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21. Why Does the Writing in a Health Care Quality Report Matter? | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/resources/writing/good-writing.html
    July 01, 2011 - Information is clear if the audience for that information can understand it. … in background knowledge, literacy skills, and other characteristics that affect how easily they can understand … reading skills of consumers suggests that a large number of American adults would struggle to read and understand … audience, you may want to consider recruiting and training people who can help members of your audience understand … Write Text That’s Easy for Your Audience To Understand Tip 2.

22. Using Root Cause Analysis to Improve Quality and Performance | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/tools/root-cause-analysis.html
    February 01, 2025 - Analysis to Improve Quality and Performance Resource: Using Root Cause Analysis to Help Practices Understand … train practice facilitators, this resource describes how practices can use a root cause analysis to understand

23. University of Texas Health at San Antonio, University Health System Used AHRQ Tools | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    September 01, 2019 - used three AHRQ tools as the basis for developing a multimedia decision aid to help patients fully understand … Patient Educational Materials Assessment Tool Guide , was found to be more effective in helping patients understand … For patients undergoing a PICC procedure, for example, the informed consent process helps them understand … to review informed consent materials with medical jargon and language “that made it really hard to understand

24. The Science of Safety:​ Principles in Practice | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mrsa-prevention/surgery/science-of-safety.html
    April 01, 2025 - Safety is a foundational framework for the Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP) that helps us understand … Applying the Swiss Cheese Model of System Failures - Facilitator Guide (DOCX, 2 MB) Tools and Resources Understand … For more information, please follow this link to the Understand the Science of Safety module of the AHRQ … Video: CUSP: Understand the Science of Safety – AHRQ Patient Safety A video summary of the key principles

25. Provide a Framework for Understanding Healthcare Quality | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/explain/communicate/framework.html
    December 01, 2022 - public may not have a clear “mental model” of healthcare quality, which can make it hard for them to understand … To overcome these common barriers, you can provide a simple framework that will help people understand … Consumers seem to understand the following three phrases, which address virtually all of the measures

26. Strategy 2: Communicating to Improve Quality (Tool 2) (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/engagingfamilies/strategy2/Strat2_Tool_2_ComTipsBroch_508.pdf
    June 02, 2025 - Let doctors and nurses know right away if there is something you do not understand. … You can say, “I’m not sure I understand what you just said. Can you tell me again?” … Keep asking until you understand. … If you got an answer but still do not understand, please ask again. … what your doctors and nurses tell you Tip 3: Ask questions until you understand the answers

27. Select Health Care Quality Measures for a Consumer Report | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    January 01, 2020 - The information in this section can help report sponsors better understand their options and select measures … Review the Institute of Medicine’s quality assessment framework and learn how frameworks help consumers understand … Types of Quality Measures : Understand how quality measures are classified as representing structure,

28. CAHPS Child Hospital Survey Measures | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance/hp/about/child-survey-measures.html
    June 01, 2017 - Nurses listened carefully to parent Q15 Nurses explained things to parent in a way that was easy to understand … Doctors listened carefully to parent Q18 Doctors explained things to parent in a way that was easy to understand … Nurses listened carefully to child Q9  Nurses explained things to child in a way that was easy to understand … Doctors listened carefully to child Q12 Doctors explained things to child in a way that was easy to understand

29. Strategy 2: Communicating to Improve Quality (Tool 2) (doc file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/engagingfamilies/strategy2/Strat2_Tool_2_ComTipsBroch_508.docx
    June 02, 2025 - Family or friends can: Give you comfort and support Help you keep track of and understand information … Let doctors and nurses know right away if there is something you do not understand. … You can say, “I’m not sure I understand what you just said. Can you tell me again?” … Keep asking until you understand. … If you got an answer but still do not understand, please ask again.

30. Healthlittoolkit2-Tool2A (doc file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/literacy-toolkit/healthlittoolkit2-tool2a.docx
    June 02, 2025 - ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ 11- Assess, Select, and Create Easy-to-Understand Materials 26. … Our practice assesses whether written materials are easy to understand. … ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ 11- Assess, Select, and Create Easy-to-Understand Materials 28. … ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ 11- Assess, Select, and Create Easy-to-Understand Materials 31. … ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ 11- Assess, Select, and Create Easy-to-Understand Materials 32.

