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www.ahrq.gov/prevention/resources/index.html
October 01, 2018 - Prevention Resources
AHRQ’s mission is to produce evidence to make health care safer, higher quality, more accessible, equitable, and affordable, and to work with HHS and other partners to make sure that the evidence is understood and used.
Confidential Physician Feedback Reports: Designing for Optimal Im…
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www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/translate/organize/quality-domain.html
December 01, 2022 - Organizing Quality Measures by Domains of Health Care Quality
Quality information is easier to understand if users have a framework, or mental model, for thinking about health care quality. (Learn more about quality frameworks .) One of the most commonly used frameworks comes from the Institute of Medicine (IO…
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www.ahrq.gov/policy/social-media/comments/index.html
August 01, 2018 - AHRQ Comment Policy
Social Media Policies and Tools
Social Media Policies and Tools for Comments
This policy applies to public comments and content submitted to Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) sites. AHRQ encourages the public to share comments on the content of this or any AHRQ Web site t…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cusp/national/index.html
December 01, 2016 - National Implementation Project Reports
Central Line Insertion Care Team Checklist
Checklist developed by Johns Hopkins Medicine that provides critical steps to reduce HAIs.
Ending Healthcare-Associated Infections
Fact sheet that provides an overview of CUSP and highlights AHRQ-supporte…
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/about-cahps/cahps-program/cahps-VI.html
February 01, 2025 - Proposed Projects in CAHPS VI
For more than two decades, AHRQ's CAHPS Consortium has served as the "R&D engine" for the CAHPS initiative, which has been responsible for multiple innovations in the design and administration of patient experience surveys. This research team continues to convene stakeholders and e…
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www.ahrq.gov/pcor/healthcare-extension-services/technical-resources.html
January 01, 2025 - Technical Assistance Resources for AHRQ's Healthcare Extension Service: State-based Solutions to Healthcare Improvement
A range of technical assistance resources are available for participants in AHRQ's Healthcare Extension Service: State-based Solutions to Healthcare Improvement. Applications are closed and a…
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www.ahrq.gov/chsp/data-resources/compendium/technical-documentation.html
December 01, 2023 - Compendium of U.S. Health Systems, Technical Documentation
In 2015, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) created the Comparative Health System Performance (CHSP) Initiative to study how health care systems promote evidence-based practices in delivering care. AHRQ's goal is to unders…
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www.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/best-practices/index.html
May 01, 2022 - Best Practice Summaries
These resources are designed to help nursing homes consider best practices on topics such as infection control and prevention and the emotional well-being of both staff and residents.
Best Practices Guide for COVID-19 Infection Control and Prevention in Nursing Homes
Best Practices…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/135-translating-research-into-practice-one-pager.docx
April 01, 2025 - Summarize the Evidence1
The first step of the TRiP model is to summarize the evidence obtained from quality research, which can include both primary research and systematic reviews. Published clinical guidelines are good resources for concise summaries of evidence-based recommendations.
Once the literature is collec…
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www.ahrq.gov/topics/blood-clots.html
Blood Clots
AHRQ has resources for healthcare providers to prevent venous thromboembolism and has patient education materials for providers on how to help their patients prevent blood clots.
Tools Preventing Hospital-Associated Venous Thromboembolism: A Guide for Effective Qualit…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/acute/chipra-116-fullreport.pdf
November 01, 2016 - Timely Temperatures for All Low Birth Weight Neonates
Timely Temperatures for All Low Birth Weight
Neonates
Section 1. Basic Measure Information
1.A. Measure Name
Timely Temperatures for All Low Birth Weight Neonates
1.B. Measure Number
0116
1.C. Measure Description
Please provide a non-technical descri…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/publications/files/ccreroadmap.pdf
July 01, 2013 - Clinical-Community Relationships Evaluation Roadmap
Clinical-Community
Relationships
Evaluation Roadmap
Clinical-Community Relationships Evaluation
Roadmap
Prepared for:
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
540 Gaither Road
Rockville, MD 20850
ww…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/pressureulcertoolkit/putoolssect7.docx
February 16, 2011 - Section 7. Tools and Resources
0A: Introductory Executive Summary for Stakeholders
1A: Clinical Staff Attitudes Towards Pressure Ulcer Prevention
1B: Stakeholder Analysis
1C: Leadership Support Assessment
1D: Business Case Form
1E: Resource Needs Assessment
2A: Multidisciplinary Team
2B: Quality Improvement Process
2C…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cpi/about/mission/budget/2021/FY_2021_CJ_NIRSQ.pdf
January 01, 2021 - The USPSTF also worked closely with other Federal
agencies, as well as professional organizations that
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www.ahrq.gov/data/apcd/envscan/app-a.html
June 01, 2017 - All-Payer Claims Databases Measurement of Care: Systematic Review and Environmental Scan of Current Practices and Evidence
Appendix A. Detailed Literature Search Methodology
Previous Page Next Page
Table of Contents
All-Payer Claims Databases Measurement of Care: Systematic Review and Environmental …
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www.ahrq.gov/practiceimprovement/delivery-initiative/mccannon/index.html
December 01, 2020 - The Spread Problem
Slide Presentation by Joe McCannon
On February 17, Joe McCannon made this slide presentation at the AHRQ Expert Meeting on the Challenge and Promise of Delivery System Research.
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Slide 1
The Spread Problem
The Challenge and Promise of …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/sops-program-brief-2024.pdf
January 01, 2024 - SOPS Program Brief
The SOPS® Program: Assessing Patient
Safety Culture From a Provider and Staff
Perspective
SOPS Program
Since 2001, the Agency for Healthcare Research
and Quality (AHRQ) Surveys on Patient Safety
Culture® (SOPS®) Program has supported
AHRQ’s mission by advancing the scientific
understanding…
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www.ahrq.gov/chsp/about-chsp/centers/nber.html
July 01, 2019 - Comparative Health System Performance Initiative: National Bureau of Economic Research Center of Excellence
Principal Investigator
David Cutler, Ph.D.
Partners
Harvard Medical School (HMS) Department of Health Care Policy.
Harvard Business School.
The Network for Regional Healthcare Improvement.
…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/surveys/hospital/HIT-Patient-Safety-Items-2022-1215-SPANISH-508.pdf
January 01, 2022 - SOPS® Health Information Technology (IT) Supplemental Item Set for the SOPS Hospital Survey - Spanish
SOPS® Health Information Technology
(IT) Supplemental Item Set for the SOPS
Hospital Survey
Language: Spanish
Purpose: This supplemental item set was designed for use with the core SOPS® Hospital Survey Versio…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/surveys/hospital/HIT-Patient-Safety-Item-Set-Spanish-12-15-22.docx
December 01, 2022 - SOPS® Health Information Technology (IT) Supplemental Item Set for the SOPS Hospital Survey - Spanish
SOPS® Health Information Technology (IT) Supplemental Item Set for the SOPS Hospital Survey
Language: Spanish
Purpose: This supplemental item set was designed for use with the core SOPS® Hospital Survey Version 2.0 …