National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report
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- CANDOR Toolkit (5)
- Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP) (5)
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- Re-Engineered Discharge (RED) (3)
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- Adverse Drug Events (ADE) (2)
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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
11-17 of 17 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: 2016-12
AHRQ Product(s): Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS)
Topic(s): Data, Healthcare Costs, Primary Care
Geographic Location: Massachusetts
Country: United States of America
Implementer: Harvard Medical School
Date:
Impact Case Study Identifier: 2015-26
AHRQ Product(s): Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP), Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture, TeamSTEPPS®, Surveys on Patient Safety Culture
Topic(s): Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs), Outcomes, Patient Safety, Healthcare Costs
Geographic Location: Iowa
Country: United States of America
Implementer: Waverly Health Center
Date:
Impact Case Study Identifier: 2015-22
AHRQ Product(s): Re-Engineered Discharge (RED)
Topic(s): Hospital Readmissions, Care Coordination, Healthcare Costs
Geographic Location: California
Country: United States of America
Implementer: Dignity Health
Date:
Impact Case Study Identifier: 2015-12
AHRQ Product(s): Re-Engineered Discharge (RED)
Topic(s): Care Coordination, Healthcare Costs, Hospital Readmissions
Geographic Location: California, Texas
Country: United States of America
Implementer: Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Palo Alto Health Care System
Date:
Impact Case Study Identifier: CFACT-12-01
AHRQ Product(s): Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS)
Topic(s): Education: Patient and Caregiver, Healthcare Costs, Data: Data Visualization, Data
Geographic Location: National
Country: United States of America
Implementer: GE
Date: