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www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs.html
July 01, 2025 - Diagnostic Safety Issue Briefs
Starting in 2019, AHRQ supported the development of a series of papers on different diagnostic safety topics. The purpose of the papers was to develop, based on research conducted to date, more resources to improve diagnostic safety and quality, during a time when research to impr…
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/cahps-database/hcbs-database/participate.html
December 01, 2024 - Participating in the CAHPS Home and Community-Based Services Survey Database
All Medicaid agencies and managed care entities that administer this survey are invited to submit their results to the CAHPS Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS CAHPS) Survey Database. This page explains the requirements and the st…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/abate/training/index.html
March 01, 2022 - Staff Training Documents and Video Links
This toolkit provides several training documents and videos for educating staff about the decolonization protocol. These include just-in-time training documents for rapid training of staff providing temporary coverage, and computer-based training modules for more formali…
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www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/explain/communicate/trust.html
December 01, 2022 - Build Trust in the Sponsor of a Health Care Quality Report
Focus group research consistently indicates that the public is wary, and legitimately so, about the sources of data on the performance of health care plans and providers. [1] They are fully aware that some of the health care information available to t…
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www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/explain/share-info/offer-info.html
June 01, 2019 - Offer Information on How Healthcare Costs and Quality Relate
Over the past decade, some developers of healthcare quality reports have expanded their focus on value by incorporating information about costs. Reporting about costs remains an emerging area, with great potential and great challenges. In many cases…
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www.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/research-results/results/infographics/ehr-text.html
April 01, 2019 - A Snapshot of EHR Use in Small Primary Care Practices (Text Description)
AHRQ’s EvidenceNOW: Snapshot of EHR Use in Small Primary Care Practices
EvidenceNOW regional cooperatives worked with more than 1,500 small- and medium-sized primary care practices to improve heart health. Cooperatives assessed practices…
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www.ahrq.gov/cpi/centers/ockt/kt/tools/diabsumm.html
October 01, 2014 - Diabetes Care Quality Improvement Workbook and Resource Guide
The Diabetes Workbook and Resource Guide provide guidance to State leaders to shape and form their diabetes care quality improvement initiatives.
What Do These Tools Do?
State leaders can use these tools to assess and design their diabetes care q…
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/about-cahps/using-cahps-name/index.html
April 01, 2024 - Using the Trademarked CAHPS Name
The CAHPS acronym stands for “Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems” 1 is a registered trademark of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). Because each survey is the result of a systematic and thorough research and development process, the CAHP…
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance/helpful-resources/translating/index.html
March 01, 2025 - Translating CAHPS Surveys and Other Materials
Most CAHPS surveys are available in Spanish, as are some of the CAHPS supplemental items . These Spanish translations were produced by the CAHPS research team, which follows a standard process designed to ensure the reliability and validity of the survey data. Th…
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance/american-indian/index.html
July 01, 2024 - CAHPS American Indian Survey
The CAHPS American Indian Survey, developed in 2005, is a standardized questionnaire that asks adult American Indians to report on and rate their experiences with tribal healthcare facilities. It was originally developed for the Choctaw Nation Health Service but has been adapted for…
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/news-and-events/events/index.html
August 01, 2025 - CAHPS Webcasts & Recent Events
AHRQ sponsors webcasts and other events to provide information about CAHPS products and related resources, offer updates on the status of products in development, and support survey sponsors and vendors in using CAHPS instruments and data. Research Meetings AHRQ's research meeti…
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www.ahrq.gov/cpi/about/otherwebsites/psnet.ahrq.gov/index.html
December 01, 2024 - AHRQ Patient Safety Network
Mission AHRQ's Patient Safety Network is a national Web-based resource featuring the latest news and essential resources on patient safety. Supported by an extensive system for organizing the site's patient safety information into categories and subcategories (i.e., a patient safety …
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www.ahrq.gov/sops/surveys/index.html
January 01, 2025 - SOPS Surveys
What Are the SOPS Surveys? The AHRQ Surveys on Patient Safety Culture® (SOPS®) ask healthcare providers and other staff in hospitals, medical offices, nursing homes, community pharmacies, and ambulatory surgery centers about their organizational culture's support for patient safety. The surveys can…
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/tools/confid-report/app2.html
March 01, 2016 - Confidential Physician Feedback Reports: Designing for Optimal Impact on Performance
Appendix 2. Performance improvement messaging for physicians: lessons from market research*
Previous Page
Table of Contents
Confidential Physician Feedback Reports: Designing for Optimal Impact on Performance
Fo…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/prevention-chronic-care/decision/mcc/mcc_infographic.pdf
June 02, 2025 - The Importance of Investing in Care for People with Multiple Chronic Conditions
0 MCC = $215 3 MCC = $1,035 5 MCC = $1,620
AVERAGE ANNUAL OUT OF POCKET EXPENDITURES
RX
5 chronic conditions = 50 prescriptions
3 chronic conditions = 23 prescriptions
0 chronic conditions = 3.5 prescriptions
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/communities/pbrn/registry/duke-primary-care-research-consortium.html
January 01, 2012 - Duke Primary Care Research Consortium
Status:
Active
Registered Date:
January 1, 2012
PBRN Acronym:
PCRC
PBRN Type:
Mixed Network (a combination of family medicine, internal medicine, pediatrics, nursing and/or other specialties)
Network Category:
Established
City:
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cusp/modules/download/index.html
December 01, 2012 - Download the CUSP Toolkit
You can download the entire CUSP Toolkit using the links below.
These zipped files will require additional software on your computer for local use.
Files Available for Download
Essential classroom/training materials
The CUSP Toolkit's components—Facilitator notes (Word® doc…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/surgery/tools/applying-cusp/surgical_roles.docx
December 01, 2017 - Surgical Safety Team Roles and Responsibilities Tool
AHRQ Safety Program for Surgery
Surgical Safety Team Roles and Responsibilities Tool
Introduction
Problem Statement
This tool will help your safety program team understand the core tasks of this project and will help you organize your team to complete the work. …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/education/curriculum-tools/clabsitools/clabsitoolsap7.doc
June 02, 2025 - CVC Insertion Risk Factors:
Central Venous Catheter-Associated Laboratory-Confirmed
Blood Stream Infection Event Report Template for Defect Analysis
Patient:
MR No:
Admit Date:
Diagnosis:
Infection Date:
Criteria: Organism:
CVC Insertion Info
Date:
Type:
Location:
Who Inserted:
Insertion …
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/implementation/training-tools/senior-leader.html
May 01, 2017 - Senior Leader Checklist - Patient and Family Engagement in the Surgical Environment Module
Complete? ✓
Opportunities To Engage Patients and Family
Party Responsible
Notes
Assign a leader to oversee the facility’s efforts to evaluate and improve patient engagement practices. The…