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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- Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS) (3)
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- Disparities (4)
- Education: Curriculum (10)
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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
61-70 of 112 Case Studies Found
Impact Case Study Identifier: 2015-07
AHRQ Product(s): HCAHPS, Re-Engineered Discharge (RED), Staying Active and Healthy With Blood Thinners
Topic(s): Patient Safety, Quality of Care, Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS), Hospital Readmissions, Chronic Conditions, Patient Self-Management
Geographic Location: Ohio
Country: United States of America
Implementer: Memorial Hospital
Date:
Impact Case Study Identifier: 2015-06
AHRQ Product(s): HCAHPS, Re-Engineered Discharge (RED)
Topic(s): Patient Safety, Quality of Care, Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS), Hospital Readmissions, Care Coordination
Geographic Location: Pennsylvania
Country: United States of America
Implementer: Penn Medicine Chester County Hospital
Date:
Impact Case Study Identifier: 2014-23
AHRQ Product(s): TeamSTEPPS®
Topic(s): Patient Safety, Education: Curriculum, Quality of Care
Geographic Location: Kansas
Country: United States of America
Implementer: University of Kansas Medical Center
Date:
Impact Case Study Identifier: 2014-11
AHRQ Product(s): Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture, TeamSTEPPS®, Surveys on Patient Safety Culture
Topic(s): Patient Safety, Quality of Care
Geographic Location: Kentucky, Ohio
Country: United States of America
Implementer: Mercy Health
Date:
Impact Case Study Identifier: 2014-12
AHRQ Product(s): HCAHPS, TeamSTEPPS®
Topic(s): Patient Safety, Quality of Care
Geographic Location: New York
Country: United States of America
Implementer: Nassau University Medical Center
Date:
Impact Case Study Identifier: 2014-09
AHRQ Product(s): HCUP-Patient Safety Indicators
Topic(s): Data, Quality of Care
Geographic Location: Texas
Country: United States of America
Implementer: Methodist Hospital Health System
Date:
Impact Case Study Identifier: CQuIPS-14-01
AHRQ Product(s): TeamSTEPPS®
Topic(s): Patient Safety, Quality of Care
Geographic Location: Florida
Country: United States of America
Implementer: Florida Atlantic University
Date:
Impact Case Study Identifier: CP3-13-01
AHRQ Product(s): SAFEHealth
Topic(s): Quality of Care
Geographic Location: Massachusetts
Country: United States of America
Implementer: Reliant Medical Group, HealthAlliance Hospital
Date:
Impact Case Study Identifier: CQuIPS-13-01
AHRQ Product(s): Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture, Surveys on Patient Safety Culture
Topic(s): Quality of Care
Geographic Location: Oklahoma
Country: United States of America
Implementer: Newman Memorial Hospital
Date:
Impact Case Study Identifier: CDOM-11-02
AHRQ Product(s): Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP), Safety Net Monitoring Initiative
Topic(s): Quality of Care, Access to Care
Geographic Location: Missouri
Country: United States of America
Implementer: Missouri Dept. of Health and Senior Services
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