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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/ebc-challenge-3rdplace_tympanic.pdf
May 29, 2025 - Middle Ear Infections: What to Expect and Treatment Options
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Middle Ear Infections:
What to Expect and Treatment Options
(1)
Authors: Nicola Archie BSN, MSN, FNP-c & Tara Jones BSN, MSN, FNP-c
Reviewed by: Richard F. Kuehne, MD, MPH
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Provider
Normal Tympanic Me…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa/036-sources-pathways-mrsa-one-pager.docx
October 01, 2024 - The Impact of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)
· MRSA is one of the most invasive and deadly multi-drug resistant organisms (MDROs).
· Over 2.8 million infections and over 35,000 people die in the U.S. every year.1
· MRSA infections are associated with the following:
· Prolonged length of stay in ho…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/pressure_ulcer_prevention/module3/module3_pu-bestpractices_slides.pptx
June 02, 2025 - Best Practices in Pressure Injury Prevention
Best Practices in
Pressure Injury Prevention
ADD Hospital Name
Module 3
Best Practices
Best practices are those care processes—based on literature and expert opinion—that represent the best ways we currently know of preventing pressure injuries in the hospital.
AHRQ Pati…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mvp/modules/cusp/forming-cusp-team-slides.html
February 01, 2017 - Forming a Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program Team: Slide Presentation
AHRQ Safety Program for Mechanically Ventilated Patients
Slide 1: AHRQ Safety Program for Mechanically Ventilated Patients
Forming a Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program Team
Slide 2: Learning Objectives
After this session…
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www.ahrq.gov/policymakers/chipra/demoeval/what-we-learned/implementation-guides/implementation-guide1/index.html
March 01, 2019 - Engaging Stakeholders to Improve the Quality of Children’s Health Care
Implementation Guide Number 1
This Implementation Guide includes suggested steps and tips for implementing initiatives for improving child health care quality from the CMS-funded national evaluation of the Children’s Health Insurance Progr…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/cauti-tools/archived-webinars/navigating-hierarchy-121013.pptx
January 01, 2006 - 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
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Learning Objectives
2
Describe the relationship between hierarchy and patient safety
Explain communication strategies that empower …
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/surgery/tools/surgical-complication-prevention/glucose-control-factsheet.html
December 01, 2017 - Glucose Control Factsheet
AHRQ Safety Program for Surgery
Facts About Glucose Control and the Prevention of Surgical Site Infections
Definition of Tight Glucose Control
Tight glucose control refers to getting as close to a normal (nondiabetic) blood glucose level as you safely can. Ideally, th…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33616/psn-pdf
August 01, 2005 - The Unfinished Patient Safety Agenda
August 1, 2005
Aiken LH. The Unfinished Patient Safety Agenda. PSNet [internet]. 2005.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/unfinished-patient-safety-agenda
Perspective
The goal set by the Institute of Medicine (IOM) in 1999 to reduce medical errors by half within 5 years has
no…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/factsheets/chipra_14-p008-1-ef.pdf
October 01, 2014 - Measure: Pediatric All-Condition Readmission Measure
Measure: Pediatric All-Condition
Readmission Measure
Measure Developer: Center of Excellence for Pediatric Quality Measurement (CEPQM)
Numerator Denominator Exclusions Data Source(s)
Hospitalizations at general
acute care hospitals for
patients less than 18 …
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/resources/tools/prevent/leg-bags-faqs.html
July 01, 2017 - Frequently Asked Questions About the Use of and Care for Leg Bags in the Long-Term Care Setting
AHRQ Safety Program for Long-Term Care: HAIs/CAUTI
Disclaimer: Answers to the following frequently asked questions (FAQs) are based on consensus of experts from a national project team of clinical facu…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/chronic/chipra-0217-section-5-table-5.pdf
April 01, 2014 - Table 5. Evidence Supporting Emergency Department Pain Assessment for Children With Sickle Cell Disease
Q‐METRIC SCD Measure 16, ED Pain Assessment
U18HS020516
Page 1
Submitted April 2014
Table 5: Evidence Supporting Emergency Department Pain Assessment for Children with Sickle
Cell Disease
Type of
Evi…
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/3w8Wr9wwAyAqUJWmJo_bL-
February 01, 2014 - Comparison groups varied among
studies, although results were consistent. … The number, quality, and applicability of included studies
varied widely. … 5 models; no
studies of adverse effects
Diagnostic
accuracy
Reference standards and study
designs varied … and distress
RCT, cohort,
case–control,
pre–post
Noncomparable groups; small
size; outcome measures
varied … 1 of
cancer-related distress
Cohort No RCTs; screening intervals
and false-positive calcu-
lations varied
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47633/psn-pdf
June 02, 2019 - Manifestations of high-reliability principles on hospital
units with varying safety profiles: a qualitative analysis.
June 2, 2019
Mossburg SE, Weaver SJ, Pillari MS, et al. Manifestations of High-Reliability Principles on Hospital Units
With Varying Safety Profiles: A Qualitative Analysis. J Nurs Care Qual. 2019;3…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/72473/psn-pdf
January 01, 2021 - Resilience vs. vulnerability: psychological safety and
reporting of near misses with varying proximity to harm in
radiation oncology.
November 18, 2020
Jung OS, Kundu P, Edmondson AC, et al. Resilience vs. vulnerability: psychological safety and reporting of
near misses with varying proximity to harm in radiation …
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meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/cb5/cb5.shtml
May 01, 2001 - Medical expenses varied substantially by age in 1996, with average expenses per person by far … The distribution of expenses for the elderly varied substantially by health status.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40878/psn-pdf
March 02, 2012 - Neonatal intensive care unit safety culture varies widely.
March 2, 2012
Profit J, Etchegaray J, Petersen L, et al. Neonatal intensive care unit safety culture varies widely. Arch Dis
Child Fetal Neonatal Ed. 2012;97(2):F120-6. doi:10.1136/archdischild-2011-300635.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/neonatal-intensive-ca…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47256/psn-pdf
October 03, 2018 - Does the perception of severity of medical error differ
between varying levels of clinical seniority?
October 3, 2018
Khan I, Arsanious M. Does the perception of severity of medical error differ between varying levels of
clinical seniority? Adv Med Educ Pract. 2018;9:443-452. doi:10.2147/AMEP.S146474.
https://psne…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45284/psn-pdf
January 27, 2019 - Emergency medical services provider pediatric adverse
event rate varies by call origin pediatric emergency care.
January 27, 2019
Jones D, Hansen M, Van Otterloo J, et al. Emergency Medical Services Provider Pediatric Adverse Event
Rate Varies by Call Origin. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2018;34(12):862-865.
doi:10.1097/PE…
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan-aspirin-to-prevent-cancer/aspirin-to-prevent-cardiovascular-disease-and-cancer-april-2016
October 07, 2013 - Share to Facebook
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Final Research Plan: Aspirin to Prevent Cancer
Aspirin Use to Prevent Cardiovascular Disease and Colorectal Cancer: Preventive Medication
October 07, 2013
Recommenda…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36448/psn-pdf
November 22, 2006 - Do panels vary when assessing intrapartum adverse
events? The reproducibility of assessments by hospital
risk management groups.
November 22, 2006
Kernaghan D; Penney GC.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/do-panels-vary-when-assessing-intrapartum-adverse-events-reproducibility-
assessments-hospital
The authors analyz…