Declines in Hospital-Acquired Conditions (PDF, 11.1 MB) ...

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Once you have determined that you are ready for change, the Implementation Team and Unit-Based Teams should demonstrate a clear understanding of where they are headed in terms of implementing best ...

Latest available findings on quality of and access to healthcare ...

In total, we screened nearly 4,000 articles for possible inclusion in meta-analysis—the majority of which were screened out based on a title and abstract review (3,038 of 3,979, or 76.4 percent, were ...

Health care delivery systems that are working to improve patient experience can face daunting challenges, reflecting the need to align changes in behavior and practices across multiple levels and ...

The Resident and Family Engagement module focuses on the roles and responsibilities of the resident and family as a member of the facility safety team. Engaging the resident and family as partners ...

02/15/11 AHRQ Implementation of the Federal Financial Report Mandatory Use of the Federal Financial Report (SF-425) Beginning March 1, 2011 ...

R. Valdez, Ph.D., M.H.S.A. What does healthcare in the United States look like? The answer, of course, is complicated. It depends on one's perspective. But regardless of how one attempts to address ...

Advances in Patient Safety: From Research to Implementation describes what federally funded programs have accomplished in understanding medical errors and implementing programs to improve patient ...

HRSA Alliance for Innovation on Maternal Health AHRQ developed and tested the Toolkit for Improving Perinatal Safety in response to a call from the field. The toolkit provides training related to ...

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality supports research on the quality and safety of the hospital discharge process and care transitions. Improvements in these areas can lead to reductions in ...