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www.ahrq.gov/topics/evidence-based-research.htmlTopic: Evidence-Based Research AHRQ's Effective Health Care program serves as the science partner with private-sector and public organizations in their efforts to improve the quality, effectiveness, and appropriateness of healthcare delivery in the United States and to expedite the translation of evidence-based resea…
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www.ahrq.gov/topics/quality-indicators-qis.htmlTopic: Quality Indicators (QIs) AHRQ Quality Indicators (Qis) are standardized, evidence-based measures of health care quality that can be used with readily available hospital inpatient administrative data to measure and track clinical performance and outcomes. AHRQuality…
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www.ahrq.gov/topics/long-term-care.htmlTopic: Long-Term Care AHRQ has toolkits, recommendations, and other resources for long-term care facilities, such as nursing homes and rehabilitation centers, to improve quality, reduce errors, and increase patient safety. AHRQ Research Findings Support Effort to Reduce Pre…
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www.ahrq.gov/topics/all-payer-claims.htmlAll-Payer Claims AHRQ activities focus on developing an effective, feasible approach for using all-payer claims databases to improve healthcare affordability, efficiency, and cost transparency. Reports Inventory and Prioritization of Measures To Support the Growing Effort in Tran…
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www.ahrq.gov/topics/patient-centered-healthcare.htmlTopic: Patient-Centered Healthcare Patient-centered care partners with patients and families, welcomes their involvement, and personalizes care to preserve patients‘ normal routines as much as possible. A Multipayer Patient-Centered Medical Home Initiative in Pennsylvania …
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www.ahrq.gov/topics/racial-ethnic-minorities.htmlMarch 23, 2023 - Racial and Ethnic Minorities For decades, public health, health services research, and medical studies have continued to show evidence that racial and ethnic minority groups experience healthcare disparities that can lead to dramatic differences in health outcomes. The care they receive as patient…
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www.ahrq.gov/topics/ruralinner-city-residents.htmlTopic: Rural/Inner-City Residents Rural and inner-city populations each face unique healthcare challenges. Geographic isolation, persistent shortages of healthcare providers, lower socioeconomic status and levels of educational attainment, cultural and social differences, and lack of health insurance all contribute t…
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www.ahrq.gov/topics/effective-health-care-ehc.htmlTopic: Effective Health Care (EHC) Listing of content related to the topic Effective Health Care (EHC) Evidence-based Practice Center (EPC) Reports The Effective Health Care Program
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www.ahrq.gov/topics/eye-disease-and-health.htmlTopic: Eye Disease and Health Listing of content related to the topic Eye Disease and Health. For more information on Eye Disease and Health, you may want to visit Effective Health Care and U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) . Vision Rehabilitation: Care and Be…
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www.ahrq.gov/topics/healthcare-associated-infections-hais.htmlMay 12, 2015 - Topic: Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs) Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) are among the leading threats to patient safety, affecting one out of every 31 hospital patients at any one time. Over a million HAIs occur across the U.S. health care system every year, leading to the loss of tens of thousands of …
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www.ahrq.gov/topics/patient-and-family-engagement.htmlPatient and Family Engagement A set of behaviors by patients, family members, and health professionals and a set of organizational policies and procedures that foster both the inclusion of patients and family members as active members of the health care team and collaborative partnerships with pro…
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www.ahrq.gov/topics/education-patient-and-caregiver.htmlTopic: Education: Patient and Caregiver AHRQ has research, tools and resources for clinicians for educating patients and caregivers. AHRQ Tool Helps Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Improve Patient Education Materials Center for Health Literacy Promotion Uses …
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www.ahrq.gov/topics/ambulatory-care-and-surgery.htmlTopic: Ambulatory Care and Surgery Ambulatory care settings include medical offices and clinics, ambulatory surgery centers, hospital outpatient departments, outpatient care, and dialysis centers. Antibiotic Stewardship Toolkits CAHPS Outpatient and Ambulatory Surgery…
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www.ahrq.gov/topics/adverse-drug-events-ade.htmlTopic: Adverse Drug Events (ADE) AHRQ offers research and resources for healthcare professionals to better understand and reduce risks related to adverse drug events. AHRQ Research Inspires Efforts at Banner Desert To Reduce Drug Errors in E.D. Patients
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www.ahrq.gov/topics/heart-disease-and-health.htmlTopic: Heart Disease and Health Medical conditions involving the cardiovascular system including the heart, the blood vessels, or the pericardium. AHRQ has research, tools, and resources on cardiovascular conditions and how clinicians can help their patients manage these conditions. …
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www.ahrq.gov/topics/individuals-special-healthcare-needs.htmlIndividuals with Special Healthcare Needs The AHRQ Policy on the Inclusion of Priority Populations in Research (NOT-HS-03-010) requires that priority populations be included in all AHRQ-supported research projects involving human subjects, unless a clear and compelling rationale and justification …
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www.ahrq.gov/topics/clinical-decision-support-cds.htmlTopic: Clinical Decision Support (CDS) Clinical decision support (CDS) provides clinicians, staff, patients, or other individuals with knowledge and person-specific information, intelligently filtered or presented at appropriate times, to enhance health and healthcare. AH…
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www.ahrq.gov/topics/a.htmlApril 06, 2025 - Topics Browse A - Z A Access to Care Adverse Drug Events (ADE) Adverse Events
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www.ahrq.gov/topics/methicillin-resistant-staphylococcus-aureus-mrsa.htmlTopic: Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), is a healthcare-associated infection (HAI). HAIs are among the leading threats to patient safety, affecting one out of every 31 hospital patients at any one time. AHRQ has research, tools, programs and reso…
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www.ahrq.gov/es/topics/index.htmlOctober 01, 2008 - Topics Information on AHRQ's most-searched topics are included below and in the A to Z menu above. … Results Topics 1 - 10 of 20 displayed Pagination 1 2 next › ›› … Topics explored include ED boarding and crowding, infection prevention, and diagnostic safety.
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