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digital.ahrq.gov/funding-mechanism/ambulatory-safety-and-quality-program-enabling-quality-measurement-through-health
January 01, 2023 - Ambulatory Safety and Quality Program: Enabling Quality Measurement through Health IT (R18)
Electronic health records and health care quality over time in a federally qualified health center.
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Kern LM, Edwards AM, Pichardo M, et al. Electronic health records and health…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/collaborative-cohort-study-intervention-reduce-ventilator-associated-pneumonia-intensive-care
September 20, 2011 - Study
Collaborative cohort study of an intervention to reduce ventilator-associated pneumonia in the intensive care unit.
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Berenholtz SM, Pham JC, Thompson DA, et al. Collaborative cohort study of an intervention to reduce ventilator-associated pneumonia in the intensive …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/translating-concerns-action-detailed-qualitative-evaluation-interdisciplinary-intervention
November 01, 2017 - Study
Translating concerns into action: a detailed qualitative evaluation of an interdisciplinary intervention on medical wards.
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Pannick S, Archer S, Johnston MJ, et al. Translating concerns into action: a detailed qualitative evaluation of an interdisciplinary interventio…
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/improving-quality-through-health-information-technology-testing-feasibility-and
January 01, 2023 - Improving Quality through Health Information Technology: Testing the Feasibility and Assessing the Impact of Using Existing Health Information Technology Infrastructure for Better Care Delivery
Project Final Report ( PDF , 193.24 KB)
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/improving-patient-safety-through-involvement-patients-development-and-evaluation-novel
October 12, 2016 - Book/Report
Improving patient safety through the involvement of patients: development and evaluation of novel interventions to engage patients in preventing patient safety incidents and protecting them against unintended harm.
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Wright J, Lawton R, O’Hara J, et al. Improving…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/engaging-patients-and-informal-caregivers-improve-safety-and-facilitate-person-and-family
March 08, 2023 - Study
Engaging patients and informal caregivers to improve safety and facilitate person- and family-centered care during transitions from hospital to home: a qualitative descriptive study.
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Backman C, Cho-Young D. Engaging patients and informal caregivers to improve safety …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/improving-health-care-quality-and-patient-safety-through-peer-peer-assessment-demonstration
March 14, 2018 - Study
Improving health care quality and patient safety through peer-to-peer assessment: demonstration project in two academic medical centers.
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Mort E, Bruckel J, Donelan K, et al. Improving Health Care Quality and Patient Safety Through Peer-to-Peer Assessment: Demonstrati…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/assessing-content-validity-and-user-perspectives-team-check-tool-expert-survey-and-user-focus
January 02, 2017 - Study
Assessing content validity and user perspectives on the Team Check-up Tool: expert survey and user focus groups.
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Marsteller JA, Hsu Y-J, Chan KS, et al. Assessing content validity and user perspectives on the Team Check-up Tool: expert survey and user focus groups. B…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/improving-medical-residents-self-assessment-their-diagnostic-accuracy-does-feedback-help
September 14, 2022 - Study
Improving medical residents’ self-assessment of their diagnostic accuracy: does feedback help?
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Kuhn J, van den Berg P, Mamede S, et al. Improving medical residents’ self-assessment of their diagnostic accuracy: does feedback help? Adv Health Sci Edu. 2022;27(1):189-2…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/value-adding-verbal-report-written-handoffs-early-readmission-following-prolonged-respiratory
July 19, 2023 - Study
The value of adding a verbal report to written handoffs on early readmission following prolonged respiratory failure.
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Hess DR, Tokarczyk A, O'Malley M, et al. The value of adding a verbal report to written handoffs on early readmission following prolonged respira…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/how-not-waste-crisis-qualitative-study-problem-definition-and-its-consequences-three
April 21, 2015 - Study
How not to waste a crisis: a qualitative study of problem definition and its consequences in three hospitals.
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Martin G, Ozieranski P, Leslie M, et al. How not to waste a crisis: a qualitative study of problem definition and its consequences in three hospitals. J Heal…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/strength-improvement-recommendations-injurious-fall-investigations-retrospective-multi
August 17, 2022 - Study
Strength of improvement recommendations from injurious fall investigations: a retrospective multi-incident analysis.
Citation Text:
Paulik O, Hallen J, Lapkin S, et al. Strength of improvement recommendations from injurious fall investigations: a retrospective multi-incident analys…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/efficacy-medical-team-training-improved-team-performance-and-decreased-operating-room-delays
October 06, 2016 - Study
The efficacy of medical team training: improved team performance and decreased operating room delays: a detailed analysis of 4863 cases.
Citation Text:
Wolf FA, Way LW, Stewart L. The efficacy of medical team training: improved team performance and decreased operating room delays…
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digital.ahrq.gov/track-1-patient-safety-and-health-it-across-settings-and-populations
January 01, 2023 - This information is for reference purposes only. It was current when produced and may now be outdated. Archive material is no longer maintained, and some links may not work. Persons with disabilities having difficulty accessing this information should contact us at: https://digital.ahrq.gov/contact-us . Let us know th…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/esrd/finalreportphase2.pdf
September 29, 2014 - knowledge regarding
best practices in infection control; and
• Assess whether the change package improves
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/healthcare-simulation-nursing-practice
July 08, 2020 - Special or Theme Issue
Healthcare Simulation in Nursing Practice.
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Watts PI. Healthcare Simulation in Nursing Practice. Nurs Clin North Am. 2024;59(3):345-510.
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www.ahrq.gov/takeheart/training/module-4/index.html
December 01, 2022 - Module 4: Systems Change: Preparing and Understanding Your Data To Foster Systems Change
YouTube embedded video: https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/enjA1kfOsw0
Video: Systems Change: Understanding Your Workflow Processes to Prepare for System Change (1:01:14)
Slides: Preparing and Understanding …
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www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/workgroup/index.html
August 01, 2025 - Federal Interagency Workgroup on Improving Diagnostic Safety and Quality in Healthcare
Background In 2015, The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine published a report titled Improving Diagnosis in Health Care . This report was a continuation of two previously published reports from the Ins…
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www.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/projects/heart-health/about/stories/in-action/plymouth.html
March 01, 2021 - Building on Innovation to Become a Champion
Plymouth Family Physicians has always been on the cutting edge of primary care improvement. Since founding Plymouth Family Physicians in 1985, the husband-and-wife team of Dr. Mary Arenberg and Dr. George Schroeder have focused on quality improvement activities to pro…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/ncepcr/resources/job-aid-last10-patients-audit.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Job Aid: “Last 10 Patients” Chart Audit
Primary Care Practice Facilitator
Training Series
1
Job Aid: “Last 10 Patients” Chart Audit
Overview
For a “last 10 patients” chart audit, look at the records of the last 10 patients the practice saw,
who should have received care or a service. Use a “last 10 …