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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-12/johnson-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - Choosing
Wisely. 5 things physicians and patients should question. February 21, 2018.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol3/Ulep.pdf
January 01, 2004 - If the HCO’s answer to this question is yes, then changes are in order.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-family-engagement/pfeprimarycare/medicinelist-patient-flier-final508.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Creating a Safe Medicine List: Patient Information/Reminder Flyer
Please Bring ALL
Your Medicines to
Your Next Appointment
To keep you safe, we need to know about all the medicine you take
from all your doctors.
Please make sure you bring (in the original container)...
� Prescription medicines.
� Medicines you …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/easy-to-understand-telehealth-consent-form.docx
June 02, 2025 - Permission for Telehealth Visits
What is telehealth?
Telehealth is a way to visit with healthcare providers, such as your doctor or nurse practitioner.
You can talk to your provider from any place, including your home. You don’t go to a clinic or hospital.
How do I use telehealth?
· You talk to your provider by ph…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/results/research/recruitment-script-ny.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Community Heath Care Association of New York State Recruitment Outreach Script
Audience: CMO/CEO/QI lead script
Hello Mr./Ms./Doctor,
My name is and I am calling you on behalf of CHCANYS. Is this a convenient time to
speak?
IF NO, is there a convenient time we could speak? I would like to share information wi…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/201528.html
October 01, 2015 - AHRQ Research Reviews, Medical Guidelines Featured in Online Clinical Reference Tool
Search All Impact Case Studies
October 2015
AHRQ's comparative effectiveness reviews and its online National Guideline ClearinghouseTM (NGC) are among resources used by DynaMed, an online clinical reference tool providi…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/engagingfamilies/strategy1/Strat1_Tool_3_Application_508.docx
June 02, 2025 - Strategy 1: Working with Patients & Families as Advisors (Tool 3)
Patient and Family Advisor Application Form
Name (First and Last):
Street Address:
City: State: ZIP Code:
Home phone: Cell phone: Email address:
Preferred contact (circle one): Home phone Cell phone Email
The following questions will help u…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/reports/engage/interventions/warmhandoff.html
June 01, 2023 - Warm Handoff: Intervention
Patient and Family Engagement in Primary Care
A warm handoff is a transfer of care between two members of the health care team, where the handoff occurs in front of the patient and family. This transparent handoff of care allows patients and families to hear what is said and engages…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/events/webinars/cg-survey-4-beta-webinar-development-overview.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Introducing the CAHPS Clinician & Group Visit Survey 4.0 (beta) - Fry
DEVELOPMENT & OVERVIEW OF
THE CLINICIAN & GROUP VISIT
SURVEY 4.0 (BETA)
Stephanie Fry
Senior Study Director
Westat
Development of the Clinician &
Group Visit Survey 4.0 (beta)
• Literature review – focus on delivery of
telehealth
• Exper…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/patients-families/engagingfamilies/strategy4/index.html
December 01, 2017 - Strategy 4: Care Transitions From Hospital to Home: IDEAL Discharge Planning
Research shows that when patients are engaged in their health care, it can lead to measurable improvements in safety and quality. To promote stronger engagement, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality developed the Guide to Patient…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/patients-families/engagingfamilies/strategy2/index.html
December 01, 2017 - Strategy 2: Communicating to Improve Quality
Research shows that when patients are engaged in their health care, it can lead to measurable improvements in safety and quality. To promote stronger engagement, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality developed the Guide to Patient and Family Engagement in Hospit…
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www.ahrq.gov/teamstepps-program/curriculum/communication/overview/index.html
June 01, 2023 - Section 1: Overview of Key Concepts and Tools
This section provides an overview of the key concepts and tools in the Communication Module. More explanations and illustrations are provided in section 2 of this module ; methods for teaching the concepts and tools for this module are in section 3 . Information a…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/surveys-guidance/helpful-resources/planning/RES_PM_1aDivision-of-Resp.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Responsibilities of Sponsors, Vendors, and Consultants
Responsibilities of Sponsors, Vendors, and Consultants
Activity Role of sponsor Role of vendor(s) Role of consultant
Planning and
project design
• Designate a project director.
• Define the project goals.
• Issue the request for
proposal (RFP) and sel…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/4_TK2_T1-Medical_Care_Referral_Form.pdf
May 01, 2014 - Advancing Excellence in Health Care www.ahrq.gov
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
MEDICAL CARE REFERRAL FORM
USE IN ALL SITUATIONS WHEN A RESIDENT HAS A NEW PROBLEM AND INFECTION MAY BE SUSPECTED, AND IS BEING
REFERRED TO A MEDICAL CARE PROVIDER, INCLUDING TRANSFER TO AN EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT OR HOSPIT…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/sustainability/training-tools/tool.html
June 01, 2017 - Sustainability Tool - Sustainability Module
Background: This tool can be used to identify sustainability issues in planning and implementing your improvement efforts.
How to use this tool: The Implementation Team leader (or individual designated by the leader) should complete this checklist.
Us…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/sustainability/recognizing-success-transcript.docx
May 01, 2017 - AHRQ Safety Program for Ambulatory Surgery
Sustainability Module
Recognizing and Celebrating Success: Transcript
Stephanie Ziesing, R.N.
Providence Medical Center, SC
Stephanie: Well, we had some great success stories, and during our meetings we would ask if anyone had some success stories with using the checklis…
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www.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/projects/heart-health/research-results/research/methods/measures.html
August 01, 2018 - EvidenceNOW: Evaluation Measures
Evaluation Measures
EvidenceNOW cooperatives will collect practice-level data from participating primary care practices on the clinical quality measures that correspond to each of the ABCS of heart health. The EvidenceNOW evaluation measures were initially determined by AHRQ a…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/implementation/implementation-guide/app-l.html
May 01, 2017 - Appendix L. Infection Prevention Infographic - Implementation Guide
It Takes a Team
Everyone in ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) plays a role in preventing surgical site and other harmful infections.
Surgical site infections are infections that can occur after surgery in the part of the body …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-family-engagement/pfeprimarycare/medmanage-ptreminder-postcard.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Please bring ALL your medicines to your next appointment. (Postcard)
Please bring ALL your medicines
to your next appointment.
You will work with your health care team to make a medicine
list. Please make sure you bring (in the original container):
� Prescription medicines.
� Medicines you buy without a presc…
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/evidence-based-reports/ptsafetyuptp.html
July 01, 2023 - Making Health Care Safer II
An Updated Critical Analysis of the Evidence for Patient Safety Practices
This evidence report updates the 2001 report, Making Health Care Safer: A Critical Analysis of Patient Safety Practices.
Select for a list of 22 patient safety strategies discussed in the new report that a…