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The purpose of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality is to enhance the quality, appropriateness, and effectiveness of health services, and access to such services through the establishment of a broad base of scientific research and through the promotion of improvements in clinical and health system practices, including the prevention of diseases and other health conditions.

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  1. 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 42 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?
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. 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 15 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
  5. 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
  6. 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.
  7. 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
  8. 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
  9. 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.
  10. 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
  11. 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
  12. 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.
  13. 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
  14. 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.  
  15. 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.
  16. 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
  17. 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.
  18. 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 areasAreas 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
  19. 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
  20. 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%

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