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www.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/projects/heart-health/about/cooperatives/southwest.html
March 01, 2021 - EvidenceNOW: Southwest Cooperative
EvidenceNOW: Advancing Heart Health in Primary Care is an initiative of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) to transform health care delivery by building a critical infrastructure to help smaller primary care practices improve the heart health of their patie…
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www.ahrq.gov/practiceimprovement/delivery-initiative/ihs/chapter7.html
December 01, 2017 - ARRA ACTION: Comparative Effectiveness of Health Care Delivery Systems for American Indians and Alaska Natives Using Enhanced Data Infrastructure
Chapter 7. Discussion of Project Findings
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Table of Contents
ARRA ACTION: Comparative Effectiveness of Health Care Delivery Systems…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-family-engagement/pfeprimarycare/warm-handoff-design-guide-final508.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Design Guide for Warm Handoff Plus
The Guide to Improving Patient Safety in Primary Care
Settings by Engaging Patients and Families
Design Guide for
Warm Handoff Plus
Introduction
In a typical primary care visit, the patient transitions from one member of the healthcare team
to another multiple times, often wit…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/5_TK1_T4-Antibiogram_Formats_and_Instructions_final.pdf
October 01, 2016 - Nursing Home
Antimicrobial Stewardship Guide
Help Clinicians Choose the Right Antibiotic
Toolkit 1. Working With a Lab To Improve Antibiotic Prescribing
Tool 4. Antibiogram Formats and Instructions
Formats
The medical director must become familiar with the format of the antibiogram provided by
the lab a…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nursing-home/materials/covid19-vaccine-confidence-learning-guide-leadership.pdf
June 30, 2021 - COVID-19 Vaccine Learning Guide for Leadership
Learning Guide for Leadership
Take Your Best Shot!
Strategies To Increase Nursing Home Staff Confidence in the
COVID-19 Vaccine
Nursing home staff are at the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic. Vaccinations are critical tools in protecting
nursing home staff and…
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/quality-improvement/improvement-guide/6-strategies-for-improving/communication/strategy6gtraining.html
March 01, 2020 - Strategy 6G: Training To Advance Physicians' Communication Skills
Contents
6.G.1. The Problem
6.G.2. The Intervention
6.G.3. Example
References
Download Strategy 6G:
Training To Advance Physicians' Communication Skills
(PDF, 1 MB)
6.G.1. The Problem
People rarely compl…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/d4l_combo_psi15-accidentalpuncturelaceration-bestpractices.pdf
May 31, 2016 - Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement
Toolkit for Using the AHRQ Quality Indicators
How To Improve Hospital Quality and Safety
1 Tool D.4l
Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement
PSI 15: Accidental Puncture or Laceration
Why Focus on Accidental Puncture and Laceration?
• A…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/d4t_combo_pdi08-postophemorrhage-bestpractices.pdf
May 16, 2016 - Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement
Toolkit for Using the AHRQ Quality Indicators
How To Improve Hospital Quality and Safety
1 Tool D.4t
Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement
PDI 08: Perioperative Hemorrhage or Hematoma
Why focus on perioperative hemorrhage and hematoma…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/pfp/hacrate2013-appendix.html
October 01, 2015 - 2013 Annual Hospital-Acquired Condition Rate and Estimates of Cost Savings and Deaths Averted From 2010 to 2013
Appendix
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Table of Contents
2013 Annual Hospital-Acquired Condition Rate and Estimates of Cost Savings and Deaths Averted From 2010 to 2013
Appendix
References
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/nhqrdr/dataspotlight-hypertension.pdf
January 01, 2020 - AHRQ Data Spotlight: Hypertension Control in Health Resources and Services Administration Health Centers
1
AHRQ Data Spotlight:
Hypertension Control in
Health Resources and
Services Administration
Health Centers
Hypertension in the United States
Hypertension, defined as abnormally high blood pressure, affects 1…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-07/oconnor-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - Final Progress Report: MOVES: Patient-Based Strategy To Reduce Errors in Diabetes Care
O’Connor, Patrick J.
