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www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/translate/labels/describe.html
January 01, 2023 - Describe How a Plan or Provider Can Influence a Quality Measure
For some measures, it may be necessary to explain what the plan or provider can do to improve its performance. Providers are often concerned that they are being rated on measures over which they believe they have limited influence. When the public …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/surveys-guidance/helpful-resources/planning/RES_PM_1aDivision-of-Resp.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Responsibilities of Sponsors, Vendors, and Consultants
Responsibilities of Sponsors, Vendors, and Consultants
Activity Role of sponsor Role of vendor(s) Role of consultant
Planning and
project design
• Designate a project director.
• Define the project goals.
• Issue the request for
proposal (RFP) and sel…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-family-engagement/pfeprimarycare/medmanage-ptreminder-postcard.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Please bring ALL your medicines to your next appointment. (Postcard)
Please bring ALL your medicines
to your next appointment.
You will work with your health care team to make a medicine
list. Please make sure you bring (in the original container):
� Prescription medicines.
� Medicines you buy without a presc…
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance/helpful-resources/analysis/index.html
July 01, 2025 - Analyzing CAHPS Survey Data
Users of CAHPS surveys may take a few different approaches to analyzing their data to generate results that can be reported to healthcare providers, administrators, and consumers. The CAHPS team supports users in conducting their analyses of the closed-ended surveys by developing and…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/news-events/psaw-2022/index.html
December 01, 2024 - Patient Safety Awareness Week 2022
AHRQ and colleagues from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the Health Resources and Services Administration, the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, and the entire patient safety community are collaborating to observe Patient Safety Awareness Week. While AHR…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mrsa-prevention/surgery/science-of-safety.html
April 01, 2025 - MRSA Prevention Toolkit: Targeting SSI
The Science of Safety: Principles in Practice
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Table of Contents
MRSA Prevention Toolkit: Targeting SSI
The Four Key Strategies of MRSA Prevention: Targeting SSI
MRSA and SSI Prevention Phases
The Evidence for MRSA Decolonization
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/201802.html
August 01, 2018 - Connecticut Hospital Reduces Pressure Injuries Using AHRQ Toolkit
Search All Impact Case Studies
May 2018
Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center, a 617-bed hospital in Hartford, CT, reduced hospital-acquired pressure injuries by more than 60 percent using an AHRQ toolkit. Preventing Pressure Ulcers in H…
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www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/research/index.html
November 01, 2024 - Research on Diagnostic Safety and Quality
Since 2007, AHRQ has invested in research to discover findings that advance the knowledge of diagnostic safety and to develop practical tools and resources to improve diagnostic safety. AHRQ funds research to better understand how diagnostic errors happen and what can b…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mrsa-prevention/toolkit/cusp-approach.html
October 01, 2024 - MRSA Prevention Toolkit: ICUs & Non-ICUs
Why Choose a CUSP Approach?
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Table of Contents
MRSA Prevention Toolkit: ICUs & Non-ICUs
The Four Key Strategies of MRSA Prevention
The Importance of MRSA Prevention
Decolonization
Tools & Resources for Decolonization
Tools & R…
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www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/dxsafety-sustainability-centers-of-excellence1.html
April 01, 2025 - Four Pillars for Sustainable Centers of Excellence
Introduction
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Table of Contents
Four Pillars for Sustainable Centers of Excellence
Introduction
Center of Excellence Operations
Alignment
Integration
Leadership Support
Windows of Opportunity
Conclusion
Acknowl…
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www.ahrq.gov/cpi/about/otherwebsites/clinical-decision-support/index.html
November 01, 2024 - Clinical Decision Support
Clinical decision support provides timely information, usually at the point of care, to help inform decisions about a patient's care. Clinical decision support can effectively improve patient outcomes and lead to higher-quality health care.
Clinical decision support (CDS) provides ti…
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance/dental/about/survey-measures.html
April 01, 2018 - CAHPS Dental Plan Survey Measures
For more information: Patient Experience Measures for the CAHPS Dental Plan Survey (PDF, 614 KB)
Care From Dentists and Staff
Q6 How often did your regular dentist explain things in a way that was easy to understand?
Q7 How often did your regular dentis…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/d1_combo_improvementmethodsoverview.pptx
June 02, 2025 - PowerPoint Presentation
Use these PowerPoint slides for any presentations for which they may be useful.
These slides may be useful earlier on in the process than during implementation; feel free to use them at any point in your QI process.
Modify as needed to suit your hospital – you may wish to delete sections of sl…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/201718.html
April 01, 2018 - Los Angeles County Health Center Uses CAHPS To Shorten Wait Times
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April 2018
Feedback from patients on AHRQ's Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems Clinician & Group Survey (CG-CAHPS) told officials at San Fernando, CA-based Northeast Valley Health Corporat…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/cp31103.html
October 01, 2014 - University of Missouri Uses AHRQ's Health Literacy Toolkit to Train and Coach Physicians
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September 2011
The University of Missouri Center for Health Policy, through funding from Health Literacy Missouri, a nonprofit organization based in St. Louis, incorporated AHRQ's "Health …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/teamstepps-program/tools/ts-exercise-instructions.pdf
June 02, 2025 - TeamSTEPPS Building Block Exercise Instructions
TeamSTEPPS Exercise Instructions
Overview
TeamSTEPPS trainers use a number of exercises to introduce
TeamSTEPPS and begin their trainings. This exercise has been
created to support onsite trainings, entirely virtual trainings, or
trainings with a blend of…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2025-03/newman-toker-report.pdf
January 01, 2025 - Final Progress Report: A Multiyear Grant To Support the Diagnostic Error in Medicine (DEM) Annual Conference
FINAL PROGRESS REPORT TITLE PAGE (R13HS019252, PI Newman-Toker)
Title: A Multiyear Grant to Support the Diagnostic Error in Medicine (DEM) Annual Conference
Principal Investigator: David E. Newman-Toker
Tea…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/match/chapter-3.html
July 01, 2022 - Medications at Transitions and Clinical Handoffs (MATCH) Toolkit for Medication Reconciliation
Chapter 3. Developing Change: Designing the Medication Reconciliation Process
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Table of Contents
Medications at Transitions and Clinical Handoffs (MATCH) Toolkit for Medication Recon…
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www.ahrq.gov/es/patient-safety/settings/hospital/match/chapter-3.html
July 01, 2022 - Medications at Transitions and Clinical Handoffs (MATCH) Toolkit for Medication Reconciliation
Chapter 3. Developing Change: Designing the Medication Reconciliation Process
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Table of Contents
Medications at Transitions and Clinical Handoffs (MATCH) Toolkit for Medication Recon…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cauti-tools/archived-webinars/health-literacy-slides.html
December 01, 2017 - Health Literacy and Patient and Family Engagement: Strategic Tools to Prevent CAUTI
Slide Presentation
Slide 1
Health Literacy and Patient and Family Engagement: Strategic Tools to Prevent CAUTI
Barbara Meyer Lucas, MD, MHSA
Project Consultant
Michigan Health & Hospital Association
Keystone Center fo…