March 01, 2017 - Implementation
Toolkit To Reduce CAUTI and Other HAIs in Long-Term Care Facilities
This section guides users through a step-by-step process to design, develop, and implement a quality improvement project to prevent healthcare-associated infections (HAIs), especially catheter-associated urinary tract infection…
May 01, 2016 - Developing and Testing the Health Care Safety Hotline: A Prototype Consumer Reporting System for Patient Safety Events
Appendix B. Technical Expert Panel Members
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Table of Contents
Developing and Testing the Health Care Safety Hotline: A Prototype Consumer Reporting System for…
June 01, 2018 - Update to the "Guidelines for Ensuring the Quality of Information Disseminated to the Public"
In 2015, AHRQ issued an update to its Information Quality Guidelines of 2006 .
Section I, Agency Mission: The Agency's mission statement has been updated. The new mission statement is: The mission of the Ag…
April 01, 2018 - Volume 2: Issues and Challenges in Conducting Systematic Reviews to Support Development of Nutrient Reference Values: Workshop Summary
Structured Abstract
Full Title: Nutritional Research Series: Advancing the Role of Evidence-based Reviews in Nutrition Research and Applications
Nutrient reference values ha…
December 01, 2013 - Candidate Measure Submission Form (CPCF)
CHIPRA Pediatric Quality Measures Program (PQMP)
The CHIPRA Pediatric Quality Measures Program (PQMP) Candidate Measure Submission Form (CPCF) was approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. The OMB Control Num…
April 01, 2013 - Table 1. Characteristics of Case-Finding Instruments Used to Detect Depression in Adults in Primary Care Settings
Screening for Depression in Adults: Summary of the Evidence
The summaries of the evidence briefly present evidence of effectiveness for preventive health services used in primary care clinical set…
March 01, 2022 - MRSA Carriers With Devices: Prevent Infections During the Hospital Stay How To Apply Nasal 10% Povidone-Iodine (Iodophor)
AHRQ Pub. No. 20(22)-0036
March 2022
STAFF MRSA Carriers With Devices: Prevent Infections During the Hospital Stay
How To Apply Nasal 10% Povidone-Iodine (Iodophor)
Apply nasal…
June 02, 2025 - TeamSTEPPS Video Debrief Guide: CUS and Teach-Back on Inpatient Medical Unit
TeamSTEPPS Video Debrief Guide: CUS and Teach-Back on
Inpatient Medical Unit
Video Objective
To demonstrate the use of CUS and Teach-Back techniques to ensure patient safety.
TeamSTEPPS Tool or Concept
CUS Tool and Teach-Back Method…
May 01, 2017 - AHRQ Safety Program for Perinatal Care: Board Checklist
AHRQ Safety Program for Perinatal Care
Board Checklist
Who should use this tool: Senior leaders
Checklist Items
Leader Responsible
Date Initiated
1. Set an organization aim of annually assessing the safety and teamwork climate.
2. Improve the safet…
June 02, 2025 - Intellectual Property Rights Statement
Intellectual Property Rights Statement
A Schuster, M.D., Ph.D., Principal Investigator
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Re: :\leasure Number 0143: Global Asses,,ment of Pediatric Patient Safety (GA PPS)
Trigger Tool
This work was funded by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (A…
May 01, 2017 - National Content Series Discussion Guide - The Culture of Culturing: The Importance of Knowing When To Order Urine Cultures
AHRQ Safety Program for Long-Term Care: HAIs/CAUTI
Discussion Questions About the Ineffective Role-Play
1. What went wrong during this interaction between Nurse Nohai and D…
June 02, 2025 - CHIRPA Report 140 Child HCAHPS Written Statement
lntellectuall>ro!Jerly Rights Sllttement
Re: Measure Number 0140: Consumer Assessment ofHeallhca!·e Providers and
SystcnlS Hospital Survey- Child Version (Cllild HCAUPS)
This work was funded by the Agency for Hcalthean: Research and Q
April 01, 2025 - National Healthcare Safety Measures
The National Action Alliance uses multiple resources to measure trends in patient and workforce safety. Links to these resources and descriptions of them are below. Use these measurement resources to understand trends in patient safety at the national level and benchmark safe…
January 01, 2023 - Measuring the Quality of Home Health Care
Home health is an important category of service delivery, especially for older people and those who have significant medical or surgical stays in hospitals.
Measures Cover Skilled Care Rather Than Personal Care/Homemaker Services
Home health as a category of service…
June 02, 2025 - Strategic Framework to Guide AHRQ’s PCORTF Investments
Strategic Framework to Guide
AHRQ’s PCORTF Investments
MISSION
Dissemination and implementation
of evidence into practice and train
the next generation of patient-
centered outcomes researchers
High-quality, safe
care that is aligned
with national
heal…
December 01, 2017 - Supplemental Tools
Applying CUSP To Promote Safe Surgery Tools
Surgical Safety Team Roles and Responsibilities Tool ( Word , 1.57 MB)
This tool will help your safety program team understand the core tasks of your improvement project and will help you organize your team to complete the work. Just like cli…
July 01, 2018 - About NGC and NQMC
This resource, Guidelines and Measures, was set up by AHRQ to provide users a place to find information about its legacy guidelines and measures clearinghouses, National Guideline Clearinghouse (NGC) and National Quality Measures Clearinghouse (NQMC). This information was previously available…
August 01, 2024 - Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Trust Fund Training Program Evaluation Report
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 authorized AHRQ to develop the skills of researchers to build capacity for future comparative effectiveness research (CER). With support from the Patient-Centered O…