-
www.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance/cg/index.html
March 01, 2025 - CAHPS Clinician & Group Survey
The CAHPS ® Clinician & Group Survey (CG-CAHPS) asks patients to report on their experiences with providers and staff in primary care and specialty care settings. Survey results can be used to: Determine the need for improvement activities and evaluate the impact of those efforts…
-
www.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/935.html
October 01, 2024 - AHRQ Views: Healthcare’s Next Technological Frontier—21st Century Artificial Intelligence
Issue Number
935
AHRQ News Now is a weekly newsletter that highlights agency research and program activities.
October 29, 2024
AHRQ Stats: Long COVID Rates by Geographic Area As of spring 2023, 19.7 percent of adul…
-
www.ahrq.gov/hai/cusp/cauti-interim/cauti-interim5.html
July 01, 2013 - Eliminating CAUTI: Interim Data Report
Conclusions
Previous Page
Table of Contents
Eliminating CAUTI: Interim Data Report
Executive Summary
Introduction and Objectives
Methods
Results
Outcome and Process Measures
Culture Measures
Conclusions
The national project team …
-
www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/ssi/ssi6.html
April 01, 2018 - Improving the Measurement of Surgical Site Infection Risk Stratification/Outcome Detection
Chapter 6. Conclusions and Recommendations
Previous Page Next Page
Table of Contents
Improving the Measurement of Surgical Site Infection Risk Stratification/Outcome Detection
Executive Summary
Chapter 1. …
-
www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/5_TK2_T3-Concise_Antibiogram_Toolkit_Using_WHONET_to_Create_Your_Antibiogram.doc
May 01, 2014 - Concise Antibiogram Toolkit
Using WHONET to Create your Antibiogram
4
Concise Antibiogram Toolkit
Using WHONET to Create Your Antibiogram
WHONET is free Windows-based database software developed in 1989 by the World Health Organization (WHO). The software is used in laboratories worldwide for the management and…
-
www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol4/Wakefield1.pdf
January 01, 1999 - Prologue -- Blueprints for Action
1
Prologue
Blueprints for Action
Mary K. Wakefield
In 1999, the Institute of Medicine report To Err Is Human: Building a Safer
Health System1 advanced a clear challenge to create safer environments in health
care. The message of the report has resonated ever since, from t…
-
www.ahrq.gov/topics/healthcare-costs.html
Topic: Healthcare Costs
The Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) is a set of large-scale surveys of families and individuals, their medical providers, and employers across the United States. MEPS is the most complete source of data on the cost and use of health care and health insurance coverage in the United Stat…
-
www.ahrq.gov/topics/electronic-health-records-ehrs.html
Topic: Electronic Health Records (EHRs)
AHRQ's digital healthcare research program explores topics such as the use and adoption of electronic health records.
Children's EHR Format: Frequently Asked Questions
Create Accurate Reports from Electronic Health Records (EH…
-
www.ahrq.gov/topics/medicaid.html
Topic: Medicaid
Medicaid is state-based government health insurance that helps many low-income people in the United States to pay their medical bills.
