Note: Resources on this page were used in testing the Guide to Improving Patient Safety in Primary Care Settings by Engaging Patients and Families. The materials were ...

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

The AHRQ Surveys on Patient Safety Culture® (SOPS®) Workplace Safety Supplemental Items for nursing homes were designed for use with the core SOPS Nursing Home Survey to help nursing homes assess the ...

The Patient Education Materials Assessment Tool (PEMAT) is a systematic method to evaluate and compare the understandability and actionability of patient education materials. It is designed as a guide ...

Table of Contents Using This Guide Purpose and Focus Terminology and Naming Conventions Overview of Chapters 1. Background and Introduction Supporting Primary Care Improvement Primary Care Extension ...

AHRQ supports a variety of predoctoral and postdoctoral research training grant opportunities, as well as mentored and independent career development grants. These grants: Foster the development of ...

Perioperative antimicrobial prophylaxis is an important strategy to prevent surgical site infection. Appropriate selection, dosing, and redosing ensure that the antibiotic concentration in surgical ...

The number of sepsis-related inpatient stays at non-federal acute care hospitals in the United States increased from 1.8 million in 2016 to 2.5 million in 2021, with a faster rate of increase ...

Background: The purpose of this tool is to determine if your facility has a process to screen patients for pressure ulcer risk. The tool is one of a series of Facility Assessment Checklists developed ...

Today, the National Action Alliance for Patient and Workforce Safety (NAA) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) launched the National Healthcare Safety Dashboard, an online ...

A new study funded by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) found that nursing homes using a chlorhexidine bathing routine to clean the skin and nose with over-the-counter antiseptic ...

Research has helped to establish effective diagnosis and treatment practices for child and adolescent mental health disorders, but gaps remain in patient-centered studies that explore “what is the ...