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141. Participating in the SOPS Hospital Survey Database | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     November 01, 2023 - Changes can only be made to the units/work areas, staff positions, and background questions at the end … If units/work areas and/or staff positions are modified, they need to be cross-walked back to the original … The core does not include units/work areas, staff positions, and background questions at the end of

142. Patient Safety Chartbook Highlights Strengths and Weaknesses in the Healthcare System | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     March 01, 2024 - Its review of NHQDR priority areas describes quality measure trends between 2002 and 2022 in several … areas, including: Patient-centeredness, in which 11 measures improved and six did not change.

143. Teaching Pre-Implementation Readiness | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     January 01, 2024 - a matter of “more or less,” and if an organization is unsure that they are ready, they can address areas … Alternatively, they may start the process incrementally in units or areas that seem most ready.  

144. ASTD Coaching Self-Assessment Form (pdf file)
     ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/teamstepps-program/tools/astd-coaching-self-assessment-form.pdf
     May 31, 2023 - They represent areas in which you need to excel in order to fulfill your coaching role successfully … abilities and interests of the person you are coaching directs your coaching efforts to the most critical areas … Which two or three competency areas do you need to improve most? 3. … What's in it for you to better yourself in these areas? 4. What have you tried before? 5. … What steps can you take personally to improve in these areas? 6.

145. Implementation of an Event Reporting and Learning System Leads to Improvements in Patient Safety Culture at UNC Medical Center-Fenton-Wilhelm-Amos (pdf file)
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     August 15, 2019 - Compiled best practices from high-functioning organizations/areas 4. … • Created Education for nurses and physicians • Launch process: • Chose Launch Areas • Provided education … Committee • Perform Learning from Defects (LFD) tool for those reports assigned with a SAC 2 and 3 Areas … software for easier submission • Created a new process for event review • Launched new process in 7 areas … both inpatient and outpatient, with planned launch in all areas within a year • Re-launched our Patient

146. Readiness Assessment | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     January 01, 2013 - Least frequently reported was the routine bathing of patients in clinical areas with chlorhexidine (20.7 … designed to assess adoption of best clinical practices (e.g., frequency of bathing patients in clinical areas … Least frequent was the routine bathing of patients in clinical areas with chlorhexidine (20.7 percent … chlorhexidine impregnated patch for central venous line care and, 4) bathe patients in clinical care areas

147. Key Driver Diagram | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     September 01, 2021 - improve care for chronic diseases, but these resources were rarely devoted to children and only to those areas … These are generally focused either on improvement in the areas for which financial incentives have been … Other priorities are in high cost areas that are almost exclusively in the adult population. … This means incentives are provided to the health plans to focus improvement efforts on those specific areas

148. Standardizing Ambulatory Care Procedures in a Public Hospital System to Improve Patient Safety (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2004 - In these instances, procedures were moved to clinical areas Advances in Patient Safety: Vol. 4 … Since the scope of this performance improvement project covered many areas of the hospital, and is not … of the JCAHO 2004 National Patient Safety Goals (NPSGs) by this department, addressed many of the areas … The nursing staff maintains the safety, security, and distribution of medications in the clinic areas … This process must occur consistently during procedures in the ambulatory areas as well.

149. Strategic Plan: Children as a Priority Population | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     December 01, 1999 - Goals and Objectives The goals for the Agency in the area of child health address six areas: Contribute … The first three areas follow the Agency's research cycle. … health care services for the Nation's children, new research is needed to fill critical gaps in the areas … Strategy 1.7.1 : Continue to analyze specific topics (including cross-cutting areas such as settings … Strategy 6.2.3 : Use creative mechanisms to publicize the need for research in critical areas.

