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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/consumer-reporting/guidelines/index.html
May 01, 2022 - Guidelines for Reporting CAHPS Survey Results
When developing a strategy for communicating the results of a CAHPS survey, it is important to define and focus on the goals you want to achieve:
Make your audience aware that information on patients’ experiences with care is available to them.
Motivate your …
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www.ahrq.gov/chsp/about-chsp/centers-of-excellence/rand.html
August 01, 2017 - RAND Center of Excellence
Overview
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) funded the RAND Corporation, in collaboration with researchers from Pennsylvania State University, UCLA, and Harvard University, to create a Center of Excellence on Health System Performance. The Center's charter is to id…
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www.ahrq.gov/policymakers/chipra/demoeval/what-we-learned/implementation-guides/implementation-guide1/impguide1step4.html
March 01, 2019 - Step 4: Convene and Disseminate
Implementation Guide Number 1
This Implementation Guide includes suggested steps and tips for implementing initiatives for improving child health care quality from the CMS-funded national evaluation of the Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009 (CHIPRA)…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mvp/modules/technical/daily-early-mobility-fac-guide.html
February 01, 2017 - Measure Descriptions for Daily Early Mobility: Facilitator Guide
AHRQ Safety Program for Mechanically Ventilated Patients
Slide 1: Measure Descriptions for Daily Early Mobility
Say:
In this module, you will learn about the data measures you will use to evaluate early mobility process and outcome measure…
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www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/assess/what-you-evaluate/index.html
May 01, 2019 - What You Can Evaluate About a Quality Reporting Project?
An evaluation of a consumer report could have any of three major focal points:
Evaluating the Process . The process involves all the steps you took to get the results you wanted.
Evaluating Results . The results address whether you achieved your obj…
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www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/dxsafety-sustainability-centers-of-excellence1.html
April 01, 2025 - Four Pillars for Sustainable Centers of Excellence
Introduction
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Table of Contents
Four Pillars for Sustainable Centers of Excellence
Introduction
Center of Excellence Operations
Alignment
Integration
Leadership Support
Windows of Opportunity
Conclusion
Acknowl…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/implementation/implementation-guide/app-k.html
May 01, 2017 - Debrief Example - Implementation Guide
Slide 1: Debrief Example
Quality Improvement Study
Ambulatory Surgery Center
Slide 2: Problem Statement
The surgical safety checklist has been shown to reduce surgical mortality and complication rates in a variety of surgical settings. …
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/care/coordination.html
November 01, 2024 - Care Coordination
Care coordination involves deliberately organizing patient care activities and sharing information among all of the participants concerned with a patient's care to achieve safer and more effective care. This means that the patient's needs and preferences are known ahead of time and communicate…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/mvp/modules/technical/measuredesc-dailyearlymobility-facguide.docx
January 01, 2017 - Facilitator Guide: Build Your SSI Prevention Bundle
Slide Title and Commentary
Slide Number and Slide
Title Slide
Measure Descriptions for Daily Early Mobility
SAY:
In this module, you will learn about the data measures you will use to evaluate early mobility process and outcome measures in your unit.
Slide 1
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/implementation/implementation-guide/appendix-k-blank-template.pptx
June 02, 2025 - Improving Communication and Teamwork in the Surgical Environment
Quality Improvement Study Template
Ambulatory Surgery Center
AHRQ Safety Program for Ambulatory Surgery
Implementation Guide
Appendix K. Quality Improvement Study Framework
Quality Improvement Study Templat…
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www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/leadership-4.html
June 01, 2021 - Leadership To Improve Diagnosis: A Call to Action
What Can Leaders Achieve by Prioritizing Diagnostic Safety?
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Table of Contents
Leadership To Improve Diagnosis: A Call to Action
Diagnostic Safety as a Challenge for Healthcare Leadership
Why Are Leaders Essential to Diagno…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/sustainability/training-tools/tool.html
June 01, 2017 - Sustainability Tool - Sustainability Module
Background: This tool can be used to identify sustainability issues in planning and implementing your improvement efforts.
How to use this tool: The Implementation Team leader (or individual designated by the leader) should complete this checklist.
Us…
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/research-transform-primary-care/transform/cost/report.html
October 01, 2015 - Estimating the Costs of Primary Care Transformation: A Practical Guide and Synthesis Report
Synthesis Report: Methods and Results From the AHRQ Estimating Costs Research Grants
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Estimating the Costs of Primary Care Transformation: A Practical Guide and Synthe…
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/reports/cost-guide/synthesis-report.html
February 01, 2017 - Estimating the Costs of Primary Care Transformation: A Practical Guide and Synthesis Report
Synthesis Report: Methods and Results From the AHRQ Estimating Costs Research Grants
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Table of Contents
Estimating the Costs of Primary Care Transformation: A Practical Guide and Synthe…
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www.ahrq.gov/workingforquality/events/past-webinars.html
November 01, 2016 - Past National Quality Strategy (NQS) Webinars
National Quality Strategy Webinar: Best Practices to Improve Community Health
The 2014 Quality and Disparities Report and the National Quality Strategy: Working Together to Improve Health Care
National Quality Strategy Levers in Action: Using Payment to Improv…
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www.ahrq.gov/cpi/about/organization/nac/hickman.html
February 01, 2025 - NAC Member Biography: Sharon Weidner Hickman
Sharon Weidner Hickman, M.B.A., CPHQ, CPPS, MCPC, LSSMBB President and Chief Operating Officer Adaptient, LLP Sharon Weidner Hickman, M.B.A., CPHQ, CPPS, MCPC, LSSMBB, is a healthcare executive with a demonstrated track record of achievement in strategic development,…
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www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/leadership.html
July 01, 2021 - Leadership To Improve Diagnosis: A Call to Action
Next Page
Table of Contents
Leadership To Improve Diagnosis: A Call to Action
Diagnostic Safety as a Challenge for Healthcare Leadership
Why Are Leaders Essential to Diagnostic Safety?
How Can Leaders Drive Improvements in Diagnostic Safety?
Wh…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/blog/ahrqviews/35-year-history.html
May 01, 2024 - AHRQ Views: Blog posts from AHRQ leaders
Continuing a 35-Year History, AHRQ Pursues Vital Pathways to Improve Patient Care
MAY
16
2024
By
Robert Otto
Valdez,
Ph.D., M.H.S.A.
Not long ago, Health and Human Services (HHS) Deputy Secretary Andrea Palm visited AHRQ to update …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol3/Sirio.pdf
June 15, 2003 - Shared Learning and the Drive to Improve Patient Safety: Lessons Learned from the Pittsburgh Regional Healthcare Initiative
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Shared Learning and the Drive to Improve
Patient Safety: Lessons Learned from the
Pittsburgh Regional Healthcare Initiative
Carl A. Sirio, Donna J. Keyser, Heidi Norman,
Robert J. We…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/sustainability/training-tools/sustainability-tool.docx
May 01, 2017 - AHRQ Safety Program for Ambulatory Surgery
Module 4: Sustainability
Sustainability Tool
Background: This tool can be used to identify sustainability issues in planning and implementing your improvement efforts.
How to use this tool: The Implementation Team leader (or individual designated by the leader) should comple…