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  1. www.ahrq.gov/news/events/nac/2020-07-nac/nacmtg071420-minutes.html
    November 01, 2020 - The agency’s staff has been defining paths to move forward in areas of need, and some of those would … Meyers described recent accomplishments of the agency in the areas of research, practice improvement, … AHRQ is charged with spending the money in three areas: disseminating and implementing evidence into … AHRQ intends to present its strategic planning in these areas at the November NAC meeting. … The agency is pursuing COVID-19 efforts within its major areas of research, practice improvement, and
  2. www.ahrq.gov/research/shuttered/toolkitchecklist/surgetkit2.html
    July 01, 2018 - Restore heat or air conditioning as needed to all areas of the facility that will be occupied. … As determined by security expert, partition off areas of the facility that will not be used. … Shut off water to areas of the facility closed during normal use of the facility. … Determine if any additional specialty areas will be needed. … Determine if any additional specialty areas are needed.
  3. www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/events/webinars/addressing-emerging-needs-09132023-edgeman-levitan.pdf
    October 01, 2023 - performance to peers • Detect trends • Deeper focus on item-level results Identify strengths and areas … organizations, • Updating content ► Current evidence ► Equity improvement strategies ► New topic areas
  4. Final2016Qdr-Cx (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqdr16/final2016qdr-cx.pdf
    October 01, 2017 - 2014-2015, but disparities persist, especially for poor and uninsured populations in all priority areas … The report assesses the performance of our health care system and identifies areas of strengths and … and small rural areas. … In 2015, residents of medium metropolitan areas (24.2%) and noncore areas (26.8%) who needed treatment … The QDR data demonstrate significant progress in some areas and identify other areas that merit more
  5. www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/hcbs/report/apiiie.html
    June 01, 2010 - Measures and Gaps Program Performance Measures and Gaps Other Potentially Important Measurement Areas … Families are asked to rate their satisfaction using a 5-point Likert scale in ten areas related to the … Measures are organized according to six focus areas: (1) Personal Outcomes, (2) Satisfaction, (3) Quality … Psychometric Testing: NCI measures have been tested, unclear if others have been Summary: Focus areas … Other methodologies included periodic, indepth reviews of randomly selected quality focus areas, review
  6. www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/hcbs/report/apiiii.html
    June 01, 2010 - Measures and Gaps Program Performance Measures and Gaps Other Potentially Important Measurement Areas … Focus areas include barriers to employment, use of personal assistance services at home and at work, … interviews Total Items/indicators: Outcomes (O) and Performance Indicators (PI) by TN's 10 Focus Areas … Indicators are grouped into six broad areas: Consumer Outcomes, System Performance, Health, Welfare, … These six questions were added to both tools to provide the State with more information about select areas
  7. www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/engagingfamilies/howtogetstarted/How_to_Use_Guide_508.pdf
    February 08, 2018 - A careful process of identifying areas for improvement, getting commitment from leadership, selecting … Look at any quality information your hospital currently collects to identify areas for improvement. … Both leadership rounds and walkabouts are additional ways to gather data and identify potential areas … In cases where your hospital already has identified key improvement areas, ask the multidisciplinary … team to weigh in on and prioritize these areas.
  8. www.ahrq.gov/sdoh/index.html
    tools that can power understanding of SDOH Areas
  9. www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/reports/candor-demo-program/candor/demo-program/index.html
    August 01, 2022 - These projects sought to improve care in clinical areas that frequently are the subject of a large number … And, generally, the thirteen planning projects funded covered three main areas, although there was some
  10. www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/events/webinar/sops-101-webcast-databases.pdf
    January 01, 2022 - customized feedback report ► Displays site results with Database results ► Identifies strengths and areas … Identify patient safety culture areas for improvement 2.
  11. www.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance/item-sets/literacy/index.html
    December 01, 2022 - Topics Addressed by the Health Literacy Item Sets The items address the following five topic areas: … example, based on their survey results, providers could do the following: Identify specific topic areas
  12. www.ahrq.gov/cahps/news-and-events/events/ahrq-conference-2015/hays-slides.html
    March 01, 2016 - demographic information for persons with newly diagnosed (incident) cancer in specific geographical areas … California, Connecticut, Hawaii, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, New Mexico, New Jersey, Utah Metropolitan areas
  13. www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/events/ahrq-conference-2015/cahps-preconf-hays.pdf
    January 01, 2015 - demographic information for persons with newly diagnosed (incident) cancer in specific geographical areas … , Connecticut, Hawaii, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, New Mexico, New Jersey, Utah – Metropolitan areas
  14. www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/hcbs/report/index.html
    June 01, 2010 - Measures and Gaps Program Performance Measures and Gaps Other Potentially Important Measurement Areas … Measures and Gaps Program Performance Measures and Gaps Other Potentially Important Measurement Areas
  15. Overview (doc file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/implementation/long-term-modules/overview.docx
    March 01, 2017 - Follow these steps to help you connect the improvement areas to the toolkit materials: 1. … Identify the areas of patient safety culture that require improvement in your facility. 2.
  16. www.ahrq.gov/data/apcd/backgroundrpt/conclusion.html
    April 01, 2017 - Varied measures in high-priority clinical areas theoretically feasible using APCD data. … Specifically, mental health and pediatric care are areas where APCD data can uniquely contribute to population
  17. www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/education/curriculum-tools/teamstepps/instructor/fundamentals/module10/slmeasure.pptx
    February 03, 2006 - interventions (e.g., TeamSTEPPS) TEAMSTEPPS 05.2 Mod 10 2.0 Page ‹#› Measurement Survey Measures: 12 Areas … of Patient Safety and Two Overall Items Unit-level safety areas Hospitalwide safety areas Overall perceptions
  18. www.ahrq.gov/funding/training-grants/hsrguide/hsrguide.html
    October 01, 2014 - As solutions are sought, it becomes more important to involve the areas and groups most affected by the … competitiveness of institutions that predominantly serve racial/ethnic minorities or are located in geographic areas … Identifying your organization's existing capacity and resources helps to determine your strengths and areas
  19. www.ahrq.gov/practiceimprovement/delivery-initiative/ihs/chapter1.html
    December 01, 2017 - At least one of the 14 project sites (i.e., Service Units) is located in each of the 12 IHS Areas: Aberdeen … Because of the large number of AI/ANs living in the Navajo and Oklahoma City Areas, two project sites … were selected from these areas, for a total of 14 project sites.
  20. www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/chartbooks/access/elements4.html
    June 01, 2018 - 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.

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