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461. 2012 Annual Progress Report to Congress National Strategy for Quality Improvement in Health Care (continued) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/workingforquality/reports/2012-annual-report-part2.html
     November 01, 2016 - quality outcomes data it collects in reports that are aligned with the National Quality Strategy priority areas … Reports (NHQR-DR), existing annual reports since 2003, will now be organized according to the 6 priority areas … They organized these core measures into areas of priority for CDPHE, HCPF, and DBH including: Mental … Based on these aims, Ohio's Medicaid Quality Strategy has identified six initial clinical focus areas … Ohio Medicaid identified quality performance measures for the six clinical focus areas to hold health

462. Completing and Scoring the Quality Improvement Change Assessment (QICA) (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/tools-and-materials/qica-scoring.pdf
     January 01, 2018 - discuss the results, produce a consensus version, and develop an action plan for priority improvement areas … practice transformation journey in any content area with average scores below “5” for some (or all) areas … for teams to begin a quality improvement initiative with average scores below "5" on many (or all) areas

463. Introduction to the Pediatric Toolkit for Using the AHRQ Quality Indicators: How To Improve Hospital Quality and Safety (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/pdi/a1_pdi_intro.pdf
     January 01, 1993 - the problems specific to their own hospital processes, policies, and procedures in order to identify areas … integrated across all stages of the process of quality improvement, from the initial identification of areas … 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

464. Value and Efficiency Supplemental Items for Hospitals and Medical Offices - SORRA (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/quality-patient-safety/patientsafetyculture/valuewebcast-sorrarev.pdf
     February 01, 2018 - literature and existing surveys Interviewed experts, providers & staff Identified key thematic areas … definitions of terms and instructions • Do not reword or reorder the survey items • Keep all survey items for areas … you want to assess • Drop all survey items for areas you do not want to assess – Do not pick and choose … survey items across composites/areas 41 Value and Efficiency Item Set Resources • Available on

465. | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     September 01, 2012 - care physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants are more likely to practice in rural areas … than are non-primary care specialists, but are still more concentrated in urban areas.

466. National Strategy for Quality Improvement in Health Care (continued) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/workingforquality/about/agency-specific-quality-strategic-plans/nqs2.html
     November 01, 2016 - Healthy People 2020 focus areas and achieving demonstrated progress in the following five performance … At least 20 percent of grant funds will be directed to rural and frontier areas. … appropriate, in large counties, States, and Tribes and Territories, including in rural and frontier areas … and 2) supporting implementation of such interventions in five strategic areas (Strategic Directions … Areas of Coordination or Alignment Demonstration of coordination or alignment with other federal agencies

467. Electronic Student Health Questionnaire (eSHQ) enhances risk assessment for adolescents | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/policymakers/chipra/demoeval/what-we-learned/co-nm-specialinnovation.html
     August 01, 2015 - of the CHIPRA quality demonstration, students used computer tablets to complete the eSHQ in waiting areas … These reports gave SBHCs a profile of risk for their entire population, which enabled them to act on areas … reports for the State as a whole, giving the State entity that was responsible for SBHCs information on areas … They reported that highlighting risk areas on the screen made it easier to identify health risk behaviors … The screeners were successfully implemented in SBHCs in rural, urban, and frontier areas of both States

468. Series Overview | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/evidence-based-reports/er208-overview.html
     October 01, 2014 - on quality improvement opportunities identified by an Institute of Medicine (IOM) study, Priority Areas … quality improvement strategies related to chronic conditions (diabetes, asthma, hypertension), practice areas … ) for all of the topics was developed to serve as a tool to specify all of the potentially relevant areas … Committee on Identifying Priority Areas for Quality Improvement. Adams K, Corrigan J. … Priority areas for national action: transforming health care quality.

