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2861. AHRQ Comparative Health System Initative (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/chsp/chsp-fact-sheet-0717.pdf
      October 01, 2016 - AHRQ Comparative Health System Initative Comparative Health System Performance Initiative The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) created the Comparative Health System Performance Initiative to study how health care systems promote evidence-based practices in delivering care. The initiative provid…

2862. The Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/implementation/implementation-guide/guide-cusp.html
      May 01, 2017 - Creating a Culture of Safety in the Ambulatory Surgery Environment: Implementation Guide The Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP) Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Creating a Culture of Safety in the Ambulatory Surgery Environment: Implementation Guide Overview The Comprehensiv…

2863. Get to Know Your Health Care Team Tool | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/implementation/long-term-modules/module5/tool.html
      March 01, 2017 - Get to Know Your Health Care Team Tool AHRQ Safety Program for Long-Term Care: HAIs/CAUTI Getting to know your health care team helps you get the best care possible. The members of your health care team include: You Family or friends, as you wish. Facility administrators or leaders. Di…

2864. Warm Handoffs: A Guide for Clinicians (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-family-engagement/pfeprimarycare/warm-handoff-guide-for-clinicians.pdf
      June 02, 2025 - Warm Handoffs: A Guide for Clinicians Why is it important? Communication breakdowns can result in medical errors. Warm handoffs can help address communication issues and: ■ Engage patients and families and encourage them to ask questions. ■ Allow patients to clarify or correct the information exchanged. ■…

2865. AHRQ’s Digital Healthcare Research Program Is Identifying the Technology To Advance Care Quality, Safety, and Effectiveness | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/news/blog/ahrqviews/digital-healthcare-research-program.html
      September 01, 2023 - AHRQ Views: Blog posts from AHRQ leaders AHRQ’s Digital Healthcare Research Program Is Identifying the Technology To Advance Care Quality, Safety, and Effectiveness SEP 19 2023 By Chris Dymek, Ed.D.        Chris Dymek, Ed.D. We know that digital healthcare techn…

2866. In the Spirit of Patient Safety Awareness Week, AHRQ Sharpens Its Focus on Diagnostic Safety | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/news/blog/ahrqviews/focus-diagnostic-safety.html
      March 01, 2023 - AHRQ Views: Blog posts from AHRQ leaders In the Spirit of Patient Safety Awareness Week, AHRQ Sharpens Its Focus on Diagnostic Safety MAR 15 2023 By Robert Otto Valdez, Ph.D., M.H.S.A. Robert Otto Valdez, Ph.D., M.H.S.A. In 2023, the American healthcare system rem…

2867. Evaluating the Results of a Quality Reporting Project | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/assess/what-you-evaluate/results.html
      November 01, 2018 - Evaluating the Results of a Quality Reporting Project The purpose of results- or outcome-oriented evaluation goes beyond answering the “did it work” question. To evaluate results, however, you have to be clear about what you wanted to achieve. What consumer audience were you trying to reach? What changes …

2868. Tip 7. Test a Health Care Quality Report With Your Audience | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/resources/writing/tip7.html
      November 01, 2019 - Tip 7. Test a Health Care Quality Report With Your Audience Members of your intended audience are the ones who will decide whether your report card is worth reading, and whether they can understand and use it. This means that feedback from readers is the “gold standard” of how well your report card is working…

2869. Making Adjustments to Health Care Quality Scores | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/translate/scores/adjustment-scoring.html
      January 01, 2023 - Making Adjustments to Health Care Quality Scores One of the most thorny topics in quality measurement is the adjustment of scores across different plans or providers to account for differences in the characteristics of their patients or themselves. This page reviews key issues related to adjustments to scores…

2870. Introduction | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      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 Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents AHRQ Infrastructure for Maintaining Primary Care Transformation (IMPaCT) Grants: A Synthesis Report Introduction Methods Model State Enhanc…

2871. Culture Measures | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/hai/cusp/cauti-interim/cauti-interim4b.html
      July 01, 2013 - Eliminating CAUTI: Interim Data Report Culture Measures Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Eliminating CAUTI: Interim Data Report Executive Summary Introduction and Objectives Methods Results Outcome and Process Measures Culture Measures Conclusions Catheter Util…

