Student Workbook This student workbook was prepared for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality by RAND Corporation under contract 290-06-00017-7. It is one component of a four-part set of ...

Before you decide which quality measures to report, it is helpful to know what kinds of data you will need to produce the scores for the measure. Sometimes, the data you want to report already exist ...

Executive Summary. Health care delivery systems throughout the United States are employing the triple aim (improving the experience of care, improving the health of populations, and reducing per ...

Each year, more than 2.5 million people in the United States develop pressure ulcers. These skin lesions bring pain, associated risk for serious infection, and increased health care utilization.

Contents 1. Why a Daily Huddle? 2. “Know What, Know How, Know Why” for Daily Huddle 3. Plan-Do-Study-Act “Ramp”: Learn To Use a Daily Huddle 4. Standard Huddle Agenda (Adapt to Your Needs and ...

AHRQ's Unique Role. AHRQ's unique role in the U.S. health enterprise is threefold: Making 21st century care a reality for all. AHRQ produces evidence and supporting tools that help spread the reach of ...

Summary The elevation of the head of bed (HOB) to a semirecumbent position (at least 30 degrees) is associated with a decreased incidence of aspiration and ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP). The ...

Millions of patients visit hospital emergency departments (EDs) each year for a variety of injuries and ailments. A sizable minority of ED patients returns to the ED frequently and account for a ...

Top of Page . 2F: Assessing Pressure Ulcer Care Planning. Background: This tool can be used to determine if your facility has a process for developing and implementing a pressure ulcer care plan for ...

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 ...

National Guideline Clearinghouse (NGC) Inclusion Criteria Effective June 1, 2014, NGC used the 2011 definition of clinical practice guideline developed by the Institute of Medicine (IO).1 Clinical ...

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, ...