Quality and Patient Safety

This page provides an overview of the Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP) and links to useful resources on the Web.

• Progress Report 1: Eliminating CLABSI: A National Patient Safety Imperative
• Progress Report 2: Areas for Continued Improvement
• CUSP Success Stories
• Eliminating CLABSI, A National Patient Safety Imperative
• Eliminating CLABSI, Companion Guide
• Eliminating CLABSI, Neonatal CLABSI Prevention

Information about AHRQ efforts to reduce medical errors and improve patient safety.

• Online Journals and Primers
• Tools and Resources
• Conferences and Workshops
• Congressional Hearings

As part of its goal to support a culture of patient safety and quality improvement in the Nation's health care system, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) sponsored the development of patient safety culture assessment tools for hospitals, nursing homes, ambulatory outpatient medical offices, and pharmacies.

• Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture
• Nursing Home Survey on Patient Safety Culture
• Medical Office Survey on Patient Safety Culture
• Pharmacy Survey on Patient Safety Culture
• Patient Safety Culture Resources

Quality improvement measurement, tools, and information, including AHRQ Quality Indicators Hospital Toolkit, ambulatory clinical performance measures, the National Quality Measures Clearinghouse, and Talking Quality.

• Tools & Resources
• Conferences & Meetings
• Consumer Information
• Research in Action
• Speeches