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Impact Case Study Identifier: 2022-03
AHRQ Product(s): Evidence-based Practice Center Program (EPC), Evidence Report
Topic(s): COVID-19, Depression, Diabetes, Kidney Disease and Health, Outcomes, Patient Safety, Pressure Ulcers, Prevention, Primary Care, Quality of Care
Geographic Location: National
Country: United States of America
Implementer: American College of Physicians
Date: April 2022
Impact Case Study Identifier: 2022-02
AHRQ Product(s): Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP)
Topic(s): Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections (CLABSI), Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs), Healthcare Costs, Outcomes, Patient Experience, Patient Safety, Quality Improvement, Quality of Care
Geographic Location: Michigan
Country: United States of America
Implementer: Henry Ford Hospital
Date: February 2022
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
Date: January 2022
Impact Case Study Identifier: 2021-04
AHRQ Product(s): CANDOR Toolkit
Topic(s): Patient Experience, Patient Safety, Medical Errors, Quality of Care, Healthcare Costs, Outcomes, Policy, Medical Liability
Geographic Location: Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Minnesota, Nebraska, Nevada, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Washington, Wisconsin
Country: United States of America
Implementer: CommonSpirit Health
Date: October 2021
Impact Case Study Identifier: 2021-03
AHRQ Product(s): TeamSTEPPS®
Topic(s): Care Coordination, Clinician-Patient Communication, Education: Curriculum, Medical Errors, Outcomes, Patient Safety, Quality of Care
Geographic Location: Wisconsin
Country: United States of America
Implementer: Concordia University
Date: September 2021
Impact Case Study Identifier: 2021-02
AHRQ Product(s): QI Toolkit
Topic(s): Education: Curriculum, Patient Safety, Quality Improvement, Quality Indicators (QIs), Quality of Care
Geographic Location: Arizona
Country: United States of America
Implementer: University of Phoenix
Date: September 2021
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: June 2021
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: July 2020
Impact Case Study Identifier: 2020-03
AHRQ Product(s): Guide to Patient and Family Engagement in Hospital Quality and Safety
Topic(s): Patient Safety, Medication: Safety, Patient and Family Engagement, Health Literacy
Geographic Location: Vermont
Country: United States of America
Implementer: Little Rivers Health Care, a Federally Qualified Health Center
Date: June 2020
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: May 2020