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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/764.html
May 01, 2021 - Prescription Rates of Dental Benzodiazepines Higher in the United States Than Other Countries
Issue Number
764
AHRQ News Now is a weekly newsletter that highlights agency research and program activities.
May 18, 2021
AHRQ Stats
Access more data on this topic in the associated statistical brief , pl…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/learning-health-systems/QI_CAHPS-summary.pdf
September 01, 2017 - Measurement-Powered Quality Improvement
Measurement-Powered Quality Improvement
In a learning health care system, internal data and experience are systematically
integrated with external evidence, and that knowledge is put into practice. AHRQ’s
competency and capacity in measurement-powered quality improvement he…
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www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/dxsafety-dx-stewardship6.html
August 01, 2024 - Diagnostic Stewardship as a Model To Improve the Quality and Safety of Diagnosis
Diagnostic Stewardship in Action
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Table of Contents
Diagnostic Stewardship as a Model To Improve the Quality and Safety of Diagnosis
Introduction
Background
Diagnostic Error in the Testing…
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/quality-improvement/index.html
October 01, 2023 - Improving Patient Experience
CAHPS ® surveys play an important role as a quality improvement (QI) tool for healthcare organizations that use the standardized data to:
Identify relative strengths and weaknesses in their performance.
Determine where they need to improve.
Track their progress over time.
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/multichronic/mcc.html
December 01, 2024 - Advancing Patient-Centered Care for People Living With Multiple Chronic Conditions
AHRQ Vision AHRQ envisions a sustainable healthcare system that delivers high-value, coordinated, integrated patient-centered care, based in primary care, that will optimize individual and population health by preventing and ef…
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www.ahrq.gov/nhguide/index.html
Nursing Home Antimicrobial Stewardship Guide
Overview of the Guide
The Nursing Home Antimicrobial Stewardship Guide provides toolkits to help nursing homes optimize their use of antibiotics.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/3_TK2_T1-Suggested_Agenda_for_Meeting_on_Monitoring_Final.pdf
October 01, 2016 - Nursing Home
Antimicrobial Stewardship Guide
Implement, Monitor, & Sustain a Program
Toolkit 2. Monitor and Sustain Stewardship
Tool 1. Suggested Agenda for an Antimicrobial Stewardship Program
Team Meeting on Monitoring
Depending on the nursing home’s goals, more than one meeting may be needed to cover …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/3_TK1_T5-Draft_Policies_and_Procedures_for_the_Antimicrobial_Stewardship_Program_final.docx
October 01, 2016 - Tool 5. Draft Policies and Procedures for the Antimicrobial Stewardship Program
This tool includes a draft policy and a draft set of procedures. As needed, the antimicrobial stewardship program team should request the nursing home’s management or corporate office to help develop, review, edit, and approve all policies …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/education/curriculum-tools/teamstepps/instructor/essentials/implguide.pdf
March 01, 2006 - Available on Running a Successful Campaign in Your
Hospital, How-to Guide )
• Getting Started Kit: Sustainability … Institute for Healthcare Improvement
100,000 Lives Campaign; 2006, (Available on Getting Started Kit: Sustainability … Available on Running a Successful Campaign in Your
Hospital, How-to Guide )
• Getting Started Kit: Sustainability … Institute for Healthcare Improvement
100,000 Lives Campaign; 2006, (Available on Getting Started Kit: Sustainability
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/education/curriculum-tools/teamstepps/instructor/essentials/implguide_0.pdf
March 01, 2006 - • Getting Started Kit: Sustainability and Spread, How-to Guide, Institute for Healthcare Improvement … 100,000 Lives Campaign; 2006, (Available on Getting Started Kit: Sustainability and Spread, How-to … Available on Running a Successful Campaign in Your
Hospital, How-to Guide )
• Getting Started Kit: Sustainability … Institute for Healthcare Improvement
100,000 Lives Campaign; 2006, (Available on Getting Started Kit: Sustainability
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/tools-and-materials/evidence-now-webinar-learning-health-care-systems.pdf
August 02, 2017 - Creating a Learning Health Care System: The Role of Practice Facilitators in Primary Care
Creating a
Learning Health Care System:
The Role of Practice Facilitators in Primary Care
Speakers: Bob McNellis, Lyndee Knox, Ann Lefebvre, Stephanie Kirchner
Moderator: Gabrielle Weber
August 2, 2017
Welcome an…
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www.ahrq.gov/teamstepps/instructor/fundamentals/module11/igimplement.html
March 01, 2014 - TeamSTEPPS 2.0: Module 11. Implementation Workshop
Instructor's Guide
TeamSTEPPS is a teamwork system developed jointly by the Department of Defense (DoD)and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) to improve institutional collaboration and communication relating to patient safety.
