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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa/053-dec-guide-readiness.docx
October 01, 2024 - AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention
Decolonization Decision-Making and Readiness for Implementation
ICU & Non-ICU
For more in-depth information on the implementation of decolonization, please refer to the presentation “Implementation of Chlorhexidine Gluconate (CHG) Bathing and Nasal Decolonization,” available on t…
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/ssi/ssiapv.html
April 01, 2018 - Improving the Measurement of Surgical Site Infection Risk Stratification/Outcome Detection
Appendix V. JAMIA Draft Manuscript
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Improving the Measurement of Surgical Site Infection Risk Stratification/Outcome Detection
Executive Summary
Chapter 1. Administ…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/patient-safety/primary-care-based-efforts.pdf
March 01, 2019 - Environmental Scan of Primary Care-Based
Efforts To Reduce Readmissions
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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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Prepared by:
Michael Hochman, M.D., M.P.H. 1
Angel Bourgoin, Ph.D.2
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/prevention-chronic-care/decision/mcc/mccchartbook.pdf
April 01, 2014 - Multiple Chronic Conditions Chartbook
Multiple
Chronic
Conditions
Chartbook
2010 MEDICAL EXPENDITURE PANEL SURVEY DATA
ALL OF THE INFORMATION INCLUDED IN THIS CHARTBOOK IS FREELY AVAILABLE FOR
REPRODUCTION. PERMISSION FROM THE AUTHORS FOR THE USE THE CHARTS OR GRAPHICS
CONTAINED IN THIS REPORT IS NOT NECESSA…
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www.ahrq.gov/cpi/centers/ockt/kt/tools/diabsumm.html
October 01, 2014 - Diabetes Care Quality Improvement Workbook and Resource Guide
The Diabetes Workbook and Resource Guide provide guidance to State leaders to shape and form their diabetes care quality improvement initiatives.
What Do These Tools Do?
State leaders can use these tools to assess and design their diabetes care q…
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www.ahrq.gov/es/patient-safety/settings/hospital/resource/guide/index.html
June 01, 2017 - Designing and Delivering Whole-Person Transitional Care
The Hospital Guide to Reducing Medicaid Readmissions
Reducing readmissions is a national priority for payers, providers, and policymakers seeking to improve health care and lower costs. Readmissions are a significant issue among patients with…
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www.ahrq.gov/es/patient-safety/settings/hospital/match/index.html
April 01, 2023 - Medications at Transitions and Clinical Handoffs (MATCH) Toolkit for Medication Reconciliation
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Medications at Transitions and Clinical Handoffs (MATCH) Toolkit for Medication Reconciliation
Introduction
Chapter 1. Building the Project Foundation: Gaining Leadership Supp…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/reports/engage/interventions/prepared.html
June 01, 2023 - Be Prepared To Be Engaged: Intervention
Patient and Family Engagement in Primary Care
The Be Prepared To Be Engaged toolkit will help patients and their families prepare for and become more fully engaged in their medical appointments—to be ready for the appointment, to speak up, to ask questions, to take note…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cauti-tools/impl-guide/implementation-guide-appendix-k.html
October 01, 2015 - Toolkit for Reducing Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections in Hospital Units: Implementation Guide
Appendix K. Infographic Poster on CAUTI Prevention
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/ktcquips50.html
October 01, 2014 - Iowa Hospital Uses AHRQ Patient Safety Culture Survey to Improve Quality, Patient Safety
Search All Impact Case Studies
December 2010
Jennie Edmundson Hospital, a 118-bed community hospital in Council Bluffs, Iowa, used information from AHRQ's Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture to support its effor…
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www.ahrq.gov/pqmp/publications/1-0-journal-supplement.html
September 01, 2021 - PQMP 1.0 Journal Supplement
The Pediatric Quality Measures Program (PQMP) was launched in 2011 to increase the portfolio of evidence-based, consensus pediatric quality measures available to public and private purchasers of children's healthcare services. During the initial phase of PQMP, seven Centers of Excel…
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www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/dxsafety-culture-survey-brazil-approach.html
August 01, 2024 - Learning from AHRQ's Diagnostic Safety Culture Survey at a Tertiary Care Health System in Brazil: A Case Study
Initial Approach
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Learning from AHRQ's Diagnostic Safety Culture Survey at a Tertiary Care Health System in Brazil: A Case Study
Introduction
In…
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www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/probabilistic-thinking4.html
September 01, 2022 - Improved Diagnostic Accuracy Through Probability-Based Diagnosis
Future Vision for Probabilistic Diagnostic Decisions
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Improved Diagnostic Accuracy Through Probability-Based Diagnosis
Introduction
Fundamental Concepts for Understanding Probability
Proba…
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www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/leadership-2.html
June 01, 2021 - Leadership To Improve Diagnosis: A Call to Action
Why Are Leaders Essential to Diagnostic Safety?
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Leadership To Improve Diagnosis: A Call to Action
Diagnostic Safety as a Challenge for Healthcare Leadership
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/education/curriculum-tools/clabsitools/clabsitoolsap7.doc
June 02, 2025 - CVC Insertion Risk Factors:
Central Venous Catheter-Associated Laboratory-Confirmed
Blood Stream Infection Event Report Template for Defect Analysis
Patient:
MR No:
Admit Date:
Diagnosis:
Infection Date:
Criteria: Organism:
CVC Insertion Info
Date:
Type:
Location:
Who Inserted:
Insertion …
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/implementation/training-tools/senior-leader.html
May 01, 2017 - Senior Leader Checklist - Patient and Family Engagement in the Surgical Environment Module
Complete? ✓
Opportunities To Engage Patients and Family
Party Responsible
Notes
Assign a leader to oversee the facility’s efforts to evaluate and improve patient engagement practices. The…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/factsheets/fullreports/chipra-139-written-statement.pdf
January 01, 2014 - Written Statement
This work was fun jed by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) and
the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) under t 1e CHIPRA Pediatric
Quality Measures =>rogram Centers of Excellence 1rant number U18 HS020516. AHRQ,
in accordance to CHIPRA 42 U.S.C. Section 1139A(b), an…
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/iomracereport/reldatatab2-2.html
May 01, 2018 - Race, Ethnicity, and Language Data: Standardization for Health Care Quality Improvement
Table 2-2. Selected Characteristics of the Hispanic/Latino/Spanish Population in the United States
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/iomracereport/reldataaptabf1.html
May 01, 2018 - Race, Ethnicity, and Language Data: Standardization for Health Care Quality Improvement
Table F-1. Granular Ethnicities That Cannot Be Rolled Up to an OMB Race Category with Greater Than 90 Percent Certainty
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/iomracereport/reldata3tab3-3.html
May 01, 2018 - Race, Ethnicity, and Language Data: Standardization for Health Care Quality Improvement
Table 3-3 Race and Hispanic Ethnicity Categories Used by State Medicaid and CHIP Programs
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