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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/tools-and-materials/26-michigan-hh4m-outreach-charter.pdf
August 01, 2021 - Healthy Hearts of Michigan: HH4M Outreach & Engagement Workgroup Charter
HH4M Outreach & Engagement Workgroup Charter
Purpose of this Workgroup/Committee: The Outreach & Engagement Workgroup is
responsible for:
• Outreach to and enrollment of 3 pilot practices starting August 1, 2021 (one each: Altarum,
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/tools-and-materials/informed-decision-toolbox.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Informed Decisions Toolbox
Informed Decisions Toolbox
Decision-makers do not currently use the best available information from management
and health services research. Numerous barriers to managers' use of evidence in
decision making exist, including time pressures, perceived threats to autonomy,
prefere…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/reports/engage/addresources.html
April 01, 2018 - Guide to Improving Patient Safety in Primary Care Settings by Engaging Patients and Families
Additional Resources
Environmental Scan
The environmental scan report describes approaches to engage patients and families in primary care settings and how engagement leads to patient safety.
Case Studies
Four…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cpi/centers/ockt/kt/tools/asthmasumm.pdf
June 02, 2025 - AHRQ State Healthcare Quality Improvement Workshop: Asthma Care Quality Improvement Workbook And Resource Guide
AHRQ STATE HEALTHCARE QUALITY IMPROVEMENT WORKSHOP:
ASTHMA CARE QUALITY IMPROVEMENT WORKBOOK AND RESOURCE GUIDE
WHAT DO THESE
TOOLS DO?
These tools help State leaders assess, design, and improve thei…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/reports/hotline/preface.html
May 01, 2016 - Developing and Testing the Health Care Safety Hotline: A Prototype Consumer Reporting System for Patient Safety Events
Preface
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Table of Contents
Developing and Testing the Health Care Safety Hotline: A Prototype Consumer Reporting System for Patient Safety Events
Preface
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www.ahrq.gov/healthsystemsresearch/hspc-research-study/report.html
June 01, 2020 - Health Services and Primary Care Research Study: Comprehensive Report
In 2018, Congress directed the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) to commission an independent assessment of federally funded health services research (HSR) and primary care research (PCR) since 2012 to identify research gaps a…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/events/webinar/03-sops-teamstepps-webcast-haugstetter.pdf
July 25, 2024 - Enhancing Surgical Team Communication: SOPS® and TeamSTEPPS®in Action Webcast - Haugstetter
SOPS and TeamSTEPPS
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TeamSTEPPS Program
Monika Haugstetter, MHA, MSN, RN, CPHQ
Center for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety, AHRQ
Jul 25, 2024
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TeamSTEPPS (TS) Background
• Program to improve communication …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/teamstepps-program/dx-improvement/dxsafety-infographic.pdf
February 01, 2022 - TeamSTEPPS® Diagnosis Improvement: Infographic
TeamSTEPPS® for Diagnosis
Improvement
AHRQ Publication No. 22-0015
February 2022
References
1. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Improving Diagnosis in Health Care. Washington, DC: National Academies
Press; 2015. https://doi.org/10.17226/21…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cauti-tools/impl-guide/implementation-guide-appendix-i.html
October 01, 2015 - Toolkit for Reducing Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections in Hospital Units: Implementation Guide
Appendix I. Catheter Care Pocket Card
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Table of Contents
Toolkit for Reducing Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections in Hospital Units: Implementation Guide
Overvi…
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www.ahrq.gov/teamstepps-program/curriculum/communication/tools/teachback.html
May 01, 2023 - Tool: Teach-Back
A teach‐back is an evidence‐based health literacy intervention that promotes patient engagement, patient safety, adherence, and quality . 1 In a teach-back, you ask the patient or family caregiver to explain the information they need to know or actions they need to take, in their own words. Te…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/education/curriculum-tools/cusptoolkit/toolkit/teamcheckup.doc
June 02, 2025 - Team Check-up Tool
Purpose of the tool: This tool helps assess unit strengths and opportunities for improving unit processes and upgrading unit safety culture.
Who should use this tool? Health care providers.
Directions: Your team should collectively complete one Team Check-up Tool every month and submit it to the proj…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cusp/toolkit/team-checkup.html
December 01, 2012 - Team Check-up Tool
CUSP Toolkit
Purpose of the tool: This tool helps assess unit strengths and opportunities for improving unit processes and upgrading unit safety culture.
Who should use this tool? Health care providers.
Directions: Your team should collectively complete one Team Check-up Tool every m…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa/164-cusp-meeting-pre-work.docx
June 02, 2025 - AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention
Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP) Monthly Meeting Pre-Work
Setting the Stage: Before Each Meeting
· CUSP Champion: Review previous meeting minutes and status of ongoing safety improvement projects.
· CUSP Champion: Identify any team members or guest speakers who shou…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa/041-pros-cons-mrsa-surveillance-one-pager.docx
October 01, 2024 - To protect patients from methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections and develop effective MRSA prevention strategies, facilities must know the MRSA prevalence among their specific patient population and understand when and where transmission occurs. MRSA surveillance provides this type of insight. MR…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/projects/urinary/bladder-matters-patient.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Bladder Matters for Women
Bladder Matters for Women
Experiencing Urine Leakage? You’re not alone and you have options.
Urinary incontinence—or bladder
leakage—is common, but it doesn’t
have to be. Symptoms include:
• Leaking urine while coughing, laughing, sneezing,
exercising
• Feeling a sudden, strong need …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/evaluation/evidence-now-snapshot-practices.pdf
August 01, 2017 - AHRQ’s EvidenceNOW: A Snapshot of Participating Primary Care Practices
AHRQ’s EvidenceNOW: A Snapshot of Participating Primary Care Practices
The seven EvidenceNOW regional cooperatives are
working with more than 1,500 small- and medium-
size…
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www.ahrq.gov/pqmp/publications/2-0-journal-supplement.html
September 01, 2021 - PQMP 2.0 Journal Supplement
The second phase of the Pediatric Quality Measures Program (PQMP) was launched in 2016 to support the implementation and dissemination of evidence-based, consensus-built pediatric quality measures. Highlighting the tremendous work conducted and progress made by the PQMP grantees , t…
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/research-transform-primary-care/transform/synthesis-report/index.html
July 01, 2015 - Findings From the AHRQ Transforming Primary Care Grant Initiative: A Synthesis Report
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Table of Contents
Findings From the AHRQ Transforming Primary Care Grant Initiative: A Synthesis Report
Executive Summary
Introduction
Methods
Overview of the 14 Transforming Primary Care Grants
K…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cauti-tools/archived-webinars/reducing-urinary-catheter-use-ed-slides.html
December 01, 2017 - Reducing Unnecessary Urinary Catheter Use in the Emergency Department
Slide Presentation
Slide 1
Reducing Unnecessary Urinary Catheter Use in the Emergency Department
Margarita E. Pena, MD, FACEP
Medical Director, Clinical Decision Unit
St. John Hospital and Medical Center
Detroit, MI
Image: Photo…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/abate/training/jit-chg-cloth-mupirocin.docx
March 01, 2022 - Just in Time Training: CHG Cloth and Mupirocin
Decolonization of Non-ICU Patients With Devices
Section 11-1 – Just in Time Training:
Chlorhexidine Cloth Bathing or Showering Plus Mupirocin
What Is Targeted Decolonization?
Our hospital is decolonizing adult patients with medical devices using chlorhexidine gluconate (…