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www.ahrq.gov/data/hcup/sepsis-state-hospital.html
June 01, 2025 - Sepsis in the United States
Sepsis is a life-threatening emergency that happens when a body's response to an infection damages vital organs and, often, causes death. It is one of the most expensive conditions treated in hospitals in the United States. This visualization presents data from the Healthcare Cost a…
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digital.ahrq.gov/2020-year-review/research-dissemination/ahrq-funded-researchers-disseminate-findings-high-impact-journals
January 01, 2020 - AHRQ-Funded Researchers Disseminate Findings in High-Impact Journals
In 2020, AHRQ-funded researchers published over 100 research articles in peer-reviewed journals and book chapters, including the following:
Displaying Patient Photos in Electronic Health Records Reduces Hospital O…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/index.html
September 01, 2021 - AHRQ's Quality & Patient Safety Programs by Setting: Long-Term Care
CAHPS ® Nursing Home Survey was developed by AHRQ and designed to measure patients’ experiences of their care, including communication with doctors and nurses, responsiveness of staff, and other indicators of safe, high-quality care. The su…
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www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/measures/six-domains.html
March 01, 2025 - Six Domains of Healthcare Quality
A handful of analytic frameworks for quality assessment have guided measure development initiatives in the public and private sectors. One of the most influential is the framework put forth by the Institute of Medicine (IOM), which includes the following six aims for the health…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/resource/nicu/packet/apa.html
December 01, 2013 - Transitioning Newborns from NICU to Home
Appendix A: Family Information Packet
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Table of Contents
Transitioning Newborns from NICU to Home
A Resource Toolkit
Basic Components of the Health Coach Program
Family Information Packet Cover Sheet
Coaching in the Hospital
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/hand-hygiene-compliance-patient-safety
October 19, 2022 - Commentary
Hand hygiene compliance for patient safety.
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Hand hygiene compliance for patient safety. Aziz A.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/practicing-patients-real-and-otherwise
May 01, 2013 - Newspaper/Magazine Article
Practicing on patients, real and otherwise.
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Practicing on patients, real and otherwise. Chen PW.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/excellent-review-scheme-critical-incidents-insufficient-revalidation
May 18, 2022 - Commentary
Excellent review scheme for critical incidents but insufficient for revalidation.
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Lakhani M. Excellent review scheme for critical incidents but insufficient for revalidation. BMJ. 2005;330(7500):1143.
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www.ahrq.gov/research/shuttered/acfselection/summary.html
July 01, 2018 - Disaster Alternate Care Facilities: Report and Interactive Tools
Executive Summary
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Table of Contents
Disaster Alternate Care Facilities: Report and Interactive Tools
Executive Summary
Chapter 1. Objectives
Chapter 2. Background
Chapter 3. Methods
Chapter 4. Results …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/learn-not-blame
November 14, 2011 - Multi-use Website
Learn Not Blame.
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Learn Not Blame. Doctors' Association UK.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/pharmacy-safety-and-service-what-you-should-expect
November 23, 2016 - Fact Sheet/FAQs
Pharmacy Safety and Service—What You Should Expect.
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Pharmacy Safety and Service—What You Should Expect. National Patient Safety Foundation.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/3_TK2_T1-Suggested_Agenda_for_Meeting_on_Monitoring_Final.pdf
October 01, 2016 - Nursing Home
Antimicrobial Stewardship Guide
Implement, Monitor, & Sustain a Program
Toolkit 2. Monitor and Sustain Stewardship
Tool 1. Suggested Agenda for an Antimicrobial Stewardship Program
Team Meeting on Monitoring
Depending on the nursing home’s goals, more than one meeting may be needed to cover …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/5_TK2_P1T1-Nursing_Home_Readiness_and_Resource_Assessment_Phase_1.doc
May 01, 2014 - Comprehensive Antibiogram Toolkit: Phase 1
Nursing Home Readiness and Resource Assessment
This worksheet is designed to be used as a tool to evaluate your nursing home’s readiness to implement an antibiogram program successfully. “Yes” responses to items below indicate readiness in a particular area of the environment…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/tomorrows-operating-room-harness-net-rfid
September 09, 2015 - Newspaper/Magazine Article
Tomorrow's operating room to harness Net, RFID.
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Tomorrow's operating room to harness Net, RFID. Olsen S. CNET. October 19, 2005.
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/page/ari_smart_form_final.pdf
June 16, 2021 - Pediatric Documentation Templates
Acute Respiratory Infection (ARI) Smart Form
Executive Summary
The Partners Pediatric Acute Respiratory Infection (ARI) smart form is a guideline-driven template
designed to streamline urgent care visits for patients ages 6 months to 18 years presenting with ARIs.
The for…
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance/helpful-resources/modifying/index.html
May 01, 2020 - Modifying and Naming Your CAHPS Survey
To maintain comparability and consistency across CAHPS ® surveys, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) offers the following guidelines regarding what changes you can make to a CAHPS survey and how to give proper attribution to the CAHPS program.
If you …
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/tech_assist/centdist/IndemnificationClause.pdf
August 01, 2023 - HCUP Central Distributor Indemnifcation Clause
HCUP Central Distributor
Indemnification Clause
August 2023
As an HCUP database purchaser your responsibilities extend beyond those of a data user. You
are required to acknowledge the Indemnification Clause as part of the application process.
Indemnification Clau…
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance/nh/index.html
August 01, 2023 - CAHPS Nursing Home Surveys
The development of these instruments was jointly supported by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
Resident Surveys
The CAHPS Nursing Home Surveys include two separate instruments for nursing home residents: one for those…
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digital.ahrq.gov/health-it-tools-and-resources/pediatric-resources/pediatric-documentation-templates/acute-respiratory-infection
January 01, 2023 - Acute Respiratory Infection
Executive Summary
The Partners Pediatric Acute Respiratory Infection (ARI) smart form is a guideline-driven template designed to streamline urgent care visits for patients ages 6 months to 18 years presenting with ARIs. The form is designed to assist with the …
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/past-initiatives/health-it-enabled-quality-measurement
January 01, 2023 - Health IT-Enabled Quality Measurement (2012-2013)
Pathways to Quality Measurement Through Health IT is a 2-year, AHRQ-sponsored initiative that enables advancements in health IT-enabled quality measurement and reporting by identifying strategies, a health services infrastructure, and researc…