Frequently Asked Questions

AHRQ PSNet is published weekly. WebM&M Cases and Commentaries are published monthly. Perspectives on Safety are published monthly. All content is available on PSNet.

PSNet is available at https://psnet.ahrq.gov.

If you pass a Spotlight quiz, the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) CME office will mail a hard copy of the CME/continuing education units (CEU) certificate to your address within 2-4 weeks. If you do not receive your certificate, please send an Email to webmm@medicine.ucsf.edu.

WebM&M offers continuing medical education (CME) credit for physicians and continuing education units (CEU) for nurses for completion of Spotlight modules.

For more information regarding CME, please go to: https://psnet.ahrq.gov/information/about-cme.

To subscribe to the Patient Safety Network (PSNet) newsletter, go to: https://subscriptions.ahrq.gov/accounts/USAHRQ/subscriber/new?topic_id=USAHRQ_37 and put in your email address.

1. Go to https://subscriptions.ahrq.gov/accounts/USAHRQ/subscriber/new?topic_id=USAHRQ_37 and sign in using the email address where you receive the PSNet newsletter. Once you have signed in, select the “Subscriber Preferences” link that will appear on the “Already Subscribed” page.
2. You will then see “Patient Safety Network (PSNet)” under Topic on the “Subscriber Preferences” page. Select the checkbox under “Check to Delete” and hit the “Submit” button.

To create a PSNet account, visit the PSNet site at: https://psnet.ahrq.gov/Accounts/Login.

If you already have a PSNet account, you can login from the PSNet home page.

The annual release of the National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report (QDR) facilitates monitoring and tracking of improvements in quality of the Nation's health care and progress against the three aims and six priorities of the National Quality Strategy. As the quality measurement effort continues, AHRQ will have more information about trends over time. We will be able to identify more clearly the areas in which we are improving and where the gaps and missed opportunities remain.

For a comparison of reports and other related resources, go to: https://www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/.

The National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports (QDRs) in collaboration with the National Quality Strategy, measure trends across the six National Quality Strategy priorities (patient safety; person- and family-centered care; effective communication and care coordination; prevention and treatment of leading causes of morbidity and mortality; health and well-being of communities; and affordable care). The reports present, in chart form, the latest available findings on quality of health and health care and access to health care.

The National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports (QDRs) and National Quality Strategy Update are integrated into a single document that describes the Nation's efforts to achieve better health and health care and reduce disparities. The Report tracks progress across the NQS priorities (patient safety; person- and family-centered care; effective communication and care coordination; prevention and treatment of leading causes of morbidity and mortality; health and well-being of communities; and affordable care), including quality measures, such as the percentage of heart attack patients who received recommended care when they reached the hospital or the percentage of children who received recommended vaccinations. The Report also summarizes health care quality and access among various racial, ethnic, and income groups and other priority populations, such as children and older adults.

To access the latest releases of these annual reports, go to https://datatools.ahrq.gov/.

The NHQRDRnet is a Web-based interactive tool developed from the National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports (QDRs). This online query system, available from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), provides access to national and State-level data on the quality of and access to health care from the most scientifically credible measures and data sources available, organized by the National Quality Strategy priorities.

The NHQRDRnet is available at: https://datatools.ahrq.gov.

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