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4041. Section 8: The Care Management Evidence Base (continued) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/hcbs/medicaidmgmt/mm8c.html
      October 01, 2014 - Designing and Implementing Medicaid Disease and Care Management Programs Section 8: The Care Management Evidence Base (continued) Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Designing and Implementing Medicaid Disease and Care Management Programs Introduction Section 1: Planning a Care Management …

4042. PDI RATES GENERATED BY THE AHRQ SAS PROGRAMS (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/pdi/b2a_pdi_ratesgenbysas.pdf
      March 01, 2016 - PDI RATES GENERATED BY THE AHRQ SAS PROGRAMS Pediatric Toolkit for Using the AHRQ Quality Indicators How To Improve Hospital Quality and Safety Tool B.2a i PDI RATES GENERATED BY THE AHRQ SAS PROGRAMS Guidance for Using the SAS Programs and an Example of Output for One Hospital What is the purpose of this to…

4043. 102-How-Integrate-Cusp-Approach-Guide (doc file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa/102-how-integrate-cusp-approach-guide.docx
      October 01, 2024 - AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention How To Integrate a CUSP Approach ICU & Non-ICU Slide Title and Commentary Slide Number and Slide How to Integrate a CUSP Approach SAY: Welcome to this presentation about the Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program, or CUSP. This presentation discusses how to integrate a CUSP…

4044. H2N Database Guide (pdf file)
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      June 02, 2025 - H2N Database Guide H2N Database Guide 1. Slides 2 -8: recruitment & enrollment section of the database (db) A. Once logged into the db, you will land in the “Recruitment Area” (there is also a link in the banner to navigate to this view from other parts of the db.) B. You will see a Snapshot of Activities and one…

4045. SOPS Medical Office Survey (doc file)
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      January 01, 2023 - SOPS Medical Office Survey SOPS® Medical Office Survey Version: 1.0 Language: English · For more information on getting started, selecting a sample, determining data collection methods, establishing data collection procedures, conducting a web-based survey, and preparing and analyzing data, and producing reports…

4046. Federal Interagency Workgroup on Improving Diagnostic Safety--March Meeting Summary (pdf file)
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      March 08, 2019 - Federal Interagency Workgroup on Improving Diagnostic Safety--March Meeting Summary Federal Interagency Workgroup on Improving Diagnostic Safety and Quality in Health Care March Meeting Summ…

4047. SOPS® Diagnostic Safety Supplemental Item Set for the SOPS Medical Office Survey (doc file)
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      January 01, 2022 - SOPS® Diagnostic Safety Supplemental Item Set for the SOPS Medical Office Survey SOPS® Diagnostic Safety Supplemental Item Set for the SOPS Medical Office Survey Language: English Purpose: This supplemental item set was designed for use with the core SOPS® Medical Office Survey to help medical offices assess the exte…

4048. SOPS® Diagnostic Safety Supplemental Item Set for the SOPS Medical Office Survey (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/surveys/medical-office/Final-DX-Safety-items-2022-1215-ENGLISH-508.pdf
      January 01, 2022 - SOPS® Diagnostic Safety Supplemental Item Set for the SOPS Medical Office Survey 1 SOPS® Diagnostic Safety Supplemental Item Set for the SOPS Medical Office Survey Language: English Purpose: This supplemental item set was designed for use with the core SOPS® Medical Office Survey to help medical offices asse…

4049. Getting Started  | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      April 01, 2023 - Getting Started  This focus area will walk you through the necessary first steps for launching a quality improvement initiative aimed at increasing cardiac rehabilitation (CR) participation. CR has been proven to greatly improve patient outcomes and reduce healthcare costs, yet patient participation in CR r…

4050. Acute Sinusitis (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/sinusitis-one-pager.pdf
      September 01, 2022 - Acute Sinusitis Diagnosis • The diagnosis of acute sinusitis is based on the clinical presentation: nasal discharge or congestion, facial pain or pressure, reduced or absent sense of taste or smell, headache, ear pain or pressure, dental pain, bad breath, fatigue, or low-grade fevers.1 • Most cases of acu…

