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www.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/tools/keydrivers/implement-qi.html
November 01, 2018 - Key Driver 2: Implement a Data-driven Quality Improvement Process to Integrate Evidence into Practice Procedures
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Evidence is always evolving, so practices have to change if they are to stay current. Quality improvement (QI) is a systematic, data-driven process for managing that change. …
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October 09, 2024 - The SHARE Approach: Using the Teach-Back Technique
The SHARE Approach:
Using the Teach-Back
Technique
The purpose of this tool is to supplement and reinforce information presented in
the SHARE Approach Module 3.
The teach-back technique supports effective clinician-patient communication
by asking patients to …
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cauti-tools/facil-guide/preventing-cauti-icu-setting-module2-speaker-notes.html
February 01, 2023 - Module 2: Urinary Catheter Maintenance Facilitator Notes
Preventing CAUTI in the ICU Setting
Slide 1
Say:
In Module 1, we discussed the indications for an indwelling urinary catheter, the causes of catheter-associated urinary tract infections or CAUTI in the intensive care unit or ICU, as well as metho…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/best-practices/UTI-one-page.docx
November 01, 2019 - Urinary Tract Infections (UTI)
Urinary Tract Infections (UTI)
Diagnosis
· First, ask about SYMPTOMS
· Acute cystitis: dysuria, frequency, urgency, suprapubic pain
· Pyelonephritis: fever, flank pain
· Catheter-associated UTI (CAUTI): subrapubic pain and fever; patients with catheters may not report dysuria, frequenc…
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/reports/cost-guide/collection-tools2.html
February 01, 2017 - Estimating the Costs of Primary Care Transformation: A Practical Guide and Synthesis Report
Appendix B. Example Data Collection Tools (continued)
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Table of Contents
Estimating the Costs of Primary Care Transformation: A Practical Guide and Synthesis Report
Background
A Pra…
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February 01, 2017 - Estimating the Costs of Primary Care Transformation: A Practical Guide and Synthesis Report
References
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Table of Contents
Estimating the Costs of Primary Care Transformation: A Practical Guide and Synthesis Report
Background
A Practical Guide for Estimating the Costs of Pr…
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October 01, 2015 - Fact Sheet on Inpatient Quality Indicators
Toolkit for Using the AHRQ Quality Indicators
How To Improve Hospital Quality and Safety
1 Tool A.1a
Fact Sheet on Inpatient Quality Indicators
What Are the Inpatient Quality Indicators?
The Inpatient Quality Indicators (IQIs) are a set of 28 provider-level measures…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/a1b_combo_psifactsheet.pdf
October 01, 2015 - Fact Sheet on Patient Safety Indicators
Toolkit for Using the AHRQ Quality Indicators
How To Improve Hospital Quality and Safety
1 Tool A.1b
Fact Sheet on Patient Safety Indicators
What Are the Patient Safety Indicators?
The Patient Safety Indicators (PSIs) are a set of 26 indicators (including 18 provider-…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/chsp/compendium/2018-Compendium-TechDoc-update.pdf
January 01, 2018 - Hospitals. http://www.aha.org/research/rc/stat-studies/fast-facts.shtml. … http://www.aha.org/research/rc/stat-studies/fast-facts.shtml
COMPENDIUM OF U.S. … In these studies, high uncompensated care burden for hospitals was
defined as the top decile of uncompensated … 34
has a cross-sectional design, the unique hospital identifier (AHA ID) can be used for cohort
studies
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/cpcf.pdf
December 31, 2015 - Evidence may include rigorous systematic reviews of research
literature and high-quality research studies
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/final-reports/ssi/ssiapu.pptx
September 18, 2011 - Improving the Measurement of Surgical Site Infection Risk Stratification and Outcome Detection
Improving the Measurement of Surgical Site Infection (SSI) Risk Stratification and Outcome Detection
Connie Savor Price, MD
2nd Annual AHRQ HAI Investigators Meeting
September 18, 2011
Bethesda, Maryland
HHSA-290-2006-00…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/system/delivery-system-initiative/rodriguez/rodriguez.pptx
June 02, 2025 - Slide 1
Implementing Team Approaches
for Improving Diabetes Care in Health Centers
Hector P. Rodriguez, PhD, MPH (hrod@berkeley.edu)
UC Berkeley School of Public Health
iCARE (Innovative Care Approaches through Research & Education)
Acknowledgements
Other Research Team Members (University of California and RA…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/factsheets/fullreports/chipra-131-references.pdf
October 23, 2013 - References
References
1. Berry JG, Toomey SL, Zaslavsky AM, Jha AK, Nakamura MM, Klein DJ, Feng JY,
Shulman S, Chiang VK, Kaplan W, Hall M, Schuster MA. Pediatric readmission
prevalence and variability across hospitals. JAMA. 2013;309(4):372–380.
2. Pelletier AJ, Mansbach JM, …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/wessell2-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - Final Progress Report: Reducing Adverse Drug Events From Anticoagulants, Diabetes Agents and Opioids in Primary Care
Final Progress Report
Reducing Adverse Drug Events from Anticoagulants, Diabetes Agents and Opioids in
Primary Care
Principal Investigator: Andrea M. Wessell, PharmD
Team Members: Steven M. Orns…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/surveys-guidance/american-indian/about/PROD_AI_FieldTestRpt.pdf
September 25, 2006 - Summary of Analyses of American Indian Field Test
CAHPS® American Indian Survey
Summary of Analyses of the Field Test
September 25, 2006
Beverly Weidmer, Patrik Johansson, Debbie Dalpoas, David Wharton, Charles Darby, and Ron D. Hays
Background
The CAHPS® American Indian Survey was developed as part of a c…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/events/nac/2016-11-nac/nacmtg1116-minutes.html
August 01, 2017 - Meeting Minutes, November 2016
National Advisory Council
Minutes from the November 2, 2016 meeting of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality's National Advisory Council.
Contents
Summary
Call to Order and Approval of July 22, 2016, Summary Report
Director's Update
The Learning Health Care Sy…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-family-engagement/pfeprimarycare/partnering-1.pdf
May 01, 2016 - Partnering With Patients To Improve Quality, Safety, and the Patient Experience
Case Study
Problem Addressed
True patient-centered care requires providers and practices
to forge strong partnerships with patients and families to
improve the quality, safety, and experience of health care
along the care continuum.1,…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-family-engagement/pfeprimarycare/teambased-1.pdf
May 02, 2016 - Team-Based Primary Care: Convergence of Improving Engagement, Safety, and Enhanced Joy in Practice
Case Study
Problem Addressed
A typical primary care visit is not always a satisfying
encounter for either the provider or the patient. Providers
feel stressed by the need for efficiency and the demands of
electronic…
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/iomracereport/reldataapg.html
May 01, 2018 - Race, Ethnicity, and Language Data: Standardization for Health Care Quality Improvement
G. Kaiser Permanente: Evolution of Data Collection on Race, Ethnicity, and Language Preference Information
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Table of Contents
Race, Ethnicity, and Language Data: Standardization for Health …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/quality-improvement/improvement-guide/6-strategies-for-improving/customer-service/cahps-strategy-6-q.pdf
November 01, 2017 - Strategies for Improving Patient Experience with Ambulatory Care: Standards for Customer Service
The CAHPS Ambulatory Care
Improvement Guide
Practical Strategies for Improving Patient Experience
Section 6: Strategies for Improving Patient Experience with
Ambulatory Care
6.Q. Standards for Customer Service
V…