.cahps-mini { display: block; position: relative; width: 320px; min-height: 330px; float: left; margin: 10px 10px; border: 1px solid #006ec7; background-color: #e0ebf2; padding: 0px 5px 5px 10px; } What Are CAHPS Surveys?CAHPS surveys ask patients to report on their experiences with a range of healthcare services at multiple levels of the delivery system.

The purpose of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality is to enhance the quality, appropriateness, and effectiveness of health services, and access to such services through the establishment of a broad base of scientific research and through the promotion of improvements in clinical and health system practices, including the …

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This document is in the public domain and may be used and reprinted without permission. Suggested citation: McHugh, M., Van Dyke, K., McClelland M., Moss D. Improving Patient Flow and Reducing Emergency

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 growing community, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) defines a medical home not simply as a place but as a model of the organization of primary care that delivers the core functions of primary health ...

Apr 1, 2020 · Resource: Hand Hygiene Competency Validation Tool This tool has been developed to assess staff competency in carrying out effective hand hygiene. Source: UNC SPICE Topic(s): Infection Control & Prevention; Cleaning & Disinfection Audience(s): Clinical Leaders; Clinicians; Managers Format: PDF Publication Date: April 1, 2020

.dropcap { float: left; font-size: 35px; line-height: 15px; padding-top: 4px; padding-right: 1px; padding-left: 3px; } I-PASS has become the preferred handoff tool for patient transitions in many organizations. It is an example of an evidence-based option for conducting a structured handoff. Your facility should determine a standard protocol for delivering handoffs and make it …

Hospital Admission Versus Readmission Costs, 2020 (PDF, 759 KB)

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 are shared by healthcare practitioners and other staff throughout the organization that influence their actions and behaviors. Patient safety culture can be measured by …

A handful of analytic frameworks for quality assessment have guided measure development initiatives in the public and private sectors. One of the most influential is the framework put forth by the Institute of Medicine (IOM), which includes the following six …