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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/continuous-improvement-ideal-health-care
August 04, 2021 - Commentary
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Continuous improvement as an ideal in health care.
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Berwick D. Continuous improvement as an ideal in health care. New Engl J Med. 1989;320(1):53-56.
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/funding/index.html
May 01, 2025 - Research Funding Opportunities for Primary Care Research at AHRQ
In addition to primary care-specific funding opportunities, AHRQ supports primary care research through funding opportunities related to digital healthcare, patient safety, multiple chronic conditions, and many more topics integral to primary care…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/201526.html
January 01, 2018 - Iowa’s Waverly Health Center Uses AHRQ Tools to Improve Patient Safety
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September 2015
Waverly Health Center, a critical access hospital in Waverly, Iowa, has used three AHRQ resources to improve communication, teamwork, and leadership engagement as part of ongoing efforts to i…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/rethinking-patient-safety-discussion-guide-patients-healthcare-providers-and-leaders
August 24, 2022 - Toolkit
Rethinking Patient Safety: A Discussion Guide for Patients, Healthcare Providers and Leaders.
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Rethinking Patient Safety: A Discussion Guide for Patients, Healthcare Providers and Leaders. Gilbert R, Asselbergs M, Davis D, et al. Healthcare Excellence Canada; 2023.
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/page/adhd_dx_assessment_final_1.pdf
June 16, 2021 - Pediatric Documentation Templates
ADHD Diagnosis & Assessment Template
Executive Summary
The Partners Pediatric Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Diagnosis & Assessment
Template was designed to aid in the documentation of ADHD symptoms and adherence with clinical
guid…
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digital.ahrq.gov/health-it-tools-and-resources/pediatric-resources/pediatric-documentation-templates/adhd-diagnosis-and-assessment
January 01, 2023 - ADHD Diagnosis and Assessment Template
Executive Summary
The Partners Pediatric Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Diagnosis & Assessment Template was designed to aid in the documentation of ADHD symptoms and adherence with clinical guidelines in the assessment and managem…
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meps.ahrq.gov/data_stats/nursing_home_questionnaires.jsp
January 01, 1996 - Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Nursing Home Component Questionnaires
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/error-medicine
November 02, 2014 - Commentary
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Error in medicine.
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Leape L. Error in medicine. JAMA. 1994;272(23):1851-1857.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/identification-and-prioritization-health-it-patient-safety-measures
September 29, 2017 - Book/Report
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Identification and Prioritization of Health IT Patient Safety Measures.
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Identification and Prioritization of Health IT Patient Safety Measures. Washington, DC: National Quality Forum; February 2016.
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digital.ahrq.gov/health-it-tools-and-resources/workflow-assessment-health-it-toolkit/research/wetterneck-tb-lapin-ja
January 01, 2023 - Wetterneck TB, Lapin JA, Krueger DJ, et al. "Development of a primary care physician task list to evaluate clinic visit workflow."
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Wetterneck TB, Lapin JA, Krueger DJ, et al. Development of a primary care physician task list to evaluate clinic visit workflow. BMJ Qual Saf 2012 Jan;21(1):47-5…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/our-pharmacy-meeting-patients-needs-pharmacy-health-literacy-assessment-tool-users-guide
December 24, 2008 - Measurement Tool/Indicator
Is Our Pharmacy Meeting Patients' Needs? A Pharmacy Health Literacy Assessment Tool User's Guide.
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Is Our Pharmacy Meeting Patients' Needs? A Pharmacy Health Literacy Assessment Tool User's Guide. Jacobson KL, Gazmararian JA, Kripalani S, et a…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/understanding-and-preventing-vaccination-errors
April 15, 2016 - Study
Understanding and preventing vaccination errors.
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Poiraud C, Réthoré L, Bourdon O, et al. Understanding and preventing vaccination errors. Infect Dis Now. 2023;53(2):104641. doi:10.1016/j.idnow.2023.01.001.
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/201706.html
May 01, 2017 - Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute Slashes Readmission Rates with AHRQ-based Discharge Program
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May 2017
The Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute in Harrisburg reduced its 30-day readmission rate from 20 percent in 2013 to 10.4 percent in 2015 after implementing a discharge progr…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/aiming-higher-enhance-professionalism-beyond-accreditation-and-certification
February 03, 2011 - Commentary
Aiming higher to enhance professionalism: beyond accreditation and certification.
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Chassin MR, Baker DW. Aiming higher to enhance professionalism: beyond accreditation and certification. JAMA. 2015;313(18):1795-6. doi:10.1001/jama.2015.3818.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ahrq-funded-patient-safety-project-highlights-improving-healthcare-safety-engaging-patients
March 22, 2024 - Book/Report
AHRQ-Funded Patient Safety Project Highlights: Improving Healthcare Safety by Engaging Patients and Families.
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AHRQ-Funded Patient Safety Project Highlights: Improving Healthcare Safety by Engaging Patients and Families. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Rese…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/barriers-implementation-patient-safety-systems-healthcare-institutions-leadership-and-policy
July 14, 2010 - Study
Barriers to implementation of patient safety systems in healthcare institutions: leadership and policy implications.
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Barriers to implementation of patient safety systems in healthcare institutions: leadership and policy implications. Akins RB, Cole BR. J Patient …
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance/item-sets/HIT/Development-HIT-Item-Set.html
July 01, 2022 - Development of the CAHPS Health Information Technology Item Set
Nearly all health care providers have incorporated various forms of health IT into their practices. The pace of change has been driven in large part by pressure from public and private purchasers to adopt technologies that promise to improve the qu…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/support-methods-healthcare-professionals-who-are-second-victims-integrative-review
April 27, 2022 - Review
Support methods for healthcare professionals who are second victims: an integrative review.
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Support methods for healthcare professionals who are second victims: an integrative review. Neft MW, Sekula K, Zoucha R, et al. AANA J. 2022;90(3):189-196.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ensuring-medication-safety-consumers-ethnic-minority-backgrounds-need-address-unconscious
July 29, 2020 - Commentary
Ensuring medication safety for consumers from ethnic minority backgrounds: the need to address unconscious bias within health systems.
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Chauhan A, Walpola RL. Ensuring medication safety for consumers from ethnic minority backgrounds: the need to address unconscio…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/d2_combo_projectcharter.pdf
December 23, 2009 - Project Charter
Toolkit for Using the AHRQ Quality Indicators
How To Improve Hospital Quality and Safety
i Tool D.2
Project Charter
What is the purpose of this tool? The purpose of the project charter is to describe the performance
improvement rationale, goals, barriers, and anticipated resources to which the…