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www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/nurse-role-dxsafety5.html
September 01, 2022 - Reinforcing the Value and Roles of Nurses in Diagnostic Safety: Pragmatic Recommendations for Nurse Leaders and Educators
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www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/assess/what-you-evaluate/cost-effectiveness.html
November 01, 2018 - Evaluating the Cost-Effectiveness of a Quality Reporting Project
Report sponsors often want to know whether the reporting project was a good use of limited resources. While it is often difficult and inappropriate to try to justify the expense of an entire quality reporting project based on quantifiable results,…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/events/webinars/nyp-webinar-ginsberg.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Implementing the New CAHPS® Protocol for Obtaining Patient Comments About Their Care
AHRQ and AHRQ’s CAHPS®
Program
Caren Ginsberg, Ph.D.
Director, CAHPS Division, Center for Quality
Improvement and Patient Safety
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
www.ahrq.gov/cahps
AHRQ’s Core Competencies
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/tools/obesity-kit/obtoolkit-tool1.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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www.ahrq.gov/npsd/what-is-npsd/index.html
May 01, 2023 - What is the Network of Patient Safety Databases?
The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services was directed in the Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005 (PDF, 191 KB) to create and maintain a Network of Patient Safety Databases (NPSD) to provide an interactive, evidence-based management resource…
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www.ahrq.gov/topics/telehealth.html
Telehealth
AHRQ has invested in research and shared information on the benefits of telehealth for several years, through its Digital Healthcare Research Program and Effective Healthcare Program. Use of telehealth has expanded through advances in technology, availability of training, and improvemen…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/ontime/fallspx/index.html
February 01, 2018 - AHRQ’s Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Falls Prevention
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) created On-Time Falls Prevention to help nursing homes with electronic medical records identify residents at risk for falls. The tools are designed to help a multidisciplinary nursing home tea…
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www.ahrq.gov/cpi/centers/index.html
June 01, 2025 - Offices and Centers
AHRQ's offices and centers work together to develop and disseminate the evidence, tools and data needed to improve the healthcare system and help Americans, health care professionals, and policymakers make informed health decisions.
Office of the Director Phone: (301) 427-1200 Fax: (301) 4…
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/chartbooks/healthyliving/index.html
June 01, 2018 - Chartbook on Healthy Living
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Healthy Living
Summary
Healthy Living Measures
Maternal and Child Health Care
Maternal and Child Health Care: Effectiveness Measures
Maternal and Child Health Care: Person-Centered Care …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/pdi/f1_pdi_returnoninvestment.pdf
January 01, 2013 - How can the tool help you? … Using ROI as a planning tool. … Using ROI as an evaluation tool. … The ROI tool is used as a planning tool
to develop cost and return information for use in setting priorities … It
also can be used as an evaluation tool along with the Project Evaluation and Debriefing tool
(Tool
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cusp/toolkit/morning-briefing.html
December 01, 2012 - Purpose of tool: This tool provides a structured approach to help physicians and nurses identify the … Who should use this tool?
Physicians who conduct patient rounds. … How to use this tool: Complete this tool by meeting with the charge nurse daily before starting patient
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/b2b_combo_ratesgenbywin.pdf
March 01, 2016 - Guidance for Using the Windows QI Software and
an Example of Output for One Hospital
Note: This tool … What is the purpose of this tool? … How can the tool help you? … How does this tool relate to others? … This tool should be used together with the B.1 tool on
Applying the Quality Indicators to Hospital Data
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/diabetesnetwork/diabnet2.html
October 01, 2014 - This one-page tool, which is completed by the patient and clinician together:
Focuses on patient … This tool was produced in triplicate by carbon copy, with one copy for the patient, one copy retained … Activation Assessment Tool
Measuring patient activation for change can help providers tailor their … This tool, which is completed by health center clinicians with patients during the patient visit: … Distribution of ratings on four questions of Activation Assessment Tool.
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/infection-prevention.html
March 01, 2017 - Team Roster ( Word , 293.3 KB)
This tool provides suggestions on what roles, characteristics, and … Facility Action Plan ( Word , 292.1 KB)
This tool supports teams in quality improvement efforts by … Sustainability Assessment Tool and Action Plan ( Excel , 161.2 KB)
This tool guides facilities through
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cusp/toolkit/content-calls/zero-clabsi/slides.html
July 01, 2013 - Challenge #1: Data Submission VA TCT Submission, Cohort 3
Team Checkup Tool submission proved to … Data Submission VA TCT Submission, Cohort 6
From March to December 2011, rates of Team Checkup Tool … barriers
Care counts training issues
Staff changes on unit
Not sure how to do Team Checkup Tool … accounted for 25% of all CLABSI’s in a 6-month look back)
Encouraged use of Learning from Defects Tool … Challenge #2: Reducing CLABSI Rates Using TCT Data: C3 Barriers
Quarterly Team Check-up Tool data
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/lab-testiing/lab-testing-toolkit.pdf
December 01, 2017 - When to Use the Tool
Use this tool to measure patient experience at baseline and again after changes … Using the Tool
You should be selective in how you use this tool. … When to Use the Tool
Use the Action Planning tool to document the changes you will make. … Revise the Action
Planning Tool. … When to Use the Tool
Use the Electronic Health Record Evaluation Tool to evaluate the capabilities of
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/5_TK2_P2O-Comprehensive_Antibiogram_Toolkit_Phase_2_Development.pdf
May 01, 2014 - such as the Antibiogram Development Tool. … can enter the information into an existing antibiogram template or into an automated
antibiogram tool … It is most efficient to use an automated antibiogram development tool such
as the one provided with … , are provided in the Antibiogram Development Tool Workbook in the Materials Included section of
this … Workbook
• Antibiogram Tool
• Sample Laboratory Data Printout
• Checklist for Identifying Nursing
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/5_TK2_P2O-Comprehensive_Antibiogram_Toolkit_Phase_2_Development.doc
February 05, 2009 - microbiologic data to nursing home staff who enter the data into a template or an automated antibiogram tool … such as the Antibiogram Development Tool. … It is most efficient to use an automated antibiogram development tool such as the one provided with this … , are provided in the Antibiogram Development Tool Workbook in the Materials Included section of this … Workbook
· Antibiogram Tool
· Sample Laboratory Data Printout
· Checklist for Identifying Nursing
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www.ahrq.gov/policymakers/chipra/demoeval/what-we-learned/highlight02.html
May 01, 2013 - Key Messages
Selecting a tool for assessing medical homeness is critical for implementing and evaluating … The MHI was viewed as more pediatric-focused than the 2008 NCQA tool. … While NCQA tried to address these concerns in its 2011 tool, the content of the new tool was not widely … Such concerns underscored the need to use a brief measurement tool that practices would be willing to … the best tool for any given scenario.
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/esrd/resource/tool-module.html
January 01, 2015 - ESRD Toolkit Modules
Modules contain PowerPoint slides, facilitator notes, video vignettes, and tools. Each module includes teaching tools and resources to support change at the unit level, presented through facilitator notes that take you step by step through the slides, tools, and videos.
Creating a Culture…