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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/3_TK1_T5-Draft_Policies_and_Procedures_for_the_Antimicrobial_Stewardship_Program_final.pdf
October 01, 2016 - Nursing Home
Antimicrobial Stewardship Guide
Implement, Monitor, & Sustain a Program
Toolkit 1. Start an Antimicrobial Stewardship Program
Tool 5. Draft Policies and Procedures for the Antimicrobial
Stewardship Program
This tool includes a draft policy and a draft set of procedures. As needed, the antimi…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/3_TK1_T5-Draft_Policies_and_Procedures_for_the_Antimicrobial_Stewardship_Program_final.docx
October 01, 2016 - Tool 5. Draft Policies and Procedures for the Antimicrobial Stewardship Program
This tool includes a draft policy and a draft set of procedures. As needed, the antimicrobial stewardship program team should request the nursing home’s management or corporate office to help develop, review, edit, and approve all policies …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/4_TK2_T2-Antibiotic_Pocket_Cards.pdf
May 01, 2014 - Advancing Excellence in Health Care www.ahrq.gov
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Nursing Home Infection Control
Guidelines for C. Difficile
When to Perform Toxin Assay on Stool:
• Resident symptomatic with diarrhea ( >3 loose/watery
stools a day).
• Especially consider in residents who received…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nursing-home/mental-health-and-emotional-wellbeing.pdf
March 01, 2022 - Best Practices for Promoting Mental Health and Emotional Well-Being Among Nursing Home Staff
Best Practices for Promoting Mental Health and
Emotional Well-Being Among Nursing Home Staff
Nursing home staff routinely face stressful and emotionally draining working co…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/takeheart/training/coping-staff-challenges-slides.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Affinity Group: Coping with
Staffing Challenges in Today’s
Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs
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S e p t e m b e r 1 6 , 2 0 2 0
Welcome and Background
Welcome and greetings from TAKEheart, AHRQ and CDC
Update on status of TAKEheart:
Resumption of TAKEheart cohort 1 sched…
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/page/improved-accuracy-of-coding-quick-reference-guide.pdf
September 01, 2009 - Improved Accuracy of Coding
Improved Accuracy of
Coding
Monitoring the use of current procedural
terminology (CPT) codes can help organizations
determine whether health information technology
(health IT) improves coding accuracy and
completeness by providing decision support for
documentation activities. This can s…
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/nation/nis/nisownership.jsp
March 01, 2010 - NIS Hospital Ownership Files
An official website of the Department of Health & Human Services
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www.ahrq.gov/healthsystemsresearch/hspc-research-study/index.html
July 01, 2021 - Health Services and Primary Care Research Study
In 2018, Congress directed the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) to commission an independent assessment of federally funded health services research (HSR) and primary care research (PCR) conducted between 2012 and 2018 to increase the impact of re…
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/page/guide-to-evaluating-hie-projects-section-3.pdf
June 16, 2021 - AHRQ's Guide to Evaluating Health Information Exchange Projects - Section 3
3-1
Section 3: Assessing the Value of HIE
The ability to demonstrate value to stakeholders is critical to HIE projects. This section
describes key considerations in assessing the value of HIE:
z The need to assess the value of HIE
z…
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/design-and-testing-mobile-cardiovascular-risk-service-patient-partners
January 01, 2023 - Design and Testing of a Mobile Cardiovascular Risk Service With Patient Partners
Project Final Report ( PDF , 894.5 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 …
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/exploring-utilization-and-outcomes-health-information-exchange-emergency
January 01, 2023 - Exploring the Utilization of and Outcomes from Health Information Exchange in Emergency Settings
Project Final Report ( PDF , 600.56 KB) Disclaimer
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The findings and conclusions in this document are those of the author(s), who are responsible for its content, and do n…
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/state-and-regional-demonstration-health-information-technology-ri
January 01, 2023 - State and Regional Demonstration in Health Information Technology: Rhode Island
Project Final Report ( PDF , 2.33 MB) Disclaimer
Disclaimer
(Persons using assistive technology may not be able to fully access information in this report. For assistance, please contact ahrqsection5…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/cahps-database/data-research/cahps-data-research-abstract-form-2025.pdf
January 01, 2025 - CAHPS Data Research Abstract Form
CAHPS Database Research Abstract Form – February 2025 4
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
CAHPS® Database
Research Abstract Form
Instructions
Please use this form to describe the research for which you require AHRQ Consumer Assessment of
Healthcare Provid…
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www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/ideas-project/measure-dx.html
July 01, 2025 - Measure Dx: A Tool To Identify, Analyze, and Learn From Diagnostic Safety Events – Enrollment Closed
As part of a project called Implementing Diagnostic Excellence Across Systems (IDEAS), RAND recruited healthcare sites that have or can create a quality improvement (QI) team that will commit to using a resource…
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meps.ahrq.gov/survey_comp/ic_data_collection.jsp
November 01, 2009 - Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Insurance Component Sample Design and Data Collection Process
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/201509.html
January 01, 2018 - AHRQ Research Inspires Efforts at Banner Desert To Reduce Drug Errors in E.D. Patients
Search All Impact Case Studies
May 2015
AHRQ-sponsored research on how clinical pharmacy services can reduce medication-related errors in emergency departments (E.D.) helped inspire Banner Desert Medical Center in Mesa, A…
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/registry-assisted-dissemination-mobile-pain-management-youth-arthritis
January 01, 2023 - Registry-Assisted Dissemination of Mobile Pain Management for Youth With Arthritis
Project Final Report ( PDF , 519.48 KB) Disclaimer
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The findings and conclusions in this document are those of the author(s), who are responsible for its content, and do not necessari…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/providing-feedback-following-leadership-walkrounds-associated-better-patient-safety-culture
February 01, 2023 - Study
Classic
Providing feedback following Leadership WalkRounds is associated with better patient safety culture, higher employee engagement and lower burnout.
Citation Text:
Sexton B, Adair KC, Leonard MW, et al. Providing feedback following Leadership WalkRou…
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digital.ahrq.gov/health-it-tools-and-resources/workflow-assessment-health-it-toolkit/research/kuperman-gj-et-al-2007
January 01, 2007 - Kuperman GJ et al. 2007 "Medication-related clinical decision support in computerized provider order entry systems: a review."
Reference
Kuperman GJ, Bobb A, Payne TH, et al. Medication-related clinical decision support in computerized provider order entry systems: a review. J Am Med Inform Assoc 2007…
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digital.ahrq.gov/health-it-tools-and-resources/workflow-assessment-health-it-toolkit/research/kuperman-gj-et-al-2003
January 01, 2003 - Kuperman GJ et al. 2003 "Computer physician order entry: benefits, costs, and issues."
Reference
Kuperman GJ, Gibson RF. Computer physician order entry: benefits, costs, and issues. Ann Intern Med 2003;139(1):31-39.
Abstract
"Several analyses have detected substantial quality problems througho…