150. Pressure Ulcer Prevention Toolkit (doc file)
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     February 16, 2011 - This tool can be used to identify people from different interdisciplinary areas to take part on the implementation … (check all that apply) Determine areas for more analysis or evaluation Set priorities and allocate … The tool is one of a series of Facility Assessment Checklists used to identify areas that need improvement … not currently using the Norton or Braden risk assessment, does your screening address the following areas … Tools 13 Assessment of Pressure Ulcer Care Plan Does the care plan for pressure ulcers address all the areas

151. Appendix III (continued) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     June 01, 2010 - Measures and Gaps Program Performance Measures and Gaps Other Potentially Important Measurement Areas … Testing: Not specified Summary: This interview tool measures consumer satisfaction in three focus areas … 4-point response scale to review selected consumers' case records and make judgments on these five areas … Using: Wisconsin Psychometric Testing: Not specified Summary: The survey tool contains four focus areas … Quality indicators and performance measures are connected to five major outcomes or focus areas: 1) Access

152. Appendix III (continued) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     June 01, 2010 - Six measurement areas are: self-report of unmet need; satisfaction with care; morale, adverse health … Items are grouped into five service areas: case management; grocery service; home health aide services … Focus areas include accidents, cognitive patterns, elimination and incontinence, emotional well-being … Summary: Tool assesses satisfaction in 16 areas, using a 7-point satisfaction/dissatisfaction scale. … The major focus areas for the measures include nutrition, medication, incontinence, ulcers, physical

153. Patient Safety Tools | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     June 01, 2022 - quality: Patient Safety Indicators reflect quality of care inside hospitals, as well as geographic areas … Prevention Quality Indicators identify hospital admissions in geographic areas that evidence suggests … Inpatient Quality Indicators reflect quality of care inside hospitals, as well as across geographic areas … use among children and neonates to reflect quality of care inside hospitals, as well as geographic areas … The report makes recommendations for system improvements in the following areas— Health care technologies

154. Grantees Focusing on African Americans | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     February 01, 2021 - mortality associated with early-stage breast cancer among African Americans living in rural and urban areas … the difference in prevalence of mastectomy versus breast-conserving surgery between urban and rural areas … of breast cancer and resulting complications for African American women residing in urban and rural areas

155. 4. Overlap and Coordination of Federal Agency Research Portfolios in HSR and PCR | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     June 01, 2020 - Acknowledgments Abbreviations Introduction Study Methods Breadth & Focus Areas … We then note research areas considered by individual study participants to lack sufficient coordination … A researcher in health care disparities similarly described the overlap in research areas between AHRQ … So there’s going to be overlap, but I think there’s a lot of areas where they don’t overlap. … Are there areas of overlap? Certainly.

156. Impact of Staff-Led Safety Walk Rounds (pdf file)
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     March 05, 2008 - Each month, several teams walked through patient care areas and talked to staff. … Managers of the patient care areas did not participate. No advance notice was provided. … Data recorded by team members included the patient care areas visited and the number and disciplines … Communication • Incomplete hand-off from cardiac catheterization laboratory to other areas. … • Difficult to monitor/control visitor movement in/out of care areas.

157. Chapter 2. Building the Project Foundation: Project Teams and Scope | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     July 01, 2022 - Members may include: Physicians, nurses, pharmacists, discharge planners, and others representing areas … of focus (e.g., inpatient units, outpatient clinics, procedural areas). … Before determining the scope of the project, you may find it helpful to create a list of all areas within … development of the scope and charter of the project based on the individuality of the facility and areas … This helped identify areas of focus, explored depth of issues, and provided the team with a realistic

158. 2023 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report Data Sources (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2023 - Medium - Counties in metro areas of 250,000-999,999 population 4. … Medium - Counties in metro areas of 250,000-999,999 population 4. … Medium - Counties in metro areas of 250,000-999,999 population 4. … Medium - Counties in metro areas of 250,000-999,999 population 4. … Other areas of future focus are outpatient surgery and chemotherapy.

159. External-Stakeholder-Report (pdf file)
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     June 23, 2023 - , including as outcomes within the priority areas. … The statement of task specified the following four priority topic areas. 1. … Below are the seven areas identified by USPSTF. … areas and priority areas in the PCORTF Strategic Framework where applicable. 1. … Preventive Services Task Force Data Source Overview Key Priority Areas 8.

160. Turning Data Into Action—Using HSOPS and SSI Data as Part of a Meaningful Change: Facilitator Notes | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     December 01, 2017 - It will help to provide focus, identify areas for potential improvement, and guide efforts to brainstorm … There are many tools and methods for improving your work areas culture of safety. … For many work areas, this may mean holding more than one survey debriefing discussion. … , a facilitator can use the Culture Check-Up Tool to help team members examine the roots of problem areas … On the frontline side, staff will post infection rates throughout the surgical areas, such as in the