Table 12. AHRQ Patient Safety Initiative Matrix

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Table 12. AHRQ Patient Safety Initiative Matrix

Major components	Elements
Major components	Identifying threats Identify medical errors and causes of patient injury associated with the delivery of health care	Identifying and evaluating effective practices Identify, design, test, and evaluate practices that eliminate medical errors and systems-related risks and hazards which compromise patient safety	Educating, disseminating, and implementing to enhance patient safety Disseminate, educate, and implement patient safety best practices that reduce or prevent patient injury associated with the delivery of health care	Maintaining vigilance Monitor and evaluate threats to patient safety
Centers of Excellence in Patient Safety Research (3 5-year grants)	X	X	X
Developing Centers of Excellence in Patient Safety Research (18 3-year grants)	X		X
Use of Existing Networks IDSRNs HIV Research Network CERTs	X X X	X X	X X X
Training Grants (6)			X
AHRQ WebM&M	X		X
International Collaboration	X	X
Patient Safety Improvement Corps			X
PSTF's Patient Safety Database Network	X
Working Conditions (22 2- to 3-year grants)	X		X
Investigator-initiated Research	X	X	X
Raising Awareness Patient Safety Research Dissemination and Education Grants (6 3-year grants) Small Conferences and Workshops User Liaison Program			X X X
Systems-related Best Practices (6 3-year grants)		X	X
Clinical Informatics to Promote Patient Safety (11 5-year grants)		X	X
Identifying Proven Safe Practices Stanford EPC National Quality Forum		X X	X X
Safe Practices Implementation Challenge Grants	X	X	X
QuIC Error Workgroup	X	X	X
Development of Patient Safety Measures	X
Evaluation of DoD Team Training		X
Patient Safety Indicators (PSIs)	X	X	X	X
Reporting Demonstration Evaluations (16 3-year grants)	X	X	X	X

Note: IDSRN=Integrated Delivery System Research Network; CERTs=Centers for Education and Research on Therapeutics; EPC=Evidence-based Practice Center; PSIs=Patient Safety Indictors.

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