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  1. www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/teamstepps/webinars/2016-materials/teamstepps-monthly-webinar-april2016.pptx
    January 01, 2016 - pre-surgery time out and checklists in surgery services Soon recognized the need to expand to other clinical areas … implementation in 2016 Written approval from senior leadership and board chair Define processes and clinical areas … baseline measures 2016 outcomes align with the clinical agenda of Clinical Services Group Clinical areas … Clinical focus areas: Nursing units Intensive Care Units Neonatal Intensive Care Units Labor & Delivery
  2. www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol4/Kleinpeter.pdf
    January 01, 2004 - In these instances, procedures were moved to clinical areas Advances in Patient Safety: Vol. 4 … Since the scope of this performance improvement project covered many areas of the hospital, and is not … of the JCAHO 2004 National Patient Safety Goals (NPSGs) by this department, addressed many of the areas … The nursing staff maintains the safety, security, and distribution of medications in the clinic areas … This process must occur consistently during procedures in the ambulatory areas as well.
  3. www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/ptflow/appendix-a.html
    April 01, 2020 - Each example includes the strategy, result, hospital demographics, type of staff involved, clinical areas … The solutions are listed under four major areas: access, throughput, ancillary, and disposition.
  4. www.ahrq.gov/sdoh-challenge/data_resources.html
    December 01, 2018 - Resources Files https://data.hrsa.gov/ HRSA Bureau of Health Workforce, Health Professional Shortages Areas
  5. www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/pressure_ulcer_prevention/module2/putoolkit_module2_tools.docx
    February 16, 2011 - This tool can be used to identify people from different interdisciplinary areas to take part on the implementation … (check all that apply) Determine areas for more analysis or evaluation Set priorities and allocate … The tool is one of a series of Facility Assessment Checklists used to identify areas that need improvement … not currently using the Norton or Braden risk assessment, does your screening address the following areas … Tools 13 Assessment of Pressure Ulcer Care Plan Does the care plan for pressure ulcers address all the areas
  6. www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/events/webinar/4-unc-webcast-fenton-wilhelm-amos.pdf
    August 15, 2019 - Compiled best practices from high-functioning organizations/areas 4. … • Created Education for nurses and physicians • Launch process: • Chose Launch Areas • Provided education … Committee • Perform Learning from Defects (LFD) tool for those reports assigned with a SAC 2 and 3 Areas … software for easier submission • Created a new process for event review • Launched new process in 7 areas … both inpatient and outpatient, with planned launch in all areas within a year • Re-launched our Patient
  7. www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa/058-nursing-protocol-showering-liquid.docx
    October 01, 2024 - . · The general guideline is to apply CHG from the cleanest to the dirtiest areas. · Make sure patient … Clean from the top down (cleanest to dirtiest areas). … Staff may need to help the patient wash areas that they cannot reach. 8.
  8. www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqdr16/appendixd_definitions.pdf
    January 01, 2013 - Urban-Rural Areas Urban and rural areas are defined based on the National Center for Health Statistics … Data Appendix D: Definitions Used in 2016 Report Racial and Ethnic Groups Income Urban-Rural Areas
  9. www.ahrq.gov/pqmp/implementation-qi/toolkit/tcd/key-driver.html
    September 01, 2021 - improve care for chronic diseases, but these resources were rarely devoted to children and only to those areas … These are generally focused either on improvement in the areas for which financial incentives have been … Other priorities are in high cost areas that are almost exclusively in the adult population. … This means incentives are provided to the health plans to focus improvement efforts on those specific areas
  10. www.ahrq.gov/chsp/about-chsp/centers/nber.html
    July 01, 2019 - measures to study variation in performance across organizational types, health systems, and geographic areas … health system organization and performance at a point in time, changes over time, and across geographic areas … initiative, five research projects are underway to examine delivery system performance in several distinct areas … providers to the markets in which they participate (e.g., hospital referral regions, primary care service areas
  11. www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/cdom1102.html
    October 01, 2014 - Kayani adds, "Inspired by this project, we created a ranking system for the counties, highlighting areas … necessary data for the general public, as well as State and local policymakers to identify priority areas
  12. www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/cdom0710.html
    October 01, 2014 - When nations are shown to perform well in specific areas, those nations' "best practices" may be used … Work is underway to implement more quality indicators and data collection in the areas of patient safety
  13. www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/clinicians-providers/iadapt/dutta.pdf
    December 19, 2014 - Marion Counties, the overall intervention contributed to greater knowledge for each of the knowledge areas … covered in the CERSGs when compared to the knowledge in the same areas in Allen County (comparison
  14. www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/injuries/fallspx/manapb9txt.html
    December 01, 2017 - Safety problems in common areas and with common equipment are listed on the back of this page. … Safety Problems in Common Areas With Common Equipment: Image of Form
  15. www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/action-alliance/advance-organizational-safety-strategies-slides.pdf
    June 18, 2024 - Questions to Run On How can the self-assessment tool help organizations identify and prioritize areas … with deploying the Self-Assessment Tool to ASSESS your current state in each of the 4 foundational areas … advocacy groups • UHG Plan: • Assess our current state • Leverage our best practices • Prioritize areas … 42 Quality and Safety Goals January 2024 • Quality and safety goal requirement for all business areas … Co-chairs join NSC meetings for feedback and to ensure coordination across focus areas.
  16. www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/making-healthcare-safer/mhs3/abstract.html
    March 01, 2020 - events, procedural events, and diagnostic errors; and the report covers 47 PSPs in 17 specific harm areas … While the team was going through the process of selecting PSPs to address specific harm areas, it became
  17. www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/nhqrdr/2023-NHQDR-appendixes-ACDE.pdf
    January 01, 2023 - Large fringe metropolitan areas are also described as suburban areas. … • People in small metro areas had worse access to care than people in large fringe metro areas for … • People in medium metro areas had worse quality of care than people in large fringe metro areas … • People in micropolitan areas had worse quality of care than people in large fringe metro areas … Affordable Care Quality Measures by Sub-Areas Effectiveness of Care Measures by Sub-Areas Healthy
  18. www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/nhqrdr/2023-NHQDR-appendixes-ACDE-rev.pdf
    January 01, 2023 - Large fringe metropolitan areas are also described as suburban areas. … • People in small metro areas had worse access to care than people in large fringe metro areas for … • People in medium metro areas had worse quality of care than people in large fringe metro areas … • People in micropolitan areas had worse quality of care than people in large fringe metro areas … Affordable Care Quality Measures by Sub-Areas Effectiveness of Care Measures by Sub-Areas Healthy
  19. www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol3/Advances-Montgomery_42.pdf
    March 05, 2008 - Each month, several teams walked through patient care areas and talked to staff. … Managers of the patient care areas did not participate. No advance notice was provided. … Data recorded by team members included the patient care areas visited and the number and disciplines … Communication • Incomplete hand-off from cardiac catheterization laboratory to other areas. … • Difficult to monitor/control visitor movement in/out of care areas.
  20. www.ahrq.gov/es/sops/resources/planning-tool/index.html
    August 01, 2024 - Identifying Areas To Improve: What areas do you want to focus on for improvement?

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