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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/about-cahps/patient-experience/index.html
March 01, 2025 - What Is Patient Experience?
Patient Experience Defined Patient experience encompasses the range of interactions that patients have with the healthcare system, including their care from health plans, and from doctors, nurses, and staff in hospitals, physician practices, and other healthcare facilities. As an int…
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www.ahrq.gov/funding/process/mechanisms/index.html
December 01, 2020 - Grant Mechanisms and Descriptions
Grant codes, application types and descriptions.
Code
Type of Application
Description
Research Career Development Program
K01
Research Career Programs
For support of a scientist, committed to research, in need of both advanced research training and a…
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www.ahrq.gov/faqs/index.html?page=10
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/news/blog/ahrqviews/index.html?page=0
November 07, 2024 - AHRQ Views
AHRQ Views blog posts offer insights into current healthcare issues and describe how AHRQ is working to make healthcare safer, higher quality, more accessible, equitable, and affordable. The list below includes blog posts from current and past Agency directors and staff.
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cusp/clabsi-final/clabsifinalsum.html
January 01, 2013 - Eliminating CLABSI, A National Patient Safety Imperative: Final Report
Executive Summary
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Table of Contents
Eliminating CLABSI, A National Patient Safety Imperative: Final Report
Executive Summary
Report Organization
Program Implementation
Program Impact
What We Lear…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mrsa-prevention/toolkit/cusp-tools-resources.html
October 01, 2024 - MRSA Prevention Toolkit: ICUs & Non-ICUs
Index of CUSP Tools and Resources
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Table of Contents
MRSA Prevention Toolkit: ICUs & Non-ICUs
The Four Key Strategies of MRSA Prevention
The Importance of MRSA Prevention
Decolonization
Tools & Resources for Decolonization
Too…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/results/research/chart-abstraction-instructions-aspirin.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Chart Abstraction Instructions - Aspirin Use in Ischemic Vascular Disease
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Chart Abstraction Instructions - Aspirin Use in Ischemic
Vascular Disease
Part 1:
First, determine the Measurement Date (RepPeriod) (Note this date serves as the beginning
and end date for the measurement period. For example:…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/145-cusp-tip-sheet-celebrating-success.docx
April 01, 2025 - Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP) Tip Sheet:
Promoting SSI and MRSA Prevention
Surgical Services
For: Cardiac, Hip and Knee Joint Replacement, and Spinal Fusion Surgeries
Purpose
Recognizing success, large and small, both early on and long term is important to sustainability. Communicating success can he…
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www.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/resources/search.html?page=5
January 01, 2022 - COVID-19 Resources Catalog for Nursing Homes
AHRQ provided free training and mentorship to nursing homes across the country through the National Nursing Home COVID-19 Action Network . The Network supported the implementation of evidence-based prevention and safety practices within nursing homes to protect residents…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/about/uni-missouri-healthcare.html
February 01, 2024 - University of Missouri Health Care Decreases Pressure Injuries and Saves in Avoidable Costs
University of Missouri (MU) Health Care utilized the AHRQ toolkit Preventing Pressure Ulcers in Hospitals to decrease PSI-03 (reportable pressure injuries) by 92% and save an estimated $350,000 in avoidable costs. Impl…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/resource/guide/tools.html
October 01, 2016 - Designing and Delivering Whole-Person Transitional Care
Tool Overview
This package of tools accompanies the Designing and Delivering Whole-Person Transitional Care: The Hospital Guide to Reducing Medicaid Readmissions , which offers indepth information about the unique factors driving Medicaid re…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/match/references.html
July 01, 2022 - Medications at Transitions and Clinical Handoffs (MATCH) Toolkit for Medication Reconciliation
References
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Table of Contents
Medications at Transitions and Clinical Handoffs (MATCH) Toolkit for Medication Reconciliation
Introduction
Chapter 1. Building the Project Foundati…
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www.ahrq.gov/policymakers/chipra/demoeval/demostates/ut.html
March 01, 2019 - State at a Glance: Utah
Learn more about the CHIPRA quality demonstration projects being implemented in Utah.
Utah is featured in the following reports from the National Evaluation:
Evaluation Highlight No. 2 : How are States and evaluators measuring medical homeness in the CHIPRA Quality Demonstration Gr…
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/reports/2024-annual-report/profile-p9-schoenthaler-mann.html
May 01, 2024 - Investments in Primary Care Research for 2021 and 2022
P9: Using a Mobile Health Tool to Improve Patient-Centered Care for Patients with Type 2 Diabetes
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Table of Contents
Investments in Primary Care Research for 2021 and 2022
Acknowledgments and Authors
Message from the A…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/cquips1402.html
January 01, 2014 - St. Jude Relies on AHRQ's Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture
Search All Impact Case Studies
January 2014
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, an institution focused on pediatric cancer and other catastrophic diseases, treats nearly 8,000 patients annually and has used AHRQ's "Hospital Survey on Pat…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/education/curriculum-tools/cusptoolkit/toolkit/contentcalls/briefing-slides/Morning-Briefing-and-Shadowing-July-12-2011-508.ppt
January 01, 2011 - Slide 1
On the CUSP: STOP BSI
Improving Situational Awareness by
Conducting a Morning Briefing
Situation Awareness -- An Overview
Members of the team have an understanding of what’s going on and what is likely to happen next
Teams are alert to developing situations, sensitive to cues, and aware of their impli…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/ktcquips85.html
October 01, 2014 - Six New Jersey Hospitals Reduce Adverse Events With AHRQ Medication Reconciliation Toolkit
Search All Impact Case Studies
November 2011
Between January and September 2010, AHRQ partnered with seven Quality Improvement Organizations (QIOs) to deliver a series of onsite learning sessions and provider support …
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/reports/grants-impact/external.html
February 01, 2017 - AHRQ Infrastructure for Maintaining Primary Care Transformation (IMPaCT) Grants: A Synthesis Report
External Context
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Table of Contents
AHRQ Infrastructure for Maintaining Primary Care Transformation (IMPaCT) Grants: A Synthesis Report
Introduction
Methods
Model State En…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/about/areas/improve-discharge.html
August 01, 2024 - Resources and Tools To Improve Discharge and Transitions of Care and Reduce Readmissions
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality supports research on the quality and safety of the hospital discharge process and care transitions. Improvements in these areas can lead to reductions in potentially avoidable …
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/reports/2024-annual-report/profile-p11-devoe.html
May 01, 2024 - Investments in Primary Care Research for 2021 and 2022
P11: Identifying Ways to Improve Preventive Care for Children
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Table of Contents
Investments in Primary Care Research for 2021 and 2022
Acknowledgments and Authors
Message from the Acting Director of AHRQ's National Ce…