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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/demoeval/demostates/ncstateataglance.pdf
March 01, 2012 - North Carolina State at a Glance
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www.ahrq.gov/
June 12, 2025 - Explore National Hospital Care Trends
HCUP offers the largest collection of hospital care data across states, including inpatient and emergency services.
See How Americans Use Health Care
MEPS tracks medical services, costs, and coverage for U.S…
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digital.ahrq.gov/2019-year-review/research-summary/improving-delivery-health-services-health-systems-level
January 01, 2019 - Improving the Delivery of Health Services at the Health Systems Level
AHRQ-funded research aims to improve the delivery of health services at the health systems or organizational level. Investment in research to improve the delivery of healthcare at the systems level was $36 million over…
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www.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/practice-facilitation/lessons/index.html
November 01, 2022 - Lessons Learned about Practice Facilitation
A few of the key lessons learned about Practice Facilitation from the EvidenceNOW: Advancing Heart Health Initiative are listed here.
Lesson: Practices working with more effective practice facilitators had 3.6% higher mean delivery of heart health services. Effecti…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/836710/psn-pdf
March 09, 2022 - Implementation of an antibiotic stewardship program in
long-term care facilities across the US.
March 9, 2022
doi:http://www.doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.0181.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/implementation-antibiotic-stewardship-program-long-term-care-facilities-
across-us
Overuse of antibiotics has been co…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/849121/psn-pdf
May 17, 2023 - Thematic reviews of patient safety incidents as a tool for
systems thinking: a quality improvement report.
May 17, 2023
Machen S. Thematic reviews of patient safety incidents as a tool for systems thinking: a quality
improvement report. BMJ Open Qual. 2023;12(2):e002020. doi:10.1136/bmjoq-2022-002020.
https://psne…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44350/psn-pdf
July 29, 2015 - Reporting and using near-miss events to improve patient
safety in diverse primary care practices: a collaborative
approach to learning from our mistakes.
July 29, 2015
Crane S, Sloane PD, Elder NC, et al. Reporting and Using Near-miss Events to Improve Patient Safety in
Diverse Primary Care Practices: A Collaborat…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47223/psn-pdf
August 14, 2018 - Six Building Blocks: A Team-Based Approach to
Improving Opioid Management in Primary Care.
August 14, 2018
MacColl Center for Health Care Innovation at the Kaiser Permanente of Washington Research Institute,
University of Washington.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/six-building-blocks-team-based-approach-improving-op…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/851458/psn-pdf
July 19, 2023 - Improving handoffs in the perioperative environment: a
conceptual framework of key theories, system factors,
methods, and core interventions to ensure success.
July 19, 2023
Starmer AJ, Michael MM, Spector ND, et al. Improving handoffs in the perioperative environment: a
conceptual framework of key theories, syste…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/72475/psn-pdf
November 18, 2020 - Omissions of care in nursing homes: a uniform definition
for research and quality improvement.
November 18, 2020
Mangrum R, Stewart MD, Gifford DR, et al. Omissions of care in nursing homes: a uniform definition for
research and quality improvement. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2020;21(11):1587-1591.e2.
doi:10.1016/j.jamda…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47368/psn-pdf
September 12, 2018 - Using co-design to develop a collective leadership
intervention for healthcare teams to improve safety
culture.
September 12, 2018
Ward ME, De Brún A, Beirne D, et al. Using Co-Design to Develop a Collective Leadership Intervention for
Healthcare Teams to Improve Safety Culture. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 20…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/837508/psn-pdf
June 22, 2022 - Creating a learning health system for improving
diagnostic safety: pragmatic insights from US health care
organizations.
June 22, 2022
Giardina TD, Shahid U, Mushtaq U, et al. Creating a learning health system for improving diagnostic safety:
pragmatic insights from US health care organizations. J Gen Intern Med. …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47902/psn-pdf
April 24, 2019 - Recommendations from a national panel on quality
improvement in obstetrics.
April 24, 2019
Lefebvre G, Calder LA, De Gorter R, et al. Recommendations From a National Panel on Quality
Improvement in Obstetrics. J Obstet Gynaecol Can. 2019;41(5):653-659. doi:10.1016/j.jogc.2019.02.011.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/r…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/865487/psn-pdf
April 03, 2024 - Evaluation of the design and structure of electronic
medication labels to improve patient health knowledge
and safety: a systematic review.
April 3, 2024
Saif S, Bui TTT, Srivastava G, et al. Evaluation of the design and structure of electronic medication labels
to improve patient health knowledge and safety: a sy…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/854374/psn-pdf
October 11, 2023 - Learning from latent safety threats identified during
simulation to improve patient safety.
October 11, 2023
Congenie K, Bartjen L, Gutierrez D, et al. Learning from latent safety threats identified during simulation to
improve patient safety. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2023;49(12):716-723. doi:10.1016/j.jcjq.2023…
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/tools/transform-qi/deliver-facilitation/healthit-advisor-handbook.html
June 01, 2024 - Obtaining and Using Data in Practice Improvement: A Handbook for Health IT Advisors and Practice Facilitators
This handbook provides the in-depth information Health Information Technology (IT) Advisors need to effectively provide health IT-related assistance for primary care practices to support the…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47853/psn-pdf
April 10, 2019 - Does a unit shift report "blackout" period improve patient
safety?
April 10, 2019
Olmstead J. Does a unit shift report "blackout" period improve patient safety? Nurs Manage. 2019;50(3):8-
10. doi:10.1097/01.NUMA.0000553500.85897.51.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/does-unit-shift-report-blackout-period-improve-patien…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/844555/psn-pdf
February 15, 2023 - AHRQ-Funded Patient Safety Project Highlights:
Improving Healthcare Safety by Engaging Patients and
Families.
February 15, 2023
Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; January 2023. AHRQ Pub. No.22(23)-0065-1.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ahrq-funded-patient-safety-project-highlights-improving-h…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/34666/psn-pdf
December 22, 2009 - Error reduction and performance improvement in the
emergency department through formal teamwork training:
evaluation results of the MedTeams project.
December 22, 2009
Morey JC, Simon R, Jay G, et al. Error reduction and performance improvement in the emergency
department through formal teamwork training: evaluati…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44205/psn-pdf
June 21, 2015 - Teamwork, communication and safety climate: a
systematic review of interventions to improve surgical
culture.
June 21, 2015
Sacks GD, Shannon EM, Dawes AJ, et al. Teamwork, communication and safety climate: a systematic
review of interventions to improve surgical culture. BMJ Qual Saf. 2015;24(7):458-67. doi:10.11…