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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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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/primary-care/tpc/tpc-profile-reid.pdf
April 01, 2015 - Transforming Primary Care: Evaluating the Spread of Group Health's Medical Home
Transforming Primary Care: Evaluating the Spread of Group Health’s
Medical Home
Principal Investigator: Robert Reid, MD, MPH, PhD
Institution: Group Health Cooperative
AHRQ Grant Number: R18 HS019129
Overview of Transformatio…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/primary-care/tpc/impact-ny-success-story.pdf
January 01, 2018 - Pennsylvania IMPaCT: Catalyzing Primary Care Transformation in New York
Pennsylvania IMPaCT: Catalyzing Primary Care
Transformation in New York
A key goal of AHRQ’s IMPaCT grants is to learn strategies
for spreading successful primary care transformation
programs from State to State. Each IMPaCT g…
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/research-transform-primary-care/transform/cost/app-b-pt2.html
October 01, 2015 - Estimating the Costs of Primary Care Transformation: A Practical Guide and Synthesis Report
Appendix B. Example Data Collection Tools (continued)
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Estimating the Costs of Primary Care Transformation: A Practical Guide and Synthesis Report
Background
A Pra…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cusp/modules/engage/alt-text.html
April 01, 2013 - Engage Module Alternate Text
Slide Number and Title
Slide Content
Content for Alternative Text (Illustration)
Slide 1
Cover Slide
(CUSP Toolkit logo)
The"Engage the Senior Executive" module of the CUSP Toolkit. The CUSP toolkit is a modular approach to patient safety, and modules pr…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/patients-families/patient-family-engagement/index.html
April 01, 2018 - Engaging Patients and Families in Their Health Care
Whether you see patients at a hospital, primary care office, or other setting, time is often limited and patients and family members who have prioritized their questions or concerns will experience the most meaningful, efficient visits. To help you and your pa…
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www.ahrq.gov/practiceimprovement/delivery-initiative/abstract-dowd.html
December 01, 2017 - Physician Quality Reporting and Patient Outcomes in Medicare
Abstract
Principal Investigator: Bryan Dowd, Ph.D.
Division of Health Policy and Management, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota
Purpose
This study examined the impact of the Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) on the qualit…
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www.ahrq.gov/practiceimprovement/delivery-initiative/arragrantee-holtrop.html
December 01, 2017 - ARRA Delivery System Initiative
Presentations and Publications by Recipients of ARRA Delivery System Grants
A Comparison of Provider Versus Health Plan Delivered Care Management in Michigan
Principal Investigator: Jodi Summers Holtrop
Holtrop JS. Care Management in Primary Care Practice. 12th Annual Intern…
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www.ahrq.gov/topics/surveys-patient-safety-culture.html
November 09, 2016 - Surveys on Patient Safety Culture
AHRQ’s Surveys on Patient Safety Culture (SOPS™) Program, develops and maintains surveys, toolkits, and databases on patient safety culture for hospitals, medical offices, nursing homes, community pharmacies, and ambulatory surgery centers.
Hospital …
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www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/probabilistic-thinking4.html
September 01, 2022 - Improved Diagnostic Accuracy Through Probability-Based Diagnosis
Future Vision for Probabilistic Diagnostic Decisions
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Improved Diagnostic Accuracy Through Probability-Based Diagnosis
Introduction
Fundamental Concepts for Understanding Probability
Proba…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/abate/nursing-protocols/nursing-practice-guide.docx
March 01, 2022 - Nursing Practice Guide
Section 9-5 – Decolonization of Non-ICU Patients With Devices
Nursing Practice Guide
Use this guide to help ensure that all nursing practice processes and leadership support are in place to actively support the decolonization intervention.
Engagement and Collaboration
CHG Bath
Documentation
N…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/abate/nursing-protocols/nursing-practice-guide.pdf
March 01, 2022 - Nursing Practice Guide
AHRQ Pub. No. 20(22)-0036
March 2022
Section 9-5 – Decolonization of Non-ICU Patients With Devices
Nursing Practice Guide
Use this guide to help ensure that all nursing practice processes and leadership support are in place to actively support the decolonization intervention.
CHG = c…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/surgery/tools/applying-cusp/surgical_roles.docx
December 01, 2017 - Surgical Safety Team Roles and Responsibilities Tool
AHRQ Safety Program for Surgery
Surgical Safety Team Roles and Responsibilities Tool
Introduction
Problem Statement
This tool will help your safety program team understand the core tasks of this project and will help you organize your team to complete the work. …
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/iomracereport/reldatafig51txt.html
May 01, 2018 - Race, Ethnicity, and Language Data: Standardization for Health Care Quality Improvement
Figure 5-1. A snapshot of data flow in a complex health care system (Text Description)
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Race, Ethnicity, and Language Data: Standardization for Health Care Quality Improve…
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/making-healthcare-safer/index.html
July 01, 2023 - AHRQ's Making Healthcare Safer Reports: Shaping Patient Safety Efforts in the 21st Century
AHRQ's Making Healthcare Safer reports consolidate information for healthcare providers, health system administrators, researchers, and government agencies about practices that can improve patient safety across the health…
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www.ahrq.gov/es/patient-safety/settings/hospital/resource/nicu/packet/apa.html
December 01, 2013 - Transitioning Newborns from NICU to Home
Appendix A: Family Information Packet
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Transitioning Newborns from NICU to Home
A Resource Toolkit
Basic Components of the Health Coach Program
Family Information Packet Cover Sheet
Coaching in the Hospital
A…
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www.ahrq.gov/sops/databases/asc/index.html
August 01, 2024 - SOPS Ambulatory Surgery Center Database
AHRQ has established the AHRQ Surveys on Patient Safety Culture® (SOPS®) Ambulatory Surgery Center Database as a central repository for survey data from ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) that have administered the AHRQ patient safety culture survey instrument and choose…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/resource/nicu/packet/apa.html
December 01, 2013 - Transitioning Newborns from NICU to Home
Appendix A: Family Information Packet
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Table of Contents
Transitioning Newborns from NICU to Home
A Resource Toolkit
Basic Components of the Health Coach Program
Family Information Packet Cover Sheet
Coaching in the Hospital
A…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/pdi/d8_pdi_projectevaluation.docx
June 02, 2025 - TO
Project Evaluation and Debriefing
What is the purpose of this tool? The purpose of the project evaluation is to:
Identify factors that contributed to the team’s success.
Identify factors that hindered the team’s success.
Identify additional clinical areas in the organization where the best practice can be implement…
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www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/measures/setting/long-term-care/nursing-home/measurement-sets.html
November 01, 2018 - Major Nursing Home Quality Measurement Sets
NQF-Endorsed Measures
The National Quality Forum (NQF) has endorsed a set of voluntary consensus standards for nursing home care. Measures reflecting these standards are among the information presented by most sponsors of nursing home reports, including the Center f…