National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report
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- Asthma Return-on-Investment Calculator (1)
- CAHPS (4)
- CANDOR Toolkit (5)
- CAUTI Toolkit (3)
- CERTs (1)
- CMS Pilot (1)
- Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP) (11)
- Effective Health Care Program (1)
- Evidence-based Practice Center Program (EPC) (2)
- Evidence Report (2)
- HCAHPS (5)
- HCUP-Inpatient Quality Indicators (2)
- HCUP-Kids' Inpatient Database (1)
- HCUP-Nationwide Inpatient Sample (4)
- HCUP-Patient Safety Indicators (6)
- HCUP-Prevention Quality Indicators (6)
- HCUP-Quality Indicator (8)
- Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) (30)
- Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project - HCUPnet (4)
- Health Literacy Universal Precautions Toolkit (1)
- HISPC (1)
- Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture (10)
- I-PASS Mentored Implementation Project (1)
- Increasing Access to MAT in Rural Primary Care Practices Cooperative Grants (1)
- MATCH Toolkit (1)
- Medicaid Medical Directors Learning Network (1)
- Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) (5)
- Medical Office Survey on Patient Safety (2)
- Medication-Assisted Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder (1)
- National Healthcare Quality/Disparities Report (QR/DR) (1)
- National Quality Measures Clearinghouse (NQMC) (1)
- Patient Safety Organization (PSO) (3)
- Preventable Hospitalization Costs and Mapping Tool (3)
- Preventing Falls in Hospitals Toolkit (2)
- Preventing Hospital-Related VTE Guide (1)
- Preventing Pressure Ulcers in Hospitals Toolkit (1)
- Prevention TaskForce app (formerly Electronic Preventive Services Sector/ePSS) (1)
- Project ECHO (2)
- QI Toolkit (2)
- Quality Diagnostic Tools for States (9)
- Quality Indicators Learning Institute (1)
- Questions Are the Answer Public Service Campaign (2)
- Re-Engineered Discharge (RED) (6)
- Regional Health Information Organization (1)
- Research (4)
- SAFEHealth (1)
- Safety Net Monitoring Initiative (1)
- SHARE Approach (1)
- Simulation Dictionary (1)
- Staying Active and Healthy With Blood Thinners (1)
- Surveys on Patient Safety Culture (11)
- TeamSTEPPS® (24)
- U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) (2)
- WebM&M (1)
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- Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs) (14)
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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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Results
71-80 of 112 Case Studies Found
Impact Case Study Identifier: KT-CQuiPS-68
AHRQ Product(s): CAHPS, Medicaid Medical Directors Learning Network
Topic(s): Quality of Care, Access to Care
Geographic Location: Hawaii
Country: United States of America
Implementer: Hawaii Department of Human Services
Date:
Impact Case Study Identifier: CQuIPS-11-01
AHRQ Product(s): HCAHPS
Topic(s): Quality of Care, Education: Patient and Caregiver
Geographic Location: National
Country: United States of America
Implementer: The Hospital Quality Alliance
Date:
Impact Case Study Identifier: KT-CQuiPS-57
AHRQ Product(s): Asthma Return-on-Investment Calculator, Quality Diagnostic Tools for States
Topic(s): Chronic Conditions, Policy, Quality of Care, Patient Self-Management
Geographic Location: Alabama
Country: United States of America
Implementer: State of Alabama
Date:
Impact Case Study Identifier: KT-CDOM-53
AHRQ Product(s): HCUP-Prevention Quality Indicators, Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP), Preventable Hospitalization Costs and Mapping Tool, Quality Diagnostic Tools for States
Topic(s): Policy, Quality of Care
Geographic Location: Maine
Country: United States of America
Implementer: State of Maine
Date:
Impact Case Study Identifier: KT-CDOM-51
AHRQ Product(s): Quality Diagnostic Tools for States
Topic(s): Policy, Quality of Care
Geographic Location: Oregon
Country: United States of America
Implementer: State of Oregon
Date:
Impact Case Study Identifier: KT-CDOM-49
AHRQ Product(s): HCUP-Prevention Quality Indicators, Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP), Preventable Hospitalization Costs and Mapping Tool, Quality Diagnostic Tools for States
Topic(s): Policy, Quality of Care
Geographic Location: Connecticut
Country: United States of America
Implementer: State of Connecticut
Date:
Impact Case Study Identifier: CDOM-10-02
AHRQ Product(s): HCUP-Patient Safety Indicators, Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP)
Topic(s): Patient Safety, Quality of Care
Geographic Location: N/A
Country: United Kingdom
Implementer: Imperial College London
Date:
Impact Case Study Identifier: KT-CDOM-46
AHRQ Product(s): Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP), Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project - HCUPnet, Quality Diagnostic Tools for States
Topic(s): Policy, Quality of Care
Geographic Location: Maine, Tennessee
Country: United States of America
Implementer: States of Maine and Tennessee
Date:
Impact Case Study Identifier: KT-CDOM-41
AHRQ Product(s): HCUP-Nationwide Inpatient Sample, HCUP-Patient Safety Indicators, Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP), Quality Indicators Learning Institute
Topic(s): Quality of Care
Geographic Location: Iowa
Country: United States of America
Implementer: Iowa Healthcare Collaborative
Date:
Impact Case Study Identifier: Multi-Center-10-01
AHRQ Product(s): HCUP-Prevention Quality Indicators, Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP), Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS)
Topic(s): Quality of Care
Geographic Location: National
Country: United States of America
Implementer: Milliman, Inc.
Date: