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- CANDOR Toolkit (5)
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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
71-80 of 164 Case Studies Found
Impact Case Study Identifier: 2015-16
AHRQ Product(s): TeamSTEPPS®
Topic(s): Education: Curriculum, Patient Safety, Quality of Care
Geographic Location: California
Country: United States of America
Implementer: University of California, San Diego
Date:
Impact Case Study Identifier: 2015-15
AHRQ Product(s): Re-Engineered Discharge (RED)
Topic(s): Education: Patient and Caregiver, Hospital Discharge, Patient Safety
Geographic Location: California
Country: United States of America
Implementer: Sutter Health's Center for Integrated Care
Date:
Impact Case Study Identifier: 2015-13
AHRQ Product(s): ESRD Toolkit, Publications
Topic(s): Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs), Patient Safety, Kidney Disease and Health
Geographic Location: Wisconsin
Country: United States of America
Implementer: Purity Dialysis Center
Date:
Impact Case Study Identifier: 2015-09
AHRQ Product(s): Research
Topic(s): Adverse Drug Events (ADE), Outcomes, Patient Safety, Provider: Pharmacist
Geographic Location: Arizona
Country: United States of America
Implementer: Banner Desert Medical Center
Date:
Impact Case Study Identifier: 2015-10
AHRQ Product(s): TeamSTEPPS®
Topic(s): Education: Curriculum, Patient Safety, Quality of Care
Geographic Location: Illinois
Country: United States of America
Implementer: Loyola University Chicago
Date:
Impact Case Study Identifier: 2015-11
AHRQ Product(s): HCAHPS, MATCH Toolkit, Re-Engineered Discharge (RED)
Topic(s): Patient Safety, Quality of Care
Geographic Location: Illinois
Country: United States of America
Implementer: St. Joseph’s Hospital
Date:
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: 2015-04
AHRQ Product(s): Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture, TeamSTEPPS®, Surveys on Patient Safety Culture
Topic(s): Patient Safety
Geographic Location: New York
Country: United States of America
Implementer: Women and Children's Hospital of Buffalo
Date:
Impact Case Study Identifier: 2015-03
AHRQ Product(s): HCAHPS
Topic(s): Patient Safety
Geographic Location: Florida
Country: United States of America
Implementer: Gulf Breeze Hospital
Date: