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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/crcscreeningrpt/crcscreenfig1-1.html
April 01, 2018 - Health Care Systems for Tracking Colorectal Cancer Screening Tests
Figure 1.1. Timeline for Implementation, Assessment, and Dissemination of the SATIS-PHI/CRC Intervention
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Health Care Systems for Tracking Colorectal Cancer Screening Tests
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www.ahrq.gov/takeheart/about/initiative/partner-hospitals/east-alabama.html
November 01, 2022 - East Alabama Medical Center TAKEheart Profile
"For EAMC, TAKEheart served as a catalyst to improve processes and refine elements of our automatic referral and care coordination systems, which will ultimately improve patient outcomes."
CR Challenges at East Alabama Medical Center (EAMC)
East Alabama Medi…
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www.ahrq.gov/research/publications/index.html
October 01, 2018 - Publications and Products
Information on AHRQ publications and electronic information products.
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) produces a range of publications and electronic information products that are available to users through different channels and a variety of formats.
The AHRQ…
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www.ahrq.gov/sdoh/resources.html
April 01, 2023 - Social Determinants of Health Resources
AHRQ has a wide variety of resources related to social determinants of health (SDOH). Visit:
Health Systems Research : Learn about AHRQ research related to SDOH and find resources for researchers.
Practice Improvement : Find tools that health systems can use to addr…
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www.ahrq.gov/sdoh/about.html
February 01, 2020 - About SDOH in Healthcare
SDOH in Communities
SDOH, although experienced by individuals, exist at the community level. Healthcare systems that learn about the communities their patients live in, and the community-level barriers members can face to becoming and staying healthy, can better adapt their recommenda…
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/2014chartbooks/womenhealth/wm-intro.html
September 01, 2015 - Chartbook on Women's Health Care
Women's Health Care
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Chartbook on Women's Health Care
Acknowledgments
Women's Health Care
Key Findings of the 2014 QDR
2014 Chartbooks
Access to Health Care
Affordability
Communication and Care Coordination
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/tools/obesity-kit/obtoolkit-tool10.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/ncepcr/tools/obesity-kit/obtoolkit-tool6.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/research/findings/final-reports/stpra/stpraref.html
April 01, 2018 - Proactive Risk Assessment of Surgical Site Infection in Ambulatory Surgery Centers
References
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Proactive Risk Assessment of Surgical Site Infection in Ambulatory Surgery Centers
Executive Summary
Chapter 1. Introduction
Chapter 2. ST-PRA Development
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www.ahrq.gov/sdm/share-approach/index.html
October 01, 2024 - The SHARE Approach
AHRQ’s SHARE Approach is a clinician-led shared decision-making model with five essential elements for meaningful dialogue with patients exploring benefits, harms, and risks of options and what matters most to them. AHRQ offers a free workshop curriculum to train clinicians in skills and tech…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/patients-families/engagingfamilies/guide.html
December 01, 2017 - Guide to Patient and Family Engagement in Hospital Quality and Safety
Research shows that when patients are engaged in their health care, it can lead to measurable improvements in safety and quality. To promote stronger engagement, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality developed the Guide to Patient and Fa…
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www.ahrq.gov/pcor/strategic-framework/stakeholder-engagement.html
July 01, 2023 - Patient-Centeredness, Diversity, and Stakeholder Engagement
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Amplifying Patient Voices
Patients are at the center of the PCORTF strategic framework. This placement signifies that AHRQ’s PCORTF work prioritizes patients and aims to amplify their voices to identify and tackl…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/abate/index.html
March 01, 2022 - Toolkit for Decolonization of Non-ICU Patients With Devices
This toolkit can help hospital infection prevention programs implement a decolonization protocol that was found to reduce bloodstream infections by more than 30 percent in adult inpatients who were not in intensive care units (ICUs) and who had specifi…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/ambulatory/improve/six-building-blocks.html
March 01, 2022 - AHRQ Six Building Blocks: A Team-Based Approach to Improving Opioid Management in Primary Care
Deaths from drug overdoses (PDF, 429 KB) have risen steadily over the past two decades. The misuse of opioids has become widespread across the United States. Primary care providers and their clinic staff manage …
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/reports/engage.html
October 01, 2021 - Guide to Improving Patient Safety in Primary Care Settings by Engaging Patients and Families
Research shows that when patients are engaged in their healthcare, it can lead to measurable improvements in safety and quality. To promote stronger engagement, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has …
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/clabsi-cauti-icu/assess/index.html
April 01, 2022 - Assessing Progress on CLABSI and CAUTI Prevention
For successful implementation, teams need to assess their progress on CLABSI and CAUTI prevention; you might be just starting this work, or doing a check-in after some time of implementation. Assessing the team’s work helps identify strengths and opportunities f…
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/news-and-events/events/webcasts.html
October 01, 2024 - Archived CAHPS Webcasts
CAHPS webcasts inform survey users about products and related resources, offer updates on the status of products in development, and support in the use of CAHPS survey and data results. View recent and upcoming webcasts and events. Introducing the CAHPS Clinician & Group Visit Survey 4.0…
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/making-healthcare-safer/mhs3/practices.html
April 01, 2020 - Making Healthcare Safer III Patient Safety Practices
Below is a list of the 47 patient safety practices examined in Making Healthcare Safer III: A Critical Analysis of Existing and Emerging Patient Safety Practices . The practices are listed among the report’s 17 chapters, which represent harm areas researched…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/unhealthy-alcohol-use.pdf
January 01, 2019 - EvidenceNOW: Managing Unhealthy Alcohol Use
Problem
Unhealthy alcohol use is the Nation’s third leading cause of preventable
death, affecting almost a third of adults. It is associated with adverse effects
on physical and mental health. In addition, unhealthy alcohol use has
detrimental socioeconomic consequence…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/taekman-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - We
administered the 45-item knowledge test to 38 study participants via an online survey
tool. … The tool is superior to other methods in that (1) it uses
standardized, highly scripted scenarios that … Clinical knowledge was de-
emphasized in order to make the tool widely applicable to participants across