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www.ahrq.gov/healthsystemsresearch/hspc-research-study/index.html
July 01, 2021 - Health Services and Primary Care Research Study
In 2018, Congress directed the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) to commission an independent assessment of federally funded health services research (HSR) and primary care research (PCR) conducted between 2012 and 2018 to increase the impact of re…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/202503.html
March 01, 2025 - Virginia Health System Uses AHRQ Surveys on Patient Safety Culture® To Improve Quality of Care
Search All Impact Case Studies
March 2025
Riverside Health System, based in Newport News, VA, has been using the AHRQ Surveys on Patient Safety Culture ® (SOPS) for nearly a decade, administering surveys annually…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/blog/ahrqviews/healthcare-costs-childhood-experiences.html
August 01, 2024 - AHRQ Views: Blog posts from AHRQ leaders
Healthcare Spending 26 Percent Higher Among Adults Who Had Adverse Childhood Experiences
AUG
19
2024
By
Robert Otto Valdez, Ph.D., M.H.S.A., and Thomas M. Selden, Ph.D.
Robert Otto Valdez, Ph.D., M.H.S.
It is a tragic reality tha…
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www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/measures/setting/hospitals/measurement-sets.html
February 01, 2023 - Major Hospital Quality Measurement Sets
The list of valid and reliable indicators of inpatient quality of care continues to grow and evolve as measures are refined, introduced, and retired. The National Quality Forum has endorsed nearly 200 measures in the inpatient setting , many of which are used for public …
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www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/plan/gain-trust.html
November 01, 2018 - How Will You Gain the Trust of Health Care Providers or Plans?
For some quality reports, little if any cooperation is required from the organizations whose performance is being reported. Many sponsors of reports on health plan quality, for instance, have relied on sources of publicly available data rather than …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/teamstepps-program/tools/ts-course-evaluation-form.pdf
June 02, 2025 - TeamSTEPPS Training Evaluation Form
TeamSTEPPS Training
Evaluation Form
The TeamSTEPPS course evaluation form that follows is designed for a 2 day course
based on the TeamSTEPPS curriculum released in 2023. If the course you are evaluating
does not include all the material covered in a 2 day cours…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa/107-cusp-psychological-safety.pptx
October 01, 2024 - AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention
AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention
CUSP Program: Psychological Safety
ICU & Non-ICU
AHRQ Pub. No. 25-0007
October 2024
AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention | ICU & Non-ICU
CUSP Psychological Safety
1
Educational Objectives
Define psychological safety
Explain the impo…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/abate/nursing-protocols/standard-protocol-iodophor.pdf
March 01, 2022 - Standardized Nursing Protocol: Use of Nasal Iodophor (10% Povidone-Iodine)
Decolonization of
Non-ICU Patients With Devices
Section 9-4 – Standardized Nursing Protocol:
Use of Nasal Iodophor (10% Povidone-Iodine)
The following is a standing order protocol for implementing nasal decolonization in adult non-
i…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/abate/nursing-protocols/standard-protocol-iodophor.docx
March 01, 2022 - Standardized Nursing Protocol for Iodophor
Decolonization of
Non-ICU Patients With Devices
Section 9-4 – Standardized Nursing Protocol:
Use of Nasal Iodophor (10% Povidone-Iodine)
The following is a standing order protocol for implementing nasal decolonization in adult non-intensive care unit (ICU) patients who are m…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/abate/nursing-protocols/standing-order-protocol-mupirocin.pdf
March 01, 2022 - Standing Order Protocol: Nasal Mupirocin
Decolonization of
Non-ICU Patients With Devices
Section 9-3 – Standing Order Protocol:
Nasal Mupirocin
The following is a standing order protocol for implementing nasal decolonization in adult non-
intensive care unit (ICU) patients who are methicillin-resistant S…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/cauti-tools/archived-webinars/patient-family-engagement-ed.pptx
September 01, 2014 - PowerPoint Presentation
Patient and Family Engagement in the ED
Sue Collier, RN, MSN, FABC
Clinical Content Development Lead
Health Research & Education Trust
American Hospital Association
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Learning Objectives
Define patient and family engagement.
Describe examples of engaging patients and familie…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/medicaidreadmitguide/mcaidread_tool12_collaboration.docx
June 02, 2025 - Tool 12: Cross Continuum Collaboration Tool
Tool 12: Cross-continuum collaboration tool
Purpose
This tool helps teams develop specific effective and timely linkages to services with cross-continuum clinical, behavioral, and social services providers.
Description
Hospital readmission reduction teams need to identify…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/candor/demo-program/grants/issues.html
August 01, 2022 - Demonstration Grants Final Evaluation Report
Evaluation Issues
Previous Page Next Page
Table of Contents
Demonstration Grants Final Evaluation Report
Executive Summary
Detailed Findings
Evaluation Issues
Contributions to Patient Safety and Medical Liability
Lessons Learned From Implement…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/medicaidreadmitguide/mcaidread_tool2_readm_review.docx
June 02, 2025 - Tool 2: Readmission Review Tool
Tool 2: Readmission Review tool
Purpose
Readmission reviews are designed to elicit the “story behind the story”: going well beyond chief complaint, discharge diagnosis, or other clinical parameters to understand the communication, coordination, or other logistical barriers experienc…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/6_TK1_T5-Suspect_a_Urinary_Tract_Infection_brochure_MA_Coalition_final.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Suspect a Urinary Tract Infection?
How Taking Antibiotics
When You Don’t Need Them
Can Cause More Harm Than Good
Did You Know That…
»Up to 50 percent of all antibiotics prescribed are not
needed or are not prescribed appropriately?
»Confusion or sudden behavior changes don’t
necessarily indicate a urinary tra…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/6_TK1_T3-Resident_Information_Sheet_Antibiotic-Resistant_Bacteria_Final.docx
October 01, 2016 - Tool 3. Resident Information Sheet: Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria
One of your tests showed that you have a type of bacteria that cannot be treated with the antibiotics you have been taking. [Optional: Insert specific information about the bacteria found, the culture site, and which antibiotics are not effective.] It is…
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www.ahrq.gov/nhguide/toolkits/determine-whether-to-treat/toolkit3-minimum-criteria.html
September 01, 2017 - Toolkit 3. Minimum Criteria for Common Infections Toolkit
Toolkit Effectiveness
The design and information in the toolkit is based on published expert consensus 1-2 . The Suspected UTI SBAR Form and the letter were tested in Texas and resulted in a 30% reduction of use in unnecessary antibiotics. 3
Overview…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cusp/toolkit/shadowing.html
December 01, 2012 - Shadowing Another Professional Tool
CUSP Toolkit
Learn about other disciplines to improve the coordination of patient care.
Problem Statement: Health care delivery is a multidisciplinary practice that requires coordination of care among different professions and provider types. However, health care provide…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/education/curriculum-tools/cusptoolkit/toolkit/shadowing.doc
June 02, 2025 - Shadowing Another Professional Tool
Problem Statement: Health care delivery is a multidisciplinary practice that requires coordination of care among different professions and provider types. However, health care providers often do not understand other disciplines’ daily responsibilities, teamwork, and communication iss…
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www.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/tools/keydrivers/engage-patients-families.html
November 01, 2018 - Key Driver 5: Engage with Patients and Families in Evidence-Based Care and Quality Improvement
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The best evidence will not result in improved clinical outcomes unless it is put into practice. One often overlooked aspect of making care evidence-based is engaging patients and their familie…