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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/engagingfamilies/strategy4/Strat4_Tool_3_Physician_HO_508.docx
January 01, 2010 - Strategy 4: IDEA Discharge Planning (Tool 3)
Strategy 4: IDEAL Discharge Planning (Tool 3)
Improving Discharge Outcomes with Patients and Families
Strategy 1: Working with Patients & Families as Advisors
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Strategy 4: IDEAL Discharge Planning (Tool 3)
O Guide to Patient and Family …
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www.ahrq.gov/news/blog/ahrqviews/home-health-quality-improvement.html
December 01, 2022 - AHRQ Views: Blog posts from AHRQ leaders
Challenges and Opportunities in Home Health Quality Improvement
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2022
By
a member of AHRQ’s National Advisory Council:
Susan Edgman-Levitan, P.A.
Susan Edgman-Levitan, P.A.
Editor’s Note: This is the third of four AHRQ …
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/research-transform-primary-care/transform/final-impact/intro.html
October 01, 2015 - AHRQ Infrastructure for Maintaining Primary Care Transformation (IMPaCT) Grants: A Synthesis Report
Introduction
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AHRQ Infrastructure for Maintaining Primary Care Transformation (IMPaCT) Grants: A Synthesis Report
Introduction
Methods
Model State Enhanc…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patientsafetyculture/hospital/hospwebinar/just-culture-webcast-2-presentation.pdf
May 01, 2007 - Just Culture Webcast Presentation
University of North Carolina Health System
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Celeste Mayer, PhD
University of North Carolina Health Care
System, Chapel Hill, NC
UNC Medical Center
• Public Academic Medical Center
• Memorial, Children’s, Neurosciences, Women’s and
Cancer Hospital
• ~850 beds
• Chapel Hill, N…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/events/webinars/cahps-creative-strategies-lee.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Creative Strategies to Improve Patient Care Experience - Part 4 Lee
What Is A Creative Idea?
Creative idea: An idea that is novel and useful
Creative
Improvement
Ideas
Process
Improvement
Promoting efficiency
by tweaking existing
routines
Patient Engagement
Enhancing patient
partnership by
knowing…
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/tools/confid-report/index.html
March 01, 2016 - Confidential Physician Feedback Reports: Designing for Optimal Impact on Performance
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Confidential Physician Feedback Reports: Designing for Optimal Impact on Performance
Foreword
Introduction
Part One: Physician Feedback Report Fundamentals
Part Two: Design of Physi…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/055-patient-instructions-chg-cloths.docx
April 01, 2025 - AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention: Targeting SSI
Patient Instructions: Cleaning With CHG Cloths
Surgical Services
For: Cardiac, Hip and Knee Joint Replacement, and Spinal Fusion Surgeries
What Is Decolonization?
Preoperative Decolonization =
Preemptive treatment to kill bacteria on your body BEFORE surgery,
to r…
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www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/dxsafety-sustainability-centers-of-excellence5.html
April 01, 2025 - Four Pillars for Sustainable Centers of Excellence
Leadership Support
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Four Pillars for Sustainable Centers of Excellence
Introduction
Center of Excellence Operations
Alignment
Integration
Leadership Support
Windows of Opportunity
Conclusion
A…
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www.ahrq.gov/sops/databases/hospital/databases/submission.html
August 01, 2025 - Participating in the SOPS® Hospital Survey Database
The AHRQ Surveys on Patient Safety Culture ® (SOPS ® ) Hospital Database is a central repository for survey data from hospitals in the United States or in a U.S. territory that administered the AHRQ SOPS Hospital Survey 2.0 and choose to submit their data…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cpi/about/organization/orgchart/organizationchart-020525.pdf
February 01, 2025 - AHRQ Organization Chart
Office of Extramural Research,
Education and Priority Populations
Francis D. Chesley, Jr., M.D.
Director
Directs the scientific review process for grants and
contracts, manages Agency research training programs,
evaluates the scientific contribution of proposed and
ongoing research an…
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www.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/projects/heart-health/about/stories.html
March 01, 2021 - EvidenceNOW Stories
AHRQ’s EvidenceNOW initiative has helped more than 1,500 small-and medium-sized primary care practices across America use the latest evidence to improve delivery of primary care and heart health. One in three of these practices operates in medically underserved areas, 75 percent have five …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/nicu_toolkit/nicupacket-cover.pdf
June 02, 2025 - NICU Toolkit: Family Information Packet Cover Sheet
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Transitioning Newborns
from NICU to Home
Family Information Packet
Your Health Coach has prepared this information packet for your family to help explain the medical
needs of your newborn as you prepare to leave the hospital. A Health Coach helps families/
c…
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www.ahrq.gov/practiceimprovement/systemdesign/leancasestudies/lean-exhibit5-14.html
November 01, 2014 - Improving Care Delivery Through Lean: Implementation Case Studies
Exhibit 5.14. Lean Tools and Activities for Pediatric Continuity of Care Project
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Improving Care Delivery Through Lean: Implementation Case Studies
Introduction to the Case Studies
Case 1. …
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/research/index.html
January 01, 2024 - Research Initiatives
For more than a decade, AHRQ has made major investments in research initiatives to better understand the challenges primary care practices face as they work to provide higher quality care and better health outcomes. Even during the fraught environment of the COVID pandemic, these investme…
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/research/care-coordination/pcmh/index.html
August 01, 2022 - Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH)
Transforming the Organization and Delivery of Primary Care
Why Do We Need To Transform?
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality recognizes that revitalizing the Nation’s primary care system is foundational to achieving high-quality, accessible, efficient…
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/communities/pbrn/registry/register.html
August 01, 2024 - Register Your Practice-based Research Network
Register Your Network Recognizing the value and work of Practice-Based Research Networks (PBRNs), and their potential for the promotion of research and quality improvement in healthcare delivery, the Agency for Healthcare Research Quality (AHRQ) invites all interest…
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www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/dxsafety-sustainability-centers-of-excellence7.html
April 01, 2025 - Four Pillars for Sustainable Centers of Excellence
Conclusion
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Table of Contents
Four Pillars for Sustainable Centers of Excellence
Introduction
Center of Excellence Operations
Alignment
Integration
Leadership Support
Windows of Opportunity
Conclusion
Acknowled…
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www.ahrq.gov/cpi/centers/cepi/index.html
November 01, 2024 - Center for Evidence and Practice Improvement (CEPI)
Generates new knowledge, synthesizes evidence, translates science on what works in health and health care delivery, and catalyzes practice improvement across health care settings with a focus on primary care.
The Director of CEPI is Therese Miller, Dr.P.H. …
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cusp/clabsi-neonatal/nclabsi8.html
January 01, 2013 - Eliminating CLABSI, A National Patient Safety Imperative: Neonatal CLABSI Prevention
Next Steps
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Eliminating CLABSI, A National Patient Safety Imperative: Neonatal CLABSI Prevention
Executive Summary
Introduction & Objectives
Methods
Data Collection and Analy…
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www.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/learning-modules/index.html
March 01, 2023 - 5-Minute Learning Modules for Frontline Staff
These brief videos offer self-paced learning for those on the front lines of nursing home care. This includes nursing assistants, housekeeping, dietary, and maintenance staff, and others.
Emotional and Organizational Support for Staff series
This series of three…