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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/newsroom/case-studies/201904.html
June 01, 2019 - TeamSTEPPS® Helps St. Louis Hospital Keep C-Section Rate Low
Search All Impact Case Studies
June 2019
Staff at SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital in St. Louis used AHRQ’s TeamSTEPPS training to improve their teamwork and communication, helping them to reduce the Cesarean section (C-section) rate for low-risk,…
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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-2/056-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/hai/tools/mrsa-prevention/toolkit/key-strategies.html
October 01, 2024 - MRSA Prevention Toolkit: ICUs & Non-ICUs
The Four Key Strategies of MRSA Prevention
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Table of Contents
MRSA Prevention Toolkit: ICUs & Non-ICUs
The Four Key Strategies of MRSA Prevention
The Importance of MRSA Prevention
Decolonization
Tools & Resources for Decolonizat…
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/tools/obesity/index.html
May 01, 2014 - Integrating Primary Care Practices and Community-based Resources to Manage Obesity
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Table of Contents
Integrating Primary Care Practices and Community-based Resources to Manage Obesity
Acknowledgements
Support
Foreword
Oregon Rural Practice-based Research Network (ORPRN)
Why Was Thi…
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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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Table of Contents
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/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-2/048-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/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/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/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/2024-09/ratwani-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - Final Progress Report: Developing and Training Interruption Management Strategies for Emergency Physicians
1. TITLE PAGE
Title: Developing and Training Interruption Management Strategies for Emergency Physicians
Principal Investigator: Raj M. Ratwani, PhD
Co-investigators: Zach Hettinger, MD, MS; Allan Fong, MS; T…
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www.ahrq.gov/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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Table of Contents
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…
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/chartbooks/healthyliving/mcheff-measures.html
June 01, 2018 - Chartbook on Healthy Living
Maternal and Child Health Care: Effectiveness Measures
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Table of Contents
Chartbook on Healthy Living
Acknowledgments
Healthy Living
Summary
Healthy Living Measures
Maternal and Child Health Care
Maternal and Child Health Care: Effecti…
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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/hai/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/implementation/training-tools/improving-slides.html
October 01, 2020 - Improving Communication and Teamwork in the Surgical Environment Module
Slide 1: Improving Communication and Teamwork in the Surgical Environment Module
Slide 2:
Image: The objectives are listed as a series of ascending steps:
Describe teamwork and communication issues in the surgical environment,
Ap…
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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/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/resources/tools/prevent/clinical-faqs.docx
March 01, 2017 - BLADDER SCAN – POLICY #2202 12/11/06
AHRQ Safety Program for Long-Term Care: HAIs/CAUTI
AHRQ Safety Program for Reducing CAUTI in Hospitals
Appendix F.
CAUTI Prevention in Long-Term Care
Frequently Asked Questions
The frequently asked questions (FAQs) are intended to support facilities in the implementation of cathe…