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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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11-20 of 41 Case Studies Found
Impact Case Study Identifier: 2021-01
AHRQ Product(s): TeamSTEPPS®
Topic(s): Care Coordination, Outcomes, Patient Safety, Quality Improvement, Quality of Care
Geographic Location: North Carolina, Virginia
Country: United States of America
Implementer: Duke Health
Date:
Impact Case Study Identifier: 2020-04
AHRQ Product(s): Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP), Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture, Medical Office Survey on Patient Safety, TeamSTEPPS®, Surveys on Patient Safety Culture
Topic(s): Care Coordination, Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections (CLABSI), Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs), Outcomes, Patient Safety, Quality of Care
Geographic Location: Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania
Country: United States of America
Implementer: ChristianaCare
Date:
Impact Case Study Identifier: 2020-02
AHRQ Product(s): Health Literacy Universal Precautions Toolkit
Topic(s): Education: Curriculum, Health Literacy, Outcomes, Patient Safety
Geographic Location: New York
Country: United States of America
Implementer: Touro College
Date:
Impact Case Study Identifier: 2019-06
AHRQ Product(s): Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture, TeamSTEPPS®, Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP), Surveys on Patient Safety Culture
Topic(s): Care Coordination, Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections (CLABSI), Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs), Outcomes, Patient Safety, Quality of Care, Women
Geographic Location: New Jersey, Pennsylvania
Country: United States of America
Implementer: St. Luke’s University Health Network
Date:
Impact Case Study Identifier: 2019-04
AHRQ Product(s): TeamSTEPPS®
Topic(s): Care Coordination, Outcomes, Patient Safety, Quality of Care, Women
Geographic Location: Illinois, Missouri
Country: United States of America
Implementer: SSM Health St. Mary’s Hospital
Date:
Impact Case Study Identifier: 2019-03
AHRQ Product(s): I-PASS Mentored Implementation Project
Topic(s): Care Coordination, Children/Adolescents, Emergency Department, Outcomes, Patient Safety, Quality of Care
Geographic Location: Maryland
Country: United States of America
Implementer: Johns Hopkins Children’s Center
Date:
Impact Case Study Identifier: 2019-01
AHRQ Product(s): Prevention TaskForce app (formerly Electronic Preventive Services Sector/ePSS), U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF)
Topic(s): Education: Curriculum, Outcomes, Prevention, Primary Care, Quality of Care, Screening
Geographic Location: District of Columbia
Country: United States of America
Implementer: Georgetown University School of Nursing and Health Studies
Date:
Impact Case Study Identifier: 2018-09
AHRQ Product(s): CAUTI Toolkit
Topic(s): Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection (CAUTI), Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs), Outcomes, Patient Safety, Quality of Care
Geographic Location: Illinois
Country: United States of America
Implementer: NorthShore University Health System
Date:
Impact Case Study Identifier: 2018-08
AHRQ Product(s): Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP)
Topic(s): Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection (CAUTI), Emergency Department, Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs), Patient Safety, Outcomes, Quality of Care, Urinary Tract Infection (UTI)
Geographic Location: Florida
Country: United States of America
Implementer: Tampa General Hospital
Date:
Impact Case Study Identifier: 2018-06
AHRQ Product(s): Door-to-Doc Toolkit, TeamSTEPPS®
Topic(s): Emergency Department, Outcomes, Patient Safety, Prevention, Safety Net
Geographic Location: Connecticut
Country: United States of America
Implementer: Bridgeport Hospital
Date: