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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/resources/index.html
December 01, 2022 - Quality and Patient Safety Resources
Tips for preventing medical errors and promoting patient safety, measuring health care quality, consumer assessment of health plans, evaluation software, report tools, and case studies.
Sign up: Patient Safety Email updates
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance/item-sets/literacy/index.html
December 01, 2022 - CAHPS Health Literacy Item Sets
The CAHPS Health Literacy Item Sets ask about providers' efforts to foster and improve the health literacy of patients. Health literacy is commonly defined as patients' ability to obtain, process, and understand the basic health information and services they need to make appropri…
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/about/index.html
December 01, 2024 - About AHRQ's National Center for Excellence in Primary Care Research
Sign Up: NCEPCR and Primary Care Email Updates
The National Center for Excellence in Primary Care Research (NCEPCR) is the home for primary care research at AHRQ. NCEPCR is focused on strengthening the Nation's primary care system, provi…
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance/item-sets/HIT/Development-HIT-Item-Set.html
July 01, 2022 - Development of the CAHPS Health Information Technology Item Set
Nearly all health care providers have incorporated various forms of health IT into their practices. The pace of change has been driven in large part by pressure from public and private purchasers to adopt technologies that promise to improve the qu…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/d1_combo_improvementmethodsoverview.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Improvement Methods Overview
Toolkit for Using the AHRQ Quality Indicators
How To Improve Hospital Quality and Safety
Tool D.1 Slide 1
• Use these PowerPoint slides for any presentations
for which they may be useful.
• These slides may be useful earlier on in the process
than during implementation; feel free t…
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/about/impact-stories/bridging-gaps.html
April 01, 2025 - Bridging Gaps and Uniting Partners to Improve Primary Care in the Commonwealth of Virginia
AHRQ Impact: The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality’s (AHRQ’s) investment in Heart of Virginia Healthcare (a regional cooperative participating in the EvidenceNOW: Advancing Heart Health Initiative) l…
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/reports/primary-care-research/summary.html
January 01, 2024 - Mapping AHRQ's 30-Year Investment in Primary Care Research (1990-2020)
Summary
Previous Page Next Page
Table of Contents
Mapping AHRQ's 30-Year Investment in Primary Care Research (1990-2020)
Introduction
Methods
Results
Summary
References
Appendix A. Grants Database Search Terms & Analy…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/mvp/modules/cusp/cusp-mvpguide.pdf
January 01, 2017 - CUSP Guide for Reducing Ventilator-Associated Events in Mechanically Ventilated Patients
AHRQ Safety Program for
Mechanically Ventilated Patients
CUSP Guide for Reducing Ventilator-
Associated Events in Mechanically
Ventilated Patients
AHRQ Pub. No. 16(…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/abate/introduction/decision-making.pdf
March 01, 2022 - Decision Making and Readiness for Implementation
Decolonization of
Non-ICU Patients With Devices
Section 5 – Decision Making and
Readiness for Implementation
Assessing the Quality of the Evidence
There are several factors for hospitals to consider when assessing whether to adopt a new
intervention.…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/surgery/modules/onboarding/onboarding_sr-execs.pptx
December 01, 2017 - Presentation: Engaging Senior Executives
Engaging Senior Executives
AHRQ Safety Program for Surgery
Onboarding
AHRQ Pub No. 16(18)-0004-15-EF
December 2017
SAY:
In this module we will discuss the importance of senior engagement on your safety program team.
1
Why Do We Need an Executive?
We discussed our PSSA data …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/takeheart/training/module-6-implementation-guide.pdf
June 02, 2025 - TAKEheart Care Coordination Implementation Guide – Part 1 -- Module 6
Laying the Groundwork for Effective Care Coordination
Purpose and Overview
The overall goal of TAKEheart is to increase the enrollment and successful completion of
cardiac rehabilitation (CR) by eligible patients. The evidence demonstrate…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/events/ahrq-research-summit-diagnostic-safety-biosketches.html
September 01, 2016 - Biosketches
Jason Adelman, MD, MS
Chief Patient Safety Officer and Associate Chief Quality Officer
Columbia University Medical Center/New York-Presbyterian Hospital
Dr. Adelman is the Chief Patient Safety Officer and Associate Chief Quality Officer at Columbia University Medical Center/NewYork-Presbyter…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/mui/pelvic-floor-therapy-handout.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Pelvic Floor Therapy Exercise Handout
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Pelvic Floor Therapy
Exercise Handout
EMPOWER Team – University
Hospitals of Cleveland
This project was funded under grant numbe…
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www.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/projects/state/how-to-guide/guide-references.html
August 01, 2024 - Developing and Sustaining State-Based Infrastructure To Support Primary Care Quality Improvement
References
Previous Page
Table of Contents
Developing and Sustaining State-Based Infrastructure To Support Primary Care Quality Improvement
Using This Guide
1. Background and Introduction
2. Deve…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/perinatal-care/modules/teamwork/engage/engagement.pptx
May 01, 2017 - AHRQ Safety Program for Perinatal Care: Monitoring for Perinatal Safety: Patient and Family Engagement
AHRQ Safety Program for Perinatal Care
Patient and Family Engagement for Perinatal Safety
AHRQ Publication No. 17-0003-6-EF
May 2017
1
Learning Objectives
2
AHRQ Safety Program for Perinatal Care
Patient & Fam…
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www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/dxsafety-cognitive-load4.html
May 01, 2024 - Cognitive Load Theory and Its Impact on Diagnostic Accuracy
Measures of Cognitive Load
Previous Page Next Page
Table of Contents
Cognitive Load Theory and Its Impact on Diagnostic Accuracy
Introduction to Diagnostic Errors
Fundamental Concepts for Understanding Cognitive Load
Interplay Between…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/pharyngitis-slides.pptx
September 01, 2022 - The “Sometimes Antibiotics” Diagnoses: Pharyngitis – Slides
AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use
The “Sometimes Antibiotics”
Diagnoses: Pharyngitis
Ambulatory Care
AHRQ Pub. No. 17(22)-0030
September 2022
Pharyngitis
AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use – Ambulatory Care
…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/implementation/long-term-modules/module4/mod4-slides.html
March 01, 2017 - Module 4: Teamwork and Communication
AHRQ Safety Program for Long-Term Care: HAIs/CAUTI
Slide 1: Module 4: Teamwork and Communication
Slide 2: Objectives
Describe effective communication and teamwork.
Describe why teamwork training and improved communication optimizes resident safety.
List barri…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/clabsi-cauti-icu/urinary-catheter-alternatives.pptx
April 01, 2022 - Central Venous Catheter Indications and Alternatives
Indwelling Urinary Catheter Alternatives
Avoiding Placement and Determining Appropriateness
AHRQ Safety Program for Intensive Care Units: Preventing CLABSI and CAUTI
AHRQ Pub. No. 17(22)-0019
April 2022
1
Avoid Unnecessary Urinary Catheter Placement1,2
Patel…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/implementation/education-bundles/strategies-slides.html
March 01, 2017 - Communication Strategies To Promote Resident Safety
AHRQ Safety Program for Long-Term Care: CAUTI
Slide 1: Communication Strategies To Promote Resident Safety
Slide 2: Objectives
After participating in the session, attendees will be able to—
I dentify possible barriers to effective communication w…