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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa/071-dec-patient-talking-points-bathing.docx
October 01, 2024 - Talking Points for Patients: Chlorhexidine Bathing
AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention
Talking Points for Patients: Chlorhexidine Gluconate Bathing
Feel free to customize this handout to your unit’s current practices. To avoid confusion, remove questions that do not apply to your unit.
Patients may have questions …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/abate/faqs/faq-chg-bathing.docx
March 01, 2022 - FAQs (Staff): CHG for Bathing
Decolonization of
Non-ICU Patients With Devices
Section 14-1 – Addressing Questions Asked by Staff:
Chlorhexidine for Bathing
Why does the hospital use special soap for bathing and showering in patients with medical devices?
This hospital is dedicated to improving medical care for our p…
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www.ahrq.gov/policymakers/chipra/demoeval/what-we-learned/implementation-guides/implementation-guide2/implguide2pt1.html
September 01, 2014 - Designing Care Management Entities for Youth with Complex Behavioral Health Needs
Part 1: An Introduction to Care Management Entities (CMEs)
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Table of Contents
Designing Care Management Entities for Youth with Complex Behavioral Health Needs
Part 1: An Introduction to Care M…
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/ptflow/section3.html
April 01, 2020 - Improving Patient Flow and Reducing Emergency Department Crowding: A Guide for Hospitals
Section 3. Measuring Emergency Department Performance
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Table of Contents
Improving Patient Flow and Reducing Emergency Department Crowding: A Guide for Hospitals
Acknowledgments
Execut…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/c3_combo_staffpresentation.pptx
January 01, 2006 - Background for AHRQ Quality Indicators
Use this PowerPoint presentation as a template for your presentation to hospital staff.
Replace the charts with charts that you create with your data (use the Excel workbook in Tool B.3a) and replace the red text with information relevant to your hospital.
Modify as needed to su…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/05_depression_potential_high_impact_2012-12-10.pdf
January 01, 2012 - Experts also noted that any improvement in
functional ability in these patients may be associated with reduced … appropriately managed, long-term costs associated with untreated mental
health conditions may be reduced
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/acute/chipra-209-fullreport.pdf
June 01, 2019 - For example, BPD has been associated with the development of asthma and reduced
lung function in childhood … Sequential hand hygiene promotion contributes to a
reduced nosocomial bloodstream infection rate among
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mvp/modules/technical/ltvv-intro-fac-guide.html
February 01, 2017 - Hospital length of stay was also significantly reduced.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49566/psn-pdf
July 01, 2008 - In fact, such testing
has dramatically reduced the risk of viral transmission.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/too-many-cooks-kitchen
March 07, 2018 - The team should strive for shorter surgical time, less tissue trauma and reduced need for fluid resuscitation
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www.ahrq.gov/news/events/nac/2021-03-nac/nacmtg031821-minutes.html
July 01, 2021 - AHRQ-supported study of acute care and antibiotic use in applying a safety program found antibiotic use to be reduced
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/what-was-those-platelets
August 28, 2024 - In fact, such testing has dramatically reduced the risk of viral transmission.
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/reducing-hospital-readmission-rates-implementing-inpatient-tobacco-cessation/citation/feasibility
January 01, 2023 - Feasibility of implementing a hospital-based “opt-out” tobacco cessation service.
Citation
Nahhas GJ, Wilson D, Cartmell KB, et al. Feasibility of implementing a hospital-based “opt-out” tobacco cessation service. Nicotine Tob Res 2017 Aug 1;19(8):937-43. PMID: 27928052.
Link
https://www.ncb…
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/feedback-treatment-intensification-data-reduce-cardiovascular-disease-risk-2
January 01, 2023 - System-based participatory research in health care: an approach for sustainable translational research and quality improvement.
Citation
Schmittdiel JA, Grumbach K, Selby JV. System-based participatory research in health care: an approach for sustainable translational research and quality improvement.…
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www.ahrq.gov/topics/inpatient-care.html
Topic: Inpatient Care
Inpatient care is healthcare received within a hospital.
A Model for Sustaining and Spreading Safety Interventions
About the Toolkit Development
CAHPS Child Hospital Survey Measures
Eliminating CLABSI, A National Patient Safety Imp…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41833/psn-pdf
November 14, 2012 - Risks related to patient bed safety.
November 14, 2012
Sharkey JE, Van Leuven K, Radovich P. Risks related to patient bed safety. J Nurs Care Qual.
2012;27(4):346-51. doi:10.1097/NCQ.0b013e318264744b.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/risks-related-patient-bed-safety
Reviewing the three major contributing factors to me…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41063/psn-pdf
January 27, 2012 - Perspective: ten thousand hours to patient safety, sooner
or later.
January 27, 2012
Pellegrini VD. Perspective: ten thousand hours to patient safety, sooner or later. Acad Med.
2012;87(2):164-7. doi:10.1097/ACM.0b013e31823f7202.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/perspective-ten-thousand-hours-patient-safety-sooner-or-…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42613/psn-pdf
September 25, 2013 - Approaches to decreasing medication and other care
errors in the ICU.
September 25, 2013
Valentin A. Approaches to decreasing medication and other care errors in the ICU. Curr Opin Crit Care.
2013;19(5):474-9. doi:10.1097/MCC.0b013e328364d4f9.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/approaches-decreasing-medication-and-other…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37087/psn-pdf
October 03, 2011 - Improving patient safety in the ED waiting room.
October 3, 2011
Blank FSJ, Santoro J, Maynard AM, et al. Improving patient safety in the ED waiting room. Journal of
emergency nursing: JEN : official publication of the Emergency Department Nurses Association.
2007;33(4):331-5.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/improvin…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45064/psn-pdf
April 20, 2016 - Making Care Safer.
April 20, 2016
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Priorities in Focus. March 2016.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/making-care-safer
The National Quality Strategy is part of AHRQ's ongoing efforts to enhance patient safety. This brief
summarizes the results of the Partnership for Patients …