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2401. Wisconsin Dialysis Centers Use AHRQ Toolkit to Reduce Infections | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      June 01, 2015 - Wisconsin Dialysis Centers Use AHRQ Toolkit to Reduce Infections Search All Impact Case Studies June 2015 The Purity Dialysis Center in Watertown, Wisconsin, achieved a 75 percent decline in healthcare-associated infections among dialysis patients after participating in an AHRQ-funded project that promotes …

2402. AHRQ's TeamSTEPPS® Boosts Patient Safety, Efficiency for Texas Military Hospital's Operating Rooms | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      January 01, 2016 - AHRQ's TeamSTEPPS® Boosts Patient Safety, Efficiency for Texas Military Hospital's Operating Rooms Search All Impact Case Studies January 2016 Patient safety problems decreased dramatically and operating room procedures improved significantly after the 425-bed San Antonio Military Medical Center implemented…

2403. Novant Health Uses AHRQ Tool to Assess and Improve Patient Communications | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      April 01, 2016 - Novant Health Uses AHRQ Tool to Assess and Improve Patient Communications Search All Impact Case Studies April 2016 Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Novant Health, the nation's fifth largest medical group, used AHRQ's Patient Education Materials Assessment Tool (PEMAT) to rework its patient education materials a…

2404. California Hospital Reduced Infections, Improved Diabetes Care with AHRQ Safety Program | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      November 01, 2018 - California Hospital Reduced Infections, Improved Diabetes Care with AHRQ Safety Program Search All Impact Case Studies November 2018 Tri-City Medical Center, a 388-bed hospital in Oceanside, California, reduced central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) by 33 percent and improved the on-time d…

2405. Sutter Center for Integrated Care Using AHRQ Guide in Patient Materials | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      January 01, 2018 - Sutter Center for Integrated Care Using AHRQ Guide in Patient Materials Search All Impact Case Studies June 2015 Sutter Health's Center for Integrated Care (SCIC), a division of Sutter Health, is using the AHRQ publication, Taking Care of Myself: A Guide for When I Leave the Hospital , to help patients rec…

2406. AHRQ Patient Safety Surveys, TeamSTEPPS Used in Georgia Nursing Homes and Hospitals | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      October 01, 2014 - AHRQ Patient Safety Surveys, TeamSTEPPS Used in Georgia Nursing Homes and Hospitals Search All Impact Case Studies January 2012 Alliant/GMCF, the Medicare Quality Improvement Organization (QIO) for Georgia, used AHRQ's patient safety culture surveys and team training tools in tandem to help nursing homes an…

2407. Illinois Hospitals Use AHRQ's Patient Safety Culture Survey to Improve Quality | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      October 01, 2014 - Illinois Hospitals Use AHRQ's Patient Safety Culture Survey to Improve Quality Search All Impact Case Studies August 2008 A tool developed by AHRQ provided both a benchmark and a measure of progress for a major quality improvement initiative at Evanston Northwestern Healthcare (ENH). The tool—the Hospital …

2408. Iowa Hospital Integrates AHRQ TeamSTEPPS® Throughout Facility | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      October 01, 2014 - Iowa Hospital Integrates AHRQ TeamSTEPPS® Throughout Facility Search All Impact Case Studies April 2010 In 2008, staff from Clarinda Regional Health Center, a 25-bed critical access hospital in Clarinda, Iowa, participated in training on Team Strategies and Tools to Enhance Performance and Patient Safety (T…

2409. North Dakota Critical Access Hospitals Use AHRQ TeamSTEPPS® to Improve Patient Safety | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      October 01, 2014 - North Dakota Critical Access Hospitals Use AHRQ TeamSTEPPS® to Improve Patient Safety Search All Impact Case Studies January 2010 The University of Nebraska Medical Center customized the Team Strategies and Tools to Enhance Performance and Patient Safety (TeamSTEPPS®) curriculum for use in critical access h…

