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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/d4y_combo_nqi03-bsi-bestpractices.pdf
May 17, 2016 - Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement
Toolkit for Using the AHRQ Quality Indicators
How To Improve Hospital Quality and Safety
1 Tool D.4y
Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement
NQI 03: Neonatal Blood Stream Infection
Why focus on neonatal blood stream infection (BSI)?
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/b2b_combo_ratesgenbywin.pdf
March 01, 2016 - IQI, PSI, AND PDI RATES GENERATED BY THE AHRQ WINDOWS QI SOFTWARE
Toolkit for Using the AHRQ Quality Indicators
How To Improve Hospital Quality and Safety
i Tool B.2b
IQI, PSI, AND PDI RATES GENERATED BY THE AHRQ
WINDOWS QI SOFTWARE
Guidance for Using the Windows QI Software and
an Example of Output for On…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/020-ss-periop-infection-prevention.pptx
April 01, 2025 - AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention: Targeting SSI
AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention: Targeting SSI
Perioperative Infection Prevention Strategies
Hair Removal
Skin Prep for Incision
Normothermia
Glycemic Control
Supplemental Oxygen
Surgical Services
For: Most Surgery Types
AHRQ Pub. No. 25-0029
April 2025
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-surgery/020-perioperative-infection-prevention-strategies-slides.pptx
April 01, 2025 - AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention: Targeting SSI
AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention: Targeting SSI
Perioperative Infection Prevention Strategies
Hair Removal
Skin Prep for Incision
Normothermia
Glycemic Control
Supplemental Oxygen
Surgical Services
For: Most Surgery Types
AHRQ Pub. No. 25-0029
April 2025
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol2/Advances-Harney_89.pdf
May 01, 2007 - Clinical Impact of an Anticoagulation Screening Service at a Pediatric Tertiary Care Facility
Clinical Impact of an Anticoagulation Screening
Service at a Pediatric Tertiary Care Facility
Kathy M. Harney, MS, RN, PNP; Patricia A. Branowicki, MS, RN, CNAA;
Margaret McCabe, DNSc, RN, APRN, BC; Kathleen Houlahan, M…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/best-practices/sepsis-slides.pptx
November 01, 2019 - Urinary Tract Infections
Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Sepsis
Acute Care
AHRQ Safety Program for
Improving Antibiotic Use
AHRQ Pub. No. 17(20)-0028-EF
November 2019
AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use – Acute Care
Sepsis
1
Objectives
Review approaches to the diagnosis of sepsis
De…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/chsp/compendium/2022-os-linkage-techdoc-rev.pdf
January 01, 2022 - Compendium of U.S. Health Systems, 2022, Hospital Linkage File, Technical Documentation
Comparative Health System Performance
Initiative: Compendium of U.S. Health Systems,
2022, Outpatient Site Linkage File, Technical
Documentation
Prepared for:
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
U.S. De…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/perinatal-care-2/sppcii-hypertension-scenarios.pptx
July 01, 2023 - Severe Hypertension Scenarios: PowerPoint Presentation
Severe Hypertension Scenarios
Safety Program for Perinatal Care II Teamwork Toolkit
SPPC-II
Toolkit
AHRQ Pub. No. 23-0046
July 2023
Frontline
SPPC-II
SCRIPT
In this handout we have compiled all of the case scenarios presented in the SPPC-II Teamwork Toolkit f…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/cahps-database/2015_cg_cahps_chartbook.pdf
January 01, 2015 - 2015 CAHPS Clinician & Group Survey Database Chartbook
THE CAHPS DATABASE
2015 CAHPS Clinician & Group
Survey Database
2015 Chartbook: What Patients Say About Their
Health Care Providers and Medical Practices
AHRQ Contract No.: HHSA290201300003C
Managed and prepared by:
Westat, Rockville, MD
D…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol3/Carayon.pdf
November 01, 2004 - Implementing a Systems Engineering Intervention for Improving Safety in Outpatient Surgeries
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Implementing a Systems Engineering
Intervention for Improving Safety
in Outpatient Surgeries
Pascale Carayon, Ann Schoofs Hundt, Carla J. Alvarado,
