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• AHRQ at 20, AHRQ in 20: Looking Back to Look Ahead | Agency for Health Research and Quality
  
  Blog posts from AHRQ leaders AHRQ at 20, AHRQ in 20: Looking Back to Look Ahead NOV 20 2019 By … But AHRQ, explicitly established as the Nation’s patient safety agency, took a closer look at the safety … of Defense and borrowed and adapted tenets from the aviation industry to apply them to health care and … In that spirit, I want to start the next 20 years by asking: how do we position health services research … How can we remake health services research into an enterprise that recognizes and responds to today’s
  https://www.ahrq.gov/news/blog/ahrqviews/ahrq-20th-anniversary.html - 5k - 2020-08-01
• Priorities in Focus - Person- and Family-Centered Care | Agency for Health Research and Quality
  
  Patients and providers must work together to ensure that patients have access to appropriate and easily … to overutilize health care services and less likely to adhere to their prescribed care plans. … A 2011 study found that patient-centered primary care can lead to decreases in utilization of services … Improve patient, family, and caregiver experience of care related to quality, safety, and access across … , languages, disabilities, health literacy, and social backgrounds while delivering cost savings.
  https://www.ahrq.gov/workingforquality/reports/priorities-in-focus/priorities-in-focus-person-family-centeredcare.html - 6k - 2020-08-02
• National Steering Committee for Patient Safety | Agency for Health Research and Quality
  
  by Setting Quality Measures Child Health Care Quality Toolbox Reports and Resources Engaging Patients … create a national action plan to accelerate progress in reducing patient harm. … Committee members represent health care, policy, regulatory, and advocacy communities.  … and safety officer at the Institute for Healthcare Improvement. … https://www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/about/national-steering-committee.html   Back to Top
  https://www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/about/national-steering-committee.html - 1k - 2020-08-02
• Patient Safety | Agency for Health Research and Quality
  
  health care. 10 Patient Safety Tips for Hospitals A Fresh Look at the Data Shows Patient Safety Improving … Improve Patient Safety AHRQ Research Inspires Efforts at Banner Desert To Reduce Drug Errors in E.D … Teams AHRQ’s Simulation Dictionary: A New Tool To Support Patient Safety Efforts At New Steering Committee … , a Revitalized Commitment to Patient Safety Bridging Efforts to Improve Patient Safety and Public Health … to Improving Patient Safety in Primary Care Settings by Engaging Patients and Families Health Care
  https://www.ahrq.gov/topics/patient-safety.html - 6k - 2020-08-02
• Vitamins and Supplements | Agency for Health Research and Quality
  
  SHARE: Filter the Results Topics Información en español Topic: Vitamins and Supplements Listing of … content related to the topic Vitamins and Supplements Pediatricians Use AHRQ Report to Create New Guidelines … birth cohort, sample of a US urban low-income population. … Comparing existing resources to represent dietary supplements. … Traditional Chinese medicine for acute myocardial infarction in western medicine hospitals in China.
  https://www.ahrq.gov/topics/vitamins-and-supplements.html - 560bytes - 2020-07-10
• How To Use This Toolkit | Agency for Health Research and Quality
  
  SHARE: More topics in this section Healthcare-Associated Infections Program CUSP National Scorecard … Antibiotic Use Improving Surgical Care and Recovery Improving Your Laboratory Testing Process Mechanically … Use This Toolkit This toolkit consists of four modules to help you improve care for mechanically ventilated … materials) can be used in any order or combination, and their use should be tailored to a unit’s needs … In addition, quality improvement initiatives are built around improving processes in order to improve
  https://www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mvp/how-to-use.html - 2k - 2020-08-03
• Patients and Consumers | Agency for Health Research and Quality
  
  SHARE: Filter the Results Topics Información en español Topic: Patients and Consumers Patients & … Consumers Back to Top
  https://www.ahrq.gov/topics/patients-and-consumers.html - 123bytes - 2020-08-02
• Toolkit 2. Common Suspected Infections: Communication and Decisionmaking for Four Infections | Agency for Health Research and Quality
  
  When tested in six nursing homes in an intervention group and six in a comparison group, this toolkit … demonstrated a small reduction in prescribing in the intervention group relative to the comparison group … This toolkit includes the following tools: A Medical Care Referral Form to document information for … When considering a referral, clinicians need easy access to information required for evidence-based prescribing … (301) 427-1295 and reference the title of the document you’re trying to access.
  https://www.ahrq.gov/nhguide/toolkits/determine-whether-to-treat/toolkit2-communications-and-decisionmaking.html - 6k - 2020-08-02
• We're All on the Same Team: Slide Presentation | Agency for Health Research and Quality
  
  slide presentation made at the 2012 TeamSTEPPS National Conference. … logo, Three photographs show medical personnel at work in a hospital setting. … , and in a measured way. … Initial care in burn unit…to Psych unit. Nurse and Psych Resident (Dr. … BF continues, "You guys in psych get so worked up…I bet you consult critical care every time a patient
  https://www.ahrq.gov/teamstepps/national-meeting/2012-conference-materials/were_all_on_the_team.html - 9k - 2020-03-03
• New Guidelines for Treating Maladaptive Aggression in Youth | Agency for Health Research and Quality
  
  investigators at the Rutgers University Center for Education and Research on Mental Health Therapeutics … national health care initiatives. … "In providing our recommendations to the State of Texas, we really drew on and referenced our T-MAY research … The T-MAY research has had an impact on a national scale as well. … therapeutics; and improve quality while cutting the costs of health care.
  https://www.ahrq.gov/chain/practice-tools/behavioral-mental-health/new-guidelines-for-treating-maladaptive-aggression-in-youth.html - 9k - 2020-08-04
• The National Health Plan Collaborative: Overview of Its Origins, Accomplishments, and Lessons Learned (pdf file)
  
  access to and quality of health care.2 The formation of the NHPC in mid-2004 was one response to this … data, and improving access to and quality of language services. … operating in California provide language assistance services at all points of care to members with … data collection and provision of language services, national and State policy endeavors in these areas … Improving access to language services in health care: a look at national and State efforts.
  https://www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/publications/files/nhpceval.pdf - 75k - 2020-03-05
• Teams Preparing to Speak Up and Doing So: Slide Presentation | Agency for Health Research and Quality
  
