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9381. Creating a Culture of Safety in the Ambulatory Surgery Environment: Implementation Guide | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/implementation/implementation-guide/index.html
      May 01, 2017 - Creating a Culture of Safety in the Ambulatory Surgery Environment: Implementation Guide Next Page Table of Contents Creating a Culture of Safety in the Ambulatory Surgery Environment: Implementation Guide Overview The Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP) Measurement Implementing the…

9382. Best Practices for Medical Technology Management: A U.S. Air Force–ECRI Collaboration (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol4/Keller.pdf
      January 01, 2004 - Best Practices for Medical Technology Management: A U.S. Air Force–ECRI Collaboration 45 Best Practices for Medical Technology Management: A U.S. Air Force–ECRI Collaboration James P. Keller, Jr., Stephen Walker Abstract For more than 25 years, the U.S. Air Force has contracted ECRI, an independent and n…

9383. 2018 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report: Appendix A (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/nhqrdr/2018qdr-appa6.pdf
      January 01, 2018 - 2018 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report: Appendix A 2018 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report | A.6-1 APPENDIX A. LIST OF MEASURES AND SUMMARY OF RESULTS FOR FIGURES A.6. Disparities: Residence Location Measures included in Figure 128. Number and percentage of quality measures for wh…

9384. Reducing Unecessary Urinary catheter Use in the Emergency Department: How to Implement the Process (ppt file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/cauti-tools/archived-webinars/ed-catheter-insertions-091013.ppt
      January 01, 2010 - Reducing Unecessary Urinary catheter Use in the Emergency Department: How to Implement the Process The Emergency Department & Catheter Insertions * Mohamad Fakih, MD, MPH St. John Hospital and Medical Center Lisa Wolf, PhD, RN, CEN, FAEN Emergency Nurses Association (ENA) Jeremiah Schuur, MD, MHS, FACEP Brig…

9385. Catheter Care and Maintenance | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/implementation/education-bundles/indwelling-urinary-catheter-use/catheter-care/slides.html
      March 01, 2017 - Catheter Care and Maintenance AHRQ Safety Program for Long-Term Care: CAUTI Slide 1: Catheter Care and Maintenance National Content Series Slide 2: Objectives Upon completion of this webinar participants will be able to— Explain best practices of indwelling urinary catheter care; Review the do…

9386. SOPS® Value and Efficiency Supplemental Items for the SOPS Hospital Survey - Spanish (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/surveys/hospital/spanish-hospital-ve-supp-item-set-2022.pdf
      January 01, 2022 - SOPS® Value and Efficiency Supplemental Items for the SOPS Hospital Survey - Spanish SOPS® Value and Efficiency Supplemental Item Set for the SOPS Hospital Survey 2.0 Language: Spanish • Purpose: This supplemental item set was designed for use with the core SOPS® Hospital Survey Version 2.0 to help hospitals as…

9387. Future Research Needs | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/evidence-based-reports/technical/future/index.html
      July 01, 2018 - Future Research Needs An important part of systematic reviews is to not only synthesize the evidence, but also to identify the gaps in evidence that limited the ability to answer the systematic review questions. EPCs worked with various stakeholders to further develop and prioritize the future research ne…

9388. Evaluation Design and Methods | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      December 01, 2020 - SHARE: More topics in this section EvidenceNOW What’s New About EvidenceNOW Evidence for Heart Health Research & Results Results Research Design and Methods Evaluation Design and Methods Methods and Measures Data Collection Instruments and Analysis Research Administration National Evaluation Tools for Chan…

9389. How to Use the Guide | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/innovations/will-work/how-to.html
      February 01, 2021 - Will It Work Here? A Decisionmaker's Guide to Adopting Innovations How to Use the Guide Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Will It Work Here? A Decisionmaker's Guide to Adopting Innovations About the Guide Acknowledgments Purpose How to Use the Guide Module I: Does the Innovation Fi…

