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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance/hp/about/survey-measures.htmlSeptember 01, 2020 - CAHPS Health Plan Survey 5.0 Measures For more information: Patient Experience Measures from the CAHPS Health Plan Survey (PDF, 308 KB) Getting Needed Care Q9 Easy for respondent to get necessary care, tests, or treatment Q18 Respondent got appointment with specialists as soon as needed …
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www.ahrq.gov/prevention/guidelines/tobacco/index.htmlFebruary 01, 2020 - Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence: 2008 Update This update will make an important contribution to the quality of care in the United States and to the health of the American people. For Clinicians All health care providers, especially those with direct patient contact, have a unique opportunity to he…
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www.ahrq.gov/npsd/quality-patient-safety/index.htmlAugust 01, 2020 - What is the NPSD’s Role in Quality and Patient Safety? By enabling providers, PSOs, and, eventually others to contribute nonidentifiable patient safety data to the NPSD, the stage has been set for breakthroughs in our understanding of how best to improve patient safety. The NPSD will facilitate the aggregation …
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/tools/obesity-kit/obtoolkit2.htmlMarch 01, 2014 - Community Connections: Linking Primary Care Patients to Local Resources for Better Management of Obesity Chapter 2. Background: Case for Community Linkages Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Community Connections: Linking Primary Care Patients to Local Resources for Better Management of Obesi…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/abate/index.htmlMarch 01, 2022 - Toolkit for Decolonization of Non-ICU Patients With Devices This toolkit can help hospital infection prevention programs implement a decolonization protocol that was found to reduce bloodstream infections by more than 30 percent in adult inpatients who were not in intensive care units (ICUs) and who had specifi…
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www.ahrq.gov/data/visualizations/prevalence-fh-mfd.htmlOctober 01, 2023 - Prevalence of Abnormal Lipid Levels in Children and Adolescents This interactive visualization displays the prevalence of abnormal lipid levels among cohorts of children. The prevalence data can be filtered by the condition of interest (familial hypercholesterolemia or multifactorial dyslipidemia), type of li…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mvp/index.htmlAugust 01, 2017 - Toolkit To Improve Safety for Mechanically Ventilated Patients The Toolkit To Improve Safety for Mechanically Ventilated Patients helps hospitals make care safer for mechanically ventilated patients in intensive care units (ICUs). ICU staff can use the toolkit to apply the proven principles and methods of AHR…
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www.ahrq.gov/pcor/strategic-framework/investments.htmlJuly 01, 2023 - Focusing on Health Equity in AHRQ's PCORTF Investments Previous Page Next Page Applying a Health Equity Lens Health equity is essential to all areas of the framework. The magnifying glass signifies AHRQ’s commitment to using an equity lens through which to design and drive the implementation of t…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/patient-safety-resources/cli-checklist/index.htmlFebruary 01, 2024 - Central Line Insertion Care Team Checklist This checklist provides sequential critical steps that have shown to reduce central line-associated infections. Clinicians can take steps to prevent central line-associated infections. This checklist from Johns Hopkins Medicine provides critical steps that have been …
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/reports/grants-transform/bibliography/index.htmlFebruary 01, 2017 - AHRQ Transforming Primary Care Grants Bibliography This bibliography includes citations for and short summaries of the more than 50 peer-reviewed articles resulting from the AHRQ Transforming Primary Care grants as of January 1, 2015. The evidence generated from this initiative has formed a solid foundation tha…
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/reports/2024-annual-report/index.htmlJuly 01, 2025 - Investments in Primary Care Research for 2021 and 2022 Next Page Table of Contents Investments in Primary Care Research for 2021 and 2022 Acknowledgments and Authors Message from the Acting Director of AHRQ's National Center for Excellence in Primary Care Research About This Report 1. Backgrou…
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www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/tools/engaging-patients-improve.htmlApril 01, 2025 - Toolkit for Engaging Patients To Improve Diagnostic Safety Diagnostic errors occur in all care settings and one in three patients will experience a diagnostic error firsthand. Research suggests that communication breakdowns during the patient-provider encounter are a leading contributor to diagnostic errors. …
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www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/research/grants-2019.htmlMarch 01, 2024 - Diagnostic Safety Grants Awarded in FY 2019 Congress authorized $2 million in fiscal year 2019 for AHRQ to initiate a research agenda to understand and solve the problem of diagnostic errors. In 2019, AHRQ awarded the four grants below that will more precisely define the scope of diagnostic errors. Utility o…
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www.ahrq.gov/pqmp/measures/timely-blood-culture.htmlAugust 01, 2021 - Timely blood culture for children with sepsis syndrome Measure Domain: Management of Acute Conditions Measure Sub-Domain: Pediatric Sepsis Syndrome PQMP COE: Q-METRIC Associated NQF # and Name: None Products: Full Report (PDF, 281 KB) Measure Technical Specifications and Other Supporting Docume…
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www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/ideas-project/index.htmlJuly 01, 2025 - Implementing Diagnostic Excellence Across Systems (IDEAS) Take part in a national study to evaluate the impact of resources intended to help prevent diagnostic safety events. Diagnostic safety events are common and pervasive across all healthcare settings, contributing to preventable harm in one in 20 outpatien…
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/news-and-events/podcasts/measure-patient-experience-podcast.htmlMarch 01, 2017 - How CAHPS Surveys Measure Patient Experience Susan Edgman-Levitan, PA Executive Director, John D. Stoeckle Center for Primary Care Innovation Massachusetts General Hospital Are patient experience and patient satisfaction one and the same? How do CAHPS surveys measure patients’ experiences with the…
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www.ahrq.gov/topics/comprehensive-unit-based-safety-program-cusp.htmlTopic: Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP) The Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP) is a method that can help clinical teams make care safer by combining improved teamwork, clinical best practices, and the science of safety. The Core CUSP toolkit gives clinical teams the training resources and to…
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Help Prescribing Clinicians Choose the Right Antibiotic | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
www.ahrq.gov/nhguide/toolkits/help-clinicians-choose-the-right-antibiotic/index.htmlOctober 01, 2016 - Help Prescribing Clinicians Choose the Right Antibiotic Toolkit 1. Working With a Lab To Improve Antibiotic Prescribing Toolkit 2. Using Nursing Home Antibiograms To Choose the Right Antibiotic (Concise Antibiogram Toolkit) Toolkit 3. The Nursing Home Antibiogram Program Toolkit: How To Develop and Implem… -
www.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/tools/oars-model.htmlNovember 01, 2018 - Building Rapport with Patients: OARS Communication Skills Resource: The OARS Model: Essential Communication Skills This short tool describes OARS—a set of verbal and non-verbal communication skills that helps clinicians and educators in primary care practices to engage and build rapport with patients and a…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cusp/videos/04f-tech-teamwork/index.htmlJune 01, 2018 - Principles of Safe Design Apply to Technical and Teamwork CUSP Toolkit The CUSP toolkit includes training tools to make care safer by improving the foundation of how your physicians, nurses, and other clinical team members work together. These videos reinforce the material presented in each module of the CUSP…
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