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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/6_TK1_T2-Talking_with_Residents_Family_Members_checklist_version_Final.docx
October 01, 2016 - Tool 2. Talking With Residents’ Family Members—short checklist version
· What are antibiotics?
Antibiotics are medicines that fight infections caused by bacteria. Antibiotics work by targeting and killing harmful bacteria.
· How do people get bacterial infections?
Normally, your immune system helps control the bacteria…
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www.ahrq.gov/professionals/systems/primary-care/pcp-costs/valko-costs.html
May 01, 2015 - Patient-Centered Medical Home Cost of Sustaining and Transforming
AHRQ Estimating the Costs of Supporting Primary Care Transformation Grants
Principal Investigator: George Paul Valko, MD
Institution: Thomas Jefferson University
AHRQ Grant Number: R03 HS22630
Overview of Estimating Costs G…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/teamstepps-program/tools/ts-tpq-questionnaire.pdf
June 02, 2025 - TeamSTEPPS Teamwork Perceptions Questionnaire
TeamSTEPPS Teamwork Perceptions
Questionnaire
The Teamwork Perceptions Questionnaire (T-TPQ) is designed to assess Level II Learning and
Level III Behavior. The 35-item self-report tool uses 5-point Likert scales to measure staff
perceptions …
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www.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/projects/heart-health/evidence/smoking.html
March 01, 2021 - Smoking Cessation Evidence and Resources
About 42 million people in the United States (nearly 18 percent of the population) currently smoke. Tobacco use is a leading cause of illness, disability, and death in the United States. Cigarette smoking accounts for one out of every five deaths and is estimated to incr…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa/031-hand-hygiene-monitoring.docx
October 01, 2024 - Direct Observation: Covert1-4
Incorporates unknown or undercover (“secret shopper”) observers to facilitate accurate data collection
Advantages
Disadvantages
· Minimizes the Hawthorne effect—the observer’s effect on the behavior being observed
· Identifies trends and barriers to adherence
· Includes possibility t…
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www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/education-dx-outcomes-2.html
March 01, 2022 - Improving Education—A Key to Better Diagnostic Outcomes
Foundations of Diagnosis Education
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Table of Contents
Improving Education—A Key to Better Diagnostic Outcomes
Introduction
Foundations of Diagnosis Education
Current State of Diagnosis Education
Competencies To Im…
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www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/dxsafety-dx-stewardship8.html
August 01, 2024 - Diagnostic Stewardship as a Model To Improve the Quality and Safety of Diagnosis
Opportunities and Challenges Ahead
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Table of Contents
Diagnostic Stewardship as a Model To Improve the Quality and Safety of Diagnosis
Introduction
Background
Diagnostic Error in the Testi…
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www.ahrq.gov/policymakers/chipra/demoeval/demostates/ga.html
March 01, 2019 - State at a Glance: Georgia
Learn more about the CHIPRA quality demonstration projects being implemented in Georgia.
Georgia is featured in the following reports from the National Evaluation:
Evaluation Highlight No. 6 : How are CHIPRA quality demonstration States working together to improve the quality …
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www.ahrq.gov/policymakers/chipra/demoeval/demostates/wy.html
March 01, 2019 - State at a Glance: Wyoming
Learn more about the CHIPRA quality demonstration projects being implemented in Wyoming.
Wyoming is featured in the following reports from the National Evaluation:
Evaluation Highlight No. 6 : How are CHIPRA quality demonstration States working together to improve the quality …
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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/research/findings/nhqrdr/chartbooks/personcentered/measures5.html
June 01, 2018 - Chartbook on Person- and Family-Centered Care
End-of-Life Care Measures
Previous Page
Table of Contents
Chartbook on Person- and Family-Centered Care
Acknowledgments
Person- and Family-Centered Care
Summary of Trends
Measures of Person- and Family- Centered Care
Communication Measures: H…
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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/hai/cusp/clabsi-hpwpreport/clabsi-hpwp4.html
August 01, 2015 - High-Performance Work Practices in CLABSI Prevention Interventions
Conclusions
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Table of Contents
High-Performance Work Practices in CLABSI Prevention Interventions
Case Studies
Key Findings
Conclusions
References
Table 1. Case Study Sites
Table 2. Summary of Key …
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cusp/clabsi-hpwpreport/clabsi-hpwpap.html
August 01, 2015 - High-Performance Work Practices in CLABSI Prevention Interventions
Appendix 1. Definitions of High-Performance Work Practices
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Table of Contents
High-Performance Work Practices in CLABSI Prevention Interventions
Case Studies
Key Findings
Conclusions
References
Table 1. Case…
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/iomracereport/reldata3tab3-2.html
May 01, 2018 - Race, Ethnicity, and Language Data: Standardization for Health Care Quality Improvement
Table 3-2: Race and Ethnicity Categories Collected by Various Data Sources
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Table of Contents
Race, Ethnicity, and Language Data: Standardization for Health Care Quality Improvement
Summa…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/implementation/implementation-guide/appendix-k-study-elements.docx
June 02, 2025 - Quality Improvement Study Framework
Element
Definition
Things To Keep in Mind
The Purpose
Define the problem and why it is important.
· Avoid suggesting causes in the purpose statement. Cause determination will come later after the data have been analyzed.
· Speculating about the cause of a problem before a th…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/surveys-guidance/item-sets/literacy/supplemental-interpreter-hpcahps-adult_2157-4a.docx
June 02, 2025 - CAHPS® Health Plan Survey 5.0 Supplemental Items: Interpreter Services
Population Version: Adult
Supplemental Items for the CAHPS® Health Plan Survey 5.0
Topic: Interpreter Services
Population Version: Adult
Language: English
Users of the CAHPS® Health Plan Survey are free to incorporate supplemental items in or…
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/iomracereport/reldata1tab1-1.html
May 01, 2018 - Race, Ethnicity, and Language Data: Standardization for Health Care Quality Improvement
Table 1-1. Categories and Definitions Promulgated by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the U.S. Bureau of the Census
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Table of Contents
Race, Ethnicity, and Language Data: Stand…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/heart-health/smoking-resources-help-quit.pptx
June 02, 2025 - PowerPoint Presentation
New Resources to Help Providers
Help Smokers Quit
STEPHEN BABB
Office on Smoking and Health
July 26th, 2016
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Table of Contents
The Opportunity
The Problem
The Solution
Advantages of a Protocol
The Package
Tobacco Treatment Protocol
Tobacco Treatment Action Guide
Implementation Guidan…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol2/Advances-Jones_29.pdf
February 23, 2008 - Two
dimensions are outcome measures: overall perceptions of safety and frequency of events
reported … Two additional items are outcome measures: patient safety grade and number of events
reported. … e The “Number of events reported” item in 2005 asked respondents how many medication safety reports have … Approximately 87 percent of respondents reported having direct patient contact in both years. … Among the four
nonparticipating CAHs, these scores decreased, except for frequency of events reported