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ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/events/webinar/04-new_sops_diagnostic_safety-yount.pdf
October 20, 2021 - Technical
Expert Panel (TEP)
Interviewed experts,
providers, and staff
Identified key
thematic areas … Panel Members
Kelly Gleason Mark Graber David Newman-
Toker
Gordy Schiff Hardeep Singh
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What areas … List of patient safety and quality issues
• Overall ratings on quality and patient safety
43
What areas … Three composite measures, or groups of items assessing specific
areas of diagnostic safety:
► Time … What areas of diagnostic safety are assessed?
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ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/zimring-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - Identified major research areas linking the hospital environment to patient and
staff outcomes. … During the conference, participants were asked to focus their attention on
these areas of research, … Identified research priorities and opportunities within the major research areas.
i. … working to identify research priorities and opportunities within each of the
three major research areas … Summit participants, including specific
research questions, for each of the three major research areas
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ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/funding/training-grants/r36.html
November 01, 2023 - program supports dissertation research that addresses AHRQ’s mission and priorities and welcomes any areas … Frequently Asked Questions
What areas of research does AHRQ support under the R36 program? … Within the mission, AHRQ's specific priority areas of focus are as follows:
Research to improve health
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ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/events/webinar/sops_101_webcast-2022-gray.pdf
January 01, 2022 - Free technical assistance and resources available
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Areas of Patient Safety Culture Assessed
Across … Technical Expert
Panel (TEP)
Interview experts,
providers, and
staff
Identify key
thematic areas … patient safety
culture
Raise staff
awareness
about patient
safety
Identify
strengths and
areas … 5 Reasons to Use the AHRQ SOPS Surveys
Areas of Patient Safety Culture Assessed Across SOPS Surveys
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ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/learning-health-systems/harrison-borsky-lhs-research-progams.pdf
October 13, 2021 - New CEO renames, reorganizes program --
► MDs replace researchers as leads of program’s focal areas … QI group.
collaborate with QI unit
Operations: ~ 35 FTEs;, PhD leaders for 3
Operations: project areas … : evidence review; focal areas (population health, community-
analytics; implementation design, support … Areas: substantial
leadership; support for residents’ research (training)
studies;
Testing, implementing … Some notable areas: modeling care demand &
supply; rapid evidence reviews; analysis & feedback of available
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ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/health-literacy/improve/precautions/guide/path.html
September 01, 2020 - Team members may think they know which areas are relevant to their improvement work and want to skip … In which areas did you find agreement, and in which areas is there disagreement? … Which are areas of strength, and which areas need improvement in your practice? … Which areas for improvement are most important for the practice? … Such results could point you to important areas for improvement.
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ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/action-alliance/CMS-Aug-23-board-session.pdf
August 22, 2023 - Four Pillars of the National Action Plan
The Action Alliance will build upon the
four foundational areas … Our board proactively adds to the agenda areas of quality oversight or concern
2. … Our board is very hospital-centric and does not ev aluate quality in all the areas
we provide care … Board reviews trends or drivers of effective and appropriate care as defined for the different areas … to create deeper discussion on quality and
eliminate low ROI areas off board agenda
• Ensure that
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ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/events/20131008_cg/3_Liza_Nyeko_slides_37-40.pdf
October 08, 2013 - in 2013
• Population includes adult and pediatric patients
• Primary Care and variety of specialty areas … covered
• 14 Clinical areas and 116 practices
• Phone and internet survey modes; initial contacts … service
Practice level
Benchmarks and targets incorporated, where relevant
Practice Engagement Areas
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ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/sops-action-planning-tool-template.pdf
November 10, 2022 - Identifying Areas To Improve
1a. What areas do you want to focus on for improvement?
1b.
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ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/hai/universal-icu-decolonization/universal-icu-apd.html
September 01, 2013 - Use the six cloths for bathing all body areas below the jawline:
Cloth 1: Neck, shoulders and chest … Ensure thorough cleaning, with special attention to commonly soiled areas such as the neck, skin folds … , and perineal areas. … CHG is safe to use on perineal areas, including external mucosa. … Pay special attention to cleaning skin areas surrounding lines and other devices to ensure removal of
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ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/health-literacy/improve/precautions/tool2.html
May 01, 2024 - Health Literacy Assessment can help you examine your practice's strengths and weaknesses in five key areas … Congratulate yourselves on high performance areas, where there is consensus that the practice is doing … Here are some typical comments:
"The assessment increased our attention to areas not previously identified … Doing so will help you confirm areas of improvement, find areas that need more work or a different approach
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ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/health-literacy/improve/pharmacy/guide/part2.html
September 01, 2020 - Interpreting and Reporting Pharmacy Staff Survey Results
Examine percentages and frequencies to determine areas … High percentages of responses of "Our pharmacy is doing this well" indicate areas in which the pharmacy … High percentages of responses of "This is something our pharmacy is not doing" indicate areas in which … Frequent responses of "Our pharmacy is doing this but could make some improvements" indicate areas in … Identify areas of strength and weakness, as indicated by pharmacy staff.
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ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/match/appendix/app-4.html
July 01, 2022 - Before determining the scope of your project, you may find it helpful to first identify all areas … Identify Areas within Your Organization That Administer Medications
Practice Settings/Areas That Administer … Medications
Types of Patients These Areas Serve: Inpatient, Outpatient, Both
Do These Practice Settings … Should your initial scope include patients admitted through the emergency department or from procedural areas
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ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/data/hcup/mental-disorders.html
May 01, 2023 - population for mental disorders during the 3-year period 2016-2018, comparing national, State, and substate areas … in identifying hot spots in hospitalization rates and examining how the rates vary across geographic areas … Geographic areas are based on the patient ZIP Code of residence.
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ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/chartbooks/ruralhealth/index.html
November 01, 2021 - This chartbook includes a summary of trends across measures of healthcare in rural areas from the NHQDR … and figures illustrating select measures of healthcare in rural areas.
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ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/policymakers/chipra/demoeval/what-we-learned/amplify-impact-webinar.html
October 01, 2020 - Slide 4
Demonstration grantees* and partnering states implemented 52 projects across 5 topic areas … Initiate QI initiatives
Prioritize, align QI areas.
Increase provider, family buy-in. … The figure depicts the role of stakeholders in three areas: calculate measures, disseminate results, … The actions for initiation of quality improvement activities are prioritize and align areas, increase … The figure illustrates the role of stakeholders in improving the quality of service delivery in three areas
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ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/publications/files/qipcfactsheet.pdf
June 01, 2014 - This QI orientation guides practices to set priorities for areas to
improve and the work needed to achieve … The specific areas that practices choose to address
through ongoing QI efforts, and the methods they … Some examples of specific areas that might be
priorities for practices include improving the identification … These skills
include identifying areas for improvement, understanding and using data, planning and making … • Helps identify gaps in
services or overuse of
services and potential
areas for improvement.
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ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sops/about/patient-safety-culture.html
March 01, 2022 - optional supplemental item sets that can be added to the core surveys to assess additional content areas … Areas of Patient Safety Culture Assessed by the SOPS Surveys
The areas of patient safety culture assessed … Each of these areas is assessed by multiple survey items to enable reliable measurement and facilitate
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ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/abate/huddle/mupirocin-administration.docx
March 01, 2022 - Mupirocin Administration
· Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) lives in the nose and can spread to other areas … Mupirocin Administration
· Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) lives in the nose and can spread to other areas
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ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/nhqrdr/2022qdr-appendix-combined.pdf
October 25, 2022 - Large fringe metropolitan areas are also
described as suburban areas. … • People in medium metro areas had worse access to care than people in large fringe metro
areas for … • People in small metro areas had worse access to care than people in large fringe metro areas
for … • People in micropolitan areas had worse access to care than people in large fringe metro areas
for … • People in noncore areas had worse access to care than people in large fringe metro areas for
25%