In acknowledgement that the U.S. healthcare system can be excessively complex, health literate organizations take responsibility to ensure that everyone, especially the vulnerable, is able to find, ...

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 ...

This section of the toolkit offers some strategies for those who seek to serve as change agents in their organizations to improve the informed consent and authorization process. Post AHRQ sample ...

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

The matrix directly below indicates which scenarios are appropriate for use by: (a) staff role, and (b) specific tools for each TeamSTEPPS team skill. Use this matrix as a roadmap to identify which ...

Has your organization used an AHRQ tool to improve patient care, make a culture change or save costs?

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

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 ...

Frequently, practices are unaware of how hard patients find reading and completing forms, understanding health information, and navigating the healthcare system. Patients are in the best position to ...

“Large clinical datasets contain a goldmine of information on healthcare quality and safety. With funding from AHRQ, I’ve ...

The number of treat-and release emergency department visits for dental conditions decreased 17.7 percent between 2019 and 2020. The largest decline was for nontraumatic dental conditions, which ...

In 2021, the top 1 percent of people with high expenses accounted for 24 percent of all healthcare expenditures, while the bottom 50 percent of people with high expenses accounted for less than 3 ...