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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/engagingfamilies/strategy4/Strat4_Tool_3_Physician_HO_508.docx
January 01, 2010 - Strategy 4: IDEA Discharge Planning (Tool 3)
Strategy 4: IDEAL Discharge Planning (Tool 3)
Improving Discharge Outcomes with Patients and Families
Strategy 1: Working with Patients & Families as Advisors
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Strategy 4: IDEAL Discharge Planning (Tool 3)
O Guide to Patient and Family …
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/press-releases/new-national-healthcare-safety-dashboard.html
December 01, 2024 - New Dashboard to Track Progress Toward 50 Percent Reduction in Patient and Workforce Harm
Press Release Date: December 5, 2024
Today, the National Action Alliance for Patient and Workforce Safety (NAA) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) launched the National Healthcare Safety Dashboard ,…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/press-releases/state-based-health-extension-cooperatives.html
September 01, 2024 - AHRQ Announces Historic Funding Opportunities to Establish State-based Solutions to Accelerate Health Care Improvement
Press Release Date: September 9, 2024
Today, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced a Notice of Funding Opportu…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/blog/ahrqviews/focus-diagnostic-safety.html
March 01, 2023 - AHRQ Views: Blog posts from AHRQ leaders
In the Spirit of Patient Safety Awareness Week, AHRQ Sharpens Its Focus on Diagnostic Safety
MAR
15
2023
By
Robert Otto
Valdez,
Ph.D., M.H.S.A.
Robert Otto Valdez, Ph.D., M.H.S.A.
In 2023, the American healthcare system rem…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/pdi/c2_pdi_prioritizationworksheetexample.pdf
June 02, 2025 - C2 Prioritization Worksheet Example
AHRQ Quality Indicators Toolkit
Prepared by RAND and UHC for AHRQ Tool C.1
Volume of
Cases at
Risk
Cost of Single
Event
Total Cost
Cost To
Implement
Penalties and
Incentives
Proxies for Cost
Strategic
Alignment
External
Mandates
Public
Perception
Executive-
Lev…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/events/webinars/hcbs-webcast-051623-brown.pdf
June 02, 2025 - HCBS CAHPS Survey Database: What You Need to Know - BROWN
Looking Forward: HCBS
Quality Measures Alignment
and HCBS CAHPS® Survey
Melanie Brown, PhD, Technical Director
Division of Community Systems Transformation, Disabled and Elderly Health
Programs Group, Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services, Centers for Medic…
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www.ahrq.gov/prevention/resources/chronic-care/ccrm-atlas-suppl/ccrm-apptabA-16.html
October 01, 2013 - Potential Measures for Clinical-Community Relationships
A-16. Measure 13: Clinician discussion of treatment plan with patients or family caregivers (ASCP Physician Survey)
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Table of Contents
Potential Measures for Clinical-Community Relationships
Acknowledgements
Executive…
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www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/assess/what-you-evaluate/results.html
November 01, 2018 - Evaluating the Results of a Quality Reporting Project
The purpose of results- or outcome-oriented evaluation goes beyond answering the “did it work” question. To evaluate results, however, you have to be clear about what you wanted to achieve.
What consumer audience were you trying to reach?
What changes …
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www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/translate/scores/adjustment-scoring.html
January 01, 2023 - Making Adjustments to Health Care Quality Scores
One of the most thorny topics in quality measurement is the adjustment of scores across different plans or providers to account for differences in the characteristics of their patients or themselves. This page reviews key issues related to adjustments to scores…
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www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/resources/design/testing.html
September 01, 2019 - Testing the Design of a Quality Report By Getting User Feedback
User testing with people who represent your intended audience is the best way to ensure that your report design is clear and effective.
Use Interviews To Collect Feedback From Users
For most purposes, you will learn much more from users if you …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/events/webinars/recent-insights-webcast-elliott.pdf
July 01, 2013 - AHRQ Webcast Recent Insights into CAHPS Survey Modes and Response Rates - Elliott
Intensive Efforts Can Drive Healthcare Survey
Response Rates over 50%
Marc N. Elliott, RAND
Sara L. Toomey, Boston’s Children Hospital & Harvard
David J. Klein, RAND
Julie A. Brown, RAND
Alan M. Zaslavsky, Harvard
Mark A. Schuster, …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/events/20160315/debra-rosen-slides.pdf
March 15, 2016 - Strategies for Improving CAHPS Clinician & Group (CG-CAHPS) Survey Scores
Improving CG-CAHPS
Scores in a Federally
Qualified Health Center
Presented By
Debra Rosen, RN, MPH
Director, Quality & Health Education
“Strategies for Improving CAHPS Clinician & Group (CG-CAHPS) Survey Scores”
A Webcast Pres…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cusp/cauti-interim/cauti-interim4b.html
July 01, 2013 - Eliminating CAUTI: Interim Data Report
Culture Measures
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Table of Contents
Eliminating CAUTI: Interim Data Report
Executive Summary
Introduction and Objectives
Methods
Results
Outcome and Process Measures
Culture Measures
Conclusions
Catheter Util…
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/crctoolkit/crctool4d2.html
April 01, 2018 - Tracking and Improving Screening for Colorectal Cancer Intervention
4.d-2 Reminder Letter to Patients (Version 2—Request Card) (incl. Spanish)
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Table of Contents
Tracking and Improving Screening for Colorectal Cancer Intervention
I. Introduction
II. Background
III. Inter…
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/crctoolkit/crctool4d1.html
April 01, 2018 - Tracking and Improving Screening for Colorectal Cancer Intervention
4.d-1 Reminder Letter to Patients (Version 1—Kit Enclosed) (incl. Spanish)
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Table of Contents
Tracking and Improving Screening for Colorectal Cancer Intervention
I. Introduction
II. Background
III. Inter…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/candor/modules/guide4/apd.html
August 01, 2022 - Event Investigation and Analysis Guide: Appendix D
CANDOR Tool
PROCESS
QUESTIONS TO REVIEW
Y/N
CONTRIBUTING OR CAUSAL FACTOR Y/N
FINDINGS /
COMMENTS
COMMUNICATION
Did all caregivers have access to all pertinent information needed to make the best decisions for the patient? (e.g.,…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/cahps-database/about/CAHPS-Database-Brief_01_2014.pdf
January 01, 2014 - The CAHPS Database
The CAHPS Database
The CAHPS Database is funded by
the U.S. Agency for Healthcare
Research and Quality (AHRQ) to
support the use of the Consumer
Assessment of Healthcare Providers
and Systems (CAHPS®) patient
experience surveys by health plans,
medical groups and practices. CAHPS
survey…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mrsa-prevention/surgery/perioperative-hand-hygiene.html
April 01, 2025 - MRSA Prevention Toolkit: Targeting SSI
Hand Hygiene in the Perioperative Setting
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Table of Contents
MRSA Prevention Toolkit: Targeting SSI
The Four Key Strategies of MRSA Prevention: Targeting SSI
MRSA and SSI Prevention Phases
The Evidence for MRSA Decolonization
Nas…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/hcbs/findings/find6.html
December 01, 2012 - Assessing the Health and Welfare of the HCBS Population
Conclusion
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Assessing the Health and Welfare of the HCBS Population
Introduction
HCBS
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/chronic/chipra-136-section-2-tech-specs.pdf
January 01, 2012 - Use the definitions/specifications in Table 1 for assessing the presence or
absence of identifiable … Use the first such event for
each child when assessing each numerator.