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2481. St. Joseph’s Hospital Improves Patient Safety Using AHRQ Tools | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      May 01, 2015 - St. Joseph’s Hospital Improves Patient Safety Using AHRQ Tools Search All Impact Case Studies May 2015 St. Joseph's Hospital, a 72-bed facility in Breese, Illinois, has improved care and increased satisfaction among patients by using three evidence-based resources from AHRQ: The Hospital Consumer Asses…

2482. Graphics for Section 5. Evidence or Other Justification for the Focus of the Measure (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/factsheets/fullreports/chipra-135-graphics-section-5.pdf
      November 26, 2013 - Graphics for Section 5. Evidence or Other Justification for the Focus of the Measure                                                                                                     Q‐METRIC Sickle Cell Disease Measure 2: Timeliness of Antibiotic …

2483. Ncinqtobaccousehelp-References (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/factsheets/fullreports/NCINQTobaccoUseHelp-References.pdf
      August 01, 2012 - National Collaborative for Innovation in Quality Measurement Tobacco Use and Help List of References Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids. 2012. Tobacco Overview. http://www.tobaccofreekids.org/facts_issues/tobacco_101/ (April 2012). Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids. 2011. Health Harms from Smoking and Other Tobac…

2484. Sierra Vista Hospital Uses AHRQ Toolkit To Slash Catheter Use and Eliminate Infections | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      July 01, 2024 - Sierra Vista Hospital Uses AHRQ Toolkit To Slash Catheter Use and Eliminate Infections Search All Impact Case Studies July 2024 Sierra Vista Hospital, an 11-bed critical access hospital in Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, implemented practices from AHRQ’s Toolkit for Reducing Catheter-Associated Urinary …

2485. Kaiser Permanente School of Anesthesia Uses AHRQ’s Surveys on Patient Safety Culture®, TeamSTEPPS® | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      June 01, 2025 - Kaiser Permanente School of Anesthesia Uses AHRQ’s Surveys on Patient Safety Culture®, TeamSTEPPS® Search All Impact Case Studies June 2025 Kaiser Permanente (KP) School of Anesthesia in Pasadena, California, uses AHRQ’s  Surveys on Patient Safety Culture (SOPS®) to improve ambulatory care and expand docto…

2486. How to Complete the Practice Self-Assessment Tool for Opioid Use in Older Adults (pdf file)
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      December 01, 2023 - How to Complete the Practice Self-Assessment Tool for Opioid Use in Older Adults www.ahrq.gov How to Complete the Practice Self-Assessment Tool for Opioid Use in Older Adults The Practice Self-Assessment Tool for Opioid Use in Older Adults (Self-Assessment tool) is for primary care practices that want to improve…

2487. About AHRQ's National Center for Excellence in Primary Care Research | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      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…

2488. AHRQ Toolkit Helped NorthShore Health Track Data to Keep Infection Rates Low | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      January 01, 2019 - AHRQ Toolkit Helped NorthShore Health Track Data to Keep Infection Rates Low Search All Impact Case Studies January 2019 Chicago’s NorthShore University Health System was on a mission to maintain low rates of catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI). Then NorthShore infection preventionist Mona …

2489. Iowa’s Waverly Health Center Uses AHRQ Tools to Improve Patient Safety | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      January 01, 2018 - Iowa’s Waverly Health Center Uses AHRQ Tools to Improve Patient Safety Search All Impact Case Studies September 2015 Waverly Health Center, a critical access hospital in Waverly, Iowa, has used three AHRQ resources to improve communication, teamwork, and leadership engagement as part of ongoing efforts to i…

2490. Tampa Hospital Uses AHRQ Tools to Reduce Emergency Department CAUTI Rates by 75 Percent | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      December 01, 2018 - Tampa Hospital Uses AHRQ Tools to Reduce Emergency Department CAUTI Rates by 75 Percent Search All Impact Case Studies December 2018 Tampa General Hospital staff participated in an AHRQ project and implemented several elements from AHRQ’s Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP) to reduce healthcare…

2491. Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute Slashes Readmission Rates with AHRQ-based Discharge Program | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      May 01, 2017 - Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute Slashes Readmission Rates with AHRQ-based Discharge Program Search All Impact Case Studies May 2017 The Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute in Harrisburg reduced its 30-day readmission rate from 20 percent in 2013 to 10.4 percent in 2015 after implementing a discharge progr…

2492. Johns Hopkins Children’s Center Uses AHRQ-Funded I-PASS Tool to Boost Patient Safety | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      April 01, 2019 - Johns Hopkins Children’s Center Uses AHRQ-Funded I-PASS Tool to Boost Patient Safety Search All Impact Case Studies April 2019 Pediatric residents at Johns Hopkins Children’s Center in Baltimore, MD, changed the way they handed off patients between shift changes by closely adhering—sometimes by as much as …

2493. 2023 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      December 01, 2023 - 2023 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report Appendix B. Quality Trends and Disparities Tables Appendix B contains data tables showing trends in quality for measures by topic (e.g., Access, Person-Centered Care), as well as single-year disparities information by demographic group (e.g., race, incom…

2494. About AHRQ's Nursing Home Network | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      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…

2495. Background Report for the Request for Public Comment on Initial, Recommended Core Set of Children's Healthcare Quality Measures for Voluntary Use by Medicaid and CHIP Programs | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      December 01, 2009 - Background Report for the Request for Public Comment on Initial, Recommended Core Set of Children's Healthcare Quality Measures for Voluntary Use by Medicaid and CHIP Programs Background Report on request for public comment on initial, recommended core set of Children's Healthcare Quality Measures for voluntary…

2496. Speaking Plainly: Communicating the Patient’s Role in Health Care Safety (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol4/Miranda.pdf
      July 01, 2004 - expressed a reluctance to introduce and actively explore Five Steps to Safer Health Care and its various topics

2497. CUSP Helps University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics Reduce Healthcare-Associated Infections | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      August 01, 2014 - CUSP Helps University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics Reduce Healthcare-Associated Infections Search All Impact Case Studies August 2014 One year after implementing AHRQ's Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP), the University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics (UWHC) was awarded the 2013 Partnersh…

2498. San Diego Universities Collaborate Using TeamSTEPPS® to Boost Professional Education | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      June 01, 2015 - San Diego Universities Collaborate Using TeamSTEPPS® to Boost Professional Education Search All Impact Case Studies June 2015 About 900 students at two San Diego universities have been instructed in the team-based methods of TeamSTEPPS® , AHRQ's evidence-based patient safety training program for health car…

2499. AHRQ’s RED Toolkit Helps VA Hospitals in California and Texas Lower Readmissions, Improve Discharge Process | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      May 01, 2015 - AHRQ’s RED Toolkit Helps VA Hospitals in California and Texas Lower Readmissions, Improve Discharge Process Search All Impact Case Studies May 2015 Thirty-day all-cause hospital readmissions at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Palo Alto (CA) Health Care System dropped 30 percent after administrators …

2500. AHRQ Resources Help Maine Telehealth Network Improve Care in Remote Areas | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      October 01, 2014 - AHRQ Resources Help Maine Telehealth Network Improve Care in Remote Areas Search All Impact Case Studies August 2005 A rural managed care program development project funded by AHRQ has helped create a thriving statewide collaborative telemedicine network. Maine Telehealth Network, in operation since 1998, h…