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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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1-10 of 26 Case Studies Found
Impact Case Study Identifier: 2021-05
AHRQ Product(s): Project ECHO, Research
Topic(s): Access to Care, Community-Based Practice, Emergency Department, Medicaid, Medication, Opioids, Outcomes, Primary Care, Quality of Care, Rural Health, Screening
Geographic Location: Pennsylvania
Country: United States of America
Implementer: Lehigh Valley Health Network
Date:
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:
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: 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: 2017-17
AHRQ Product(s): CANDOR Toolkit
Topic(s): Patient Experience, Patient Safety, Medical Errors, Quality of Care, Healthcare Costs, Outcomes, Policy
Geographic Location: Delaware, Pennsylvania
Country: United States of America
Implementer: Christiana Care Health System
Date:
Impact Case Study Identifier: 2017-06
AHRQ Product(s): Re-Engineered Discharge (RED)
Topic(s): Care Coordination, Hospital Discharge, Hospital Readmissions, Behavioral Health, Patient Safety, Quality of Care
Geographic Location: Pennsylvania
Country: United States of America
Implementer: Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute
Date:
Impact Case Study Identifier: 2017-04
AHRQ Product(s): Questions Are the Answer Public Service Campaign
Topic(s): Health Literacy, Quality of Care, Outcomes, Patient Experience
Geographic Location: Pennsylvania
Country: United States of America
Implementer: The Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania; Pennsylvania Library Association; National Network of Libraries of Medicine, Middle Atlantic Region
Date:
Impact Case Study Identifier: 2016-06
AHRQ Product(s): Research
Topic(s): Primary Care, Prevention
Geographic Location: California, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Texas, Washington
Country: United States of America
Implementer: American Cancer Society
Date:
Impact Case Study Identifier: 2015-06
AHRQ Product(s): HCAHPS, Re-Engineered Discharge (RED)
Topic(s): Patient Safety, Quality of Care, Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS), Hospital Readmissions, Care Coordination
Geographic Location: Pennsylvania
Country: United States of America
Implementer: Penn Medicine Chester County Hospital
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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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