9390. Chapter 1. Introduction | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      April 01, 2018 - Proactive Risk Assessment of Surgical Site Infection in Ambulatory Surgery Centers Chapter 1. Introduction Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Proactive Risk Assessment of Surgical Site Infection in Ambulatory Surgery Centers Executive Summary Chapter 1. Introduction Chapter 2. ST-PRA De…

9391. Implementing Automatic Referral | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/takeheart/training/implementing-automatic-referral/index.html
      April 01, 2023 - Implementing Automatic Referral This focus area will walk you through the necessary steps for implementing an automatic referral system in your hospital. Automatic referral is a proven, evidence-based strategy to increase participation in cardiac rehabilitation (CR). Automatic referral is the systematic, au…

9392. Clinical Case Scenarios | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/labor-delivery/perinatal-care-2/clinical-case-scenarios.html
      July 01, 2023 - Clinical Case Scenarios AHRQ Safety Program for Perinatal Care, Phase 2 The two clinical case scenarios below illustrate 10 teamwork tools and strategies for improving perinatal care. One scenario focuses on obstetric hemorrhage, and the other scenario focuses on severe hypertension in pregnancy. Both scena…

9393. Health Care for Blacks | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/chartbooks/blackhealth/healthcare.html
      June 01, 2018 - Chartbook on Health Care for Blacks Health Care for Blacks Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents 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 Priorities of the Heckler Report Part 2…

9394. Research Training Programs | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      July 01, 2021 - Research Training Programs Financial aid from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality for health care research training and career development (pre- and post-doctoral fellowships, and dissertations). The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) provides an array of intramural and extramural pr…

9395. A-25. Measure 22: The quality of the service provided by community resource to a practice  (GP-LI) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/prevention/resources/chronic-care/ccrm-atlas-suppl/ccrm-apptabA-25.html
      October 01, 2013 - Potential Measures for Clinical-Community Relationships A-25. Measure 22: The quality of the service provided by community resource to a practice  (GP-LI) Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Potential Measures for Clinical-Community Relationships Acknowledgements Executive Summary Introd…

9396. Costs of Transforming Established Primary Care Practices to Patient-Centered Medical Homes | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/professionals/systems/primary-care/pcp-costs/fleming-costs.html
      May 01, 2015 - Costs of Transforming Established Primary Care Practices to Patient-Centered Medical Homes AHRQ Estimating the Costs of Supporting Primary Care Transformation Grants Principal Investigator: Neil Fleming, PhD Institution: Baylor Research Institute A…

9397. Mixing Opioids and Psychotropic Drugs Increases Hospitalizations Among Older Dental Patients | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/726.html
      August 01, 2020 - Mixing Opioids and Psychotropic Drugs Increases Hospitalizations Among Older Dental Patients Issue Number 726 AHRQ News Now is a weekly newsletter that highlights agency research and program activities. August 18, 2020 AHRQ Stats: Hospitalizations in 2017 Nearly 36 million hospitalizations occurred in…

9398. Chsp-Bibliography-061522 (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/chsp/data/chsp-bibliography-061522.pdf
      June 01, 2022 - Examining the Relationship Between the Lean Management System and Quality Improvement Care Management

9399. SOPS Nursing Home Survey Items and Composite Measures (Spanish) (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/surveys/nursing-home/nhdim-sp_7-6-2021.pdf
      January 01, 2021 - Donna Fields and other staff at Florida Medical Quality Assurance, Inc., a Quality Improvement Organization

9400. Exhibit 10. Facilitating Communication Among Patients, Family Members, and the Care Team | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/ptfamilyscan/ptfamilyex10.html
      July 01, 2018 - Guide to Patient and Family Engagement Exhibit 10. Facilitating Communication Among Patients, Family Members, and the Care Team Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Guide to Patient and Family Engagement Executive Summary Introduction Methods Findings Implications for the Guide Summ…