The phrase "motivational interviewing" (MI) is a phrase that has recently gained familiarity in the vernacular of health care professionals, particularly in regards to patient activation and patient ...

“It became remarkably apparent to me how critical nurses were in the delivery of patient care.” The COVID-19 public health ...

High blood pressure is a major risk factor for heart attack, heart failure, stroke and chronic kidney disease. High blood pressure is very common, affecting about 30 percent of adults in the United ...

In 2005, the North Carolina Practice Support Program launched a statewide initiative to help primary care practices transform into patient-centered medical homes (PCMHs). Quality improvement ...

Patient Safety Awareness Week is an annual health observance held in March that is sponsored by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI)/National Patient Safety Foundation (NPSF). As the ...

Health care consumers are often unaware of public reporting efforts or uninterested in using the information that survey sponsors provide. Research conducted by the CAHPS team suggests some strategies ...

The AHRQ Safety Program for Long-Term Care: HAIs/CAUTI was developed and refined over a 3-year period through a national quality improvement collaborative designed to reduce CAUTIs and enhance LTC ...

Together, Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) serve more than 35 million children annually, representing one in two children in the United States. Medicaid and the CHIP play a ...

The Patient and Family Engagement module of the Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (or CUSP) Toolkit focuses on an important topic: Making sure patients and their family members understand what ...

The Role of the Nurse Manager module of the Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (or CUSP) Toolkit addresses the role of nursing leaders for your quality improvement initiative. This module ...

December 12, 2023 First-of-Its-Kind Study Examines Disparities in Healthcare Costs and Outcomes of Cigarette Smoking in the United States ...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), announced nine grant awards of $1 million each for up to 5 years to support ...