Hospitals & Health Systems
Tools and resources for Hospitals, Long-term Care Facilities, and Primary Care Facilities
- Hospital Resources
- Long-Term Care Resources
- Primary Care Resources
- System Design Resources
Emergency Department Tools and Resources
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) offers information and tools for clinicians and hospitals to improve quality, efficiency, and patient safety in emergency departments (EDs). These links go to four AHRQ resources to help health providers attain these outcomes.
Emergency Severity Index
This document describes the Emergency Severity Index (ESI) triage algorithm, Implementation Handbook, and DVDs. The Emergency Severity Index (ESI) is a five-level emergency department (ED) triage algorithm that provides clinically relevant stratification of patients into five groups from 1 (most urgent) to 5 (least urgent) on the basis of acuity and resource needs. The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) funded initial work on the ESI.
Guide to Patient and Family Engagement in Hospital Quality and Safety
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, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) developed a guide to help patients, families, and health professionals work together as partners to promote improvements in care.
The Hospital Built Environment
Findings were used to bring focus to the challenges of evidence-based hospital design and the roles that funders might play in the development and transfer of knowledge related to the constructed hospital environment.
Improving Patient Safety Systems for Patients with Limited English Proficiency
This TeamSTEPPS guide was created to help enhance safety for patients with limited English Proficiency.
Quality Indicators™ Toolkit for Hospitals
AHRQ Quality Indicators (QIs) are measures of hospital quality and safety drawn from readily available hospital inpatient administrative data. Hospitals across the country are using QIs to identify potential concerns about quality and safety and track their performance over time. This toolkit supports hospitals that want to improve performance on the IQIs and PSIs by guiding them through the process, from the first stage of self-assessment to the final stage of ongoing monitoring. The tools are practical, easy to use, and designed to meet a variety of needs, including those of senior leaders, quality staff, and multistakeholder improvement teams.
Re-Engineered Discharge (RED) Toolkit
A variety of forces are pushing hospitals to improve their discharge processes to reduce readmissions. Researchers at the Boston University Medical Center (BUMC) developed and tested the Re-Engineered Discharge (RED). Research showed that the RED was effective at reducing readmissions and posthospital emergency department (ED) visits. The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality contracted with BUMC to develop this toolkit to assist hospitals, particularly those that serve diverse populations, to replicate the RED.
Transforming Hospitals: Designing for Safety and Quality
Summary of a DVD reviews the case for evidence-based hospital design and how it increases patient and staff satisfaction and safety.
Project RED (Re-Engineered Discharge) Training Program
The Project RED (Re-Engineered Discharge) training program is designed to help hospitals re-engineer their discharge process. Using the study modules and supporting materials, hospitals will become familiar with Project RED's processes and components, determine metrics for evaluating impact, and learn how to implement Project RED.
Universal ICU Decolonization Protocol
The REDUCE MRSA Trial (Randomized Evaluation of Decolonization vs. Universal Clearance to Eliminate Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus) found that universal decolonization was the most effective intervention to reduce MRSA infections. This enhanced protocol provides instructions for implementing universal decolonization in adult intensive care units.
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