2410. Nebraska Critical Access Hospitals Improve Safety With AHRQ TeamSTEPPS® | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      October 01, 2014 - Nebraska Critical Access Hospitals Improve Safety With AHRQ TeamSTEPPS® Search All Impact Case Studies December 2010 The University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) customized the coaching strategies used in the Team Strategies and Tools to Enhance Performance and Patient Safety (TeamSTEPPS®) curriculum fo…

2411. AHRQ's Patient Safety Culture Survey Integral to MedStar Washington Hospital Center's Quality Efforts | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      August 01, 2014 - AHRQ's Patient Safety Culture Survey Integral to MedStar Washington Hospital Center's Quality Efforts Search All Impact Case Studies August 2014 MedStar Washington Hospital Center, a 926-bed teaching and research hospital in Washington, D.C., has used AHRQ's Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture since…

2412. University of Pittsburgh Uses AHRQ's Patient Safety Culture Survey to Help Improve Nursing Home Care | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      October 01, 2014 - University of Pittsburgh Uses AHRQ's Patient Safety Culture Survey to Help Improve Nursing Home Care Search All Impact Case Studies December 2006 The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine adapted AHRQ's Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture to survey nursing home staff as part of ongoing researc…

2413. Two Indiana Facilities Use AHRQ Toolkit to Revise Medication Reconciliation | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      October 01, 2014 - Two Indiana Facilities Use AHRQ Toolkit to Revise Medication Reconciliation Search All Impact Case Studies April 2012 After participating in AHRQ-sponsored learning sessions and provider support calls, Health Care Excel, the Indiana Quality Improvement Organization (QIO), worked with two providers in the St…

2414. Supplemental-Sdm-Hp-Child-2158-5A (doc file)
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      June 02, 2025 - CAHPS® Health Plan Survey 5.0 Supplemental Items: Shared Decisionmaking Population Version: Child Supplemental Items for the CAHPS® Health Plan Survey 5.0 Topic: Shared Decisionmaking Population Version: Child Language: English Users of the CAHPS® Health Plan Survey are free to incorporate supplemental items in …

2415. University of Georgia Health Center Relies on AHRQ Survey to Assess Culture of Safety and Quality | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      October 01, 2023 - University of Georgia Health Center Relies on AHRQ Survey to Assess Culture of Safety and Quality Search All Impact Case Studies October 2023 The University of Georgia Health Center (UHC) used AHRQ’s Medical Office Survey on Patient Safety Culture ™ (SOPS ® ) to conduct a required assessment to evaluate …

2416. Methodology | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      July 01, 2018 - Patient Self-Management Support Programs: An Evaluation Methodology Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Patient Self-Management Support Programs: An Evaluation Acknowledgments Introduction and Purpose Summary Background Methodology Design Options for a Self-Management Support Progr…

2417. Maximizing Safety, Value, and Patient Preferences for Treating Chest Pain | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      June 01, 2024 - Maximizing Safety, Value, and Patient Preferences for Treating Chest Pain Simon A. Mahler, M.D. Professor and Vice chair of Research  Wake Forest University School of Medicine Department of Emergency Medicine Simon A. Mahler, M.D. “We need to attend to… patients in a way that is both safe and patient-centered.”…

2418. AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention: Targeting SSI
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      April 01, 2025 - AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention: Targeting SSI AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention: Targeting SSI Preoperative Surgical Decolonization Staff Training: Nasal Decolonization in the Preoperative Area Nasal Iodophor (10 Percent Povidone-Iodine) Surgical Services For: Cardiac, Hip and Knee Joint Replacement, …

2419. Opportunities for Integrating MOC Part IV Requirements into PBRN Practices (pdf file)
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      June 01, 2015 - PBRNs have a long history of gathering their membership for annual meetings or summits on specific topics … systems are also often interested in developing MOC Part IV activities for their physicians on specific topics … Practices PBRNs are well positioned to use member feedback to identify gaps that could be future topics

2420. Operational Measurement of Diagnostic Safety: State of the Science (pdf file)
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      April 02, 2020 - Diagnostic Safety and Quality. https://www.ahrq.gov/ topics/diagnostic-safety-and-quality.html. … projectID=90704 https://www.ahrq.gov/topics/diagnostic-safety-and-quality.html https://www.ahrq.gov/topics