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www.ahrq.gov/topics/cancer-colorectal-cancer.html
Topic: Cancer: Colorectal Cancer
AHRQ has research and screening recommendations for colorectal cancer, which is common in both men and women, especially after age 50.
Health Care Systems for Tracking Colorectal Cancer Screening Tests
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www.ahrq.gov/topics/long-term-care.html
Topic: Long-Term Care
AHRQ has toolkits, recommendations, and other resources for long-term care facilities, such as nursing homes and rehabilitation centers, to improve quality, reduce errors, and increase patient safety.
AHRQ Research Findings Support Effort to Reduce Pre…
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www.ahrq.gov/topics/racial-ethnic-minorities.html
March 23, 2023 - Racial and Ethnic Minorities
For decades, public health, health services research, and medical studies have continued to show evidence that racial and ethnic minority groups experience healthcare disparities that can lead to dramatic differences in health outcomes. The care they receive as patient…
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www.ahrq.gov/topics/ruralinner-city-residents.html
Topic: Rural/Inner-City Residents
Rural and inner-city populations each face unique healthcare challenges. Geographic isolation, persistent shortages of healthcare providers, lower socioeconomic status and levels of educational attainment, cultural and social differences, and lack of health insurance all contribute t…
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www.ahrq.gov/topics/patient-centered-healthcare.html
Topic: Patient-Centered Healthcare
Patient-centered care partners with patients and families, welcomes their involvement, and personalizes care to preserve patients‘ normal routines as much as possible.
A Multipayer Patient-Centered Medical Home Initiative in Pennsylvania …
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www.ahrq.gov/topics/quality-indicators-qis.html
Topic: Quality Indicators (QIs)
AHRQ Quality Indicators (Qis) are standardized, evidence-based measures of health care quality that can be used with readily available hospital inpatient administrative data to measure and track clinical performance and outcomes.
AHRQuality…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mrsa-prevention/surgery/index-clinical-topics.html
April 01, 2025 - MRSA Prevention Toolkit: Targeting SSI
Index of Clinical Topics
Previous Page Next Page … Prior to Incision
Supplemental Oxygen
Glycemic Control
Operating Room Traffic
Index of Clinical Topics … Below is an index of all the clinical topics that are included in this toolkit.
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mrsa-prevention/toolkit/clinical-topics.html
October 01, 2024 - MRSA Prevention Toolkit: ICUs & Non-ICUs
Index of Clinical Topics
Previous Page Next Page … VAP & NV-HAP
Antibiotic Stewardship
Blood Culture Practices and Stewardship
Index of Clinical Topics … Resources
Program Implementation of MRSA Prevention
Below is an index of all the clinical topics
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www.ahrq.gov/topics/patient-centered-outcomes-research.html
Topic: Patient-Centered Outcomes Research
Listing of content related to the topic Patient-Centered Outcomes Research
About the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Trust Fund
AHRQ and the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute Collaborate to Train a New Generation…
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www.ahrq.gov/topics/innovations-and-emerging-issues.html
Topic: Innovations and Emerging Issues
Listing of content related to the topic Innovations and Emerging Issues
AHRQ Works: Building Bridges Between Research and Practice
Health Care Innovations Exchange
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www.ahrq.gov/topics/health-services-research-hsr.html
Topic: Health Services Research (HSR)
Listing of content related to the topic Health Services Research (HSR)
A Boost for Health Services Research
AcademyHealth’s Annual Research Meeting: An Opportunity to Connect, Engage, and Inspire
Arm in Arm with AcademyHeal…
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www.ahrq.gov/topics/eye-disease-and-health.html
Topic: Eye Disease and Health
Listing of content related to the topic Eye Disease and Health. For more information on Eye Disease and Health, you may want to visit Effective Health Care and U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) .
Vision Rehabilitation: Care and Be…
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www.ahrq.gov/topics/tobacco-use-smoking-cessation.html
Topic: Tobacco Use: Smoking Cessation
AHRQ list of content related to the topic smoking cessation and tobacco use.
First-of-its-Kind Study Examines Disparities in Healthcare Costs and Outcomes of Cigarette Smoking in the United States
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www.ahrq.gov/topics/effective-health-care-ehc.html
Topic: Effective Health Care (EHC)
Listing of content related to the topic Effective Health Care (EHC)
Evidence-based Practice Center Reports
The Effective Health Care Program
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www.ahrq.gov/topics/education-patient-and-caregiver.html
Topic: Education: Patient and Caregiver
AHRQ has research, tools and resources for clinicians for educating patients and caregivers.
AHRQ Tool Helps Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Improve Patient Education Materials
Center for Health Literacy Promotion Uses …
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www.ahrq.gov/topics/healthcare-associated-infections-hais.html
May 12, 2015 - Topic: Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs)
Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) are among the leading threats to patient safety, affecting one out of every 31 hospital patients at any one time. Over a million HAIs occur across the U.S. health care system every year, leading to the loss of tens of thousands of …
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www.ahrq.gov/topics/dental-and-oral-health.html
Topic: Dental and Oral Health
AHRQ has research and recommendations related to dental health.
CAHPS Dental Plan Survey Measures
Emergency Department Visits Involving Dental Conditions
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www.ahrq.gov/topics/intensive-care-unit-icu.html
Topic: Intensive Care Unit (ICU)
AHRQ has research, tools and resources for clinicians, related to intensive care units (ICUs), which house acutely ill patients.
Preventing CAUTI in the ICU Setting: Facilitator’s Guide
Toolkit for Preventing CLABSI and CAUTI in ICUs…
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www.ahrq.gov/topics/kidney-disease-and-health.html
Topic: Kidney Disease and Health
AHRQ has research, tools, and resources on kidney disease and health and how clinicians can help their patients manage kidney diseases.
AHRQ Safety Program for End-Stage Renal Disease Facilities – Toolkit
Chartbook on Effective Treatme…
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www.ahrq.gov/topics/patient-safety-learning-labs.html
Topic: Patient Safety Learning Labs
Patient safety learning laboratories (PSLLs) take a systems engineering approach to allow researchers and practitioners to evaluate clinical processes and enhance work and information flow to improve patient safety. The learning laboratories use cross-disciplinary teams to address …