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www.ahrq.gov/chsp/whats-new/index.html
February 01, 2024 - What's New
Updates From the CHSP Initiative
2024
AHRQ has released new versions of the Compendium of U.S. Health systems, updating data files for 2022, 2021, and 2020. The Compendium provides data on the characteristics and organization of all 640 health systems in the United States as of 2022. Additions …
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance/oas/index.html
November 01, 2023 - CAHPS Outpatient and Ambulatory Surgery Survey
The CAHPS Outpatient and Ambulatory Surgery Survey (OAS CAHPS) asks adult patients about their experiences receiving care in Medicare-certified hospital outpatient surgery departments (HOPDs) and ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs). The survey asks about patients' ex…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mrsa-prevention/surgery/index.html
April 01, 2025 - MRSA Prevention Toolkit: Targeting SSI
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MRSA Prevention Toolkit: Targeting SSI
The Four Key Strategies of MRSA Prevention: Targeting SSI
MRSA and SSI Prevention Phases
The Evidence for MRSA Decolonization
Nasal Decolonization
Use of Preoperative Chlorhexidine Antis…
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www.ahrq.gov/priority-populations/about/index.html
January 01, 2025 - About Priority Populations
The Healthcare Research and Quality Act of 1999 (Public Law 106-129) established an Office of Priority Populations within the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) to conduct and support research and evaluation, and support demonstration projects with respect to: The deliv…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/press-releases/nac-meeting-nov16.html
November 01, 2023 - National Advisory Council for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality to Hold Hybrid Meeting on November 16, 2023
Press Release Date: November 8, 2023
The National Advisory Council (NAC) for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) will hold a hybrid meeting on November 16, 2023, from 10:45 a.…
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www.ahrq.gov/npsd/data/chartbook/index.html
February 01, 2025 - NPSD Chartbooks
The Network of Patient Safety Databases (NPSD) Chartbooks provide an overview of the patient safety data captured in the NPSD through the AHRQ Common Formats for Event Reporting (CFER) and highlight patterns and trends in the data. The Chartbooks represent the results of analyses designed to c…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/press-releases/nac-meeting-july12.html
July 01, 2023 - AHRQ National Advisory Council to Meet Virtually on July 12 with 5 New Members
Press Release Date: July 6, 2023
The National Advisory Council (NAC) for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has added five new members who will convene with the Council for their next meeting on Wednesday, July 12, 1…
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www.ahrq.gov/policymakers/chipra/ehrformatfaq.html
October 01, 2014 - Children's EHR Format: Frequently Asked Questions
The Format is a set of child-specific requirements (and other requirements of special importance for children) that an electronic health record (EHR) should meet to perform optimally for the particular needs of children. The Format is intended to des…
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www.ahrq.gov/policymakers/chipra/overview/background/background.html
December 01, 2009 - Background Report for the Request for Public Comment on Initial, Recommended Core Set of Children's Healthcare Quality Measures for Voluntary Use by Medicaid and CHIP Programs
Background Report on request for public comment on initial, recommended core set of Children's Healthcare Quality Measures for voluntary…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/pdi/d5_pdi_gapanalysis.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Gap Analysis
Pediatric Toolkit for Using the AHRQ Quality Indicators
How To Improve Hospital Quality and Safety
Tool D.5 i
Gap Analysis
What is the purpose of this tool? The purpose of the gap analysis is to provide project teams
with a format in which to do the following:
• Compare the best practices with…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/surgery/49-multimodal-analgesia.pptx
June 01, 2023 - PowerPoint Presentation
Multimodal Analgesia Tips
AHRQ Safety Program for Improving
Surgical Care and Recovery
AHRQ Pub. No. 23-0052
June 2023
AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Surgical Care and Recovery
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Defining Multimodal Analgesia
Combination of analgesic drugs with diverse mechanisms of action
Includes op…
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www.ahrq.gov/cpi/about/otherwebsites/uspstf/nominate.html
June 01, 2025 - Nominate a New U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Member
This site contains all the information you need to nominate a candidate or candidates to serve as a member of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF).
Sign up: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Email updates
What Is the U.S. Preventive Se…
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/reports/grants-impact/lessons.html
February 01, 2017 - AHRQ Infrastructure for Maintaining Primary Care Transformation (IMPaCT) Grants: A Synthesis Report
Lessons Learned From IMPaCT About PCEPs
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Table of Contents
AHRQ Infrastructure for Maintaining Primary Care Transformation (IMPaCT) Grants: A Synthesis Report
Introduction
M…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/projects/urinary/evidencenow-it2.pdf
July 01, 2025 - Identify, Teach and Treat (IT2): Automating Clinical Decision Pathways for the Care of Women
Identify, Teach and Treat (IT2):
Automating Clinical Decision
Pathways for the Care of Women
Project Overview
This intervention implements screening for urinary incontinence using a
questionnaire sent through the pati…
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www.ahrq.gov/practiceimprovement/delivery-initiative/ihs/index.html
December 01, 2017 - ARRA ACTION: Comparative Effectiveness of Health Care Delivery Systems for American Indians and Alaska Natives Using Enhanced Data Infrastructure
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Table of Contents
ARRA ACTION: Comparative Effectiveness of Health Care Delivery Systems for American Indians and Alaska Natives Using Enhanced Da…
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www.ahrq.gov/teamstepps-program/curriculum/implement/pre-teach.html
May 01, 2023 - Guidance for Teaching Section 4: Implementation
Who Should Teach and Learn These Topics
Only instructors with substantial experience teaching and implementing TeamSTEPPS across an organization or units should use the material in section 4: Implementation. Ideally, multiple trainers should lead trainings discu…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/coronavirus/long-covid-care-network/mt-sinai-grantee-profile.pdf
February 01, 2024 - Primary Care-Integrated Long COVID Care to Improve Outcomes for Minoritized Adults in New York City
Geographic Service Area
New York City
The MSHS Long COVID clinic utilizes a primary care-led Long COVID
care delivery model. This approach integrates Long COVID care
directly into primary care settings and incorporate…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/coronavirus/long-covid-care-network/wu-stlouis-grantee-profile.pdf
January 01, 2024 - The St. Louis Long COVID Initiative
Geographic Service Area
St. Louis and rural communities
across Missouri The St. Louis Long COVID Initiative has developed group visits for the
delivery of Long COVID–related physical, occupational, and speech
therapy to patients whose Medicaid insurance would otherwise not
cover t…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/143-cusp-tip-sheet-engaging-staff.docx
April 01, 2025 - Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP) Tip Sheet:
Engaging Staff in MRSA Prevention
Surgical Services
For: Cardiac, Hip and Knee Joint Replacement, and Spinal Fusion Surgeries
Purpose
Surgical service–based teams are the cornerstone for CUSP work in the perioperative environment. However, to be successful, CUS…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/nhqrdr/dataspotlight-opioid.pdf
February 20, 2020 - Blacks Experiencing Fast-Rising Rates of Overdose Deaths Involving Synthetic Opioids Other Than Methadone
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Blacks Experiencing
Fast-Rising Rates of
Overdose Deaths
Involving Synthetic
Opioids Other
Than Methadone
To understand the current opioid epidemic, it is critical to know…