Suggested Citation. Brach C, ed. AHRQ Health Literacy Universal Precautions Toolkit, 3rd Edition. Rockville, MD. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

Health literacy occurs when health information and services created for patients match with their capacity to find, understand, and use them. AHRQ provides the research, tools, and training to help healthcare organizations, leaders, and professionals improve health literacy and more effectively engage their patients in shared decision making, a key aspect of providing quality …

The purpose of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality is to enhance the quality, appropriateness, and effectiveness of health services, and access to such services through the establishment of a broad base of scientific research and through the promotion of improvements in clinical and health system practices, including the prevention of diseases and other health …

AHRQ’s SHARE Approach is a clinician-led shared decision-making model with five essential elements for meaningful dialogue with patients exploring benefits, harms, and risks of options and what matters most to them. AHRQ offers a free workshop curriculum to train clinicians in skills and techniques to work with patients to make the best possible healthcare decisions.

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December 2024 New File Announcement: System, Hospital, and Outpatient Site Linkage Files for 2023 have been added.The Compendium of U.S. Health Systems is composed of 639 U.S. health systems, defined in this analysis to include at least one hospital and at least one group of physicians providing comprehensive care, and who are connected with each other and with …

Resource: Using Root Cause Analysis to Help Practices Understand and Improve Their Performance and Outcomes (PDF, 908 KB, 18 pages) Part of an AHRQ curriculum used to train practice facilitators, this resource describes how practices can use a root cause analysis to understand underlying factors affecting performance on quality measures. It reviews the “Five …

Research shows that when patients are engaged in their health care, it can lead to measurable improvements in safety and quality. To promote stronger engagement, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality developed the Guide to Patient and Family Engagement in Hospital Quality and Safety, a tested, evidence-based resource to help hospitals work as partners with patients …

Each year, somewhere between 700,000 and 1,000,000 people in the United States fall in the hospital. A fall may result in fractures, lacerations, or internal bleeding, leading to increased health care utilization. Research shows that close to one-third of falls can be prevented. Fall prevention involves managing a patient's underlying fall risk factors and optimizing the hospital's physical ...

The SHARE Approach. The SHARE Approach is a process for shared decision making. The SHARE Approach workshop includes resources to help healthcare providers work with patients so together they can make the best healthcare decision for the patient.