Center for Quality and Patient Safety

Stored: Center for Quality and Patient Safety

Center for Quality and Patient Safety Type: Research and Development Agencies Parent organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Top organization: Employees: Executive: Director Budget: Address: 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857 Website: https://www.ahrq.gov/cpi/about/centers/cquips/index.html Creation Legislation: N/A (Part of AHRQ) Wikipedia: Center for Quality and Patient Safety

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Mission To conduct research and develop strategies that enhance the quality, safety, and efficiency of healthcare; to translate research findings into practical tools and resources that healthcare providers can use to improve patient care.

Services Patient Safety Research; Quality Improvement Tools; Safety Culture Assessments

Regulations

Center for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety (CQuIPS) at AHRQ leads research and initiatives aimed at improving healthcare quality and patient safety across the United States.

Official Site

Mission

The mission of CQuIPS is to advance healthcare quality and patient safety through research, development of strategies, and dissemination of practical tools. It focuses on identifying effective interventions, understanding the system failures that lead to patient harm, and promoting the adoption of best practices to ensure safer, higher-quality patient care.

Parent organization

CQuIPS is a part of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), which is under the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Legislation

The center is not established by specific legislation but functions within AHRQ, which was authorized by the Healthcare Research and Quality Act of 1999.

Partners

CQuIPS collaborates with:

• Healthcare providers and institutions
• Other AHRQ centers and offices
• National and international patient safety organizations

Number of employees

The number of employees specifically dedicated to CQuIPS is not publicly detailed.

Organization structure

• Patient Safety Research Division conducts research on preventing medical errors.
• Quality Improvement Division develops tools and resources for healthcare enhancement.
• Safety Culture and Engagement Office promotes a culture of safety in healthcare.

List of programs

• Patient Safety Research Projects
• Safety Culture Surveys and Toolkits
• Quality Improvement Tool Development
• Health IT for Patient Safety

Last total enacted budget

The budget for CQuIPS is not separately published from AHRQ's overall budget.

Leader

CQuIPS is led by a Director.

Services provided

CQuIPS provides services aimed at improving patient safety and healthcare quality. This includes conducting research to identify safety issues, developing and disseminating tools like the Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP), and creating resources for assessing and improving safety culture in healthcare settings. The center also works on integrating health IT into safety and quality improvement efforts.

Regulations overseen

CQuIPS does not oversee regulations but influences healthcare practices through research and the development of evidence-based guidelines and tools.

Headquarters address

5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857 (AHRQ's main headquarters)

Website

https://www.ahrq.gov/cpi/about/centers/cquips/index.html

Wikipedia article

There is no specific Wikipedia article for CQuIPS; for related information, see wikipedia:Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

External links

• https://www.ahrq.gov/cpi/about/centers/cquips/index.html
• https://www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/index.html
• https://www.ahrq.gov/quality/index.html