Maria Brucato
@mgbrucato.bsky.social
5) HCUP Databases: national stats on injuries/ medical conditions treated, procedures performed, populations served, quality of care, cost of treatment, and more across a variety of healthcare settings nationwide. The data are easily accessible and and anyone to generate their own reports online
HCUP-US Databases
hcup-us.ahrq.gov
April 7, 2025 at 11:43 PM
5) HCUP Databases: national stats on injuries/ medical conditions treated, procedures performed, populations served, quality of care, cost of treatment, and more across a variety of healthcare settings nationwide. The data are easily accessible and and anyone to generate their own reports online
4) CAHPS: collects and reports standardized data on patients’ experiences with healthcare. It’s one of the most widely used tools in the U.S. for capturing the patient voice in health services researchers and is used to identify strengths and gaps in care, design interventions, and track progress.
Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS) Home Page
The CAHPS program conducts research to support the development and use of patient experience surveys in various health care settings. Surveys identify ways to improve care.
www.ahrq.gov
April 7, 2025 at 11:41 PM
4) CAHPS: collects and reports standardized data on patients’ experiences with healthcare. It’s one of the most widely used tools in the U.S. for capturing the patient voice in health services researchers and is used to identify strengths and gaps in care, design interventions, and track progress.
3)ProjectRED: patient-centered discharge guides to reduce hospital readmissions. Including bilingual staff to reduce language barriers, consideration of culturally relevant nutrition in discharge plans, working with patients religious observances to make adjustments to medication regimens, and more!
Re-Engineered Discharge (RED) Toolkit
https://www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/red/toolkit/index.html
www.ahrq.gov
April 7, 2025 at 11:41 PM
3)ProjectRED: patient-centered discharge guides to reduce hospital readmissions. Including bilingual staff to reduce language barriers, consideration of culturally relevant nutrition in discharge plans, working with patients religious observances to make adjustments to medication regimens, and more!
2) Advisory Board Starter Kit: a collection of 14 templates designed to help organizations and researchers start advisory boards. These advisory boards engage patients and families in evaluation & research for improving healthcare quality and safety. www.ahrq.gov/patient-safe...
Strategy 1: Working With Patients and Families as Advisors
Working with patients and families as advisors at the organizational level is a critical part of patient and family engagement and patient- and family-centered approaches to improving quality and safe...
www.ahrq.gov
April 7, 2025 at 11:39 PM
2) Advisory Board Starter Kit: a collection of 14 templates designed to help organizations and researchers start advisory boards. These advisory boards engage patients and families in evaluation & research for improving healthcare quality and safety. www.ahrq.gov/patient-safe...
1) TeamSTEPPS: teamwork training for healthcare professionals to prevent *avoidable* errors that impact patient safety and mortality, and help retain our rapidly declining healthcare workforce.
TeamSTEPPS (Team Strategies & Tools to Enhance Performance & Patient Safety)
TeamSTEPPS is an evidence-based set of teamwork tools, aimed at optimizing patient outcomes by improving communication and teamwork skills among health care professionals. The training provides guides...
www.ahrq.gov
April 7, 2025 at 11:33 PM
1) TeamSTEPPS: teamwork training for healthcare professionals to prevent *avoidable* errors that impact patient safety and mortality, and help retain our rapidly declining healthcare workforce.