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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-11/mader-poronsky-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - Final Progress Report: Valuation of a Simple Tool for Chest Pain Patient Risk-Stratification in North America
FINAL PROGRESS REPORT
1. Valuation of a simple tool for chest pain patient risk-stratification in North America
Principal Investigator and Team Members: Timothy J. Mader, MD, and Kye E. Poronsky, MA,
Bay…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/statesummaries/chipra-750-idaho-state-snapshot.pdf
January 01, 2018 - Spotlight on Idaho -- The National Evaluation of the CHIPRA Quality Demonstration Grant Program
January 2018
This brief highlights the major strategies, lessons learned,
and outcomes from Idaho’s experience during the quality
demonstration funded by the Centers for Medicare
& Medicaid Services (CMS) through the C…
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/research-transform-primary-care/transform/impactgrants/impact-profile-nc.html
August 01, 2018 - North Carolina IMPaCT: Advancing and Spreading Primary Care Transformation
Principal Investigator: Darren DeWalt, MD, and Mark Holmes, PhD
Institution: University of North Carolina
AHRQ Grant Number: U18HS020940
Overview of Primary Care Extension in North Carolina
AHRQ's IMPaCT grants were d…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/primary-care/tpc/impact-profile-nc.pdf
April 01, 2015 - North Carolina IMPaCT: Advancing and Spreading Primary Care Transformation
North Carolina IMPaCT: Advancing and Spreading Primary Care
Transformation
Principal Investigator: Darren DeWalt, MD, and Mark Holmes, PhD
Institution: University of North Carolina
AHRQ Grant Number: U18HS020940
Overview…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/results/research/staff-survey-post-intervention-va.pdf
February 23, 2018 - Practice Member Survey
Dear Survey Respondent,
You are receiving this survey because your practice is participating in the Heart of Virginia Healthcare (HVH)
project. Now in its third and final year, the HVH project is asking staff and clinicians in each practice to
complete …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/long-term-care/resources/ontime/pruhealing/puh-impsteps.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Implementation Steps and Timeline - AHRQ’s Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Pressure Ulcer Healing
AHRQ’s Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time
Pressure Ulcer Healing
Implementation Steps and Timeline
The goal of the On-Time program is to incorporate the On-Time reports into day-to-day
prevention a…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/implementation/long-term-modules/module6/mod6-slides.html
March 01, 2017 - Module 6: Sustainability
AHRQ Safety Program for Long-Term Care: HAIs/CAUTI
Slide 1: Module 6: Sustainability
Slide 2: Objectives
Define sustainability and understand the importance of maintaining positive change.
Describe the link between sustainability and spread.
Develop a plan for sustainabi…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/mvp/modules/cusp/ptfamcare-facguide.docx
January 01, 2017 - Facilitator Guide: Build Your SSI Prevention Bundle
Slide Title and Commentary
Slide Number and Slide
Title Slide
Patient and Family Involvement in Care of Mechanically Ventilated Patients
SAY:
This module is about patient and family involvement in patient care.
Slide 1
Learning Objectives
SAY:
At the end of…
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/quality-improvement/improvement-guide/2-why-improve/index.html
February 01, 2020 - Section 2: Why Improve Patient Experience?
Contents
2.A. Forces Driving the Need To Improve
2.B. The Clinical Case for Improving Patient Experience
2.C. The Business Case for Improving Patient Experience
References
Download Section 2: Why Improve Patient Experience? (PDF, 300 KB)
In the face …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/quality-improvement/improvement-guide/1-about/cahps-ambulatory-care-guide-section-1.pdf
May 01, 2017 - About the CAHPS Ambulatory Care Improvement Guide
The CAHPS Ambulatory Care
Improvement Guide
Practical Strategies for Improving Patient Experience
Section 1: About the CAHPS Ambulatory Care Improvement
Guide
Visit the AHRQ Website for the full Guide.
May 2017 (updated)
https://www.ahrq.gov/cahps/quality-im…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/standalone_psi_casestudy.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Hospital Expands Use of AHRQ’s QI Toolkit To Improve Patient Safety Measures Prioritized by Medicare
Hospital Expands Use of AHRQ’s QI Toolkit To Improve Patient Safety
Measures Prioritized by Medicare
Abstract
Hospital
Harborview Medical Center (HMC),
a large, level I trauma center in
Seattle, Washington
L…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/chsp/data/chsp-brief2-us-health-system-characteristics-2016.pdf
January 01, 2016 - Variation in Health System Characteristics Across States, 2016
1
U.S. Health System Characteristics, 2016
*This analysis is based on AHRQ’s Compendium of U.S. Health Systems, 2016. Developed as part of the Comparative Health System Performance
(CHSP) Initiative, the Compendium is a resource for data and research o…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/chsp/data/chsp-brief1-snapshot-of-us-health-systems-2016.pdf
January 01, 2016 - Snapshot of U.S. Health Systems, 2016
1
Snapshot of U.S. Health Systems, 2016
Comparative
Health System
Performance
Initiative
Note: The hospital figures represent all non-Federal general acute care hospitals in the United States.
By the end of 2016, there were 626 health systems* in the United States.
Agen…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/patient-safety/settings/ambulatory/6bb-self-assess-tool.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Six Building Blocks How-To-Implement Toolkit: Self-Assessment Tool
Six Building Blocks Self-Assessment Tool
Instructions: Review and consider each question and circle the answer that best reflects your organization’s current status. Three numbered
options for each answer allow you to select how far along you …
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digital.ahrq.gov/barriers-hit-implementation
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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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/page/final-kaushal-story-7-6-12.pdf
June 16, 2021 - Developing and Testing Quality Measures for Interoperable Electronic Health Records
1
AHRQ Health Information Technology
Ambulatory Safety and Quality | EQM
Developing and Testing Quality
Measures for Interoperable Electronic
Health Records
Traditionally, clinical quality measures have been
assessed through ei…
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/page/McColmSuccessStory2009_0.pdf
December 01, 2009 - Measuring Quality in Physicians’ Practices in Southwestern Missouri Using an Electronic Health Record
Measuring Quality in Physicians’ Practices in Southwestern
Missouri Using an Electronic Health Record
Current efforts to improve the efficiency and quality of
medical care while decreasing costs involve improving…
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/page/2006ConinEganLoonsk_052411comp.pdf
January 17, 2006 - Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology - Panel Discussion
Office of the National Coordinator
for Health Information Technology
Panel Discussion:
Kelly Cronin
John Loonsk, MD
Lynn Egan, JD
Visit our website at:
http://www.hhs.gov/healthit/
Overview
• ONC overview
• ONC Major Initi…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49578/psn-pdf
January 01, 2009 - Hospital Admission Due to High-Dose Methotrexate Drug
Interaction
January 1, 2009
Siegel LC, Gandhi TK. Hospital Admission Due to High-Dose Methotrexate Drug Interaction. PSNet
[internet]. 2009.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/hospital-admission-due-high-dose-methotrexate-drug-interaction
The Case
A 40-year-old wo…
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/page/2006LaskowskiJones_051711comp2.pdf
June 01, 2005 - Implementation of an ED Passive Tracking System Using a Business Process Approach
Implementation of an ED Passive
Tracking System Using a Business
Process Approach
Business Process Development
Implementation
Effects Analysis
Linda Laskowski Jones RN, MS, APRN, BC, CCRN, CEN
Vice President: Emergency, Trauma & A…