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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/reports/2025-annual-report/quality-improvement.html
August 01, 2025 - Medical College of Wisconsin Grant Start Date: February 1, 2022 Aims to increase the proportion of patients … approach across a large network of primary care practices, including large-scale screening, empowering patients … intervention to strengthen coordination and transition of obstetric and primary care for postpartum patients … The intervention consists of default scheduling for primary care visits, tailored nudge messages to patients … (Read Eating Disorder Resources for Clinicians and Patients for additional information on this topic
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2025-02/delia-kutzin-report.pdf
January 01, 2025 - usually tied to the
transportation of patients to hospitals. … Evidence-based medicine is a movement that seeks
to replace medical practice based on tradition and local experience … To the contrary, in some
cases, pre-hospital ETI is associated with worse patient outcomes. … This activity
could improve patient care and help hospital ED’s better manage their patient flow. … care over patient transport.
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www.ahrq.gov/research/shuttered/acfselection/chapter4.html
July 01, 2018 - In most situations, pediatric patients made up about 10% of patients. … Patient Management
Based on the predetermined role of the ACF, patients will arrive either by private … Incorporating Real World Experience
After Hurricanes Katrina and Rita struck the Gulf Coast of the … ACF Staffing: The Katrina and Rita Experience
Table 1 compares data points on ACF staffing as reported … Patient cots, with wheels, collapsible
10
250
2500
Linens - Sheets (2 per patient
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol2/Karsh.pdf
April 22, 2004 - In the case of the medication
administration system, elements include the administering nurses,
patients … These include patient manipulations, patient monitoring,
retrieving drugs from medication carts or cabinets … The nature of
adverse events in hospitalized patients: results of the
Harvard Medical Practice Study … VA National Center for Patient Safety. … Patient safety standards—hospitals.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/evidence-based-reports/services/quality/patientsftyupdate/ptsafetysum.pdf
March 01, 2013 - for which a review of
evidence was judged likely to be most helpful to providers,
policymakers, and patients … healthcare-associated
infections; brief review
Common/
Moderate
Moderate Moderate
(isolation of
patients … and
families to reduce adverse events (such
as patients encouraging providers to
wash their hands … treatment
• Obtaining informed consent to improve patients’ understanding of the potential risks of … We used
our collective experience as EPC team members to adapt
existing EPC methods that best preserved
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/research-transform-primary-care/transform/cost/report.html
October 01, 2015 - demographics (e.g., sex, race, and age), and percentage of uninsured patients. … Adjusted Clinical Groups® algorithm plus patient age and sex. … underwent PCMH transformation, and 2) a difference-in-difference method to compare cost changes for patients … in those clinics compared with patients receiving care in the HMO’s statewide contracting network. … In addition, none of the grantees examined the costs or savings experienced by patients as a result of
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/reports/cost-guide/synthesis-report.html
February 01, 2017 - demographics (e.g., sex, race, and age), and percentage of uninsured patients. … Adjusted Clinical Groups® algorithm plus patient age and sex. … underwent PCMH transformation, and 2) a difference-in-difference method to compare cost changes for patients … in those clinics compared with patients receiving care in the HMO’s statewide contracting network. … In addition, none of the grantees examined the costs or savings experienced by patients as a result of
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/iomracereport/reldatasum.html
October 01, 2018 - of patients, as addressed in Chapter 4 . … disparities, and in system-level planning (e.g., determining the need for interpreters and matching patients … Training of staff, upgrades to health information technology (Health IT) systems, and communication with patients … response, but for tracking the portion of the patient population for which an entity has been able to … Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety 34(5):256-265.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-07/heritage-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - Physicians and patients were told that the purpose of the study was to
examine how patient concerns … Reducing Patients’ Unmet Concerns 9
Allowing for the major covariates of unmet concerns (patient age … 67% 63% 65%
Non-Hispanic White Patients 60% 94% 77%
Mean Patient Age
43.6 Years (SD 16.2,
Range … 'The significance of patients' perceptions of physician conduct: a
study of patient satisfaction in … 'Obstetricians' prior malpractice experience and patients' satisfaction with care.'
