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digital.ahrq.gov/2018-year-review/research-summary/emerging-innovative-newly-funded-research/engaging-patients-and-families-their-health-care
January 01, 2018 - Engaging Patients and Families in Their Health Care
Research shows that patient and family engagement in healthcare leads to measureable improvements in safety, quality, and satisfaction of care. Health IT can facilitate patient engagement via the use of patient portals, social media, and…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/patient-safety/resources/diagnostic-toolkit/03-diagnostic-safety-infographic.pdf
August 01, 2021 - Did You Know, Safety Infographic
Did you know...
57%
of all diagnostic
failures happen in
ambulatory care.1
1 in 20
patients who attend a
primary care appointment
this year will experience a
diagnostic error.2
79% of diagnostic
errors are related to the
patient-clinician encounter.3
up to
56%
of these …
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www.ahrq.gov/cpi/centers/cfact/szuvekas-bio.html
August 01, 2025 - Samuel H. Zuvekas, Ph.D.
Director, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends
Samuel H. Zuvekas, Ph.D., directs a staff of health economists, statisticians, social scientists, and support staff conducting analyses and supporting extramural research on issues related to health care access, costs, and financi…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/identifying-adverse-events-not-present-admission-can-we-do-it
October 01, 2008 - Identifying Adverse Events Not Present on Admission: Can We Do It?
James M. Naessens, ScD | October 1, 2008
Also Read a Conversation
View more articles from the same authors.
Citation Text:
Naessens JM. Identifying Adverse Events Not Present on Admission: Can W…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/patient-safety/highlights/ps-project-highlights-hcfd-rev.pdf
November 01, 2023 - AHRQ-Funded Patient Safety Project Highlights: Improving Healthcare Safety by Enhancing Healthcare Facility Design
1
PATIENT
SAFETY
AHRQ-Funded Patient Safety
Project Highlights
Improving Healthcare Safety by
Enhancing Healthcare Facility Design
Overview
Research has shown that optimizing the physical, function…
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www.ahrq.gov/pqmp/implementation-qi/toolkit/asthma/qi-strategies.html
July 01, 2021 - Pediatric Asthma Emergency Department Use Toolkit
Quality Improvement Strategies
Previous Page
Table of Contents
Pediatric Asthma Emergency Department Use Toolkit
Introduction
Overview
About the Measure
Key Driver Diagram
Quality Improvement Strategies
This section of the…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/meaningful-measurement-patient-and-family-engagement
March 10, 2021 - Meaningful Measurement in Patient and Family Engagement
March 10, 2021
Also Read the Conversation
View more articles from the same authors.
Citation Text:
Hoy L, Hoy S, Fitall E, et al. Meaningful Measurement in Patient and Family Engagement. PSNet [internet]. …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/surveys/community-pharmacy/pharmacy-resources.pdf
May 01, 2023 - Improving Patient Safety in Community Pharmacies: A Resource List for Users of the AHRQ Community Pharmacy Survey on Patient Safety Culture
Improving Patient Safety in Community Pharmacies: A
Resource List for Users of the AHRQ Community
Pharmacy Survey on Patient Safety Culture
I. Purpose
This document provide…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/events/nac/2018-11-nac/nacmtg1118-minutes.html
April 01, 2019 - Meeting Minutes, November 2018
National Advisory Council
Minutes from the November 15, 2018, meeting of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality's National Advisory Council.
Contents
Summary
Call to Order and Approval of July 18, 2018, Meeting Summary
Director's Welcome and Update
Update on AH…
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/citation/r21hs027037-bozic-final-report-2024.pdf
January 01, 2024 - Incorporating Patient-Reported Outcomes into Shared Decision Making with Patients with Osteoarthritis of the Knee - Final Report
TITLE PAGE
Title of Project
Incorporating Patient-Rep…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33773/psn-pdf
September 01, 2014 - Overuse as a Patient Safety Problem
September 1, 2014
Moriates C. Overuse as a Patient Safety Problem. PSNet [internet]. 2014.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/overuse-patient-safety-problem
Perspective
Nearly half of primary care physicians in the United States believe that patients cared for in their own
prac…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33834/psn-pdf
May 22, 2017 - Opioid Overdose as a Patient Safety Problem
May 22, 2017
Murimi IB, Alexander CG. Opioid Overdose as a Patient Safety Problem. PSNet [internet]. 2017.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/opioid-overdose-patient-safety-problem
Perspective
Opioids serve a valuable role in the treatment of acute pain and pain associat…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/846922/psn-pdf
March 29, 2023 - Enhancing Support for Patients’ Social Needs to Reduce
Hospital Readmissions and Improve Health Outcomes
March 29, 2023
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/innovation/enhancing-support-patients-social-needs-reduce-hospital-readmissions-
and-improve-health
Summary
With increasing recognition that health is linked to the condit…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49727/psn-pdf
March 01, 2015 - Critical Opportunity Lost
March 1, 2015
Genzen JR, Signorelli HN. Critical Opportunity Lost. PSNet [internet]. 2015.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/critical-opportunity-lost
The Case
A 55-year-old woman presented to the emergency department (ED) with new onset chest pain. She
reported eating a heavy dinner the pre…
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www.ahrq.gov/policy/foia/foiafy09.html
October 01, 2014 - HHS AHRQ Freedom of Information Annual Report - FY 2009
Freedom of Information Act Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2009.
I. Agency: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
Report Prepared By: Nancy Comfort (no longer at AHRQ)
Title: Freedom of Information Officer
Address: 5600 Fishers Lane…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49803/psn-pdf
January 01, 2018 - Point-of-care Mixup: 1 Shot Turns Into 3
August 1, 2017
Berberich RF. Point-of-care Mixup: 1 Shot Turns Into 3. PSNet [internet]. 2017.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/point-care-mixup-1-shot-turns-3
The Case
A 2-month-old boy was brought in for a routine 2-month well-child visit. The exam was completed and the
app…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/73643/psn-pdf
August 01, 2022 - ECHO-Care Transitions Successfully Reduces Patient
Readmissions from Skilled Nursing Facilities, Reduces
Length of Stay
August 25, 2021
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/innovation/echo-care-transitions-successfully-reduces-patient-readmissions-skilled-
nursing
Summary
ECHO-Care Transitions (ECHO-CT) intends to ensure cont…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/import/webmm.ahrq.gov.60_slideshow.ppt
May 01, 2004 - Spotlight Case [MONTH] 2003
Spotlight Case May 2004
Too Tight Control:
The Risks of Intensive Insulin Therapy
Source and Credits
This presentation is based on the May 2004
AHRQ WebM&M Spotlight Case in Medicine
CME credit is available through the Web site
See the full article at http://webmm.ahrq.gov
Comm…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/factsheets/fullreports/chipra-89-adhd-behavior-references.pdf
August 12, 2012 - ADHD Behavior Therapy References
References
Acevedo-Garcia, D., Children Left Behind: How Metropolitan Areas are Failing America’s
Children. Jan 2007. http://diversitydata-
archive.org/Downloads/children_left_behind_final_report.pdf.
ADHD: Clinical Practice Guideline for the Diagnosis, Evaluation, and Treatment o…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/factsheets/fullreports/chipra-88-references.pdf
August 12, 2012 - References
References
Acevedo-Garcia, D., Children Left Behind: How Metropolitan Areas are Failing America’s
Children. Jan 2007. http://diversitydata-
archive.org/Downloads/children_left_behind_final_report.pdf.
ADHD: Clinical Practice Guideline for the Diagnosis, Evaluation, and Treatment of Attention-
Defici…