The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) seeks innovative proposals for scholarly research that advances rigorous, evidence-driven strategies to enhance healthcare competition and expand ...

Resource: Building Teams in Primary Care (PDF, 669 KB, 17 pages) ...

02/15/11 AHRQ Implementation of the Federal Financial Report Mandatory Use of the Federal Financial Report (SF-425) Beginning March 1, 2011 ...

Blood clots are a serious medical condition. It is important to know the signs and get treated right away. This guide describes ways to prevent and treat blood clots; symptoms; and medication side ...

Resource: Patient and Family Advisory Councils (PFAC): Provide Patient-Centered Care by Leveraging the Role of PFACs in Your Organization ...

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) defines high-quality primary care as “continuous, person-centered, relationship-based care.” 17 Person-centered care is based on ...

This section contains explanations and illustrations to help you better understand and appreciate the importance of TeamSTEPPS communication concepts and tools. If you teach this content or want ...

The CAHPS Health Plan Survey is a tool for collecting standardized information on enrollees' experiences with health plans and their services. Since its launch in 1997, this survey has become the ...

The research plan gives a principal investigator the opportunity to discuss proposed research, stating its importance and how it will be conducted. Applications are reviewed using AHRQ’s Peer Review ...

Teams are sets of people communicating, coordinating, and collaborating—in this case, to provide optimal care to patients. Some teams are formally defined and permanent. Other teams are rapidly ...

The Two-Challenge Rule is another tool used to facilitate team members' speaking up. It was developed to manage conflict when team members’ perception of a situation differs. Human factor experts ...