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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/implementation/implementation-guide/app-n.html
May 01, 2017 - Appendix N. Part 1: A Clear View of Flexible Endoscope Processing: Transport, Leak Testing, Cleaning - Implementation Guide
Slide 1: Appendix N. Part 1: A Clear View of Flexible Endoscope Processing: Transport, Leak Testing, Cleaning
Susan Klacik B.S., CRCST, CIS, FCS
Slide 2: Objectives
After this v…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/chronic/chipra-213-section-2-tech-specs.pdf
June 02, 2025 - CHIPRA 213: Section 2 Technical Specifications
The percentage of children identified as having Sickle Cell Anemia who received anticipatory guidance
regarding the risks and benefits of treatment with hydroxyurea as part of outpatient care during the
measurement year. A higher proportion indicates b…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/resources/tools/implement/team-roster.html
March 01, 2017 - Appendix A. Team Roster
AHRQ Safety Program for Long-Term Care: HAIs/CAUTI
This template provides suggestions about roles, characteristics, and responsibilities for members of your improvement team. Develop your team and document influential and respected leaders, clinicians, frontline staff, and …
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/pfp/interimhac2013-ap4.html
December 01, 2014 - Efforts To Improve Patient Safety Result in 1.3 Million Fewer Patient Harms
Interim Update on 2013 Annual Hospital-Acquired Condition Rate and Estimates of Cost Savings and Deaths Averted From 2010 to 2013
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/press-releases/new-national-healthcare-safety-dashboard.html
December 01, 2024 - New Dashboard to Track Progress Toward 50 Percent Reduction in Patient and Workforce Harm
Press Release Date: December 5, 2024
Today, the National Action Alliance for Patient and Workforce Safety (NAA) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) launched the National Healthcare Safety Dashboard ,…
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www.ahrq.gov/funding/grantee-profiles/grtprofile-grigoryan.html
November 01, 2024 - Grantee Profile
Investigating Interventions to Reduce Unsafe Use of Antibiotics
Larissa Grigoryan, M.D., Ph.D. Associate Professor of Family and Community Medicine Baylor College of Medicine Larissa Grigoryan, M.D., Ph.D. “It is wonderful that the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality offers funding fo…
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www.ahrq.gov/policy/electronic/plain-writing/index.html
July 01, 2025 - Plain Language at AHRQ
The Plain Writing Act of 2010 requires federal agencies to write clear Government communication that the public can understand and use. This page explains what plain language is and how the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) is implementing the Act.
What is Plain Language…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/factsheets/fullreports/chipra-132-scd-section-8-table-7-8-9.pdf
October 01, 2013 - Q-METRIC Sickle Cell Disease Measure 1, Section 8, Tables 7, 8, and 9
Q-METRIC Sickle Cell Disease Measure 1: Timeliness of Confirmatory Testing for Sickle
Cell Disease
Graphics for Section VIII Feasibility
VIII.A. Data Availability
TABLE 7: Summary o…
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www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/dxsafety-reimagining-healthcare-teams-1.html
July 01, 2023 - Reimagining Healthcare Teams: Leveraging the Patient-Clinician-AI Triad To Improve Diagnostic Safety
Introduction
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Reimagining Healthcare Teams: Leveraging the Patient-Clinician-AI Triad To Improve Diagnostic Safety
Introduction
The Patient-Clinician Dy…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/events/webinars/hcbs-webcast-051623-brown.pdf
June 02, 2025 - HCBS CAHPS Survey Database: What You Need to Know - BROWN
Looking Forward: HCBS
Quality Measures Alignment
and HCBS CAHPS® Survey
Melanie Brown, PhD, Technical Director
Division of Community Systems Transformation, Disabled and Elderly Health
Programs Group, Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services, Centers for Medic…
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www.ahrq.gov/research/shuttered/acfselection/chapter3.html
July 01, 2018 - Disaster Alternate Care Facilities: Report and Interactive Tools
Chapter 3. Methods
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Disaster Alternate Care Facilities: Report and Interactive Tools
Executive Summary
Chapter 1. Objectives
Chapter 2. Background
Chapter 3. Methods
Chapter 4. Results…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/candor/modules/facguide3/apb.html
August 01, 2022 - Gap Analysis Facilitator's Guide: Appendix B
Gap Analysis Structured Interview Questions
The Gap Analysis Structured Interview Questions allow the facilitator to lead participants through a set of questions designed to elicit participant views on a variety of key policies and practices.
Leadership and Cul…
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance/hp/about/Development-CAHPS-HP-Survey.html
May 01, 2022 - Development of the CAHPS Health Plan Survey
AHRQ launched the development of the CAHPS Health Plan Survey in 1995 and released the first version for public use in 1997. Since that time, the CAHPS team has clarified and updated the survey instrument several times to reflect changes in healthcare delivery, survey…
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www.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/projects/index.html
November 01, 2024 - EvidenceNOW Projects
The EvidenceNOW initiative, one of AHRQ’s solutions for revitalizing the nation’s primary care system, uses a model of external support to help primary care practices implement the latest evidence into practice and improve their capacity for quality improvement. The EvidenceNOW model use…
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www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/dxsafety-sustainability-centers-of-excellence5.html
April 01, 2025 - Four Pillars for Sustainable Centers of Excellence
Leadership Support
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Four Pillars for Sustainable Centers of Excellence
Introduction
Center of Excellence Operations
Alignment
Integration
Leadership Support
Windows of Opportunity
Conclusion
A…
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www.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/projects/state/how-to-guide/index.html
August 01, 2024 - Developing and Sustaining State-Based Infrastructure To Support Primary Care Quality Improvement
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Developing and Sustaining State-Based Infrastructure To Support Primary Care Quality Improvement
Using This Guide
1. Background and Introduction
2. Developing and Running …
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www.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/projects/heart-health/research-results/research/reporting-instructions-sw.html
March 01, 2021 - EvidenceNOW: Data Reporting Instructions
Southwest Cooperative
Resource: Instructions for Numerator/Denominator Data Reporting for Cohort 1 (PDF, 237.4 KB, 4 pages)
This document provides instruction for practices on how to report numerators and denominators for EvidenceNOW.
Institution of origin: Univ…
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www.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/projects/heart-health/research-results/research/recruitment-timeline-nw.html
March 01, 2021 - EvidenceNOW: Recruitment Timeline
Northwest Cooperative
Resource: Recruitment Timeline, Healthy Hearts Northwest (PDF, 128 KB, 1 page)
This document provides an example of an EvidenceNOW Cooperative's recruitment timeline.
Institution of origin: Group Health Cooperative
Permissions: Used with the pe…
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www.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/projects/heart-health/research-results/research/value-proposition-flyer-mw.html
March 01, 2021 - EvidenceNOW: Value Proposition Flyer
Midwest Cooperative
Resource: Value Proposition Flyer, Healthy Hearts in the Heartland (PDF, 1.17 MB, 2 pages)
This document provides an example of how an EvidenceNOW Cooperative used a value proposition statement for recruitment.
Institution of origin: Northwester…
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www.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/projects/heart-health/research-results/research/recruitment-call-script-ny.html
January 01, 2019 - EvidenceNOW: Recruitment Call Script
New York City Cooperative
Resource: Recruitment Call Script, HealthyHearts NYC (PDF, 125 KB, 4 pages)
This document provides an example of an EvidenceNOW Cooperative's recruitment telephone script.
Institution of origin: New York University School of Medicine
Per…