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www.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/reduce.html
March 01, 2017 - Reduce Unnecessary Urine Culturing and Overuse of Antibiotics
Know When To Order Urine Cultures
Educational module and tools that summarize why more urine cultures lead to more catheter-associated urinary tract infection diagnoses, and provide tools to use to appropriately identify when to order a urine cul…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol2/Advances-Johnson_90.pdf
June 10, 2008 - Systems-Based Practice: Improving the Safety and Quality of Patient Care by Recognizing and Improving the Systems in Which We Work
Systems-Based Practice: Improving the Safety
and Quality of Patient Care by Recognizing
and Improving the Systems in Which We Work
Julie K. Johnson, MSPH, PhD; Stephen H. Miller, M…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/5_TK2_P1T3-Checklist_for_Discussion_with_Local_Hospitals_Providers_ERs_Phase_1.pdf
May 01, 2014 - Nursing Home Readiness and Resource Assessment
Advancing Excellence in Health Care www.ahrq.gov
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality HAIs
Healthcare-
Associated
Infections
PREVENT
Comprehensive Antibiogram Toolkit: Phase 1
Checklist for Discussion With Local Hospitals and
Providers Including Emergency …
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/ontime/prevhosp/intro.html
June 01, 2017 - AHRQ’s Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Preventable Hospital and Emergency Department Visits
Introduction
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality developed On-Time Preventable Hospital and Emergency Department Visits for nursing homes with an electronic medical record (EMR). The tools are desi…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/resources/tools/cauti-surveillance/pocket-card.pptx
June 02, 2025 - PowerPoint Presentation
AHRQ Safety Program for
Long-Term Care: HAIs/CAUTI
One or more of the following, with no alternate source:
□ Fever*
□ Rigors (shaking chills)
□ New onset hypotension with no alternate non-infectious cause
□ New onset confusion/functional decline AND increased leukocytosis*
□ N…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/results/research/survey-codebook-ehr.pdf
June 02, 2025 - EvidenceNow Practice Survey Codebook: EHR
EvidenceNow Practice Survey Codebook: EHR
Variable Name/ Core-
optional Status Item
These questions ask a…
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www.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/resources/search.html?page=13
January 01, 2022 - COVID-19 Resources Catalog for Nursing Homes
AHRQ provided free training and mentorship to nursing homes across the country through the National Nursing Home COVID-19 Action Network . The Network supported the implementation of evidence-based prevention and safety practices within nursing homes to protect residents…
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www.ahrq.gov/es/nursing-home/resources/search.html?page=13
January 01, 2022 - COVID-19 Resources Catalog for Nursing Homes
AHRQ provided free training and mentorship to nursing homes across the country through the National Nursing Home COVID-19 Action Network . The Network supported the implementation of evidence-based prevention and safety practices within nursing homes to protect residents…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/clinicians-providers/iadapt/gurwitz.pdf
January 01, 2014 - Off-Label Use of Atypical Antipsychotics in the Nursing Home
Research to Help Underserved Populations
Innovative Adaptation and Dissemination of AHRQ Comparative Effectiveness
Research Products
Off-Label Use of Atypical Antipsychotics in the Nursing Home
Description
The prevalence of off-label use of atypi…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/nhqrdr/chartbooks/healthyliving/qdr2015-chartbook-healthyliving.pptx
January 01, 2020 - Poorly managed pain can decrease resident quality of life, reduce mobility and functional status, and … Implementation of a nursing home quality improvement project to reduce resident pain: a qualitative case
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/2014chartbooks/hispanichealth/part4.html
March 01, 2019 - Chartbook for Hispanic Health Care
Part 4: Health Care of Residents of the U.S.-Mexico Border
Previous Page Next Page
Table of Contents
Chartbook for Hispanic Health Care
Acknowledgments
Health Care For Hispanics
National Quality Strategy Priorities: Patient Safety
National Quality Strategy …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/acute/chipra-0192-tables12-15.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Overuse of Imaging for the Evaluation of Children with Simple Febrile Seizure: Tables 12 - 15
Table 12. Mean (Standard Deviation) Proportion in Racial Groups within Sampled ZIP Codes of Residence‡
Sampled Group
Description
American
Indian or
Alaska
Native
Mean (SD)‡
Asian
Mean (SD)…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/5_TK1_T5-Sample_Policy_Letter_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
[DATE]
Tool 5. Sample Policy Letter
[NAME OF NURSING HOME]
RE: Antibiogram Policy
[DATE]
Antibiotics are among the most commonly prescribed pharmaceuti…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/5_TK1_T5-Sample_Policy_Letter_final.docx
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 5. Sample Policy Letter
[NAME OF NURSING HOME]
RE: Antibiogram Policy
[DATE]
Antibiotics are among the most commonly prescribed pharmaceuticals in long-term car…
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/chartbooks/carecoordination/measure2.html
June 01, 2018 - Chartbook on Care Coordination
Preventable Emergency Department Visits
Previous Page Next Page
Table of Contents
Chartbook on Care Coordination
Acknowledgments
Care Coordination
Trends in Care Coordination Measures
Transitions of Care
Preventable Emergency Department Visits
Potentially A…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/hcbs/report/apia.html
June 01, 2010 - Resident outcomes of Medicaid-funded community residential care. … Implementing the Resident Assessment Instrument: case studies of policymaking for long-term care in eight
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/news-events/summit-research-2020/questions.html
March 01, 2021 - expand collection and analysis of patient reported outcomes
interventions that expand patient/family/resident … engagement in organizational governance and priority-setting,
interventions that expand patient/family/resident
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/nhqrdr/chartbooks/healthyliving/qdr2015-chartbook-healthyliving.pdf
January 01, 2020 - Implementation of a nursing home quality improvement project to
reduce resident pain: a qualitative
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www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/dxsafety-rural-healthcare3.html
September 01, 2024 - Diagnostic Excellence in U.S. Rural Healthcare: A Call to Action
Three Areas To Immediately Advance Diagnosis In Rural Healthcare
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Table of Contents
Diagnostic Excellence in U.S. Rural Healthcare: A Call to Action
A Path to Rural Diagnostic Excellence
Improving Diagnosis i…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/chronic/chipra-113-section-2-tech-specs.pdf
December 01, 2011 - Section 2, Technical Specifications
Technical Specifications: Rate of ED Visit Use for Children Managed for
Identifiable Asthma
Calculation
a. Step 1: Measure person-time eligible for each patient and record by month.
i. a. For each month in the reporting year, identify all children ages 2 – 21 years
wh…