31. Introduction | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/dxsafety-terminology1.html
    April 01, 2025 - Terminology: Challenges and Opportunities References A correct diagnosis is essential to understand … clinicians, researchers, and others select the most suitable word or phrase for their purposes and understand

32. Tips on Writing a Report on Health Care Quality for Consumers | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/resources/writing/index.html
    July 01, 2011 - the language in your printed or Web-based quality report cards easier for your intended audience to understand … Write Text That’s Easy for Your Audience To Understand Tip 2.

33. The Influence and Use of Individual Patient Comments | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/measures/understand/patient-comments.html
    February 01, 2016 - What does it mean to understand a risk? Evaluating risk comprehension.

34. Guide to Improving Patient Safety in Primary Care Settings by Engaging Patients and Families | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/reports/engage/teachback.html
    February 01, 2023 - is to ensure that you have explained medical information clearly so that patients and their families understand … to validate that you have explained information clearly and that patients and family members clearly understand … Teach-back is a proven strategy to ensure patients and their families clearly understand information

35. AHRQ Safety Program for Perinatal Care: Monitoring for Perinatal Safety: Under the Science of Safety
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    May 01, 2017 - Monitoring for Perinatal Safety: Under the Science of Safety AHRQ Safety Program for Perinatal Care Understand … and divergent thinking7 Divergent thinking occurs during brainstorming sessions and when trying to understand … Components and Process of Communication8 15 AHRQ Safety Program for Perinatal Care Science of Safety Understand … the Science of Safety: What the Team Must Do Develop a plan so all staff on your unit view the Understand

36. Supplemental-Health-Literacy-Hpcahps-Adult-2157-3A (doc file)
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    June 02, 2025 - In the last 12 months, how often were these instructions easy to understand? … Was the information about how your health plan works easy to understand? … Was the information about your health plan’s coverage and benefits easy to understand? … Was the information about how to stay healthy easy to understand? … Was the information on your health plan's Website easy to understand?

37. Tip 7. Test a Health Care Quality Report With Your Audience | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/resources/writing/tip7.html
    November 01, 2019 - audience are the ones who will decide whether your report card is worth reading, and whether they can understand … not helpful to ask people direct questions about comprehension, such as “How hard or easy was it to understand … You can’t take their answer at face value, because they might think they understand but be mistaken. … Write Text That’s Easy for Your Audience To Understand Tip 2.

38. Teamwork and Communication for Perinatal Safety | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/labor-delivery/perinatal-care/modules/teamwork.html
    July 01, 2023 - This pillar presents six concepts of the Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP) to help teams understand … PowerPoint , 2 MB; Text Version ) Facilitator Guide ( Word , 1.7 MB; PDF , 1 MB; Text Version ) Understand

39. Supplemental-Health-Literacy-Cgcahps-Adult-2357-3A (doc file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/surveys-guidance/item-sets/literacy/supplemental-health-literacy-cgcahps-adult-2357-3a.docx
    June 02, 2025 - In the last 6 months, how often did this provider use medical words you did not understand? … In the last 6 months, how often did this provider give you easy to understand information about these … In the last 6 months, how often were these instructions easy to understand? … In the last 6 months, how often did this provider give you easy to understand instructions about how … In the last 6 months, how often was the explanation of what the test was for easy to understand?

40. Supplemental Tools | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/surgery/guide-surg-comp.html
    December 01, 2017 - Site Infection Investigation Tool ( Word , 1.8 MB) This tool will help your safety program team understand … Surgical Skin Preparation Audit Tool ( Word , 1.57 MB) This tool will help your team understand how … Antibiotic Audit Tool ( Word , 1.6 MB) This tool will help your safety program team understand how … Normothermia Audit Tool ( Word , 1.59 MB) This tool will help your safety program team understand … Additional Resources Barrier Identification and Mitigation Tool ( Word , 1.73 MB) Understand where