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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/transform.pdf
January 01, 2020 - Transforming Hospitals: Designing for Safety and Quality
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Background
The 1999 Institute of Medicine’s landmark report, To Err is Human:
Building a Safer Health System, exposed the tremendous costs, both in
human and financial terms, of medical errors in the U.S. health care
system.1 Two studies cited in the rep…
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/chartbooks/carecoordination/measure2.html
June 01, 2018 - Chartbook on Care Coordination
Preventable Emergency Department Visits
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Table of Contents
Chartbook on Care Coordination
Acknowledgments
Care Coordination
Trends in Care Coordination Measures
Transitions of Care
Preventable Emergency Department Visits
Potentially A…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/education/curriculum-tools/cusptoolkit/modules/spread/spreadnotes.docx
June 02, 2025 - SAY:
The Spread module of the Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (or CUSP) Toolkit helps all or part of an organization share, tailor, and use the components of a process that have worked well at the unit level. The other CUSP Toolkit modules focus on quality improvement projects at the unit level, where culture i…
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/care/coordination/atlas/chapter1.html
June 01, 2014 - Care Coordination Measures Atlas Update
Chapter 1: Background
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Table of Contents
Care Coordination Measures Atlas Update
Chapter 1: Background
Chapter 2. What is Care Coordination?
Chapter 3. Care Coordination Measurement Framework
Chapter 4, Emerging Trends in Care Co…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/perinatal-care/modules/teamwork/assemble/assemble-the-team.pptx
May 01, 2017 - AHRQ Safety Program for Perinatal Care: Monitoring for Perinatal Safety: Assemble the Team and Engage Leadership
AHRQ Safety Program for Perinatal Care
Assemble the Team
and Engage Leadership for Perinatal Safety
AHRQ Publication No. 17-0003-2-EF
May 2017
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Learning Objectives
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AHRQ Safety Program for Perinata…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/perinatal-care/modules/situ/simulation_postop-csection.docx
May 01, 2017 - AHRQ Safety Program for Perinatal Care: Sample Scenario for Postoperative Cesarean Section Complication In Site Simulation
AHRQ Safety Program for Perinatal Care
Sample Scenario for Postoperative Cesarean Section Complication
In Situ Simulation
Sample Scenario for Postoperative Cesarean Section Complication In Situ …
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/labor-delivery/perinatal-care/modules/situ/simulation-cord-prolapse.html
July 01, 2023 - Sample Scenario for Umbilical Cord Prolapse In Situ Simulation
AHRQ Safety Program for Perinatal Care
Purpose of the tool: The Umbilical Cord Prolapse In Situ Simulation tool provides a sample scenario for labor and delivery (L&D) staff to practice teamwork, communication, and technical skills in…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/perinatal-care/modules/situ/simulation_cord-prolapse.docx
May 01, 2017 - AHRQ Safety Program for Perinatal Care: Sample Scenario for Umbilical Cord Prolapse In Situ Simulation
AHRQ Safety Program for Perinatal Care
Sample Scenario for Umbilical Cord Prolapse In Situ Simulation
Sample Scenario for Umbilical Cord Prolapse In Situ Simulation
Purpose of the tool: The Umbilical Cord Prolapse …
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www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/healthit-ed-7.html
February 01, 2021 - Health Information Technology for Engaging Patients in Diagnostic Decision Making in Emergency Departments
References
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Table of Contents
Health Information Technology for Engaging Patients in Diagnostic Decision Making in Emergency Departments
Introduction
Electronic Patient Porta…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/system/delivery-system-initiative/leanprimarycarewebinar/webinar_lean_redesigns-slides.pptx
March 01, 2017 - Implementation and Impacts of Lean Redesigns in Primary Care
October 28, 2016
Presenter: Dorothy Hung, Ph.D., Associate Scientist
Palo Alto Medical Foundation Research Institute
Moderator: Michael Harrison, Ph.D., Senior Social Scientist
Center for Delivery, Organization, and Markets, AHRQ
Discussant: Arlene Bierman…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-family-engagement/pfeprimarycare/warmhandoff-quickstartbrochure.pdf
January 27, 2017 - Implementation Quick Start Guide: Warm Handoff
Implementation
Quick Start Guide
Warm
Handoff
The Guide to Improving Patient Safety
in Primary Care Settings by Engaging Patients
and Families
Table of Contents
What Is a Warm Handoff?...................................................1
Why Use Warm Handoffs…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/909.html
April 01, 2024 - AHRQ Views: New Guide Helps Developers and Users of Digital Healthcare Technologies Advance Equity
Issue Number
909
AHRQ News Now is a weekly newsletter that highlights agency research and program activities.
April 16, 2024
AHRQ Stats: Distribution of Healthcare Expenditures
In 2021, the top 1 percent…
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www.ahrq.gov/faqs/index.html?page=8
January 01, 2004 - Frequently Asked Questions
Check to find the answers to your questions about the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
programs and activities. You can search by category or key words. You can also send us your questions or website
feedback here. We will respond to your requests based on the bes…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/heart-health/aspirin-detail-aid.pdf
April 01, 2016 - Aspirin Use in Primary Care
Aspirin Use in Primary Care
Aspirin when appropriate
Blood pressure control
Cholesterol management
Smoking cessation
Healthy Hearts for Oklahoma (H20)
The Oklahoma Cooperative for AHRQ's
This docum ent was produced by the National Resource Center fo r Academic Detailing (NaRCAD), sup…
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www.ahrq.gov/prevention/clinician/ahrq-works/burnout/index.html
November 01, 2023 - Physician Burnout
The health care environment—with its packed work days, demanding pace, time pressures, and emotional intensity—can put physicians and other clinicians at high risk for burnout. Burnout is a long-term stress reaction marked by emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and a lack …
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www.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/projects/heart-health/about/cooperatives/nyc.html
March 01, 2021 - EvidenceNOW: New York City Cooperative
EvidenceNOW: Advancing Heart Health in Primary Care is an initiative of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) to transform health care delivery by building a critical infrastructure to help smaller primary care practices improve the heart health of their p…
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/quality-improvement/improvement-guide/1-about/index.html
February 01, 2020 - Section 1: About the CAHPS Ambulatory Care Improvement Guide
Contents
1.A. What Surveys Are Addressed by This Guide?
1.B. What Can I Find in This Guide?
1.C. What Performance Issues Are Addressed in the Guide?
1.D. What Information Can I Find About Improvement Strategies?
1.E. How Do I Select a Strat…
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/chartbooks/carecoordination/measure3.html
June 01, 2018 - Chartbook on Care Coordination
Potentially Avoidable Hospitalizations
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Table of Contents
Chartbook on Care Coordination
Acknowledgments
Care Coordination
Trends in Care Coordination Measures
Transitions of Care
Preventable Emergency Department Visits
Potentially Av…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/resources/learning-lab/neonatal-interfacility-transfers-long-desc.html
January 01, 2025 - Patient Safety Learning Laboratory to Enhance the Value and Safety of Neonatal Interfacility Transfers in a Regional Care Network
Principal Investigator: Rachel Umoren, M.B.B.Ch., M.S., University of Washington, Seattle, WA AHRQ Grant No.: HS027259 Project Period : 09/03/19-08/31/23 Description: The lab’s…
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www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/plan/partners/index.html
May 01, 2019 - Who Could Partner in a Health Care Quality Reporting Project?
In many cases, a quality reporting project is more effective when multiple organizations come together to make decisions, tackle the logistics, and combine money, talent, and other resources. This page discusses the benefits and challenges of collabo…