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Programs
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)'s programs offer practical information to help a variety of health care organizations, providers, and others make care safer in all health care settings.
Shared Decision Making
Shared Decision Making is a collaborative process in which patients and clinicians work together to make healthcare decisions informed by evidence; the care team's knowledge and experience; and the patient's values, goals, preferences, and circumstances.
Surveys on Patient Safety Culture (SOPS™)
The AHRQ Surveys on Patient Safety Culture (SOPS™) program enables health care organizations to assess how their staff members’ perceive various aspects of patient safety culture in hospitals, medical offices, nursing homes, community pharmacies, and ambulatory surgery centers.
TalkingQuality
TalkingQuality is a comprehensive resource and guide for organizations that produce and disseminate reports to consumers on the quality of care provided by health care organizations (e.g., hospitals, health plans, medical groups, nursing homes) and individual physicians.
TeamSTEPPS®
TeamSTEPPS is an evidence-based set of teamwork tools, aimed at optimizing patient outcomes by improving communication and teamwork skills among health care professionals.
