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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/tools/obesity/obpcp-fore.html
May 01, 2014 - Integrating Primary Care Practices and Community-based Resources to Manage Obesity
Foreword
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Integrating Primary Care Practices and Community-based Resources to Manage Obesity
Acknowledgements
Support
Foreword
Oregon Rural Practice-based Research Netw…
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/research/disseminating-evidence/pcph.html
September 01, 2024 - Person-Centered Preventive Healthcare: Gathering Stakeholder Input on Evidence and Implementation
Clinical preventive services (CPS), such as vaccinations and screening tests, can help individuals live longer, healthier lives. But many people, especially people with low incomes or from ethnic or racial minority…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mvp/technical-bundles-daily-care.html
March 01, 2017 - Daily Care Processes
Daily Care Processes Guide for Reducing Ventilator-Associated Events in Mechanically Ventilated Patients ( PDF , 1.54 MB)
This guide provides an overview of evidence-based recommendations for daily care processes to prevent ventilator-associated events, including guidance from the Centers…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mvp/modules/cusp/structuralasst-tool.html
January 01, 2017 - Structural Assessment
AHRQ Safety Program for Mechanically Ventilated Patients
Date _____________ Hospital ________________________Unit________________________
This assessment is typically performed every 6 months. Please answer the following questions regarding your intensive care unit (ICU…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/nicu_toolkit/nicupacket-apb-ostomy.pdf
April 02, 2025 - NICU Family Information Packet, Appendix B, Ostomy Care
Ostomy Care
Ostomy Basics
■ An ostomy is usually temporary and created as part of a staged surgical approach to divert
fecal matter, allow for resolution of inflammation, and to provide time for infant to grow and
stabilize.
■ Often has 2 parts: proximal o…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/implementation/implementation-guide/guide-prevent.html
May 01, 2017 - Creating a Culture of Safety in the Ambulatory Surgery Environment: Implementation Guide
Infection Prevention
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Creating a Culture of Safety in the Ambulatory Surgery Environment: Implementation Guide
Overview
The Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (C…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/resources/tools/implement/pdsa-worksheet.html
March 01, 2017 - Appendix D. PDSA Worksheet
AHRQ Safety Program for Long-Term Care: HAIs/CAUTI
The purpose of this worksheet is to develop, document, and test small changes, through the use of the Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) cycle, that lead to improvement in areas that your team has identified.
Using PDSA To Impr…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/cauti-tools/implementation-guide/implementation-guide-appendix-m.docx
April 02, 2025 - Appendix M. Example of a Nurse-Driven Protocol for Catheter Removal
Algorithm for observing patient after discontinuing urinary catheter
Appendix M. Example of a Nurse-Driven
Protocol for Catheter Removal
Below is an example of a nurse-driven protocol to evaluate and discontinue unnecessary urinary catheters and to …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/databases/nursing-home/2025-nursing-home-database-report-summary.pdf
January 01, 2025 - 2025 SOPS Nursing Home Database Report Executive Summary Overview Infographic
Surveys on Patient Safety Culture®
Findings From the 2025 SOPS Nursing Home Survey Database
107
Participating
Nursing Homes
4,411
Nursing Home Staff
Respondents
63%
Composite Measure
Average
Highest Scoring Composite Meas…
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www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/index.html
October 01, 2022 - Antibiotic Stewardship Toolkits
These toolkits were developed based on the experiences of frontline clinical teams in hospitals, long-term care facilities, and ambulatory practices that successfully applied the Four Moments of Antibiotic Decision Making to improve antibiotic use.
