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  1. www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/education/curriculum-tools/cusptoolkit/toolkit/contentcalls/nurse_empower-slides/How-CUSP-Enables-Nurse-Empowerment-Nov-15-2011-508.ppt
    January 01, 2011 - It Empowers Nurses Driven by frontline staff – Nurses Identifies problem areas: What staff think are … impeding patient care vs. what managers/directors think are priority areas Designed for bedside caregivers
  2. www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/resource/qitool/pediatric.html
    December 01, 2017 - help you understand how your organization's practices align with best practices to identify potential areas … and Debriefing Includes a tool to assist in evaluating the implementation process and identifying areas
  3. www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/pressure_ulcer_prevention/webinars/webinar6_pu_woundassesst.pdf
    April 01, 2011 - – In contrast, areas of significant adiposity can develop extremely deep stage III pressure ulcers
  4. www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/surveys-guidance/item-sets/literacy/about_the_health_literacy_item_set_for_hospitals_911.pdf
    October 01, 2015 - professionals are reducing the health literacy demands they place on patients and • Identify potential areas … The items address the following six topic areas: • Information about medications • Communication … hospital administrators, providers, and staff can use the survey results to • Identify specific topic areas … help you explore performance issues raised by the core survey measures and items or probe specific areas
  5. www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/chartbooks/effectivetreatment/cvd.html
    June 01, 2018 - Groups With Disparities: In all years, residents of micropolitan and noncore areas had higher inpatient … mortality rates for hospital admissions with heart attack than residents of large fringe metropolitan areas … At current rates of improvement, patients from large fringe, large central, and small metropolitan areas … 2011 benchmark in less than a year while patients from micropolitan, noncore, and medium metropolitan areas
  6. www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/quality-improvement/reports-and-case-studies/cgcahps-webcast-brief-2014.pdf
    January 01, 2014 - Practice engagement areas receive monthly dashboards that focus on key indicators. … the practice level, the service team and practice management look closely at the data, identify areas … Practices that performed well in these areas could opt for setting targets in alternative measures … For example, in an effort to establish consistency in customer service across clinical areas, the service
  7. www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/events/20141022_cg/cgcahps-webcast-brief-2014.pdf
    January 01, 2014 - Practice engagement areas receive monthly dashboards that focus on key indicators. … the practice level, the service team and practice management look closely at the data, identify areas … Practices that performed well in these areas could opt for setting targets in alternative measures … For example, in an effort to establish consistency in customer service across clinical areas, the service
  8. www.ahrq.gov/hai/cusp/modules/spread/notes.html
    December 01, 2012 - knowledge transfer consist of practices that create, capture, organize, and distribute information to other areas … encountered, and other information that may increase the success of the process as it spreads to new areas … team is ready to determine how to sustain the improvement in the tested area and spread it to other areas … Selecting similar units or areas in which to spread the process is often a successful strategy.
  9. www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/engagingfamilies/strategy1/Strat1_Tool_9_AdvisorTrain_508.docx
    March 06, 2013 - During these meetings, the staff liaison will also ask you about your goals and whether there are any areas … staff liaison to meet with you on a regular basis so that you can become aware of your strengths and areas … One way to identify areas for improvement is to look at whether the right things happen as part of our … Another important way to identify areas for improvement is to ask patients about their experiences. … [NOTE: Insert other information here about ways in which your hospital identifies areas for quality and
  10. www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/engagingfamilies/strategy1/Strat1_Tool_9_AdvisorTrain_508.pdf
    March 06, 2013 - During these meetings, the staff liaison will also ask you about your goals and whether there are any areas … addition to asking patient and family advisors for feedback, there are other ways that we identify areas … One way to identify areas for improvement is to look at whether the right things happen as part of our … Another important way to identify areas for improvement is to ask patients about their experiences. … [NOTE: Insert other information here about ways in which your hospital identifies areas for quality
  11. www.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance/hp/about/NCQAs-CAHPS-HP-Survey.html
    April 01, 2020 - the surveys are largely the same, the NCQA version of the Health Plan Survey differs in the following areas
  12. www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/multichronic/mcc-research-summit.html
    November 01, 2021 - participants then engaged in a series of lively small group discussions to identify refine, and prioritize areas
  13. www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/distributed-cognition-er-nurses5.html
    August 01, 2022 - Cognition Nurses' Role in Diagnosis, Through the Lens of Distributed Cognition Recommendations and Areas
  14. www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/events/webinar/02-sops-teamstepps-webcast-bakdash.pdf
    January 01, 2022 - Areas of strength for most hospitals Area of potential improvement for most hospitals 11 AHRQ’s
  15. www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/ncepcr/tools/PCMH/pcpf-module-10-workflow-mapping.pdf
    September 01, 2015 - Are there areas of unnecessary duplication or redundancy? … • Are there areas that rely on an individual to remember to do something? … Option #1) 1/25/2022 How to Analyze my Map You can use your process map to assess problem areas … or potential areas for improvement by examining some of the following:  Bottlenecks and other sources … or areas of inefficiency
  16. www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/chartbooks/access/access-slides.html
    June 01, 2018 - Assesses the performance of our health system and identifies areas of strength and weakness along three … It has also been found that Black and Hispanic physicians practice in areas with larger Black and Hispanic … Therefore, residents of rural areas may have difficulty gaining access to care in trauma centers. … percentage of people who used trauma centers declined among residents of large central metropolitan areas … , medium metropolitan areas, and micropolitan areas.
  17. www.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/sustainability/assessment-tool.html
    March 01, 2017 - designed to guide you through the development of an action plan to increase the likelihood of sustaining areas
  18. www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/quality-measures/21st-century/index.html
    June 01, 2018 - Confronting Quality Problems There are several areas where the quality of American health care is falling … In some areas, such as chronic disease, very little is being done to measure quality. … In other areas, health plans are being overwhelmed by conflicting and redundant requests. … they attain the performance standards set in customer service, quality, data collection, and other areas … Problems While millions of Americans receive high-quality health care services, there are a number of areas
  19. www.ahrq.gov/policymakers/chipra/demoeval/what-we-learned/highlight08.html
    June 01, 2014 - In some rural areas, SBHCs are the only primary care providers for children and adolescents. … In the poorer areas, parents . . . can’t take off work, and they can’t drive. … health care providers in both States, expect these activities to yield positive results in several areas … The States hired a youth engagement specialist, who works with SBHCs to identify areas to increase youth … Assess what PCMH features SBHCs already have to determine gaps and potential areas of focus for State
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    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/education/curriculum-tools/cusptoolkit/toolkit/contentcalls/org_embrace-slides/Organizational-Embrace-of-CUSP-to-Improve-Patient-Safety-Mar-20-2012-508.ppt
    January 01, 2012 - March 20, 2012 * Objectives To relate an organization’s approach to implementing CUSP in multiple areas … ContactVPNotes/Follow-upClosed Date Sheet1 Patient Safety Survey June 2011 Hospital Work Areas … Sheet2 Sheet3 Sheet1 Patient Safety Survey June 2011 Hospital Work Areas … Sheet2 Sheet3 Sheet1 Patient Safety Survey June 2011 Hospital Work Areas … Sheet2 Sheet3 Sheet1 Patient Safety Survey June 2011 Hospital Work Areas

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