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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/956.html
May 01, 2025 - Kaiser Permanente School of Anesthesia Uses AHRQ’s Surveys on Patient Safety Culture, TeamSTEPPS®
Issue Number
956
AHRQ News Now is a weekly newsletter that highlights agency research and program activities.
May 6, 2025
AHRQ Stats: Proportionate Healthcare Expenditures Among High Spenders Between 2018 a…
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/electronic-exchange-poisoning-information
January 01, 2023 - Electronic Exchange of Poisoning Information
Project Final Report ( PDF , 688.55 KB) Disclaimer
Disclaimer
The findings and conclusions in this document are those of the author(s), who are responsible for its content, and do not necessarily represent the views of AHRQ. No stateme…
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www.ahrq.gov/policymakers/chipra/overview/background/next-steps3.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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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/843736/psn-pdf
February 01, 2023 - Saved by ECMO
February 1, 2023
Weiss NA. Saved by ECMO . PSNet [internet]. 2023.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/saved-ecmo
The Case
A 27-year-old pregnant woman was admitted at an estimated gestational age (EGA) of 29 weeks for
increased shortness of breath. She was diagnosed with severe pulmonary arterial hyperte…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/cooperatives/evidencenow-executive-summary-ok.pdf
November 01, 2017 - EvidenceNow Executive Summary - Oklahoma Cooperative
Oklahoma Cooperative
Oklahoma
EvidenceNOW: Advancing Heart Health in Primary Care is an initiative of the Agency for Healthcare
Research and Quality (AHRQ) to transform health care delivery by building a critical infrastructure
to help smaller primary ca…
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www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/nurse-role-dxsafety3.html
September 01, 2022 - Reinforcing the Value and Roles of Nurses in Diagnostic Safety: Pragmatic Recommendations for Nurse Leaders and Educators
Recognizing and Supporting Nurses in Diagnostic Safety
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Table of Contents
Reinforcing the Value and Roles of Nurses in Diagnostic Safety: Pragmatic Recomme…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/events/webinar/03-ASC-webcast-2023-0509-hare.pdf
January 01, 2023 - SOPS Ambulatory Surgery Center Webcast - HARE
SOPS ASC Survey, Database and Resources
Ryan Hare, MPP
Lead Research Associate
User Network for the AHRQ Surveys on Patient Safety Culture (SOPS)
Westat
13
SOPS ASC Survey
• Designed specifically for ASC staff and asks for their opinions
about the culture of patie…
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/environmental-scan-programs/envscan-program1.html
April 01, 2018 - Environmental Scan of Patient Safety Education and Training Programs
Chapter 1. Environmental Scan
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Table of Contents
Environmental Scan of Patient Safety Education and Training Programs
Introduction
Chapter 1. Environmental Scan
Chapter 2. Electronic Searchable Catalog …
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/using-health-information-technology-improve-transitions-complex-elderly
January 01, 2023 - Using Health Information Technology to Improve Transitions of Complex Elderly Patients from Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNF) to Home
Project Final Report ( PDF , 218.24 KB) Disclaimer
Disclaimer
The findings and conclusions in this document are those of the author(s), who are r…
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www.ahrq.gov/pqmp/implementation-qi/toolkit/child-hcahps/qi-strategies.html
August 01, 2021 - CAHPS Child Hospital Survey (Child HCAHPS) Toolkit
Quality Improvement Strategies
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Table of Contents
CAHPS Child Hospital Survey (Child HCAHPS) Toolkit
Introduction
Overview
About Measure Specifications and Reporting
Key Driver Diagram
Quality Improvement Strategies …
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/implementing-personalized-cross-sector-transitional-care-management-promote
January 01, 2024 - Implementing Personalized Cross-Sector Transitional Care Management to Promote Care Continuity, Reduce Low-Value Utilization, and Reduce the Burden of Treatment for High-Need, High-Cost Patients
Project Description
Publications
Research Story
Using health informatio…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/866265/psn-pdf
July 31, 2024 - Misplaced Vial: Medication Kit Variability Contributes to
Medication Error During Patient Transport
July 31, 2024
MacDowell P, McGee E. Misplaced Vial: Medication Kit Variability Contributes to Medication Error During
Patient Transport. PSNet [internet]. 2024.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/misplaced-vial-medicatio…
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb310-state-variation-sepsis-2022-addendum.pdf
January 01, 2022 - Addendum to HCUP Statistical Brief #310: State Variation in Inpatient Stays Involving Sepsis, 2021, Updated with 2022 Data
Addendum to HCUP Statistical Brief #310: State
Variation in Inpatient Stays Involving Sepsis, 2021,
Updated with 2022 Data
HCUP Statistical Brief #310 Addendum to Update with 2022 Data | J…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-233-diverticulitis-evidence-summary.pdf
October 01, 2020 - Evidence Summary: Management of Colonic Diverticulitis
Comparative Effectiveness Review
Number 233
Management of Colonic Diverticulitis
Evidence Summary
Main Points
• Computed tomography (CT) diagnosis and clinical sequelae
o CT accurately diagnoses acute diverticulitis (moderate strength o…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/accountability-patient-safety
January 01, 2018 - Annual Perspective
Accountability in Patient Safety
Christopher Moriates, MD, and Robert M. Wachter, MD | January 1, 2015
View more articles from the same authors.
Citation Text:
Moriates C, Wachter R. Accountability in Patient Safety. PSNet [internet]. Rock…
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/translating-hypertension-guidelines-practice-development-interoperable-clinical
January 01, 2023 - Translating Hypertension Guidelines into Practice: Development of Interoperable Clinical Decision Support
Project Final Report ( PDF , 1.31 MB) Disclaimer
Disclaimer
The findings and conclusions in this document are those of the author(s), who are responsible for its content, and…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/d4j_combo_psi13-sepsis-bestpractices.pdf
May 20, 2016 - Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement
Toolkit for Using the AHRQ Quality Indicators
How To Improve Hospital Quality and Safety
1 Tool D.4j
Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement
PSI 13: Postoperative Sepsis
Why Focus on Sepsis?
• More than 750,000 cases of sepsis are…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cusp/clabsi-final/clabsifinal4.html
January 01, 2013 - Eliminating CLABSI, A National Patient Safety Imperative: Final Report
What We Learned: Five Key Lessons
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Table of Contents
Eliminating CLABSI, A National Patient Safety Imperative: Final Report
Executive Summary
Report Organization
Program Implementation
Program Impac…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/mcda-johnson.pdf
August 27, 2012 - The Use of Conjoint Analysis to Elicit Patient Preferences in Selecting Treatment Endpoints
Slide 1
The Use of Conjoint Analysis to Elicit Patient Preferences in Selecting Treatment
Endpoints
F. Reed Johnson, PhD
Distinguished Fellow and Principal Economist
Research Triangle Institute
Integrating Stakehold…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/089-or-traffic-fg.docx
April 01, 2025 - AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA
Prevention: Targeting SSI
Operating Room Traffic
Surgical Services
For: Cardiac, Hip and Knee Joint Replacement, and Spinal Fusion Surgeries
Slide Title and Commentary
Slide Number and Slide
Operating Room Traffic
SAY:
This presentation will continue the review of Perioperative Infect…