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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/ta/topicrefinement/lbpinject-topicref.pdf
March 03, 2014 - Pain Management Injection Therapies for Low-back Pain: Topic Refinement
Final Topic Refinement Document
Pain Management Injection Therapies for Low back Pain – Project ID ESIB0813
Date: 9/19/14
Topic: Pain Management Injection Therapies for Low-back Pain
Evidence-based Practice…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2025-06/xu-report.pdf
January 01, 2025 - rates and more rapid recovery compared to traditional abdominal surgery.2,3 Power
morcellation was a technique … electromechanical device.13 By cutting
tissue into small fragments and removing them from the body in strips, this technique … 12/31/2013.32 Because uncontained power morcellation
of the uterine/fibroid tissue was the standard technique
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www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/improve/index.html
September 01, 2021 - Develop and Improve Your Stewardship Program
Presentations and tools to help a nursing facility develop an antibiotic stewardship program from scratch or improve the effectiveness of an existing program.
For information on how the materials below can be integrated into institutional efforts to improve antib…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/201536.html
January 01, 2016 - University of Texas Southwestern Uses AHRQ’s TeamSTEPPS® Training to Improve Rapid Response Performance
Search All Impact Case Studies
January 2016
The performance of the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center's (UTSW) rapid response team improved an average of 32 percent across five categories aft…
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/stpra/stpraref.html
April 01, 2018 - Proactive Risk Assessment of Surgical Site Infection in Ambulatory Surgery Centers
References
Previous Page
Table of Contents
Proactive Risk Assessment of Surgical Site Infection in Ambulatory Surgery Centers
Executive Summary
Chapter 1. Introduction
Chapter 2. ST-PRA Development
Chapter 3…
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www.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/materials/well-being/index.html
June 01, 2022 - Staff & Resident Well-Being
Nursing home leaders may benefit from resources and strategies to support staff and resident well-being.
Staff Well-Being
5-Minute Learning Modules for Frontline Staff: Emotional and Organizational Support for Staff Series
This series of three learning modules features s…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/ncepcr/resources/job-aid-5-whys.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Job Aid: 5 Whys and Fishbone Diagrams
Primary Care Practice Facilitator
Training Series
1
Job Aid: 5 Whys and Fishbone Diagrams
Overview
The 5 Whys and fishbone diagrams help practices identify obstacles to good performance and
what causes them. They can also be used to identify the factors contribut…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/d4m_combo_psi18-19-obstetriclaceration-bestpractices.pdf
May 20, 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.4m
Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement
PSI 18 and 19: Obstetric Trauma Rate – Vaginal Delivery With and Without Instrument
Why Focus o…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/labor-delivery/perinatal-care/modules/strategies/labor-delivery-unit/tool-cord-prolapse.html
July 01, 2023 - Labor and Delivery Unit Safety: Umbilical Cord Prolapse
AHRQ Safety Program for Perinatal Care
Purpose of the tool: This tool describes the key perinatal safety elements that support safe umbilical cord prolapse management. The key safety elements are presented within the framework of the Compreh…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/podcasts/Tackling_Low_Health_Literacy_Among_PCP_2012_05_01_Transcript.pdf
January 01, 2012 - Tackling Low Health Literacy Among Primary Care Patients: A Model from Missouri
Tackling Low Health Literacy Among Primary Care Patients: A Model from Missouri
May 2012 Podcast
Speaker
Stan Hudson, Associate Director, Center for Health Policy, University of Missouri; Chairman, Health Literacy
Education …
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/tools/case-studies/health-team-works.html
August 01, 2014 - Case Studies of Exemplary Primary Care Practice Facilitation Training Programs
Training Program Summary: HealthTeamWorks’ Coach University
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Table of Contents
Case Studies of Exemplary Primary Care Practice Facilitation Training Programs
Overview
Training Program Summary: H…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/201533.html
December 01, 2015 - University of Louisville Hospital Influenced by AHRQ Toolkit to Detect Antibiotic-Resistant Infections
Search All Impact Case Studies
December 2015
The University of Louisville Hospital in Louisville, Kentucky, was influenced by an AHRQ toolkit to adopt strategies that more quickly and accurately track a da…
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www.ahrq.gov/takeheart/training/all-modules/index.html
December 01, 2022 - Original Training Modules
This page contains links to the ten original TAKEheart training modules that were that developed to support over 100 hospitals as they worked in real time to implement two proven strategies for increasing patient participation in their cardiac rehabilitation (CR) programs.
These te…
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/tools/obesity-kit/obtoolkit-tool13.html
March 01, 2014 - Community Connections: Linking Primary Care Patients to Local Resources for Better Management of Obesity
Community Connections: Linking Primary Care Patients to Local Resources for Better Management of Obesity
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Table of Contents
Community Connections: Linking Primary Care Pati…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa/162-example-completed-learning-defects-tool.docx
October 01, 2024 - Replacement of femoral line or any central line when it was not assured it was placed under sterile technique
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/098-ss-hair-removal-one-pager.docx
April 01, 2025 - Preoperative Hair Removal
Surgical Services
For: Cardiac, Hip and Knee Joint Replacement, and Spinal Fusion Surgeries
Preoperative hair removal is an evidence-based infection prevention strategy to target methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and surgical site infections (SSIs). The information below revi…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-surgery/098-hair-removal-one-pager.docx
April 01, 2025 - Preoperative Hair Removal
Surgical Services
For: Cardiac, Hip and Knee Joint Replacement, and Spinal Fusion Surgeries
Preoperative hair removal is an evidence-based infection prevention strategy to target methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and surgical site infections (SSIs). The information below revi…
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/tools/obesity/obpcp2.html
May 01, 2014 - Integrating Primary Care Practices and Community-based Resources to Manage Obesity
Chapter 2: Building and Assessing the Clinic Foundation
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Table of Contents
Integrating Primary Care Practices and Community-based Resources to Manage Obesity
Acknowledgements
Support
Forew…
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www.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/model/profiles/scenic-bluffs.html
March 01, 2021 - A Unique Take on Patient-Centered Care in Rural Wisconsin
"Working together to keep community members healthy is how we do things out here," says Ms. Jennifer Nottestad, Patient Care Manager at Scenic Bluffs Community Health Care Centers. "Because we're a Federally Qualified Health Center and relatively small, …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/teamstepps-program/teamstepps-pocket-guide.pdf
May 01, 2023 - Communication Page 5
SBAR
A technique for communicating critical information
that requires immediate