Scott Springman, Amanda Borgsdorf, Lynn Jenkins
Abstract
This…
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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-Scanlon_62.pdf
March 25, 2008 - Risk-Based Patient Safety Metrics
Risk-Based Patient Safety Metrics
Matthew C. Scanlon, MD; Ben-Tzion Karsh, PhD; Kelly A. Saran, MS, RN
Abstract
Patient safety programs require meaningful metrics. Dominant frameworks are based on two
safety metrics: one that seeks to identify, measure, and eliminate error an…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/cauti-tools/archived-webinars/preventing-cauti-focus-procedure-related-cath-use-070814.pptx
January 01, 2015 - Slide 1
Preventing CAUTI in Special Populations:
Focus on Procedure-Related Catheter Use
1
David A. Pegues, MD
Professor of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases
Medical Director, Healthcare Epidemiology, Infection Prevention and Control
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Gregory D. Kennedy, MD, PhD
Ass…
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www.ahrq.gov/downloads/pub/prevent/pdfser/thyrser.pdf
January 01, 2004 - Screening for Thyroid Disease: Systematic Evidence Review
This report may be used, in whole or in part, as the basis for development of clinical practice
guidelines and other quality enhancement tools, or a basis for reimbursement and coverage
policies. AHRQ o…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/publications/files/hacrate2013_0.pdf
October 01, 2015 - 2013 Annual Hospital-Acquired Condition Rate and Estimates of Cost Savings and Deaths Averted From 2010 to 2013
2013 Annual Hospital-Acquired Condition Rate and
Estimates of Cost Savings and Deaths Averted From
2010 to 2013
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
540 Gaither Road
Rockville, MD 20850
www.…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/nhqrdr/2014chartbooks/hispanichealth/2014nhqdr-hispanichealth-pt4.pdf
January 01, 2014 - QDR 2014: Chartbook for Hispanic Health Care, Part 4
Chartbook on Health Care for Hispanics Part 4: Health Care of Residents of the U.S.-Mexico Border
2014 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report | 77
PART 4: HEALTH CARE OF RESIDENTS OF THE
U.S.-MEXICO BORDER
This part of the chartbook focuses on he…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/patient-safety/reports/issue-briefs/diagnostic-safety-transitions-care.pdf
June 01, 2023 - Diagnostic Safety Across Transitions of Care Throughout the Healthcare System: Current State and a Call to Action
PATIENT
SAFETY
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Issue Brief 11
Diagnostic Safety Across Transitions of
Care Throughout the Healthcare System:
Current State and a Call to Action
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/ontime/pruprev/impguide.html
December 01, 2014 - AHRQ's Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Pressure Ulcer Prevention
Facilitator Training Instructor Guide—Implementation of the Prevention Reports
Note: This part of the training primarily consists of exercises and does not have any associated slides.
Introduction
Say:
Yesterday you were introdu…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/ontime/pruhealing/facguide.html
December 01, 2017 - On-Time Pressure Ulcer Healing: Facilitator Training Instructor's Guide
AHRQ’s Safety Program for Nursing Homes: Implementation of the Healing Reports
Note: This part of the training primarily consists of exercises and does not have any associated slides.
Review of Self-Assessment Worksheet
Say:
Y…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/facilities/ltc/mod1sess2.html
October 01, 2014 - Module 1: Detecting Change in a Resident's Condition
Session 2
Previous Page Next Page
Table of Contents
Module 1: Detecting Change in a Resident's Condition
Learning and Performance Objectives
Session 1
Session 2
Conclusion
Additional Tools and Resources
Changes That Matte…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/long-term-care/resources/ontime/pruprev/pruprev-ereports.pdf
June 02, 2025 - On-Time Pressure Ulcer Prevention: Electronic Reports
AHRQ’s Safety Program for Nursing Homes On-Time Pressure Ulcer Prevention
Pressure Ulcer Prevention Electronic Reports 1
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