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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/consumer-reporting/guidelines/evaluation/index.html
March 01, 2016 - Evaluating a CAHPS Report
An evaluation of your CAHPS report after it has been released or distributed can help sponsors and their vendors assess how effectively they achieved their goals. This step is related to but separate from the testing that the CAHPS team encourages survey users to do during the report d…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/patient-safety/settings/multiple/Calibrate-Dx-AppendixB.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Calibrate Dx: A Resource to Improve Diagnostic Decisions - Appendix B
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The documented history was suggestive of an alternate diagnosis, which was not cons…
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance/hospital/about/child_hp_survey.html
March 01, 2025 - CAHPS Child Hospital Survey
The CAHPS Child Hospital Survey (Child HCAHPS) assesses the experiences of pediatric patients (17 and younger) and their parents or guardians with inpatient care. It complements the Adult Hospital Survey, which asks adult inpatients about their experiences. Child HCAHPS covers most o…
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/research-transform-primary-care/transform/profile/meenan.html
October 01, 2015 - Transformation to the Patient-Centered Medical Home in CareOregon Clinics
Principal Investigator: Richard T. Meenan, PhD, MPH, MBA
Institution: Center for Health Research–Kaiser Permanente
AHRQ Grant Number: R18 HS019146
Number and Type of Practices
This project included Medicaid …
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www.ahrq.gov/data/nhqdr.html
July 01, 2024 - National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report Data Tools
The NHQDR Data Tools provide State-specific healthcare quality information, including strengths, weaknesses, and opportunities for improvement. The goal is to help State officials and their public- and private-sector partners better understand health…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/blog/ahrqviews/index.html
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/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/pdi/d6_pdi_implementationplan.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Implementation Plan
Pediatric Toolkit for Using the AHRQ Quality Indicators
How To Improve Hospital Quality and Safety
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Implementation Plan
What is the purpose of this tool? The purpose of the implementation plan is to provide a format
in which to:
• Define the tasks/actions required to implement …
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/ontime/overview.html
November 01, 2017 - AHRQ’s Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Prevention
Overview of On-Time
The Agency for Health Care Research and Quality (AHRQ) has developed tools to assist nursing homes that have electronic medical record systems (EMRs) to prevent adverse events. The tools are intended to improve clinical decision m…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/projects/urinary/evidencenow-pursuit.pdf
January 01, 2025 - Improving Primary Care Understanding of Resources and Screening for Urinary Incontinence to Enhance Treatment (PURSUIT)
Improving Primary Care
Understanding of Resources and
Screening for Urinary Incontinence
to Enhance Treatment (PURSUIT)
Project Overview
This study focuses on improving access to standard of…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/topics/meeting-summary-031720.pdf
July 23, 2020 - Federal Interagency Workgroup on Improving Diagnostic Safety and Quality in Health Care March Meeting Summary
Federal Interagency Workgroup on Improving Diagnostic
Safety and Quality in Health Care
Workgroup Goal: Established by Senate Report 115-150. The Senate Committee on
Appropriations requested “AHRQ to co…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/acute/chipra-232-section-5-table-6.pdf
January 01, 2013 - Section 5, Table 6
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Pediatric considerations in severe sepsis:
In children, definitions of sepsis are…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/surveys/nursing-home/nursing-home-items-composite-measures-english-2.0.pdf
June 05, 2025 - SOPS Nursing Home Survey Version 2.0 Items and Composite Measures
SOPS® Nursing Home Survey Items and
Composite Measures
Version: 2.0
Language: English
Note
• For more information on getting started, selecting a sample, determining data collection methods,
establishing data collection procedures, administerin…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/patients-families/engagingfamilies/strategy1/index.html
December 01, 2017 - Strategy 1: Working With Patients and Families as Advisors
Research shows that when patients are engaged in their health care, it can lead to measurable improvements in safety and quality. To promote stronger engagement, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality developed the Guide to Patient and Family Engage…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/d6_combo_implementationplan.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Implementation Plan
Toolkit for Using the AHRQ Quality Indicators
How To Improve Hospital Quality and Safety
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Implementation Plan
What is the purpose of this tool? The purpose of the implementation plan is to provide a format
in which to:
• Define the tasks/actions required to implement each selec…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/201411.html
August 01, 2014 - Mercy Health Uses AHRQ's Patient Safety Culture Survey and TeamSTEPPS® to Enhance Care
Search All Impact Case Studies
August 2014
Mercy Health, one of the largest nonprofit health systems in the United States, has used AHRQ's Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture and team training tools since 2005 to …
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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/talkingquality/resources/writing/tip6.html
May 01, 2015 - Tip 6. Use Caution With Readability Formulas for Quality Reports
There are several dozen readability formulas, including the Fry formula, SMOG, and Flesch tests (Flesch-Kincaid and Flesch Reading Ease). You can use the formulas to score text by hand or use computerized versions that are built into word proces…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa/012-blood-culture-practices-webinar.docx
October 01, 2024 - The EHR software is now configured to ring up a pop-up prompt with a checklist that guides the user through
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www.ahrq.gov/practiceimprovement/systemdesign/leancasestudies/lean-intro.html
November 01, 2014 - Tools used when implementing Lean (e.g. value stream maps, checklists, guides, etc.).
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/ssi/ssi3.html
April 01, 2018 - Nursing Focus Group Guides
Appendix P. Focus Group Risk Factors
Appendix Q.