- CEO/Senior Leader Checklist
Who should use this tool? Senior leaders.
Checklist Items
Leader Responsible
Date
Initiated
1. Ensure all current and new employees receive Science of Safety training.
2. Assign a senior executive (Chief Executive Officer or another leader) as an active member of each
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June 02, 2025 - Quality Improvement Study Framework
Element
Definition
Things To Keep in Mind
The Purpose
Define the problem and why it is important.
· Avoid suggesting causes in the purpose statement. Cause determination will come later after the data have been analyzed.
· Speculating about the cause of a problem before a th…
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September 01, 2015 - Chartbook on Women's Health Care
Key Findings of the 2014 QDR
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Table of Contents
Chartbook on Women's Health Care
Acknowledgments
Women's Health Care
Key Findings of the 2014 QDR
2014 Chartbooks
Access to Health Care
Affordability
Communication and Care Coordin…
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May 01, 2017 - Appendix K. Quality Improvement Study Framework - Implementation Guide
Study Elements
Element
Definition
Things To Keep in Mind
The Purpose
Define the problem and why it is important.
Avoid suggesting causes in the purpose statement. Cause determination will come later afte…
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June 02, 2025 - Tool 7: Portfolio Presentation
Tool 7: Portfolio Presentation
Brief Description: PowerPoint slide deck that summarizes the findings of the quantitative and qualitative data review, hospital and community inventory, aim, target population, and data-informed strategy to reduce readmissions.
Purpose: Provides readmissio…
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June 02, 2025 - ENSW FIELD NOTE FORM
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ENSW FIELD NOTE FORM
1. *Your role: [Check all that apply]
Facilitator
HERO
CHITA
Regional Health Connector (RHC)
Other: Specify_________________________
2. *Your Organization:
3. *Your Name:
4. *Clinic ID and Name:
5. *Date of Meeting/Contact:
6.…
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July 01, 2013 - Eliminating CAUTI: Interim Data Report
Conclusions
Previous Page
Table of Contents
Eliminating CAUTI: Interim Data Report
Executive Summary
Introduction and Objectives
Methods
Results
Outcome and Process Measures
Culture Measures
Conclusions
The national project team …
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March 01, 2016 - Comparing Quality Scores to the Top 10 or 20 Percent
This approach is very similar to comparing each entity’s scores to the highest possible performance. Once again, you have to decide whether you will only consider the performance within your own community, or also consider performance from entities in other…
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September 01, 2024 - The Patient’s Role in Diagnostic Safety and Excellence: From Passive Reception Toward Co-Design
Next Steps
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Table of Contents
The Patient’s Role in Diagnostic Safety and Excellence: From Passive Reception Toward Co-Design
Introduction
The History of Patient Roles
Impac…
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October 01, 2014 - Meddings, Jennifer
Summaries of Independent Scientist (K) Awards
Summaries of recently funded projects for Independent Scientist and Mentored Clinical Scientist Development K Awards.
Institution: University of Michigan at Ann Arbor
Grant Title: Targeting Hospital-Acquired Complications: Impact on the Ca…
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July 01, 2023 - CEO/Senior Leader Checklist
AHRQ Safety Program for Perinatal Care
Who should use this tool: Senior leaders
Checklist Items
Leader Responsible
Date Initiated
1. Ensure all current and new employees receive Science of Safety training.
2. Assign a senior executive (C…
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November 19, 2019 - AHRQ Webcast Recent Insights into CAHPS Survey Modes and Response Rates - Intro
Recent Insights into CAHPS Survey Modes and
Response Rates
A Webcast Presented by the AHRQ CAHPS User Network
November 19, 2019
12:00 – 1:30 pm ET
Today’s Speakers
• Caren Ginsberg, Ph.D., CPXP, Agency for Healthcare Research
and Q…
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August 01, 2024 - EvidenceNOW Tools for Change
A Curated Collection for Practices and Practice Facilitators
The EvidenceNOW Model for supporting primary care practice improvement originated from a multiyear AHRQ grant initiative designed to advance the adoption of clinical and organizational evidence in small- and medium-siz…
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October 01, 2024 - PCOR Trust Fund Investments At-A-Glance
Patient-centered outcomes research (PCOR) provides decision-makers with objective, scientific evidence on the comparative effectiveness of treatments, services, and other interventions used in healthcare. The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Trust Fund (PCORTF) is funde…
www.ahrq.gov/hai/cusp/toolkit/ceo-snr-leader-chcklst.html
December 01, 2012 - CEO and Senior Leader Checklist
CUSP Toolkit
Checklists for senior leadership
Who should use this tool? Senior leaders.
Checklist items
Leader Responsible
Date Initiated
1. Ensure all current and new employees receive Science of Safety training.
2. Assign a senior executive …
www.ahrq.gov/chsp/data-resources/compendium/technical-documentation.html
December 01, 2023 - Compendium of U.S. Health Systems, Technical Documentation
In 2015, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) created the Comparative Health System Performance (CHSP) Initiative to study how health care systems promote evidence-based practices in delivering care. AHRQ's goal is to unders…