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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/factsheets/children/new-starts/2011.html
October 01, 2014 - Fiscal Year 2011 Research on Child and Adolescent Health
New Starts
This fact sheet summarizes new grants and contracts focused on child and adolescent health and health care—including research, conference, and training projects, as well as other initiatives—funded in FY 2011 by the Agency for Hea…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/factsheets/fullreports/chipra-145-materials-v-a.pdf
June 25, 2014 - Initiative
for Childrens Healthcare Quality
Consultant services for Shire Pharmaceuticals
2000-2010: worked
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/tools/public-reporting/guide1.html
August 01, 2018 - Best Practices in Public Reporting No. 1: How To Effectively Present Health Care Performance Data To Consumers
The purpose of the Best Practices in Public Reporting series is to provide practical approaches to designing public reports that make health care performance information clear, meaningful, and usable b…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cusp/toolkit/content-calls/framework-slides/slides.html
October 01, 2014 - CUSP: A Framework for Success (Slide Presentation)
On the CUSP: Stop BSI
This PowerPoint slide presentation was shown on March 7, 2012
Contents
Slide 1. CUSP: A Framework for Success
Slide 2. Today's Speakers
Slide 3. Working Together – The Players
Slide 4. Learning Objectives
Slide 5. The Mic…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/ncepcr/resources/job-aid-process-mapping.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Job Aid: Process Mapping
Primary Care Practice Facilitator
Training Series
1
Job Aid: Process Mapping
Overview
Process mapping, also called workflow mapping, allows a practice to "see" an entire work
process from beginning to end.
When to use process mapping
Use process mapping to help a p…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/events/webinar/Excel_Tool_Slides_2020-2-Theresa.pdf
January 01, 2020 - Tutorial on the SOPS Data Entry and Analysis Tools Webcast-Theresa
Overview of the SOPS Data Entry and Analysis Tools
Theresa Famolaro, MPS, MS, MBA
Senior Study Director
User Network for the AHRQ Surveys on Patient Safety Culture (SOPS)
Westat
7
What do the SOPS Data Entry and Analysis Tools do?
• Allow users…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/resources/tools/reduce/when-need-antibiotic.pdf
March 01, 2017 - When Do You Need An Antibiotic?
When Do You
Need An
Antibiotic?
Taking antibiotics when you
don’t need them is like leaving
the lights on all the time.
The lights may burn out, leaving you
in the dark when you most need them.
If you use antibiotics when you don’t
need them, they may not work when
you get s…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/resources/tools/reduce/antibiotic-brochure.html
March 01, 2017 - When Do You Need An Antibiotic?
AHRQ Safety Program for Long-Term Care: HAIs/CAUTI
Taking antibiotics when you don't need them is like leaving the lights on all the time.
Don't Take Antibiotics for Granted
It's easy to see why antibiotics are helpful, and now you know why sometimes you or a fam…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/news-events/psaw-2021/index.html
July 01, 2022 - Patient Safety Awareness Week
AHRQ and colleagues from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the Health Resources and Services Administration, the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, and the entire patient safety community are collaborating to observe Patient Safety Awareness Week. While AHRQ's …
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www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/dxsafety-patient-role3.html
September 01, 2024 - The Patient’s Role in Diagnostic Safety and Excellence: From Passive Reception Toward Co-Design
Impact of Disparities and Lack of Equity on Patient Engagement
Previous Page Next Page
Table of Contents
The Patient’s Role in Diagnostic Safety and Excellence: From Passive Reception Toward Co-Design
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www.ahrq.gov/funding/grantee-profiles/grtprofile-lasater.html
December 01, 2024 - Grantee Profile
Ensuring Adequate Nurse Staffing in a Public Health Emergency
Karen Blanchette Lasater, Ph.D., R.N., FAAN Associate Professor of Nursing University of Pennsylvania Karen Blanchette Lasater, Ph.D., R.N., FAAN “It became remarkably apparent to me how critical nurses were in the delivery of pat…
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www.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/model/profiles/scenic-bluffs.html
March 01, 2021 - A Unique Take on Patient-Centered Care in Rural Wisconsin
"Working together to keep community members healthy is how we do things out here," says Ms. Jennifer Nottestad, Patient Care Manager at Scenic Bluffs Community Health Care Centers. "Because we're a Federally Qualified Health Center and relatively small, …
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www.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/model/profiles/mcmanus.html
March 01, 2021 - A Family Passion for Primary Care
"We grew up at the kitchen table talking about medicine," Mrs. Laurie McManus, registered nurse and practice manager at CP & RP McManus, MD, recalls. "Going into he alth care was very natural for us. You might say medicine runs through our blood." Laurie and her husband, Dr. Ch…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/candor/impguide/apd.html
February 01, 2017 - Implementation Guide for the CANDOR Process: Appendix D
Action Plan Template
Purpose: To provide leaders and staff a template Action Plan to work through project activities and tasks.
Who should use this tool? Leaders (administrators, director of nursing, medical director, etc.) and any staff who are wo…
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www.ahrq.gov/practiceimprovement/systemdesign/leancasestudies/lean-exhibit1-14.html
November 01, 2014 - Improving Care Delivery Through Lean: Implementation Case Studies
Exhibit 1.14. Lean Tools and Activities for Clinic Flow
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Table of Contents
Improving Care Delivery Through Lean: Implementation Case Studies
Introduction to the Case Studies
Case 1. Lakeview Healthcare
Cas…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/resources/tools/improve/teams-infographic.pdf
March 01, 2017 - Remember T.E.A.M.S. to Improve Safety Culture
T
E
A
M
S
Team
Formation
Excellent
Communication
Assess
What’s
Working
Meet
Monthly
Sustain
Efforts
The most effective teams are diverse. Make sure
your team includes people of differing perspectives
and roles.
Communication should be effective. Commu…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/reports/national-action-plans.html
February 01, 2018 - National Action Plans
The work of AHRQ and other Federal agencies is guided by work groups, committees, investigators and expert advisors who contribute to reports on specific topics that impact health care.
National Action Plans
National Action Plans are developed with expert input to provide a framework f…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/mvp/modules/vae/overview-ptsoffventilator-facguide.docx
January 01, 2017 - Facilitator Guide: Build Your SSI Prevention Bundle
Slide Title and Commentary
Slide Number and Slide
Title Slide
Overview: Getting Patients Off the Ventilator Faster
SAY:
In this module, we will introduce strategies and interventions, as well as adaptive and technical measures, which, when implemented, can help …
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mvp/modules/vae/overview-off-ventilator-fac-guide.html
February 01, 2017 - Overview: Getting Patients Off the Ventilator Faster: Facilitator Guide
AHRQ Safety Program for Mechanically Ventilated Patients
Slide 1: Overview: Getting Patients Off the Ventilator Faster
Say:
In this module, we will introduce strategies and interventions, as well as adaptive and technical measures, …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/hall2-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - Final Progress Report: Safety Advancement in the Emergency Department
FINAL PROGRESS REPORT
PROJECT TITLE: SAFETY ADVANCEMENT IN THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT*
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: KENDALL K. HALL, MD, MS (AHRQ, formerly of UNIV of MARYLAND)
KEY PERSONNEL: YAN XIAO, PhD (BAYLOR, formerly of UNIV of MARYLAND)
ANTHO…