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/clabsi-cauti-icu/data-change-notes.docx
April 01, 2022 - Keeping that in mind, one of the most common patient safety survey tools is the Hospital Survey on Patient … Sharing the actual number of patients who have had CLABSI and/or CAUTI infections in the past months … is a patient! … The raw numbers show exactly how many patients were harmed each month. … Such dialogue helps patients and their families feel part of the work and encourages them to support
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/chronic/chipra-141-fullreport.pdf
July 01, 2017 - , and society
(unrelated to cost)
• Fiscal burden of measure focus (e.g., clinical condition) on patients … Measure Topic – patient safety: No.
k. Measure Topic – family experience with care: No.
l. … health care need status and further
test the hypothesis that children with complex chronic disease experience … priori to allow for stable estimates of PMCA’s
sensitivity and specificity for correctly classifying patients
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-11/wakefield2-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - care to write a patient care
order. … patient
care situations. … Our experience suggests
that interpretation differences may also exist among the healthcare providers … Place patients at risk for adverse events or
harm.
4.b. … Making patient rounds.
6.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/esrd/patfamengagement/patientandfamilyengagement_slides.pptx
September 03, 2014 - Engagement
Patient engagement is the act of involving patients and their families as active partners … Patient engagement is the act of involving patients and their families as active partners in the planning … The ultimate goal of patient and family engagement is to create a set of conditions that let patients … The benefits of patient and family engagement are not only for the patients and families. … Include patients as advisers when possible
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Patient and Family
SAY:
Involving patients in the
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/stpra/stpra2.html
April 01, 2018 - Develop a fault tree accounting for patients who present at risk in the ASC. … the TEP, were asked to estimate the probability of this risk occurring, based on their professional experience … Event 660 Patient fails to notice infection during home care. … Event 642 Staff fail to protect patient effectively. … Event 450 Obese, but not diabetic, patient (30 ≤BMI <40).
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/engagingfamilies/howtogetstarted/Ways_To_Learn_More_508.pdf
October 28, 2009 - care practices at
your hospital
• Quality improvement
• Patient safety
• Working with patients … and Family Engagement :: 6
Working with patients and families as advisors
A Patient and Family Advisory … Institute in Boston, MA, established the Adult Patient and
Family Council to help patients and their … This toolkit, developed by the Consumers Advancing Patient Safety organization,
provides patients … Speak Up Initiatives
Working with patients and families as advisors
A Patient and Family Advisory
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-09/linzer-schwartz-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - The questions
were generated from the physician investigators’ personal healthcare experience and comments … Advances in Patient Safety. … in office 26
Seeing patients in hospital 5
Patient activities (phone, paperwork) 8
Teaching/research … Table 2
Estimated Patient Mix by MEMO Physicians
(Linzer M. Advances in Patient Safety. … Advances in Patient Safety.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/npsd/data/spotlights/npsd-spotlight_behavioral-health.pdf
September 01, 2025 - BH issues were less frequently identified
for patients age 65 and older compared to
patients younger … experience episodes of agitation
during hospitalization, there may be an increase in both physical … Patient Sex
Figure 2 shows that more BH issues were found among male patients (total = 24 percent … Patient Age Group
Figure 3 shows that a higher percentage of BH issues were found among patients … and Event Characteristics
Patient Sex
Patient Age Group
Extent of Residual Harm to Patients
Report
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/care/coordination/atlas/chapter4.html
June 01, 2014 - IT systems, such as health information exchanges, to facilitate information flow between providers, patients … , such as whether patients can email their doctor, receive test results online, view their medical record … The HMO and PPO quality ratings include patient-reported experience of care based on the AHRQ Consumer … heart failure (CHF) at three primary care clinics in the Netherlands, using information from patients … Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf 2009;35(7):359-69.
n.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/preventive/chipra-205-fullreport.pdf
January 01, 2014 - Measure Topic – patient safety: Yes.
k. Measure Topic – family experience with care: No.
l. … Each site identified two research nurses with previous experience conducting pediatric
chart abstractions … measure (no documented
referral feedback within 6 months of referral) is consistent with clinical experience … , 8.5 percent for black patients, and 20 percent for
Hispanic patients. … See Patient Characteristics in Attachment 6A.4 Table 1.
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/stpra/stpraapa3.html
April 01, 2018 - Risk factors considered
Patient level: age, sex, presence of diabetes, cardiovascular disease, end … Patients treated with laparoscopy were 72% less likely to experience an SSI . … Risk factors related to operating rooms include patient-associated risks, the operating room environment … Reporting of surgeon-specific infection rates, adjusted according to appropriate patient risk indices … There were 3.43% diabetics, and there was no inmunocompromised patient.