Problem Statement: Health care delivery is a multidisciplinary practice that requires coordination of care among different professions and provider types. However, health care providers often do not ...

A public health emergency can strain the capacity of hospitals and other traditional venues for medical services. In such emergencies, it may be necessary to select alternate facilities for providing ...

In 1999, the CAHPS research team began work on a survey that would assess patients' experiences with medical groups and clinicians. Working in collaboration with the Pacific Business Group on Health, ...

Contact. Joy Melnikow , M.D., MPH Program Director UC Davis Medical Center 4860 Y Street, Ste. 2300 Sacramento, California 95817. Content Areas. Comparative ...

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 ...

Purpose This document was developed as part of an Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) initiative to increase the use of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommendations ...

Many organizations are uncertain about how to proceed with designing a workable solution for medication reconciliation. This chapter provides helpful information and tools for designing or redesigning ...

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 ...

Systematic Review Process: 1) Identification: Using key word searches, identify potentially relevant literature in publication databases and grey literature search engines. →: 2) Screening: Review ...

PART B—HEALTH CARE IMPROVEMENT RESEARCHSEC. 911. HEALTH CARE OUTCOME IMPROVEMENT RESEARCH.(a) EVIDENCE RATING SYSTEMS- In collaboration with experts from the public and private sector, the Agency ...

Slide 1: Teach-Back. Improving Patient Safety by Engaging Patients and Families in Effective Clinician-Patient Communication. Slide 2: AHRQ. Sponsored by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality ...

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 ...