469. AHRQ Nursing Home Survey on Patient Safety Culture Data Submission Specifications (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/quality-patient-safety/patientsafetyculture/nhsopsdatafilespecs.pdf
     February 22, 2018 - Disagree 3=Neither 4=Agree 5=Strongly Agree 9= Does Not Apply or Don’t Know • JOB TITLES/WORK AREAS … added new job title (F1) or work area (F7) categories, you MUST RECODE your specific job title/work areas … If you added job titles/work areas that do not match any of the survey’s original job titles/work areas … , re-code your specific job titles/work areas as “OTHER” (F1 = “I”, F7 = “E”), before submitting your … F7 Column BA A=Many different areas or units in this nursing home/No specific area or unit B=Alzheimer

470. Module 3: Best Practices in Fall Prevention—Slide Presentation | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/fall-prevention/workshop/module-3/slides.html
     September 01, 2017 - Tailored Interventions to address patient-specific areas of risk. … Tailored Interventions to address patient-specific areas of risk. … Slide 27: Care Planning Slide 28: Step 2: Tailored/Personalized Care Planning Review areas … Tailored Interventions to address patient-specific areas of risk. … Tailored Interventions to address patient-specific areas of risk.

471. Surgical Safety: Addressing the JCAHO Goals for Reducing Wrong-site, Wrong-patient, Wrong-procedure Events (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol3/Ludwick.pdf
     June 21, 2004 - In addition, a simple educational tool displayed in numerous OR and clinic areas serves as a reminder … Other clinic areas of the facility are also using the stamp because Addressing JCAHO Surgical Safety … While the OR had a specific patient record-monitoring tool in place, other areas did not. … A condensed version of the tool is displayed in numerous OR areas, the Emergency Department, and each … of the clinic areas.

472. Appendix III (continued) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/hcbs/report/apiiig.html
     June 01, 2010 - Measures and Gaps Program Performance Measures and Gaps Other Potentially Important Measurement Areas … States Currently Using: Nevada Psychometric Testing: Not specified Summary: Areas tracked are: … Summary: Survey items are organized into 11 main focus areas: home; paid work; volunteer activities; … Several clinical items also examine areas such as sensory, integumentary and elimination status. … Focus areas include: 1) Service Records; 2) Payment Records, and 3) Employee Records.

473. Measuring IT Sophistication in Nursing Homes (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol4/Advances-Alexander_10.pdf
     January 20, 2008 - o Urban status included facilities that were adjacent to or not adjacent to metro areas in urban counties … Missouri, nearly 45 percent of the IO and NIO nursing home facilities are located in metropolitan areas … ; 24 percent of NIO homes and 13 percent of IO homes are located in rural designated areas … • The majority of NIO facilities with 60 to 120 licensed beds are located in metro-urban areas. … Very small and very large IO facilities are generally not found in rurally designated areas.

474. Is Our Pharmacy Meeting Patients' Needs? A Pharmacy Health Literacy Assessment Tool User's Guide (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/pharmhealthlit/pharmlit/pharmlit.pdf
     October 01, 2007 - Areas of convergence increase the confidence in the findings. … How can it sustain performance in areas of strength? … strength, areas that are being addressed but need improvement, and areas of weakness … The difference between check in/prescription drop-off areas and prescription pick-up areas is clear … Primary care areas c. Information booth in lobby 11.

475. Is Our Pharmacy Meeting Patients' Needs? A Pharmacy Health Literacy Assessment Tool User's Guide (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/publications/files/pharmlit.pdf
     October 01, 2007 - Areas of convergence increase the confidence in the findings. … How can it sustain performance in areas of strength? … strength, areas that are being addressed but need improvement, and areas of weakness … The difference between check in/prescription drop-off areas and prescription pick-up areas is clear … Primary care areas c. Information booth in lobby 11.

476. Medical/General Interior | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/research/shuttered/toolkitchecklist/medint.html
     July 01, 2018 - Intensive care units:   Estimated surge capacity:         Potential areas

477. Executive Summary | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqdr16/summary.html
     June 01, 2018 - through 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 weaknesses

478. Washington State Improves Care Management Program With AHRQ Tools | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/ktockt07.html
     October 01, 2014 - The Learning Network has had significant impact on Washington State in the areas of program planning … The Learning Network provides expertise to participating States in four key areas critical to ensuring

479. Wyoming Uses AHRQ Tools to Improve Medicaid Measurement | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/ktockt19.html
     October 01, 2014 - The Learning Network provides expertise to participating States in four key areas critical to ensuring … In order to encourage APS to focus on improving performance in targeted areas, State staff reduced the

480. Measure Inventory | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     April 01, 2017 - The high-priority areas included: Measures that are not condition specific, such as imaging and medication … Measures were grouped together to assess cost, quality, and utilization for specific topic areas for