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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/page/4_GuidelinesforDescribingBusinessPractices_0.pdf
June 16, 2021 - 4_GuidelinesforDescribingBusinessPractices
Tool 4. Guidelines for Describing Business Practices
Privacy and Security Assessment of Variation Toolkit 4-1
Tool 4. Guidelines for Describing Business Practices
The suggestions and recommendations presented below are based on the initial review of
bu…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/973.html
September 01, 2025 - September: A Month for Increasing Awareness About Sepsis
Issue Number
973
AHRQ News Now is a weekly newsletter that highlights agency research and program activities.
September 3, 2025
Today’s Headlines: September: A Month for Increasing Awareness About Sepsis . Opportunities for Diagnosis and Treatment…
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance/survey-methods-research/using-multiple-modes.html
August 01, 2024 - Recommended Data Collection Procedures for CAHPS Surveys
Each survey sponsor will need to work with their survey vendor to choose the data collection modes that are most likely to reach their specific patient population and maximize the response rate at an acceptable cost. Research suggests that sequential mult…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/cauti-tools/archived-webinars/patient-family-centered-care-040913.ppt
June 02, 2025 - Slide 1
Patient-and-family Centered Care
*
Christine Goeschel ScD, MPA, MPS, RN, FAAN
Assistant Professor, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Joint Appointment, Schools of Public Health and Nursing
And
Gail Panoff
Chair, Patient and Community Engagement Council
St. Joseph Mercy Health System Ann Arbor, MI
Lear…
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/tools/confid-report/three-strategies.html
February 01, 2016 - Confidential Physician Feedback Reports: Designing for Optimal Impact on Performance
Part Three: Three Strategies for Continuous Improvement of Physician Feedback Reporting Systems
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Table of Contents
Confidential Physician Feedback Reports: Designing for Optimal Impact on Perf…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/education/curriculum-tools/cusptoolkit/modules/implement/teamwork.pptx
January 01, 2007 - Project Report - Lean Sigma
1
1
Learning Objectives
2
Identify and apply effective communication strategies from CUSP and TeamSTEPPS®
Recognize the importance of effective communication
Identify
barriers to communication
Describe the connection between communication and medical errors
2
Basic Compon…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/surgery/modules/sustainability/sustainability_sustspreading_facnotes.docx
December 01, 2017 - Facilitator Guide: Sustaining and Spreading Surgical Safety Improvements
Sustaining and Spreading Improvements – Facilitator Notes
Slide Title and Commentary
Slide Number and Slide
Sustaining and Spreading Surgical Safety Improvements
SAY:
This module will cover Sustaining and Spreading Surgical Safety Improveme…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/surgery/modules/sustainability/spreading-fac-notes.html
December 01, 2017 - Sustaining and Spreading Surgical Safety Improvements: Facilitator Notes
AHRQ Safety Program for Surgery
Slide 1: Sustaining and Spreading Surgical Safety Improvements
Say:
This module will cover Sustaining and Spreading Surgical Safety Improvements. To preface the sustainability discussions, these modu…
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www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/dxsafety-care-transitions2.html
June 01, 2023 - Diagnostic Safety Across Transitions of Care Throughout the Healthcare System: Current State and a Call to Action
ED-to-Hospital Transitions
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Table of Contents
Diagnostic Safety Across Transitions of Care Throughout the Healthcare System: Current State and a Call to Action
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www.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/projects/heart-health/about/cooperatives/southwest.html
March 01, 2021 - EvidenceNOW: Southwest 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 patie…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/d7_combo_implementationmeasurement.docx
January 01, 2016 - TO
Implementation Measurement
What is the purpose of this tool? The purpose of the implementation measurement tool is to provide a format in which you can determine if best practice processes are successful in your organization. The tool provides general guidance on implementation measurement, as well as an example of…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/surveys-guidance/cg/cg-comparison-3-4.pdf
June 02, 2025 - CAHPS Clinician & Group Survey Comparison
CAHPS Clinician & Group Survey Differences
Page 1
CAHPS Clinician & Group Survey: Differences between the core items in 3.0, 3.1, and Visit
4.0 (beta) versions
Topic Adult 3.0 Item Adult 3.1 Item Adult 4.0 (beta) Item Description of Difference
Confirmation
of pr…
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/survey/it-primary-care-practice.pdf
June 16, 2021 - Information Technology in Primary Care Practice
Information Technology in Primary Care Practice
University of Washington, Seattle WA
This is a questionnaire designed to be completed by nurses and physicians in an
ambulatory setting. The tool includes questions to assess user's perceptions of
electronic health rec…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/854391/psn-pdf
October 11, 2023 - Patient Engagement for Patient Safety: The Why, What,
and How of Patient Engagement for Improving Patient
Safety.
October 11, 2023
Kendir C, Fujisawa R, Brito Fernandes O, et al. Paris, France: OECD Publishing; 2023. OECD Health
Working Papers, No. 159.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-engagement-patient-safe…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/tools-and-materials/119-alabama-alcc-fax-campaign.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Reduce Cardiovascular Risk and Disease: Alabama Fax Campaign
Reduce
Overall, Alabama has the highest rate of CVD events (death, hospitalizations,
ED visits) among all 50 states.
We’re here to help change that.
We’re the Alabama Cardiovascular Cooperative, and we’re launching
a three-year state-wide initiative to…
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www.ahrq.gov/patients-consumers/patient-involvement/healthcare411.html
August 01, 2016 - Healthcare 411
Healthcare 411 was an AHRQ-produced podcast series that shared news and information as concise 60-second audio news bites, as well as some longer, more in-depth stories. The current research on important health care topics featured in each item was designed to provide your patients with informati…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43579/psn-pdf
October 08, 2014 - Implications of Health Literacy for Public Health:
Workshop Summary.
October 8, 2014
Hewitt M, Hernandez LM; Roundtable on Health Literacy, Board on Population Health and Public Health
Practice, Institute of Medicine. Washington, DC: National Academies Press; 2014. ISBN: 9780309303651.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44170/psn-pdf
May 29, 2023 - Ambulatory Surgery Center Survey on Patient Safety
Culture.
May 29, 2023
Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; October 2020.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ambulatory-surgery-center-survey-patient-safety-culture
Ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) are increasingly being used to provide surgical ca…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47456/psn-pdf
April 30, 2019 - ISMP Gap Analysis Tool (GAT) for Safe IV Push
Medication Practices.
April 30, 2019
Horsham, PA: Institute for Safe Medication Practices; 2018.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ismp-gap-analysis-tool-gat-safe-iv-push-medication-practices
Standardized practices have not been uniformly adopted to support safe IV medicati…
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www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/index-old.html
October 01, 2017 - TalkingQuality
Are you trying to help health care consumers choose high-quality health plans, hospitals, doctors, or other providers of care? TalkingQuality is a comprehensive guide to producing comparative information on health care quality that's understandable and useful to consumers.
Section 1: Prepare…