Final Report
MOVES: Patient-Based Strategy to Reduce Errors in Diabetes Care
Patrick J. O’Connor MD MPH, Principal Investigator
Research Team Members: JoAnn Sperl-Hillen MD, Paul E. Johnson PhD†, William A. …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/chronic/chipra-0242-fullreport.pdf
February 01, 2020 - Follow-up Visits for Children Who Are Obese or Overweight with a Weight-Related Comorbidity: Report
1
Follow-up Visits for Children Who Are Obese or
Overweight with a Weight-Related Comorbidity
Section 1. Basic Measure Information
1.A. Measure Name
Follow-up Visits for Children Who Are Obese or Overweight wi…
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/2014chartbooks/womenhealth/womenh-slides.html
March 01, 2020 - Chartbook on Women's Health Care: Slide Presentation
2014 National Healthcare Quality & Disparities Report
Contents
Introduction
Summary Tables
Access to Health Care
Patient Safety
Person-and Family-Centered Care
Communication and Care Coordination
Effective Treatment of Leading Causes of Morbid…
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/reports/grants-transform/bibliography/index.html
February 01, 2017 - AHRQ Transforming Primary Care Grants Bibliography
This bibliography includes citations for and short summaries of the more than 50 peer-reviewed articles resulting from the AHRQ Transforming Primary Care grants as of January 1, 2015. The evidence generated from this initiative has formed a solid foundation tha…
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/research-transform-primary-care/transform/tpcbib/index.html
May 01, 2015 - AHRQ Transforming Primary Care Grants
Bibliography
This bibliography includes citations for and short summaries of the more than 50 peer-reviewed articles resulting from the AHRQ Transforming Primary Care grants as of January 1, 2015. The evidence generated from this initiative has formed a solid foundation t…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-family-engagement/pfeprimarycare/advanced-practice-guide-brochure.pdf
March 01, 2016 - Resources for Advanced Practices
Resources
for Advanced
Practices
The Guide to Improving Patient Safety
in Primary Care Settings by Engaging Patients
and Families
Table of Contents
Introduction ......................................................................1
Shared Decisionmaking .................…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/demoeval/what-we-learned/mhi-rsf.docx
June 02, 2025 - THE MEDICAL HOME INDEX:
Medical Home Index-Revised Short Form (MHI-RSF) for the National Evaluation of the CHIPRA Quality Demonstration Grant Program.
The Medical Home Index: Revised Short Form: Pediatric
Measuring the Organization and Delivery of Pediatric Primary Care for All Children, Youth, and Families
The …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/cauti-tools/archived-webinars/preventing-cauti-engaging-clinicians-051413.ppt
January 01, 2013 - Slide 1
Preventing CAUTI: Engaging Clinicians and Senior Leadership to Implement Change
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Sanjay Saint, MD, MPH
M. Todd Greene, MPH, PhD
University of Michigan Medical School
Ann Arbor VA Medical Center
Learning Objectives
Describe the methods to engage clinicians in CAUTI prevention
Describe methods to engage l…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-07/weingart2-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - Final Progress Report: Partnering With Patients To Find Adverse Events
Weingart, 1 K08 HS11644
Partnering with Patients to Find Adverse Events
Saul N. Weingart, MD, PhD
VP for Patient Safety
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, and
Associate Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
44 Binney St.
Boston, MA 02…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/factsheets/fullreports/0129references.pdf
October 23, 2013 - References
1. Jencks SF, Williams MV, Coleman EA. Rehospitalizations among patients in the
Medicare fee-for-service program. N Engl J Med. 2009;360(14):1418–1428.
2. Wick EC, Shore AD, Hirose K, Ibrahim AM, Gearhart SL, Efron J, Weiner JP, Makary MA.
Readmission rates and cost following colorectal surgery. Dis …