National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report
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Product
- CAHPS (1)
- CERTs (3)
- CMS Pilot (1)
- Effective Health Care Program (11)
- Emergency Severity Index (1)
- Evidence-based Practice Center Program (EPC) (2)
- Evidence Report (13)
- HCAHPS (1)
- HCUP-Kids' Inpatient Database (1)
- HCUP-Nationwide Inpatient Sample (3)
- HCUP-Patient Safety Indicators (2)
- HCUP-Prevention Quality Indicators (1)
- HCUP-Quality Indicator (3)
- Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) (12)
- Health Literacy Universal Precautions Toolkit (2)
- Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture (2)
- KT Project for Pharmacists (1)
- Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) (10)
- National Guidelines Clearinghouse (NGC) (1)
- National Healthcare Quality/Disparities Report (QR/DR) (2)
- Navigating the Health Care System (1)
- Partnerships in Implementing Patient Safety (PIPS) (2)
- Patient Education Materials Assessment Tool (PEMAT) (1)
- Patient Outcomes Research Team (PORT) (1)
- Patient Safety Organization (PSO) (1)
- Prevention TaskForce app (formerly Electronic Preventive Services Sector/ePSS) (2)
- Project ECHO (1)
- Project Xtreme (1)
- Questions Are the Answer Public Service Campaign (1)
- Research (14)
- Surveys on Patient Safety Culture (2)
- TeamSTEPPS® (1)
- U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) (7)
- User Liaison and Research Translation (ULRT) (1)
- WebM&M (2)
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- Access to Care (3)
- Asthma (1)
- Behavioral Health (2)
- Blood Clots (1)
- Blood Thinners (1)
- Cancer (1)
- Children/Adolescents (10)
- Chronic Conditions (6)
- COVID-19 (2)
- Data (5)
- Data: Data Visualization (1)
- Dental and Oral Health (1)
- Depression (1)
- Diabetes (2)
- Disparities (9)
- Domestic Violence (1)
- Ear Infections (1)
- Education: Continuing Medical Education (3)
- Education: Curriculum (1)
- Education: Patient and Caregiver (3)
- Elderly (2)
- Emergency Department (1)
- Emergency Medical Services (EMS) (1)
- Emergency Preparedness (3)
- Emergency Severity Index (1)
- Evidence-Based Research (1)
- Guidelines (4)
- Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs) (1)
- Healthcare Costs (1)
- Health Information Technology (HIT) (1)
- Health Literacy (6)
- Heart Disease and Health (5)
- Kidney Disease and Health (1)
- Long-Term Care (3)
- Low-Income (1)
- Maternal Care (1)
- Medical Errors (1)
- Medication (6)
- Medication: Safety (1)
- Nutrition (1)
- Obesity (1)
- Outcomes (6)
- Patient Safety (20)
- Patient Safety Organizations (1)
- Patient Self-Management (2)
- Policy (5)
- Pressure Ulcers (2)
- Prevention (13)
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- Quality of Care (17)
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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 82 Case Studies Found
Impact Case Study Identifier: 2023-02
AHRQ Product(s): Evidence-based Practice Center Program (EPC), Evidence Report
Topic(s): Behavioral Health, Maternal Care, Outcomes, Patient Safety, Quality of Care
Geographic Location: National
Country: United States of America
Implementer: American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
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Impact Case Study Identifier: 2022-03
AHRQ Product(s): Evidence-based Practice Center Program (EPC), Evidence Report
Topic(s): COVID-19, Depression, Diabetes, Kidney Disease and Health, Outcomes, Patient Safety, Pressure Ulcers, Prevention, Primary Care, Quality of Care
Geographic Location: National
Country: United States of America
Implementer: American College of Physicians
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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: 2017-05
AHRQ Product(s): Patient Safety Organization (PSO)
Topic(s): Blood Clots, Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs), Long-Term Care, Outcomes, Patient Safety, Pressure Ulcers, Quality of Care, Patient Safety Organizations
Geographic Location: National
Country: United States of America
Implementer: Carolinas Rehabilitation Patient Safety Organization (PSO)
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Impact Case Study Identifier: 2015-39
AHRQ Product(s): Effective Health Care Program
Topic(s): Medication
Geographic Location: National
Country: United States of America
Implementer: Consumer Reports
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Impact Case Study Identifier: 2015-38
AHRQ Product(s): Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS)
Topic(s): Patient Safety, Quality of Care
Geographic Location: National
Country: United States of America
Implementer: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
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Impact Case Study Identifier: 2015-17
AHRQ Product(s): Emergency Severity Index
Topic(s): Women, Children/Adolescents, Emergency Medical Services (EMS), Emergency Severity Index
Geographic Location: National
Country: United States of America
Implementer: Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN)
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Impact Case Study Identifier: 2015-08
AHRQ Product(s): Patient Education Materials Assessment Tool (PEMAT)
Topic(s): Health Literacy, Women, Children/Adolescents, Education: Patient and Caregiver
Geographic Location: National
Country: United States of America
Implementer: The Center for Health Literacy Promotion (CHLP)
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Impact Case Study Identifier: CP3-13-12
AHRQ Product(s): Research
Topic(s): Health Literacy, Prevention, Prevention, Disparities
Geographic Location: National
Country: United States of America
Implementer: Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center
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Impact Case Study Identifier: CQuIPS-13-05
AHRQ Product(s): Partnerships in Implementing Patient Safety (PIPS)
Topic(s): Patient Safety
Geographic Location: National
Country: United States of America
Implementer: American Society of Health-System Pharmacists
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