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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/pdi/g1_pdi_availablecomprehensiveqiguides.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Available Comprehensive Quality Improvement Guides
Pediatric Toolkit for Using the AHRQ Quality Indicators
How To Improve Hospital Quality and Safety
i Tool G.1
Available Comprehensive Quality Improvement Guides
What is the purpose of this tool? This tool provides information on other quality improvement
gui…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/202503.html
March 01, 2025 - Virginia Health System Uses AHRQ Surveys on Patient Safety Culture® To Improve Quality of Care
Search All Impact Case Studies
March 2025
Riverside Health System, based in Newport News, VA, has been using the AHRQ Surveys on Patient Safety Culture ® (SOPS) for nearly a decade, administering surveys annually…
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www.ahrq.gov/funding/grantee-profiles/grtprofile-mcginn.html
January 01, 2024 - Grantee Profile
Integrating Clinical Prediction Rules into EHRs to Improve Care, Reduce Waste
Thomas McGinn, M.D., M.P.H.
Executive Vice President of Physician Enterprise
CommonSpirit Health
Thomas McGinn,
M.D., M.P.H.
“Very early on, AHRQ understood the language and the work.”
As a young…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/vtguide/index.html
February 01, 2024 - Preventing Hospital-Associated Venous Thromboembolism
Next Page
Table of Contents
Preventing Hospital-Associated Venous Thromboembolism
Preface
Executive Summary
Chapter 1. The Framework for Improvement
Chapter 2. Analyze Care Delivery
Chapter 3. Outline the Evidence and Identify Best Practi…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/surgery/8-building-core-team.docx
June 01, 2023 - AHRQ Safety Program for Improving
Surgical Care and Recovery
Core Team Form
Building Your Core Team
Purpose of this tool: To help you build a strong team that will champion and lead the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Safety Program for Improving Surgical Care and Recovery (ISCR) in your hospital.
How t…
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/promoting-use-integrated-personal-health-record-prevention/annual-summary/2010
January 01, 2010 - Promoting Use of an Integrated Personal Health Record for Prevention - 2010
Project Name
Promoting Use of an Integrated Personal Health Record for Prevention
Principal Investigator
Krist, Alexander H.
Organization
Virginia Commonwealth University
Funding Mechanism
P…
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www.ahrq.gov/healthsystemsresearch/hspc-research-study/index.html
July 01, 2021 - Health Services and Primary Care Research Study
In 2018, Congress directed the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) to commission an independent assessment of federally funded health services research (HSR) and primary care research (PCR) conducted between 2012 and 2018 to increase the impact of re…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/arrival-ambulance-explains-variation-mortality-time-admission-retrospective-study-admissions
January 29, 2018 - Study
Classic
Arrival by ambulance explains variation in mortality by time of admission: retrospective study of admissions to hospital following emergency department attendance in England.
Citation Text:
Anselmi L, Meacock R, Kristensen SR, et al. Arrival by amb…
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance/item-sets/mobility/index.html
February 01, 2021 - CAHPS Item Sets for People with Mobility Impairments
The CAHPS Item Sets for People with Mobility Impairments ask patients who have mobility impairments about their experiences with care and services from health plans and doctors’ offices. Over 11.5 million American adults age 18-64 have a mobility impairment, …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/do-variations-hospital-mortality-patterns-after-weekend-admission-reflect-reduced-quality
April 12, 2019 - Study
Classic
Do variations in hospital mortality patterns after weekend admission reflect reduced quality of care or different patient cohorts? A population-based study.
Citation Text:
Concha OP, Gallego B, Hillman K, et al. Do variations in hospital mortality …
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/trial-decision-support-improve-diabetes-outcomes/annual-summary/2008
January 01, 2008 - Trial of Decision Support to Improve Diabetes Outcomes - 2008
Project Name
Trial of Decision Support to Improve Diabetes Outcomes
Principal Investigator
Cebul, Randall
Organization
Case Western Reserve University
Funding Mechanism
RFA: HS04-012: Demonstrating the Va…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/evaluation-association-between-hospital-survey-patient-safety-culture-hsops-measures-and
December 21, 2017 - Study
Evaluation of the association between Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture (HSOPS) measures and catheter-associated infections: results of two national collaboratives.
Citation Text:
Meddings J, Reichert H, Greene T, et al. Evaluation of the association between Hospital Survey…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa/150-cusp-tip-sheet-celebrating-success.docx
October 01, 2024 - AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention
CUSP Tip Sheet:
Celebrating Success and Spreading MRSA Prevention Beyond the Unit
ICU & Non-ICU
Purpose
Recognizing success, large and small, both early on and long term is important to sustainability. Communicating success can help frontline personnel have the courage to speak …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/impact-inpatient-harms-hospital-finances-and-patient-clinical-outcomes
February 28, 2018 - Study
Classic
Impact of inpatient harms on hospital finances and patient clinical outcomes.
Citation Text:
Adler L, Yi D, Li M, et al. Impact of Inpatient Harms on Hospital Finances and Patient Clinical Outcomes. J Patient Saf. 2018;14(2):67-73. doi:10.1097/PTS.…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/coronavirus/long-covid-care-network/keck-grantee-profile.pdf
January 01, 2024 - Keck COVID Recovery Clinic Optimal Outcomes for Patients in a Comprehensive Assessment and Management Program
Geographic Service Area
Los Angeles metro area
Keck CRC will implement a new single-visit CAMP model for
patients with insurance or geographic barriers. The visit will include
consultation with the care team…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/hospital-acquired-functional-decline-and-clinical-outcomes-older-cardiac-surgical-patients
February 06, 2019 - Study
Hospital-acquired functional decline and clinical outcomes in older cardiac surgical patients: a multicenter prospective cohort study.
Citation Text:
Morisawa T, Saitoh M, Otsuka S, et al. Hospital-acquired functional decline and clinical outcomes in older cardiac surgical patients…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/coronavirus/long-covid-care-network/sparc-grantee-profile.pdf
January 01, 2024 - Supporting Patients Recovering From COVID-19 (SPaRC)
Geographic Service Area
Mid-Atlantic region
JH PACT is implementing targeted approaches for older adults and
individuals with complex needs or social risks. For older adults, the
team will use the Age-Friendly Health System, which employs the
4Ms framework—What Ma…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/association-label-drug-use-and-adverse-drug-events-adult-population
February 03, 2011 - Study
Classic
Association of off-label drug use and adverse drug events in an adult population.
Citation Text:
Eguale T, Buckeridge DL, Verma A, et al. Association of Off-label Drug Use and Adverse Drug Events in an Adult Population. JAMA Intern Med. 2016;176(1)…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-12/weinger2-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - Final Progress Report: Unexpected Clinical Events: Impact on Patient Safety
FINAL REPORT SUMMARY
Grant #: HS11375-03
Matthew B. Weinger
9/27/01 to 9/30/05
Center for Perioperative Research in Quality
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
1211 22nd Avenue South, 526 MAB
Nashville, TN 37212
Phone: 615…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/availability/chipra-237-fullreport.pdf
October 01, 2019 - Reporting of CAHPS Data Regarding Availability of Specialist Care for Children on Medicaid
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Reporting of CAHPS Data Regarding Availability of
Specialist Care for Children on Medicaid
Section 1. Basic Measure Information
1.A. Measure Name
Reporting of CAHPS Data Regarding Availability of Specialist Care for …