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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/940.html
December 01, 2024 - AHRQ-Funded Studies Consider Tramadol Use and Safety Trends
Issue Number
940
AHRQ News Now is a weekly newsletter that highlights agency research and program activities.
December 3, 2024
AHRQ Stats: Trends in Severe Maternal Morbidity The rate of severe maternal morbidity increased 40 percent between 20…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/933.html
October 01, 2024 - AHRQ Views: Taking Needed Steps To Strengthen Primary Care
Issue Number
933
AHRQ News Now is a weekly newsletter that highlights agency research and program activities.
October 15, 2024
AHRQ Stats: In-Hospital Sepsis Mortality by Hospital Type The in-hospital mortality rate for sepsis stays that did not…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/967.html
July 01, 2025 - Many Pediatric Pneumonia Patients Receive Antibiotics Outside of Guidelines
Issue Number
967
AHRQ News Now is a weekly newsletter that highlights agency research and program activities.
July 22, 2025
Today’s Headlines: Many Pediatric Pneumonia Patients Receive Antibiotics Outside of Guidelines . Adult P…
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/quality-improvement/improvement-guide/6-strategies-for-improving/access/strategy6a-openaccess.html
March 01, 2020 - Strategy 6A: Open Access Scheduling for Routine and Urgent Appointments
Contents
6.A.1. The Problem
6.A.2. The Intervention
6.A.3. Benefits of This Model
6.A.4. Implementation of This Model
6.A.5. Challenges of This Model
6.A.6. Examples
References
Download Strategy 6A:
Open Access Sch…
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/news-and-events/events/webinar-091019.html
November 01, 2019 - Developing Invitation Messages That Increase CAHPS Survey Response Rates
September 10, 2019
Summary
Speakers
Recording
Transcript
Related Materials
Summary
This AHRQ webcast examined how wording changes in emailed and mailed survey invitations can increase participation in CAHPS patient experi…
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www.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/projects/urinary/resources.html
August 01, 2025 - Tools and Resources to Help Improve Urinary Incontinence Care for Women
The EvidenceNOW: Managing Urinary Incontinence (MUI) program produced an environmental scan that includes existing evidence and tools to inform nonsurgical treatment of urinary incontinence of women in primary care. In addition, MUI grantee…
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www.ahrq.gov/data/infographics/brain-injury.html
May 01, 2020 - Sports-Related Traumatic Brain Injuries Among Children, 2017
Sports-Related Traumatic Brain Injuries Among Children, 2017 (PDF, 1.8 MB)
Source: Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project Statistical Brief #255, Inpatient Stays and Emergency Department Visits Involving Traumatic Brain Injury, 2017 . Vi…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/blog/ahrqviews/consumer-experience-measurement.html
September 01, 2023 - AHRQ Views: Blog posts from AHRQ leaders
Advancing the Impact of Consumer Experience of Care Measurement: What’s Next?
SEP
26
2023
By
Members of AHRQ’s National Advisory Council:
Komal Bajaj, M.D., M.S.-H.P.Ed., and
Elizabeth Mort, M.D., M.P.H.
Editor’s Note: This AHRQ Vi…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/blog/ahrqviews/lhs-scientist-training.html
January 01, 2024 - AHRQ Views: Blog posts from AHRQ leaders
AHRQ and PCORI Invest in Learning Health Systems Scientist Training
JAN
23
2024
By
Robert Otto Valdez, Ph.D., M.H.S.A.
and Nakela L. Cook, M.D., M.P.H.
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) and the Patient-Centered Out…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/blog/ahrqviews/portrait-of-sepsis.html
September 01, 2024 - AHRQ Views: Blog posts from AHRQ leaders
AHRQ’s Portrait of Sepsis Reveals Its Alarming Human Toll
SEP
27
2024
By
Robert Otto Valdez, Ph.D., M.H.S.A., and
Pamela Owens, Ph.D.
The human suffering caused by sepsis is shocking. New AHRQ analyses show that in 2021, more than 2 m…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/reports/safer-together.html
January 01, 2025 - Safer Together: A National Action Plan to Advance Patient Safety
Safer Together: A National Action Plan to Advance Patient Safety illuminates the collective insights of the 27 member organizations of the National Steering Committee for Patient Safety (NSC), convened in 2018 by the Institute for Healthcare Impr…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mrsa-prevention/surgery/operationalizing-prevention-program.html
June 01, 2025 - MRSA Prevention Toolkit: Targeting SSI
Guides and Resources for Operationalizing Your MRSA and SSI Prevention Program
Previous Page
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/patient-safety/settings/emergency-dept/index.html
July 01, 2025 - AHRQ's Quality & Patient Safety Programs by Setting: Emergency Department
Design Guidelines for Trauma Rooms is an evidence-based set of recommendations covering 27 key design elements for trauma room and trauma center design planning. These actionable insights support architects, clinicians, and policymakers …
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/news-events/summit-research-2020/index.html
March 01, 2021 - AHRQ Summit and Roundtable on Research Priorities for Patient Safety Improvement
In late 2020, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) hosted two virtual meetings focused on patient safety research. During the AHRQ Summit and Roundtable on Research Priorities for Patient Safety Improvement, the …
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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
Previous Page Next Page
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/patient-safety/reports/healthaffairs.html
March 01, 2019 - AHRQ-Funded Patient Safety Research Featured in Health Affairs
AHRQ-funded research studies focused on critical aspects of patient safety and health information technology were published in a November 2018 patient safety-themed issue of Health Affairs . As part of its commitment to lead patient-safety efforts …
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mrsa-prevention/toolkit/cusp.html
October 01, 2024 - MRSA Prevention Toolkit: ICUs & Non-ICUs
The Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP) for MRSA Prevention
Previous Page Next Page
Table of Contents
MRSA Prevention Toolkit: ICUs & Non-ICUs
The Four Key Strategies of MRSA Prevention
The Importance of MRSA Prevention
Decolonization
Tools…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/ambulatory/index.html
June 01, 2025 - AHRQ's Quality & Patient Safety Programs by Setting: Ambulatory Care
Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC) Survey on Patient Safety Culture is a staff-administered survey that helps ambulatory surgery centers assess how their staff perceive various aspects of safety culture. CAHPS ® Clinician & Group Survey was de…
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www.ahrq.gov/funding/grantee-profiles/grtprofile-kho.html
April 01, 2023 - Grantee Profile
Disseminating Evidence-based Strategies to Improve Primary Care Delivery
Abel Kho, M.D., M.S.
Professor, Feinberg School of Medicine
Northwestern University
Abel Kho, M.D., M.S.
“With AHRQ funding, I have built infrastructure to provide primary care practices with effective …
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www.ahrq.gov/data/infographics/state-compare.html
April 01, 2018 - Health Care Quality: How Does Your State Compare?
[D] Text Description
Health Care Quality: How Does Your State Compare? (PDF, 128 KB)
Source: National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports, State View