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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol2/Advances-Dickerman_84.pdf
June 04, 2008 - Designing the Built Environment for A Culture and System of Patient Safety – A Conceptual, New Design Process
Designing the Built Environment for A
Culture and System of Patient Safety –
A Conceptual, New Design Process
Kenneth N. Dickerman, ACHA, AIA, FHFI; Paul Barach, BSc, MD, MPH
Abstract
There is growi…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/hcbs/report/apv.html
June 01, 2010 - Environmental Scan of Measures for Medicaid Title XIX Home and Community-Based Services
Appendix V: Tested Measures by DRA Domain
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Table of Contents
Environmental Scan of Measures for Medicaid Title XIX Home and Community-Based Services
Executive Summary
Introduction and S…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/mvp/modules/vae/vaesurveillance-facguide.docx
January 01, 2017 - Facilitator Guide: Build Your SSI Prevention Bundle
Slide Title and Commentary
Slide Number and Slide
Title Slide
Ventilator-Associated Event Surveillance
SAY:
This module will focus on ventilator-associated event surveillance and how it can be used in your unit.
Slide 1
Learning Objectives
SAY:
After this se…
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/chartbooks/effectivetreatment/mhsa.html
June 01, 2018 - Chartbook on Effective Treatment
Mental Health and Substance Abuse
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Table of Contents
Chartbook on Effective Treatment
Acknowledgments
Effective Treatment
Effective Treatment Trends and Measures
Cardiovascular Disease
Cancer
Chronic Kidney Disease
Diabetes
HIV …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/data/3P-RD-Data-Dictionary-Geographic-Level.xlsx
June 02, 2025 - README
Physician and Physician Practice Research Database (3P-RD) Data Dictionary
Purpose of the 3P-RD Database
The purpose of the Physician and Physician Practice Research Databases (3P-RD) is to create a prototype database to address gaps in current physician and physician practice data at the state and market le…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/events/nac/2021-03-nac/nacmtg031821-minutes.html
July 01, 2021 - Meeting Minutes, March 2021
Virtual Meeting
Minutes from the March 18, 2021, virtual meeting of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality's National Advisory Council.
Contents
Summary
Call to Order and Approval of November 10, 2020, Meeting Summary
Recent AHRQ Accomplishments
Update on AHRQ Bud…
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www.ahrq.gov/data/apcd/backgroundrpt/index.html
April 01, 2017 - Inventory and Prioritization of Measures To Support the Growing Effort in Transparency Using All-Payer Claims Databases
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Inventory and Prioritization of Measures To Support the Growing Effort in Transparency Using All-Payer Claims Databases
Introduction
Reviewing the Lan…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/results/research/aspirin-narrative.pdf
December 31, 2018 - Ischemic Vascular Disease (IVD): Use of Aspirin or Another Antithrombotic Measure Narrative
Ischemic Vascular Disease (IVD): Use of Aspirin or Another Antithrombotic
Measure Narrative
Description
Percentage of patients 18 years of age and older who were discharged alive for acute myocardial
infarction (AMI)…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/202002.html
May 01, 2020 - New York Occupational Therapy Program Promotes Health Literacy with AHRQ’s Toolkit
Search All Impact Case Studies
May 2020
An online teaching module based on the AHRQ Health Literacy Universal Precautions Toolkit helped to improve the knowledge and understanding of health literacy concepts among master’s-…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/ontime/overviewhandouts3.html
December 01, 2017 - AHRQ’s Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Pressure Ulcer Prevention
Handouts: Overview of On-Time (continued)
Menu of Implementation Strategies
Pressure Ulcer Prevention Menu of Implementation Strategies
Existing
New
On-Time Nutrition Risk Reports
1. Care Plan…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/esrd/injectionsafety.pdf
January 03, 2014 - Injection Safety/Safe Medication Handling
Injection Safety/Safe Medication Handling
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has identified 33 hepatitis outbreaks between 1998 and 2008
resulting from deficient health care practices. These outbreaks occurred in outpatient settings such as doctor’s
offices…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/201510.html
May 01, 2015 - Loyola University Health Sciences Division Employs TeamSTEPPS® in Curricula
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May 2015
Loyola University Chicago now requires that all students in its schools of medicine and nursing—about 300 annually—be introduced to AHRQ's TeamSTEPPS® patient safety training program.
At t…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mvp/cusp.html
March 01, 2017 - Module on How To Apply CUSP for Mechanically Ventilated Patients
This module demonstrates how to apply the Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP) method to improve care for mechanically ventilated patients.
CUSP Guide for Reducing Ventilator-Associated Events in Mechanically Ventilated Patients ( PD…
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www.ahrq.gov/data/visualizations/sick-leave-prevalence.html
September 01, 2021 - Prevalence of Paid Sick Leave Among Wage Earners, 2017
Access to paid sick leave (PSL) is an employment benefit that can provide financial support to families during periods of health difficulties. This visualization uses data from the 2017 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey to estimate paid sick leave alone and …
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www.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/materials/prevention/vaccine-trust.html
July 01, 2021 - Invest in Trust: A Guide for Building COVID-19 Vaccine Trust and Increasing Vaccination Rates Among CNAs
Invest in Trust: A Guide for Building COVID-19 Vaccine Trust Among Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs) is designed to help nursing home leaders build COVID-19 vaccine confidence among CNAs and overcome barr…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/reports/engage/interventions/warmhandoff.html
June 01, 2023 - Warm Handoff: Intervention
Patient and Family Engagement in Primary Care
A warm handoff is a transfer of care between two members of the health care team, where the handoff occurs in front of the patient and family. This transparent handoff of care allows patients and families to hear what is said and engages…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/patients-families/consumer-exp/reporting/index.html
August 01, 2022 - Designing Consumer Reporting Systems for Patient Safety Events
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Table of Contents
Designing Consumer Reporting Systems for Patient Safety Events
Executive Summary
Chapter 1. Background
Chapter 2. Conceptual Framework and Design
Chapter 3. Description of Methods
Chapter 4. Results an…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/medicaidreadmitguide/mcaidread_tool5_portfolio_des.pptx
June 02, 2025 - Tool 5: Portfolio Design
Tool 5: Portfolio Design
Brief Description: A PowerPoint deck that includes examples of readmission reduction portfolios that can be modified to develop the data-informed, multifaceted “portfolio” of readmission reduction efforts in your hospital.
Purpose: To facilitate the formulation of you…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/sustainability/recognizing-success-transcript.docx
May 01, 2017 - AHRQ Safety Program for Ambulatory Surgery
Sustainability Module
Recognizing and Celebrating Success: Transcript
Stephanie Ziesing, R.N.
Providence Medical Center, SC
Stephanie: Well, we had some great success stories, and during our meetings we would ask if anyone had some success stories with using the checklis…
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www.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/projects/heart-health/research-results/research/methods/measures.html
August 01, 2018 - EvidenceNOW: Evaluation Measures
Evaluation Measures
EvidenceNOW cooperatives will collect practice-level data from participating primary care practices on the clinical quality measures that correspond to each of the ABCS of heart health. The EvidenceNOW evaluation measures were initially determined by AHRQ a…