Review the following list of meetings in which falls risk and prevention is potentially discussed by the interdisciplinary team. For every meeting that occurs at your facility, indicate the type of ...

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After the Institute of Medicine released its sentinel report, To Err is Human: Building a Safer Health System, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), in conjunction with its Federal ...

The Role of the Nurse Manager module of the Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (or CUSP) Toolkit addresses the role of nursing leaders for your quality improvement initiative. This module ...

Patient health status or quality of life. Patient, provider, and population attitudes and behavior. New evidence, research, prevention strategies, treatments, and care models. For example, ...

A new Special Emphasis Notice from AHRQ signals the agency’s interest in receiving health services research grant applications for addressing Emergency Department (ED) boarding and hospital crowding.

Latest available findings on quality of and access to health care ...

Search or browse for answers to questions about the AHRQ Surveys on Patient Safety Culture® (SOPS®) Program, surveys, supplemental item sets, and the SOPS Databases. Send additional questions to ...

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 ...

Many organizations are interested in assessing and improving patient experience with behavioral health, mental health, and/or substance use disorder services. Three CAHPS products are available to ...

Because pressure ulcer care is complex, efforts to improve pressure ulcer prevention require a system approach that will involve organizational change. Bringing about organizational change of any type ...

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 ...