-
www.ahrq.gov/funding/grantee-profiles/grtprofile-leiferman.html
May 01, 2024 - Developing and Implementing Educational Resources to Address Perinatal Mental Health
Jenn Leiferman, Ph.D. Chair and Professor University of Colorado-Denver Jenn Leiferman, Ph.D. “Since early in my research career, I have been focused on what we could do to ensure that every child has the best possible start in…
-
www.ahrq.gov/funding/grantee-profiles/grtprofile-mazur.html
March 01, 2023 - Grantee Profile
Developing Innovative Simulation-Based Training to Improve Patient Safety in Radiation Oncology
Lukasz Mazur, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Radiation Oncology
UNC School of Medicine
Lukasz Mazur, Ph.D.
“AHRQ funding enabled me and my team to develop innovative simulation-based…
-
www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/chtoolbx/resources/index.html
June 01, 2020 - Child Health Care Quality Toolbox: Resources
The Child Health Toolbox contains concepts, tips, and tools for evaluating the quality of health care for children.
This section identifies national initiatives that serve as clearinghouses for measures of the quality of children's health, health care, and general …
-
www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/toolkits/vchip-strategies-for-kdd.pdf
February 01, 2015 - Strategies to Improve Asthma Care and Treatment in Primary Care Practices
Strategies to Improve Asthma Care and Treatment in Primary Care Practices*
The following are strategies that healthcare professionals and primary care practices used to improve office systems to address and
promote optimal asthma treatment as…
-
www.ahrq.gov/news/blog/ahrqviews/patient-centered-care-dhr.html
September 01, 2022 - AHRQ Views: Blog posts from AHRQ leaders
Patient-Centered Care Takes Center Stage in New Report from AHRQ’s Digital Healthcare Research Program
SEP
29
2022
By
Chris
Dymek,
Ed.D.
Chris Dymek, Ed.D.
The goal of patient-centered care supported by digital health…
-
www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/reports/national-academy-medicine.html
February 01, 2018 - National Academy of Medicine (NAM) Reports
AHRQ has long collaborated with the National Academy of Medicine (formerly Institute of Medicine) to develop comprehensive reports on topics that are critical to making the American health care system safer and higher quality. These reports represent the consensus reco…
-
www.ahrq.gov/pcor/strategic-framework/strategic-priorities.html
July 01, 2023 - AHRQ's PCORTF Strategic Priorities
Previous Page
Next Page
The PCORTF strategic framework identifies four priorities for improving healthcare delivery that are aligned with AHRQ’s mission and core competencies and that have the potential to improve outcomes that are important to patients. As d…
-
www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/tools/obesity-kit/obtoolkit2.html
March 01, 2014 - Community Connections: Linking Primary Care Patients to Local Resources for Better Management of Obesity
Chapter 2. Background: Case for Community Linkages
Previous Page Next Page
Table of Contents
Community Connections: Linking Primary Care Patients to Local Resources for Better Management of Obesi…
-
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 …
-
www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/explain/communicate/reason.html
November 01, 2018 - Give People a Reason To Look at a Health Care Quality Report
Tell your audience why you are providing quality information. In particular, be specific about how they can benefit personally from using the report. Since many people are also likely to care about how comparative quality reports can help improve heat…
-
www.ahrq.gov/es/patient-safety/settings/hospital/match/appendix/app-12.html
July 01, 2022 - Medications at Transitions and Clinical Handoffs (MATCH) Toolkit for Medication Reconciliation
Appendix, MATCH Resources for Patients
Previous Page Next Page
Table of Contents
Medications at Transitions and Clinical Handoffs (MATCH) Toolkit for Medication Reconciliation
Introduction
Chapter 1. B…
-
www.ahrq.gov/news/blog/ahrqviews/public-health-emergency-refocus.html
May 01, 2023 - AHRQ Views: Blog posts from AHRQ leaders
The End of the Public Health Emergency Refocuses the Urgency to Improve Healthcare Quality
MAY
19
2023
By
Robert Otto
Valdez,
Ph.D., M.H.S.A.
Robert Otto Valdez, Ph.D., M.H.S.A.
On May 11, 2023, the Biden-Harris Administrat…
-
www.ahrq.gov/news/blog/ahrqviews/world-patient-safety-day-2024.html
September 01, 2024 - AHRQ Views: Blog posts from AHRQ leaders
On World Patient Safety Day, AHRQ Highlights the Urgent Need to Address Diagnostic Safety
SEP
16
2024
By
Robert Otto Valdez, Ph.D., M.H.S.A., and
Craig A. Umscheid, M.D., M.S.
Robert Otto Valdez, Ph.D., M.H.S.
As the healthcar…
-
www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/202304.html
October 01, 2023 - Online Training Enables Primary Care Providers in Rural New Mexico to Prescribe Medication for Opioid Use Disorders
Search All Impact Case Studies
October 2023
Rural primary care practices in New Mexico have expanded on an AHRQ initiative to offer proven medication-assisted treatment to patients with opio…
-
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 …
-
www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/141-cusp-tip-sheet-assembling-team.docx
April 01, 2025 - CUSP Tip Sheet:
Assembling the CUSP Team
Surgical Services
For: Cardiac, Hip and Knee Joint Replacement, and Spinal Fusion Surgeries
Purpose
Teamwork and interprofessional collaboration are important to high-quality patient care. A culture of teamwork and learning from mistakes helps improve patient safety. The Compre…
-
www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/ncepcr/resources/job-aid-joy-in-work.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Job Aid: Joy in Work
Primary Care Practice Facilitator
Training Series
1
Job Aid: Joy in Work
Joy in work is one of three categories of common goals practices
have for improvement. Joy in work is central to good patient
care and in recognition of this, the national triple aim has been
expanded to…
-
www.ahrq.gov/cahps/consumer-reporting/guidelines/design/index.html
October 01, 2018 - Designing a CAHPS Report
Based on testing with consumers and research into effective communications, the CAHPS Team offers the following recommendations to reporters of survey results:
Group survey questions on a similar topic to simplify and condense the reporting of survey results.
Offer summary compari…
-
www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa/149-cusp-tip-sheet-assembling-team.docx
October 01, 2024 - AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention
CUSP Tip Sheet:
Assembling the CUSP Team
ICU & Non-ICU
Purpose
Teamwork and interprofessional collaboration are important to high-quality patient care. A culture of teamwork and learning from mistakes helps improve patient safety. The Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUS…
-
www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/cauti-tools/archived-webinars/integrating-teamwork-tools-cusp-efforts.ppt
June 02, 2025 - Reducing Unecessary Urinary catheter Use in the Emergency Department: How to Implement the Process
Integrating Teamwork Tools into CUSP Efforts
Shannon Davila, RN, MSN, CIC, CPQH
New Jersey Hospital Association
Slides adapted from original source:
Barbara Edson, RN, MBA, MHA
VP, Clinical Quality, Health Research &…