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www.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/projects/heart-health/research-results/videos/index.html
September 01, 2021 - Videos Tell the Story of EvidenceNOW: Advancing Heart Health
These four videos tell the story of how seven regional Cooperatives worked with more than 5,000 clinicians at over 1,500 small- and medium-sized primary care practices to improve the delivery of heart health services to about 8 million patients. This …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/patient-safety/resources/diagnostic-toolkit/04-pfe-planning-share-story.pdf
August 01, 2021 - Be The Expert On You Planning Worksheet
Toolkit for Engaging Patients
To Improve Diagnostic Safety
AHRQ Publication No. 21-0047-3-EF
August 2021
Be The Expert On You
Planning Worksheet
When planning your implementation, be sure to have the following materials available so that you
can adapt them to your practi…
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www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/best-practices/index.html
September 01, 2022 - Learn Best Practices for Diagnosing and Managing Common Infectious Syndromes and Antibiotic Allergies
For information on how the materials below can be integrated into your practice's efforts to improve antibiotic use, read the Implementation Guide for Ambulatory Care Antibiotic Stewardship (PDF, 708 KB). …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/practice-facilitators-effectiveness-infographic.pdf
September 01, 2022 - Infographic - Strategies Used by Effective Practice Facilitators
Strategies Used by Effective Practice Facilitators
An EvidenceNOW study of 162 practice facilitators and 1,630 small- to medium-sized practices found
that practices working with more effective facilitators had a 3.6% higher improvement in mean deliver…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/esrd/clinical-care/clinicalcare_slides.pptx
September 03, 2014 - PowerPoint Presentation
Clinical Care of the Hemodialysis Patient
1
Objectives
Summarize key reasons clinical care is important in vascular access infection (VAI) prevention
Identify five occasions in which hand hygiene is critical
Explain practices that all staff members can follow during site access in order to…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/npsd/data/spotlights/spotlight-patterns-fall-interventions.pdf
September 01, 2023 - NPSD Data Spotlight: Patterns of Fall Interventions
Patterns of Fall
Interventions
NPSD Data Spotlight:
This document is in the public domain and may be used and reprinted without permission. Citation
of the source is appreciated. Suggested citation: NPSD Data Spotlight: Patterns of Fall
Interventions, 2023.…
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/chartbooks/blackhealth/qdr-blackhealth-slides.html
November 01, 2020 - health for Blacks, which persist and in some cases widen.
2010 – Affordable Care Act was passed, providing
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www.ahrq.gov/data/resources/index.html?page=4
Data Resources
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) offers practical, research-based tools and other resources to help a variety of health care organizations, providers and others make care safer in all health care settings. Results
41-50 of 53 Resources displayed
Pagination
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www.ahrq.gov/research/publications/search.html?page=7
May 01, 2017 - 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. 71 - 80 of 191 Publications displayed
Find Publications by Keyword or Topi…
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www.ahrq.gov/es/programs/index.html?page=1
Digital Healthcare Research Advancing healthcare quality, safety, and effectiveness through the evolving digital healthcare ecosystem. More
PSNet Discover the latest literature, news, and expert commentary on patient safety topics. More
CAHPS The CAHPS program aims to advance our scientific …
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/index.html?page=21
January 01, 2024 - Grantee Final Reports: Patient Safety
Final reports from research grants administered since 2000 on a variety of patient safety topics, such as measure development, medication safety, and diagnostic safety.
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Center for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety subdivis…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/surgery/16-engaging-stakeholders-pitch.docx
June 01, 2023 - AHRQ Safety Program for Improving
Surgical Care and Recovery
Developing an Elevator Pitch: A Tool for Building and Communicating a Vision for the Program
What Is This Tool?
Once your team has identified stakeholders for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Safety Program for Improving Surgical Care a…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/blog/ahrqviews/eliminate-diagnostic-errors.html
August 01, 2022 - AHRQ Views: Blog posts from AHRQ leaders
AHRQ Expands Its Repertoire to Eliminate Diagnostic Errors
AUG
22
2022
By
Robert Otto
Valdez,
Ph.D., M.H.S.A.
R. Valdez, Ph.D., M.H.S.A.
Too many Americans have experienced the health-related consequences and anxieties that f…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/blog/ahrqviews/boost-health-services-research.html
June 01, 2022 - AHRQ Views: Blog posts from AHRQ leaders
A Boost for Health Services Research
JUN
21
2022
By
Robert Otto
Valdez,
Ph.D., M.H.S.A.
R. Valdez, Ph.D., M.H.S.A.
It has been just four months since joining President Biden’s Administration as Director of AHRQ. What a whir…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/blog/ahrqviews/epc-program-evidence-reviews.html
January 01, 2022 - AHRQ Views: Blog posts from AHRQ leaders
AHRQ Evidence Reviews: Catalysts for Practice Change
JAN
19
2022
By
Lionel Bañez, M.D., and
David Meyers, M.D.
Lionel Bañez, M.D.
Medical research keeps advancing while clinicians are busy taking care of patients. It is a const…
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www.ahrq.gov/nhguide/toolkits/determine-whether-to-treat/toolkit2-communications-and-decisionmaking.html
November 01, 2016 - Toolkit 2. Common Suspected Infections: Communication and Decisionmaking for Four Infections
Toolkit Effectiveness
When tested in six nursing homes in an intervention group and six in a comparison group, this toolkit demonstrated a small reduction in prescribing in the intervention group relative to the compa…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/ncepcr/resources/job-aid-practice-assessments.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Job Aid: Practice Assessments and Surveys
Primary Care Practice Facilitator
Training Series
1
Job Aid: Practice Assessments and Surveys
Overview
Practice assessments and surveys are simple and non-threatening ways for a practice to gather
information, generate ideas for improvements, and test and…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/prevention-chronic-care/decision/research-centers/baker_crc_screening.pdf
January 01, 2014 - Improving Rates of Repeat Colorectal Cancer Screening in Community Health Centers
Research Centers for Excellence
in Clinical Preventive Services
Working to get the right services, to the right people, at the right time
Improving Rates of Repeat Colorectal Cancer
Screeni…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/hcbs/findings/tables.html
December 01, 2012 - Assessing the Health and Welfare of the HCBS Population
List of Tables
Previous Page Next Page
Table of Contents
Assessing the Health and Welfare of the HCBS Population
Introduction
HCBS Population
Availability and Use of State Medicaid HCBS
Outcome Indicators for the HCBS Population
Outco…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/abate/faqs/faq-targeted-decolonization.pdf
March 01, 2022 - Addressing Questions Asked by Staff: Targeted Decolonization
Decolonization of
Non-ICU Patients With Devices
Section 14-4 – Addressing Questions Asked by Staff:
Targeted Decolonization
What is targeted decolonization?
Participating non-ICU units at your hospital will be decolonizing adult patients with …