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www.ahrq.gov/funding/grantee-profiles/grtprofile-anger.html
January 01, 2025 - Grantee Profile
Improving the Quality of Care for Women With Urinary Incontinence
Jennifer Anger, M.D., M.P.H. Professor and Vice Chair of Research, Department of Urology University of California San Diego Health
Jennifer Anger, M.D., M.P.H.
“Even when patients were very bothered by incontinence, ne…
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance/hospital/about/dev_adult_hp_survey.html
January 01, 2025 - Development of the CAHPS Adult Hospital Survey
The CAHPS Hospital Survey was conceived first and foremost as a tool for public reporting purposes. While many hospitals already conduct some type of patient survey, CMS needed a standardized instrument that would allow consumers to compare inpatients' perspectiv…
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www.ahrq.gov/
June 12, 2025 - Explore National Hospital Care Trends
HCUP offers the largest collection of hospital care data across states, including inpatient and emergency services.
See How Americans Use Health Care
MEPS tracks medical services, costs, and coverage for U.S…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mrsa-prevention/surgery/cusp-mrsa-prevention.html
April 01, 2025 - MRSA Prevention Toolkit: Targeting SSI
The Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP) for MRSA Prevention
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Table of Contents
MRSA Prevention Toolkit: Targeting SSI
The Four Key Strategies of MRSA Prevention: Targeting SSI
MRSA and SSI Prevention Phases
The Evidence f…
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www.ahrq.gov/sdoh/data-analytics/sdoh-data.html
June 01, 2023 - Social Determinants of Health Database
Download Data
AHRQ's database on Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) was created under a project funded by the Patient Centered Outcomes Research (PCOR) Trust Fund. The purpose of this project is to create easy to use, easily linkable SDOH-focused data to use in PCOR re…
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www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/measures/understand/index.html
July 01, 2018 - Data Sources for Health Care Quality Measures
Before you decide which quality measures to report, it is helpful to know what kinds of data you will need to produce the scores for the measure. Sometimes, the data you want to report already exist because somebody else collected it. But in other cases, report spon…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/ncepcr/about/impact-stories/bridging-gaps.pdf
August 21, 2024 - Bridging Gaps and Uniting Partners to Improve Primary Care in the Commonwealth of Virginia
AHRQ Impact: The Agency for Healthcare Research
and Quality’s (AHRQ’s) investment in Heart of Virginia
Healthcare (a regional cooperative participating in
the EvidenceNOW: Advancing Heart Health Initiative)
led to addition…
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/research-transform-primary-care/transform/final-impact/tab1.html
October 01, 2015 - AHRQ Infrastructure for Maintaining Primary Care Transformation (IMPaCT) Grants: A Synthesis Report
Table 1. Summary of Model State Initiatives
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Table of Contents
AHRQ Infrastructure for Maintaining Primary Care Transformation (IMPaCT) Grants: A Synthesis Report
Introduction
Metho…
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/research-transform-primary-care/transform/profile/hudsonscholle.html
December 01, 2017 - Understanding the Transformation Experiences of Small Practices With National Committee for Quality Assurance Medical Home Recognition
Principal Investigator: Sarah Hudson Scholle, DrPH
Institution: National Committee for Quality Assurance and Health Partners Research Foundation
AHRQ Grant Number: R18 HS…
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www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/resources/design/additional-tips/index.html
December 01, 2022 - Four Tips for Designing Web-Based Health Care Quality Reports
Tip 1. Make Conservative Assumptions About the Web Skills of Report Users
Assume that some people who want to use your quality report will have limited skills and experience in visiting websites. Do your best to anticipate and address common naviga…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/primary-care/tpc/tpc-profile-berry.pdf
April 01, 2015 - Health Care Transformation Among Small Urban Practices Serving the Underserved
Health Care Transformation Among Small Urban Practices Serving the
Underserved
Principal Investigator: Carolyn Berry, PhD
Institution: New York University School of Medicine and New York City Department of
Health and Mental Hygien…
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/research-transform-primary-care/transform/profile/rittenhouse.html
October 01, 2015 - Transforming Primary Care Practice: Lessons From the New Orleans Safety Net
Principal Investigator: Diane Rittenhouse, MD
Institution: University of California, San Francisco
AHRQ Grant Number: R18 HS019139
Number and Type of Practices
This project included five primary care safet…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/events/webinars/learning_pt_narratives_053123-shaller.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Learning from Patient Narratives Through Innovative Feedback Reporting Methods Webcast - Overview of NYP Patient Narrative Reporting Project
Overview of NYP Patient Narrative
Reporting Project
Dale Shaller, MPA
Principal, Shaller Consulting Group
Acknowledgements
• NYP Team Members:
► Dan DiCello, Director, Pati…
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/crcscreeningrpt/crcscreen6.html
April 01, 2018 - Health Care Systems for Tracking Colorectal Cancer Screening Tests
6. Conclusions
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Table of Contents
Health Care Systems for Tracking Colorectal Cancer Screening Tests
Executive Summary
1. Introduction
2. Description of the Intervention
2. Description of the Interventi…
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/stpra/stpraape.html
April 01, 2018 - Proactive Risk Assessment of Surgical Site Infection in Ambulatory Surgery Centers
Appendix E. Study Parameters
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Table of Contents
Proactive Risk Assessment of Surgical Site Infection in Ambulatory Surgery Centers
Executive Summary
Chapter 1. Introduction
Chapter 2. ST-P…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/3_TK1_T5-Draft_Policies_and_Procedures_for_the_Antimicrobial_Stewardship_Program_final.pdf
October 01, 2016 - Nursing Home
Antimicrobial Stewardship Guide
Implement, Monitor, & Sustain a Program
Toolkit 1. Start an Antimicrobial Stewardship Program
Tool 5. Draft Policies and Procedures for the Antimicrobial
Stewardship Program
This tool includes a draft policy and a draft set of procedures. As needed, the antimi…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/3_TK1_T5-Draft_Policies_and_Procedures_for_the_Antimicrobial_Stewardship_Program_final.docx
October 01, 2016 - Tool 5. Draft Policies and Procedures for the Antimicrobial Stewardship Program
This tool includes a draft policy and a draft set of procedures. As needed, the antimicrobial stewardship program team should request the nursing home’s management or corporate office to help develop, review, edit, and approve all policies …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/tools-and-materials/workflow-analysis-qi.pdf
February 01, 2005 - Workflow
Workflow
Ann Lefebvre MSW, CPHQ
Associate Director, NC AHEC
North Carolina Area Health Education Centers
North Carolina Area Health Education Centers
“Every system is perfectly designed to get the
results that it gets.”
Paul Batalden, MD
North Carolina Area Health Education CentersNorth Carolina…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nursing-home/mental-health-and-emotional-wellbeing.pdf
March 01, 2022 - Best Practices for Promoting Mental Health and Emotional Well-Being Among Nursing Home Staff
Best Practices for Promoting Mental Health and
Emotional Well-Being Among Nursing Home Staff
Nursing home staff routinely face stressful and emotionally draining working co…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/quality-patient-safety/patientsafetyculture/valuewebcast-persily.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Value and Efficiency Supplemental Items for Hospitals and Medical Offices - PERSILY
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First Hand Experience:
The AHRQ Hospital Value and
Efficiency Item Set
Cynthia Persily, PhD
Chief Executive Officer
Highland Hospital
Charleston, West Virginia
cpersily@highlandhosp.com
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