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2701. Adapting Hypertension and Diabetes Guides for Hard-to-Reach African American Men (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/clinicians-providers/iadapt/lauby.pdf
      December 19, 2014 - Adapting Hypertension and Diabetes Guides for Hard-to-Reach African American Men Research to Help Underserved Populations Innovative Adaptation and Dissemination of AHRQ Comparative Effectiveness Research Products Adapting Hypertension and Diabetes Guides for Hard-to-Reach African American Men Description…

2702. Society of Hospital Medicine Uses Two AHRQ Products in Hospital Discharge Toolkit | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/cquips1002.html
      October 01, 2014 - Society of Hospital Medicine Uses Two AHRQ Products in Hospital Discharge Toolkit Search All Impact Case Studies July 2010 The Society of Hospital Medicine developed a hospital discharge toolkit based on findings from two AHRQ-funded projects—Patient Safe-D(ischarge) and Project RED (Re-Engineered Discharge…

2703. Person-Centered Preventive Healthcare: Gathering Stakeholder Input on Evidence and Implementation | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/research/disseminating-evidence/pcph.html
      September 01, 2024 - Person-Centered Preventive Healthcare: Gathering Stakeholder Input on Evidence and Implementation Clinical preventive services (CPS), such as vaccinations and screening tests, can help individuals live longer, healthier lives. But many people, especially people with low incomes or from ethnic or racial minority…

2704. Harvard Used AHRQ Data to Develop Tool to Analyze Utilization, Costs in Primary Care | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/201612.html
      September 01, 2016 - Harvard Used AHRQ Data to Develop Tool to Analyze Utilization, Costs in Primary Care Search All Impact Case Studies September 2016 Researchers at Harvard Medical School and Stanford University used data from AHRQ’s Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS ) to develop an instrument that gauges how workforce …

2705. Strategies for Improving CAHPS Clinician & Group (CG-CAHPS) Survey Scores (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/events/20160315/rick-evans-slides.pdf
      March 15, 2016 - Strategies for Improving CAHPS Clinician & Group (CG-CAHPS) Survey Scores Improving CG-CAHPS in an Academic Medical Center Rick Evans, MA Senior Vice President & Chief Experience Officer “Strategies for Improving CAHPS Clinician & Group (CG-CAHPS) Survey Scores” A Webcast Presented by the AH…

2706. Information to Help Hospitals Get Started (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/engagingfamilies/howtogetstarted/About_the_Guide_508.pdf
      June 02, 2025 - Information to Help Hospitals Get Started Information to Help Hospitals Get Started Guide to Patient and Family Engagement About the Guide to Patient and Family Engagement The Guide to Patient and Family Engagement in Hospital Quality and Safety is a tested, evidence-based resource to help hospitals work with…

2707. 4 Things You Should Know About Urine Cultures | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/resources/tools/reduce/4-things.html
      March 01, 2017 - 4 Things You Should Know About Urine Cultures AHRQ Safety Program for Long-Term Care: HAIs/CAUTI 1. Bacteria in the urine does not necessarily mean a catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) is present. Bacteriuria is the term used to describe a positive urine culture, the presenc…

2708. Choosing a Stewardship Intervention and Measuring Change (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/intervention-worksheet.pdf
      June 01, 2021 - Choosing a Stewardship Intervention and Measuring Change Choosing a Stewardship Intervention and Measuring Change • Antibiotic stewardship interventions can occur before antibiotics are prescribed (pre-prescription interventions) and after antibiotics have been started (post-prescription interventions). • M…

2709. How Patient Narratives Can Support Your Patient Experience Strategy (Webcast) - Lee (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/events/webinars/04-pt-narratives-support-px-strategy-lee.pdf
      June 02, 2025 - How Patient Narratives Can Support Your Patient Experience Strategy (Webcast) - Lee Patient Narrative Research Insights Leveraging Patients’ Creative Ideas For Learning and Innovation Yuna Lee, MPH, PhD 16 Elicitation of Patients’ Creative Ideas Draw on past exemplars of excellent experiences “Now think back …