Setting-specific materials …
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www.ahrq.gov/news/events/conference/index.html
January 01, 2016 - AHRQ Research Conferences
Sign up: Events & Announcements Email updates
2015 AHRQ Research Conference
Keynote Speakers
Beverley H. Johnson, Institute for Patient- and Family-Centered Care
Alice Rivlin, Brookings Institution
Bruce Siegel, M.D. , America's Essential Hospitals
The 2015 AHRQ Researc…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mrsa-prevention/toolkit/importance.html
October 01, 2024 - MRSA Prevention Toolkit: ICUs & Non-ICUs
The Importance of MRSA Prevention
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MRSA Prevention Toolkit: ICUs & Non-ICUs
Welcome to the Toolkit for MRSA Prevention in ICU & Non-ICU Settings
The Four Key Strategies of MRSA Prevention
The Importance of MRSA P…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mrsa-prevention/toolkit/decolonization-protocols.html
October 01, 2024 - MRSA Prevention Toolkit: ICUs & Non-ICUs
Tools & Resources for Decolonization: Protocols
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MRSA Prevention Toolkit: ICUs & Non-ICUs
Welcome to the Toolkit for MRSA Prevention in ICU & Non-ICU Settings
The Four Key Strategies of MRSA Prevention
The Import…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/cahps-database/2016_hp-chartbook.pdf
January 01, 2016 - 2016 CAHPS Health Plan Survey Database Chartbook
THE CAHPS DATABASE
2016 CAHPS Health Plan Survey Database
2016 Chartbook: What Consumers Say About Their
Experiences With Their Health Plans and Medical Care
AHRQ Contract No.: HHSA290201300003C
Man…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/nhqrdr/2019qdr-es.pptx
January 01, 2019 - 2018 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report Executive Summary
2019 National Healthcare
Quality and Disparities Report
Executive Summary
Access to Care
From 2000 through 2016-2018:
More than half (11 of 20) of access measures showed improvement.
For example, there were significant gains in the percenta…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/data/hfmd-data-dictionary.pdf
May 01, 2024 - Hospital Financial Measures Database Data Dictionary
Hospital Financial Measures Database
Data Dictionary
Naming Conventions
Prefix Type Example
HFMD Hospital Financial Measure HFMD01
Grp_HFMD Hospital Financial Measure (Group) Grp_HFMD01
SE_HFMD Standard Error Financial Measure (Group) SE_HFMD01
D…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/patient-safety/settings/multiple/Calibrate-Dx-Quick-Start-Clinicians.pdf
September 01, 2022 - Create a Safe Medicine List Together: Scripts
Clinician’s Quick-Start Guide
to Calibrate Dx
A Resource To Improve Diagnostic Decisions
What Is Calibrate Dx?
Calibrate Dx is a self-evaluation tool for clinicians to improve
their diagnostic decision making. The Agency for Healthcare
Research and Quality contracted …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/abate/training/jit-chg-cloth-mupirocin.pdf
March 01, 2022 - Just in Time Training: Chlorhexidine Cloth Bathing or Showering Plus Mupirocin
AHRQ Pub. No. 20(22)-0036
March 2022
Decolonization of Non-ICU Patients With Devices
Section 11-1 – Just in Time Training:
Chlorhexidine Cloth Bathing or Showering Plus Mupirocin
What Is Targeted Decolonization?
Our hospital …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/abate/training/jit-chg-cloth-iodophor.pdf
March 01, 2022 - Just in Time Training: Chlorhexidine Cloth Bathing or Showering Plus Nasal Iodophor
AHRQ Pub. No. 20(22)-0036
March 2022
Decolonization of Non-ICU Patients With Devices
Section 11-3 – Just in Time Training:
Chlorhexidine Cloth Bathing or Showering Plus Nasal Iodophor
What Is Targeted Decolonization?
Our …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/abate/training/jit-chg-liquid-mupirocin.pdf
March 01, 2022 - Just in Time Training: Chlorhexidine Basin Bathing or Showering Plus Mupirocin
AHRQ Pub. No. 20(22)-0036
March 2022
Decolonization of Non-ICU Patients With Devices
Section 11-2 – Just-in-Time Training:
Chlorhexidine Basin Bathing or Showering Plus Mupirocin
What Is Targeted Decolonization?
Our hospital i…