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pcmh.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/resource/safety-assess.html
October 01, 2020 - the case for how evidence-based hospital design increases patient and staff satisfaction and safety, quality … of care, and employee retention.
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pcmh.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/resources/design/general-tips/index.html
October 01, 2019 - For more guidance related to web design, go to Four Tips for Designing Web-Based Health Care Quality … Six Tips for Making a Quality Report Appealing and Easy To Skim
Four Tips for Designing Web-Based Health … Care Quality Reports
Advice on Using Design Professionals for a Quality Report
Testing the Design
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pcmh.ahrq.gov/funding/process/study-section/peerdesc.html
July 01, 2017 - of care within organizations and/or systems of care, and the organization and functioning of the health … ; quality improvement research; examining and improving medical liability; identifying the root causes … and Outcomes Research (HEOR)
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This study section is aligned with the AHRQ Priority: improve health … care quality by accelerating implementation of patient centered outcomes research. … of care and innovation research; access to care; clinical outcomes and effectiveness research; systematic
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pcmh.ahrq.gov/research/findings/factsheets/primary/pcwork2/index.html
February 01, 2024 - Reports
Fact Sheets
Medical Errors and Patient Safety
Minority Health
Primary Care … Quality
Translating Research Into Practice
National Healthcare Quality & Disparities
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pcmh.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/cap-toolkit/pc-workflowdiagrams.pdf
January 01, 2018 - Primary Care Workflow Diagrams
Primary Care
Workflow Diagrams
Patient arrives.
Patient in the EHR?
Patient completes
paperwork.
Front desk flags patient
in EHR as ready for
room.
MA available?
Waiting room.
MA takes temp, RR,
oxgen saturation, and
BP.
MA flags patient in EHR
as ready to be seen.
Pro…
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pcmh.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/projects/index.html
September 01, 2022 - workflows, effectively use electronic health records, and manage other tasks essential to improving quality … of care and patient outcomes.
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pcmh.ahrq.gov/cahps/quality-improvement/improvement-guide/improvement-guide.html
March 01, 2023 - SHARE:
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Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS®)
About CAHPS
Surveys and Guidance
Supplemental Items
Using CAHPS Surveys
CAHPS Databases
Webcasts & Recent Events
Reporting R…
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pcmh.ahrq.gov/health-literacy/publications/index.html
January 01, 2024 - With Limited English Proficiency: Key Findings and Tools for the Field (winner of the Journal for Healthcare … Quality Impact Article of the Year award) (2014)
A Daughter's Frustration With The Dearth Of Patient … Proficiency: A Guide for Hospitals (2012)
Integrating Literacy, Culture, and Language to Improve Health … Care Quality for Diverse Populations (2007)
You can also find AHRQ-funded studies on health literacy
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pcmh.ahrq.gov/cahps/news-and-events/podcasts/cahps-surveys-podcast.html
March 01, 2016 - " Examining the Role of Patient Experience Surveys in Measuring Health Care Quality " in Medical Care … Some people express concern about using information from CAHPS surveys to measure health care quality … care quality. … What CAHPS surveys don't do is ask about the technical quality of care, since that information is better … an overall assessment of the quality of care.
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pcmh.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/index.html
September 01, 2021 - SHARE:
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Healthcare-Associated Infections Program
Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria
About the CUSP Method
Decolonization – Universal and Targeted
Tools
Ambulatory Surgery Centers Toolkit
CLABSI and …
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pcmh.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/tools/burnout-in-primary-care.html
March 01, 2023 - Burnout can increase worker turnover and reduce quality of care, leading to lower patient satisfaction
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pcmh.ahrq.gov/research/findings/factsheets/primary/impactaw/index.html
September 01, 2012 - Reports
Fact Sheets
Medical Errors and Patient Safety
Minority Health
Primary Care … Quality
Translating Research Into Practice
National Healthcare Quality & Disparities
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pcmh.ahrq.gov/research/findings/factsheets/translating/action4/index.html
February 01, 2021 - Reports
Fact Sheets
Medical Errors and Patient Safety
Minority Health
Primary Care … Quality
Translating Research Into Practice
National Healthcare Quality & Disparities
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pcmh.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/data-spotlights/index.html
March 01, 2024 - Reports: Patient Safety
Evidence-based Practice Center Reports
Fact Sheets
National Healthcare … Quality & Disparities Reports
Data Spotlights
Making Healthcare Safer Reports … Data Spotlights
A series of information briefs focusing on specific measures from the National Healthcare … Quality and Disparities Reports.
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pcmh.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/a2_combo_boardpresentation.pdf
October 01, 2015 - of health care, reduce health care costs, address
patient safety and medical errors, and broaden access … of health care services … • AHRQ QIs can be used to flag potential problems in
quality of care. … of care … Leadership is key to improvement
Health care quality is important
What is AHRQ?
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pcmh.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance/hospice/index.html
December 01, 2023 - In December 2012, the team convened a Technical Expert Panel (TEP), including experts on hospice care … quality, survey research, and performance measurement and improvement, as well as people representing
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pcmh.ahrq.gov/research/findings/factsheets/translating/action3/index.html
February 01, 2021 - Reports
Fact Sheets
Medical Errors and Patient Safety
Minority Health
Primary Care … Quality
Translating Research Into Practice
National Healthcare Quality & Disparities
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pcmh.ahrq.gov/healthsystemsresearch/hspc-research-study/research-gaps.html
June 01, 2020 - Gaps related to health care outputs include lack of adequate quality-of-care measures for certain services … of Care
Developing harmonized measures to meaningfully, accurately, and feasibly assess quality … The first two approaches in particular blur the lines between traditional health care quality improvement … Quality of Care
Developing harmonized measures to meaningfully, accurately, and feasibly assess quality … Gaps related to health care output domains included lack of adequate quality of care measures for certain
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pcmh.ahrq.gov/healthsystemsresearch/hspc-research-study/appendix-b.html
June 01, 2020 - Health Care Output Domains for HSR and PCR
The output domains are as follows:
Quality of Care. … Studies that examine whether any health care outputs (e.g., Quality of Care, Cost and Utilization, Access … Quality of Care.
Cost and Utilization.
Organization of Care. … Outputs
Quality of Care
A process of care is a particular action done to a particular patient at … These can also be considered measures of care outcomes under Quality of Care, if they are targeted by
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pcmh.ahrq.gov/news/blog/ahrqviews/ahrq-digital-healthcare.html
February 01, 2024 - asserted that the time had come for a more significant commitment to using digital healthcare to enhance healthcare … quality and safety. … Patient safety is central to AHRQ’s mission of improving healthcare quality for all.