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www.ahrq.gov/workingforquality/about/nqs-fact-sheets/nqs-fact-sheet-0214.html
November 01, 2016 - The National Quality Strategy: Fact Sheet
About the National Quality Strategy
How the National Quality Strategy Works
Who Is Responsible for the National Quality Strategy?
What You Can Do
The National Quality Strategy is a national effort to align public- and private-sector stakeholders to achieve…
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www.ahrq.gov/sops/databases/hospital/databases/submission.html
August 01, 2025 - Participating in the SOPS® Hospital Survey Database
The AHRQ Surveys on Patient Safety Culture ® (SOPS ® ) Hospital Database is a central repository for survey data from hospitals in the United States or in a U.S. territory that administered the AHRQ SOPS Hospital Survey 2.0 and choose to submit their data…
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www.ahrq.gov/chsp/about-chsp/index.html
May 01, 2021 - About the Comparative Health Systems Performance (CHSP) Initiative
Overview
Download this fact sheet (PDF, 103.1 KB)
PCOR Grant Awards: New AHRQ-Funded Centers to Study Health Systems and Their Efforts to Disseminate Patient-Centered Outcomes Research (June 15, 2015 press release)
AHRQ Comparative Hea…
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www.ahrq.gov/sdm/research/index.html
May 01, 2023 - Research in Shared Decision Making
Frameworks and Models in Shared Decision Making
Several frameworks and models of shared decision making (SDM) have been developed to describe the essential elements and core processes of SDM and how they can be achieved in clinical practice. Below we cite three commonly used…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/building-capacity/EvidenceNOW-BSC-AL-profile.pdf
September 01, 2021 - EvidenceNOW Building State Capacity Profile: Alabama Cooperative
Alabama Cooperative
Project Name:
Alabama Cardiovascular
Cooperative
Principal Investigators:
Andrea L. Cherrington, MD, MPH
and Elizabeth Jackson, MD, MPH,
FAHA, University of Alabama at
Birmingham
Cooperative Partners:
Alabama Department …
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www.ahrq.gov/sops/news/previous-announcements.html
March 01, 2025 - Previous Announcements About SOPS Surveys
2022 Announcements Date Announcements December 2022 AHRQ Post-Webcast Materials for “Understanding SOPS Surveys: A Primer for New Users” This webcast provided an overview of the Surveys on Patient Safety Culture (SOPS) Surveys. Speakers described the SOPS program, surve…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/resource/guide/web2.html
December 01, 2017 - Webinar 2: Analyze Data and Patient/Caregiver Perspectives (Section 1 of the Guide): Slide Presentation
Designing & Delivering Whole-Person Transitional Care: The Hospital Guide to Reducing Medicaid Readmissions
Text version of Webinar slide presentation.
Slide 1: Designing & Delivering Whole-Person Transit…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/surveys/hospital/SOPS-Hospital-Survey-2.0-5-26-2021.pdf
January 01, 2021 - Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture Version 2.0
SOPS® Hospital Survey
Version: 2.0
Language: English
• For more information on getting started, selecting a sample, determining data collection
methods, establishing data collection procedures, conducting a web-based survey, and
preparing and analyzing dat…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/surveys/nursing-home/nursing-home-survey-english.pdf
September 01, 2024 - SOPS® Nursing Home Survey on Patient Safety
SOPS® Nursing Home Survey
Version: 1.0
Language: English
• For more information on getting started, selecting a sample, determining data collection
methods, establishing data collection procedures, conducting a web-based survey, and
preparing and analyzing data, a…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/surgery/tools/surgical-complication-prevention/bim.docx
December 01, 2017 - Barrier Identification and Mitigation Tool
AHRQ Safety Program for Surgery
AHRQ Safety Program for Surgery
Barrier Identification and Mitigation Tool
Introduction
Problem Statement
Guidelines summarizing evidence exist to help ensure that patients receive recommended interventions. In addition, consistent guidel…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/surgery/tools/surgical-complication-prevention/bim.html
