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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/injuries/fallspx/manwsa.html
December 01, 2017 - The Falls Management Program: A Quality Improvement Initiative for Nursing Facilities
Appendix B7: Wheelchair Seating Assessment (Text Description)
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The Falls Management Program: A Quality Improvement Initiative for Nursing Facilities
Chapter 1. Introductio…
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www.ahrq.gov/es/patient-safety/settings/hospital/match/appendix/app-4.html
July 01, 2022 - Medications at Transitions and Clinical Handoffs (MATCH) Toolkit for Medication Reconciliation
Appendix, Determining the Scope of the Project
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Medications at Transitions and Clinical Handoffs (MATCH) Toolkit for Medication Reconciliation
Introduction
Chap…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/blog/ahrqviews/consumer-experience-measurement.html
September 01, 2023 - AHRQ Views: Blog posts from AHRQ leaders
Advancing the Impact of Consumer Experience of Care Measurement: What’s Next?
SEP
26
2023
By
Members of AHRQ’s National Advisory Council:
Komal Bajaj, M.D., M.S.-H.P.Ed., and
Elizabeth Mort, M.D., M.P.H.
Editor’s Note: This AHRQ Vi…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nursing-home/materials/respirator-fit-testing.pdf
August 01, 2021 - Respirator Fit Testing
Respirator Fit Testing
What It Is, Why You Need It, and What You Can Expect
Healthcare staff who come into contact with people who have or may
have COVID-19 are required to wear personal protective equipment
(PPE). Respirators, such as N95 Filtering Facepiece Respirators (N95
FFRs)…
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/leanprocess/leanprocess.html
May 01, 2018 - Reducing Waste and Inefficiency in Health Care Through Lean Process Redesign: Literature Review
Executive Summary
Our Nation's health service delivery systems face growing challenges to enhance quality while reducing costs. Lean/Toyota Production Systems (TPS) is a process redesign strategy develo…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/abate/introduction/toolkit-overview.pdf
March 01, 2022 - Toolkit Overview
Decolonization of
Non-ICU Patients With Devices
Section 3 – Toolkit Overview
What Is the Targeted Decolonization Toolkit and Who Should Use It?
This toolkit is for hospital infection prevention programs or performance improvement
committees that wish to initiate targeted decolonization…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/abate/faqs/faq-mupirocin.docx
March 01, 2022 - FAQs (Staff): Nasal Mupirocin for MRSA-Positive Patients With Devices
Decolonization of
Non-ICU Patients With Devices
Section 14-2 – Addressing Questions Asked by Staff:
Nasal Mupirocin for MRSA Carriers With Devices
What is mupirocin and how safe is it?
Mupirocin is a topical antibiotic ointment to prevent infe…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/mvp/modules/sustainability/communication-strategies-slides.pptx
January 01, 2017 - Presentation: Program Overview
Communication Strategies for Sustainability
AHRQ Safety Program for Mechanically Ventilated Patients
AHRQ Pub. No. 16(17)-0018-40-EF
January 2017
Communication ‹#›
AHRQ Safety Program for Mechanically Ventilated Patients
1
Learning Objectives
After reviewing this module, you wil…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/candor/modules/guide5.html
August 01, 2022 - Communication Assessment Guide
AHRQ Communication and Optimal Resolution Toolkit
Purpose: To help you identify members of your organization who are effective at delivering disclosure communications.
Who should use this tool? Communication and Optimal Resolution (CANDOR) Implementation Team, Disclosure Lea…
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/quality-improvement/improvement-guide/6-strategies-for-improving/coordination-of-care/strategy6l-planned-visits.html
March 01, 2020 - Strategy 6L: Planned Visits
Contents
6.L.1. The Problem
6.L.2. The Intervention
6.L.3. Benefits of This Intervention
6.L.4. Implementation of This Intervention
References
Download Strategy 6L:
Planned Visits
(PDF, 222 KB)
6.L.1. The Problem
When patients with chroni…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/projects/urinary/evidencenow-empower.pdf
January 01, 2025 - Empowering Women and Providers for Improved Care of Urinary Incontinence: EMPOWER Study
Empowering Women and Providers
for Improved Care of Urinary
Incontinence: EMPOWER Study
Project Overview
The EMPOWER project assesses the effectiveness of treatment for urinary
incontinence (UI) among women. Three arms are…
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www.ahrq.gov/chsp/about-chsp/centers/rand.html
July 01, 2019 - Comparative Health System Performance Initiative: RAND Center of Excellence
Principal Investigators
Cheryl L. Damberg, Ph. D., and M. Susan Ridgely, J.D.
Partners
Pennsylvania State University.
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).
Stanford University.
Harvard University.
Integrated Hea…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/news/events/ahrq-research-summit/bindman-summit2016.pdf
May 01, 2016 - Improving Diagnosis in Health Care: From Concept to Action
Improving Diagnosis in Health Care:
From Concept to Action
Andy Bindman, M.D.
Director
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
My Story
• Became Director May 2016
• Primary care physician
• Academic medicine background
► San Francisco General Hospit…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/publications/files/bloodclots.pdf
May 01, 2009 - Your Guide to Preventing and Treating Blood Clots
Your Guide to
Preventing and
Treating Blood Clots
U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
540 Gaither Road
Rockville, MD 20850
AHRQ Pub. No. 090067C
May 2009
Swelling
Clot
Vein
Blood clots can for…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/a1a_combo_iqifactsheet.pdf
October 01, 2015 - Fact Sheet on Inpatient Quality Indicators
Toolkit for Using the AHRQ Quality Indicators
How To Improve Hospital Quality and Safety
1 Tool A.1a
Fact Sheet on Inpatient Quality Indicators
What Are the Inpatient Quality Indicators?
The Inpatient Quality Indicators (IQIs) are a set of 28 provider-level measures…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/ontime/fallspx/handout.html
November 01, 2017 - DON: There is no question that residents vary from day to day and from shift to shift, so it would be
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/long-term-care/resources/ontime/fallsprev/fallspximpl-handouts.docx
June 02, 2025 - DON: There is no question that residents vary from day to day and from shift to shift, so it would be
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-10/james-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - Calculation reaction time (measured in milliseconds from
accessing the question to answering it) and
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/overall-antibiotic-stewardship-project-final-report.pdf
September 01, 2022 - AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use: Final Report
AHRQ Safety Program for Improving
Antibiotic Use
Final Report
AHRQ Safety Program for Improving
Antibiotic Use
Final Report
Prepared for:
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
U.S. Department of Health and Human Servic…
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/iomracereport/reldata6.html
May 01, 2018 - Race, Ethnicity, and Language Data: Standardization for Health Care Quality Improvement
6. Implementation
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Race, Ethnicity, and Language Data: Standardization for Health Care Quality Improvement
Summary
Reviewers
1. Introduction
2. Evidence of Dispari…