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www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/publications/files/10-tips-for-hospitals.pdf
December 01, 2009 - 10 Patient Safety Tips for Hospitals
Advancing Excellence in Health Care • www.ahrq.gov
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality PATIENT
SAFETY
10 Patient Safety Tips for Hospitals
Medical errors may occur in different health care settings, and those that happen in hospitals can have serious
consequences. The …
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www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/one-pager-bacterial-pneumonia.pdf
June 01, 2021 - Bacterial Pneumonia in Long-Term Care
Diagnosis
Pneumonia is lung inflammation described as infiltrates on chest x ray
Signs and symptoms of pneumonia include:
• New or worsening shortness of breath or cough, often with sputum production1
• Fever (temperature >100°F or repeated temperatures above resident’…
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www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/factsheets/fullreports/chipra-145-materials-xiii.pdf
January 01, 2014 - Attachment 13.2 Chronic Care Follow-Up Measure Results
Attachment 13.1 ADHD Expert Workgroup and Leadership Team Rosters
ADH…
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www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/ncepcr/resources/job-aid-presenting-data.pdf
May 17, 2021 - Job Aid: Presenting Performance Data
Primary Care Practice Facilitator
Training Series
1
Job Aid: Presenting Performance Data
Overview
Presenting performance data to a practice in a way that facilitates meaningful action is an
important part of quality improvement and an essential activity for a …
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www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/takeheart/training/care-coordination-implementation-guide.pdf
March 01, 2023 - Implementation Guide for Enhancing Care Coordination for Cardiac Rehabilitation
Guide for Care Coordination
March 2023
1
Implementation Guide
for Enhancing Care Coordination for CR
Acronym List
Term Abbreviation
AACVPR American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation
AR Automatic Refe…
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www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/engagingfamilies/strategy1/Strat1_Tool_9_AdvisorTrain_508.pdf
March 06, 2013 - Strategy 1: Working with Patients & Families as Advisors (Tool 9)
Guide to Patient and Family Engagement
Patient and Family Advisor
Orientation Manual
Guide to Patient and Family Engagement
Table of Contents
About This Orientation Manual ..........................................................…
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www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/education/curriculum-tools/teamstepps/instructor/fundamentals/module3/igcommunication.pdf
October 08, 2015 - Module 3, Communication (Instructor Guide, TeamSTEPPS 2.0)
Assumptions
Fatigue
Distractions
HIPAA
COMMUNICATION
SUBSECTIONS
• Importance of
Communication
• Communication Definition,
Standards, and Challenges
• Communication Challenges
• Inform…
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www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/clabsi-cauti-icu/central-catheter-insertion-notes.docx
April 01, 2022 - Central Venous Catheter Insertion Bundle Facilitator Notes
CLABSI Module:
Central Venous Catheter Insertion
Facilitator Guide
Slide Number and Image
This module, titled Central Venous Catheter Insertion, is part of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality’s Safety Program for Intensive Care Units (ICUs) t…
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www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/sustainability/sustainability-assesment-tool.xlsx
March 01, 2017 - Sheet1
The purpose of this tool is to support the maintenance of your AHRQ Safety Program for Long-Term Care: CAUTI program efforts and its benefits to the improvement of resident safety culture overtime. This tool will help your team identify their current state, including what’s working and what’s not working, outl…
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www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/ta/topicrefinement/lbpinject-topicref.pdf
March 03, 2014 - Pain Management Injection Therapies for Low-back Pain: Topic Refinement
Final Topic Refinement Document
Pain Management Injection Therapies for Low back Pain – Project ID ESIB0813
Date: 9/19/14
Topic: Pain Management Injection Therapies for Low-back Pain
Evidence-based Practice …
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www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/teamstepps-program/teamstepps-pocket-guide.pdf
May 01, 2023 - TeamSTEPPS Pocket Guide
Pocket Guide
Team Strategies & Tools
to Enhance Performance
and Patient Safety
Table of Contents
TeamSTEPPS® ................................................. 1
Framework and Competencies ........................1
Key Skills .........................................................…
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www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/patient-safety/settings/mcc-summit/mcc-summit-dorr-samal.pdf
May 19, 2020 - Health IT for Multiple Chronic Conditions
Health IT for Multiple
Chronic Conditions
Lipika Samal, MD, MPH
David Dorr, MD, MS
Purpose
People with Multiple Chronic Conditions (MCC) are especially prone to
harm from lack of coordination and communication.
