Advice Columns from Dr. Carolyn Clancy

April 1 2008 20080401

Your Experience in the Hospital and Why it Matters

Audio & Video

June 1 2012 20120601

AHRQ Quality Indicators™ Toolkit for Hospitals: Interview Series

March 1 2012 20120301

Webinar on AHRQ Quality Indicators Toolkit™ for Hospitals

Transcript: Transcript: Webinar on AHRQ Quality Indicators Toolkit for Hospitals

Clinicians & Providers

• AHRQ Quality Indicators™ Toolkit for Hospitals
• Annual Report on Health Care for Children and Youth in the United States: Focus on Trends in Hospital Use and Quality
• Clostridium difficile Infection in Hospitalized Children in the United States
• Code Status Discussions at Hospital Admission Are Not Associated with Patient and Surrogate Satisfaction with Hospital Care: Results from the Multicenter Hospitalist Study
• Lower Mortality in Sepsis Patients Admitted Through the ED vs Direct Admission
• Toolkit Roadmap

Hospital & Health System Resources

• AHRQ Quality Indicators™ Toolkit for Hospitals
• Eliminating CLABSI, A National Patient Safety Imperative: Final Report
• Eliminating CLABSI, A National Patient Safety Imperative: Final Report Companion Guide
• Preventing Falls in Hospitals
• Toolkit Roadmap

Policymaker Resources

• Clostridium difficile Infection in Hospitalized Children in the United States

Fact Sheets

June 30 2012 20120630

AHRQ Quality Indicators™ Toolkit for Hospitals: Fact Sheet

Full Research Reports

January 24 2013 20130124

Eliminating CLABSI, A National Patient Safety Imperative: Final Report

Other Research & Data

• Annual Report on Health Care for Children and Youth in the United States: Focus on Trends in Hospital Use and Quality
• Clostridium difficile Infection in Hospitalized Children in the United States
• Eliminating CLABSI, A National Patient Safety Imperative: Final Report Companion Guide

Press Releases

January 24 2013 20130124

Intensive Care Units for Newborns in Nine States See Sharp Drop in Bloodstream Infections

January 16 2013 20130116

Standard Written Checklists Can Improve Patient Safety During Surgical Crises

Advice Columns from Dr. Carolyn Clancy

April 1 2008 20080401

Your Experience in the Hospital and Why it Matters

Other News & Events

• 24-hour intensivist care in ICUs can lead to cost savings for the sickest patients admitted at night
• A high percentage of patients with sickle cell disease self-discharge from hospital care
• AHRQ Quality Indicators™ Toolkit for Hospitals: Fact Sheet
• AHRQ toolkit helps to prevent hospital-acquired pressure ulcers
• Deaths from hospital complications drop, disparities remain
• Developing community health resources entices more elderly patients to seek hospital care locally
• Hospital emergency departments get tips from AHRQ on how to reduce crowding and better triage patients
• Mandated increases in nurse staffing levels unevenly affect uncompensated care growth rates in California hospitals
• More hospitals with angioplasty capability have not improved access to the procedure
• New Patient-Centered Medical Home Brief and White Paper Now Available
• Rescuer experience with out-of-hospital emergency intubation is often associated with improved patient survival
• Standard written checklists can improve patient safety during surgical crises
• The role of hospital care in general medical care has declined over time