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talkingquality.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/nhqrdr/dataspotlight-aian-diabetes.pdf
December 01, 2018 - Hospital Admissions for Uncontrolled Diabetes Improving
ve
or even
HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS FOR
UNCONTROLLED DIABETES
IMPROVING AMONG
AMERICAN INDIANS AND
ALASKA NATIVES
Did you know? More than 100 million people living in the United States ha
diabetes or are at risk for diabetes.1 American Indians and Alaska Nati…
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talkingquality.ahrq.gov/news/events/nac/2016-11-nac/nacmtg1116-minutes.html
August 01, 2017 - reported that AHRQ’s support for investigator-initiated and targeted research spans the agency’s program areas … Total grant funding in these areas of research for FY 2017 is estimated to be $192.3 million.
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talkingquality.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/d4b_combo_psi05-foreignbody-bestpractices.pdf
November 01, 2012 - Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement
Toolkit for Using the AHRQ Quality Indicators
How To Improve Hospital Quality and Safety
1 Tool D.4b
Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement
PSI 05: Retained Surgical Item or Unretrieved Device Fragment Count
Why Focus on Retained Fore…
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talkingquality.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/engagingfamilies/strategy1/Strat1_Implement_Hndbook_508_v2.pdf
January 28, 2011 - Patient and family advisors help identify what your hospital is doing well and also
help pinpoint areas … Patient and family advisors can offer:
• Insights about a hospital’s strengths and areas where changes … Some hospitals create competitions to recognize the
clinical areas that identify the largest number … quarterly meeting to talk about how the
experience is going and to identify whether there are any areas … Be sure to include all areas accessible to patients and families,
Strategy 1: Working With Patient
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talkingquality.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/prevention-chronic-care/improve/coordination/webinar03/logic_models.pptx
July 15, 2013 - funded integrated models
1% tax on incomes > $ million to fund public mental health services in specific areas
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talkingquality.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/fall-prevention/workshop/module-4/guide.html
October 01, 2017 - crucial, because once patients are off the unit floor, other hospital Team members in those testing areas … Fall prevention should be included in four areas of training:
Annual fall prevention education for
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talkingquality.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/d4p_combo_pdi02-pressureulcer-bestpractices.pdf
January 01, 2012 - individuals with darkly pigmented skin.8
o Ask patients and/or caregivers, as appropriate, to identify any areas
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talkingquality.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/fall-prevention/toolkit/practices.html
January 01, 2013 - Keep patient care areas uncluttered.
Follow safe patient handling practices.
3.2.2. … They apply across all hospital areas and help safeguard not only patients, but also visitors and staff … Zones:A Strategy for Supervising Cognitively Impaired Patients
Some hospital units have designated areas … These areas have enhanced staffing to observe patients more closely. … aspects of the care plan for patients who needed to be transported between the unit and procedural areas
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talkingquality.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policy/eeo/eeo-complaints-process-memo-0224.pdf
March 27, 2023 - Memo from the Director: Equal Employment Opportunity and EEO Complaints Process
AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY
Subject: Equal Employment Opportunity and EEO Complaints Process
Memo from the Director
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) is committed to ensuring and promoting the f…
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talkingquality.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/npsd/npsd-portfolios-summary-profile-2014.pdf
January 01, 2014 - However, the majority of these facilities were found
in metropolitan areas with populations greater
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talkingquality.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/fall-prevention/workshop/module-5/guide.html
September 01, 2017 - For example, if your fall rate is high, what specific areas should you focus your energies on? … Ensure that the care plans address all areas of risk.
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talkingquality.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/g2_combo_specifictoolstosupportchange.pdf
January 01, 2011 - It also helps
a team communicate the rationale for focusing on
certain areas. … into spreadsheet
models without the limitations imposed by templates
with fixed input and output areas … Teams can also use them to pinpoint certain areas of
interest (e.g., did the patients find the new form
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talkingquality.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/pressure_ulcer_prevention/module1/module1_pu-whychange.docx
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SAY: The Toolkit is focused on engaging an interdisciplinary Team, including members from many areas … The data tell you:
What areas of your prevention plan can be improved.
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talkingquality.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/pressure_ulcer_prevention/module4/module4_pu-implementation.docx
August 31, 2017 - Pressure injury prevention should be included in four areas of training:
· Annual education for all staff … pressure injuries in patients.
· The importance of the Unit Champions.
· Communication of successes and areas
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talkingquality.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/primary-care/tpc/tpc-synthesis-report.pdf
July 22, 2015 - Gabbay and colleagues, who studied the Chronic Care Initiative in Pennsylvania,
identified three main areas … In their study of safety net clinics in New Orleans, declines were
observed in the areas of access, … after PCMH implementation revealed small but statistically significant
improvements in four of seven areas … This body of work also highlights a number of areas for future research. … practices and
60% solo
practices
Varied in size Michigan
(including
urban,
suburban, and
rural areas
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talkingquality.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/surveys/medical-office/medical-office-ve-suppl-item-set-english-2023.docx
January 01, 2023 - SOPS® Value and Efficiency Supplemental Item Set for the SOPS Medical Office Survey - English
SOPS® Value and Efficiency Supplemental Item Set for the SOPS Medical Office Survey
Language: English
Purpose: This supplemental item set was designed for use with the core SOPS® Medical Office Survey to help medical office…
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talkingquality.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/tools-and-materials/burnout-in-primary-care.pdf
February 01, 2023 - to support continuous learning and the collective
development of strategies to address identified areas … • The Maslach Burnout Toolkit™ includes
the Areas of Worklife Survey (AWS) –
an additional 28-item … improvement, and conduct small tests of a change before rolling it out more broadly.32
Below we describe areas
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talkingquality.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/cauti-tools/impl-guide/implementation-guide-appendix-b.docx
April 24, 2015 - URINARY CATHETERIZATION – Sample Policy
AHRQ Safety Program for Reducing CAUTI in Hospitals
Appendix B. Urinary Catheterization – Sample Policy
Purpose
The purpose of urinary catheterization is to facilitate urinary drainage when medically necessary. Urinary catheters should be evaluated every day for need and remo…
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talkingquality.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/c1_combo_prioritizationworksheetinstructions.pdf
June 05, 2016 - In those areas marked with a no, your
organization will need to address these barriers before an improvement
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talkingquality.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/candor/grandrounds/mod01-grand-rounds-slides.pdf
April 01, 2016 - within which humans work is the
field of ergonomics; as we work more at desks and computers, these areas