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461. 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

462. 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

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. 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

465. 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.

466. 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

467. 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

468. 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.

469. 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.

470. 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.

471. 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.

472. 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.

473. 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.

474. 046-Ss-Faqs-Staff-Decolonization-Chg-Nasal (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/046-ss-faqs-staff-decolonization-chg-nasal.docx
     April 01, 2025 - be effective at removing germs, it is important that CHG be applied with a firm massage on all skin areas … Make sure that after the CHG is applied, the skin fold areas are allowed to fully dry.

475. Ncahec (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/prevention-chronic-care/improve/system/pfcasestudies/ncahec.pdf
     August 01, 2014 - These are distinct areas that also work together as part of an Prevention & Chronic Care Program I … Coaches share best practices with each other during these sessions and problem solve areas that are … Coaches should focus on building their skills in their area of expertise, be familiar with the areas … useful to practices and build skills in less urgent areas later. … Training programs need a mechanism for tracking new developments and for training coaches in these areas

476. 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

477. 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

478. 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

479. Strategies for Improving CAHPS Clinician & Group (CG-CAHPS) Survey Scores (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/events/20160315/debra-rosen-slides.pdf
     March 15, 2016 - Analyzing variation between sites and as compared to the benchmark helps to determine priority focus areas … ◦ Identify areas we excel in ◦ Identify opportunities for improvement  Utilize data from CAHPS,

480. Care Affordability | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/chartbooks/careaffordability/careaffordability.html
     June 01, 2018 - The purpose of the reports is to assess the performance of our health system and to identify areas of … Despite progress in some areas, disparities related to race and socioeconomic status persist among measures