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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/research/care-coordination/pcmh/faq.html
August 01, 2022 - PCMH FAQ and Contact Information
Frequently Asked Questions About the PCMH Resource Center
How do I get my practice certified as a Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH)?
As a Federal health systems research and health quality improvement agency, AHRQ does not provide guidance or direct support to help indivi…
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www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/measures/setting/health-plan/measurement-sets.html
December 01, 2022 - Major Health Plan Quality Measurement Sets
You can use two well-established health plan measurement sets as the basis for collecting data and preparing comparative information for your audience:
Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS)
CAHPS Health Plan Survey (CAHPS stands for Consumer A…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/toolkits/healthsystem-key-drive-diagram.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Transcranial Doppler Screening for Children with Sickle Cell Anemia: Health System - Key Driver Diagram
Transcranial Doppler Screening for Children with Sickle Cell Anemia
Health System - Key Driver Diagram
Key Drivers
Strategies Global
Aim
To reduce the
incidence of
stroke in …
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www.ahrq.gov/es/patient-safety/settings/hospital/match/appendix/app-7.html
July 01, 2022 - Medications at Transitions and Clinical Handoffs (MATCH) Toolkit for Medication Reconciliation
Appendix, Medication Reconciliation
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Table of Contents
Medications at Transitions and Clinical Handoffs (MATCH) Toolkit for Medication Reconciliation
Introduction
Chapter 1. Buil…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/press-releases/healthcare-system-data-challenge.html
September 01, 2022 - AHRQ Announces New Healthcare System Challenge Competition
Press Release Date: September 27, 2022
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) announced today a new challenge competition to explore the feasibility and resources and infrastructure needed to integrate real-world healthcare system data into…
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www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/explain/index.html
June 01, 2019 - Explain and Motivate Use of Healthcare Quality Reports
Clear and usable data displays help consumers make sense out of a quality report, but even the best displays are not sufficient on their own. Report sponsors need to provide additional material to:
Explain what’s in the report and how to use it.
Motiv…
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www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/resources/writing/guidelines.html
September 01, 2019 - Guidelines and Other Resources To Fine-tune Your Writing
Guidelines for writing, checklists, and tip sheets give you a systematic way to help make sure you are doing all you can to produce clear, compelling text.
The guidelines and checklist tools listed below focus on writing in plain language. These tools w…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/events/webinars/cahps-cancer-care-evensen.pdf
June 13, 2017 - Introducing the CAHPS Cancer Care Survey
Overview of CAHPS Cancer Care
Survey
Christian Evensen, MS
American Institutes for Research
Introducing the New AHRQ Survey for Cancer Centers
June 13, 2017
Acknowledgements – AIR Team
Graciela Castillo
Jazmine Cavazos
Tamika Cowans
Elizabeth Frentzel
Steve Gar…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/match/appendix/app-7.html
July 01, 2022 - Medications at Transitions and Clinical Handoffs (MATCH) Toolkit for Medication Reconciliation
Appendix, Medication Reconciliation
Previous Page Next Page
Table of Contents
Medications at Transitions and Clinical Handoffs (MATCH) Toolkit for Medication Reconciliation
Introduction
Chapter 1. Buil…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pcor/logic-model-healthcare-extension-service.pdf
June 02, 2025 - AHRQ’s Healthcare Extension Service, State-based Solutions to Healthcare Improvement
AHRQ’s Healthcare Extension Service, State-based Solu ons to Healthcare Improvement
National Coordinating Center (NCC)
Expertise in providing a wide range of
technical assistance (TA) services
Expertise in convening learning…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/teamstepps-program/video/module-2-team-leadership-facilitator-worksheet.pdf
June 02, 2025 - TeamSTEPPS Team Leadership Facilitator Worksheet
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/helpful-resources/index.html
September 01, 2024 - Using CAHPS Surveys
CAHPS Survey Design and Administration Review general guidance on CAHPS survey design and administration to learn how to prepare a survey instrument that meets your needs, prepare a sample, and collect and track the data. Formatting CAHPS questionnaires for mail, web, and phone administrat…
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance/oas/index.html
November 01, 2023 - CAHPS Outpatient and Ambulatory Surgery Survey
The CAHPS Outpatient and Ambulatory Surgery Survey (OAS CAHPS) asks adult patients about their experiences receiving care in Medicare-certified hospital outpatient surgery departments (HOPDs) and ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs). The survey asks about patients' ex…
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www.ahrq.gov/priority-populations/about/index.html
January 01, 2025 - About Priority Populations
The Healthcare Research and Quality Act of 1999 (Public Law 106-129) established an Office of Priority Populations within the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) to conduct and support research and evaluation, and support demonstration projects with respect to: The deliv…
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www.ahrq.gov/pqmp/implementation-qi/toolkit/child-hcahps/index.html
August 01, 2021 - CAHPS Child Hospital Survey (Child HCAHPS) Toolkit
Next Page
Table of Contents
CAHPS Child Hospital Survey (Child HCAHPS) Toolkit
Introduction
Overview
About Measure Specifications and Reporting
Key Driver Diagram
Quality Improvement Strategies
Improvement Data
Other Resources
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cusp/toolkit/content-calls/index.html
September 01, 2013 - Content Calls for the Nationwide Implementation of the Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP)
These webinars occurred during first national CUSP implementation project where hospital teams pioneered the use of CUSP. That project focused on reducing central line-associated blood stream infections, Becaus…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-02/wachs1-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - Final Report: GestureClean: A Touchless Interaction Language for the Operating Room
Title Page
Title of Project: GestureClean: A Touchless Interaction Language for the Operating Room
Principal Investigator:
• Juan P. Wachs, Professor, School of Industrial Engineering, Purdue University.
Co-Investigators:
• Richar…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/feldman-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - The nurse then uses her clinical judgment to decide what issues to communicate to the
patient’s physician … medication list and
tips on how to do so; use of organizational aides or social support; tips on how to communicate
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/clabsi-cauti-icu/playbook_revised.pdf
April 01, 2022 - Senior
executives must communicate safety principles and an organizational commitment to safety. … Patients
in the ICU often have limited ability to communicate and may present with or develop a fever
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-07/nabatchi-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - could focus on improving communication, for example by providing education
about what and how to communicate