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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 35 Case Studies Found
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: 2020-04
AHRQ Product(s): Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP), Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture, Medical Office Survey on Patient Safety, TeamSTEPPS®, Surveys on Patient Safety Culture
Topic(s): Care Coordination, Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections (CLABSI), Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs), Outcomes, Patient Safety, Quality of Care
Geographic Location: Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania
Country: United States of America
Implementer: ChristianaCare
Date:
Impact Case Study Identifier: 2019-06
AHRQ Product(s): Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture, TeamSTEPPS®, Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP), Surveys on Patient Safety Culture
Topic(s): Care Coordination, Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections (CLABSI), Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs), Outcomes, Patient Safety, Quality of Care, Women
Geographic Location: New Jersey, Pennsylvania
Country: United States of America
Implementer: St. Luke’s University Health Network
Date:
Impact Case Study Identifier: 2017-09
AHRQ Product(s): Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture, Surveys on Patient Safety Culture
Topic(s): Patient Safety, Children/Adolescents, Quality of Care
Geographic Location: Tennessee
Country: United States of America
Implementer: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Date:
Impact Case Study Identifier: 2016-13
AHRQ Product(s): Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture, TeamSTEPPS®, Surveys on Patient Safety Culture
Topic(s): Patient Safety, Quality of Care
Geographic Location: N/A
Country: International, Sudan
Implementer: Omdurman Teaching Hospital; National Ribat University Hospital
Date:
Impact Case Study Identifier: 2015-29
AHRQ Product(s): Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture, TeamSTEPPS®, Surveys on Patient Safety Culture
Topic(s): Patient Safety, Quality of Care
Geographic Location: Ohio
Country: United States of America
Implementer: Fairfield Medical Center
Date:
Impact Case Study Identifier: 2015-27
AHRQ Product(s): Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP), Guide to Patient and Family Engagement in Hospital Quality and Safety, Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture, Preventing Falls in Hospitals Toolkit, Re-Engineered Discharge (RED), TeamSTEPPS®, Surveys on Patient Safety Culture
Topic(s): Patient Safety, Hospital Readmissions, Care Coordination, Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs)
Geographic Location: Wisconsin
Country: United States of America
Implementer: Wisconsin Hospital Association
Date:
Impact Case Study Identifier: 2015-25
AHRQ Product(s): Medical Office Survey on Patient Safety, Surveys on Patient Safety Culture, Surveys on Patient Safety Culture
Topic(s): Patient Safety, Quality of Care, Prevention
Geographic Location: Colorado
Country: United States of America
Implementer: Yuma District Hospital and Clinics
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Impact Case Study Identifier: 2015-26
AHRQ Product(s): Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP), Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture, TeamSTEPPS®, Surveys on Patient Safety Culture
Topic(s): Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs), Outcomes, Patient Safety, Healthcare Costs
Geographic Location: Iowa
Country: United States of America
Implementer: Waverly Health Center
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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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