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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
81-90 of 485 Case Studies Found
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: September 2015
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: August 2015
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: August 2015
Impact Case Study Identifier: 2015-23
AHRQ Product(s): Effective Health Care Program, Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP), TeamSTEPPS®
Topic(s): Patient Safety, Education: Curriculum
Geographic Location: New York
Country: United States of America
Implementer: Stony Brook University
Date: August 2015
Impact Case Study Identifier: 2015-17
AHRQ Product(s): Emergency Severity Index
Topic(s): Women, Children/Adolescents, Emergency Medical Services (EMS), Emergency Severity Index
Geographic Location: National
Country: United States of America
Implementer: Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN)
Date: July 2015
Impact Case Study Identifier: 2015-19
AHRQ Product(s): Research
Topic(s): Patient Safety, Emergency Medical Services (EMS)
Geographic Location: Texas
Country: United States of America
Implementer: Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center
Date: July 2015
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: July 2015
Impact Case Study Identifier: 2015-21
AHRQ Product(s): Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture, TeamSTEPPS®, Surveys on Patient Safety Culture
Topic(s): Patient Safety, Quality of Care
Geographic Location: New York
Country: United States of America
Implementer: North Shore-LIJ Health System
Date: July 2015
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
Date: July 2015
Impact Case Study Identifier: 2015-14
AHRQ Product(s): HCAHPS, TeamSTEPPS®
Topic(s): Patient and Family Engagement, Hospital Discharge
Geographic Location: New York
Country: United States of America
Implementer: Northern Westchester Hospital
Date: June 2015