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www.ahrq.gov/topics/heart-disease-and-health.html
Topic: Heart Disease and Health
Medical conditions involving the cardiovascular system including the heart, the blood vessels, or the pericardium. AHRQ has research, tools, and resources on cardiovascular conditions and how clinicians can help their patients manage these conditions.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/chtoolbx/emerging/emerging.doc
January 01, 2001 - and the Nemours Foundation—the following asthma care measures were identified:
· Asthma unplanned readmission … · Asthma unplanned readmission within 30 days following discharge.
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/research/care-management/index.html
December 01, 2023 - Care Management
Care management is a set of activities to improve patient care, reduce unnecessary need for additional medical care, avoid duplication of care, and help patients and their caregivers more effectively manage their health conditions. AHRQ provides data, resources, and research to improve care mana…
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www.ahrq.gov/topics/hospital-discharge.html
Topic: Hospital Discharge
AHRQ has research, tools and resources for clinicians to improve the hospital discharge process, including the Re-Engineered Discharge Toolkit.
Improving Hospital Discharge Through Medication Reconciliation and Education
Improving the Emerg…
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www.ahrq.gov/topics/clinician-patient-communication.html
Topic: Clinician-Patient Communication
AHRQ has research, tools, and resources related to Clinician-Patient Communication.
Calibrate Dx: A Resource To Improve Diagnostic Decisions
Clinical-Community Relationships Measures (CCRM) Atlas
Maine Groups Improve Care…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/oleary-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - There were no differences in length of stay, 30-day readmission, or patient
experience. … We also created mixed-effects multiple regression
models to compare length of stay, 30-day readmission … Patients on control units
had a similar length of stay, 30-day readmission rate, and patient experience … Patients on intervention units also had similar length of stay, 30-
day readmission rate, and patient … The DID
analyses did not show statistically significant differences for length of stay, 30-day readmission
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www.ahrq.gov/topics/medicaid.html
Topic: Medicaid
Medicaid is state-based government health insurance that helps many low-income people in the United States to pay their medical bills.
Background Report for the Request for Public Comment on Initial, Recommended Core Set of Children's Healthcare Quality Me…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/long-term-care/resources/ontime/pruprev/saworksheet.docx
June 02, 2025 - . Upon admission/readmission
b. With a change in condition
c. With each MDS assessment
d. When … Upon readmission/reentry Yes No
c. When there is a change in condition Yes No
d.
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/201527.html
September 01, 2015 - AHRQ Tools Help Wisconsin Hospitals Post Big Quality, Safety Gains
Search All Impact Case Studies
September 2015
Several AHRQ resources have helped Wisconsin hospitals improve the quality and safety of care for more than 4,400 patients. This resulted in a savings of $45.6 million through 2013, according to …
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January 01, 2012 - Topics
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Health Literacy Health literacy occurs when health information and serv…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/pressure_ulcer_prevention/module2/putoolkit_module2_tools.docx
February 16, 2011 - If a process does not exist (for example, there is no process to screen for pain upon admission and readmission … ), identify the related processes (for example, the process for admission and readmission). … Do you screen all patients for pressure ulcer risk at the following times:
· Upon admission
· Upon readmission
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www.ahrq.gov/topics/medical-errors.html
Topic: Medical Errors
Medical errors can occur anywhere in the health care system--in hospitals, clinics, surgery centers, doctors' offices, nursing homes, pharmacies, and patients' homes--and can have serious consequences. Errors can involve medicines, surgery, diagnosis, equipment, or lab reports. AHRQ has sponsore…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/ontime/pruprev/care/resources/ontime/pruprev/saworksheet.html
December 01, 2017 - .
___ Upon admission/readmission
___ With a change in condition
___ With each MDS assessment … at the following times:
Upon admission Yes ___ No ___
Upon readmission
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/events/webinar/3-sops101-webcast-2023-kirchner.pdf
January 01, 2023 - Hospital Scores have been
linked to…
Lower rates of surgical site infections after colon surgery1
Lower readmission
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol3/Advances-Hueckel_27.pdf
April 01, 2008 - to seek critical care guidance before the patients’ clinical status deteriorates and
to avoid PICU readmission … needed to determine whether mortality, hospital and ICU length of stay,
hospital mortality, and PICU readmission … Effect of the critical
care outreach team on patient survival to discharge
from hospital and readmission
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/data/SyH-DR-PUF-Summary-Statistics-Medicare-Inpatient-Weighted.pdf
September 26, 2023 - 14,775,965 99.68
81: Discharged to home or self-care with a planned acute care hospital inpatient readmission … a facility that provides custodial or supportive care with a
planned acute care hospital inpatient readmission … to a designated cancer center or children's hospital with a planned
acute care hospital inpatient readmission … 87: Discharged/transferred to court/law enforcement with a planned acute care hospital
inpatient readmission … to a Medicare certified long-term care hospital (LTCH) with a
planned acute care hospital inpatient readmission
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www.ahrq.gov/es/patient-safety/settings/hospital/red/toolkit/redtool1ref.html
March 01, 2025 - Re-Engineered Discharge (RED) Toolkit
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Tool 1: Overview
Tool 2: How To Begin the Re-engineered Discharge Implementation at Your Hospital
How CMS Measures the "30-Day All Cause Rehospital…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/red/toolkit/redtool1ref.html
March 01, 2025 - Re-Engineered Discharge (RED) Toolkit
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Re-Engineered Discharge (RED) Toolkit
Tool 1: Overview
Tool 2: How To Begin the Re-engineered Discharge Implementation at Your Hospital
How CMS Measures the "30-Day All Cause Rehospital…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/patient-safety/rev-reportaddendum.pdf
March 01, 2021 - The Five Principles of Effective Primary Care-Based Care Coordination for Reducing Potentially Preventable Readmissions
Final Report: Potentially Preventable Readmissions: A Conceptual Framework To Rethink the Role of Primary Care: Addendum 1
The Five Principles of Effective Primary Care-Based Care
Coordination fo…
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www.ahrq.gov/topics/long-term-care.html
Topic: Long-Term Care
AHRQ has toolkits, recommendations, and other resources for long-term care facilities, such as nursing homes and rehabilitation centers, to improve quality, reduce errors, and increase patient safety.
AHRQ Research Findings Support Effort to Reduce Pre…