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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nursing-home/materials/emergency-preparedness-plans.pdf
May 01, 2022 - Incorporating Infection Prevention and Control into an Emergency Preparedness Plan
Incorporating Infection Prevention and Control
into an Emergency Preparedness Plan
Emergency preparedness plans capture a nursing home’s approach to meeting the health, safety, and
security needs of staff and residents during an…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/events/webinar/3-sops101-webcast-2023-kirchner.pdf
January 01, 2023 - An Overview of the SOPS® Surveys for New Users - Kirchner
Overview of the SOPS Surveys
Jess Kirchner, M.A.
SOPS Program Manager
User Network for the AHRQ Surveys on Patient Safety Culture (SOPS)
Westat
What are the SOPS Surveys?
• Surveys of providers and staff about the extent to which their
organizational cu…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/5_TK2_P4O-Comprehensive_Antibiogram_Toolkit_Phase4_Monitoring.doc
January 01, 2005 - Comprehensive Antibiogram Toolkit
Phase 4 Monitoring
It will be important to monitor the antibiogram program by (1) soliciting feedback from prescribing clinicians (physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants) and nursing home staff on ways to improve the usability of the antibiogram and (2) tracking the pres…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/news-events/psaw-2023/index.html
March 01, 2023 - Patient Safety Awareness Week 2023
AHRQ, together with our colleagues from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the Health Services Resources Administration, the Institute for Healthcare Improvement , and other dedicated patient safety advocates, are observing Patient Safety Awareness Week. …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/patient-safety/settings/hospitals/red-toolkit/dischargeprep.docx
June 02, 2025 - RED Discharge Preparation Workbook
Patient Name _________________________ MRN ________________ DOB ______________
Room # ______________
Date of admission ______________
Language preference
Interpreter/Translation
Needed (Y/N)
Spoken communication
Written materials
Phone communication
Fil…
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www.ahrq.gov/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/cahps/surveys-guidance/item-sets/elicitation/cg-narratives.html
June 01, 2025 - CAHPS Clinician & Group Narrative Item Set
Originally known as the Narrative Item Elicitation Approach, the first CAHPS Narrative Item Set asks patients about their experiences in ambulatory care settings. The items were developed to be used with the CAHPS Clinician & Group Survey (CG-CAHPS) but they can also b…
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www.ahrq.gov/cpi/about/index.html
March 01, 2025 - About AHRQ
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) is the federal agency charged with improving the quality and safety of healthcare delivery. The agency develops and disseminates scientific evidence, tools, and data to help patients and their families, healthcare professionals, and policymakers m…
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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/news/blog/ahrqviews/womens-health-week-2023.html
May 01, 2023 - AHRQ Views: Blog posts from AHRQ leaders
For Women’s Health Week, Let’s Make Prevention Primary
MAY
12
2023
By
Robert Otto
Valdez,
Ph.D., M.H.S.A.
Robert Otto Valdez, Ph.D., M.H.S.A.
As we approach Mother’s Day and National Women's Health Week , all of us at AHRQ…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/vtguide/guide8.html
May 01, 2016 - Preventing Hospital-Associated Venous Thromboembolism
Chapter 8. Continue To Improve, Hold the Gains, and Spread the Results
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Table of Contents
Preventing Hospital-Associated Venous Thromboembolism
Preface
Executive Summary
Chapter 1. The Framework for Improvement
Chap…
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www.ahrq.gov/nhguide/toolkits/educate-and-engage/index.html
October 01, 2016 - Toolkit To Educate and Engage Residents and Family Members
Overview of the Toolkit
Why Should a Nursing Home Use This Toolkit?
The Resident and Family Member Education toolkit helps the nursing home (1) encourage an open and respectful dialogue between nurses and prescribing clinicians and residents and the…
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www.ahrq.gov/funding/training-grants/r36.html
November 01, 2023 - AHRQ Grants for Health Services Research Dissertation Program (R36)
AHRQ provides support to individuals for dissertation research in health services research as part of completing a research doctorate degree.
The AHRQ Grants for Health Services Research Dissertation Program (R36) provides dissertation grant…
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www.ahrq.gov/funding/training-grants/k-awards.html
September 01, 2023 - Career Development (K) Awards
AHRQ sponsors several career development awards intended to foster the career development of promising new investigators in the field of health services research. These programs provide salary and research support for a sustained period of time for early career clinicians and resea…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/resources/learning-lab/transdisciplinary-learning-long-desc.html
June 01, 2020 - Transdisciplinary Learning Lab To Eliminate Patient Harm and Reduce Waste
Long Description
Principal Investigator: Adam Sapirstein, M.D., Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
AHRQ Grant No.: HS23553
Project Period: 09/30/14–03/29/19
Description: The goal of the Johns Hopkins Armstrong Institute L…
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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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Table of Contents
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/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/patient-safety/resources/diagnostic-toolkit/06-pfe-planning-evaluation.pdf
August 01, 2021 - Evaluation Planning Tool
Evaluation Planning Tool
Toolkit for Engaging Patients
To Improve Diagnostic Safety
After you implement the Be The Expert On You note sheet and the 60 Seconds To Improve Diagnostic Safety,
you will need to evaluate the interventions’ impact. You can use this Evaluation Planning Worksheet…
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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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Table of Contents
Investments in Primary Care Research for 2021 and 2022
Acknowledgments and Authors
Message from the Acting …
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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
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa/002-cusp-learning-defects.pptx
October 01, 2024 - AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention
AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention
Learning From Defects
ICU & Non-ICU
AHRQ Pub. No. 25-0007
October 2024
AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention | ICU & Non-ICU
Learning From Defects
1
Educational Objectives
Describe a process to help teams learn from defects
Explore …