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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/chtoolbx/cahptab.html
December 01, 2017 - Factors for Selecting Performance Measures
The Child Health Toolbox contains concepts, tips, and tools for evaluating the quality of health care for children.
Factors
CAHPS®
HCUP QIs
HEDIS®
Title V
Suitable for comparing?
Yes, if CAHPS® specifications followed.
Not designed for com…
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/crctoolkit/crctool2b2.html
April 01, 2018 - Tracking and Improving Screening for Colorectal Cancer Intervention
2.b-2 Web Links to CRC Screening Guidelines From ACS/U.S. Multi-Society Task Force/ACR and USPSTF
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Tracking and Improving Screening for Colorectal Cancer Intervention
I. Introduction
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/crctoolkit/crctool6a1.html
April 01, 2018 - Tracking and Improving Screening for Colorectal Cancer Intervention
6.a-1 Feedback Form for Stool Test Positive
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Table of Contents
Tracking and Improving Screening for Colorectal Cancer Intervention
I. Introduction
II. Background
III. Intervention Steps and Tools
IV. R…
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/crctoolkit/crctool6a2.html
April 01, 2018 - Tracking and Improving Screening for Colorectal Cancer Intervention
6.a-2 Feedback Form for Stool Test Negative
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Table of Contents
Tracking and Improving Screening for Colorectal Cancer Intervention
I. Introduction
II. Background
III. Intervention Steps and Tools
IV. R…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/events/20140603_QI/1_dale_shaller_intro.pdf
June 03, 2014 - Public Reporting of Patients' Comments with Quality Measures: How Can We Make It Work?
Public Reporting of Patients’
Comments with Quality Measures:
How Can We Make It Work?
A Webcast Presented by the CAHPS User Network
June 3, 2014
1:00 – 2:00 pm EDT
What is CAHPS?
Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Provi…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/reports/engage/appe.html
March 01, 2017 - Guide to Improving Patient Safety in Primary Care Settings by Engaging Patients and Families
Appendix E. Category Definitions
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Guide to Improving Patient Safety in Primary Care Settings by Engaging Patients and Families
Executive Summary
Introduction
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www.ahrq.gov/npsd/how-does-npsd-work/index.html
February 01, 2024 - How Does the NPSD Work?
Information known as Patient Safety Work Product (PSWP) is developed by providers and AHRQ-listed Patient Safety Organizations (PSOs) . This information is submitted by PSOs to the Patient Safety Organization Privacy Protection Center (PSOPPC) using the AHRQ Common Formats for Event…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/toolkits/communication-documents.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Health Plan and Sickle Cell Clinic Communication Process and Meeting Planning (2c.6)
Health Plan and Sickle Cell Clinic Communication Process and Meeting Planning (2c.6)
This diagram illustrates the process for communications between clinic and health plan staff to ensure
patients with SCD are receiving appropriate…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/abate/introduction/intro-welcome.pdf
March 01, 2022 - Introduction and Welcome
Decolonization of
Non-ICU Patients With Devices
Section 1 – Introduction and Welcome
This toolkit will provide hospital infection prevention programs with instructions for
implementing targeted decolonization in adult patients with medical devices in hospital units
outside of int…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/overview/background/measures-CC-5.pdf
December 17, 2010 - MEASURE SUMMARY (CHIPRA Core Set Candidate Measures) - Control #: CC-5
Completed by:
Page 1 12/17/2010
MEASURE SUMMARY
CHIPRA Core Set Candidate Measures
A. Control #: CC-5
B. Measure Name: Follow up after hospitalization for mental illness
C. Measure Definition – 2 rates reported
1) 7-day Follow-up…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/multicenter-0701.html
October 01, 2014 - Commonwealth Fund Uses AHRQ Resources To Help Assess U.S. Health System Performance
Search All Impact Case Studies
February 2007
The Commonwealth Fund's scorecard report, Why Not the Best? Results from a National Scorecard on U.S. Health System Performance, used a variety of AHRQ products, research, and t…
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance/item-sets/cg/suppl-pcmh-items-cg-survey30-child.html
August 01, 2021 - Supplemental Items for the CAHPS Clinician & Group Child Survey 3.0: Patient-Centered Medical Home
Population version: Child
Download these items: English ( Word , 30.72 KB )
Read about the Patient-Centered Medical Home Item Set .
Users of the CAHPS Clinician & Group Survey are free to incorporate suppl…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/095-mrsa-surveillance.docx
April 01, 2025 - Preoperative MRSA Surveillance Strategies
Surgical Services
For: Cardiac, Hip and Knee Joint Replacement, and Spinal Fusion Surgeries
Comparison of Surveillance Approaches
This document defines the types of MRSA surveillance strategies and what is needed to implement either approach. This tool can be a resource to help…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/healthcare-safety-nursing-personnel-organizational-guide-achieving-results
February 11, 2015 - Book/Report
Healthcare Safety for Nursing Personnel: An Organizational Guide to Achieving Results.
Citation Text:
Healthcare Safety for Nursing Personnel: An Organizational Guide to Achieving Results. Tweedy JT. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press; 2014. ISBN: 9781482230277.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/inline-files/how-to-read-recommendations-fact-sheet_0.pdf
July 22, 2020 - 2019 Update on Methods:
How to Read the New Recommendation Statement
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) is committed to developing and disseminating evidence-based
recommendations on clinical preventive services. To better support implementation by primary care clinicians, the USPSTF
updated the pres…
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meps.ahrq.gov/survey_comp/ic_precision_guidelines.shtml
Precision Standards Guidelines for Reporting MEPS-IC Descriptive Statistics
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/preventing-medication-errors-empowering-patients
September 28, 2016 - Newspaper/Magazine Article
Preventing medication errors by empowering patients.
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Preventing medication errors by empowering patients. Karch AM. Am Nurs Today. September 2015;10:18-22.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/avoiding-errors-associated-insulin-therapy
April 06, 2022 - Commentary
Avoiding errors associated with insulin therapy.
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Avoiding errors associated with insulin therapy. Cohen H. Medscape CME/CE. May 14, 2009.
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/factsandfigures/2007/pdfs/section1_1.pdf
January 01, 2007 - HCUP Facts and Figures: Statistics on Hospital-Based Care in the United States, 2007 8
EXHIBIT 1.1 Characteristics of U.S. Community Hospitals
Characteristics of U.S. Community Hospitals, 1997 and 2007
UTILIZATION, CHARGES, AND COSTS 1997 2007
Discharges
Total discharges in mill ions 34.7 39.5
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/factsandfigures/2008/pdfs/section4_2.pdf
January 01, 2008 - HCUP Facts and Figures: Statistics on Hospital-Based Care in the United States, 2008 47
EXHIBIT 4.2 Cost Factors Accounting for Growth by Principal Diagnosis
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Acute renal failure (14.2%)
Mood disorders (2.4%)
Pneumonia (1.1%)
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and
bronchiectasis (…