National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report
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- CAUTI Toolkit (3)
- Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP) (16)
- CRE Toolkit (1)
- Emergency Severity Index (1)
- ESRD Toolkit (1)
- Guide to Patient and Family Engagement in Hospital Quality and Safety (1)
- HCUP-Nationwide Inpatient Sample (1)
- Health Literacy Universal Precautions Toolkit (1)
- Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture (6)
- Medical Office Survey on Patient Safety (1)
- Patient Safety Organization (PSO) (2)
- Preventing Falls in Hospitals Toolkit (1)
- Publications (2)
- Re-Engineered Discharge (RED) (3)
- Surveys on Patient Safety Culture (6)
- TeamSTEPPS® (6)
Topics
- Adverse Drug Events (ADE) (2)
- Blood Clots (1)
- Care Coordination (3)
- Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection (CAUTI) (2)
- Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections (CLABSI) (4)
- Diabetes (1)
- Emergency Department (1)
- Emergency Medical Services (EMS) (1)
- Healthcare Costs (5)
- Health Literacy (1)
- Hospital Readmissions (4)
- Kidney Disease and Health (1)
- Long-Term Care (1)
- Medical Errors (1)
- Medication: Safety (2)
- Outcomes (8)
- Patient Experience (1)
- Patient Safety (20)
- Patient Safety Organizations (2)
- Pressure Ulcers (2)
- Prevention (3)
- Quality Improvement (1)
- Quality of Care (14)
- TeamSTEPPS (1)
- Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) (2)
- Women (1)
- (-) Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs) (23)
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 23 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
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Impact Case Study Identifier: 2016-14
AHRQ Product(s): Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP)
Topic(s): Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs), Patient Safety
Geographic Location: Illinois
Country: United States of America
Implementer: Sinai Health System
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: 2015-33
AHRQ Product(s): CRE Toolkit, Publications
Topic(s): Patient Safety, Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs)
Geographic Location: Kentucky
Country: United States of America
Implementer: University of Louisville Hospital
Date:
Impact Case Study Identifier: 2015-27
AHRQ Product(s): Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP), Guide to Patient and Family Engagement in Hospital Quality and Safety, Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture, Preventing Falls in Hospitals Toolkit, Re-Engineered Discharge (RED), TeamSTEPPS®, Surveys on Patient Safety Culture
Topic(s): Patient Safety, Hospital Readmissions, Care Coordination, Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs)
Geographic Location: Wisconsin
Country: United States of America
Implementer: Wisconsin Hospital Association
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: 2015-24
AHRQ Product(s): Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP), Health Literacy Universal Precautions Toolkit, Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture, Surveys on Patient Safety Culture
Topic(s): Patient Safety, Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs), Quality of Care, Health Literacy, Prevention
Geographic Location: Wisconsin
Country: United States of America
Implementer: Aurora Health Care
Date:
Impact Case Study Identifier: 2015-18
AHRQ Product(s): Emergency Severity Index, Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture, TeamSTEPPS®, Surveys on Patient Safety Culture
Topic(s): Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs), Emergency Medical Services (EMS), TeamSTEPPS
Geographic Location: New York
Country: United States of America
Implementer: New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation (HHC)
Date:
Impact Case Study Identifier: 2015-20
AHRQ Product(s): Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP), Re-Engineered Discharge (RED), TeamSTEPPS®
Topic(s): Patient Safety, Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs), Quality of Care, Hospital Readmissions
Geographic Location: Wisconsin
Country: United States of America
Implementer: Amery Hospital & Clinic
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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: