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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/es/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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October 01, 2023 - Supplemental Items for the CAHPS Hospital Survey: Interpreter Services
Population version: Adult
Related topic: Health Literacy . Hospitals interested in items that assess interpreter services may also want to review and use supplemental items that ask about health literacy.
Use with HCAHPS : These …
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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/prevention/resources/chronic-care/ccrm-atlas-suppl/ccrm-apptabA-17.html
October 01, 2013 - Potential Measures for Clinical-Community Relationships
A-17. Measure 14: Patients referred to a community health educator referral liaison (CHERL)
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Table of Contents
Potential Measures for Clinical-Community Relationships
Acknowledgements
Executive Summary
Introduction …
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October 01, 2013 - Potential Measures for Clinical-Community Relationships
A-19. Measure 16: CHERL referrals to community resources
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Potential Measures for Clinical-Community Relationships
Acknowledgements
Executive Summary
Introduction
Potential Measure Development Met…
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October 01, 2013 - Potential Measures for Clinical-Community Relationships
A-18. Measure 15: Patient engagement with CHERL
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Potential Measures for Clinical-Community Relationships
Acknowledgements
Executive Summary
Introduction
Potential Measure Development Methodology …
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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/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/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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July 01, 2015 - Jackson reported. … CUSP checklists and "Staff Safety Assessment" have been particularly helpful, reported Ms. Jackson.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/outcomes/chipra-140-fullreport.pdf
November 02, 2017 - In Use: Have measure results been reported at this level previously?
No. … In Use: Have measure results been reported at this level previously?
No. … In Use: Have measure results been reported at this level previously?
No. … In Use: Have measure results been reported at this level previously?
No. … In Use: Have measure results been reported at this level previously?
No.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/chsp/compendium/techdocrpt-appe.pdf
January 01, 2019 - another system could have been identified as offering an insurance product
because one of its hospitals reported … groups:
• Systems that offered any insurance product; that is, at least one hospital in the system
reported … Among the 626 systems on the list, only 4 percent (26 systems) had
no reported information on insurance … If a hospital reported an insurance product owned by
another hospital in a purchasing affiliation and … As with all self-reported data, the
accuracy of the measure depends on the knowledge of the informant
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol1/Advances-Singh_69.pdf
April 04, 2008 - Errors reported in this way would populate a “visual database,”
providing the ability to disseminate … Such information, reported internally for quality and safety
improvement purposes, potentially has more … A reported event can consist of one or more errors, together with causes and consequences. … Similarly, and perhaps even more importantly, those errors that are reported most frequently are
not … Rates and types of
events reported to establish incident reporting systems
in two U.S. hospitals.
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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-Hannah_23.pdf
February 24, 2008 - Nearly three-
quarters of the respondents
reported direct patient
contact at baseline and
remeasurement … For all dimensions but two (“Frequency of Events Reported” and “Handoffs & Transitions”),
administrative … At remeasurement, in only “Frequency of Events Reported” did
nursing staff continue to score more positive … At remeasurement, in only “Frequency of Events Reported” did
nursing staff continue to score more positive … high levels of
teamwork with nurses, only 40 percent of nurses reported high levels of teamwork with
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/facilities/ltc/gdmod1a.html
October 01, 2014 - What would you have reported and to whom? … It is more important to report anything that might matter than to get the amount of reported information … Are there any changes that should be watched for or reported?
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/pdi/d4i_pdi11-dehiscence-bestpractices.pdf
May 17, 2016 - Postoperative wound dehiscence occurs in about 8 per 10,000 pediatric surgical discharges.1
• The reported … o Reported pain (if old enough to verbalize) or increased heart rate not accounted for by
other factors … o Pulling or ripping sensation reported by patient (if old enough to verbalize).
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/d4w_combo_pdi11-dehiscence-bestpractices.pdf
May 17, 2016 - Postoperative wound dehiscence occurs in about 8 per 10,000 pediatric surgical discharges.1
• The reported … o Reported pain (if old enough to verbalize) or increased heart rate not accounted for by
other factors … o Pulling or ripping sensation reported by patient (if old enough to verbalize).
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/chronic/chipra-216-fullreport.pdf
February 01, 2018 - In Use: Have measure results been reported at this level previously?
No. … In Use: Have measure results been reported at this level previously?
No. … In Use: Have measure results been reported at this level previously?
No. … In Use: Have measure results been reported at this level previously?
No. … In Use: Have measure results been reported at this level previously?
No.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/chronic/chipra-215-fullreport.pdf
August 01, 2017 - In Use: Have measure results been reported at this level previously?
No. … In Use: Have measure results been reported at this level previously?
No. … In Use: Have measure results been reported at this level previously?
No. … In Use: Have measure results been reported at this level previously?
No. … In Use: Have measure results been reported at this level previously?
No.