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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/reports/2025-annual-report/health-disparities.html
August 01, 2025 - AHRQ’s Investments in Primary Care Research for 2023 and 2024
Health Disparities
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AHRQ’s Investments in Primary Care Research for 2023 and 2024
Acknowledgements and Authors
Message from the Director of AHRQ’s National Center for Excellence in Primary Ca…
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/chartbooks/effectivetreatment/cvd.html
June 01, 2018 - Chartbook on Effective Treatment
Cardiovascular Disease
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Chartbook on Effective Treatment
Acknowledgments
Effective Treatment
Effective Treatment Trends and Measures
Cardiovascular Disease
Cancer
Chronic Kidney Disease
Diabetes
HIV and AIDS
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www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/dxsafety-culture-survey-brazil-approach.html
August 01, 2024 - Learning from AHRQ's Diagnostic Safety Culture Survey at a Tertiary Care Health System in Brazil: A Case Study
Initial Approach
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Learning from AHRQ's Diagnostic Safety Culture Survey at a Tertiary Care Health System in Brazil: A Case Study
Introduction
In…
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www.ahrq.gov/opioids/data/stat-briefs.html
February 01, 2024 - Statistical Briefs
MEPS Statistical Brief #552: Any Use and "Frequent Use" of Opioids Among Non-Elderly Adults in 2020-2021, by Socioeconomic Characteristics .
This statistical brief presents estimates of fills of prescriptions for opioid medications that are commonly used to treat pain obtained from the 2020…
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www.ahrq.gov/opioids/data/online-resources.html
October 01, 2024 - Online Resources
HCUP has developed a FastStats interactive tool and map for: Opioid Hospital Use. Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome. The FastStats tool allows you to explore and compare national or State statistics on a range of healthcare variables. Examine trends in opioid-related inpatient stays, emergency dep…
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www.ahrq.gov/teamstepps-program/curriculum/communication/tools/handoff.html
May 01, 2023 - Tool: Handoff
A handoff is a standardized method for transferring information, along with authority and responsibility, during transitions in patient care. Handoffs include the transfer of knowledge and information about the degree of uncertainty (uncertainty about diagnoses, etc.), response to treatment, recen…
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www.ahrq.gov/teamstepps-program/curriculum/communication/tools/sbar.html
November 01, 2019 - Tool: SBAR
SBAR, which stands for Situation, Background, Assessment, and Recommendation (or Request), is a structured communication framework that can help teams share information about the condition of a patient or team member or about another issue your team needs to address.
In phrasing a conversation with…
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www.ahrq.gov/teamstepps-program/curriculum/communication/tools/anticipate.html
May 01, 2023 - Tool: ANTICipate
A dministrative data
N ew clinical information
T asks to be performed
I llness severity
C ontingency plans for changes
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www.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/projects/heart-health/about/stories.html
March 01, 2021 - EvidenceNOW Stories
AHRQ’s EvidenceNOW initiative has helped more than 1,500 small-and medium-sized primary care practices across America use the latest evidence to improve delivery of primary care and heart health. One in three of these practices operates in medically underserved areas, 75 percent have five …
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www.ahrq.gov/es/sops/bibliography/index.html?page=1
January 01, 2025 - SOPS Bibliography
Browse or search for publications about the development and use of SOPS surveys and other topics related to assessing patient safety culture.
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/sustainability/training-tools/slides.html
October 01, 2020 - Sustainability Module
Slide 1: Sustainability Module
Sustainability Module
Slide 2: Learning Objectives
Image: Define sustainability.
Understand the link between sustainability and spread.
Create and implement a sustainability plan.
Establish a sustainability measurement plan.
Learn from examples …
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/care/coordination.html
November 01, 2024 - Care Coordination
Care coordination involves deliberately organizing patient care activities and sharing information among all of the participants concerned with a patient's care to achieve safer and more effective care. This means that the patient's needs and preferences are known ahead of time and communicate…
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/tools/workforce-financing/exec-summary.html
July 01, 2019 - Executive Summary
Workforce Configurations to Provide High-Quality, Comprehensive Primary Care
As the U.S. health care system seeks to reconfigure primary care to meet the needs of an aging and more complex population, environmental factors such as the advent of team care and the patient-centered …
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www.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/projects/state/how-to-guide/using-guide.html
August 01, 2024 - Developing and Sustaining State-Based Infrastructure To Support Primary Care Quality Improvement
Using This Guide
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Developing and Sustaining State-Based Infrastructure To Support Primary Care Quality Improvement
Using This Guide
1. Background and Introduc…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mvp/modules/cusp/premortem-tool.html
January 01, 2017 - Premortem Tool
AHRQ Safety Program for Mechanically Ventilated Patients
Problem Statement
Projects often fail due to many circumstances. Quality improvement programs, like the Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP) are no exception. Understanding potential barriers and complications to…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mvp/modules/cusp/structuralasst-tool.html
January 01, 2017 - Structural Assessment
AHRQ Safety Program for Mechanically Ventilated Patients
Date _____________ Hospital ________________________Unit________________________
This assessment is typically performed every 6 months. Please answer the following questions regarding your intensive care unit (ICU…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/education-bundles.html
February 01, 2019 - Educational Bundles
Toolkit To Reduce CAUTI and Other HAIs in Long-Term Care Facilities
Educational bundles provide evidence-based prevention practices and strategies to reduce catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) and other HAIs in the long-term care (LTC) setting. The bundles include slide set…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/clabsi-cauti-icu/overcome/mindsets.html
April 01, 2022 - Overcoming Mindsets
It can be difficult to address your staff’s underlying attitudes and beliefs about infection prevention practices. Many teams struggle to believe that reducing the number of infections to zero is possible or to find the passion to keep this work going. With time, effort, and shared understan…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mvp/technical-bundles-early-mobility.html
March 01, 2017 - Early Mobility
Early Mobility Guide for Reducing Ventilator-Associated Events in Mechanically Ventilated Patients ( PDF , 1 MB)
This guide provides an overview of the importance of early mobility to the mechanically ventilated patient, explains how early mobility improves patient outcomes, and assists in deve…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/clabsi-cauti-icu/overcome/functioning.html
April 01, 2022 - Team Functioning
From your first team convening where you set your unit's goals for preventing infections, to celebrating and spreading successful strategies with other units, team functioning is essential to creating and sustaining a culture of safety. Common challenges addressed by these tools are how to stru…