2710. 5 Tk1 T1-Background Final (doc file)
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      October 01, 2016 - Tool 1. Background: Purpose and Use of the Antibiogram What is an antibiogram? · Antibiograms are important tools for health care professionals involved in prescribing empiric antibiotics for suspected bacterial infections. These tools utilize microbiologic data from resident specimens from a nursing facility to estima…

2711. 3 Tk2 T1-Suggested Agenda For Meeting On Monitoring Final (pdf file)
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      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 …

2712. 5 Tk2 T6-Using Nursing Home Antibiograms To Choose The Right Antibiotic Data Entry Form (doc file)
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      May 01, 2014 - Nursing Home Antimicrobial Stewardship Guide Using Nursing Home Antibiograms To Choose the Right Antibiotic Toolkit 2: Concise Antibiogram Toolkit Tool 6: Excel Data Entry Form—Helpful Hints Some Helpful Hints for using the spreadsheet template: Add or delete antibiotics If your laboratory does not test against a cer…

2713. 5 Tk1 T1-Background Final (pdf file)
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      October 01, 2016 - Nursing Home Antimicrobial Stewardship Guide Help Clinicians Choose the Right Antibiotic Toolkit 1. Working With a Lab To Improve Antibiotic Prescribing Tool 1. Background: Purpose and Use of the Antibiogram What is an antibiogram? • Antibiograms are important tools for health care professionals involved …

2714. Modyul sa Pagkatuto | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      December 01, 2022 - Modyul sa Pagkatuto Ang mga video na ito ay nag-aalok ng self-paced na pag-aaral para sa mga nasa front line ng nursing home care. Kabilang dito ang mga nursing assistant, housekeeping, dietary, at maintenance staff, at iba pa. Serye ng Pang-Damdamin at Pang-Organisasyong Suporta para sa Tauhan Ang seryeng …

2715. Tip 4. Use Writing Devices To Engage Readers of a Quality Report | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/resources/writing/tip4.html
      May 01, 2015 - Tip 4. Use Writing Devices To Engage Readers of a Quality Report You can attract and keep your audience interested in your report card by using devices that involve them with the material. Get Your Readers Actively Involved Certain writing devices help to engage readers by stimulating their curiosity and …

2716. Appendix C1: Falls Assessment Sample | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/injuries/fallspx/apcfigtxt1.html
      December 01, 2017 - The Falls Management Program: A Quality Improvement Initiative for Nursing Facilities Appendix C1: Falls Assessment Sample Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents The Falls Management Program: A Quality Improvement Initiative for Nursing Facilities Chapter 1. Introduction and Program Overview …

2717. New Models of Primary Care Workforce and Financing - Case Example #4: Foresight Family Physicians (pdf file)
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      October 01, 2016 - health clinician. 4 MA 1 Occupational Health Manager Licensed for drug screens, pre-employment testing … Therefore, Foresight is testing a two-MA model with a floating MA 1–2 days a week.

2718. Suicide Risk Response: Enhancing Patient Safety Through Development of Effective Institutional Policies (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol3/Bonner.pdf
      January 01, 2004 - We suggest the use of mock patients as a method for testing the policy. … Act Sustain policies in real-world settings that such testing will reveal some problem with the policy

2719. Hospital Language Services: Quality Improvement and Performance Measures (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol2/Advances-Regenstein_54.pdf
      May 08, 2008 - Institute of Medicine’s six domains of quality, underwent multiple levels of review prior to pilot testing … Based on reviewer discussions and suggestions, five performance measures were selected for field-testing

2720. Risk Reduction and Systematic Error Management: Standardization of the Pediatric Chemotherapy Process (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol2/Advances-David_13.pdf
      March 19, 2008 - the quality of patient care, and decrease adverse medical outcomes.24 MHS has developed and is testing