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www.ahrq.gov/prevention/guidelines/tobacco/clinicians/presentations/2008update-full/slide213.html
October 01, 2014 - 213. Specific Populations and Other Topics (Continued)
Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence: 2008 Update
Text version of slide presentation.
Clinical issues for treating specific populations
Issue
Approach
Language
Ensure that interventions are provided in a language the patient underst…
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www.ahrq.gov/npsd/quality-patient-safety/index.html
August 01, 2020 - What is the NPSD’s Role in Quality and Patient Safety?
By enabling providers, PSOs, and, eventually others to contribute nonidentifiable patient safety data to the NPSD, the stage has been set for breakthroughs in our understanding of how best to improve patient safety. The NPSD will facilitate the aggregation …
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/about-cahps/impact-case-studies/index.html
June 01, 2025 - Impact Case Studies on the CAHPS Surveys
AHRQ’s collection of Impact Case Studies highlights successes of organizations using AHRQ’s evidence-based tools and resources. Below are success stories from organizations that used the CAHPS Surveys grouped by the year the case study was published. Contact us at Impac…
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digital.ahrq.gov/health-care-theme/smoking-cessation
January 01, 2023 - Smoking Cessation
Reducing Hospital Readmission Rates by Implementing an Inpatient Tobacco Cessation Service Driven by Interactive Voice Recognition Technology
Description
This study evaluated a smoking cessation program using interactive voice recognition technology and found…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47438/psn-pdf
June 02, 2019 - Developing an intervention to reduce harm in hospitalized
patients: patients and families in research.
June 2, 2019
Schenk EC, Bryant RA, Van Son CR, et al. Developing an Intervention to Reduce Harm in Hospitalized
Patients: Patients and Families in Research. J Nurs Care Qual. 2019;34(3):273-278.
doi:10.1097/NCQ.0…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/esrd/resource/engagement.html
December 01, 2014 - Patient and Family Engagement
ESRD Toolkit
The Patient and Family Engagement module of the ESRD Toolkit defines patient engagement in the context of end-stage renal disease facilities, discusses how to recognize and overcome obstacles to patient engagement, explains how to engage patients and their families i…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44282/psn-pdf
June 12, 2018 - Standardized competencies for parenteral nutrition
prescribing: The American Society for Parenteral and
Enteral Nutrition Model.
June 12, 2018
Guenter P, Boullata JI, Ayers P, et al. Standardized Competencies for Parenteral Nutrition Prescribing: The
American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition Model. Nut…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/engage.html
March 01, 2017 - Engage Residents and Families
Resident and Family Engagement brochure for residents ( PDF , 132 KB)
Describes what resident and family engagement is and how to engage with long-term care facility staff as partners in infection-prevention care.
Resident and Family Engagement: What Is My Role as a Leader? …
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mvp/modules/cusp/staff-safety-asst.html
January 01, 2017 - Staff Safety Assessment
AHRQ Safety Program for Mechanically Ventilated Patients
What Is the Purpose of This Tool?
The purpose of this tool is to tap into frontline knowledge to find risks on your unit that impact patient safety.
Who Should Use This Tool?
All health care providers and admi…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/48034/psn-pdf
May 22, 2019 - Chasing zero harm in radiation oncology: using pre-
treatment peer review.
May 22, 2019
Vijayakumar S, Duggar WN, Packianathan S, et al. Chasing Zero Harm in Radiation Oncology: Using Pre-
treatment Peer Review. Front Oncol. 2019;9:302. doi:10.3389/fonc.2019.00302.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/chasing-zero-harm-ra…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60152/psn-pdf
March 25, 2020 - Errors during resuscitation: the impact of perceived
authority on delivery of care.
March 25, 2020
Delaloye NJ, Tobler K, O?Neill T, et al. Errors during resuscitation: the impact of perceived authority on
delivery of care. J Patient Saf. 2020;16(1). doi:10.1097/pts.0000000000000359.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/e…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46825/psn-pdf
June 19, 2018 - Diagnostic performance dashboards: tracking diagnostic
errors using big data.
June 19, 2018
Mane KK, Rubenstein KB, Nassery N, et al. Diagnostic performance dashboards: tracking diagnostic errors
using big data. BMJ Qual Saf. 2018;27(7):567-570. doi:10.1136/bmjqs-2018-007945.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/diagnosti…
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digital.ahrq.gov/2018-year-review/research-summary/emerging-innovative-newly-funded-research/advancing-research-evidence-into-clinical-practie-through-cds
January 01, 2018 - Advancing Research Evidence into Clinical Practice through Clinical Decision Support (CDS)
CDS helps clinicians, patients, and others on the care team by delivering the right information at the right time so they can make the best care decisions. When developed and implemented well, CDS us…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/data/infographics/teachback-infographic.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Data Infographic: More adults report always being asked to teach back providers' instructions (
More adults report always being asked
to teach back providers’ instructions
To start teach-back, providers ask patients to explain in their own words what they
need to know or do. This approach helps determine whether p…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/data/infographics/state-snapshot-infogr.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Health Care Quality: How Does Your State Compare?
State Snapshots
Health Care Quality: How Does Your State Compare?
AHRQ’s 2017 feature more
than 250 statistical measures to provide
State-by-State summaries of health care quality.
Examples in this illustration show top-scoring States
in 2015 in three areas – …
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/reports/engage/appf.html
March 01, 2017 - Guide to Improving Patient Safety in Primary Care Settings by Engaging Patients and Families
Appendix F. Interventions
Previous Page
Table of Contents
Guide to Improving Patient Safety in Primary Care Settings by Engaging Patients and Families
Executive Summary
Introduction
Limitations of …
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/citation/workflowredesignrfi.pdf
July 01, 2010 - This helped the team to
identify and map the vendor recommendation for
the most efficient workflows … This helped the team to identify and map the
vendor recommendation for the most efficient workflows.
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/project-echo-extension-community-healthcare-outcomes
January 01, 2023 - Project ECHO: Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes
Project Final Report ( PDF , 1.59 MB) Disclaimer
Disclaimer
The findings and conclusions in this document are those of the author(s), who are responsible for its content, and do not necessarily represent the views of AHR…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/ehc-research-gaps-telehealth.pdf
April 01, 2023 - AHRQ Evidence-based Practice Center Program Research Gaps Summary: Telehealth
AHRQ EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE CENTER (EPC)
PROGRAM RESEARCH GAPS SUMMARY:
TELEHEALTH
An AHRQ EPC Program publication summarizing evidence gaps identified across recent
EPC Program reviews for select healthcare topics addressing telehea…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/moving-pains
August 17, 2017 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
Moving Pains
Citation Text:
Schell H, Wachter R. Moving Pains. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2006.
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