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www.ahrq.gov/news/events/nac/2017-07-nac/nacmtg0717-minutes.html
November 01, 2017 - Meeting Minutes, July 2017
National Advisory Council
Minutes from the July 26, 2017, meeting of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality's National Advisory Council.
Contents
Summary
Call to Order and Approval of November 2, 2016, Summary Report
Director's Update
Update on Learning Health Care…
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www.ahrq.gov/research/publications/search.html?page=19
October 01, 2003 - Search Publications
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)'s publications offer practical information to help a variety of health care organizations, providers, and others make care safer in all health care settings. 191 - 191 of 191 Publications displayed
Find Publications by Keyword or To…
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www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/translate/labels/index.html
March 01, 2016 - Describing Health Care Quality Measures in User-Friendly Ways
Most people are not familiar with even quite common health care quality measures. The typical “name” of most clinical measures is in medical language that many people do not understand or may actually misunderstand. At this stage in the development…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/abate/huddle/chg-device-cleaning.docx
March 01, 2022 - Device Cleaning With CHG
Decolonization of
Non-ICU Patients With Devices
Section 13-2 – Staff Huddle Reminder:
Device Cleaning With CHG
· Because of the results of a large clinical trial, we provide daily chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) bathing/showering for non-ICU adult patients with medical devices for the duration…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/clinicians-providers/iadapt/allison.pdf
December 19, 2014 - Story Guides – Making Comparative Effectiveness Useful for Vulnerable Patients
Research to …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/perinatal-care-2/sppcii-planning-facilitation-sessions-chart.docx
July 01, 2023 - Planning Facilitation Sessions Chart
AHRQ Safety Program for Perinatal Care II
Planning Facilitation Sessions Chart
Use this chart to help facilitate conversations among your team about planning the Safety Program in Perinatal Care.
DECISION POINT
PLAN
How many sessions need to be held?
Tip: Consider when staff …
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance/item-sets/cg/suppl-communication-barriers-cg30-adult.html
December 01, 2023 - Supplemental Items for the CAHPS Clinician & Group Adult Survey: Communication Barriers
Population version: Adult
Users of the CAHPS® Clinician & Group Survey are free to incorporate supplemental items in order to meet the needs of their organizations, local markets, and/or audiences. Some items cover events …
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www.ahrq.gov/cpi/about/mission/operating-plan/index.html
May 01, 2024 - Operating Plan for Fiscal Year 2024
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
This document summarizes the operating plan for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) for FY 2024.
Dollars in Millions Activities FY 2023 FY 2024 Final Final RESEARCH ON HEALTH COSTS, QUALITY, AND OUTCOMES (HCQO) …
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/clabsi-tools/index.html
March 01, 2023 - Toolkit for Reducing Central Line-Associated Blood Stream Infections
The Toolkit for Reducing Central Line-Associated Blood Stream Infections (CLABSI) can help your unit implement evidence-based practices to reduce and, in many cases, eliminate CLABSI . More than 1,000 intensive care units across the count…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/events/webinars/invitation-messages-brown.pdf
September 01, 2018 - Developing Invitation Messages that Increase Survey Response Rates - Brown
Foundations in Prior Research
• Today’s presentations build on prior research
► History of CAHPS research to inform survey wording and approach to
survey invitations
− Visit the CAHPS bibliography at www.ahrq.gov to find research findings
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/events/webinars/2-case-mix-mode-adjustments-webcast-bakdash.pdf
June 02, 2025 - The Rationale for Case Mix and Mode Adjustments - Bakdash
AHRQ’S CAHPS PROGRAM
Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and
Systems
Jonathan Bakdash, Ph.D.
Social Science Analyst,
Center for Quality Improvement & Patient Safety, AHRQ
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
(AHRQ)
AHRQ is:
► A researc…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/events/webinars/nyp-webinar-ginsberg.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Implementing the New CAHPS® Protocol for Obtaining Patient Comments About Their Care
AHRQ and AHRQ’s CAHPS®
Program
Caren Ginsberg, Ph.D.
Director, CAHPS Division, Center for Quality
Improvement and Patient Safety
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
www.ahrq.gov/cahps
AHRQ’s Core Competencies
Resea…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/5_TK2_P2T1-Sample_Letter_of_Agreement_Phase_2.doc
May 01, 2014 - Comprehensive Antibiogram Toolkit: Phase 2
Sample Letter of Agreement
Date
Name
Address of Laboratory
RE:
Developing an Antibiogram for [NURSING HOME NAME]
Dear [insert name]:
For several years, antibiogram reports have been used in hospitals to address the issue of appropriate antibiotic use; nursing homes are …
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www.ahrq.gov/topics/telehealth.html
Telehealth
AHRQ has invested in research and shared information on the benefits of telehealth for several years, through its Digital Healthcare Research Program and Effective Healthcare Program. Use of telehealth has expanded through advances in technology, availability of training, and improvemen…
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www.ahrq.gov/funding/grant-mgmt/reptemp.html
November 01, 2011 - AHRQ Grant Final Progress Report Template
Template that delineates the structure and headings that should be provided in grantee final reports on projects to be submitted to AHRQ as part of the close-out of grant awards.
The following template delineates the structure and headings that should be provided in g…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/esrd/resource.html
January 01, 2015 - AHRQ Safety Program for End-Stage Renal Disease Facilities – Toolkit
The ESRD Toolkit was created to help end-stage renal disease clinics prevent healthcare-associated infections in dialysis patients. The toolkit helps dialysis center clinicians make care safer by following clinical best practices, creating a c…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cusp/modules/engage/index.html
July 01, 2018 - Engage the Senior Executive
The Engage the Senior Executive module of the CUSP Toolkit focuses on the role and responsibilities of the senior executive within the CUSP team. Engaging a senior executive to partner with a unit will bridge the gap between senior management and frontline providers and will facilita…
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www.ahrq.gov/pcor/healthcare-extension-services/evaluation-center.html
February 01, 2025 - National Evaluation Center for AHRQ's Healthcare Extension Service: State-based Solutions to Healthcare Improvement
Applications have closed and are being reviewed for those hoping to establish a National Evaluation Center to evaluate AHRQ's Healthcare Extension Service: State-based Solutions to Healthcare Impr…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/publications/files/ltcinstructor.pdf
June 01, 2012 - Feinberg School of
Medicine thank The Moorings of Arlington Heights (one of the Presbyterian
Homes) for providing
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www.ahrq.gov/funding/training-grants/tools.html
July 01, 2021 - Research Training Tools and Resources
In this section, you can access appropriate Application materials for each of the AHRQ-supported research education and career development programs. In addition, links are provided to important Forms and Notices, as well as Stipend Levels associated, respectively, with the …