  Slide 22 WHY → Hierarchy in Health Care. … Image: Icon of a figure standing at a podium. … Images: Three photographs show medical personnel at work in a hospital setting. … , CNOR Perioperative Services. … circle is captioned Health Care Team.
  https://www.ahrq.gov/teamstepps/national-meeting/2013-conference-materials/teams_prepearing_to_speak_up.html - 16k - 2020-03-03
• AHRQ in 2018: Laying Essential Groundwork for Improved Healthcare Quality, Better Value | Agency for Health Research and Quality
  
  health care and primary care, as well as supports efforts to implement MAT in primary care. … Improving Patient Safety and Quality of Care AHRQ’s annual National Scorecard on Hospital-Acquired Conditions … for Medicare & Medicaid Services and others are helping to make care safer. … for researchers to test promising digital health data and technology approaches aimed at improving communication … , and bringing more value to American health care.
  https://www.ahrq.gov/news/blog/ahrqviews/ahrq-in-2018.html - 6k - 2020-08-01
• VA Homelessness: Homeless Patient Aligned Care Teams | Agency for Health Research and Quality
  
  have complex medical conditions and more likely to have limited access to care, which compounds the issue … This “open-access” model allows homeless and at-risk veterans to receive primary care and housing services … Care teams at each site consist of a primary care provider, a registered nurse, social workers, and VA … in navigating a complex health care system. … , tailored health and health care services. 9 Over the last 7 years, roughly 70 percent of H-PACT enrollees
  https://www.ahrq.gov/workingforquality/priorities-in-action/va-homelessness.html - 13k - 2020-08-02
• Trends in Health Insurance at Private Employers | Agency for Health Research and Quality
  
  Employers Trends in Health Insurance at Private Employers, a statistical brief from the Medical Expenditure … employees covered by a health insurance plan offered by their employers between 2017 and 2018 (47.8 percent … The take-up rate at all firms declined from 73.5 percent to 72.4 percent between 2017 and 2018, and at … This was the first year without a significant increase in deductible levels in the 2008 to 2018 period … Select to access Trends in Health Insurance at Private Employers.
  https://www.ahrq.gov/news/trends-health-insurance.html - 2k - 2020-03-03
• How To Use the Toolkit | Agency for Health Research and Quality
  
  SHARE: More topics in this section Healthcare-Associated Infections Program CUSP National Scorecard … Antibiotic Use Improving Surgical Care and Recovery Improving Your Laboratory Testing Process Mechanically … in LTC Facilities Reducing CAUTI in Hospitals Safe Surgery Toolkit How To Use the Toolkit Materials … Adaptive work changes the attitudes, values, beliefs, and behaviors of the people who deliver care, and … Each module is designed to be delivered as part of a 1-hour subject matter expert-led presentation.
  https://www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/surgery/how-to-use.html - 3k - 2020-08-03
• Education: Patient and Caregiver | Agency for Health Research and Quality
  
  Center for Integrated Care Using AHRQ Guide in Patient Materials Taking Care of Myself: A Guide for … at San Antonio, University Health System Used AHRQ Tools With New QuestionBuilder App AHRQ Takes Exciting … (with wallet card) Related Research Studies Patient activation related to fall prevention: a multisite … Using electronic health record system triggers to target delivery of a patient-centered intervention … to improve venous thromboembolism prevention for hospitalized patients: is there a differential effect
  https://www.ahrq.gov/topics/education-patient-and-caregiver.html - 1k - 2020-08-01
• AHRQ's Role in Combating Obesity | Agency for Health Research and Quality
  
  data and measures that will help policymakers track how health care is improving and where more research … Preventive Services Task Force published a recommendation statement encouraging health providers to screen … AHRQ's National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report tracks measures such as whether health care … We look forward to collaborating with sister agencies through efforts such as the HHS Healthy Weight, … , and the Health Resources and Services Administration's Hot Topics in Health Care for Youth webinar
  https://www.ahrq.gov/news/blog/ahrqviews/ahrq-role-in-combating-obesity.html - 4k - 2020-08-02
• Treatment of Maladaptive Aggession in Youth Toolkit | Agency for Health Research and Quality
  
  and can be complex and difficult to manage. … , evidence-based approach that incorporates treatment recommendations developed at a CERTs-convened consensus … (REACH), the New York State Office of Mental Health, the University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy … , the California Department of Health Care Services, and participating national experts in the fields … this tool kit for clinicians and other health care providers who work with children and adolescents
  https://www.ahrq.gov/chain/practice-tools/behavioral-mental-health/treatment-of-maladaptive-aggression-in-youth-toolkit.html - 2k - 2020-08-04
• PatientsLikeMe | Agency for Health Research and Quality
  
  , and shared decision-making cemented the idea of patient-centered care as a key component in the delivery … of quality health care. … For these patients, access to information about their disease can be a crucial factor in improving patient … side effects like nausea and mood that are not normally captured as numbers in a health record. … Alignment to the National Quality Strategy (NQS): These efforts: Ensure that each person and family
  https://www.ahrq.gov/workingforquality/priorities-in-action/patientslikeme.html - 10k - 2020-08-02