2872. Chapter 3. Methods | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/research/shuttered/acfselection/chapter3.html
      July 01, 2018 - Disaster Alternate Care Facilities: Report and Interactive Tools Chapter 3. Methods Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Disaster Alternate Care Facilities: Report and Interactive Tools Executive Summary Chapter 1. Objectives Chapter 2. Background Chapter 3. Methods Chapter 4. Results…

2873. Strategy 1: Working with Patients & Families as Advisors (Tool 1) (doc file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/engagingfamilies/strategy1/Strat1_Tool_1_Brochure_508.docx
      June 02, 2025 - Strategy 1: Working with Patients & Families as Advisors (Tool 1) (Brochure Back) Is being a patient and family advisor right for you? Being a patient and family advisor may be a good match with your skills and experiences if you can: Speak up and share suggestions and potential solutions to help improve hospital car…

2874. Strategy 1: Working with Patients & Families as Advisors (Tool 1) (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/engagingfamilies/strategy1/Strat1_Tool_1_Brochure_508.pdf
      June 02, 2025 - Strategy 1: Working with Patients & Families as Advisors (Tool 1) Become a Patient and Family Advisor Working Together to Help Improve Our Hospital Is being a patient and family advisor right for you? Being a patient and family advisor may be a good match with your skills and experiences if…

2875. Development of the CAHPS Health Plan Survey | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance/hp/about/Development-CAHPS-HP-Survey.html
      May 01, 2022 - Development of the CAHPS Health Plan Survey AHRQ launched the development of the CAHPS Health Plan Survey in 1995 and released the first version for public use in 1997. Since that time, the CAHPS team has clarified and updated the survey instrument several times to reflect changes in healthcare delivery, survey…

2876. EvidenceNOW Projects | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/projects/index.html
      November 01, 2024 - EvidenceNOW Projects The EvidenceNOW initiative, one of AHRQ’s solutions for  revitalizing the nation’s primary care system, uses a model of external support to help primary care practices implement the latest evidence into practice and improve their capacity for quality improvement. The EvidenceNOW model use…

2877. The National Quality Strategy: Fact Sheet | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/workingforquality/about/nqs-fact-sheets/nqs-fact-sheet-0214.html
      November 01, 2016 - The National Quality Strategy: Fact Sheet About the National Quality Strategy How the National Quality Strategy Works Who Is Responsible for the National Quality Strategy? What You Can Do The National Quality Strategy is a national effort to align public- and private-sector stakeholders to achieve…

2878. What Are Patient-Reported Measures? | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/cahps/about-cahps/patient-experience/prems-proms/index.html
      February 01, 2025 - What Are Patient-Reported Measures? Patient-Reported Experience Measures (PREMs) and Patient-Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs) are both important tools for measuring and improving quality of care.  PREMs focus on patients’ experiences with healthcare services.  PROMs focus on patients’ self-reported health stat…

2879. About the Comparative Health Systems Performance (CHSP) Initiative | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/chsp/about-chsp/index.html
      May 01, 2021 - About the Comparative Health Systems Performance (CHSP) Initiative Overview Download this fact sheet  (PDF, 103.1 KB) PCOR Grant Awards: New AHRQ-Funded Centers to Study Health Systems and Their Efforts to Disseminate Patient-Centered Outcomes Research  (June 15, 2015 press release) AHRQ Comparative Hea…

2880. EvidenceNOW Building State Capacity Profile: Alabama Cooperative (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/building-capacity/EvidenceNOW-BSC-AL-profile.pdf
      September 01, 2021 - EvidenceNOW Building State Capacity Profile: Alabama Cooperative Alabama Cooperative Project Name: Alabama Cardiovascular Cooperative Principal Investigators: Andrea L. Cherrington, MD, MPH and Elizabeth Jackson, MD, MPH, FAHA, University of Alabama at Birmingham Cooperative Partners: Alabama Department …