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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-safety-and-quality-improvement-act-2005-what-you-need-know
December 17, 2014 - Commentary
Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005: what you need to know.
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Rohrich RJ. Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005: what you need to know. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2006;117(2):671-2.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/reducing-adverse-drug-events
August 09, 2017 - Book/Report
Classic
Reducing Adverse Drug Events.
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Reducing Adverse Drug Events. Leape LL, Kabcenell A, Berwick DM et al. Boston, MA: Institute for Healthcare Improvement; 1998.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/improving-americas-hospitals-joint-commissions-annual-report-quality-and-safety-2010
November 23, 2016 - Book/Report
Improving America's Hospitals: The Joint Commission's Annual Report on Quality and Safety 2010.
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Improving America's Hospitals: The Joint Commission's Annual Report on Quality and Safety 2010. Oakbrook Terrace, IL: The Joint Commission; September 2010.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/essential-guide-patient-safety-officers-second-edition
February 15, 2017 - Book/Report
The Essential Guide for Patient Safety Officers, Second Edition.
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The Essential Guide for Patient Safety Officers, Second Edition. Leonard M, Frankel A, Federico F, et al, eds. Oakbrook Terrace, IL: Joint Commission Resources, Institute for Healthcare Improv…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/closing-loop-guide-safer-ambulatory-referrals-ehr-era
July 12, 2017 - Book/Report
Closing the Loop: A Guide to Safer Ambulatory Referrals in the EHR Era.
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Closing the Loop: A Guide to Safer Ambulatory Referrals in the EHR Era. Institute for Healthcare Improvement, National Patient Safety Foundation. Cambridge, MA: Institute for Healthcare Imp…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/dissemination-and-implementation-equity-focused-evidence-based-interventions-healthcare
April 20, 2022 - Grant Announcement
Dissemination and Implementation of Equity-Focused Evidence-Based Interventions in Healthcare Delivery Systems (R18).
Citation Text:
Dissemination and Implementation of Equity-Focused Evidence-Based Interventions in Healthcare Delivery Systems (R18). Rockville, MD: Age…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/trends-adverse-events-over-time-why-are-we-not-improving
October 02, 2019 - Commentary
Trends in adverse events over time: why are we not improving?
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Shojania KG, Thomas EJ. Trends in adverse events over time: why are we not improving? BMJ Qual Saf. 2013;22(4):273-7. doi:10.1136/bmjqs-2013-001935.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/clinicians-quality-improvement-new-career-pathway-academic-medicine
June 09, 2015 - Commentary
Clinicians in quality improvement: a new career pathway in academic medicine.
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Shojania KG, Levinson W. Clinicians in quality improvement: a new career pathway in academic medicine. JAMA. 2009;301(7):766-8. doi:10.1001/jama.2009.140.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/statesummaries/chipra-750-florida-state-snapshot.pdf
January 01, 2018 - Spotlight on Florida -- The National Evaluation of the CHIPRA Quality Demonstraiton Grant Program
January 2018
This brief highlights the major strategies, lessons learned,
and outcomes from Florida’s experience from February
2010 to February 2016 with the quality demonstration
funded by the Centers for Medicare &…
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/improving-population-health-through-enhanced-targeted-regional-decision-support
January 01, 2023 - Improving Population Health Through Enhanced Targeted Regional Decision Support
Project Final Report ( PDF , 1.05 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 repr…
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www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/safety/targets.html
June 01, 2021 - Identifying Targets To Improve Antibiotic Use
After viewing or presenting this presentation, viewers will be able to—
Identify opportunities to improve antibiotic prescribing.
Recognize how to leverage frontline staff to guide safety improvement efforts around antibiotic prescribing.
Recognize oppor…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2025-03/thomas-report.pdf
January 01, 2025 - Final Progress Report: Caregiver innovations to reduce harm in Neonatal Intensive Care
Title: Caregiver innovations to reduce harm in Neonatal Intensive Care (P30HS024459);…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/engagingfamilies/strategy1/Strat1_Tool_2_BecomeAdvisrPC_508.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Strategy 1: Working with Patients & Families as Advisors (Tool 2)
Do you have ideas
to help improve
our hospital?
Become a patient
and family advisor.
Dear ,
I would like to invite you to find out more
about becoming a patient and family advisor at [insert
hospital name].
I think you may have gre…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/events/webinars/hcbs-webcast-051623-woodward.pdf
June 02, 2025 - HCBS CAHPS Survey Database: What You Need to Know - WOODWARD
HCBS CAHPS Technical
Assistance
Kathleen Woodward, MSPH
Managing Director
The Lewin Group
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Helpful Resources
• AHRQ CAHPS Guidance: https://www.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-
guidance/hcbs/index.html
• AHRQ Guide to Quality Improvement: https://www.Agency…
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www.ahrq.gov/action-alliance/funding-opportunities/index.html
September 01, 2025 - Funding and Implementation Opportunities
This is a curated list of active federally sponsored implementation initiatives and funding opportunities geared toward improving patient and healthcare workforce safety to contribute to a more resilient healthcare system. Implementation Opportunities AHRQ Implementatio…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/nhqrdr/2019qdr-es.pptx
January 01, 2019 - 2018 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report Executive Summary
2019 National Healthcare
Quality and Disparities Report
Executive Summary
Access to Care
From 2000 through 2016-2018:
More than half (11 of 20) of access measures showed improvement.
For example, there were significant gains in the percenta…
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digital.ahrq.gov/2019-year-review/research-summary/emerging-innovative-newly-funded-research/optimization-patient-reported-outcome-data-visualization-improve
January 01, 2019 - Optimization of Patient-Reported Outcome Data Visualization to Improve Shared Decision Making
Optimizing PRO data visualization with clinicians’ and patients’ input will improve clinicians’ ability to effectively synthesize and communicate complex data to provide patient-centered clinical management.
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digital.ahrq.gov/technology/electronic-dental-record
January 01, 2023 - Electronic Dental Record
Decision Support to Improve Dental Care for Medically Compromised Patients - Final Report
Citation
Fricton, J. Decision Support to Improve Dental Care for Medically Compromised Patients - Final Report. (Prepared by HealthPartners Research Foundation un…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/consumers-priorities-hospital-quality-improvement-and-implications-public-reporting
May 30, 2008 - Book/Report
Consumers' Priorities for Hospital Quality Improvement and Implications for Public Reporting.
Citation Text:
Consumers' Priorities for Hospital Quality Improvement and Implications for Public Reporting. Ginsburg M, Glasmire K. Oakland, CA: California HealthCare Foundation…
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digital.ahrq.gov/principal-investigator/doebbling-bradley
January 01, 2023 - Doebbling, Bradley
Provider perceptions of colorectal cancer screening clinical decision support at three benchmark institutions.
Citation
Saleem JJ, Militello LG, Arbuckle N, et al. Provider perceptions of colorectal cancer screening clinical decision support at three benchma…