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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-09/fowler-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - Final Progress Report: Determining a Learning Curve for Complex Laparoscopic Gastrointestinal Surgery
Title Page
Final Progress Report
Determining a Learning Curve for Complex Laparoscopic
Gastrointestinal Surgery
Principal Investigator: Dennis L. Fowler, MD, MPH
Co-Investigator: R. Todd Ogden, PhD
Co-Investigato…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/education/curriculum-tools/cusptoolkit/modules/understand/scisafetynotes.docx
June 02, 2025 - SAY:
The “Understand the Science of Safety” module of the Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (or CUSP) Toolkit discusses the importance of understanding system design, safe design principles, and valuing diverse input from team members. By analyzing patient safety as a science, frontline providers will provide a h…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/events/nac/2020-03-nac/nacmtg032620-minutes.html
August 01, 2020 - Meeting Minutes, March 2020
National Advisory Council
Minutes from the March 26, 2020, meeting of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality's National Advisory Council.
Contents
Summary
Call to Order and Approval of March 26, 2020, Meeting Summary
AHRQ Budget Update and Recent Accomplishments
A…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/publications2/files/MeasureDx-guide.pdf
July 01, 2022 - safety events (preferably from the same organization), stimulating discussion of individuals’
personal experiences … a safe reporting culture that is not viewed
as punitive.16 Having clinical leaders share their own experiences … Structured case reviews for organizational learning about diagnostic vulnerabilities: initial experiences
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/takeheart/training/expanding-cardiac-rehab-implementation-guide.pdf
December 01, 2022 - TIP: Connecting staff new to HYCR to peers who have had positive experiences
leading two-way virtual
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-05/sarcevic-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - Final Progress Report: Analysis of Factors Associated With Clinical Checklist Compliance
AHRQ Grant Final Progress Report
Title of Project:
Analysis of Factors Associated with Clinical Checklist Compliance
Principal Investigator:
Aleksandra Sarcevic, PhD
Associate Professor, College of Computing and Informatics, D…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2025-03/connors-report.pdf
January 01, 2025 - If the patient experiences a brief monitored event but no lasting effects, is the
event adverse? … ensuring
pain is addressed, identifying and managing any anxieties (including anxiety related to
prior experiences … breakout session allowed the group to discuss the pre-
conference survey results with our own thoughts and experiences
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/mvp/modules/cusp/assess-psc-hsop-facguide.docx
January 01, 2017 - Within a hospital, every unit serves a specific function and experiences unique challenges and victories
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/implementation/long-term-modules/module6/facilitator-notes.docx
March 01, 2017 - Show relevant data and share project experiences and stories with staff that illustrate improvements.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/demoeval/what-we-learned/perspectives-quality-improvement-collaboratives.pdf
January 01, 2018 - This article updates an earlier article,9 which described
initial features and early implementation experiences … Interviewers used a semistructured interview guide to iden
tify implementation experiences, which included … interviewers understand basic logistical details of the state’s collaboratives, and recent activities and
experiences
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/tools/public-reporting/guide2.html
June 01, 2017 - For example, a lead-in to a report could spell out that the report contains measures on patient experiences
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/friese-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - Prescribers and nurses have different perspectives and experiences that should be considered
as leaders
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2025-05/goldman2-report.pdf
January 01, 2025 - Final Progress Report: Risk and Recovery in Complex Environments: Labor and Delivery as a Model
RISK AND RECOVERY IN COMPLEX ENVIRONMENTS:
LABOR AND DELIVERY AS A MODEL
Final Progress Report
Grant Award: 1 UC1 HS014376-01
June 30, 2006
Marlene B. Goldman, MS, ScD, Meghan M. Dierks, MD, Ronald G. Marcus, MD, Luk…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/public-reporting/report-2-public-reporting.pdf
June 01, 2010 - For example, a lead-
in to a report could spell out that the report contains measures on patient experiences
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/engagingfamilies/strategy1/Strat1_Tool_4_Letters_508.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Strategy 1: Working with Patients & Families as Advisors (Tool 4)
Guide to Patient and Family Engagement :: 1
Sample Letter of Invitation
for Advisory Council Applicants
Dear [insert name],
I am pleased to invite you to join the [patient and family advisory council or name of the council if it has been cho…
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www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/translate/organize/datasource.html
November 01, 2018 - Organizing Quality Measures by Data Source
Often, report sponsors gain access to information from one particular source of data—a patient experience survey, administrative/claims data, data from medical records, etc. Over time, they gain access to additional data sources. In many cases, as a result, their repor…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nursing-home/resources/letter-emergency-contact.docx
June 02, 2025 - Sample Disaster Preparedness Letter to Families
Dear Representative/Family Member,
As part of our Emergency Preparedness Plan, we are updating the emergency contact information we have on record for our residents. We value the health, safety, and dignity of your loved one and a…
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www.ahrq.gov/teamstepps-program/curriculum/situation/tools/star.html
July 01, 2024 - Tool: STAR
STAR is a mnemonic tool that is used extensively to help elicit and share key information about activities and their consequences. Its key elements include: Situation monitoring often requires analyzing situations in which tasks were assigned, were completed, and resulted in outcomes that might or mi…
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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/talkingquality/resources/writing/tip5.html
September 01, 2019 - Tip 5. Make a Health Care Quality Report Culturally Appropriate
A culturally appropriate report makes readers feel like the report was written for them. It fits with their cultural traditions and beliefs, making them feel respected and understood.
If your audience is culturally homogeneous, you can tailor y…