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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/standalone_psi_casestudy.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Hospital Expands Use of AHRQ’s QI Toolkit To Improve Patient Safety Measures Prioritized by Medicare
Hospital Expands Use of AHRQ’s QI Toolkit To Improve Patient Safety
Measures Prioritized by Medicare
Abstract
Hospital
Harborview Medical Center (HMC),
a large, level I trauma center in
Seattle, Washington
L…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/c1_combo_prioritizationworksheetinstructions.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Prioritization Worksheet
Toolkit for Using the AHRQ Quality Indicators
How To Improve Hospital Quality and Safety
i Tool C.1
Prioritization Worksheet
What is the purpose of this tool? In today’s health care world, hospitals are required to take on
more responsibility than ever. With many different competing p…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/data/AHRQ-Physician-and-Physician-Practice-Research-Database-3P-RD-FINAL.pdf
February 08, 2023 - AHRQ Physician and Physician Practice Research Database (3P-RD)
Physician and Physician Practice
Research Database (3P-RD)
Herbert S. Wong, Ph.D.
Zeynal Karaca, Ph.D.
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
AcademyHealth – HWTAC Webinar ♦ February 8, 2023
Agenda
• …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/chsp/data/chsp-brief2-us-health-system-characteristics-2016.pdf
January 01, 2016 - Variation in Health System Characteristics Across States, 2016
1
U.S. Health System Characteristics, 2016
*This analysis is based on AHRQ’s Compendium of U.S. Health Systems, 2016. Developed as part of the Comparative Health System Performance
(CHSP) Initiative, the Compendium is a resource for data and research o…
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www.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/projects/heart-health/evidence/blood-pressure.html
March 01, 2021 - Blood Pressure Control Evidence and Resources
High blood pressure is a major risk factor for heart attack, heart failure, stroke and chronic kidney disease. High blood pressure is very common, affecting about 30 percent of adults in the United States. In 2013, high blood pressure was the main or a contributing…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/chsp/data/chsp-brief1-snapshot-of-us-health-systems-2016.pdf
January 01, 2016 - Snapshot of U.S. Health Systems, 2016
1
Snapshot of U.S. Health Systems, 2016
Comparative
Health System
Performance
Initiative
Note: The hospital figures represent all non-Federal general acute care hospitals in the United States.
By the end of 2016, there were 626 health systems* in the United States.
Agen…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/chsp/compendium/2022-os-linkage-techdoc-rev.pdf
January 01, 2022 - Compendium of U.S. Health Systems, 2022, Hospital Linkage File, Technical Documentation
Comparative Health System Performance
Initiative: Compendium of U.S. Health Systems,
2022, Outpatient Site Linkage File, Technical
Documentation
Prepared for:
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
U.S. De…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patientsafetyculture/medical-office/mowebinar_2014/mowebinar_2014transcript.pdf
January 01, 2014 - Success Stories from the AHRQ Medical Office Survey on Patient Safety Culture Webinar Transcript
Success Stories from the AHRQ Medical Office Survey on Patient Safety Culture
September 16, 2014 – Webinar Transcript
Speakers
Theresa Famolaro, MPS, Database Manager, AHRQ Surveys on Patient Safety Culture, Westat, …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/quality-improvement/improvement-guide/4-approach-qi-process/cahps-section-4-ways-to-approach-qi-process.pdf
May 17, 2017 - The CAHPS Ambulatory Care Improvement Guide: Ways to Approach the Quality Improvement Process
The CAHPS Ambulatory Care
Improvement Guide
Practical Strategies for Improving Patient Experience
Section 4: Ways to Approach the Quality Improvement
Process
Visit the AHRQ Website for the full Guide.
