National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report
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Product
- Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP) (4)
- CRE Toolkit (1)
- Effective Health Care Program (2)
- Emergency Severity Index (2)
- ESRD Toolkit (1)
- Guide to Patient and Family Engagement in Hospital Quality and Safety (1)
- HCAHPS (5)
- Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) (1)
- Health Literacy Universal Precautions Toolkit (1)
- Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture (7)
- MATCH Toolkit (1)
- Medical Office Survey on Patient Safety (1)
- National Guidelines Clearinghouse (NGC) (1)
- National Healthcare Quality/Disparities Report (QR/DR) (1)
- Patient Education Materials Assessment Tool (PEMAT) (1)
- Preventing Falls in Hospitals Toolkit (1)
- Publications (3)
- Questions Are the Answer Public Service Campaign (1)
- Re-Engineered Discharge (RED) (10)
- Research (3)
- Staying Active and Healthy With Blood Thinners (1)
- Surveys on Patient Safety Culture (8)
- TeamSTEPPS® (12)
- U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) (1)
Topics
- Adverse Drug Events (ADE) (1)
- Care Coordination (5)
- Children/Adolescents (3)
- Chronic Conditions (3)
- Clinician-Patient Communication (1)
- Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS) (2)
- Disparities (2)
- Education: Curriculum (5)
- Education: Patient and Caregiver (3)
- Emergency Medical Services (EMS) (3)
- Emergency Severity Index (1)
- Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs) (7)
- Healthcare Costs (3)
- Health Information Technology (HIT) (1)
- Health Literacy (4)
- Hospital Discharge (2)
- Hospital Readmissions (7)
- Kidney Disease and Health (1)
- Long-Term Care (1)
- Outcomes (2)
- Patient and Family Engagement (1)
- Patient Safety (22)
- Patient Self-Management (2)
- Pressure Ulcers (1)
- Prevention (6)
- Primary Care (1)
- Provider: Pharmacist (1)
- Quality of Care (12)
- TeamSTEPPS (1)
- Women (2)
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 34 Case Studies Found
Impact Case Study Identifier: 2015-32
AHRQ Product(s): Research
Topic(s): Prevention, Long-Term Care, Pressure Ulcers, Patient Self-Management, Chronic Conditions
Geographic Location: Virginia
Country: United States of America
Implementer: VHQC
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Impact Case Study Identifier: 2015-34
AHRQ Product(s): Questions Are the Answer Public Service Campaign
Topic(s): Patient Safety, Quality of Care, Health Literacy, Clinician-Patient Communication
Geographic Location: North Carolina
Country: United States of America
Implementer: G and G Healthcare P.C.
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Impact Case Study Identifier: 2015-33
AHRQ Product(s): CRE Toolkit, Publications
Topic(s): Patient Safety, Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs)
Geographic Location: Kentucky
Country: United States of America
Implementer: University of Louisville Hospital
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Impact Case Study Identifier: 2015-31
AHRQ Product(s): Publications
Topic(s): Children/Adolescents, Prevention, Primary Care
Geographic Location: Texas
Country: United States of America
Implementer: University of Texas Medical Branch
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Impact Case Study Identifier: 2015-30
AHRQ Product(s): TeamSTEPPS®
Topic(s): Education: Curriculum, Patient Safety, Quality of Care
Geographic Location: Missouri
Country: United States of America
Implementer: Research Medical Center
Date:
Impact Case Study Identifier: 2015-28
AHRQ Product(s): Effective Health Care Program, National Guidelines Clearinghouse (NGC), U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF)
Topic(s): Prevention, Health Information Technology (HIT)
Geographic Location: N/A
Country: United States of America, International
Implementer: DynaMed
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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
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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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