Center for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety (CQuIPS)
The Center for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety (CQuIPS) works to improve the safety, quality, and value of healthcare through research; tools and other resources; implementation and practice improvement; and measurement and data analysis, in collaboration with public and private partners.
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CQuIPS is led by Deputy Director Erin Grace, M.H.A.
The Center for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety (CQuIPS):
- Conducts and supports research on safety, quality, and value in healthcare, responding to the needs of patients, families, and the broader healthcare community.
- Develops and disseminates tools, data, and other resources to support healthcare safety, quality, and value.
- Collaborates with stakeholders across the healthcare community to implement evidence-based practices in support of healthcare safety, quality, and value.
- Measures and assesses healthcare safety, quality, and value to support continuous learning and improvement.
CQuIPS is one of three research centers at AHRQ. It leads the National Action Alliance for Patient and Workforce Safety and includes five divisions. Learn more:
National Action Alliance to Advance Patient and Workforce Safety
General Patient Safety Division
Director: Margie Shofer, B.S.N., M.B.A.
Patient Safety Organizations Division
Director: Andrea Timashenka, J.D.
- The Patient Safety Organization Program
- Network of Patient Safety Databases
- Quality and Safety Review System
Healthcare-Associated Infections Division
- Healthcare-Associated Infections Program
- Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria (CARB) Program
- Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP)
Quality Measurement and Improvement Division
Director: CDR Karen Chaves, M.H.S.
- Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS) Program
- Surveys on Patient Safety Culture (SOPS) Program
- AHRQuality Indicators Program
Healthcare Data and Analytics Division
Director: Pamela L. Owens, Ph.D.
