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3481. Making Healthcare Safer IV | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      May 01, 2025 - Making Healthcare Safer IV A Continuous Updating of Patient Safety Harms and Practices Making Healthcare Safer reports I, II, and III have shown a positive impact of patient safety practices on the reduction of medical errors. However, threats to patient safety are still emerging and evolving in a dynamic wor…

3482. Continuing a 35-Year History, AHRQ Pursues Vital Pathways to Improve Patient Care | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      May 01, 2024 - AHRQ Views: Blog posts from AHRQ leaders Continuing a 35-Year History, AHRQ Pursues Vital Pathways to Improve Patient Care MAY 16 2024 By Robert Otto Valdez, Ph.D., M.H.S.A. Not long ago, Health and Human Services (HHS) Deputy Secretary Andrea Palm visited AHRQ to update …

3483. 17-Engaging-Stakeholders-Data (doc file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/surgery/17-engaging-stakeholders-data.docx
      June 01, 2023 - Engaging Frontline Staff With ISCR Process and Outcome DataAHRQ Safety Program for Improving Surgical Care and Recovery Purpose of tool: To engage frontline staff in the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Safety Program for Improving Surgical Care and Recovery (ISCR) by showing process and outcomes data…

3484. Getting Ready for Your Ambulatory Surgery | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      August 01, 2017 - Getting Ready for Your Ambulatory Surgery Whether you call it outpatient surgery, ambulatory surgery * , office surgery, or same-day surgery, it means the same thing: surgical procedures that don't require an overnight hospital stay. Patients and their family members or friends are important membe…

3485. Tool 4 (continued) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/red/toolkit/redtool4ref.html
      March 01, 2025 - Re-Engineered Discharge (RED) Toolkit Tool 4 (continued) Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Re-Engineered Discharge (RED) Toolkit Tool 1: Overview Tool 2: How To Begin the Re-engineered Discharge Implementation at Your Hospital How CMS Measures the "30-Day All Cause Rehospitalization Ra…

3486. Nursing Home Resources | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      January 01, 2022 - COVID-19 Resources Catalog for Nursing Homes AHRQ provided free training and mentorship to nursing homes across the country through the National Nursing Home COVID-19 Action Network . The Network supported the implementation of evidence-based prevention and safety practices within nursing homes to protect residents…

3487. 140-Ssi-Investigation-Tool-Cusp-Completed (doc file)
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      April 01, 2025 - AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention: Targeting SSI This is a sample of a completed SSI Investigation Tool. The names and values in the below tool are entirely fictional and provided solely for illustrative purposes. Surgical Site Infection Investigation Tool—Sample Surgical Services For: Cardiac, Hip and Knee Join…

3488. Overview (pdf file)
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      August 01, 2014 - c Case Studies of EXEMPLARY PRIMARY CARE PRACTICE FACILITATION TRAINING PROGRAMS Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Advancing Excellence in Health Care www.ahrq.gov The PCM Portfolio graphic element is intended to be closely aligned with AHRQ's overall brand,…

3489. Navigating Hierarchy in the Clinical Setting: Working and Communicating with Others | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      December 01, 2017 - Navigating Hierarchy in the Clinical Setting: Working and Communicating with Others Slide Presentation Slide 1 Navigating Hierarchy in the Clinical Setting: Working and Communicating with Others Susan M. Hohenhaus, LPD, RN, CEN, FAEN Executive Director Emergency Nurses Association Slide 2 Learni…

3490. About This Report | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      March 01, 2024 - Investments in Primary Care Research for 2021 and 2022 About This Report Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Investments in Primary Care Research for 2021 and 2022 Acknowledgments and Authors Message from the Acting Director of AHRQ's National Center for Excellence in Primary Care Research…

3491. Engaging Patients and Families in Their Health Care | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      April 01, 2018 - Engaging Patients and Families in Their Health Care Whether you see patients at a hospital, primary care office, or other setting, time is often limited and patients and family members who have prioritized their questions or concerns will experience the most meaningful, efficient visits. To help you and your pa…

3492. 1. Background on AHRQ's National Center for Excellence in Primary Care Research | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      May 01, 2024 - Investments in Primary Care Research for 2021 and 2022 1. Background on AHRQ's National Center for Excellence in Primary Care Research Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Investments in Primary Care Research for 2021 and 2022 Acknowledgments and Authors Message from the Acting Director of …

3493. Preventing-Cauti-Icu-Setting-Module 2-Speaker-Notes (doc file)
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      September 01, 2015 - AHRQ Safety Program for Reducing CAUTI in Hospitals Preventing CAUTI in the ICU Setting Module 2: Urinary Catheter Maintenance SAY: In Module 1, we discussed the indications for an indwelling urinary catheter, the causes of catheter-associated urinary tract infections or CAUTI in the intensive care unit or ICU, as…

3494. P13: Developing a Prediction Model to Identify Health Clinics at High-Risk for Clinician Burnout | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      May 01, 2024 - Investments in Primary Care Research for 2021 and 2022 P13: Developing a Prediction Model to Identify Health Clinics at High-Risk for Clinician Burnout Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Investments in Primary Care Research for 2021 and 2022 Acknowledgments and Authors Message from the Ac…

3495. Enhancing-Care-Heart-Failure-Patients (pdf file)
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      June 02, 2025 - TAKEheart Affinity Group: Enhancing Care for Heart Failure Patients in Cardiac Rehabilitation H i c h a m S k a l i , M D , M S c S t e v e n K e t e y i a n , P h D D a n i e l F o r m a n , M D M i c h e l l e Yo u n g , M S N , A N P - B C N o v e m b e r 2 , 2 0 2 1 Welcome and Background for Tod…

3496. Appendix A: Priority Topics | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      February 01, 2014 - Identifying Key Areas for Delivery System Research Appendix A: Priority Topics Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Identifying Key Areas for Delivery System Research Executive Summary Identifying Key Areas for Delivery System Research Conclusion References Appendix A: Priority Topics…

3497. Using the AHRQ Pharmacy Survey on Patient Safety Culture (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2014 - Using the AHRQ Pharmacy Survey on Patient Safety Culture 9 9 Development of the AHRQ Pharmacy Survey on Patient Safety Culture Joann Sorra, PhD Project Director CAHPS and SOPS User Network Westat 10 10 What is Patient Safety Culture? “The way we do things around here” Exists at multiple leve…

3498. SOPS® Database De-Identified Data Research Abstract Form (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2024 - SOPS® Database De-Identified Data Research Abstract Form Example SOPS De-identified Research Abstract Form Last Updated: April 2024 1 Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) SOPS® Database De-Identified Data Research Abstract Form EXAMPLE OF A COMPLETED FORM This completed abstract presents an exa…

3499. 5 Tk2 P2T3-Antibiogram Specifications Phase 2 (doc file)
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      June 02, 2025 - Comprehensive Antibiogram Toolkit: Phase 2 Antibiogram Specifications This document outlines key specifications for antibiograms and recommendations for constructing a nursing home-specific antibiogram. The nursing home program champion or his/her designee should share this document with the affiliated laboratory. The …

3500. Toolkit 1. Start an Antimicrobial Stewardship Program (pdf file)
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      October 01, 2016 - Toolkit 1. Start an Antimicrobial Stewardship Program Nursing Home Antimicrobial Stewardship Guide Implement, Monitor, & Sustain a Program Toolkit 1. Start an Antimicrobial Stewardship Program Tool 1. Gather a Team 1. Choose members to serve on the antimicrobial stewardship program team. Depending on the si…