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4901. Preamble and Summary | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      October 01, 2015 - Resident Physicians as Champions in Preventing Device-Associated Infections Preamble and Summary Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Resident Physicians as Champions in Preventing Device-Associated Infections Preamble and Summary Epidemiology of Invasive Devices and Complications Example…

4902. Please bring ALL your medicines to your next appointment. (Postcard) (pdf file)
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      June 02, 2025 - Please bring ALL your medicines to your next appointment. (Postcard) 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 presc…

4903. AHRQ National Advisory Council To Meet in Baltimore on June 28-29 | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      June 01, 2024 - AHRQ National Advisory Council To Meet in Baltimore on June 28-29 Press Release Date: June 11, 2024 The National Advisory Council for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) will convene in person in Baltimore, MD, on Friday, June 28, at 1:45 p.m. E.T. and Saturday, June 29, at 9 a.m. E.T. The counc…

4904. Connecticut Hospital Reduces Pressure Injuries Using AHRQ Toolkit | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      August 01, 2018 - Connecticut Hospital Reduces Pressure Injuries Using AHRQ Toolkit Search All Impact Case Studies May 2018 Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center, a 617-bed hospital in Hartford, CT, reduced hospital-acquired pressure injuries by more than 60 percent using an AHRQ toolkit. Preventing Pressure Ulcers in H…

4905. Community-Acquired Pneumonia in the Primary Care Setting (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2018 - Community-Acquired Pneumonia in the Primary Care Setting Community-Acquired Pneumonia in the Primary Care Setting Background on Community-Acquired Pneumonia Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is the eighth leading cause of death in the United States.1 Approximately 6 million cases are reported annually, resulting i…

4906. Tear Sheet. You Can Quit Smoking: Support and Advice from Your Clinician (pdf file)
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      September 01, 2008 - Tear Sheet. You Can Quit Smoking: Support and Advice from Your Clinician QUITTING TAKES HARD WORK AND A LOT OF EFFORT, BUT— A PERSONALIZED QUIT PLAN FOR: SUPPORT AND ADVICE FROM YOUR CLINICIAN WANT TO QUIT? Nicotine is a powerful addiction. Quitting is hard, but don’t give up. You can do it. Many people try 2 or 3…

4907. Label Health Care Quality Measures in Plain English | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      July 01, 2016 - Label Health Care Quality Measures in Plain English   The public does not speak the same language as health professionals. To reach the public, you will have to translate many terms that are common in the health world into the language of lay people. This includes not only medical terms but also those that po…

4908. Appendix B11: Fall Interventions Plan | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      February 01, 2023 - The Falls Management Program: A Quality Improvement Initiative for Nursing Facilities Appendix B11: Fall Interventions Plan Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents The Falls Management Program: A Quality Improvement Initiative for Nursing Facilities Chapter 1. Introduction and Program Overview …

4909. Talking Points for Nasal Mupirocin (pdf file)
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      March 01, 2022 - Talking Points for Nasal Mupirocin Decolonization of Non-ICU Patients With Devices Section 14-9 – Talking Points for Nasal Mupirocin Patients may have questions or comments regarding nasal mupirocin. Below are some suggested responses to common patient questions. REMEMBER: Your enthusiasm and encourag…

4910. Talking Points for Nasal Iodophor (pdf file)
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      March 01, 2022 - Talking Points for Nasal Iodophor Decolonization of Non-ICU Patients With Devices Section 14-10 – Talking Points for Nasal Iodophor Patients may have questions regarding nasal iodophor. Below are some suggested responses to common patient questions. REMEMBER: Your enthusiasm and encouragement will be …

4911. National Quality Strategy Priority: Care Affordability | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      October 01, 2015 - Chartbook for Hispanic Health Care National Quality Strategy Priority: Care Affordability Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Chartbook for Hispanic Health Care Acknowledgments Health Care For Hispanics National Quality Strategy Priorities: Patient Safety National Quality Strategy Prio…

4912. Main Line Health System Uses Patient Safety Culture Survey in Suburban Philadelphia Facilities | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      December 01, 2012 - Main Line Health System Uses Patient Safety Culture Survey in Suburban Philadelphia Facilities Search All Impact Case Studies December 2012 Main Line Health System (MLH) in suburban Philadelphia has used AHRQ's "Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture" since 2009 in an ongoing effort to embed a reliable c…

4913. Maternal and Child Health Care | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      June 01, 2018 - Chartbook on Healthy Living Maternal and Child Health Care Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Chartbook on Healthy Living Acknowledgments Healthy Living Summary Healthy Living Measures Maternal and Child Health Care Maternal and Child Health Care: Effectiveness Measures Matern…

4914. Healthy Living Measures | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      June 01, 2018 - Chartbook on Healthy Living Healthy Living Measures Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Chartbook on Healthy Living Acknowledgments Healthy Living Summary Healthy Living Measures Maternal and Child Health Care Maternal and Child Health Care: Effectiveness Measures Maternal and …

4915. Care Affordability | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      June 01, 2018 - Chartbook on Care Affordability Care Affordability Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Chartbook on Care Affordability Acknowledgments Care Affordability Care Affordability Trends and Measures Measures of Access Problems Due to Health Care Costs Measures of Inefficiency Supplement…

4916. Off-Label Use of Atypical Antipsychotics in the Nursing Home (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2014 - Off-Label Use of Atypical Antipsychotics in the Nursing Home Research to Help Underserved Populations Innovative Adaptation and Dissemination of AHRQ Comparative Effectiveness Research Products Off-Label Use of Atypical Antipsychotics in the Nursing Home Description The prevalence of off-label use of atypi…

4917. An Urban Hub for Preventive Care | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      March 01, 2021 - An Urban Hub for Preventive Care Steve helped launch Walker's Point Community Clinic in a small one-room office about 25 years ago, when Aurora Health Care, a large health care system, recruited him to help care for the homeless and underserved. Since then, the practice has grown into one of the largest communi…

4918. Introduction to Diagnostic Errors | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      May 01, 2024 - Cognitive Load Theory and Its Impact on Diagnostic Accuracy Introduction to Diagnostic Errors Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Cognitive Load Theory and Its Impact on Diagnostic Accuracy Introduction to Diagnostic Errors Fundamental Concepts for Understanding Cognitive Load Interplay …

4919. Ensuring Adequate Nurse Staffing in a Public Health Emergency | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      December 01, 2024 - Grantee Profile Ensuring Adequate Nurse Staffing in a Public Health Emergency Karen Blanchette Lasater, Ph.D., R.N., FAAN Associate Professor of Nursing University of Pennsylvania Karen Blanchette Lasater, Ph.D., R.N., FAAN “It became remarkably apparent to me how critical nurses were in the delivery of pat…

4920. Acronyms and Terms (pdf file)
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      June 02, 2025 - Acronyms and Terms Acronyms and Terms The following acronyms and terms are used throughout the Six Building Blocks How-To-Implement Toolkit. • 42 CFR: 42 Code of Federal Regulations Part 2 regulations have been put in place to protect patient confidentiality related to treatment for substance use di…