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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqdr23/index.html
June 01, 2025 - 2023 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report
For the 21st year, AHRQ is reporting on healthcare quality and disparities. The annual National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report is mandated by Congress to provide a comprehensive overview of the quality of healthcare received by the general U.S. …
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www.ahrq.gov/pqmp/implementation-qi/toolkit/child-hcahps/overview.html
July 01, 2021 - CAHPS Child Hospital Survey (Child HCAHPS) Toolkit
Overview
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Table of Contents
CAHPS Child Hospital Survey (Child HCAHPS) Toolkit
Introduction
Overview
About Measure Specifications and Reporting
Key Driver Diagram
Quality Improvement Strategies
Improvement Data
O…
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www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/distribute/index.html
September 01, 2017 - Distribute Your Health Care Quality Report to Consumers
Long before you have comparative information to distribute, you need to be thinking about how and when to get it into the hands of consumers. Your objective is to place your report where your audience can find it quickly and easily and in a location that r…
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www.ahrq.gov/policy/foia/index.html
July 01, 2025 - Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)
Information about the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) as pertains to AHRQ.
Welcome to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Freedom of Information Act page. We hope you find that it facilitates your efforts to obtain public information about AHRQ programs. I…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/esrd/resource/tooluse.html
October 01, 2020 - How To Use the ESRD Toolkit
ESRD Toolkit
The toolkit consists of four instructional modules that a facilitator can use to teach dialysis center team members specific ways to create a culture of safety. The modules are modifiable to meet individual dialysis center training needs.
Modules of the ESRD Toolkit …
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www.ahrq.gov/sops/events/webinars/sops-primer-110123.html
December 01, 2023 - An Overview of the SOPS Surveys for New Users (Webcast)
November 1, 2023
Summary
Speakers and Presentation Slides
Recording
About the Surveys on Patient Safety Culture
Summary
This webcast provided an overview of the AHRQ Surveys on Patient Safety Culture ® (SOPS ® ). The speakers described the…
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/news-and-events/events/webinar-011124.html
June 01, 2024 - Improving Response Rates and Representativeness for CAHPS Survey Data: An Overview of Web-First and Other Strategies (Webcast)
January 11, 2024
Contents Summary Speakers and Presentation Slides Recording Summary This webcast provided strategies for improving survey response rates and the representativeness of…
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www.ahrq.gov/sops/events/webinars/sops-primer-011222.html
May 01, 2022 - Understanding SOPS Surveys: A Primer for New Users (Webcast)
January 12, 2022
Summary
Speakers and Presentation Slides
Recording
About the Surveys on Patient Safety Culture
Summary
This AHRQ webcast provided an overview of the Surveys on Patient Safety Culture™ (SOPS®). Speakers described the SO…
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www.ahrq.gov/sops/events/webinars/sops-primer-110722.html
December 01, 2023 - Understanding SOPS Surveys: A Primer for New Users (Webcast)
November 7, 2022
Summary
Speakers and Presentation Slides
Recording
About the Surveys on Patient Safety Culture
Summary
This AHRQ webcast provided an overview of the Surveys on Patient Safety Culture™ (SOPS®) Surveys. Speakers describe…
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www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/nurse-role-dxsafety1.html
September 01, 2022 - Reinforcing the Value and Roles of Nurses in Diagnostic Safety: Pragmatic Recommendations for Nurse Leaders and Educators
Introduction
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Table of Contents
Reinforcing the Value and Roles of Nurses in Diagnostic Safety: Pragmatic Recommendations for Nurse Leaders and Educators
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www.ahrq.gov/professionals/prevention-chronic-care/improve/coordination/pcmh-research-methods.html
June 01, 2014 - PCMH Research Methods Webinar Series
The Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH) Research Methods Series, funded by AHRQ, is designed to expand awareness of methods to evaluate and refine PCMH models and other health care interventions.
These novel and underused methods can be used by evaluators and implementers…
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www.ahrq.gov/sops/surveys/hospital/supplemental-items/health-it.html
September 01, 2025 - Health IT Patient Safety Supplemental Items for the SOPS Hospital Survey
The AHRQ Surveys on Patient Safety Culture® (SOPS®) Health Information Technology (Health IT) Patient Safety Supplemental Items for hospitals were designed for use with the core SOPS Hospital Survey to help hospitals assess the extent …
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cusp/clabsi-final/clabsifinal6.html
January 01, 2013 - Eliminating CLABSI, A National Patient Safety Imperative: Final Report
Conclusion
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Table of Contents
Eliminating CLABSI, A National Patient Safety Imperative: Final Report
Executive Summary
Report Organization
Program Implementation
Program Impact
What We Learned: Fi…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/delilberative-methods-design-abelson.pdf
May 29, 2025 - Designing a Deliberative Forum
Designing a Deliberative Forum
Julia Abelson, PhD
Department of Clinical Epidemiology & Biostatistics
McMaster University
Hamilton, Ontario CANADA
Slide 15
Deliberation comes in many shapes and sizes
Length, size, frequency and content of deliberation are dictated by…
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digital.ahrq.gov/health-it-tools-and-resources/evaluation-resources/workflow-assessment-health-it-toolkit/all-workflow-tools/cognitive-task-analysis
January 01, 2023 - Cognitive Task Analysis
Acronym
CTA
Examples
Rinkus SM, Chitwood A. Cognitive analyses of a paper medical record and electronic medical record on the documentation of two nursing tasks: patient education and adherence assessment of insulin administration. AMIA Annu Symp Proc 2002:657-661.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/2023-12/2023-annual-report-to-congress.pdf
January 01, 2023 - risk, more research is needed on what screening tools should be used, the accuracy of
including one question … recognized signs or symptoms of the condition
• Adopt a rigorous study design appropriate for the question
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-208-bipolar-evidence-summary.pdf
August 01, 2018 - Uncertainty and debate surround the
question of whether the underlying mechanisms support
the bipolar
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/ED_MHSA_SOIpaper.pdf
June 10, 2011 - A sample article title
MAINTAIN AND EXPAND
THE HEALTHCARE COST AND UTILIZATION PROJECT (HCUP)
Contract No. HHSA-290-2006-00009-C
A SEVERITY-OF-ILLNESS CLASSIFICATION FOR MENTAL AND
SUBSTANCE-USE DISORDERS FOR USE WITH HOSPITAL
ADMINISTRATIVE DATA
June 10, 2011
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cdsic.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2023-10/Final%20OO%20Patient%20Outcomes%20of%20PC%20CDS%20to%20AHRQ%2010.6.23.pdf
January 01, 2023 - Quality
Instrument (DQI)
Decision
Regret
Decision
Regret Scale
Five-item survey with each question … Adherence Study-specific survey to determine whether
patients were taking statins and, using a single
question … Study-specific measure corresponding with the
proportion of patients who answered, "very
satisfied" to the question
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/Final%20OO%20Patient%20Outcomes%20of%20PC%20CDS%20to%20AHRQ%2010.6.23.pdf
January 01, 2010 - Quality
Instrument (DQI)
Decision
Regret
Decision
Regret Scale
Five-item survey with each question … Adherence Study-specific survey to determine whether
patients were taking statins and, using a single
question … Study-specific measure corresponding with the
proportion of patients who answered, "very
satisfied" to the question