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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/5_TK1_T1-Background_final.pdf
October 01, 2016 - Nursing Home
Antimicrobial Stewardship Guide
Help Clinicians Choose the Right Antibiotic
Toolkit 1. Working With a Lab To Improve Antibiotic Prescribing
Tool 1. Background: Purpose and Use of the Antibiogram
What is an antibiogram?
• Antibiograms are important tools for health care professionals involved …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/improve/team-antibiotic-review-form.docx
November 01, 2019 - AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use
Team Antibiotic Review Form
*Questions 1–6 should be answered for all patients you evaluate who are
actively receiving antibiotics.
Question 1: Day of antibiotic therapy (choose one)
☐Day 1 ☐Day 2 ☐Day 3 ☐Day 4 ☐Day 5 ☐Day 6 ☐> 7 Days
Question 2: Record antibi…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/match/figure-11.html
July 01, 2022 - Medications at Transitions and Clinical Handoffs (MATCH) Toolkit for Medication Reconciliation
Figure 11: Comparison of Audit Techniques
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Medications at Transitions and Clinical Handoffs (MATCH) Toolkit for Medication Reconciliation
Introduction
Chapter 1…
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/cahps-database/hcbs-database/participate.html
December 01, 2024 - Participating in the CAHPS Home and Community-Based Services Survey Database
All Medicaid agencies and managed care entities that administer this survey are invited to submit their results to the CAHPS Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS CAHPS) Survey Database. This page explains the requirements and the st…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/201704.html
April 01, 2017 - AHRQ Tools Help Consumers Across Pennsylvania Take an Active Role in Their Health Care
Search All Impact Case Studies
April 2017
Hospitals and libraries across Pennsylvania are using AHRQ's " Questions Are the Answer " patient engagement tools and resources as a part of a consumer health literacy education …
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www.ahrq.gov/cpi/about/otherwebsites/meps.ahrq.gov/index.html
August 01, 2013 - Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS)
Description
The Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS), which began in 1996, is a set of large-scale surveys of families and individuals, their medical providers (doctors, hospitals, pharmacies, etc.), and employers across the United States. MEPS collects data on the s…
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www.ahrq.gov/pcor/strategic-framework/mission.html
July 01, 2023 - The PCORTF Mission, Vision, and Goal
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Mission: Dissemination and implementation of evidence into practice and train the next generation of patient-centered outcomes researchers.
AHRQ's PCORTF mission reflects activities mandated by Congress in the PCORTF authorizing lan…
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance/american-indian/index.html
July 01, 2024 - CAHPS American Indian Survey
The CAHPS American Indian Survey, developed in 2005, is a standardized questionnaire that asks adult American Indians to report on and rate their experiences with tribal healthcare facilities. It was originally developed for the Choctaw Nation Health Service but has been adapted for…
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance/nh/index.html
August 01, 2023 - CAHPS Nursing Home Surveys
The development of these instruments was jointly supported by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
Resident Surveys
The CAHPS Nursing Home Surveys include two separate instruments for nursing home residents: one for those…
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www.ahrq.gov/research/publications/info-quality-guidelines.html
November 01, 2020 - Information Quality Guidelines
Ensuring and Maximizing the Quality, Objectivity, Utility, and Integrity of Information Disseminated by Federal Agencies
HHS Information Quality Guidelines
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Guidelines
Customer Feedback
Section 515 of the Treasury an…
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www.ahrq.gov/priority-populations/publications/index.html
February 01, 2025 - Publications About Priority Populations
External Research Pediatric Quality Measures Program (PQMP) . Children/Adolescent Health Health and Economic Outcomes of Newborn Screening for Infantile-onset Pompe Disease . Development and evaluation of a remote training strategy for the implementation of mental health …
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www.ahrq.gov/news/events/ahrq-research-summit-learning-health-system.html
March 01, 2018 - AHRQ Research Summit on Learning Health Systems
Date: September 15, 2017
Introduction
AHRQ hosted a research summit on learning health systems (LHS) for a variety of external stakeholders to learn what AHRQ can do to address their needs. These stakeholders included representatives from large and small de…
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance/develop-outpatient-mental-health-surveys.html
August 01, 2024 - Development of the CAHPS Outpatient Mental Health Survey
In 2016, the CAHPS research team began developing a new survey of patient experience with mental health care provided in outpatient settings. The goal of this survey was to replace the Experience of Care and Health Outcomes (ECHO) Survey and respond to ch…
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance/item-sets/children-chronic/screener.html
April 01, 2022 - Screener Items for the CAHPS Item Set for Children with Chronic Conditions
The CAHPS Item Set for Children with Chronic Conditions includes a five-item screener that is used during the analysis of the data to determine which responses to the questionnaire reflect the experiences of children with chronic conditi…
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance/american-indian/about/Development-AI-Care-Survey.html
April 01, 2018 - Development of the CAHPS American Indian Survey
The development of the CAHPS American Indian Survey followed the standard CAHPS process.
Meeting with the Choctaw Nation Health Services (CNHS). In February 2004, CAHPS team members from RAND and AHRQ met with CNHS staff members in order to learn about CNHS's i…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/reports/engage/interventions/teachback.html
June 01, 2023 - Teach-Back: Intervention
Patient and Family Engagement in Primary Care
Teach-back is a technique for health care providers to ensure that they have explained medical information clearly so that patients and their families understand what is communicated to them. This intervention includes several materials to…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cusp/clabsi-neonatal/nclabsi6.html
January 01, 2013 - Eliminating CLABSI, A National Patient Safety Imperative: Neonatal CLABSI Prevention
Impact
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Eliminating CLABSI, A National Patient Safety Imperative: Neonatal CLABSI Prevention
Executive Summary
Introduction & Objectives
Methods
Data Collection and A…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/reports/engage/interventions/index.html
June 01, 2023 - Patient and Family Engagement in Primary Care
Research shows that when patients are engaged in their health care, it can lead to measurable improvements in safety and quality. To promote stronger engagement, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) is developing a guide to help patients, families, …
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www.ahrq.gov/cpi/about/nac/pcortf-snac/himmelstein.html
November 01, 2022 - Subcommittee Member: Jay Himmelstein
Jay Himmelstein, M.D., M.P.H.
Professor
Population and Quantitative Health Sciences and Family Medicine and Community Health
Chief Health Policy Strategist
CommonWealth Medicine
UMass Chan Medical School
Jay Himmelstein, M.D., M.P.H., is a professor of Population an…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/067-cusp-monthly-meeting-prework.docx
April 01, 2025 - AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention: Targeting SSI
CUSP Monthly Meeting Prework
Surgical Services
For: Cardiac, Hip and Knee Joint Replacement, and Spinal Fusion Surgeries
Use this meeting prework to support monthly Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP) meetings and the prevention of surgical site…