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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/xt2Uhv4qyLUZ8o2HB_a4YQ
July 01, 2013 - evidence also shows that identification and treatment of
HIV-positive pregnant women dramatically reduces … that initiation of ART in HIV-positive patients with CD4
counts less than 0.200 � 109 cells/L markedly reduces
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cusp/modules/identify/identify.html
December 01, 2012 - Identify Defects Through Sensemaking
CUSP Toolkit
The Identify Defects Through Sensemaking module of the CUSP Toolkit will help you identify recurring negative events in your system and apply CUSP and Sensemaking tools to help reduce the risk of future harm to your patients.
Note : Slide content is presente…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/sustainability.html
July 01, 2018 - Sustainability
Toolkit To Reduce CAUTI and Other HAIs in Long-Term Care Facilities
This section explains the importance of planning for sustainability from the beginning and provides an overview of factors to help achieve sustainable gains. Infection prevention strategies can only be sustained if they are emb…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/how-to-use.html
March 01, 2017 - How To Use This Toolkit
Toolkit To Reduce CAUTI and Other HAIs in Long-Term Care Facilities
The toolkit consists of three sections. Your facility can use the materials in each section in improvement efforts to reduce CAUTI and other HAIs.
Implementation
Sustainability
Resources
Sections aggregate …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40674/psn-pdf
October 16, 2012 - The care transitions intervention: translating from
efficacy to effectiveness.
October 16, 2012
Voss R, Gardner R, Baier R, et al. The care transitions intervention: translating from efficacy to
effectiveness. Arch Intern Med. 2011;171(14):1232-7. doi:10.1001/archinternmed.2011.278.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ca…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36255/psn-pdf
February 02, 2011 - Interns' compliance with Accreditation Council for
Graduate Medical Education work-hour limits.
February 2, 2011
Landrigan CP, Barger LK, Cade BE, et al. Interns' compliance with accreditation council for graduate
medical education work-hour limits. JAMA. 2006;296(9):1063-70.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/interns-c…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/837729/psn-pdf
July 27, 2022 - Development of a multicomponent intervention to
decrease racial bias among healthcare staff.
July 27, 2022
Tajeu GS, Juarez L, Williams JH, et al. Development of a multicomponent intervention to decrease racial
bias among healthcare staff. J Gen Intern Med. 2022;37(8):1970-1979. doi:10.1007/s11606-022-07464-x.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39670/psn-pdf
July 07, 2010 - The Power of Safety: State Reporting Provides Lessons in
Reducing Harm, Improving Care.
July 7, 2010
Washington DC: National Quality Forum; 2010.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/power-safety-state-reporting-provides-lessons-reducing-harm-improving-care
The landmark Institute of Medicine (IOM) report, To Err Is Human,…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45585/psn-pdf
June 29, 2017 - Impact of Medicare's nonpayment program on hospital-
acquired conditions.
June 29, 2017
Thirukumaran CP, Glance LG, Temkin-Greener H, et al. Impact of Medicare's Nonpayment Program on
Hospital-acquired Conditions. Med Care. 2017;55(5):447-455. doi:10.1097/MLR.0000000000000680.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/impact-m…
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digital.ahrq.gov/health-it-tools-and-resources/implementation-toolsets-e-prescribing/toolset-e-prescribing/tool-31a-goals-worksheet
January 01, 2023 - Tool 3.1a: Goals Worksheet
Step 1. Review goals
Review what goals can be achieved with e prescribing. Here are some examples:
Reduce medication errors.
Reduce the time spent on phone calls, faxing, and call-backs to pharmacies.
Automate prescription renewal requests and authorizati…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/reports/candor-demo-program/plan-grants/summary.html
August 01, 2022 - Planning Grants Final Evaluation Report
Executive Summary
Previous Page Next Page
Table of Contents
Planning Grants Final Evaluation Report
Executive Summary
Introduction
Methodology
Findings
Appendix A. Grantee Profiles
Appendix B. References
On September 9, 2009, Presid…
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/ptflow/section1.html
July 01, 2018 - Improving Patient Flow and Reducing Emergency Department Crowding: A Guide for Hospitals
Section 1. The Need to Address Emergency Department Crowding
Previous Page Next Page
Table of Contents
Improving Patient Flow and Reducing Emergency Department Crowding: A Guide for Hospitals
Acknowledgments
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/making-healthcare-safer/mhs4/index.html
May 01, 2025 - Making Healthcare Safer IV
A Continuous Updating of Patient Safety Harms and Practices
Making Healthcare Safer reports I, II, and III have shown a positive impact of patient safety practices on the reduction of medical errors. However, threats to patient safety are still emerging and evolving in a dynamic wor…
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www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/explain/support/help.html
November 01, 2018 - Help People Use Health Care Quality Information To Make Decisions
Some members of your audience will have a good idea of how to go about using quality information to make a decision about a health provider or plan, but others will not. You can help the latter group:
Clarify to what extent they have a choice…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/medicaidreadmitguide/aspire_webinar5/aspire_webinar5.pptx
June 02, 2025 - Designing & Delivering Whole-Person Transitional Care The Hospital Guide to Reducing Medicaid Readmissions Webinar 5
Designing & Delivering Whole-Person Transitional Care
The Hospital Guide to Reducing Medicaid Readmissions
Webinar 5:Reach Out to Collaborate with Partners Across Settings
Agenda
Describe the impo…
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/integrating-contextual-factors-clinical-decision-support-reduce-contextual
January 01, 2023 - Integrating Contextual Factors into Clinical Decision Support to Reduce Contextual Error and Improve Outcomes in Ambulatory Care
Project Final Report ( PDF , 611.54 KB) Disclaimer
Disclaimer
The findings and conclusions in this document are those of the author(s), who are respons…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/resources/learning-lab/caregiver-nicu-long-desc.html
April 01, 2022 - Caregiver Innovations to Reduce Harm in Neonatal Intensive Care
Principal Investigator: Eric J. Thomas, M.D., University of Texas, Houston, TX
AHRQ Grant No.: HS24459
Project Period: 09/30/15–09/29/21
Description: The goal of the University of Texas Patient Safety Learning Laboratory was to create an …
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/Pzrh6m8vUcdvmsaBwKaQA2
February 01, 2014 - Risk Assessment, Genetic Counseling, and Genetic Testing for
BRCA-Related Cancer in Women: U.S. Preventive Services Task
Force Recommendation Statement
Virginia A. Moyer, MD, MPH, on behalf of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force*
Description: Update of the 2005 U.S. Preventive Services Task
Force (USPSTF) recommen…
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/chlamydial-infection-including-ocular-prophylaxis-screening-1996
January 01, 1996 - Selective screening for chlamydia reduces the incidence of pelvic inflammatory disease: results from
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pulmonary-horizon-scan-high-impact-1512.pdf
December 01, 2015 - Mepolizumab purportedly reduces eosinophil
counts in sputum, blood, and lung tissue, resulting in reduced … Mepolizumab purportedly reduces eosinophil counts in sputum, blood, and lung tissue, resulting in
reduced … ’s cost
could potentially be high, the experts thought,45-47,49 but if patient use of mepolizumab reduces