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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/hcbs/findings/tab19.html
March 01, 2023 - Assessing the Health and Welfare of the HCBS Population
Table 19A: National HCBS Population
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Assessing the Health and Welfare of the HCBS Population
Introduction
HCBS Population
Availability and Use of State Medicaid HCBS
Outcome Indicators for the HC…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/hcbs/findings/tab17e.html
February 01, 2023 - Assessing the Health and Welfare of the HCBS Population
Table 17E: Serious Mental Illness Subpopulation
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Assessing the Health and Welfare of the HCBS Population
Introduction
HCBS Population
Availability and Use of State Medicaid HCBS
Outcome Indicator…
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www.ahrq.gov/practiceimprovement/delivery-initiative/index.html
December 01, 2020 - Delivery System Research Initiative
ARRA Grants Initiative
Findings from a set of 10 grants on improving delivery systems and on spreading evidence-based practices through delivery systems; recommendations and methods for advancing delivery system research.
Improving the way that care is delivered is critic…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/blog/ahrqviews/lhs-scientist-training.html
January 01, 2024 - AHRQ Views: Blog posts from AHRQ leaders
AHRQ and PCORI Invest in Learning Health Systems Scientist Training
JAN
23
2024
By
Robert Otto Valdez, Ph.D., M.H.S.A.
and Nakela L. Cook, M.D., M.P.H.
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) and the Patient-Centered Out…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/056-patient-instructions-chg-shower.docx
April 01, 2025 - AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention: Targeting SSI
Patient Instructions: Showering With CHG
Surgical Services
For: Cardiac, Hip and Knee Joint Replacement, and Spinal Fusion Surgeries
What Is Decolonization?
Preoperative Decolonization =
Preemptive treatment to kill bacteria on your body BEFORE surgery,
to reduce …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/128-what-are-4es-one-pager.docx
April 01, 2025 - The 4 Es framework identifies four important elements when implementing patient safety interventions: Engage, Educate, Execute, and Evaluate. This framework integrates well with the Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP) and addresses both the technical objectives of improving practices and the adaptive objecti…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/052-sample-script-patient-ed-mupirocin.docx
April 01, 2025 - AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention: Targeting Surgical Site Infection
Teaching Patients How To Decolonize With Mupirocin:
Key Points & Sample Script
Surgical Services
For: Cardiac, Hip and Knee Joint Replacement, and Spinal Fusion Surgeries
Properly teaching patients why preoperative decol…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/048-talking-points-patients-chg-bathing.docx
April 01, 2025 - AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention: Targeting SSI
Talking Points for Patients:
Chlorhexidine Bathing
Surgical Services
For: Cardiac, Hip and Knee Joint Replacement, and Spinal Fusion Surgeries
Patients may have questions regarding chlorhexidine (CHG) bathing to prevent surgical site infections (SSI). B…
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www.ahrq.gov/teamstepps-program/evidence-base/hospital.html
June 01, 2023 - TeamSTEPPS Research/Evidence Base: Hospital
Baloh J, Zhu X, Ward MM. What influences sustainment and nonsustainment of facilitation activities in implementation? Analysis of organizational factors in hospitals implementing TeamSTEPPS. Med Care Res Rev. 2021;78(2):146-56. Epub 2019/05/17. doi: 10.1177/10775587…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/cquips0901.html
October 01, 2014 - New York City Uses AHRQ Patient Safety Culture Survey to Reduce Patient Harm
Search All Impact Case Studies
November 2008
The New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation (HHC) has integrated the use of AHRQ's Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture as a core component of its corporate-wide patient sa…
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www.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/model/profiles/valada.html
March 01, 2021 - Running a Small Practice in the Big Apple
Dr. Vidya Valada is a proud New Yorker. Born and raised in India, Vidya moved to New York City in the 1990s to complete her residency in internal medicine. She speaks briskly and enthusiastically about practicing medicine, and it quickly becomes apparent that she feels …
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mrsa-prevention/surgery/integrate-cusp-approach.html
April 01, 2025 - MRSA Prevention Toolkit: Targeting SSI
How To Integrate a CUSP Approach
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MRSA Prevention Toolkit: Targeting SSI
The Four Key Strategies of MRSA Prevention: Targeting SSI
MRSA and SSI Prevention Phases
Importance of MRSA and SSI Prevention
MRSA Surveil…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cusp/clabsi-neonatal/nclabsi2.html
January 01, 2013 - Eliminating CLABSI, A National Patient Safety Imperative: Neonatal CLABSI Prevention
Methods
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Eliminating CLABSI, A National Patient Safety Imperative: Neonatal CLABSI Prevention
Executive Summary
Introduction & Objectives
Methods
Data Collection and …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol2/Behara.pdf
January 01, 2004 - A Conceptual Framework for Studying the Safety of Transitions in Emergency Care
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A Conceptual Framework for Studying the
Safety of Transitions in Emergency Care
Ravi Behara, Robert L. Wears, Shawna J. Perry,
Eric Eisenberg, Lexa Murphy, Mary Vanderhoef, Marc Shapiro,
Christopher Beach, Pat Croskerry, Ka…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2025-02/goldman-report.pdf
January 01, 2025 - Final Progress Report: Evaluating and Improving Present-On-Admission for Performance Reporting
Evaluating and Improving Present-On-Admission for Performance Reporting
L. E lizabeth Goldman, MD, MCR, Principal Investigator
Andrew Bindman, MD, Peter Bacchetti, PhD, Co-Investigators
University of California, San …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-09/bickell-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - Final Progress Report: ED Staffing and Patient Outcomes
ED Staffing and Patient Outcomes
Final Report
Nina A. Bickell, MD, MPH, Principal Investigator
Team Members:
Rebecca Anderson, MPH, Project Manager
Carol Barsky, MD, Co-Investigator
Mary Rojas, PhD, Co-Investigator
Department of Health Policy
Moun…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/resources/tools/prevent/clinical-faqs.html
March 01, 2017 - Appendix F. CAUTI Prevention in Long-Term Care: Frequently Asked Questions
AHRQ Safety Program for Long-Term Care: HAIs/CAUTI
The frequently asked questions (FAQs) are intended to support facilities in the implementation of catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI) and other healthcare-…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/surveys/hospital/workplace-safety/Workplace-Safety-Hospitals-2022-1215-SPANISH-508.pdf
January 01, 2022 - SOPS® Workplace Safety Supplemental Items for the SOPS Hospital Survey - Spanish
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SOPS® Workplace Safety Supplemental
Item Set for the SOPS Hospital Survey
Language: Spanish
Purpose: This supplemental item set was designed for use with the core SOPS® Hospital Survey Version 2.0 to
help hospitals assess the e…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/allergies-guide.docx
September 01, 2022 - Best Practices in the Management of Patients With Antibiotic Allergies – Facilitator Guide
AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use
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Best Practices in the Management of Patients with Antibiotic Allergies
Ambulatory Care
Slide Title and Commentary
Slide Number and Slide
Best Practices in the Managemen…
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www.ahrq.gov/es/patient-safety/settings/hospital/resource/pressureulcer/tool/pu7.html
October 01, 2014 - Preventing Pressure Ulcers in Hospitals
7. Tools and Resources
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Preventing Pressure Ulcers in Hospitals
Overview
Key Subject Area Index
1. Are we ready for this change?
2. How will we manage change?
3. What are the best practices in pressure ulcer p…