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www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/distribute/promote/social-marketing.html
June 01, 2019 - Applying the Lessons of Social Marketing to a Quality Report
Social marketing is the application of the principles and techniques of commercial marketing to promote socially desirable goals. It has been applied extensively, and with considerable success, in efforts to encourage/discourage specific health beha…
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www.ahrq.gov/takeheart/training/implementing-automatic-referral/index.html
April 01, 2023 - Implementing Automatic Referral
This focus area will walk you through the necessary steps for implementing an automatic referral system in your hospital.
Automatic referral is a proven, evidence-based strategy to increase participation in cardiac rehabilitation (CR). Automatic referral is the systematic, au…
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www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/translate/scores/framing.html
March 01, 2016 - Framing Health Care Quality Scores as Positive or Negative
Every time you make a decision on how to present an individual score or composite, you are “framing” the presentation. Framing refers to the emotional tone of the message you are communicating to consumers. For example:
A positive frame would accent…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nursing-home/promoting-emotional-wellbeing.pdf
March 01, 2022 - Best Practices for Promoting Emotional Well-Being in Nursing Home Residents
Best Practices for Promoting Emotional Well-Being
in Nursing Home Residents
Efforts to slow the spread of COVID-19 in nursing homes have left many residents socially isolated. Isolation can contribute to anxiety,
…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/ktcquips99.html
October 01, 2014 - New York Hospitals Use AHRQ Toolkit to Revise Protocol for Preventing Blood Clots
Search All Impact Case Studies
May 2012
Seven New York hospitals revised their protocol for preventing venous thromboembolism (VTE) after their State Quality Improvement Organization (QIO), IPRO, participated in a series of on…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/news/events/nac/instructions-zoom.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Zoom Webinar Instructions
Zoom Webinar Instructions
Please note that attendees will not be able to use their personal video during the AHRQ NAC
Meeting, and there will be no chat or Q&A option.
Should you have any technical problems or questions before/during the meeting, please contact
Amy Rabin at amy.rabin…
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www.ahrq.gov/policymakers/chipra/demoeval/what-we-learned/finalsummary/finalsummary8.html
September 01, 2015 - Key Lessons from the National Evaluation of the CHIPRA Quality Demonstration Grant Program
In conclusion
Previous Page
Table of Contents
Key Lessons from the National Evaluation of the CHIPRA Quality Demonstration Grant Program
Introduction
Reporting and using the Child Core Set of quality mea…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/education/curriculum-tools/cusptoolkit/toolkit/contentcalls/twomorees-slides/Two-More-Es-and-How-to-Spread-Dec-13-2011-508.ppt
January 01, 2011 - Project Report - Lean Sigma
Two More E’s and How to Spread
Learning Objectives
To think ahead about ways to make your investment of time and improvements in BSI rates last forever
To make sure all patients in your institution have access to the same level of safety in their care
Implementation Framework
Al…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/ontime/pruprev/menu.html
December 01, 2017 - On-Time Quality Improvement Program: On-Time Pressure Ulcer Prevention
Menu of Implementation Strategies
The On-Time Menu of Process Improvement Strategies for using reports is a list of potential ways facility teams may choose to integrate the pressure ulcer prevention reports into clinical practice. A menu …
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance/item-sets/cg/index.html
April 01, 2016 - Supplemental Items for the CAHPS Clinician & Group Survey
This page lists the topics and supplemental items available for use with the CAHPS Clinician & Group Survey 3.0.
Please note: The CAHPS team is currently reviewing all supplemental items for the Clinician & Group Survey 3.0 to ensure that the items ar…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/projects/urinary/clinical-decision-support-tools.pdf
November 16, 2023 - Clinical Decision Support Tools
Clinical Decision Support Tools
A Practice-based Intervention to Improve Care for a Diverse
Population of Women with Urinary Incontinence (INTUIT-PC)
Jejo Koola, MD, MS
Jennifer Anger, MD, MPH
This project was funded under grant number U18HS028740 from the Agency for Healthcare R…
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/evidence-based-reports/er221-abstract.html
April 01, 2018 - Behavioral Programs for Diabetes Mellitus
This report reviews the effectiveness of behavioral programs for diabetes.
Structured Abstract
Objectives: To conduct a systematic review focusing on the effectiveness of behavioral programs for type 1 diabetes (T1DM) and identifying factors contributing to program…
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/about-cahps/cahps-program/index.html
April 01, 2023 - The CAHPS Program
The Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS ® ) program is a multi-year initiative of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). Its purpose is to support investigator-led research to better understand patient experience with healthcare and develop scientific…
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www.ahrq.gov/research/publications/pubcomguide/pcguide3.html
March 01, 2025 - Publishing and Communications Guidelines
Section 3: Branding Design Element Specifications
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Table of Contents
Publishing and Communications Guidelines
Section 1: Product Development
Audio and Video Products
Appendix 1-A. Release Forms
Appendix 1-B. Trademarks
Appendi…
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www.ahrq.gov/nhguide/about/choosing-the-right-toolkit.html
October 01, 2016 - Choosing the Right Toolkit
The Guide is intended to allow nursing homes to pick and choose among toolkits, and even choose among individual tools. Each nursing home will have different needs and resources resulting in different choices. To help decide which tools may be most appropriate for a particular nursing…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/blog/ahrqviews/2st-century-ai.html
October 01, 2024 - AHRQ Views: Blog posts from AHRQ leaders
Healthcare’s Next Technological Frontier: 21st Century Artificial Intelligence
OCT
24
2024
By
Robert Otto Valdez, Ph.D., M.H.S.A.;
Chris Dymek, Ed.D.; and
Kevin Chaney, M.G.S.
In recent days, we at AHRQ have been excited by the ent…
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www.ahrq.gov/funding/grantee-profiles/grtprofile-leiferman.html
May 01, 2024 - Developing and Implementing Educational Resources to Address Perinatal Mental Health
Jenn Leiferman, Ph.D. Chair and Professor University of Colorado-Denver Jenn Leiferman, Ph.D. “Since early in my research career, I have been focused on what we could do to ensure that every child has the best possible start in…
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www.ahrq.gov/cpi/centers/ockt/kt/tools/impuspstf/impuspstf1.html
October 01, 2014 - Implementing USPSTF Recommendations into Health Professions Education
Introduction
This document was developed as part of an Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) initiative to increase the use of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommendations and resources in campus and communit…
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/tools/transform-qi/deliver-facilitation/curriculum/front-matter.html
February 01, 2022 - Primary Care Practice Facilitation Curriculum
Preface
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Table of Contents
Primary Care Practice Facilitation Curriculum
Preface
Introduction
Part 1: Use of Adult Education Methods in Teaching PCPF Core Competencies
Part 2: Introduction to Practice Facilitation
Part 3:…
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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 …