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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/quality-improvement/improvement-guide/6-strategies-for-improving/access/strategy6c-opennotes.html
March 01, 2020 - Strategy 6C: OpenNotes
Contents
6.C.1. The Problem
6.C.2. The Intervention
6.C.3. Benefits
6.C.4. Implementation
6.C.5. Challenges
References
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6.C.1. The Problem
For a long time, patients have been deliberately excluded f…
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/iomracereport/reldata6a.html
May 01, 2018 - State-level aggregation and reporting can help illuminate the health care issues of population groups … , and assurance of data quality, yet many states are cutting back their data reporting initiatives, including … Pay for performance, public reporting, and racial disparities in health care: How are programs being … Physician quality reporting initiative . http://www.cms.hhs.gov/pqri (accessed May 22, 2009). … Wisconsin Cancer Reporting System. 2008. WCRS abstract code manual, 2nd edition .
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/surveys/hospital/hospital_survey_composites-spanish.pdf
October 01, 2009 - Spanish Translation of AHRQ's Hospital Survey on Patient Safety
SOPSTM Hospital Survey Items and Composites
Version: 1.0
Language: Spanish
Notes
• For more information on getting started, selecting a sample, determining data collection methods,
establishing data collection procedures, conducting a Web-based s…
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/2014chartbooks/hispanichealth/part2-cancer.html
May 01, 2018 - Chartbook for Hispanic Health Care
Part 2: Trends in Priorities of the Heckler Report—Care for Cancer
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Table of Contents
Chartbook for Hispanic Health Care
Acknowledgments
Health Care For Hispanics
National Quality Strategy Priorities: Patient Safety
National Quality S…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/chsp/compendium/2021-hospital-linkage-techdoc-rev.pdf
January 01, 2021 - Multiple Hospitals Sharing the Same CCN
The Compendium hospital linkage file does not include hospitals reporting … Reporting by CCN, and thus reporting some hospitals together in a
single entry in the linkage file,
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www.ahrq.gov/prevention/guidelines/tobacco/clinicians/presentations/2008update-full/slide172.html
October 01, 2014 - 172. Systems Strategy 2. Provide education, resources, and feedback to promote provider intervention
Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence: 2008 Update
Text version of slide presentation.
Action
Strategies for implementation
Health care systems should ensure that clinicians have sufficient t…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mvp/about.html
March 01, 2017 - About the Toolkit Development
The toolkit was developed as part of a 3-year project to help staff in intensive care units use Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP) principles to reduce complications from mechanical ventilation, including ventilator-associated pneumonia. It was developed through a partn…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cusp/clabsi-final-companion/clabsicompapd.html
January 01, 2013 - Eliminating CLABSI, A National Patient Safety Imperative: Final Report Companion Guide
Appendix D. Data Interpolation Example
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Eliminating CLABSI, A National Patient Safety Imperative: Final Report Companion Guide
Preface
Methods
Participation
Outcome…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/availability/chipra-133-section-6-tables-4-6.pdf
June 02, 2025 - CHIPRA 133: Section 6, Tables 4 to 6
Table 4
Availability of maternal fetal medicine specialist or an indicated
subspecialist for high risk pregnant w…
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www.ahrq.gov/pqmp/measures/child-hcahps.html
August 01, 2021 - Child Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (Child HCAHPS)
Measure Domain: Patient-Reported Outcomes (Health Outcomes and Patient Experiences of Care)
Measure Sub-Domain: Patient Experience
PQMP COE: CEPQM
Associated NQF # and Name: 2548, Child Hospital CAHPS (HCAHPS)
Rela…
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www.ahrq.gov/policymakers/chipra/overview/background/appendix-a9.html
December 01, 2009 - Background Report for the Request for Public Comment on Initial, Recommended Core Set of Children's Healthcare Quality Measures for Voluntary Use by Medicaid and CHIP Programs
Background Report on request for public comment on initial, recommended core set of Children's Healthcare Quality Measures for voluntary…
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www.ahrq.gov/data/innovations/hfmd.html
August 01, 2024 - Hospital Financial Measures Database (HFMD)
The AHRQ Hospital Financial Measures Database (HFMD) contains measures that may be used to analyze and evaluate the overall financial health, efficiency, and effectiveness of hospitals. These measures may be used by hospitals, governing boards, policymakers, and polic…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/data/infographics/flus-annual-impact.pdf
October 01, 2019 - Flu's Annual Impact
for ambulatory
visits*
$312
Hospital Inpatient Stays
per 100,000 people
Flu’s Annual Impact
The influenza virus causes respiratory illness
in both children and adults. Severe cases may
result in hospitalizations and even death, but
even mild cases often require treatment.
Recen…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/data/infographics/us-clinical-preventive-services.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Use of Clinical Preventive Services in the United States - Infographic
Women Men
42.5 43.3
34.7
51.6
%
Alcohol Use
Screening and
Counseling
35-64 35-64 65+Age 65+
Women Men
45.9 43.1
32.7
46.8
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Depression
Screening
35-64 35-64 65+Age 65+
Women Men
38.9
36.6
%
Vaccination
Shingles
Age 65+ 65+
Women …
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/ambulatory-surgery/about.html
May 01, 2017 - About the Toolkit Development
Background
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) funded a 4-year project to reduce HAIs and other surgical complications in ambulatory surgery centers by applying the Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program. This program, which was conducted in 665 ASCs across the…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol2/Zhang.pdf
January 01, 2004 - Improving patient care
by reporting problems with medical devices: a
MedWatch continuing education
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol3/Furmaga.pdf
January 01, 2005 - Reducing the Use of Short-acting Nifedipine by Hypertensives Using a Pharmaceutical Database
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Reducing the Use of Short-acting
Nifedipine by Hypertensives Using
a Pharmaceutical Database
Elaine M. Furmaga, Peter A. Glassman,
Francesca E. Cunningham, Chester B. Good
Abstract
Objective: In view of the wi…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/candor/demo-program/grants/lessons.html
August 01, 2022 - Demonstration Grants Final Evaluation Report
Lessons Learned From Implementation Challenges
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Table of Contents
Demonstration Grants Final Evaluation Report
Executive Summary
Detailed Findings
Evaluation Issues
Contributions to Patient Safety and Medical Liability
L…
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www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/translate/presentation.html
April 01, 2016 - Why Does the Presentation of Health Care Quality Scores Matter?
Most people have trouble understanding complex information.
Only a small fraction of Americans can easily read complex tables or understand the words typically used in medicine and health. The 2003 National Assessment of Adult Literacy found that…
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/2014chartbooks/hispanichealth/part4-summ.html
October 01, 2015 - Chartbook for Hispanic Health Care
Priority Areas Identified by the U.S.-Mexico Border Commission: Summary & Definitions
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Chartbook for Hispanic Health Care
Acknowledgments
Health Care For Hispanics
National Quality Strategy Priorities: Patient Safety
Nation…