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www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/plan/objectives.html
November 01, 2018 - What Are the Objectives for Your Health Care Quality Report?
While all reporting projects aim to inform consumers about health care quality, each project may also have additional goals. Sponsors of quality measurement projects need to be clear about what exactly you are trying to accomplish with a report card a…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/implementation/long-term-modules/module2/senior-leader-checklist.docx
March 01, 2017 - AHRQ Safety Program for Long-Term Care: HAIs/CAUTI
Long-Term Care Safety Modules
Senior Leader Checklist
Purpose: To provide senior leaders a checklist to plan and implement quality improvement and resident safety projects in a long-term care facility.
Who should use this tool? Senior leaders (long-term care faci…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/injuries/fallspx/risk.html
February 01, 2023 - The Falls Management Program: A Quality Improvement Initiative for Nursing Facilities
Appendix B4: Falls Assessment
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Table of Contents
The Falls Management Program: A Quality Improvement Initiative for Nursing Facilities
Chapter 1. Introduction and Program Overview
Chapter…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/engage-tool.html
July 01, 2022 - Family-Centered Rounds Toolkit
Family-centered rounding (FCR) is a key patient engagement strategy for hospitalized children. FCRs have become the standard of care, despite the limited evaluation of benefits or interventions to support high-quality delivery.
The FCR Toolkit was designed to increase family en…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/weinger-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - Final Progress Report: Simulation Training For Rapid Assessment And Improved Teamwork (STRAIT)
STRAIT (5U18HS016651-02) Final Report Weinger et al
STRAIT
Simulation Training For Rapid Assessment And Improved Teamwork
Principal Investigator: Matthew B. Weinger, MD
Team Members: Audrey Kuntz, Becky Arndt, Debbie…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/data/SyH-DR-Codebook.pdf
December 01, 2023 - Synthetic Healthcare Database for Research Description of Data Elements (Codebook)
Synthetic Healthcare Database for
Research (SyH-DR)
A Synthetic Nationally Representative
All-Payer Claims Database
DESCRIPTION OF DATA ELEMENTS
(CODEBOOK)
AHRQ Publication No. 24-0019-3-EF
December 2023
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/candor/demo-program/grants/findings.html
August 01, 2022 - hospitals to disclose adverse events, and the investigations would lead to certain decisions, including providing
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/long-term-care/resources/ontime/pruhealing/puh-factraining-guide.pdf
June 02, 2025 - AHRQ’s Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Pressure Ulcer Healing 1
Overview
Slide
AHRQ’s Safety Program for Nursing
Homes
On-Time Pressure Ulcer Healing
Facilitator Training
Overview of On-Time
Note: This version of the On-Time
introduction is for training Facilitators who
have not had pre…
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/iomracereport/reldata5.html
May 01, 2018 - Race, Ethnicity, and Language Data: Standardization for Health Care Quality Improvement
5. Improving Data Collection across the Health Care System
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Race, Ethnicity, and Language Data: Standardization for Health Care Quality Improvement
Summary
Reviewers
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/iomracereport/reldatasum.html
October 01, 2018 - Race, Ethnicity, and Language Data: Standardization for Health Care Quality Improvement
Summary
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Table of Contents
Race, Ethnicity, and Language Data: Standardization for Health Care Quality Improvement
Summary
Reviewers
1. Introduction
2. Evidence of Disparities among…
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/news-and-events/podcasts/ginsberg-podcast.html
September 01, 2016 - Why Use a CAHPS Survey To Assess Patient Experience?
Caren Ginsberg
Director, CAHPS Division
Center for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
What are the benefits of using a CAHPS survey to ask patients about their experiences with health care? In this …
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www.ahrq.gov/patients-consumers/patient-involvement/navigating-the-health-care-system.html
September 01, 2015 - Navigating the Health Care System
After having led AHRQ for a decade, Dr. Carolyn Clancy left the Agency in 2013 to begin work as Assistant Deputy Undersecretary for Health, Patient Safety, Quality, and Value at the Veterans Administration. First and foremost a physician, Dr. Clancy was at AHRQ for 23 years.
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www.ahrq.gov/topics/public-reporting.html
Topic: Public Reporting
Public reports refer to any effort to compare providers within a specified geographic region—for which all providers are eligible to be included—on a routine basis according to certain standards of quality performance. Also called consumer reports, performance reports, provider profiles, quali…
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www.ahrq.gov/action-alliance/background/index.html
January 01, 2025 - National Action Alliance to Advance Patient and Workforce Safety Background Materials
Explore resources from the Subcommittee of the National Advisory Council, which provided advice on the National Action Alliance's aims. Subcommittee of the National Advisory Council for Healthcare Research and Quality—2022–202…
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/news-and-events/events/webinar-111920.html
December 01, 2023 - AHRQ Webcast on Updated CAHPS Analysis Program
November 19, 2020
Summary
Speakers
Recording
Summary
This AHRQ webcast provided an opportunity to hear about recent updates to the Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS ® ) Analysis Program, commonly known as the CAHPS macro. …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/long-covid/faqs-long-covid.pdf
June 02, 2025 - RFA-HS-23-012: Implementing and Evaluating New Models for Delivering Comprehensive, Coordinated, Person-Centered Care to People with Long COVID (U18)
RFA-HS-23-012: Implementing and Evaluating New Models for
Delivering Comprehensive, Coordinated, Person-Centered Care to
People with Long COVID (U18)
Frequentl…
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/iomracereport/reldata6.html
May 01, 2018 - Race, Ethnicity, and Language Data: Standardization for Health Care Quality Improvement
6. Implementation
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Table of Contents
Race, Ethnicity, and Language Data: Standardization for Health Care Quality Improvement
Summary
Reviewers
1. Introduction
2. Evidence of Dispari…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/b2b_combo_ratesgenbywin.pdf
March 01, 2016 - IQI, PSI, AND PDI RATES GENERATED BY THE AHRQ WINDOWS QI SOFTWARE
Toolkit for Using the AHRQ Quality Indicators
How To Improve Hospital Quality and Safety
i Tool B.2b
IQI, PSI, AND PDI RATES GENERATED BY THE AHRQ
WINDOWS QI SOFTWARE
Guidance for Using the Windows QI Software and
an Example of Output for On…
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www.ahrq.gov/opioids/implementing-what-works/compendium.html
November 01, 2024 - Opioids in Older Adults Compendium
The purpose of this change package, known as the Compendium, is to support efforts by primary care practices and healthcare systems to improve opioid medication management and prevent opioid misuse and opioid use disorder in older adults in primary care. The Compendium offers …
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www.ahrq.gov/faqs/index.html?page=20
January 01, 2015 - Frequently Asked Questions
Check to find the answers to your questions about the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
programs and activities. You can search by category or key words. You can also send us your questions or website
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