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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/research-transform-primary-care/transform/impactgrants/impact-ny-success-story.html
April 01, 2015 - Pennsylvania IMPaCT: Catalyzing Primary Care Transformation in New York
AHRQ Infrastructure for Maintaining Primary Care Transformation (IMPaCT) Success Stories
A key goal of AHRQ’s IMPaCT grants is to learn strategies for spreading successful primary care transformation programs from State to Sta…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/results/research/cooperative-context.pdf
June 01, 2013 - Coop_Context_Info_Assessment_Final
COOPERATIVE CONTEXT ASSESSMENT INFORMATION
What is the importance of context?
Cooperatives’ initiatives are taking place in different settings and have a variety of different partners and
stakeholders involved. Understanding these projects requires examination of the cont…
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www.ahrq.gov/es/nursing-home/resources/search.html?page=10
January 01, 2022 - COVID-19 Resources Catalog for Nursing Homes
AHRQ provided free training and mentorship to nursing homes across the country through the National Nursing Home COVID-19 Action Network . The Network supported the implementation of evidence-based prevention and safety practices within nursing homes to protect residents…
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/quality-improvement/index.html
October 01, 2023 - Improving Patient Experience
CAHPS ® surveys play an important role as a quality improvement (QI) tool for healthcare organizations that use the standardized data to:
Identify relative strengths and weaknesses in their performance.
Determine where they need to improve.
Track their progress over time.
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www.ahrq.gov/teamstepps-program/evidence-base/additional.html
June 01, 2023 - Additional TeamSTEPPS Resources
Castner, J., Foltz-Ramos, K., Schwartz, D. G. & Ceravolo, D. J. (2012). A leadership challenge: Staff nurse perceptions after an organizational TeamSTEPPS initiative. The Journal of Nursing Administration 42(10), 467-72. Select to access the abstract .
Frankel, A., Grillo, S…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/mvp/modules/sustainability/communication-strategies-slides.pptx
January 01, 2017 - Presentation: Program Overview
Communication Strategies for Sustainability
AHRQ Safety Program for Mechanically Ventilated Patients
AHRQ Pub. No. 16(17)-0018-40-EF
January 2017
Communication ‹#›
AHRQ Safety Program for Mechanically Ventilated Patients
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Learning Objectives
After reviewing this module, you wil…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/hcbs/findings/find2.html
December 01, 2012 - Assessing the Health and Welfare of the HCBS Population
HCBS Population
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Table of Contents
Assessing the Health and Welfare of the HCBS Population
Introduction
HCBS Population
Availability and Use of State Medicaid HCBS
Outcome Indicators for the HCBS Population
Outc…
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www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/dxsafety-dx-stewardship6.html
August 01, 2024 - Diagnostic Stewardship as a Model To Improve the Quality and Safety of Diagnosis
Diagnostic Stewardship in Action
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Table of Contents
Diagnostic Stewardship as a Model To Improve the Quality and Safety of Diagnosis
Introduction
Background
Diagnostic Error in the Testing…
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www.ahrq.gov/pqmp/measures/index.html?page=5
PQMP Measures
The following list presents all health care quality measures from the AHRQ-CMS Pediatric Quality Measures Program (PQMP). These measures were developed by the initial phase PQMP Centers of Excellence (COEs).
Results
126 - 150 of 163 Measures
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/candor/modules/guide5.html
August 01, 2022 - Communication Assessment Guide
AHRQ Communication and Optimal Resolution Toolkit
Purpose: To help you identify members of your organization who are effective at delivering disclosure communications.
Who should use this tool? Communication and Optimal Resolution (CANDOR) Implementation Team, Disclosure Lea…
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www.ahrq.gov/pqmp/about/what-is-pqmp.html
September 01, 2021 - What Is the PQMP?
Origin
Together, Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) serve more than 35 million children annually , representing one in two children in the United States. Medicaid and the CHIP play a key role in ensuring that low-income children get healthcare coverage, access to …
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/quality-improvement/improvement-guide/6-strategies-for-improving/coordination-of-care/strategy6l-planned-visits.html
March 01, 2020 - Strategy 6L: Planned Visits
Contents
6.L.1. The Problem
6.L.2. The Intervention
6.L.3. Benefits of This Intervention
6.L.4. Implementation of This Intervention
References
Download Strategy 6L:
Planned Visits
(PDF, 222 KB)
6.L.1. The Problem
When patients with chroni…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/surveys-guidance/cancer/suppl-items-cancer-english-557a.pdf
June 02, 2025 - CAHPS Cancer Care Supplemental Items
11/4/2016 Page 1
Document No. 557a
www.ahrq.gov/cahps
Supplemental Items for the CAHPS®
Cancer Care Survey
Population: Adult
Language: English
Users of the CAHPS® Cancer Survey are free to incorporate supplemental items in order to
meet the needs of their organization…
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance/item-sets/cg/suppl-healthlit-items-cg-survey30-adult.html
January 01, 2018 - Supplemental Items for the CAHPS Clinician & Group Adult Survey 3.0: Health Literacy
Population version: Adult
Download these items: English ( Word , 30 KB), Spanish ( Word , 31 KB; PDF , 15 KB).
Users of the CAHPS ® Clinician & Group Survey are free to incorporate supplemental items in order to meet the…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/ktcquips90.html
October 01, 2014 - Georgia Hospitals Improve Medication Reconciliation Process With AHRQ Toolkit
Search All Impact Case Studies
April 2012
After participating in AHRQ-sponsored learning sessions and provider support calls, Allina/GMCF, the Quality Improvement Organization (QIO) for Georgia, in conjunction with the Georgia Hos…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/about/chesapeake-regional-healthcare.html
February 01, 2024 - Chesapeake Regional Healthcare’s Success in Preventing Falls in Hospitals
The hospital can be a dangerous place for a patient, due in part to the unfamiliar environment. This can increase the patient’s risk for falling while hospitalized. Approximately 25% of hospital falls result in injuries, including fractur…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/ktcquips98.html
October 01, 2014 - New Mexico Hospitals Use AHRQ Toolkit to Revise Protocol for Preventing Blood Clots
Search All Impact Case Studies
May 2012
Five New Mexico hospitals revised their protocol for preventing venous thromboembolism (VTE) after their State Quality Improvement Organization (QIO), the New Mexico Medical Review Ass…
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www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/dxsafety-patients-source-understanding-dx-error-vol2-4.html
June 01, 2023 - Patient Experience as a Source for Understanding the Origins, Impact, and Remediation of Diagnostic Errors
Learning From Narratives About Diagnostic Experience
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Patient Experience as a Source for Understanding the Origins, Impact, and Remediation of Diagnosti…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/best-practices/UTI-one-page.docx
November 01, 2019 - Urinary Tract Infections (UTI)
Urinary Tract Infections (UTI)
Diagnosis
· First, ask about SYMPTOMS
· Acute cystitis: dysuria, frequency, urgency, suprapubic pain
· Pyelonephritis: fever, flank pain
· Catheter-associated UTI (CAUTI): subrapubic pain and fever; patients with catheters may not report dysuria, frequenc…
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance/cg/about/Develop-CG-Surveys.html
May 01, 2022 - Development of the CAHPS Clinician & Group Survey
In 1999, the CAHPS research team began work on a survey that would assess patients' experiences with medical groups and clinicians. Working in collaboration with the Pacific Business Group on Health, the CAHPS team developed a preliminary instrument known as the…