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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/sustainability/management/overview/component-kit.docx
May 01, 2017 - Module 1- Component Kit
AHRQ Safety Program for Ambulatory Surgery
Management Practices for Sustainability
Module 1: Overview
A Frontline Management System To Sustain Improvement in Safety Practices
Contents
1. Why a Frontline Management System? 2
2. Components of the Frontline Management System 3
3. Interactions of …
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www.ahrq.gov/policymakers/chipra/overview/background/appendix-b2.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/cahps/quality-improvement/improvement-guide/6-strategies-for-improving/communication/cahps-strategy-section-6-h.pdf
July 07, 2017 - Strategies for Improving Patient Experience with Ambulatory Care: Tools to Help Patients Communicate Their Needs
The CAHPS Ambulatory Care
Improvement Guide
Practical Strategies for Improving Patient Experience
Section 6: Strategies for Improving Patient Experience with
Ambulatory Care
6.H. Tools to Help Pati…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/topics/dx-safety-workgroup-meeting-notes-mar2023.pdf
July 14, 2023 - Federal Interagency Workgroup: Improving Diagnostic Safety and Quality in Healthcare
Federal Interagency Workgroup:
Improving Diagnostic Safety and Quality in Healthcare
March Meeting Summary
Workgroup Goal: Established in response to Senate Report 115-150. The Senate Committee on
Appropriations requested “AHRQ t…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/topics/dx-safety-workgroup-meeting-notes-jul2023.pdf
November 03, 2023 - Federal Interagency Workgroup on Improving Diagnostic Safety: July Meeting Summary
Federal Interagency Workgroup:
Improving Diagnostic Safety and Quality in Healthcare
July Meeting Summary
Workgroup Goal: Established in response to Senate Report 115-150. The Senate Committee on
Appropriations requested that…
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www.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/projects/heart-health/research-results/research/reporting-instructions-baseline-sw.html
March 01, 2021 - EvidenceNOW: Baseline Data Reporting Instructions
Southwest Cooperative
Resource: Baseline Data Reporting Instructions (PDF, 1.5 MB, 18 pages)
This document provides baseline data reporting instructions for an EvidenceNOW Cooperative's practices.
Institution of origin: University of Colorado at Denver…
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www.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/projects/heart-health/research-results/research/chart-abstraction-instructions-hypertension.html
March 01, 2021 - EvidenceNOW: Chart Abstraction Instructions - Hypertension
Oklahoma Cooperative
Resource: EvidenceNOW: Chart Abstraction Instructions—Hypertension (PDF, 299.65 KB, 3 pages)
This document provides an example of how an EvidenceNOW Cooperative conducted chart abstractions for hypertension.
Institution of …
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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/prevention/guidelines/tobacco/clinicians/presentations/2008update-full/slide111.html
October 01, 2014 - 111. 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/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/nursing-home/resources/emotional-wellness-toolkit.html
June 01, 2022 - Emotional Wellness Toolkit
Resource: Emotional Wellness Toolkit
This toolkit provides a checklist on how to improve emotional wellness in 6 areas of life. The cards can be printed separately or together as a collective.
Source: NIH
Topic(s): Staff and Resident Well-being
Audience(s): Clinicians; Nur…
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www.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/resources/care-of-older-adults.html
July 01, 2021 - COVID-19 Resources: Care of Older Adults
Resource: COVID-19 Resources: Care of Older Adults
The Institute for Healthcare Improvement has compiled a list of national resources that provide updated information on COVID-19 and older adults.
Source: Institute for Healthcare Improvement
Topic(s): Patien…
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www.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/resources/ventilation-covid-19.html
May 01, 2022 - Ventilation (COVID-19)
Resource: Ventilation (COVID-19)
This page provides an updated version of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's recommended strategies for using ventilation to reduce exposures to COVID-19, and features ventilation improvement tools and FAQs.
Source: CDC
Topic(s): Inf…
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www.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/projects/heart-health/research-results/research/recruitment-flyer-generic-ny.html
March 01, 2021 - EvidenceNOW: Recruitment Flyer
Northwest Cooperative
Resource: Recruitment Flyer—Northwest Cooperative (PDF, 494.7 KB, 1 page)
This document provides an example of an EvidenceNOW Cooperative's recruitment flyer.
Institution of Origin: New York University School of Medicine
Permissions: Used with th…
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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/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/cahps-database/2023-hcbs-chartbook.pdf
January 01, 2023 - 2023 HCBS CAHPS Survey Database Chartbook
The CAHPS® Home and Community-
Based Services (HCBS) Survey
Database 2023 Chartbook
Authors:
Teresa Dodson, M.A.
Michael Corrothers
Naomi Yount, Ph.D.
Joann Sorra, Ph.D.
Dale Shaller, M.P.A.
Prepared by:
Westat
1600 Research Boulevard
Rockville, Maryland 20850-…
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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/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/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/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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