4051. Workflow (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/tools-and-materials/workflow-analysis-qi.pdf
      February 01, 2005 - Workflow Workflow Ann Lefebvre MSW, CPHQ Associate Director, NC AHEC North Carolina Area Health Education Centers North Carolina Area Health Education Centers “Every system is perfectly designed to get the results that it gets.” Paul Batalden, MD North Carolina Area Health Education CentersNorth Carolina…

4052. 4 Tk2 T2-Antibiotic Pocket Cards (pdf file)
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      May 01, 2014 - Advancing Excellence in Health Care www.ahrq.gov Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Nursing Home Infection Control Guidelines for C. Difficile When to Perform Toxin Assay on Stool: • Resident symptomatic with diarrhea ( >3 loose/watery stools a day). • Especially consider in residents who received…

4053. 5 Tk1 T2-Working With A Lab Final (doc file)
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      October 01, 2016 - Tool 2. Step-by-Step Guide to Working With a Laboratory To Obtain an Antibiogram 1. Contact the nursing home’s lab to inquire about creating an antibiogram Identify the correct contact at the laboratory to determine if it is able to create an antibiogram report. Most labs have this capability and producing the report r…

4054. 5 Tk1 T2-Working With A Lab Final (pdf file)
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      October 01, 2016 - Nursing Home Antimicrobial Stewardship Guide Help Clinicians Choose the Right Antibiotic Toolkit 1. Working With a Lab To Improve Antibiotic Prescribing Tool 2. Step-by-Step Guide to Working With a Laboratory To Obtain an Antibiogram 1. Contact the nursing home’s lab to inquire about creating an antibiog…

4055. Enhancing Performance Via Integrated Health Systems (ppt file)
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      February 16, 2011 - Enhancing Performance Via Integrated Health Systems IDENTIFYING KEY AREAS FOR DELIVERY SYSTEM RESEARCH The Challenge and Promise of Delivery System Research: A Meeting of AHRQ Grantees, Experts and Stakeholders Lawrence Casalino M.D., Ph.D. Weill Cornell Medical College Sterling, VA February 16, 2011 * 2/16/…

4056. Opioid Use in Older Adults Compendium of Resources | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      January 01, 2024 - Opioid Use in Older Adults Compendium of Resources On this page: Introduction How to use the Compendium Self-Assessment Case Studies Introduction While there have been extensive efforts to address the opioid epidemic, little attention has been given to the risks and effects of opioid use, misu…

4057. Data Sources for Health Care Quality Measures | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      July 01, 2018 - Data Sources for Health Care Quality Measures Before you decide which quality measures to report, it is helpful to know what kinds of data you will need to produce the scores for the measure. Sometimes, the data you want to report already exist because somebody else collected it. But in other cases, report spon…

4058. SOPS® Hospital Survey | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      August 01, 2025 - SOPS® Hospital Survey In 2004, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) released the Surveys on Patient Safety Culture® (SOPS®) Hospital Survey to assess provider and staff perceptions of patient safety culture in their hospitals. Since then, thousands of hospitals across the United States and in…

4059. Toolkit 1. Start an Antimicrobial Stewardship Program | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/nhguide/toolkits/implement-monitor-sustain-program/toolkit1-start-program.html
      November 01, 2024 - Toolkit 1. Start an Antimicrobial Stewardship Program Overview of the Toolkit Why Should a Nursing Home Use This Toolkit? This toolkit provides nursing homes with a simple, step-by-step approach to starting an antimicrobial stewardship program. An antimicrobial stewardship program uses collaborative and evidenc…

4060. Introduction and Objectives | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      July 01, 2013 - Eliminating CAUTI: Interim Data Report Introduction and Objectives Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Eliminating CAUTI: Interim Data Report Executive Summary Introduction and Objectives Methods Results Outcome and Process Measures Culture Measures Conclusions He…