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www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/translate/compare/categorize.html
December 01, 2022 - Categorizing High and Low Performance in Quality Reports
Some sponsors worry about creating a report which clearly signals levels of performance across plans or providers. They fear that by doing this they are “interpreting” the data rather than simply presenting it. This kind of sponsor typically just presen…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/sustainability/training-tools/training-tools-facnotes.docx
May 01, 2017 - As you choose an area of improvement to be sustained, it is useful to choose “low hanging fruit” or a
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www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/distribute/promote/act-early/index.html
June 01, 2019 - Early Decisions Shape Promotion of a Healthcare Quality Report
Many decisions you make and actions you take early in your reporting project have significant consequences for the effectiveness of your promotional efforts. These include:
Defining the Audience for Promotional Purposes
Researching the Audie…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/chtoolbx/index.html
June 01, 2020 - Child Health Care Quality Toolbox
Concepts, tips, and tools for evaluating the quality of health care for children.
Find It Fast - Toolbox Contents
The Child Health Toolbox contains concepts, tips, and tools for evaluating the quality of health care for children.
Understanding Quality Meas…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2025-07/fenton2-report.pdf
January 01, 2025 - Precommitting to choose
wisely about low-value services: a stepped wedge cluster randomised trial.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/education/curriculum-tools/cusptoolkit/modules/apply/applycusp.pptx
August 18, 2011 - (“Apply CUSP” cover slide with CUSP Toolkit logo)
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Learning Objectives
Review key steps of the CUSP Toolkit
Learn how Just Culture principles can augment CUSP
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Introduce Just Culture principles
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Introduction to Just Culture Principles
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Understand Just Culture
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Just Culture1
A system t…
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March 01, 2016 - Describing Health Care Quality Measures in User-Friendly Ways
Most people are not familiar with even quite common health care quality measures. The typical “name” of most clinical measures is in medical language that many people do not understand or may actually misunderstand. At this stage in the development…
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www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/translate/organize/index.html
March 01, 2016 - Organizing Quality Measures To Reduce Information Overload
As the number of available quality measures grows, report designers face the challenge of providing a great deal of information without overwhelming the user. In addition, individual users of the report may be interested in different measures, so they n…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/surveys-guidance/item-sets/administering-child-hcahps-narrative-items.pdf
November 01, 2023 - Administering the CAHPS Child Hospital Narrative Item Set
Administering the CAHPS® Child Hospital
Narrative Item Set
November 2023
Introduction ..................................................................................................................... 1
Deciding Whether to Use Narrative Items .........…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-family-engagement/pfeprimarycare/advancedpractice-guide_final508.pdf
March 26, 2018 - Resources for Advanced Practices
The Guide to Improving Patient Safety in Primary Care Settings by
Engaging Patients and Families
Resources for
Advanced Practices
Table of Contents
Introduction ...................................................................................................................…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-family-engagement/pfeprimarycare/advanced-practice-guide.pdf
March 01, 2016 - Resources for Advanced Practices
Resources for
Advanced Practices
The Guide to Improving Patient Safety in Primary Care
Settings by Engaging Patients and Families
Table of Contents
Introduction ....................................................................................................................…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/implementation/long-term-modules/module1/mod1-slides.html
March 01, 2017 - Module 1: Using the Comprehensive Long-Term Care Safety Modules: Applying Safety Principles
AHRQ Safety Program for Long-Term Care: HAIs/CAUTI
Slide 1: Module 1: Using the Comprehensive Long-Term Care Safety Modules: Applying Safety Principles
Slide 2: Objectives
Describe the purpose of the Long-Ter…
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www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/distribute/media/web-report.html
September 01, 2019 - Delivering Health Care Quality Reports on the Web
Web-based reports, which are the most common format for information on health care quality, generally take two different forms:
Interactive website. An ideal approach is to design a report as a site that takes advantage of the interactive capabilities of th…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/resource/pressureulcer/tool/pukey.html
October 01, 2014 - Preventing Pressure Ulcers in Hospitals
Key Subject Area Index
Previous Page Next Page
Table of Contents
Preventing Pressure Ulcers in Hospitals
Overview
Key Subject Area Index
1. Are we ready for this change?
2. How will we manage change?
3. What are the best practices in pressure ulcer p…
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www.ahrq.gov/es/patient-safety/settings/hospital/resource/pressureulcer/tool/pukey.html
October 01, 2014 - Preventing Pressure Ulcers in Hospitals
Key Subject Area Index
Previous Page Next Page
Table of Contents
Preventing Pressure Ulcers in Hospitals
Overview
Key Subject Area Index
1. Are we ready for this change?
2. How will we manage change?
3. What are the best practices in pressure ulcer p…
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www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/translate/index.html
February 01, 2016 - Translate Health Care Quality Data Into Usable Information
The raw scores on most health care quality measures don’t mean much to the average person. The job of report sponsors is to present scores in a way that makes them engaging, easy to understand, and easy to use. This section discusses what you can do to …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/surveys/medical-office/hospital-efficiency-resources.pdf
May 01, 2023 - Improving Value and Efficiency in Hospitals and Medical Offices: A Resource List for Users of the AHRQ SOPS Value and Efficiency Supplemental Item Sets
SOPS Value and Efficiency Supplemental Item Sets Resource List 1
Improving Value and Efficiency in Hospitals and
Medical Offices: A Resource List for Users of the…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2025-03/fenton-report.pdf
January 01, 2025 - Precommitting to choose
wisely about low-value services: a stepped wedge cluster randomised
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance/item-sets/elicitation/child-hospital-narratives.html
November 01, 2023 - CAHPS Child Hospital Narrative Item Set
The Child Hospital Narrative Item Set is a series of open-ended questions designed to be answered by a parent or guardian of children who have been recently hospitalized to provide detailed feedback on their experiences with inpatient care. The item set can be added to th…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/ontime/pruprev/functspecs2.html
December 01, 2017 - AHRQ's Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Pressure Ulcer Prevention
Functional Specifications (continued)
2.0. Pressure Ulcer Prevention Reports
The reports included in On-Time Pressure Ulcer Prevention and described in this document are listed in the table below.
On-Time Pressure Ulcer Prevention …