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www.ahrq.gov/prevention/guidelines/tobacco/clinicians/presentations/2008update-full/slide112.html
October 01, 2014 - 112. Treatment Recommendations: Counseling (Continued)
Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence: 2008 Update
Text version of slide presentation.
Combining Counseling and Medication
Recommendation: The combination of counseling and medication is more effective for smoking cessation than either medication or …
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www.ahrq.gov/prevention/guidelines/tobacco/clinicians/presentations/2008update-full/slide99.html
October 01, 2014 - 99. Treatment Recommendations: Counseling (Continued)
Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence: 2008 Update
Text version of slide presentation.
Formats of Psychosocial Treatments
Recommendation: Tailored materials, both print and Web-based, appear to be effective in helping people quit. Therefore, clinician…
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www.ahrq.gov/cpi/about/organization/nac/nac-recharter.html
April 01, 2014 - Notice of Rechartering of the National Advisory Council for Healthcare Research and Quality
This committee was established by statute and has functions which are of a continuing nature so that its duration is not governed by Section 14(a) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act but is otherwise provided for by la…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/ontime/pruhealing/handouts.html
December 01, 2017 - assembling information rather than using that time to make adjustments to resident care plans and actually providing
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/long-term-care/resources/ontime/pruhealing/puh-implementation-handouts.docx
July 01, 2016 - assembling information rather than using that time to make adjustments to resident care plans and actually providing
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2025-03/rinke-report.pdf
January 01, 2025 - Final Progress Report: Reducing Diagnostic Errors in Primary Care Pediatrics
1. TITLE PAGE
Reducing Diagnostic Errors in Primary Care Pediatrics
Principal Investigator: Michael L. Rinke, MD, PhD
Co-Investigators: David G. Bundy, MD, Hardeep Singh, MD, MPH, MPH, Moonseong Heo, PhD,
Jason S. Adelman, MD, MS, Heathe…
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www.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/projects/heart-health/research-results/research/smoking-cessation-flowchart.html
March 01, 2021 - EvidenceNOW: Tobacco Measure Flow Chart, National Evaluator
Minnesota Cooperative
Resource: Tobacco Measure Flow Chart (PDF, 201 KB, 1 page)
This document provides a process flow diagram for the Smoking Cessation measure used in the EvidenceNOW initiative.
Institution of origin: Minnesota Community Me…
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www.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/projects/heart-health/research-results/research/chart-abstraction-instructions-smoking-cessation.html
March 01, 2021 - EvidenceNOW: Chart Abstraction Instructions - Smoking
Oklahoma Cooperative
Resource: EvidenceNOW: Chart Abstraction Instructions—Smoking (PDF, 350 KB, 3 pages)
This document provides an example of how an EvidenceNOW Cooperative conducted chart abstractions for smoking cessation and intervention.
Institu…
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www.ahrq.gov/topics/safety-net.html
Topic: Safety Net
AHRQ has research, tools and resources related to safety net. Safety net practices are defined by the Institute of Medicine (IOM) as “those providers that organize and deliver a significant level of health care and other needed services to uninsured, Medicaid and other vulnerable patients."
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www.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/resources/hospital-cover-sheet.html
February 01, 2021 - Hospital Transfer Cover Sheet
Resource: Hospital Transfer Cover Sheet (PDF, 358 KB)
This form is to be used by nursing home staff prior to patient transfer to the hospital. The completed form should travel with the resident to provide Emergency Department staff with essential information.
Source: Probar…
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www.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/resources/hospital-handoff.html
February 01, 2021 - Hospital Handoff to Nursing Home
Resource: Hospital Handoff to Nursing Home (PDF, 254 KB)
This information is for hospital staff to use when discharging a patient to a nursing home. The completed form provides key patient information to the nursing home and should travel with the resident.
Source: Pro…
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www.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/resources/get-vaccinated.html
July 01, 2022 - Get Vaccinated. Stop the Pandemic. Save Lives!
Resource: Get Vaccinated. Stop the Pandemic. Save Lives!
This flyer provides facts related to common concerns healthcare workers may have in regards to getting the COVID-19 vaccine.
Source: AHCA/NCAL
Topic(s): Vaccination
Audience(s): Managers; Clinica…
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www.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/resources/just-the-facts.html
April 01, 2022 - Just the Facts: What Caused COVID-19 Outbreaks in Nursing Homes
Resource: Just the Facts: What Caused COVID-19 Outbreaks in Nursing Homes
This one-page document provides a roll-up of expert key findings on the causality of COVID outbreaks in nursing homes.
Source: AHCA/NCAL
Topic(s): Infection Control…
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www.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/resources/compassionate-care-visits.html
February 01, 2021 - Making the Case for Compassionate Care
Resource: Making the Case for Compassionate Care (PDF, 263 KB)
This document describes the difference between compassionate care visits and general visits. It also provides guidance and examples of situations when compassionate care visits should be permitted during C…
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www.ahrq.gov/funding/training-grants/institutional.html
December 01, 2022 - Institutional Research Training and Career Development Programs
AHRQ supports institutions to recruit individuals support predoctoral and postdoctoral research training programs in health services research along with institutions to provide mentored career development to newly trained clinician and research sci…
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www.ahrq.gov/prevention/guidelines/tobacco/clinicians/presentations/2008update-full/slide38.html
October 01, 2014 - 38. What's New in 2008?-New Recommendations
Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence: 2008 Update
Text version of slide presentation.
Formats of Psychosocial Treatments:
Recommendation: Tailored materials, both print and Web-based, appear to be effective in helping people quit. Therefore, clinicians may cho…
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www.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/resources/respirator-mask-fit-training.html
May 01, 2022 - Respirator Mask Fit Testing
Resource: Respirator Mask Fit Testing
The resource provides an overview on the importance of respirator fit testing from a health safety and regulatory aspect and how often you should be fit tested.
Source: AHRQ
Topic(s): Infection Prevention & Control; PPE
Audience(s): …
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www.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/resources/scenario-planning-toolbox.html
May 01, 2022 - Scenario Planning Toolbox
Resource: Scenario Planning Toolbox
This tool explores the future need for and delivery of aging services in the context of expectable, challenging and visionary futures. It includes a detailed presentation describing the four scenarios that will impact aging services as well as a …
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www.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/resources/state-operations-manual.html
May 01, 2022 - State Operations Manual—Guidance to Surveyors for Long-Term Care Facilities
Resource: State Operations Manual—Guidance to Surveyors for Long-Term Care Facilities
These documents provide guidance on various laws pertaining to long-term care facilities.
Source: CMS
Topic(s): Infection Control & Prevent…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/candor/videos/compensation.html
August 01, 2022 - Offer of Compensation—6 Months Later: Video
AHRQ Communication and Optimal Resolution Toolkit
Communication and Optimal Resolution (CANDOR) is a process that health care institutions and practitioners can use to respond in a timely, thorough, and just way when unexpected events cause patient harm. This video …