National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report
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- Making Informed Consent an Informed Choice Guide (1)
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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 16 Case Studies Found
Impact Case Study Identifier: 2020-02
AHRQ Product(s): Health Literacy Universal Precautions Toolkit
Topic(s): Education: Curriculum, Health Literacy, Outcomes, Patient Safety
Geographic Location: New York
Country: United States of America
Implementer: Touro College
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Impact Case Study Identifier: 2019-05
AHRQ Product(s): Health Literacy Universal Precautions Toolkit, Making Informed Consent an Informed Choice Guide, Patient Education Materials Assessment Tool (PEMAT)
Topic(s): Education: Patient and Caregiver, Health Literacy, Patient Experience, Patient Safety, Patient Self-Management
Geographic Location: Texas
Country: United States of America
Implementer: University of Texas Health at San Antonio, University Health System
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Impact Case Study Identifier: 2017-14
AHRQ Product(s): Health Literacy Universal Precautions Toolkit
Topic(s): Health Literacy, Medication: Safety, Outcomes, Patient Safety, Medication
Geographic Location: National
Country: United States of America
Implementer: SinfoníaRx
Date:
Impact Case Study Identifier: 2016-04
AHRQ Product(s): CAHPS, Health Literacy Universal Precautions Toolkit, Questions Are the Answer Public Service Campaign
Topic(s): Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS)
Geographic Location: Maryland
Country: United States of America
Implementer: Johns Hopkins HealthCare, LLC
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Impact Case Study Identifier: 2016-02
AHRQ Product(s): Health Literacy Universal Precautions Toolkit, Patient Education Materials Assessment Tool (PEMAT)
Topic(s): Health Literacy, Education: Patient and Caregiver
Geographic Location: Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia
Country: United States of America
Implementer: Novant Health
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Impact Case Study Identifier: 2015-24
AHRQ Product(s): Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP), Health Literacy Universal Precautions Toolkit, Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture, Surveys on Patient Safety Culture
Topic(s): Patient Safety, Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs), Quality of Care, Health Literacy, Prevention
Geographic Location: Wisconsin
Country: United States of America
Implementer: Aurora Health Care
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Impact Case Study Identifier: 2014-21
AHRQ Product(s): Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP), Health Literacy Universal Precautions Toolkit
Topic(s): Health Literacy, Patient Safety, Primary Care, Disparities
Geographic Location: Arkansas
Country: United States of America
Implementer: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS)
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Impact Case Study Identifier: 2014-16
AHRQ Product(s): Health Literacy Universal Precautions Toolkit
Topic(s): Health Literacy, Prevention, Heart Disease and Health, Prevention, Patient-Centered Healthcare
Geographic Location: Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia
Country: United States of America
Implementer: Novant Health
Date:
Impact Case Study Identifier: 2014-08
AHRQ Product(s): Health Literacy Universal Precautions Toolkit
Topic(s): Health Literacy, Prevention
Geographic Location: Kentucky
Country: United States of America
Implementer: Southern Kentucky Area Health Education Center
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Impact Case Study Identifier: 2014-07
AHRQ Product(s): Health Literacy Universal Precautions Toolkit
Topic(s): Health Literacy, Prevention
Geographic Location: Minnesota
Country: United States of America
Implementer: Mayo Clinic Transplant Center
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