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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/resources/index.html
December 01, 2022 - Quality and Patient Safety Resources
Tips for preventing medical errors and promoting patient safety, measuring health care quality, consumer assessment of health plans, evaluation software, report tools, and case studies.
Sign up: Patient Safety Email updates
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/about/index.html
December 01, 2024 - About AHRQ's National Center for Excellence in Primary Care Research
Sign Up: NCEPCR and Primary Care Email Updates
The National Center for Excellence in Primary Care Research (NCEPCR) is the home for primary care research at AHRQ. NCEPCR is focused on strengthening the Nation's primary care system, provi…
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www.ahrq.gov/data/resources/index.html?page=0
Data Resources
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) offers practical, research-based tools and other resources to help a variety of health care organizations, providers and others make care safer in all health care settings. Results
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www.ahrq.gov/data/apcd/index.html
February 01, 2018 - All-Payer Claims Databases
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality is undertaking activities to develop an effective and feasible approach for using all-payer claims databases to advance the goal of improving health care affordability, efficiency, and cost transparency.
Overview of All-Payer Claims Dat…
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www.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/about/index.html
December 01, 2023 - About AHRQ's Nursing Home Network
The AHRQ ECHO National Nursing Home COVID-19 Action Network—a partnership among AHRQ, the University of New Mexico's ECHO Institute and the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI)—provided free training and mentorship to nursing homes across the country to increase the imple…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nqsleverfactsheet.pdf
May 01, 2014 - National Quality Strategy: Using Levers to Achieve Improved Health and Health Care
National Quality Strategy: Using Levers to
Achieve Improved Health and Health Care
About the National Quality Strategy
The National Quality Strategy is the first-ever national effort backed by legislation to align public- and
privat…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/d2_combo_projectcharter.docx
December 23, 2009 - Project Charter
What is the purpose of this tool? The purpose of the project charter is to describe the performance improvement rationale, goals, barriers, and anticipated resources to which the team will commit.
Who are the target audiences? Staff members directly involved in the improvement project. Consider adding …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/d2_combo_projectcharter.pdf
December 23, 2009 - Project Charter
Toolkit for Using the AHRQ Quality Indicators
How To Improve Hospital Quality and Safety
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Project Charter
What is the purpose of this tool? The purpose of the project charter is to describe the performance
improvement rationale, goals, barriers, and anticipated resources to which the…
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www.ahrq.gov/prevention/resources/depression/depsumtab2.html
April 01, 2013 - Table 2. Studies on the Effect of Screening and Feedback
Screening for Depression in Adults: Summary of the Evidence
The summaries of the evidence briefly present evidence of effectiveness for preventive health services used in primary care clinical settings, including screening tests, counseling, and chemopr…
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www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/plan/pay.html
November 01, 2018 - How Will You Pay for a Health Care Quality Report?
A consumer reporting project is not cheap, although there are ways to reduce costs and spread them across multiple parties (including other sponsors and participating health plans or providers). Data collection costs can range from as little as a few thousand…
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/cahps-database/comparative-data/2017-health-plan-chartbook/executive-summary.html
October 01, 2017 - 2017 CAHPS Health Plan Survey Chartbook
Executive Summary
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2017 CAHPS Health Plan Survey Chartbook
Executive Summary
Data Sources and Limitations
Appendix A. 2017 Survey Respondents by State
Appendix B. Definition of Composites, Items, and Ratings
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www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/translate/presentation.html
April 01, 2016 - Why Does the Presentation of Health Care Quality Scores Matter?
Most people have trouble understanding complex information.
Only a small fraction of Americans can easily read complex tables or understand the words typically used in medicine and health. The 2003 National Assessment of Adult Literacy found that…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/candor/demo-program/grants/lessons.html
August 01, 2022 - Demonstration Grants Final Evaluation Report
Lessons Learned From Implementation Challenges
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Table of Contents
Demonstration Grants Final Evaluation Report
Executive Summary
Detailed Findings
Evaluation Issues
Contributions to Patient Safety and Medical Liability
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www.ahrq.gov/policymakers/chipra/snac_members.html
November 01, 2013 - Subcommittee on Quality Measures for Children's Healthcare for Medicaid and CHIP
Members List: 2013
List of 2013 members of the Subcommittee on Quality Measures for Children's Healthcare (SNAC).
Mary S. Applegate, MD, FAAP, FACP
Medicaid Medical Director for Ohio
Office of Medical Assistance
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/medicaidreadmitguide/mcaidread_tool10_dc_checklist.docx
November 01, 2015 - Tool 10: Discharge Process Checklist
Tool 10: Discharge PROCESS Checklist
Purpose
Provide updated guidance to readmission reduction teams for updating discharge processes, based on Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) documents.
Description
This tool, adapted from the CMS Conditions of Participation (CO…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/ncepcr/resources/job-aid-intro-qi.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Job Aid: Introduction to Quality Improvement
Primary Care Practice Facilitator
Training Series
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Job Aid: Introduction to Quality Improvement
Quality Improvement (QI) Basics
The QI Process
You will be helping practices to:
Identify areas for improvement.
Set goals.
Develop a plan that…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/ncepcr/resources/job-aid-model-pdsa.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Job Aid: Model for Improvement and PDSA Cycles
Primary Care Practice Facilitator
Training Series
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Job Aid: Model for Improvement and PDSA Cycles
Using the Model for Improvement
The Model for Improvement (MFI) is a simple framework that many primary care practices use
to help them organize their i…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/cquips1301.html
November 01, 2012 - Newman Memorial Hospital Implements AHRQ's Patient Safety Culture Survey
Search All Impact Case Studies
November 2012
Newman Memorial Hospital, a 79-bed acute hospital in Oklahoma, first implemented AHRQ's "Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture" in 2006, when concern about the hospital's patient safety …
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/cquips0609.html
October 01, 2014 - AHRQ's Patient Safety Culture Survey Used to Set Baselines for Improvements at Chicago Hospital
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May 2006
In December 2004, Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago administered AHRQ's Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture to establish a baseline for assessment of cultur…
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/chartbooks/access/access.html
June 01, 2018 - Chartbook on Access to Health Care
Access to Health Care
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Table of Contents
Chartbook on Access to Health Care
Acknowledgments
Access to Health Care
Elements of Access to Health Care
Elements of Access to Health Care: Services
Elements of Access to Health Care: Timel…