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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/teamstepps-program/tools/ts-tpq-questionnaire.pdf
June 02, 2025 - TeamSTEPPS Teamwork Perceptions Questionnaire
TeamSTEPPS Teamwork Perceptions
Questionnaire
The Teamwork Perceptions Questionnaire (T-TPQ) is designed to assess Level II Learning and
Level III Behavior. The 35-item self-report tool uses 5-point Likert scales to measure staff
perceptions …
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www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/resources/comparative-reports/nursing-homes.html
October 01, 2022 - Comparative Reports on Nursing Homes
The following reports are examples of comparative information on the quality of care provided by nursing homes.
Report Title: Nursing Home Compare
Website: https://www.medicare.gov/nursinghomecompare/search.html . Accessed July 21, 2022.
Developer: Centers for Medic…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nursing-home/materials/emergency-preparedness-plans.pdf
May 01, 2022 - Incorporating Infection Prevention and Control into an Emergency Preparedness Plan
Incorporating Infection Prevention and Control
into an Emergency Preparedness Plan
Emergency preparedness plans capture a nursing home’s approach to meeting the health, safety, and
security needs of staff and residents during an…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/implementation/long-term-modules/module2/tool-examples.docx
March 01, 2017 - AHRQ Safety Program for Long-Term Care: HAIs/CAUTI
Long-Term Care Safety Modules
Examples of Technical and Adaptive
Solutions for Change
Purpose: To provide senior leaders with a deeper explanation of technical and adaptive solutions for change
Who should use this tool? Senior leaders (long-term care facility a…
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www.ahrq.gov/teamstepps-program/evidence-base/labor.html
May 01, 2023 - TeamSTEPPS Research/Evidence Base: Labor and Delivery
Block M., Ehrenworth J. F., et al. (2013). Measuring handoff quality in labor and delivery: Development, validation, and application of the Coordination of Handoff Effectiveness Questionnaire (CHEQ). Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety 3…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/implementation/long-term-modules/module4/guide.html
March 01, 2017 - Module 4: Teamwork and Communication: Material Use Guide
AHRQ Safety Program for Long-Term Care: HAIs/CAUTI
Learning Objectives:
Describe effective communication and teamwork.
Describe why teamwork training and improved communication optimizes resident safety.
List barriers, tools, and str…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/implementation/long-term-modules/module4/guide.docx
March 01, 2017 - AHRQ Safety Program for Long-Term Care: HAIs/CAUTI
Long-Term Care Safety Modules
Module 4: Teamwork and Communication
Material Use Guide
Learning Objectives:
· Describe effective communication and teamwork
· Describe why teamwork training and improved communication optimizes resident safety
· List barriers, tools…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/resources/tools/practice/pledge.pdf
March 01, 2017 - ...to practice all
infection prevention skills!
I pledge to keep the residents’
environment and equipment
clean to help stop the spread of
germs from one person to another.
I will clean my hands before and after resident contact
and after certain procedures according to my facility’s
policies, including:
•…
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www.ahrq.gov/funding/grantee-profiles/grtprofile-mazur.html
March 01, 2023 - Grantee Profile
Developing Innovative Simulation-Based Training to Improve Patient Safety in Radiation Oncology
Lukasz Mazur, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Radiation Oncology
UNC School of Medicine
Lukasz Mazur, Ph.D.
“AHRQ funding enabled me and my team to develop innovative simulation-based…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/201906.html
November 01, 2019 - AHRQ Tools Improve Care, Safety for St. Luke’s University Health Network Obstetric Patients
Search All Impact Case Studies
November 2019
St. Luke’s University Health Network—a non-profit, integrated network providing services at nine hospitals and more than 300 sites in Pennsylvania and New Jersey—is improv…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/pdi/c2_pdi_prioritizationworksheetexample.xlsx
June 02, 2025 - C2 Prioritization Worksheet Example
Prioritization Matrix
Pediatric Toolkit for Using the AHRQ Quality Indicators
How To Improve Hospital Quality and Safety
AHRQ Quality Indicators Prioritization Matrix
Section 1- Blue Section 2-Green Section 3-Purple Section 4-Orange
Own Rate and Natio…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/chtoolbx/why/index.html
June 01, 2020 - Why Child Health Measures?
Child Health Care Quality Toolbox
The Child Health Toolbox contains concepts, tips, and tools for evaluating the quality of health care for children.
In recent years, there has been growing interest in a special focus on quality measurement for child health programs. Increasingly,…
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www.ahrq.gov/opioids/funding-opportunities.html
February 01, 2023 - Funding Opportunities to Address Opioid and Other Substance Use Disorders
Special Emphasis Notice
Notice of Funding Opportunity Announcement
On Feb. 10, 2023, AHRQ released a NOFO for the Management of Substance Use Disorders in Primary Care and other Ambulatory Settings (R18). The proposed Notice of Fund…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/blog/ahrqviews/boost-health-services-research.html
June 01, 2022 - AHRQ Views: Blog posts from AHRQ leaders
A Boost for Health Services Research
JUN
21
2022
By
Robert Otto
Valdez,
Ph.D., M.H.S.A.
R. Valdez, Ph.D., M.H.S.A.
It has been just four months since joining President Biden’s Administration as Director of AHRQ. What a whir…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/blog/ahrqviews/portrait-of-sepsis.html
September 01, 2024 - AHRQ Views: Blog posts from AHRQ leaders
AHRQ’s Portrait of Sepsis Reveals Its Alarming Human Toll
SEP
27
2024
By
Robert Otto Valdez, Ph.D., M.H.S.A., and
Pamela Owens, Ph.D.
The human suffering caused by sepsis is shocking. New AHRQ analyses show that in 2021, more than 2 m…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/141-cusp-tip-sheet-assembling-team.docx
April 01, 2025 - CUSP Tip Sheet:
Assembling the CUSP Team
Surgical Services
For: Cardiac, Hip and Knee Joint Replacement, and Spinal Fusion Surgeries
Purpose
Teamwork and interprofessional collaboration are important to high-quality patient care. A culture of teamwork and learning from mistakes helps improve patient safety. The Compre…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40171/psn-pdf
May 30, 2011 - Qualities and attributes of a safe practitioner:
identification of safety skills in healthcare.
May 30, 2011
Long S, Arora S, Moorthy K, et al. Qualities and attributes of a safe practitioner: identification of safety skills
in healthcare. BMJ Qual Saf. 2011;20(6):483-490. doi:10.1136/bmjqs.2010.043166.
https://ps…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41307/psn-pdf
May 04, 2012 - Development and validation of a tool to assess
emergency physicians' nontechnical skills.
May 4, 2012
Flowerdew L, Brown R, Vincent CA, et al. Development and validation of a tool to assess emergency
physicians' nontechnical skills. Ann Emerg Med. 2012;59(5):376-385.e4.
doi:10.1016/j.annemergmed.2011.11.022.
http…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35317/psn-pdf
July 14, 2009 - Accreditation Council on Graduate Medical Education
technical skills competency compliance: urologic surgical
skills.
July 14, 2009
Hammond L, Ketchum J, Schwartz BF. Accreditation Council on Graduate Medical Education Technical
Skills Competency Compliance: Urologic Surgical Skills. J Am Coll Surg. 2005;201(3).
…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44752/psn-pdf
April 20, 2016 - Nontechnical skills in pediatric surgery: factors
influencing operative performance.
April 20, 2016
Youngson GG. Nontechnical skills in pediatric surgery: Factors influencing operative performance. J
Pediatr Surg. 2016;51(2):226-30. doi:10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2015.10.062.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/nontechnical-skil…