The EvidenceNOW model, initially developed to improve primary care patients’ heart health via practice facilitation and ...

The message is clear: women who are equipped with up-to-date information and empowered to speak about their health needs and ...

In 2020, out of every 100,000 maternity admissions, an average of 12.2 Black women died—more than double the average of 5.6 deaths for every 100,000 maternity admissions among White women. Hispanic ...

In 2020, the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, the average emergency department cost of treating traumatic dental conditions for patients aged 65 and older was $916, 3.6 times as high as the $250 ...

1. Why a Daily Huddle? What is a huddle? It’s a short, standup meeting, 10 minutes or less, that is typically used ONCE at the start of each workday. In inpatient settings using huddles, there is a ...

Individuals in the top 1 percent of healthcare expenditure tier accounted for an average of $166,980 in expenditures in 2021, nearly $30,000 more than in 2019 or 2018. (Source: AHRQ Medical ...

After the Institute of Medicine released its sentinel report, To Err is Human: Building a Safer Health System, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), in conjunction with its Federal ...

The Falls Management Program presented in this manual is an interdisciplinary quality improvement initiative. It is designed to assist nursing facilities in providing individualized, person-centered ...

This module is the first of two parts discussing briefings and debriefings. Teamwork and culture improvement are a big part of this project. Evidence supports that addressing cultural issues in ...

The shift process has three phases. Phase 1: Assessment. Pretraining assessment includes site assessment, culture survey and data/measures. Are these ready? If no, pass through climate improvement and ...

Ensure that unit teams and care providers are knowledgeable in the seven appropriate indications for urinary catheters and the four inappropriate indications outlined below. Educational tools are ...

Latest available findings on quality of and access to health care ...