Background Report for the Request for Public Comment on Initial, Recommended Core Set of Children's Healthcare Quality Me…
-
www.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/heart-health/cholesterol/evidence.html
September 01, 2018 - Systematic Evidence Review by Cholesterol Expert Panel: NHLBI
Resource title: Managing Blood Cholesterol in Adults: Systematic Evidence Review From the Cholesterol Expert Panel, 2013
Resource description: This comprehensive evidence report from the Cholesterol Expert Panel convened by the National Heart, Lu…
-
www.ahrq.gov/pqmp/measures/overuse-tomography-atraumatic-headache.html
August 01, 2021 - Overuse of Computed Tomography Scans for the Evaluation of Children With Atraumatic Headache
Measure Domain: Management of Acute Conditions
Measure Sub-Domain: Overuse of Imaging
PQMP COE: Q-METRIC
Associated NQF # and Name: None
Products:
Fact Sheet: None
Full Report (PDF, 321 KB)
Measure Tec…
-
www.ahrq.gov/pqmp/measures/scd-ed-pain-assessment.html
August 01, 2021 - Appropriate emergency department pain assessment for children with sickle cell disease
Measure Domain: Management of Chronic Conditions
Measure Sub-Domain: Sickle Cell Treatment
PQMP COE: Q-METRIC
Associated NQF # and Name: None
Products:
Full Report (PDF, 191 KB)
Measure Technical Specificatio…
-
www.ahrq.gov/pqmp/measures/scd-transcranial-doppler-ultrasonography.html
August 01, 2021 - Transcranial Doppler ultrasonography screening for children with sickle cell disease
Measure Domain: Management of Chronic Conditions
Measure Sub-Domain: Sickle Cell Treatment
PQMP COE: Q-METRIC
Associated NQF # and Name: 2797, Transcranial Doppler Ultrasonography Screening Among Children with Sickle …
-
www.ahrq.gov/pqmp/measures/alara-specific-imaging.html
August 01, 2021 - Overuse of Imaging: Policy for ALARA Specific to Imaging Children
Measure Domain: Management of Acute Conditions
Measure Sub-Domain: Overuse of Imaging
PQMP COE: Q-METRIC
Associated NQF # and Name: None.
Products:
Fact Sheet (PDF, 339 KB)
Full Report (PDF, 163 KB)
Measure Technical Specifica…
-
www.ahrq.gov/pqmp/measures/primary-care-medical-complexity.html
August 01, 2021 - Continuity of Primary Care for Children with Medical Complexity
Measure Domain: Management of Chronic Conditions
Measure Sub-Domain: Pediatric Algorithm
PQMP COE: COE4CCN
Associated NQF # and Name: 3153, Continuity of Primary Care for Children with Medical Complexity
Products:
Full Report (PDF)
…
-
www.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/resources/portable-air-cleaners.html
May 01, 2022 - Efficacy of Portable Air Cleaners and Masking for Reducing Indoor Exposure to Simulated Exhaled SARS-CoV-2 Aerosols—United States, 2021
Resource: Efficacy of Portable Air Cleaners and Masking for Reducing Indoor Exposure to Simulated Exhaled SARS-CoV-2 Aerosols—United States, 2021
This report discusses the…
-
www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/events/webinars/cahps-lessons-closing.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Lessons From Healthcare Organizations on Improving Patient Experience webcast - Closing
Using the Webcast Console to
Submit Questions
• Question and Answer
► Select Q&A
► Type question in the box
that opens
► Make sure “All Panelists”
is selected
Type Question
Here
42
CAHPS Improvement Resources
• CAHPS…
-
www.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/heart-health/smoking/uspstf-rec.html
August 01, 2018 - USPSTF Recommendation: Tobacco Smoking Cessation in Adults
Resource title: Behavioral Counseling and Pharmacotherapy Interventions for Tobacco Cessation in Adults: A Review of Reviews for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
Resource description: This comprehensive report synthesizes evidence on the use…
-
www.ahrq.gov/pqmp/measures/protocol-identifying-treating.html
August 01, 2021 - Protocol for identifying and treating children with sepsis syndrome in the emergency department
Measure Domain: Management of Acute Conditions
Measure Sub-Domain: Pediatric Sepsis Syndrome
PQMP COE: Q-METRIC
Associated NQF # and Name: None
Products:
Full Report (PDF, 210.4 KB)
Measure Technical…
-
www.ahrq.gov/pqmp/measures/timely-antibiotics.html
August 01, 2021 - Timely antibiotics for children with severe sepsis or septic shock
Measure Domain: Management of Acute Conditions
Measure Sub-Domain: Pediatric Sepsis Syndrome
PQMP COE: Q-METRIC
Associated NQF # and Name: None
Products:
Full Report (PDF, 258.4 KB)
Measure Technical Specifications and Other Sup…