Citations Pearson ML, Mattke S, Shaw R, Ridgely MS, Wiseman SH. Patient Self-Management Support Programs: An Evaluation. Final Contract Report (Prepared by RAND Health under Contract No. 282-00-0005).

Review all steps in the process of planning a survey project: Step 1: Form a Project Team. Step 2: Form an Advisory Group. Step 3: Define Your Goals. Step 4: Plan a Communications Strategy. Step 5: ...

This resource, Guidelines and Measures, was set up by AHRQ to provide users a place to find information about its legacy guidelines and measures clearinghouses, National Guideline Clearinghouse (NGC) ...

Closed-loop communication uses verbal feedback to ensure that messages are correctly understood by recipients using methods including call-outs, check-backs, and teach-back. The illustration below ...

To develop search terms for cost and mortality outcomes, we focused search criteria on terms likely to produce articles on inpatient stays and methods that allow for calculating attributable or excess ...

Slide 1: AHRQ Safety Program for Surgery—Onboarding The Science of Improving Patient Safety and Identifying Defects Slide 2: Learning Objectives After this session, you will be able to— Educate your ...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), announced nine grant awards of $1 million each for up to 5 years to support ...

Contents Standard Terms and Conditions Grant Payment Reporting Requirements Requests for Change (s) to Award Noncompeting Continuation Funding Inspector General Hotline Financial Reporting Invention ...

Introduction Problem Statement Patients’ perioperative core temperatures should be maintained at normothermia to prevent surgical site infection (SSI). Normothermia enables adequate immune functioning ...

Explore AHRQ's Surveys on Patient Safety Culture™ (SOPS®) surveys and supplemental items designed to capture provider and staff perceptions of patient safety culture in their organization.

Patient Safety Culture DefinedPatient safety culture is the extent to which an organization's culture supports and promotes patient safety. It refers to the values, beliefs, and norms that are shared ...

These resources enable nursing home staff to track and trend COVID-19 vaccine administration data, including boosters, for both residents and staff. The tools support efficient collection of ...