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www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/research/grants-2022.html
August 01, 2025 - Diagnostic Safety Centers of Excellence Grants Awarded in FY 2022
In fiscal year 2022, Congress authorized funding to support AHRQ's research to address failures in the diagnostic process, which may include the establishment of Research Centers of Diagnostic Excellence to develop systems, measures, and new tech…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/029-ss-review-ssi-prevention-fg.docx
April 01, 2025 - AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention: Targeting SSI
Review of SSI Program Tools
Surgical Services
For: Cardiac, Hip and Knee Joint Replacement, and Spinal Fusion Surgeries
Slide Title and Commentary
Slide Number and Slide
Review of SSI Program Tools
SAY:
This presentation provides an overview of all the program…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-07/rothberg-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - Final Progress Report: Patient-centered approach to reducing harm from VTE
Title: Patient-centered approach to reducing harm from VTE
Principal Investigator: Michael Rothberg, MD, MPH
Team Members: Aaron Hamilton, Bo Hu, Michael Kattan, Phuc Le, Lei Kou, Jacqueline Fox
Organization: Cleveland Clinic Foundation
In…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/pfp/2015-interim.html
December 01, 2016 - National Scorecard on Rates of Hospital-Acquired Conditions 2010 to 2015: Interim Data From National Efforts To Make Health Care Safer
Summary
Preliminary 1 estimates for 2015 show a 21 percent decline in hospital-acquired conditions (HACs) since 2010. A cumulative total of 3.1 million fewer HACs were expe…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/heart-health/cvd-risk-calculator.pdf
February 01, 2022 - INTEGRATING CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE RISK CALCULATORS INTO PRIMARY CARE
NATIONAL CENTER
FOR EXCELLENCE IN
PRIMARY CARE RESEARCH
INTEGRATING CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE
RISK CALCULATORS INTO PRIMARY CARE
This brief guide is designed for practice facilitators and primary care practices who
may be intere…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/nhqrdr/2023nhqdr-introduction-rev.pdf
December 07, 2023 - 2023 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report
2023
National Healthcare
Quality and Disparities
Report Introduction
This document is in the public domain and may be used and reprinted without permission.
Citation of the source is appreciated.
Suggested citation: 2023 National Healthcare Quality and D…
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www.ahrq.gov/sops/international/medical-office/translators.html
January 01, 2010 - Medical Office SOPS Translation Information
Background and Information for Translators
This document provides information about the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Medical Office Survey on Patient Safety Culture to help translation team members develop a translation that conveys the same mea…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/005-ss-preop-chlorhexidine-fg.docx
April 01, 2025 - AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention: Targeting SSI
Use of Preoperative Chlorhexidine Antisepsis
Surgical Services
For: Cardiac, Hip and Knee Joint Replacement, and Spinal Fusion Surgeries
Slide Title and Commentary
Slide Number and Slide
Use of Preoperative Chlorhexidine Antisepsis
SAY:
This presentation will …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/007-ss-contact-precautions-fg.docx
April 01, 2025 - AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention: Targeting SSI
Contact Precautions
Surgical Services
For: Cardiac, Hip and Knee Joint Replacement, and Spinal Fusion Surgeries
Slide Title and Commentary
Slide Number and Slide
Contact Precautions
SAY:
Welcome to this presentation on contact precautions. This presentation wi…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol4/Arroyo.pdf
June 11, 2003 - A Nonpunitive, Computerized System for Improved Reporting of Medical Occurrences
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A Nonpunitive, Computerized System for
Improved Reporting of Medical Occurrences
Dale A. Arroyo
Abstract
To improve the patient safety program at the Naval Hospital at Oak Harbor, the
facility instituted a new computerized s…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cauti-tools/archived-webinars/engaging-nurse-physician-patient-slides.html
August 01, 2018 - Engaging the Nurse, Physician, Patient/Family, CUSP- Learn From Defects
Slide Presentation
Slide 1
Engaging The Nurse, Physician, Patient/Family; CUSP – Learn from Defects
Jenny Tuttle, RN, MSNEd, CNRN
Clinical Nurse Leader
Neuro/Medical/Surgical ICU
Tucson Medical Center
Tucson, Arizona
Christin …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-03/kerfoot-conlin-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - Final progress Report: Spaced Education to Optimize Prostate Cancer Screening
Title Page
Title of Project: Spaced Education to Optimize Prostate Cancer Screening
Principal Investigator and Team Members:
B. Price Kerfoot, MD, EdM – Principal Investigator
Paul R. Conlin, MD – Primary Mentor
Organization: Harvard Uni…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol3/Ludwick.pdf
June 21, 2004 - Surgical Safety: Addressing the JCAHO Goals for Reducing Wrong-site, Wrong-patient, Wrong-procedure Events
483
Surgical Safety: Addressing the
JCAHO Goals for Reducing Wrong-site,
Wrong-patient, Wrong-procedure Events
Sandra Ludwick
Abstract
Under standards set forth by the Joint Commission on Accreditatio…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/best-practices/bacteremia-slides.pptx
November 01, 2019 - Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Bacteremia
Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Bacteremia
Acute Care
AHRQ Safety Program for
Improving Antibiotic Use
AHRQ Pub. No. 17(20)-0028-EF
November 2019
Bacteremia
AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use – Acute Care
1
Objectives
Rev…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/best-practices/ASB-UTI-slides.pptx
November 01, 2019 - PowerPoint Presentation: Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Asymptomatic Bacteriuria and Urinary Tract Infections
Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Asymptomatic Bacteriuria and Urinary Tract Infections
Acute Care
AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use
AHRQ Pub. No. 17(20)-0028-EF…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/best-practices/gastro-slides.pptx
November 01, 2019 - PowerPoint Presentation
Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Diverticulitis and Biliary Tract Infections
Acute Care
AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use
AHRQ Pub. No. 17(20)-0028-EF
November 2019
Diverticulitis and Biliary Tract
AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use – Acute Care
…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patientsafetyculture/medical-office/resources/infotransMOSOPS.pdf
January 01, 2010 - Medical Office Survey on Patient Safety Culture: Background and Information for Translators
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
Medical Office Survey on Patient Safety
Culture
Background and Information for Translators
January 2010
Purpose and Use of This Document
In this …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/perinatal-care/modules/strategies/rapid-response/tool_rapidresponse-systems.docx
May 01, 2017 - AHRQ Safety Program for Perinatal Care: Rapid Response for Perinatal Safety: Rapid Response Systems
AHRQ Safety Program for Perinatal Care
Rapid Response for Perinatal Safety
Rapid Response Systems
Rapid Response for Perinatal Safety—Rapid Response Systems
Purpose of the tool: This tool describes the key perinatal saf…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/perinatal-care/modules/strategies/labor-delivery-unit/tool_obhemorrhage.docx
May 01, 2017 - AHRQ Safety Program for Perinatal Care: Labor and Delivery Unit Safety Obstetric Hemorrhage
AHRQ Safety Program for Perinatal Care
Labor and Delivery Unit Safety
Obstetric Hemorrhage
Labor and Delivery Unit Safety—Obstetric Hemorrhage
Purpose of the tool: This tool describes the key perinatal safety elements related t…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa/008-antibiotic-stewardship-slides.pptx
October 01, 2022 - AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention
AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention
Antibiotic Stewardship and MRSA Reduction
ICU & Non-ICU
AHRQ Pub. No. 25-0007
October 2024
AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention | ICU & Non-ICU
Antibiotic Stewardship
1
Educational Objectives
Understand the goals of antibiotic ste…