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www.ahrq.gov/news/blog/ahrqviews/public-health-emergency-refocus.html
May 01, 2023 - AHRQ Views: Blog posts from AHRQ leaders
The End of the Public Health Emergency Refocuses the Urgency to Improve Healthcare Quality
MAY
19
2023
By
Robert Otto
Valdez,
Ph.D., M.H.S.A.
Robert Otto Valdez, Ph.D., M.H.S.A.
On May 11, 2023, the Biden-Harris Administrat…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/blog/ahrqviews/world-patient-safety-day-2024.html
September 01, 2024 - AHRQ Views: Blog posts from AHRQ leaders
On World Patient Safety Day, AHRQ Highlights the Urgent Need to Address Diagnostic Safety
SEP
16
2024
By
Robert Otto Valdez, Ph.D., M.H.S.A., and
Craig A. Umscheid, M.D., M.S.
Robert Otto Valdez, Ph.D., M.H.S.
As the healthcar…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/202304.html
October 01, 2023 - Online Training Enables Primary Care Providers in Rural New Mexico to Prescribe Medication for Opioid Use Disorders
Search All Impact Case Studies
October 2023
Rural primary care practices in New Mexico have expanded on an AHRQ initiative to offer proven medication-assisted treatment to patients with opio…
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www.ahrq.gov/es/tools/index.html
December 01, 2015 - Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP) The CUSP toolkit includes training tools to make care safer. More
The SHARE Approach Five-step process for clinicians and their patients More
EvidenceNOW Tools for Change Helping practices implement evidence More
Tools
The …
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www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/distribute/promote/social-marketing.html
June 01, 2019 - Applying the Lessons of Social Marketing to a Quality Report
Social marketing is the application of the principles and techniques of commercial marketing to promote socially desirable goals. It has been applied extensively, and with considerable success, in efforts to encourage/discourage specific health beha…
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www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/education-dx-outcomes-2.html
March 01, 2022 - Improving Education—A Key to Better Diagnostic Outcomes
Foundations of Diagnosis Education
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Table of Contents
Improving Education—A Key to Better Diagnostic Outcomes
Introduction
Foundations of Diagnosis Education
Current State of Diagnosis Education
Competencies To Im…
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www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/maternal-mortality-3.html
September 01, 2021 - The Contribution of Diagnostic Errors to Maternal Morbidity and Mortality During and Immediately After Childbirth: State of the Science
Rationale for Improvement Tools
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Table of Contents
The Contribution of Diagnostic Errors to Maternal Morbidity and Mortality During and Immed…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/candor/modules/checklist5.html
August 01, 2022 - Disclosure Checklist
AHRQ Communication and Optimal Resolution Toolkit
Purpose: To provide guidance to individuals who are conducting initial or followup disclosure conversations, including key disclosure communication skills.
Who should use this tool? Disclosure Lead and any staff who will be engaged in …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/candor/module5/mod5-disclosure-checklist.pdf
April 01, 2016 - Purpose: To provide guidance to individuals who are conducting initial or followup disclosure conversations,
including key disclosure communication skills.
Who should use this tool? Disclosure Lead and any staff who will be engaged in disclosure conversations.
How to use this tool: Use Part I of the checklist to pre…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/patient-safety/resources/diagnostic-toolkit/06-pfe-planning-evaluation.pdf
August 01, 2021 - Evaluation Planning Tool
Evaluation Planning Tool
Toolkit for Engaging Patients
To Improve Diagnostic Safety
After you implement the Be The Expert On You note sheet and the 60 Seconds To Improve Diagnostic Safety,
you will need to evaluate the interventions’ impact. You can use this Evaluation Planning Worksheet…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/6_TK1_T2-Talking_with_Residents_Family_Members_checklist_version_Final.docx
October 01, 2016 - Tool 2. Talking With Residents’ Family Members—short checklist version
· What are antibiotics?
Antibiotics are medicines that fight infections caused by bacteria. Antibiotics work by targeting and killing harmful bacteria.
· How do people get bacterial infections?
Normally, your immune system helps control the bacteria…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/6_TK1_T2-Talking_with_Residents_Family_Members_checklist_version_Final.pdf
October 01, 2016 - Nursing Home
Antimicrobial Stewardship Guide
Educate & Engage Residents, Family
Toolkit To Educate and Engage Residents and Family Members
Tool 2. Talking With Residents’ Family Members—short checklist version
What are antibiotics?
• Antibiotics are medicines that fight infections caused by bacteria. Antibiot…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patientsafetyculture/sopstipsheet.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Tip Sheet: Improving Response Rates on the AHRQ Surveys on Patient Safety Culture
Tip Sheet: Improving Response Rates
on the AHRQ Surveys on Patient Safety Culture
This Tip Sheet will help you understand the importance of high survey response rates and provide suggestions for
improving your response rates.…
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/reports/2024-annual-report/spotlight-s1-grant.html
May 01, 2024 - Investments in Primary Care Research for 2021 and 2022
S1: Developing a Dashboard To Help Clinical Teams Prioritize and Manage Vulnerable Patients
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Table of Contents
Investments in Primary Care Research for 2021 and 2022
Acknowledgments and Authors
Message from the Acting …
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www.ahrq.gov/cpi/about/organization/nac/nac-amd2000.html
April 01, 2014 - Amendment to Charter
National Advisory Council for Healthcare Research and Quality (Formerly the National Advisory Council for Health Care Policy, Research, and Evaluation)
Purpose
The Council is to advise the Secretary of HHS and the Director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), on mat…
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/reports/primary-care-research/introduction.html
January 01, 2024 - Mapping AHRQ's 30-Year Investment in Primary Care Research (1990-2020)
Introduction
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Table of Contents
Mapping AHRQ's 30-Year Investment in Primary Care Research (1990-2020)
Introduction
Methods
Results
Summary
References
Appendix A. Grants Database Search Terms & …
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www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/dxsafety-sustainability-centers-of-excellence3.html
April 01, 2025 - Four Pillars for Sustainable Centers of Excellence
Alignment
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Table of Contents
Four Pillars for Sustainable Centers of Excellence
Introduction
Center of Excellence Operations
Alignment
Integration
Leadership Support
Windows of Opportunity
Conclusion
Acknowledg…
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digital.ahrq.gov/program-overview/directors-corner
June 01, 2025 - Director's Corner
The Digital Healthcare Research (DHR) Program has a long history of advancing healthcare quality through digital technologies. We do this by supporting cutting-edge research , such as artificial intelligence ( AI ) and clinical decisions support ( CDS ), in the conte…
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/AHRQ%20CDSiC%20Project%20Summary%20Option%20Year%201.pdf
October 01, 2023 - AHRQ CDSiC Project Summary
Making clinical decision support more valuable and meaningful
to patients, clinicians, and healthcare systems.
The Clinical Decision Support
Innovation Collaborative
Project Overview and Goals
The Clinical Decision Support Innovation Collaborative (CDSiC) is part of AHRQ’s Patient-Cen…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/rate-preventable-mortality-hospitalized-patients-systematic-review-and-meta-analysis
July 27, 2022 - Review
Rate of preventable mortality in hospitalized patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Citation Text:
Rodwin BA, Bilan VP, Merchant NB, et al. Rate of preventable mortality in hospitalized patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis. J Gen Intern Med. 2020;35(7):2099-2…