National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report
Latest available findings on quality of and access to health care
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- Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP) (1)
- HCUP-Kids' Inpatient Database (1)
- HCUP-Nationwide Inpatient Sample (2)
- Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) (2)
- Health Literacy Universal Precautions Toolkit (3)
- National Healthcare Quality/Disparities Report (QR/DR) (2)
- Patient Safety Organization (PSO) (1)
- Staying Active and Healthy With Blood Thinners (1)
- TeamSTEPPS® (1)
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- Access to Care (1)
- Chronic Conditions (1)
- Clinician-Patient Communication (1)
- Community-Based Practice (1)
- Education: Curriculum (2)
- Education: Patient and Caregiver (1)
- Health Literacy (3)
- Heart Disease and Health (1)
- Medication (1)
- Outcomes (3)
- Patient-Centered Healthcare (1)
- Patient and Family Engagement (1)
- Patient Experience (1)
- Patient Safety (6)
- Patient Safety Organizations (1)
- Prevention (4)
- Primary Care (2)
- Quality of Care (3)
- Rural Health (1)
- (-) Disparities (9)
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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1-9 of 9 Case Studies Found
Impact Case Study Identifier: 2022-01
AHRQ Product(s): Patient Safety Organization (PSO), TeamSTEPPS®
Topic(s): Access to Care, Chronic Conditions, Clinician-Patient Communication, Community-Based Practice, Disparities, Outcomes, Patient-Centered Healthcare, Patient and Family Engagement, Patient Experience, Patient Safety, Prevention, Primary Care, Patient Safety Organizations, Quality of Care, Rural Health
Geographic Location: Maine
Country: United States of America
Implementer: Maine Developmental Disabilities Council; Maine Primary Care Association PSO; ECRI and the Institute for Safe Medication Practices PSO
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Impact Case Study Identifier: 2015-05
AHRQ Product(s): National Healthcare Quality/Disparities Report (QR/DR)
Topic(s): Education: Curriculum, Education: Patient and Caregiver, Prevention, Disparities
Geographic Location: Arizona
Country: United States of America
Implementer: College of Health Solutions, Arizona State University
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Impact Case Study Identifier: 2014-22
AHRQ Product(s): Staying Active and Healthy With Blood Thinners
Topic(s): Patient Safety, Medication, Disparities
Geographic Location: California
Country: United States of America
Implementer: The Health Care Interpreter Network (HCIN)
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Impact Case Study Identifier: 2014-21
AHRQ Product(s): Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP), Health Literacy Universal Precautions Toolkit
Topic(s): Health Literacy, Patient Safety, Primary Care, Disparities
Geographic Location: Arkansas
Country: United States of America
Implementer: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS)
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Impact Case Study Identifier: 2014-06
AHRQ Product(s): National Healthcare Quality/Disparities Report (QR/DR)
Topic(s): Education: Curriculum, Disparities
Geographic Location: New York
Country: United States of America
Implementer: Hunter College
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Impact Case Study Identifier: 2014-05
AHRQ Product(s): Health Literacy Universal Precautions Toolkit
Topic(s): Health Literacy, Patient Safety, Disparities
Geographic Location: Pennsylvania
Country: United States of America
Implementer: Aligning Forces for Quality–South Central Pennsylvania
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Impact Case Study Identifier: CP3-12-01
AHRQ Product(s): Health Literacy Universal Precautions Toolkit
Topic(s): Health Literacy, Disparities
Geographic Location: Missouri
Country: United States of America
Implementer: Saint Louis University School of Medicine
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Impact Case Study Identifier: CDOM-09-03
AHRQ Product(s): HCUP-Nationwide Inpatient Sample, Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP)
Topic(s): Patient Safety, Quality of Care, Outcomes, Heart Disease and Health, Prevention, Disparities
Geographic Location: National
Country: United States of America
Implementer: Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University
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Impact Case Study Identifier: CDOM-09-02
AHRQ Product(s): HCUP-Kids' Inpatient Database, HCUP-Nationwide Inpatient Sample, Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP)
Topic(s): Patient Safety, Quality of Care, Outcomes, Prevention, Disparities
Geographic Location: National
Country: United States of America
Implementer: David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California, Los Angeles
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