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- Asthma Return-on-Investment Calculator (1)
- CAHPS (4)
- CANDOR Toolkit (5)
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- CERTs (1)
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- Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP) (11)
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- Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project - HCUPnet (4)
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- Preventable Hospitalization Costs and Mapping Tool (3)
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Impact Case Studies
AHRQ’s evidence-based tools and resources are used by organizations nationwide to improve the quality, safety, effectiveness, and efficiency of health care. The Agency’s Impact Case Studies highlight these successes, describing the use and impact of AHRQ-funded tools by State and Federal policy makers, health systems, clinicians, academicians, and other professionals.
Tell us how you're using our research or tools using these AHRQ Impact Case Studies criteria or contact us at ImpactCaseStudies@ahrq.hhs.gov.
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1-10 of 112 Case Studies Found
Impact Case Study Identifier: 2024-01
AHRQ Product(s): Simulation Dictionary
Topic(s): Education: Curriculum, Patient Safety Learning Labs, Quality of Care
Geographic Location: Virginia
Country: United States of America
Implementer: Eastern Virginia Medical School
Date:
Impact Case Study Identifier: 2023-04
AHRQ Product(s): Project ECHO, Research, Increasing Access to MAT in Rural Primary Care Practices Cooperative Grants, Medication-Assisted Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder
Topic(s): Access to Care, Community-Based Practice, Disparities, Medicaid, Medication, Outcomes, Patient Experience, Primary Care, Racial and Ethnic Minorities, Quality of Care, Rural Health
Geographic Location: New Mexico
Country: United States of America
Implementer: State of New Mexico
Date:
Impact Case Study Identifier: 2023-03
AHRQ Product(s): Surveys on Patient Safety Culture
Topic(s): Care Coordination, Clinician-Patient Communication, Education: Curriculum, Medical Errors, Outcomes, Patient Safety, Quality of Care, Surveys on Patient Safety Culture
Geographic Location: Georgia
Country: United States of America
Implementer: University of Georgia Health Center
Date:
Impact Case Study Identifier: 2023-02
AHRQ Product(s): Evidence-based Practice Center Program (EPC), Evidence Report
Topic(s): Behavioral Health, Maternal Care, Outcomes, Patient Safety, Quality of Care
Geographic Location: National
Country: United States of America
Implementer: American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
Date:
Impact Case Study Identifier: 2023-01
AHRQ Product(s): SHARE Approach
Topic(s): Access to Care, Adverse Drug Events (ADE), Care Coordination, Chronic Conditions, Clinician-Patient Communication, Diabetes, Education: Patient and Caregiver, Elderly, Medication, Medication: Safety, Outcomes, Patient Safety, Patient Experience, Patient and Family Engagement, Patient-Centered Healthcare, Patient Self-Management, Policy, Quality Improvement, Quality of Care, Shared Decision Making
Geographic Location: Ohio
Country: United States of America
Implementer: Dayton Veterans Health Administration
Date:
Impact Case Study Identifier: 2022-03
AHRQ Product(s): Evidence-based Practice Center Program (EPC), Evidence Report
Topic(s): COVID-19, Depression, Diabetes, Kidney Disease and Health, Outcomes, Patient Safety, Pressure Ulcers, Prevention, Primary Care, Quality of Care
Geographic Location: National
Country: United States of America
Implementer: American College of Physicians
Date:
Impact Case Study Identifier: 2022-02
AHRQ Product(s): Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP)
Topic(s): Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections (CLABSI), Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs), Healthcare Costs, Outcomes, Patient Experience, Patient Safety, Quality Improvement, Quality of Care
Geographic Location: Michigan
Country: United States of America
Implementer: Henry Ford Hospital
Date:
Impact Case Study Identifier: 2022-01
AHRQ Product(s): Patient Safety Organization (PSO), TeamSTEPPS®
Topic(s): Access to Care, Chronic Conditions, Clinician-Patient Communication, Community-Based Practice, Disparities, Outcomes, Patient-Centered Healthcare, Patient and Family Engagement, Patient Experience, Patient Safety, Prevention, Primary Care, Patient Safety Organizations, Quality of Care, Rural Health
Geographic Location: Maine
Country: United States of America
Implementer: Maine Developmental Disabilities Council; Maine Primary Care Association PSO; ECRI and the Institute for Safe Medication Practices PSO
Date:
Impact Case Study Identifier: 2021-05
AHRQ Product(s): Project ECHO, Research
Topic(s): Access to Care, Community-Based Practice, Emergency Department, Medicaid, Medication, Opioids, Outcomes, Primary Care, Quality of Care, Rural Health, Screening
Geographic Location: Pennsylvania
Country: United States of America
Implementer: Lehigh Valley Health Network
Date:
Impact Case Study Identifier: 2021-04
AHRQ Product(s): CANDOR Toolkit
Topic(s): Patient Experience, Patient Safety, Medical Errors, Quality of Care, Healthcare Costs, Outcomes, Policy, Medical Liability
Geographic Location: Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Minnesota, Nebraska, Nevada, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Washington, Wisconsin
Country: United States of America
Implementer: CommonSpirit Health
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