December 01, 2017 - Barrier Identification and Mitigation Tool
AHRQ Safety Program for Surgery
Introduction
Problem Statement
Guidelines summarizing evidence exist to help ensure that patients receive recommended interventions. In addition, consistent guideline adherence may significantly improve patient safety…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/labor-delivery/perinatal-care/modules/strategies/safe-electronic-slides.html
July 01, 2023 - Monitoring for Perinatal Safety: Electronic Fetal Monitoring: Slide Presentation
AHRQ Safety Program for Perinatal Care
Slide 1: Monitoring for Perinatal Safety: Electronic Fetal Monitoring
Monitoring for Perinatal Safety: Electronic Fetal Monitoring
Slide 2: Learning Objectives
Image: This slide sh…
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www.ahrq.gov/policymakers/chipra/demoeval/what-we-learned/implementation-guides/implementation-guide1/impguide1app.html
March 01, 2019 - Appendix: Profiles of the CHIPRA Quality Demonstration States’ Stakeholder Engagement Initiatives
Implementation Guide Number 1
This Implementation Guide includes suggested steps and tips for implementing initiatives for improving child health care quality from the CMS-funded national evaluation of the Childr…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/implementation/educational-bundles/infection-prevention/precautions/ppe-precautions.pptx
March 01, 2017 - PPE
Personal Protective Equipment
Training Module 3
AHRQ Pub. No. 16(17)-0003-10-EF
March 2017
AHRQ Safety Program for Long-Term Care: HAIs/CAUTI
AHRQ SAFETY PROGRAM FOR LONG-TERM CARE: HAIs/CAUTI
Welcome to today’s training module, titled “Personal Protective Equipment.” This is the third of four training module…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/clabsi-cauti-icu/empowering-nurses-transcript.pdf
April 01, 2022 - Transcript: How To Empower Nurses To Effectively Implement a Nurse-Driven Protocol for Removing Urinary Catheters, Including How To Obtain Buy-In From Physicians
AHRQ Safety Program for Intensive Care Units:
Preventing CLABSI and CAUTI
AHRQ Safety Program for Intensive Care Units:
Preventing CLABSI and CAUT…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-family-engagement/pfeprimarycare/envscan-exec-summary.pdf
March 01, 2017 - Guide to Improving Patient Safety in Primary Care Settings by Engaging Patients and Families--Executive Summary
Environmental Scan Report
Guide to Improving Patient Safety in Primary Care
Settings by Engaging Patients and Fam…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/events/webinar/04-nh_webcast-famolaro.pdf
September 21, 2022 - SOPS Nursing Home Survey: What You Need To Know - Theresa Famolaro, MPS, MS, MBA
The SOPS Nursing Home Survey and
Database
Theresa Famolaro, MPS, MS, MBA
Senior Study Director and Database Manager
User Network for the AHRQ Surveys on Patient Safety Culture (SOPS)
Westat
Survey User’s Guide
• On the AHRQ SOPS W…
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www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/dxsafety-terminology-references.html
April 01, 2025 - Exploration of Foundational Terminology and Paradigms for Improving Diagnosis
References
Previous Page
Table of Contents
Exploration of Foundational Terminology and Paradigms for Improving Diagnosis
Introduction
Perspectives on Diagnostic Improvement
Definitions of Diagnosis
Types of Evide…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol2/Schyve.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Prologue—Volume 2—Systems Thinking and Patient Safety
1
Prologue
Systems Thinking and Patient Safety
Paul M. Schyve
Patient safety is a prominent theme in health care delivery today. This should
come as no surprise, given that “first, do no harm” has been the ethical watchword
throughout the history of medi…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/quality-improvement/improvement-guide/6-strategies-for-improving/access/cahps-strategy-6n.pdf
October 01, 2017 - Strategies for Improving Patient Experience with Ambulatory Care: Price Transparency
The CAHPS Ambulatory Care
Improvement Guide
Practical Strategies for Improving Patient Experience
Section 6: Strategies for Improving Patient Experience with
Ambulatory Care
6.N. Price Transparency
Visit the AHRQ Website f…