Instructor …
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/patient-safety-resources/cre-toolkit/cretoolkit-intro.html
April 01, 2014 - Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) Control and Prevention Toolkit
Introduction
Previous Page Next Page
Table of Contents
Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) Control and Prevention Toolkit
Introduction
Section 1. Assessing Your Readiness for Change
Section 2. Starting Your …
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/resource/pressureinjury/webinars.html
October 01, 2017 - Pressure Injury Prevention in Hospitals—Webinars
Training Webinars
Staff Roles and Training for Your Pressure Ulcer Prevention Program (62 min) ( PDF of the Slides , 1.49 MB).
Conducting a Comprehensive Skin Assessment (54 min) ( PDF of the Slides , 1.8 MB).
Using Pressure Ulcer Risk Assessment Tools …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/3_TK2_T3-Sample_Monthly_Summary_Reports_Final.xlsx
October 01, 2016 - Summary UTI
Nursing Home Antimicrobial Stewardship Guide
Implement, Monitor, and Sustain a Program
Toolkit 2. Monitor and Sustain Stewardship
Tool 3. Sample Monthly Summary Reports
Month Number of Resident Days Number of Antibiotic Rx Number of Antibiotic Rx divided by Number of Resident Days Number of Residents…
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www.ahrq.gov/teamstepps/instructor/fundamentals/module11/slimplement.html
March 01, 2014 - TeamSTEPPS 2.0: Module 11. Implementation
Classroom Slides
TeamSTEPPS is a teamwork system developed jointly by the Department of Defense (DoD)and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) to improve institutional collaboration and communication relating to patient safety.
Contents
Slide…
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www.ahrq.gov/teamstepps/officebasedcare/module11/office_impplan.html
September 01, 2015 - TeamSTEPPS for Office-Based Care: Implementation Planning
Classroom Slides
Contents
Slide 1: TeamSTEPPS for Office-Based Care: Implementation Planning Slide 2: Objectives Slide 3: Shift Toward a Culture of Safety Slide 4: Key Principles of Implementation Slide 5: 10 Steps of Implementation Planning Slide 6.…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/building-capacity/EvidenceNOW-BSC-MI-profile.pdf
September 01, 2021 - EvidenceNOW Building State Capacity Profile: Michigan Cooperative
Michigan Cooperative
Project Name:
Healthy Hearts for Michigan
Principal Investigators:
Anya Day, MPH and Gregory
Makris, MD, Altarum Institute
Theresa Walunas, PhD,
Northwestern University
Cooperative Partners:
Altarum Institute, Health
Inf…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/resources/tools/improve/teams-infographic.pdf
March 01, 2017 - Remember T.E.A.M.S. to Improve Safety Culture
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E
A
M
S
Team
Formation
Excellent
Communication
Assess
What’s
Working
Meet
Monthly
Sustain
Efforts
The most effective teams are diverse. Make sure
your team includes people of differing perspectives
and roles.
Communication should be effective. Commu…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/resources/tools/improve/teams-infographic.html
March 01, 2017 - T.E.A.M.S. infographic
AHRQ Safety Program for Long-Term Care: HAIs/CAUTI
Culture consists of values, attitudes, and beliefs that can have an impact on resident safety, care outcomes, and staff satisfaction.
Culture influences how change can occur.
T
Team Formation
The most effective…