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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nqsfactsheet_2017.pdf
January 01, 2017 - National Quality Strategy Fact Sheet
The National Quality Strategy is a national effort to
align public- and private-sector stakeholders to achieve
better health and health care for all Americans.
About the National Quality Strategy
The National Quality Strategy (NQS) was first published in March 2011 as the Na…
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www.ahrq.gov/es/patient-safety/settings/hospital/red/toolkit/redtool2ref.html
March 01, 2025 - Re-Engineered Discharge (RED) Toolkit
Tool 2: How to Begin the Re-engineered Discharge Implementation At Your Hospital (continued)
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Table of Contents
Re-Engineered Discharge (RED) Toolkit
Tool 1: Overview
Tool 2: How To Begin the Re-engineered Discharge Implementation at Y…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/blog/ahrqviews/portrait-of-sepsis.html
September 01, 2024 - AHRQ Views: Blog posts from AHRQ leaders
AHRQ’s Portrait of Sepsis Reveals Its Alarming Human Toll
SEP
27
2024
By
Robert Otto Valdez, Ph.D., M.H.S.A., and
Pamela Owens, Ph.D.
The human suffering caused by sepsis is shocking. New AHRQ analyses show that in 2021, more than 2 m…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/blog/ahrqviews/world-patient-safety-day-2024.html
September 01, 2024 - AHRQ Views: Blog posts from AHRQ leaders
On World Patient Safety Day, AHRQ Highlights the Urgent Need to Address Diagnostic Safety
SEP
16
2024
By
Robert Otto Valdez, Ph.D., M.H.S.A., and
Craig A. Umscheid, M.D., M.S.
Robert Otto Valdez, Ph.D., M.H.S.
As the healthcar…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/nicu_toolkit/nicupacket-apb-tubes.pdf
June 02, 2025 - NICU Family Information Packet, Appendix B, Feeding Tubes
Feeding Tubes
Types of Devices
■ Nasogastric (NG) tube: non-weighted, polyurethane tube for use more than 10 days.
■ Gastrostomy tube: tube protrudes from anterior abdominal wall; most common initial
gastrostomy device.
■ Button/skin-level gastrostomy: …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/abate/faqs/faq-targeted-decolonization.pdf
March 01, 2022 - Addressing Questions Asked by Staff: Targeted Decolonization
Decolonization of
Non-ICU Patients With Devices
Section 14-4 – Addressing Questions Asked by Staff:
Targeted Decolonization
What is targeted decolonization?
Participating non-ICU units at your hospital will be decolonizing adult patients with …
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www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/teledx-table1.html
August 01, 2020 - Telediagnosis for Acute Care: Implications for the Quality and Safety of Diagnosis
Table 1. Implications of Telediagnosis for Diagnostic Quality and Safety
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Telediagnosis for Acute Care: Implications for the Quality and Safety of Diagnosis
Introduction
Ev…
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www.ahrq.gov/policymakers/chipra/demoeval/demostates/md.html
March 01, 2019 - State at a Glance: Maryland
Learn more about the CHIPRA quality demonstration projects being implemented in Maryland.
Maryland is featured in the following reports from the National Evaluation:
Evaluation Highlight No . 4: How the CHIPRA quality demonstration elevated children on State health policy agend…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/events/webinars/cahps-ptexp-research-meeting-agenda-2023.pdf
January 01, 2023 - Patient Experience Research Meeting - Agenda
Patient Experience, Patient Safety, and Provider Well-Being:
Associations and Paths for Quality Improvement
A Virtual Research Meeting
Sponsored by the U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
October 19, 2023
11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. ET
MEETING PU…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/201518.html
July 01, 2015 - New York City Uses AHRQ's TeamSTEPPS®, Other AHRQ Resources to Advance Patient Safety
Search All Impact Case Studies
July 2015
Description
New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation (HHC), the nation’s largest municipal health care delivery system, uses several AHRQ resources to improve patient care…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/surgery/modules/sustainability/deep-root-data-slides.html
December 01, 2017 - Deep-Rooting Your Data: Slide Presentation
AHRQ Safety Program for Surgery
Slide 1: AHRQ Safety Program for Surgery—Sustainability
Deep-Rooting Your Data
Slide 2: Learning Objectives
After this session, you will be able to–
Identify surgical site infection (SSI) data sources.
Define your audie…
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www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/dxsafety-ai-wave1.html
July 01, 2025 - Understanding the AI Wave: Foundational Knowledge for Improving Diagnosis and Beyond
Introduction
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Understanding the AI Wave: Foundational Knowledge for Improving Diagnosis and Beyond
Introduction
Understanding the AI Wave—What Is AI?
Understanding AI’s…
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/reports/2024-annual-report/spotlight-s1-grant.html
May 01, 2024 - Investments in Primary Care Research for 2021 and 2022
S1: Developing a Dashboard To Help Clinical Teams Prioritize and Manage Vulnerable Patients
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Investments in Primary Care Research for 2021 and 2022
Acknowledgments and Authors
Message from the Acting …
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/reports/2024-annual-report/appendix-d-emerging.html
May 01, 2024 - Investments in Primary Care Research for 2021 and 2022
Emerging Research Spotlights
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Investments in Primary Care Research for 2021 and 2022
Acknowledgments and Authors
Message from the Acting Director of AHRQ's National Center for Excellence in Primary Ca…
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www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/dxsafety-sustainability-centers-of-excellence6.html
April 01, 2025 - Four Pillars for Sustainable Centers of Excellence
Windows of Opportunity
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Four Pillars for Sustainable Centers of Excellence
Introduction
Center of Excellence Operations
Alignment
Integration
Leadership Support
Windows of Opportunity
Conclusion…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/implementation-barcode-medication-administration-bmca-technology-infusion-pumps-operating
April 12, 2019 - Study
Implementation of barcode medication administration (BMCA) technology on infusion pumps in the operating rooms.
Citation Text:
Hogerwaard M, Stolk M, Dijk L van, et al. Implementation of barcode medication administration (BMCA) technology on infusion pumps in the operating rooms. B…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/childrens-hospitals-solutions-patient-safety-collaborative-impact-hospital-acquired-harm
August 10, 2022 - Study
Classic
Children's hospitals' solutions for patient safety collaborative impact on hospital-acquired harm.
Citation Text:
Lyren A, Brilli RJ, Zieker K, et al. Children's Hospitals' Solutions for Patient Safety Collaborative Impact on Hospital-Acquired Harm…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/association-between-waiting-times-and-short-term-mortality-and-hospital-admission-after
May 19, 2018 - Study
Classic
Association between waiting times and short term mortality and hospital admission after departure from emergency department: population based cohort study from Ontario, Canada.
Citation Text:
Guttmann A, Schull MJ, Vermeulen MJ, et al. Associatio…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/high-rate-implementation-proposed-actions-improvement-healthcare-failure-mode-effect-analysis
December 09, 2020 - Study
High rate of implementation of proposed actions for improvement with the Healthcare Failure Mode Effect Analysis method: evaluation of 117 analyses.
Citation Text:
Öhrn A, Ericsson C, Andersson C, et al. High Rate of Implementation of Proposed Actions for Improvement With the Healt…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/are-patient-safety-indicators-related-widely-used-measures-hospital-quality
December 01, 2010 - Study
Classic
Are Patient Safety Indicators related to widely used measures of hospital quality?
Citation Text:
Isaac T, Jha AK. Are patient safety indicators related to widely used measures of hospital quality? J Gen Intern Med. 2008;23(9):1373-8. doi:10.1007…