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www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/ideas-project/engage-patients-toolkit.html
July 01, 2025 - Toolkit for Engaging Patients To Improve Diagnostic Safety – Enrollment Closed
As part of the Implementing Diagnostic Excellence Across Systems (IDEAS) project, RAND recruited healthcare sites that have clinicians who can commit to using a diagnostic safety tool to improve patient engagement. The Toolkit for En…
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www.ahrq.gov/pqmp/measures/timely-fluid-bolus.html
August 01, 2021 - Timely fluid bolus for children with severe sepsis or septic shock
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, 260 KB)
Measure Technical Specifications and Other Suppo…
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/tools/workforce-financing/index.html
July 01, 2019 - Workforce Configurations to Provide High-Quality, Comprehensive Primary Care
This project presents findings on how to configure and
pay for the workforce that is needed to deliver fully comprehensive,
high-quality primary care across the U.S. population.
White Paper
White Paper: Redefining Primary Car…
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www.ahrq.gov/pqmp/measures/protocol-identifying-treating.html
August 01, 2021 - Protocol for identifying and treating children with sepsis syndrome in the emergency department
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, 210.4 KB)
Measure Technical…
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www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/research/grants-2022.html
August 01, 2025 - Diagnostic Safety Centers of Excellence Grants Awarded in FY 2022
In fiscal year 2022, Congress authorized funding to support AHRQ's research to address failures in the diagnostic process, which may include the establishment of Research Centers of Diagnostic Excellence to develop systems, measures, and new tech…
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www.ahrq.gov/sops/surveys/hospital/supplemental-items/health-it.html
December 01, 2024 - Health IT Patient Safety Supplemental Items for the SOPS Hospital Survey
The AHRQ Surveys on Patient Safety Culture® (SOPS®) Health Information Technology (Health IT) Patient Safety Supplemental Items for hospitals were designed for use with the core SOPS Hospital Survey to help hospitals assess the extent …
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www.ahrq.gov/teamstepps-program/resources/additional/cus-words.html
July 01, 2023 - TeamSTEPPS Video: Limited English Proficiency Safety: CUS Words
YouTube embedded video: https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/ny1kr93_sKk
TeamSTEPPS: Limited English Proficiency Safety: CUS Words (46 seconds)
Using plain language to describe specific procedures can help patients understand whether they…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/blog/ahrqviews/2st-century-ai.html
October 01, 2024 - AHRQ Views: Blog posts from AHRQ leaders
Healthcare’s Next Technological Frontier: 21st Century Artificial Intelligence
OCT
24
2024
By
Robert Otto Valdez, Ph.D., M.H.S.A.;
Chris Dymek, Ed.D.; and
Kevin Chaney, M.G.S.
In recent days, we at AHRQ have been excited by the ent…
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www.ahrq.gov/patients-consumers/care-planning/errors/5steps/cincorecsp.html
September 01, 2014 - Cinco recomendaciones para recibir una mejor atención médica
La seguridad de pacientes es uno de los desafíos de sanidad más grande de los Estados Unidos. Un informe del Instituto de Medicina (Institute of Medicine) declara que aproximadamente entre 44,000 a 98,000 personas mueren anualmente en hosp…
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/care/coordination/quality/index.html
July 01, 2016 - Care Coordination Quality Measure for Primary Care (CCQM-PC)
The Care Coordination Quality Measure for Primary Care (CCQM-PC) is a survey of adult patients’ experiences with care coordination in primary care settings. The CCQM-PC builds on previous AHRQ work to develop a conceptual framework for care coordinati…
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www.ahrq.gov/teamstepps-program/resources/additional/cus-sbar-rural-clinic.html
August 01, 2023 - TeamSTEPPS Video: Using CUS and SBAR in Rural Community Clinic
YouTube embedded video: https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/Gg05ho-Xrf8
TeamSTEPPS: Using CUS and SBAR in Rural Community Clinic (2:25)
This video, created by the University of Alabama Birmingham Medical Center, demonstrates the use of th…
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www.ahrq.gov/funding/grantee-profiles/grtprofile-mahler.html
June 01, 2024 - Maximizing Safety, Value, and Patient Preferences for Treating Chest Pain
Simon A. Mahler, M.D. Professor and Vice chair of Research Wake Forest University School of Medicine Department of Emergency Medicine Simon A. Mahler, M.D. “We need to attend to… patients in a way that is both safe and patient-centered.”…
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www.ahrq.gov/teamstepps-program/resources/additional/cus-teachback.html
August 01, 2023 - TeamSTEPPS Video: Applying CUS and Teach Back in Inpatient Setting
YouTube embedded video: https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/M-w9wFEuPFc
TeamSTEPPS: Applying CUS and Teach Back in Inpatient Setting (5:07)
This video, created by the University of Rochester Medical Center, demonstrates the use of the…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/ontime/fallspx/index.html
February 01, 2018 - AHRQ’s Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Falls Prevention
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) created On-Time Falls Prevention to help nursing homes with electronic medical records identify residents at risk for falls. The tools are designed to help a multidisciplinary nursing home tea…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/match/index.html
April 01, 2023 - Medications at Transitions and Clinical Handoffs (MATCH) Toolkit for Medication Reconciliation
Next Page
Table of Contents
Medications at Transitions and Clinical Handoffs (MATCH) Toolkit for Medication Reconciliation
Introduction
Chapter 1. Building the Project Foundation: Gaining Leadership Supp…
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www.ahrq.gov/policymakers/chipra/video/webinar0512.html
June 01, 2015 - Care Coordination Measures for Children With Medical Complexity: CHIPRA Webinar
This 90-minute Webinar discusses a new set of measures of care coordination for children with medical complexity, called the Family Experience with Coordination of Care Survey. It features a presentation by Rita Mangione-Smith, M.D.…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/blog/ahrqviews/delivery-primary-care.html
November 01, 2022 - AHRQ Views: Blog posts from AHRQ leaders
AHRQ’s Research and Tools Help Transform Delivery of Primary Care
NOV
7
2022
By
Tess
Miller,
Dr.P.H.
The unprecedented challenges of COVID-19 underscored the vital role played by the Nation’s vast network of primary care practices—a…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/951.html
March 01, 2025 - AHRQ Report Identifies Strategies To Reduce Emergency Department Boarding
Issue Number
951
AHRQ News Now is a weekly newsletter that highlights agency research and program activities.
March 25, 2025
AHRQ Stats: MRSA Rates by Payer Type The rate of MRSA diagnoses on admission among expected self-pay hosp…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/948.html
March 01, 2025 - Use of Copper-Infused Surfaces Reduces Clostridioides difficile Spores
Issue Number
948
AHRQ News Now is a weekly newsletter that highlights agency research and program activities.
March 4, 2025
AHRQ Stats: Insurance Types Associated With Transportation Issues In 2021, 7.9 percent of adults on Medicare …
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/965.html
July 01, 2025 - New Guideline Illuminates Path for Managing Genitourinary Syndrome of Menopause
Issue Number
965
AHRQ News Now is a weekly newsletter that highlights agency research and program activities.
July 8, 2025
Today’s Headlines: New Guideline Illuminates Path for Managing Genitourinary Syndrome of Menopause . …