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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/press-releases/challenge-competition-teamstepps.html
April 01, 2022 - HHS Announces New Challenge Competition to Create Innovative Training Videos to Improve Patient Care
Participants are invited to join the agency-wide effort to modernize AHRQ's TeamSTEPPS Training Program and advance health information technology.
Press Release Date: April 27, 2022
Today, the U.S. Department …
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/hai-carb-funding.html
November 01, 2021 - Funding HAI and Antibiotic Resistance Research
AHRQ’s Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAI) Division funds clinical and health services research to develop the knowledge and practical tools used on the frontlines to prevent infections and make care safer. AHRQ is interested in funding research in all clinical …
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance/helpful-resources/planning/index.html
August 01, 2017 - Planning a CAHPS Survey Project
Because CAHPS projects can vary in many regards, this section provides general guidance on project planning and design issues by reviewing the steps involved in getting your project off the ground, from the formation of a project team to the planning of an evaluation. It also off…
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance/ich/index.html
November 01, 2023 - CAHPS In-Center Hemodialysis Survey
The CAHPS In-Center Hemodialysis Survey asks adults with end-stage renal disease about their experiences with care from dialysis facilities. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) began national implementation of this survey in 2014. Dialysis facilities and End-St…
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www.ahrq.gov/topics/disparities.html
Disparities
Healthcare disparities are differences in access to or availability of medical facilities and services and variation in rates of disease occurrence and disabilities between population groups defined by socioeconomic characteristics such as age, ethnicity, economic resources, or gender …
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www.ahrq.gov/policymakers/chipra/demoeval/index.html
March 01, 2019 - National Evaluation of the CHIPRA Quality Demonstration Grant Program
Find information and evaluation reports on State demonstration projects funded by the Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act to improve the quality of health care for children enrolled in Medicaid and CHIP.
In February 20…
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www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/healthit-ed.html
February 01, 2021 - Health Information Technology for Engaging Patients in Diagnostic Decision Making in Emergency Departments
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Table of Contents
Health Information Technology for Engaging Patients in Diagnostic Decision Making in Emergency Departments
Introduction
Electronic Patient Portals
Mobile Text Me…
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www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/dxsafety-current-state.html
January 01, 2024 - Current State of Diagnostic Safety: Implications for Research, Practice, and Policy
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Table of Contents
Current State of Diagnostic Safety: Implications for Research, Practice, and Policy
1. Introduction
2. Methods
3. Results
4. Discussion
References
Appendix A. Search Terms
Appe…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/events/webinars/ginsberg-cahps-program.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Understanding CAHPS Surveys: A Primer for New Users - CAHPS Program
AHRQ’S CAHPS® PROGRAM
Caren Ginsberg, Ph.D.
Director, CAHPS & SOPS
Center for Quality Improvement & Patient Safety, AHRQ
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AHRQ’s Core Competencies
• AHRQ is a research and development agency in
the US Department of Health and Human Services
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www.ahrq.gov/pqmp/implementation-qi/toolkit/antipsychotic/introduction.html
July 01, 2021 - Safe and Judicious Use of Antipsychotic Medications in Children and Adolescents Toolkit
Introduction
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Table of Contents
Safe and Judicious Use of Antipsychotic Medications in Children and Adolescents Toolkit
Introduction
Overview
About the Measure
Key Driver Diagrams
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/nhqrdr/2018qdr-es.pptx
January 01, 2018 - 2018 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report Executive Summary
2018 National Healthcare
Quality and Disparities Report
Executive Summary
Access to Care
From 2000 to 2017:
More than half of access measures showed improvement:
For example, there were significant gains in the percentage of people who repor…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/chronic/chipra-166-fecc-figure-1-tables-1-5.pdf
January 01, 2011 - Medicine (IOM)
20013
All patients Recommends that “clinicians
and patients should
communicate effectively
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/chtoolbx/measures/measure-6.html
November 01, 2017 - Established Child Health Care Quality Measures--Child and Adolescent Health Measurement Initiative (CAHMI): Promoting Healthy Development Survey (PHDS)
Child Health Care Quality Toolbox
The Child Health Toolbox contains concepts, tips, and tools for evaluating the quality of health care for children.
Conten…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/teamstepps-program/tools/ts-learning-benchmarks.pdf
June 02, 2025 - TeamSTEPPS Learning Benchmarks
TeamSTEPPS Learning Benchmarks
Instructions: These questions focus on medical teamwork and communication and their effect
on quality and safety in patient care. For each of the following questions, please circle the
letter next to the one best answer.
1. A nurse is called t…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa/002-cusp-learning-defects.pptx
October 01, 2024 - AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention
AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention
Learning From Defects
ICU & Non-ICU
AHRQ Pub. No. 25-0007
October 2024
AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention | ICU & Non-ICU
Learning From Defects
1
Educational Objectives
Describe a process to help teams learn from defects
Explore …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/cauti-tools/archived-webinars/leveraging-cultural-change-080814.pptx
January 01, 2013 - Slide 1
Leveraging Cultural Change to Reduce Urinary Catheter Use
1
Linda Greene, RN,MPS,CIC
Manager Infection Prevention
Highland Hospital
Jennifer Tuttle, RN, MSNEd
Adult Critical Care Unit
Tucson Medical Center
Learning Objectives
Describe the way in which improvement in the clinical culture can facilitate e…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/mvp/modules/cusp/dailygoals-rounds-slides.pptx
January 01, 2017 - Module: Daily Goals During Interdisciplinary Rounds
Daily Goals During Interdisciplinary Rounds
AHRQ Safety Program for Mechanically Ventilated Patients
AHRQ Pub. No. 16(17)-0018-35-EF
January 2017
Daily Goals ‹#›
AHRQ Safety Program for Mechanically Ventilated Patients
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Learning Objectives
After this sessio…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/mvp/modules/cusp/learn-from-defects-slides.pptx
January 01, 2017 - Presentation: Program Overview
Learn From Defects in Care of Mechanically Ventilated Patients
AHRQ Safety Program for Mechanically Ventilated Patients
AHRQ Pub. No. 16(17)-0018-34-EF
January 2017
Learn From Defects ‹#›
AHRQ Safety Program for Mechanically Ventilated Patients
1
Learning Objectives
After this ses…
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www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/distributed-cognition-er-nurses6.html
August 01, 2022 - Distributed Cognition and the Role of Nurses in Diagnostic Safety in the Emergency Department
References
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Distributed Cognition and the Role of Nurses in Diagnostic Safety in the Emergency Department
Introduction
The Theory of Distributed Cognition
Nurses' Role…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/acute/chipra-199-section-2-chart-tech-specs.pdf
January 01, 2013 - Section 2, Chart Abstraction Tool and Technical Specifications
Basic Elements
Age upon
Age upon admission
Patient ID Race Ethnicity Gender Payer
Preferred
Language
admission (YEARS)
[e.g. for 12.5 year
(MONTHS) [
e.g. for 12.5
old, years = 12) year old,
months = 6]
1 White Non-Hispanic Female Medicaid E…