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  1. talkingquality.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.
  2. talkingquality.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
  3. talkingquality.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.
  4. talkingquality.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/candor/modules/facguide3.html
    August 01, 2022 - of the hospital or system board Quality, Safety, and Risk Management Selected leaders from these areas … relations Compliance Performance improvement Legal and Claims Selected leaders from these areas … Emergency department Operating room Surgery Obstetrics Other high-risk or representative areas … Emergency department Operating room Surgery Obstetrics Other high-risk or representative areas … This will allow the facilitator and improvement team to determine the areas where a gap exists and serve
  5. talkingquality.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/events/20160413/karen-posey.pdf
    April 13, 2016 - Understand drivers Operationalize • “Drivers” shared with business partners • The “why’s” behind areas … of dissatisfaction • Target areas more effectively to improve member experience 20 Health … 26 Execution to Results Strategic / Business Plan Outside-In (Insights) Execution Focus Areas
  6. talkingquality.ahrq.gov/news/blog/ahrqviews/uneven-impact-covid19.html
    December 01, 2021 - Hospital patients from large metro areas were more likely to die in the hospital from COVID-19 than patients … from rural areas, after adjusting for age, in the pandemic’s early months (April and May 2020). … But by June 2020, the trend reversed, and patients from rural areas were more likely to die in the hospital … from COVID-19 than patients from urban areas.
  7. talkingquality.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/816.html
    May 01, 2022 - Researchers examined the socioeconomic status of areas within states that expanded Medicaid and gained … new physicians compared with areas of states that did not expand Medicaid and lost new physicians. … states between 2014 and 2019, about 63 percent of physicians lost by nonexpansion states were from areas … not expanding Medicaid may have compromised access to care for residents of the most disadvantaged areas … in nonexpansion states, especially of small towns and rural areas.
  8. talkingquality.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/surveys/2019-pharmacy-sops-execsum.pdf
    January 01, 2019 - Patient Safety Culture (SOPS) Database part1c1patmg community pharmacies 2,157 OVERALL FINDINGS AREAS … positive response Patient Communication Counseling Openness 950/o 870/o The survey assesses 11 areas
  9. talkingquality.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/reports/safer-together.html
    November 01, 2022 - Implementation Resource Guide , the Plan centers on four foundational and interdependent priority areas … The NSC considers these areas to be foundational because they create the fertile soil that allows broader … The resulting recommendations in these four areas build on the substantial body of experience, evidence
  10. talkingquality.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/press-releases/research-grants-covid.html
    January 01, 2021 - Research projects will focus on areas such as the increased use of telehealth, best practices in rural … "AHRQ’s new funding will support research on the response in several areas of our nation’s healthcare … awarded for each of the 14 new projects to study the healthcare system’s COVID-19 response in four areas
  11. talkingquality.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/nhqrdr/2021qdr-final-es.pdf
    January 01, 2021 - the suburbs of large cities), people in urban cores, medium and small cities, and nonmetropolitan areas … An exception is a narrowing disparity between large fringe metro and large central metro areas in terms … Key lessons from the 2021 NHQDR include: • Several areas in which the nation has invested in quality … vs. 213.4 visits per 100,000 population in non-low-income areas in 2018 … ) had significantly lower rates of dental insurance: 49.2% and 48.2% in micropolitan and noncore areas
  12. talkingquality.ahrq.gov/cpi/about/otherwebsites/uspstf/nominate.html
    January 01, 2024 - strongest consideration will be given to individuals with demonstrated training and expertise in the areas … nominees must, at a minimum, demonstrate knowledge, expertise, and national leadership in the following areas … Additionally, the Task Force benefits from members with expertise in the following areas: Behavioral … Candidates with experience and skills in any of these areas should highlight them in their nomination
  13. talkingquality.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/index.html
    October 01, 2022 - Antibiotic Decision Making, and has tools to support their implementation and improve prescribing in three areas … support implementation of the Four Moments and improve antibiotic prescribing, focusing on three critical areas
  14. talkingquality.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/acute-care/index.html
    October 01, 2022 - Antibiotic Decision Making, and has tools to support their implementation and improve prescribing in three areas … support implementation of the Four Moments and improve antibiotic prescribing encompassing three critical areas
  15. talkingquality.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/nhqrdr/2022qdr-datasources.pdf
    December 01, 2022 - o Medium - Counties in metro areas of 250,000-999,999 population o Small - Counties in metro areas of … - Counties in metro areas of 250,000-999,999 population o Small - Counties in metro areas of 50,000 … - Counties in metro areas of 250,000-999,999 population o Small - Counties in metro areas of 50,000 … - Counties in metro areas of 250,000-999,999 population o Small - Counties in metro areas of 50,000 … Census Bureau regions; selected States; metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas; and urban-rural areas
  16. talkingquality.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sdoh/sdoh-environmental-scan.xlsx
    April 29, 2021 - In total, 87 different summary levels are available, with over 578,000 geographic areas. … the following geographic levels: Nation, all States (including DC and Puerto Rico), all metropolitan areas … of using multiyear estimates is the increased statistical reliability of the data for less populated areas … http://www.statsamerica.org/ii2/overview.aspx N Y N Economic development districts and metropolitan areas … All populated areas in a city that fall outside of a 10-minute walk service area are assigned a level
  17. talkingquality.ahrq.gov/practiceimprovement/delivery-initiative/index.html
    December 01, 2020 - Systems for American Indians and Alaska Natives Using Enhanced Data Infrastructure Identifying Key Areas … Lawrence Casalino, Weill Cornell, Identifying Key Areas for Delivery Systems Research: Paper ( PDF … Topical Papers and Briefs Presentations, topical papers and briefs on advanced methods, critical areas
  18. talkingquality.ahrq.gov/funding/training-grants/nrsa.html
    December 01, 2022 - become productive, independent investigators in health services research, with a research interest in areas … Frequently Asked Questions What areas of research does AHRQ support? … Within the mission, AHRQ's specific priority areas of focus are as follows: Research to improve health
  19. talkingquality.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.
  20. talkingquality.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/index.html
    October 01, 2022 - Antibiotic Decision Making and has tools to support their implementation and improve prescribing in three areas … support implementation of the Four Moments and improve antibiotic prescribing, focusing on three critical areas

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