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www.ahrq.gov/tools/index.html
December 01, 2015 - Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP) The CUSP toolkit includes training tools to make care safer. More
The SHARE Approach Five-step process for clinicians and their patients More
EvidenceNOW Tools for Change Helping practices implement evidence More
Tools
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www.ahrq.gov/funding/fund-opps/index.html
March 01, 2025 - Notice of Funding Opportunities
Grant announcements from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality for supporting research to improve the quality, effectiveness, accessibility, and cost effectiveness of health care.
Sign up: Grant Announcements Email updates
Request for Applications Requests for Appli…
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www.ahrq.gov/data/innovations/syh-dr.html
October 01, 2024 - Synthetic Healthcare Database for Research (SyH-DR)
The Synthetic Healthcare Database for Research (SyH-DR) is an all-payer, nationally representative claims database. The database consists of a sample of inpatient, outpatient, and prescription drug claims, including utilization, payment, and enrollment data, f…
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/tools/self-mgmt/why-script.html
February 01, 2016 - Why is Self-Management Support important? (Video Transcript)
Self-Management Support
The thing that really sold me on patient self management is that it allows you to move from being an adversary of the patient in a way to putting your chairs together to be common problem solvers. And this comes up so often b…
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www.ahrq.gov/es/tools/index.html
December 01, 2015 - Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP) The CUSP toolkit includes training tools to make care safer. More
The SHARE Approach Five-step process for clinicians and their patients More
EvidenceNOW Tools for Change Helping practices implement evidence More
Tools
The …
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www.ahrq.gov/policymakers/chipra/overview/background/executive-summary.html
December 01, 2009 - Background Report for the Request for Public Comment on Initial, Recommended Core Set of Children's Healthcare Quality Measures for Voluntary Use by Medicaid and CHIP Programs
Background Report on request for public comment on initial, recommended core set of Children's Healthcare Quality Measures for voluntary…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/blog/ahrqviews/maternal-health-indicators.html
October 01, 2024 - AHRQ Views: Blog posts from AHRQ leaders
New Healthcare Quality Indicator from AHRQ Aimed at Addressing Maternal Morbidities
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30
2024
By
Whitney Schott, Ph.D., and
Judy George, Ph.D.
The U.S. has one of the highest maternal morbidity rates in the world among wealthy natio…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/press-releases/alcohol-use-disorders.html
November 01, 2023 - Updated Systematic Review Examines Pharmacotherapy for Adults With Alcohol Use Disorder in Outpatient Settings
Press Release Date: November 7, 2023
New research examines evidence-based practice to improve clinical decision making for patients with alcohol use disorder.
An updated systematic review published tod…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/blog/ahrqviews/building-bridge-to-evidence-based-medicine.html
June 01, 2024 - AHRQ Views: Blog posts from AHRQ leaders
AHRQ and Clinical Decision Support: Building the Bridge to Evidence-based Medicine
JUN
6
2024
By
Edwin Lomotan, M.D.,
James Swiger, M.B.E., and
Dean F. Sittig, Ph.D.
Clinical decision support (CDS) has emerged as an important tool …
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/press-releases/long-covid-grant-awards.html
September 01, 2023 - HHS Awards $45 Million in Grants to Expand Access to Care for People with Long COVID
Press Release Date: September 20, 2023
Funding will help implement and evaluate models for delivering comprehensive, coordinated, person-centered care to people with Long COVID.
Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Se…
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www.ahrq.gov/research/publications/search.html?page=0
June 01, 2025 - Search Publications
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)'s publications offer practical information to help a variety of health care organizations, providers, and others make care safer in all health care settings. 1 - 10 of 191 Publications displayed
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www.ahrq.gov/research/publications/search.html?page=9
June 01, 2016 - Search Publications
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)'s publications offer practical information to help a variety of health care organizations, providers, and others make care safer in all health care settings. 91 - 100 of 191 Publications displayed
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www.ahrq.gov/research/publications/search.html?page=15
April 01, 2013 - Search Publications
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)'s publications offer practical information to help a variety of health care organizations, providers, and others make care safer in all health care settings. 151 - 160 of 191 Publications displayed
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/quality-measures/qsrs/index.html
July 01, 2025 - Quality and Safety Review System (QSRS)
Retrospectively Reviewing Inpatient Health Records To Identify Adverse Events Medical errors are an ongoing challenge to the healthcare system in the United States. The extent of medical errors in U.S. hospitals was revealed in 2000 when the Institute of Medicine (now the…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/decolonization/index.html
May 01, 2025 - Decolonization
Decolonization is an infection prevention practice that removes germs from the skin. It is often used in healthcare facilities when patients carry methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) or other dangerous germs on their bodies. It can keep them from developing an infection themselve…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/202001.html
April 01, 2020 - Maine Hospital Speeds Patients’ Admitting Time from the Emergency Department After Using AHRQ Tools
Search All Impact Case Studies
April 2020
LincolnHealth, a 25-bed critical access hospital in Damariscotta, Maine, improved the timeliness of admitting patients from the emergency department into a hospital u…
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www.ahrq.gov/es/tools/index.html?page=0
December 01, 2015 - Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP) The CUSP toolkit includes training tools to make care safer. More
The SHARE Approach Five-step process for clinicians and their patients More
EvidenceNOW Tools for Change Helping practices implement evidence More
Tools
The …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/patient-safety/settings/hospitals/red-toolkit/dischargeprep.docx
June 02, 2025 - RED Discharge Preparation Workbook
Patient Name _________________________ MRN ________________ DOB ______________
Room # ______________
Date of admission ______________
Language preference
Interpreter/Translation
Needed (Y/N)
Spoken communication
Written materials
Phone communication
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www.ahrq.gov/cpi/about/organization/nac/nac-amd2000.html
April 01, 2014 - Amendment to Charter
National Advisory Council for Healthcare Research and Quality (Formerly the National Advisory Council for Health Care Policy, Research, and Evaluation)
Purpose
The Council is to advise the Secretary of HHS and the Director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), on mat…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nqsfactsheet_2017.pdf
January 01, 2017 - National Quality Strategy Fact Sheet
The National Quality Strategy is a national effort to
align public- and private-sector stakeholders to achieve
better health and health care for all Americans.
About the National Quality Strategy
The National Quality Strategy (NQS) was first published in March 2011 as the Na…