure Information
1.A. Measure Name
Neonatal Intensive Care All-Condition Readmissions with Gestational Age Reported
1.B. Measu…
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www.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/resources/coordinating-access-options.html
October 01, 2021 - Long-term Care Administrators and Managers: Options for Coordinating Access to COVID-19 Vaccines
Resource: Long-term Care Administrators and Managers: Options for Coordinating Access to COVID-19 Vaccines
Long-term care (LTC) providers in settings such as nursing homes, assisted living, residential care comm…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/chronic/chipra-240-section-6-tables-3-4.pdf
June 02, 2025 - CHIPRA 240: Section 6, Tables 3 and 4
Table 3: Agreement and Kappa Statistics for Inter-Rater Reliability
Variable Description
Records
Reviewed
For IRR (N)
N Agreed
(%)
Kappa
Statistic
Documentation that BMI percentile is >85th percentile 8 8 (100) 1
Documentation of height 4 4 (100) 1
Docume…
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www.ahrq.gov/patients-consumers/patient-involvement/how-to-complain.html
June 01, 2023 - How to Complain and Get Heard
Medical care is a service, and as the consumer of that service, you have the right to make your voice heard if you have a complaint. AHRQ has compiled some useful resources to help you better communicate with your health provider, and to learn how to file a complaint should it be…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/toolkit-sections.html
March 01, 2017 - Toolkit Sections
Toolkit To Reduce CAUTI and Other HAIs in Long-Term Care Facilities
The toolkit is organized in three sections. Your facility can use the materials in each section in improvement efforts to reduce catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI) and other healthcare-associated infections …
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www.ahrq.gov/prevention/guidelines/tobacco/clinicians/presentations/2008update-full/slide58.html
October 01, 2014 - 58. The 5 As: Treating Tobacco as a Chronic Disease
Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence: 2008 Update
Text version of slide presentation.
A chart of the treatment process. Ask: Do you currently use tobacco? If no, ask: Have you ever used tobacco? If no, arrange followup. If yes, assess: Have you recent…
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www.ahrq.gov/pqmp/measures/outpatient-follow-up.html
August 01, 2021 - Children discharged from the hospital should have documentation in their hospital medical record that the receiving outpatient follow–up provider was contacted by a hospital provider between 24 hours before and 48 hours following the patient’s discharge
Measure Domain: Management of Acute Conditions
Measure …