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The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality's (AHRQ) mission is to produce evidence to make health care safer, higher quality, more accessible, equitable, and affordable, and to work …
Preventing Falls in Hospitals - Agency for Healthcare Research and ...
Each year, somewhere between 700,000 and 1,000,000 people in the United States fall in the hospital. A fall may result in fractures, lacerations, or internal bleeding, leading to increased …
Tool: SBAR | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
SBAR, which stands for Situation, Background, Assessment, and Recommendation (or Request), is a structured communication framework that can help teams share information about the …
Defining the PCMH | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
The medical home model holds promise as a way to improve health care in America by transforming how primary care is organized and delivered. Building on the work of a large and …
Types of Health Care Quality Measures
Measures used to assess and compare the quality of health care organizations are classified as either a structure, process, or outcome measure. Known as the Donabedian model, this …
Guide to Patient and Family Engagement :: 3. IDEAL Discharge Planning Process . The elements of the . IDEAL Discharge Planning. process are incorporated into our current discharge.
Quality Improvement (QI) Toolkit with Templates, Instructions, and ...
Resource: Quality Improvement Essentials Toolkit This toolkit consists of 10 tools and templates—with instructions and examples—for primary care practices to use for quality …
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Framework and Competencies Page 3. Key Skills. Communication. A verbal and nonverbal process by which information can be clearly and accurately exchanged among team members.
What Is Patient Safety Culture? | Agency for Healthcare Research …
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 …