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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cauti-tools/archived-webinars/navigating-hierarchy-transcript.html
December 01, 2017 - pinnacle, and somehow this has really endured, even with increased complexity, costs and shifts in educational … We have not given a lot of adequate weight into shifting the educational and organizational and policy
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/cauti-tools/archived-webinars/navigating-hierarchy-transcript.doc
December 10, 2013 - pinnacle, and somehow this has really endured, even with increased complexity, costs and shifts in educational … We have not given a lot of adequate weight into shifting the educational and organizational and policy
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/perinatal-care/modules/strategies/medication/tool_safe-mgso4.docx
May 30, 2013 - AHRQ Safety Program for Perinatal Care: Safe Medication Administration: Magnesium Sulfate
AHRQ Safety Program for Perinatal Care
Safe Medication Administration
Magnesium Sulfate
Safe Medication Administration—Magnesium Sulfate
Purpose of the tool: This tool describes the key perinatal safety elements with examples for…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/pressure_ulcer_prevention/module1/module1_pu-whychange.docx
July 12, 2017 - Module 1: Preventing Pressure Injuries in Hospitals
Module 1: Preventing Pressure Injuries in Hospitals —
Understanding Why Change Is Needed
Module Aim
The aim of Module 1 is to introduce the Preventing Pressure Ulcers in Hospitals Toolkit training.
Module Goals
The goals of this introductory module are to identify …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/lessons/lessons-challenges-successes.pdf
January 01, 2019 - Lessons from the Field: Identifying Measurement Challenges and Successes
Lessons from the Field: Identifying
Measurement Challenges and Successes
Prepared for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality by L&M
Policy Research, LLC with guidance from the Pediatric Quality Measure
Program (PQMP) Grantees
…
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/chartbooks/healthyliving/lifestyle.html
June 01, 2018 - Chartbook on Healthy Living
Lifestyle Modification
Previous Page Next Page
Table of Contents
Chartbook on Healthy Living
Acknowledgments
Healthy Living
Summary
Healthy Living Measures
Maternal and Child Health Care
Maternal and Child Health Care: Effectiveness Measures
Maternal and C…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/201706.html
May 01, 2017 - Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute Slashes Readmission Rates with AHRQ-based Discharge Program
Search All Impact Case Studies
May 2017
The Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute in Harrisburg reduced its 30-day readmission rate from 20 percent in 2013 to 10.4 percent in 2015 after implementing a discharge progr…
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www.ahrq.gov/practiceimprovement/delivery-initiative/ihs/chap5tab19.html
December 01, 2017 - Table 19. Utilization of outpatient health services by health status. All project sites. Fiscal year 2010.
ARRA Grants Initiative
Findings from a set of 16 grants on improving delivery systems and on spreading evidence-based practices through delivery systems; recommendations and methods for advancing deliver…
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www.ahrq.gov/es/programs/index.html?page=2
Digital Healthcare Research Advancing healthcare quality, safety, and effectiveness through the evolving digital healthcare ecosystem. More
PSNet Discover the latest literature, news, and expert commentary on patient safety topics. More
CAHPS The CAHPS program aims to advance our scientific …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/events/20140115_DB/3_Deborah_Kilstein_slides_29-40.pdf
January 15, 2014 - Using the CAHPS Database to Compare, Report, and Improve Organizational Performance
CAHPS Sponsor Report
The ACAP Experience
Deborah Kilstein
ACAP Vice President, Quality Management and
Operational Support
January 15, 2014
29
Agenda
30
Who is ACAP?
Growing role of health plans
What …
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www.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/projects/heart-health/evidence/aspirin.html
March 01, 2021 - Aspirin Use Evidence and Resources
A substantial body of evidence shows that taking aspirin can help patients lower their risk of heart attack or stroke. Patients with heart disease or who have had a stroke in the past are at high risk for having a heart attack or another stroke. Taking an aspirin every day can…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/engagingfamilies/strategy4/Strat4_Tool_3_Physician_HO_508.pdf
January 01, 2010 - Strategy 4: IDEA Discharge Planning (Tool 3)
Guide to Patient and Family Engagement :: 1
Improving Discharge Outcomes with Patients and Families
Evidence for engaging patients
and families in discharge planning
Nearly 20 percent of patients experience an adverse
event within 30 days of discharge.1,2 Re…
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www.ahrq.gov/funding/grant-mgmt/trafficking.html
October 01, 2014 - Term of Award: Trafficking in Persons
As of February 2008, a new Term of Award—Human Trafficking—applies to all grantees of AHRQ.
All grantees of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) must comply with the following term and condition of award.
This term of award is pursuant to paragraph (g) …
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/202402.html
July 01, 2024 - Sierra Vista Hospital Uses AHRQ Toolkit To Slash Catheter Use and Eliminate Infections
Search All Impact Case Studies
July 2024
Sierra Vista Hospital, an 11-bed critical access hospital in Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, implemented practices from AHRQ’s Toolkit for Reducing Catheter-Associated Urinary …
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www.ahrq.gov/news/blog/ahrqviews/academy-health-2022-meeting.html
May 01, 2022 - AHRQ Views: Blog posts from AHRQ leaders
AcademyHealth’s Annual Research Meeting: An Opportunity to Connect, Engage, and Inspire
MAY
31
2022
By
Robert Otto
Valdez,
Ph.D., M.H.S.A.
R. Valdez, Ph.D., M.H.S.A.
Health services researchers have AcademyHealth’s Annu…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nqsleverfactsheet.pdf
May 01, 2014 - National Quality Strategy: Using Levers to Achieve Improved Health and Health Care
National Quality Strategy: Using Levers to
Achieve Improved Health and Health Care
About the National Quality Strategy
The National Quality Strategy is the first-ever national effort backed by legislation to align public- and
privat…
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www.ahrq.gov/policymakers/chipra/pubs/background-2012/backgrndapa.html
December 01, 2012 - Appendix A: Members of the 2012 AHRQ Subcommittee to the National Advisory Council on Children's Health Quality Measures (SNAC)
Recommendations to Improve Children's Health Care Quality Measures
This background report describes the process used to identify, evaluate, and select children's health care quality …
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/implementation/implementation-guide/app-m.html
May 01, 2017 - Appendix M. Endoscopy Infographic - Implementation Guide
Preventing Infections in Endoscopic Procedures
More than 20 million gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopic procedures are performed annually in the United States. While rare, patients have acquired infections from these procedures due to:
Poor…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sdm/share-approach/05-SHARE-Cultural-Competence.pdf
October 25, 2024 - The SHARE Approach: Cultural Competence and Getting To Know Your Patient
The SHARE Approach:
Cultural Competence and
Getting To Know Your
Patient
Providers striving to deliver high-quality care to all patients understand that cultural
factors influence patients’ health beliefs, behaviors, and responses …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/surgery/tools/applying-cusp/or_briefing_audit.docx
December 01, 2017 - Tool: OR Briefing and Debriefing Audit Tool
AHRQ Safety Program for Surgery
Operating Room Briefing and Debriefing Audit Tool
Introduction
Problem Statement
One of the strongest determinants of safety culture is whether local and hospital leadership respond to staff patient safety concerns. Frontline providers unde…