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September 01, 2008 - Search Publications
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)'s publications offer practical information to help a variety of health care organizations, providers, and others make care safer in all health care settings. 181 - 190 of 191 Publications displayed
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/cahps-database/about/CAHPS-Database-Brief_01_2014.pdf
January 01, 2014 - The CAHPS Database
The CAHPS Database
The CAHPS Database is funded by
the U.S. Agency for Healthcare
Research and Quality (AHRQ) to
support the use of the Consumer
Assessment of Healthcare Providers
and Systems (CAHPS®) patient
experience surveys by health plans,
medical groups and practices. CAHPS
survey…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/results/research/recruitment-brochure-nc.pdf
January 01, 2003 - Heart Health NOW
This is our time!
Are you ready?
Heart Health NOW!
Advancing heart health in
N.C. primary care
Heart Health NOW! is the N.C. Cooperative of
EvidenceNOW —a program funded by the
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Your practice will partner with us by:
• Establishing an EHR connection…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/events/webinars/fry-administering.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Understanding CAHPS Surveys: A Primer for New Users - CAHPS 101
CAHPS 101
Stephanie Fry
Senior Study Director
Westat
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What is Patient Experience?
Patient experience refers to what happened in a health care setting. It
encompasses the range of interactions that patients have with the health care
system, inc…
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www.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/projects/heart-health/research-results/research/evaluation-design.html
March 01, 2021 - Evaluation Design and Methods
Evaluation Design
Each of the EvidenceNOW Cooperatives’ evaluation teams set out to determine the effectiveness of their external support interventions, using a range of mixed-methods designs. The cooperatives were asked to capture a core set of measures of A spirin use, B loo…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-family-engagement/pfeprimarycare/warm-handoff-patient-guide.pdf
June 02, 2025 - A Patient’s Guide to Warm Handoffs
Why is it important?
A warm handoff:
■ Lets you hear what your providers are saying
about your health and your plan of care.
■ Encourages you to speak up, ask questions,
and join the conversation about your health.
■ Gives you a chance to correct or clarify
any information…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/chronic/chipra-0138-section-5a.pdf
December 01, 2013 - Section 5.A, Table 4
Q‐METRIC Sickle Cell Disease Measure 3: Appropriate Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Children with Sickle
Cell Disease
Graphics for Section V. …
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www.ahrq.gov/es/patient-safety/settings/hospital/match/intro.html
July 01, 2022 - Medications at Transitions and Clinical Handoffs (MATCH) Toolkit for Medication Reconciliation
Introduction
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Table of Contents
Medications at Transitions and Clinical Handoffs (MATCH) Toolkit for Medication Reconciliation
Introduction
Chapter 1. Building the Project Founda…
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www.ahrq.gov/sops/databases/nursing-home/index.html
June 01, 2025 - SOPS Nursing Home Survey Database
AHRQ established the Surveys on Patient Safety Culture® (SOPS®) Nursing Home Survey Database as a central repository for survey data from nursing homes that have administered the AHRQ patient safety culture survey instrument and choose to submit their survey data to the SOPS …
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www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/index.html
Talking Quality: Reporting to Consumers on Health Care Quality
Health Care Quality Report Objectives
Be clear on the aims of your report, whether consumer choice, education, or improvement.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/results/research/recruitment-timeline-nw.pdf
June 19, 2015 - Recruitment Process Diagram Northwest
Draft H2N Recruitment Process Flow
June 19, 2015
Practice
completes
interest form
Interest form
is received in
H2N email
box
Recruiter sends an
email to practice
scheduling time for a
phone conversation,
provides some
additional information
about H2N via email…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/blog/ahrqviews/home-health-quality-improvement.html
December 01, 2022 - AHRQ Views: Blog posts from AHRQ leaders
Challenges and Opportunities in Home Health Quality Improvement
DEC
19
2022
By
a member of AHRQ’s National Advisory Council:
Susan Edgman-Levitan, P.A.
Susan Edgman-Levitan, P.A.
Editor’s Note: This is the third of four AHRQ …
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www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/assess/what-you-evaluate/results.html
November 01, 2018 - Evaluating the Results of a Quality Reporting Project
The purpose of results- or outcome-oriented evaluation goes beyond answering the “did it work” question. To evaluate results, however, you have to be clear about what you wanted to achieve.
What consumer audience were you trying to reach?
What changes …
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www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/translate/compare/explain.html
March 01, 2016 - Explaining Comparisons of Health Care Quality Scores
It is best to keep your actual data displays as uncluttered and simple as possible. However, evidence from cognitive testing of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Quality Indicators (QIs) suggests that there is some information that needs t…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/match/intro.html
July 01, 2022 - Medications at Transitions and Clinical Handoffs (MATCH) Toolkit for Medication Reconciliation
Introduction
Previous Page Next Page
Table of Contents
Medications at Transitions and Clinical Handoffs (MATCH) Toolkit for Medication Reconciliation
Introduction
Chapter 1. Building the Project Founda…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/ktcquips93.html
October 01, 2014 - Missouri Hospitals Improve Medication Reconciliation Process Using AHRQ Toolkit
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April 2012
After participating in AHRQ-sponsored learning sessions and provider support calls, Primaris, the Missouri Quality Improvement Organization (QIO), worked with hospitals in the State to i…
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www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/dxsafety-ai-wave5.html
July 01, 2025 - Understanding the AI Wave: Foundational Knowledge for Improving Diagnosis and Beyond
Human-AI Interaction
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Understanding the AI Wave: Foundational Knowledge for Improving Diagnosis and Beyond
Introduction
Understanding the AI Wave—What Is AI?
Understand…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/ktcquips79.html
October 01, 2014 - Four Kentucky Hospitals Use AHRQ Toolkit to Improve Medication Reconciliation
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November 2011
Between January and September 2010, AHRQ partnered with seven Quality Improvement Organizations (QIOs) to deliver a series of onsite learning sessions and provider support calls focusin…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/events/webinars/cahps-creative-strategies-lee.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Creative Strategies to Improve Patient Care Experience - Part 4 Lee
What Is A Creative Idea?
Creative idea: An idea that is novel and useful
Creative
Improvement
Ideas
Process
Improvement
Promoting efficiency
by tweaking existing
routines
Patient Engagement
Enhancing patient
partnership by
knowing…
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www.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/projects/heart-health/research-results/index.html
April 01, 2022 - Advancing Heart Health Research and Results: What We've Learned
The goal of EvidenceNOW is to assist primary care practices in exceeding the Million Hearts ® target of 70 percent for delivery of each of the ABCS services to improve heart health— A spirin use, B lood pressure control, C holesterol management,…