On September 22, 2025, leaders from three high-performing health systems shared insights about how leadership accountability, board engagement, and data-driven practices have led to measurable ...

Sepsis is a life-threatening emergency that happens when a body's response to an infection damages vital organs and, often, causes death. It is one of the most expensive conditions treated in ...

This is a curated list of active federally sponsored implementation initiatives and funding opportunities geared toward improving patient and healthcare workforce safety to contribute to a more ...

Many organizations have reported a decline in survey response rates. A low response rate is a concern because a survey with a low response rate may provide data that is less representative of the ...

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, ...

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

The EvidenceNOW: Managing Urinary Incontinence (MUI) program produced an environmental scan that includes existing evidence and tools to inform nonsurgical treatment of urinary incontinence of women ...

Each of the two tiers is arranged around 10 teamwork tools and strategies, including content related to the following strategies and tools from AHRQ's evidence-informed Team Strategies and Tools to ...

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

This section provides an overview of the key concepts in the Introduction. More extensive explanations and illustrations are provided in section 2; methods for teaching the introduction's concepts are ...

The change management process must be carefully and strategically organized to attain widespread acceptance. To achieve an environment truly committed to patient safety, a successful TeamSTEPPS ...

Welcome to the TeamSTEPPS ® curriculum. The TeamSTEPPS 3.0 curriculum addresses the needs of the 21st century healthcare workforce. This document highlights the key aspects of the TeamSTEPPS 3.0 ...