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www.ahrq.gov/policymakers/chipra/demoeval/what-we-learned/implementation-guides/implementation-guide1/impguide1ref.html
March 01, 2019 - Endnotes
Implementation Guide Number 1
This Implementation Guide includes suggested steps and tips for implementing initiatives for improving child health care quality from the CMS-funded national evaluation of the Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009 (CHIPRA) Quality Demonstration …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/chronic/chipra-230-tech-specs.pdf
June 02, 2025 - CHIPRA 230: Technical Specifications
1
The percentage of children, ages 2 through 17 years old, who had documentation of BMI percentile
and documentation of weight classification at an outpatient care visit during the measurement year.
A higher proportion indicates better performance.
This mea…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cauti-tools/cauti-icu/facil-guide/intro.html
September 01, 2015 - Preventing CAUTI in the ICU Setting: Facilitator’s Guide
Introduction
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Table of Contents
Preventing CAUTI in the ICU Setting: Facilitator’s Guide
Introduction
Module 1: Overview
Module 2: Urinary Catheter Maintenance
Module 3: Conversations Around Device Necessity
Mo…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/press-releases/chlorhexidine-bathing.html
October 01, 2023 - Chlorhexidine Bathing Routine Reduces Infections in Nursing Homes
Press Release Date: October 10, 2023
A new study funded by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) found that nursing homes using a chlorhexidine bathing routine to clean the skin and nose with over-the-counter antiseptic solutions pr…
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www.ahrq.gov/prevention/chronic-care/decision/research-centers/index.html
October 01, 2018 - Research Centers for Excellence in Clinical Preventive Services
AHRQ has funded three Research Centers for Excellence in Clinical Preventive Services focusing on the delivery of preventive services in the clinical setting. Each center is conducting three research projects seeking solutions to the problems of un…
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www.ahrq.gov/prevention/resources/chronic-care/ccrm-atlas-suppl/ccrm-apptabA-15.html
October 01, 2013 - Potential Measures for Clinical-Community Relationships
A-15. Measure 12: Clinician receipt of treatment plan from the service coordinator (ASCP Physician Survey)
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Potential Measures for Clinical-Community Relationships
Acknowledgements
Executive Summary …
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www.ahrq.gov/prevention/resources/chronic-care/ccrm-atlas-suppl/ccrm-apptabA-16.html
October 01, 2013 - Potential Measures for Clinical-Community Relationships
A-16. Measure 13: Clinician discussion of treatment plan with patients or family caregivers (ASCP Physician Survey)
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Potential Measures for Clinical-Community Relationships
Acknowledgements
Executive…
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www.ahrq.gov/prevention/resources/chronic-care/ccrm-atlas-suppl/ccrm-apptabA-12.html
October 01, 2013 - Potential Measures for Clinical-Community Relationships
A-12. Measure 9: Physician satisfaction with service coordination (Alzheimer’s Service Coordination Program Physician Survey)
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Acknowledgements
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www.ahrq.gov/prevention/resources/chronic-care/ccrm-atlas-suppl/ccrm-apptabA-13.html
October 01, 2013 - Potential Measures for Clinical-Community Relationships
A-13. Measure 10: Changes in clinicians’ knowledge of available services in the local community (ASCP Physician Survey)
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Potential Measures for Clinical-Community Relationships
Acknowledgements
Execu…
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www.ahrq.gov/prevention/resources/chronic-care/ccrm-atlas-suppl/ccrm-apptabA-14.html
October 01, 2013 - Potential Measures for Clinical-Community Relationships
A-14. Measure 11: Whether or not a clinician would refer any family caregiver to intervention in the future (ASCP Physician Survey)
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/events/webinars/recent-insights-webcast-elliott.pdf
July 01, 2013 - AHRQ Webcast Recent Insights into CAHPS Survey Modes and Response Rates - Elliott
Intensive Efforts Can Drive Healthcare Survey
Response Rates over 50%
Marc N. Elliott, RAND
Sara L. Toomey, Boston’s Children Hospital & Harvard
David J. Klein, RAND
Julie A. Brown, RAND
Alan M. Zaslavsky, Harvard
Mark A. Schuster, …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/events/20160315/debra-rosen-slides.pdf
March 15, 2016 - Strategies for Improving CAHPS Clinician & Group (CG-CAHPS) Survey Scores
Improving CG-CAHPS
Scores in a Federally
Qualified Health Center
Presented By
Debra Rosen, RN, MPH
Director, Quality & Health Education
“Strategies for Improving CAHPS Clinician & Group (CG-CAHPS) Survey Scores”
A Webcast Pres…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/events/webinar/sops-101-webcast-databases.pdf
January 01, 2022 - Understanding SOPS® Surveys: A Primer for New Users - Famolaro
The SOPS Databases
Theresa Famolaro, MPS, MS, MBA
Senior Study Director
User Network for the AHRQ Surveys on Patient Safety Culture (SOPS)
Westat
SOPS Databases
320
Hospitals
Version 1.0
(2021)
172
Hospitals
Version 2.0
(2021)
191
Nur…
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/consumer-reporting/research/index.html
May 01, 2022 - Research on Reporting Information to Consumers
The ability to report CAHPS ® survey results in a way that supports consumers in making informed decisions has been a key element of the CAHPS project since its inception in the mid-1990s. 1 Over the years, the CAHPS grantees have conducted numerous studies to an…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/057-patient-instructions-mupirocin.docx
April 01, 2025 - AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention: Targeting SSI
Patient Instructions: Preoperative Nasal Decolonization With Mupirocin
Surgical Services
For: Cardiac, Hip and Knee Joint Replacement, and Spinal Fusion Surgeries
What Is Nasal Decolonization?
Some bacteria can live inside your nostrils for long periods of time. N…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/055-patient-instructions-chg-cloths.docx
April 01, 2025 - AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention: Targeting SSI
Patient Instructions: Cleaning With CHG Cloths
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 r…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/patient-safety/resources/resources/PS-privacy-factSheet.pdf
October 01, 2021 - Privacy, Security, Confidentiality, and
Privilege Considerations for Patient Safety
and Quality Improvement Activities
Before you begin, check with the appropriate point of contact
in your organization to:
Confirm that all participants in the improvement activity are
authorized to access and use patient informa…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/blog/ahrqviews/voice-of-women.html
May 01, 2024 - AHRQ Views: Blog posts from AHRQ leaders
Working Together to Tackle Inequities—Centering the Voices of Women
MAY
13
2024
By
Kamila B. Mistry, Ph.D., M.P.H.,
Emily M. Chew, M.P.H., and Kisha I. Coa, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Kamila B. Mistry, Ph.D., M.P.H.
The theme for this year'…
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www.ahrq.gov/chsp/about-chsp/index.html
May 01, 2021 - About the Comparative Health Systems Performance (CHSP) Initiative
Overview
Download this fact sheet (PDF, 103.1 KB)
PCOR Grant Awards: New AHRQ-Funded Centers to Study Health Systems and Their Efforts to Disseminate Patient-Centered Outcomes Research (June 15, 2015 press release)
AHRQ Comparative Hea…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/pfp/hacrate2011-12.html
January 01, 2018 - Updated Information on the Annual Hospital-Acquired Condition Rate: 2011 and 2012
This document provides estimates of the national rate of hospital-acquired conditions (HACs) for the Partnership for Patients (PFP) program for calendar years 2011 and 2012. The methods used to compute this data are identical to t…