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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/hcbs/findings/tab17g.html
February 01, 2023 - Assessing the Health and Welfare of the HCBS Population
Table 17G: HCBS Population Age 65+
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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 HCB…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/factsheets/fullreports/NCINQTobaccoUseHelp-References.pdf
August 01, 2012 - National Collaborative for Innovation in Quality Measurement
Tobacco Use and Help
List of References
Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids. 2012. Tobacco Overview.
http://www.tobaccofreekids.org/facts_issues/tobacco_101/ (April 2012).
Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids. 2011. Health Harms from Smoking and Other Tobac…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/hcbs/findings/tab9.html
February 01, 2023 - Assessing the Health and Welfare of the HCBS Population
Table 9: Outcome Indicators by Selected Home and Community-Based Services Medicaid State Plan Services Offered, 2005
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Assessing the Health and Welfare of the HCBS Population
Introduction
HCBS Populat…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/press-releases/reduced-ltc-antibiotic-use.html
February 01, 2022 - New Study Shows Reduced Antibiotic Use at Long-term Care Facilities Participating in HHS-funded Program
Press Release Date: February 28, 2022
A new study published today in JAMA Network Open shows that long-term care facilities that participated in a safety program funded by the Department of Health and Human…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/blog/ahrqviews/uspstf-40th-anniversary.html
July 01, 2024 - AHRQ Views: Blog posts from AHRQ leaders
Celebrating the 40th Anniversary of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
JUL
8
2024
By
Robert Otto
Valdez,
Ph.D., M.H.S.A.
Robert Otto Valdez, Ph.D., M.H.S.A.
The Ben Franklin proverb, “An ounce of prevention is worth mo…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mrsa-prevention/surgery/key-strategies.html
April 01, 2025 - MRSA Prevention Toolkit: Targeting SSI
The Four Key Strategies of MRSA Prevention: Targeting SSI
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MRSA Prevention Toolkit: Targeting SSI
The Four Key Strategies of MRSA Prevention: Targeting SSI
MRSA and SSI Prevention Phases
The Evidence for MRSA Decol…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/202502.html
June 01, 2025 - Kaiser Permanente School of Anesthesia Uses AHRQ’s Surveys on Patient Safety Culture®, TeamSTEPPS®
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June 2025
Kaiser Permanente (KP) School of Anesthesia in Pasadena, California, uses AHRQ’s Surveys on Patient Safety Culture (SOPS®) to improve ambulatory care and expand docto…
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www.ahrq.gov/sops/resources/case-studies.html
March 01, 2025 - Impact Case Studies on the SOPS Surveys
AHRQ’s collection of Impact Case Studies highlights successes of organizations using AHRQ’s evidence-based tools and resources. Below are success stories from organizations that used the SOPS Surveys grouped by year the case study was published. Contact us at ImpactCas…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/pdi/d2_pdi_projectcharter.pdf
December 23, 2009 - Project Charter
Pediatric Toolkit for Using the AHRQ Quality Indicators
How To Improve Hospital Quality and Safety
i Tool D.2
Project Charter
What is the purpose of this tool? The purpose of the project charter is to describe the performance
improvement rationale, goals, barriers, and anticipated resources to…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/pdi/d2_pdi_projectcharter.docx
December 23, 2009 - Project Charter
What is the purpose of this tool? The purpose of the project charter is to describe the performance improvement rationale, goals, barriers, and anticipated resources to which the team will commit.
Who are the target audiences? Staff members directly involved in the improvement project. Consider adding r…
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/chartbooks/blackhealth/part3-nqs7.html
June 01, 2018 - Chartbook on Health Care for Blacks
Part 3: National Quality Strategy Priority—Care Affordability
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Chartbook on Health Care for Blacks
Health Care for Blacks
Acknowledgments
Part 1: Overviews of the Report and the Black Population
Part 2: Trends in Pr…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/surveys-guidance/echo/about/209_echo-reporting-measures.pdf
January 01, 2004 - Reporting Measures for the ECHO Survey 3.0 Page 1 of 3
Document No. 209 – 8/31/06
For additional guidance, please email cahps1@ahrq.gov or call the CAHPS Help Line at (800) 492-9261.
ECHO® Survey and Reporting Kit 2004
Reporting Measures for the ECHO® Survey
3.0
Items Included in the Measure Reportin…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/events/20140115_DB/3_Deborah_Kilstein_slides_29-40.pdf
January 15, 2014 - Using the CAHPS Database to Compare, Report, and Improve Organizational Performance
CAHPS Sponsor Report
The ACAP Experience
Deborah Kilstein
ACAP Vice President, Quality Management and
Operational Support
January 15, 2014
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Agenda
30
Who is ACAP?
Growing role of health plans
What …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/events/webinar/nh-workplace-safety-ginsberg.pdf
January 01, 2015 - New AHRQ SOPS® Workplace Safety Supplemental Item Set for Nursing Homes - Caren Ginsberg, Ph.D.
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AHRQ’s Surveys on Patient Safety Culture™
(SOPS®) Program
Caren Ginsberg, Ph.D.
Center for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety, AHRQ
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Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
• AHRQ is:
► A research and sci…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/201809.html
January 01, 2019 - AHRQ Toolkit Helped NorthShore Health Track Data to Keep Infection Rates Low
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January 2019
Chicago’s NorthShore University Health System was on a mission to maintain low rates of catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI). Then NorthShore infection preventionist Mona …
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/201808.html
December 01, 2018 - Tampa Hospital Uses AHRQ Tools to Reduce Emergency Department CAUTI Rates by 75 Percent
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December 2018
Tampa General Hospital staff participated in an AHRQ project and implemented several elements from AHRQ’s Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP) to reduce healthcare…
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance/hp/improve/index.html
July 01, 2022 - Using CAHPS Health Plan Survey Data
A version of the CAHPS Health Plan Survey is conducted in almost every State in the U.S. Sponsors of this survey include health plans, private purchasers, State agencies that purchase and regulate healthcare, and Federal agencies, such as the Department of Defense and the Cen…
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www.ahrq.gov/sitemap.html
August 11, 2025 - AHRQ Main Site
Topics
Priority Populations
About Priority Populations
Children/Adolescents
Elderly
Low-Income
Racial/Ethnic Minorities
Rural/Inner-City Residents
Special Healthcare Needs
Women
Information in Spanish
Programs
Rese…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/d2_combo_projectcharter.pdf
December 23, 2009 - Project Charter
Toolkit for Using the AHRQ Quality Indicators
How To Improve Hospital Quality and Safety
i Tool D.2
Project Charter
What is the purpose of this tool? The purpose of the project charter is to describe the performance
improvement rationale, goals, barriers, and anticipated resources to which the…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/d2_combo_projectcharter.docx
December 23, 2009 - Project Charter
What is the purpose of this tool? The purpose of the project charter is to describe the performance improvement rationale, goals, barriers, and anticipated resources to which the team will commit.
Who are the target audiences? Staff members directly involved in the improvement project. Consider adding …