National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report
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Product
- 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 (4)
- HCUP-Prevention Quality Indicators (6)
- HCUP-Quality Indicator (6)
- Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) (26)
- Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project - HCUPnet (4)
- Health Literacy Universal Precautions Toolkit (1)
- HISPC (1)
- Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture (9)
- 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 (3)
- 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 (10)
- TeamSTEPPS® (23)
- U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) (2)
- WebM&M (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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Results
41-50 of 106 Case Studies Found
Impact Case Study Identifier: 2017-02
AHRQ Product(s): Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP), Patient Safety Organization (PSO), Re-Engineered Discharge (RED)
Topic(s): Adverse Drug Events (ADE), Healthcare Costs, Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs), Quality of Care, Hospital Readmissions, Patient Safety, Prevention, Patient Safety Organizations
Geographic Location: Tennessee
Country: United States of America
Implementer: Tennessee Hospital Association
Date:
Impact Case Study Identifier: 2016-20
AHRQ Product(s): CANDOR Toolkit
Topic(s): Patient Experience, Patient Safety, Medical Errors, Quality of Care, Healthcare Costs, Outcomes, Policy, Medical Liability
Geographic Location: California
Country: United States of America
Implementer: Dignity Health
Date:
Impact Case Study Identifier: 2016-19
AHRQ Product(s): QI Toolkit
Topic(s): Quality Indicators (QIs), Patient Safety, Quality of Care
Geographic Location: Washington
Country: United States of America
Implementer: Harborview Medical Center
Date:
Impact Case Study Identifier: 2016-07
AHRQ Product(s): CAUTI Toolkit, Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP)
Topic(s): Patient Safety, Quality of Care, Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs), Urinary Tract Infection (UTI)
Geographic Location: South Carolina
Country: United States of America
Implementer: Medical University of South Carolina
Date:
Impact Case Study Identifier: 2015-37
AHRQ Product(s): TeamSTEPPS®
Topic(s): Patient Safety, Quality of Care
Geographic Location: Texas
Country: United States of America
Implementer: San Antonio Military Medical Center
Date:
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
Date:
Impact Case Study Identifier: 2015-35
AHRQ Product(s): TeamSTEPPS®
Topic(s): Patient Safety, Quality of Care
Geographic Location: New Hampshire
Country: United States of America
Implementer: Exeter Hospital
Date:
Impact Case Study Identifier: 2015-36
AHRQ Product(s): TeamSTEPPS®
Topic(s): Patient Safety, Quality of Care, Education: Curriculum
Geographic Location: Texas
Country: United States of America
Implementer: University of Texas Southwestern
Date:
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.
Date:
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: