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 classification ...

As we celebrate Patient Safety Awareness Week 2024, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) also marks its 35th anniversary. This milestone, under the banner "Today's Research, ...

Updated June 2014 Prepared by: Kathryn M. Updated June 2014 Prepared by: Kathryn M. McDonald, M.M. 1; Ellen Schultz, M.S. 1; Lauren Albin, B.A. 1; Noelle Pineda, B.A ...

AHRQ established the Surveys on Patient Safety Culture® (SOPS®) Medical Office Survey Database as a central repository for survey data from medical offices that have administered the AHRQ patient ...

The Re-Engineered Discharge (RED) Toolkit helps hospitals re-design their discharge processes to reduce readmissions and post-hospital emergency department visits. Geared particularly hospitals that ...

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

Each year, Federal agencies must develop and present to Congress their budget requests for the coming fiscal year. All requests are in the President's budget, which is presented to Congress. At the ...

An integral part of delivering high-quality healthcare is understanding the social determinants of health (SDOH) of patients and of communities in which healthcare is provided. The World Health ...

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 ...

Explore AHRQ's Surveys on Patient Safety Culture™ (SOPS®) surveys and supplemental items designed to capture provider and staff perceptions of patient safety culture in their organization.

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. The ...

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 ...