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www.ahrq.gov/data/visualizations/or-procedures-inpatient.html
June 01, 2022 - Operating Room Procedures During Inpatient Stays, 2018
This interactive visualization displays the most common and most costly principal operating room (OR) procedures overall, by patient sex, and by age group. The statistics are presented on OR procedures performed during inpatient stays in 2018 using AHRQ’s H…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mrsa-prevention/surgery/operationalizing-prevention-program.html
June 01, 2025 - MRSA Prevention Toolkit: Targeting SSI
Guides and Resources for Operationalizing Your MRSA and SSI Prevention Program
Previous Page
Table of Contents
MRSA Prevention Toolkit: Targeting SSI
The Four Key Strategies of MRSA Prevention: Targeting SSI
MRSA and SSI Prevention Phases
The Evidence f…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mrsa-prevention/surgery/index-cusp-tools-resources.html
April 01, 2025 - MRSA Prevention Toolkit: Targeting SSI
Index of CUSP Tools and Resources
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Table of Contents
MRSA Prevention Toolkit: Targeting SSI
The Four Key Strategies of MRSA Prevention: Targeting SSI
MRSA and SSI Prevention Phases
The Evidence for MRSA Decolonization
Nasal Decolo…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/ta/topicrefinement/liquid-biopsy-topicrefinement.pdf
July 29, 2021 - text mentions that one key reason for use of liquid biopsy is that it might
overcome limitations of sampling … Sampling the blood is minimally invasive and avoids
the complications of biopsies. … Natera
has addressed unmet medical needs by enhancing relevant information delivered by simple
blood sampling … But blood
sampling may prove to have utility for the purpose of identifying individuals at average or … study, it should understand the
value historically of traditional biopsy, what ways newer methods of sampling
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/events/webinars/cahps-webinar-jan-2017-schlesinger.pdf
January 01, 2017 - CAHPS Elicitation Protocol Webcast
Development and Testing of
the CAHPS Elicitation Protocol
Mark Schlesinger
Yale School of Public Health
www.ahrq.gov/cahps
Goals for narrative elicitation: specifics
We aspired to collect narratives that are:
• Complete: provide a full picture of the experiences that
matter…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/5_TK1_T4-Antibiogram_Formats_and_Instructions_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
Tool 4. Antibiogram Formats and Instructions
Formats
The medical director must become familiar with the format of the antibiogram provided by
the lab a…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/5_TK2_P2T3-Antibiogram_Specifications_Phase_2.pdf
May 01, 2014 - Phase 3 Implementation
Advancing Excellence in Health Care www.ahrq.gov
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality HAIs
Healthcare-
Associated
Infections
PREVENT
Comprehensive Antibiogram Toolkit: Phase 2
Antibiogram Specifications
This document outlines key specifications for antibiograms and recommendation…
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www.ahrq.gov/opioids/data/stat-briefs.html
February 01, 2024 - Statistical Briefs
MEPS Statistical Brief #552: Any Use and "Frequent Use" of Opioids Among Non-Elderly Adults in 2020-2021, by Socioeconomic Characteristics .
This statistical brief presents estimates of fills of prescriptions for opioid medications that are commonly used to treat pain obtained from the 2020…
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www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/measures/setting/physician/index.html
September 01, 2019 - Measuring the Quality of Physician Care
Consumers are very interested in information about the quality of physician care. 1 - 3 To meet that demand, researchers, medical societies, and health care experts have made a concerted effort to address the many issues encumbering physician quality measurement. As a re…
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/tools/obesity/obpcp-tool7.html
May 01, 2014 - Integrating Primary Care Practices and Community-based Resources to Manage Obesity
Tool 7. Documenting the Conversation in Your Charts
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Table of Contents
Integrating Primary Care Practices and Community-based Resources to Manage Obesity
Acknowledgements
Support
Foreword …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/chronic/chipra-201-fullreport.pdf
March 01, 2019 - The target population for sampling requires administrative claims data
to identify subgroups of potentially
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/holland-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - Final Progress Report: ESDP in Community Hospitals
Holland R03 Final Report 1
Title Page
Include the following:
•Title of Project.
ESDP in Community Hospitals
•Principal Investigator
Diane E. Holland, PhD, RN
Team Members.
Cheryl Brandt, PhD, RN, Co-I
Vy Nguyen, Study Coordinator
Adriana Delgado, MAdm, CCRP, St…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/chronic/chipra-0138-fullreport.pdf
April 01, 2018 - This measure does not involve
sampling within States; all SCD cases are included in the measure specification
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/surveys-guidance/helpful-resources/analysis/preparing-data-for-analysis.pdf
May 15, 2017 - Preparing Data from CAHPS Surveys for Analysis
Preparing Data from CAHPS®
Surveys for Analysis
Contents
Introduction ................................................................................................................................................... 1
Creating Your Analysis Dataset ...............…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol1/Advances-Hougland_26.pdf
October 01, 2011 - Using ICD-9-CM Codes in Hospital Claims Data to Detect Adverse Events in Patient Safety Surveillance
Using ICD-9-CM Codes in Hospital Claims Data
to Detect Adverse Events in Patient
Safety Surveillance
Paul Hougland, MD; Jonathan Nebeker, MS, MD; Steve Pickard, MBA; Mark Van Tuinen, PhD;
Carol Masheter, PhD; Su…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/chronic/chipra-150-fullreport.pdf
February 14, 2018 - Metabolic Monitoring for Children and Adolescents on Antipsychotics
1
Metabolic Monitoring for Children and Adolescents
on Antipsychotics
Section 1. Basic Measure Information
1.A. Measure Name
Metabolic Monitoring for Children and Adolescents on Antipsychotics
1.B. Measure Number
0150
1.C. Measure Descripti…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/acute/chipra-119-fullreport.pdf
May 01, 2018 - Thermal Condition of Low Birth Weight Neonates Admitted to Level 2 or Higher Nurseries in the First 24 Hours of Life
1
Thermal Condition of Low Birth Weight Neonates
Admitted to Level 2 or Higher Nurseries in the First 24
Hours of Life
Section 1. Basic Measure Information
1.A. Measure Name
Thermal Condition …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/events/webinars/cahps-analysis-program-yount-slides.pdf
August 01, 2020 - An Overview of the CAHPS Analysis Program 5.0 - Yount
What is the
CAHPS Analysis Program?
• Free code written for use with SAS® statistical software,
also known as the “CAHPS macro”
• Requires base SAS and SAS/STAT modules
• It enables CAHPS users to analyze data from any CAHPS
survey:
• Health Plan
• Clinician…
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/tools/obesity/obpcp5.html
May 01, 2014 - Integrating Primary Care Practices and Community-based Resources to Manage Obesity
Chapter 5: Crossing the Bridge and Returning
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Table of Contents
Integrating Primary Care Practices and Community-based Resources to Manage Obesity
Acknowledgements
Support
Foreword
Orego…
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www.ahrq.gov/faqs/index.html
July 10, 2025 - Frequently Asked Questions
Check to find the answers to your questions about the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
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