Health Information Technology (HIT) solutions can bring t…
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www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/primary-care/tpc/impact-id-success-story.pdf
April 01, 2015 - North Carolina IMPaCT: Catalyzing Primary Care Transformation in Idaho
North Carolina IMPaCT: Catalyzing Primary Care
Transformation in Idaho
A key goal of AHRQ’s IMPaCT grants is to learn
strategies for spreading successful primary care
transformation programs from State to State. Each IMPaCT
grantee State w…
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www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/education/curriculum-tools/shareddecisionmaking/tools/tool-4/share-tool4.pdf
April 01, 2014 - The SHARE Approach, Tool 4: Health Literacy Shared Decisionmaking
The SHARE Approach
Health Literacy and Shared Decisionmaking
A Reference Guide for Health
Care Providers
Workshop Curriculum: Tool 4
The SHARE Approach is a 1-day training program developed by the Agency for Healthcare Research
and Quality (AHR…
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www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/education/curriculum-tools/teamstepps/instructor/fundamentals/module9/coachscenarios.pdf
March 20, 2014 - TeamSTEPPS 2.0: Coaching Scenario 1
TeamSTEPPS 2.0 Coaching Scenarios – D-9-37
Coaching
Workshop
Coaching Scenario 1
INSTRUCTIONS:
Read the scenario below and, among your group:
As the coach, provide constructive and purposeful feedback to the team member about the
issues.
As a team member, as…
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www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/f1-returnoninvestment.pdf
January 01, 2009 - INSTRUCTIONS: Return on Investment Estimation
AHRQ Quality Indicators Toolkit
INSTRUCTIONS
Return on Investment Estimation
What is this tool? When your hospital invests in a new program, quality improvement
intervention, or technology, management often wants to know what kind of financial return it
will…
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www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/ncepcr/tools/PCMH/pcpf-module-1-instructors-guide.pdf
September 01, 2015 - Primary Care Practice Facilitation Curriculum Module 1: Instructor’s Guide to Using the PCPF Curriculum
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Advancing Excellence in Health Care www.ahrq.gov
Primary Care
Practice Facilitation
Curriculum
Module 1: Instructor’s Guide to Using the PCPF Curriculum
…
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www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/teamstepps/longtermcare/module4/ts2-0ltc_module4_ig_lead.pdf
May 10, 2017 - Leading Teams (Instructor Guide)
LEADING TEAMS
SUBSECTIONS
• Types of Team Leaders
• Effective Team Leaders
• Team Leader Strategies
(Briefs, Huddles, and
Debriefs)
• Conflict Resolution
• Promoting and Modeling
Teamwork
TIME: 50 minutes
Slide
MODULE
TIME:
7…
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www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/clabsi-cauti-icu/central-catheter-indications.pptx
April 01, 2022 - Central Venous Catheter Indications and Alternatives: Avoiding Placement and Determining Appropriateness
Central Venous Catheter
Indications and 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…
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www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/resources/tools/improve/discussion-guide.docx
March 01, 2017 - BLADDER SCAN – POLICY #2202 12/11/06
AHRQ Safety Program for Long-Term Care: HAIs/CAUTI
AHRQ Safety Program for Reducing CAUTI in Hospitals
Appendix B.
Guide to Administering the AHRQ Nursing Home Survey on Patient Safety Culture and Reviewing Results
The purpose of this guide is to provide you with information on h…