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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/best-practices/CDI-one-page.pdf
November 01, 2019 - Management of Clostridiodes difficile Infection
Diagnosis
• Clinical spectrum of infection ranges from watery diarrhea with lower abdominal pain, cramping,
and nausea (with or without low-grade fevers and leukocytosis) to severe or fulminant colitis
• Case definition: three or more unformed stools in a 24-ho…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/best-practices/cellulitis-one-page.docx
November 01, 2019 - DiagnosisCellulitis
· Relatively sudden onset of redness, warmth, tenderness, and swelling of the skin
· Nonpurulent: no evidence of abscess/phlegmon; most cases caused by beta-hemolytic streptococci (usually group A strep but also B, C, or G) that are sucepti…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/events/webinars/patient-narratives-webinar-quality.pdf
June 02, 2025 - The Power of Patient Stories for Improving the Patient Experience webcast - Nembhard
Using Narratives for Quality Improvement
Ingrid Nembhard, PhD, MS
Fishman Family President’s Distinguished
Associate Professor of Health Care Management
Disclosures
This work was funded by the Agency for Healthcare
Research a…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/hcbs/medicaidmgmt/tap2.html
October 01, 2014 - Designing and Implementing Medicaid Disease and Care Management Programs
Appendix: State Overviews (continued)
Previous Page
Table of Contents
Designing and Implementing Medicaid Disease and Care Management Programs
Introduction
Section 1: Planning a Care Management Program
Section 2: Engagi…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol3/Wideman.pdf
April 20, 2004 - Barcode Medication Administration: Lessons Learned from an Intensive Care Unit Implementation
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Barcode Medication Administration:
Lessons Learned from an Intensive
Care Unit Implementation
Mary V. Wideman, Michael E. Whittler, Timothy M. Anderson
Abstract
An electronic barcode medication administration sy…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/muller-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - Final Progress Report: Medication Reconciliation: Bridging Communications Across the Continuum of Care
Title: Medication Reconciliation: Bridging Communications Across the Continuum of
Care
Principal Investigator and Team Members: Melinda Muller, MD, Lynn Belcher, RPh,
Melissa Blanchard, MP, Amy Caster-Winegeart, …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-04/levett-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - Most studies have stressed that
healthcare problems are basically system-based problems, requiring
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/care/coordination/atlas/chapter6b.html
June 01, 2014 - Care Coordination Measures Atlas Update
Chapter 6. Measure Maps and Profiles (continued, 3)
Previous Page Next Page
Table of Contents
Care Coordination Measures Atlas Update
Chapter 1: Background
Chapter 2. What is Care Coordination?
Chapter 3. Care Coordination Measurement Framework
Chapter…
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www.ahrq.gov/workingforquality/events/webinar-using-payment-to-improve-health-and-health-care-quality.html
November 01, 2016 - Imagine if we had said, "You know, there's all these Institute of Medicine reports and other academic studies
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-03/bruzzese2-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - .‐
noon Preparing for the coming tsunami in aging
How to read medical studies and avoid pitfalls in
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/topics/pridx-framework.pdf
July 05, 2023 - A pay for performance
scheme in primary care: meta-synthesis of qualitative studies on the
provider experiences
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/reports/hotline/summary.html
May 01, 2016 - Developing and Testing the Health Care Safety Hotline: A Prototype Consumer Reporting System for Patient Safety Events
Summary
Previous Page Next Page
Table of Contents
Developing and Testing the Health Care Safety Hotline: A Prototype Consumer Reporting System for Patient Safety Events
Preface
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/surveys/hospital/workplace-safety/Workplace-Safety-for-Hospitals-Spanish-12-15-22.docx
December 01, 2022 - SOPS® Workplace Safety Supplemental Items for the SOPS Hospital Survey
SOPS® Workplace Safety Supplemental Item Set for the SOPS Hospital Survey
Language: Spanish
Purpose: This supplemental item set was designed for use with the core SOPS® Hospital Survey Version 2.0 to help hospitals assess the extent to which their…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-family-engagement/pfeprimarycare/teach-back-slides-final508.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Teach-Back
Teach-Back
AHRQ
Guide to Improving Patient Safety in
Primary Care Settings by Engaging
Patients and Families
Presenter
Presentation Notes
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, or AHRQ, funded the development of a Guide to Improving Patient Safety in Primary Care Settings by…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cusp/modules/learn/alt-text.html
April 01, 2013 - Learn Module Alternate Text
Slide Number and Title
Slide Content
Content for Alternative Text (Illustration)
Slide 1
Cover Slide
(CUSP Toolkit logo)
The ‘Learn About CUSP’ module of the Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP) Toolkit. The CUSP toolkit is a modular approach to pati…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/pdi/d4c_pdi03-foreignbody-bestpractices.pdf
November 01, 2012 - Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement
Pediatric Toolkit for Using the AHRQ Quality Indicators
How To Improve Hospital Quality and Safety
1 Tool D.4c
Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement
PDI 03: Retained Surgical Item or Unretrieved Device Fragment Count
Why focus on reta…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/CHIPRA_15-P002-EF-revised.pdf
March 01, 2015 - Measures: Family Experiences With Care Coordination Measure Set (FECC)
Measures: Family Experiences with Care
Coordination Measure Set (FECC)
Measure Developer: Center of Excellence on Quality of Care Measures for Children with
Complex Needs (COE4CCN)
Numerator Denominator Exclusions Data Source(s)
The FECC Surv…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/d4q_combo_pdi03-foreignbody-bestpractices.pdf
November 01, 2012 - Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement
Toolkit for Using the AHRQ Quality Indicators
How To Improve Hospital Quality and Safety
1 Tool D.4q
Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement
PDI 03: Retained Surgical Item or Unretrieved Device Fragment Count
Why focus on retained forei…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/026-why-choose-cusp.pptx
April 01, 2025 - PowerPoint Presentation
Why Choose a CUSP Approach?
Surgical Services
AHRQ Pub. No. 25-0029
April 2025
AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention: Targeting SSI
AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention | Surgical Services
AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention |
Why Choose a CUSP Approach?
1
Educational Objectives
D…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mvp/modules/cusp/assess-psc-hsop-slides.html
February 01, 2017 - Assess Patient Safety Culture Using the Hospital Survey on Patient Safety: Slide Presentation
AHRQ Safety Program for Mechanically Ventilated Patients
Slide 1: AHRQ Safety Program for Mechanically Ventilated Patients
Assess Patient Safety Culture Using the Hospital Survey on Patient Safety
Slide 2: Lear…