May 2017 (upda…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa/017-contact-precautions-webinar-slides-notes.docx
October 01, 2024 - Contact Precautions for MRSA Prevention - Webinar slide notes
AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention
Contact Precautions for MRSA Prevention
ICU & Non-ICU
Slide Title and Commentary
Slide Number and Slide
Contact Precautions for MRSA Prevention
SAY:
Welcome to this presentation on contact isolation precautions t…
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www.ahrq.gov/policymakers/chipra/demoeval/what-we-learned/highlight03.html
August 01, 2013 - How are CHIPRA Quality Demonstration States working to improve adolescent health care?
Evaluation Highlight No. 3
Authors: Rachel Burton, Ian Hill, and Kelly Devers
Contents
Key Messages
Background
Findings
Conclusions
Implications
Learn More
Endnotes
The CHIPRA Quality Demonstra…
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www.ahrq.gov/policymakers/chipra/demoeval/what-we-learned/highlight12.html
May 01, 2015 - How are CHIPRA quality demonstration States improving perinatal care?
Evaluation Highlight No. 12
Authors: Ellen Albritton and Dana Petersen
Contents
Key Messages
Background
Findings
Conclusion
Implications
Learn More
Endnotes
The CHIPRA Quality Demonstration Grant Program
In Feb…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/sirio-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - Final Progress Report: Enhanced Patient Safety Intervention to Optimize Medical (EPITOME)
Enhanced Patient Safety Intervention to Optimize Medical (EPITOME)
Carl A. Sirio, MD
Principal Investigator
Team Members:
Robert Weber, RPh, MS, Co-Investigator
Wishwa Kapoor, MD, Co-Investigator
Mark Roberts, MD, MRP, Co-…
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/iomracereport/reldata4a.html
May 01, 2018 - Race, Ethnicity, and Language Data: Standardization for Health Care Quality Improvement
Chapter 4: Defining Language Need and Categories for Collection (cont.)
Previous Page Next Page
Table of Contents
Race, Ethnicity, and Language Data: Standardization for Health Care Quality Improvement
Summary …
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www.ahrq.gov/practiceimprovement/delivery-initiative/redesigningprimaryhealthcareteams.html
November 01, 2017 - Redesigning Primary Health Care Teams for Population Health and Quality Improvement
Executive Summary
Over a 3-year period, Penobscot Community Health Care implemented a primary care transformation initiative that redesigned its care teams and their workflows. Under this "Delegate Model," Penobsco…
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/iomracereport/reldata6.html
May 01, 2018 - Race, Ethnicity, and Language Data: Standardization for Health Care Quality Improvement
6. Implementation
Previous Page Next Page
Table of Contents
Race, Ethnicity, and Language Data: Standardization for Health Care Quality Improvement
Summary
Reviewers
1. Introduction
2. Evidence of Dispari…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol1/Advances-Faltz_56.pdf
March 27, 2008 - The New York Model: Root Cause Analysis Driving Patient Safety Initiative to Ensure Correct Surgical and Invasive Procedures
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The New York Model: Root Cause Analysis
Driving Patient Safety Initiative to Ensure
Correct Surgical and Invasive Procedures
Lawrence L. Faltz, MD, FACP; John N. Morley, MD, FACP…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/surveys/medical-office/Medical-Office-Users-Guide-2021.pdf
January 01, 2021 - AHRQ Medical Office Survey on Patient Safety Culture: User’s Guide
USER’S GUIDE
MEDICAL
OFFICE
SURVEY
ON PATIENT
SAFETY
CULTURE
PATIENT
SAFETY
AHRQ Medical Office Survey on
Patient Safety Culture: User’s Guide
Prepared for:
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
U.S. Department of Health and Human …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-family-engagement/pfeprimarycare/medicinelist-barriers-postcard-final508.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Overcoming Barriers to Medicine Adherence
Overcoming Barriers to
Medicine Adherence
What Patients Might Say Possible Solutions
My medicine makes me
feel sick.
Prescribe a substitute medication;
change the dose.
I feel fine. I don’t need
any medicine.
Explain in plain language how the
medicine affects the bo…
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