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The purpose of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality is to enhance the quality, appropriateness, and effectiveness of health services, and access to such services through the establishment of a broad base of scientific research and through the promotion of improvements in clinical and health system practices, including the prevention of diseases and other health conditions.

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  1. www.talkingquality.ahrq.gov/policymakers/chipra/demoeval/demostates/wv.html
    March 01, 2019 - Virginia's Objectives In West Virginia, a large proportion of the child population lives in rural areas … subset of the initial core set of children's quality measures while identifying measurement gaps and areas
  2. www.talkingquality.ahrq.gov/news/blog/ahrqviews/heart-month-tools.html
    February 01, 2023 - offer customizable training slides, implementation guides, and additional resources focused on four areas … hospitals recruited to receive the TAKEheart training overrepresented hospitals in rural and high-poverty areas
  3. www.talkingquality.ahrq.gov/news/blog/ahrqviews/patient-centered-care-dhr.html
    September 01, 2022 - released report offers engaging, easy-to-read summaries of the impact of AHRQ-funded research in these key areas … Our report also highlights emerging research in AHRQ’s priority areas, notably the role of social determinants
  4. www.talkingquality.ahrq.gov/news/blog/ahrqviews/eliminate-diagnostic-errors.html
    August 01, 2022 - These efforts have gained momentum in recent years in critical areas. … These centers will develop expertise in at least one of four areas: error detection and prevention, resilience
  5. www.talkingquality.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patientsafetyculture/asc/ascwebinar/ascwebcast0715_transcript.pdf
    September 01, 2015 - Then we identified key areas of patient safety culture and developed survey items to assess those areas … And these are ASCs that specialized in areas such as ophthalmology, dermatology or pain management. … We looked at the percentages as well as the areas that we could immediately address and improve upon … So with all this information, we decided to focus on these four areas, because they were our lowest … And nurses felt there were areas where certified medical assistants could help more but were not yet
  6. www.talkingquality.ahrq.gov/sops/surveys/supplemental-item-sets.html
    December 01, 2022 - There are also optional supplemental item sets that users may add to assess content in areas not included
  7. www.talkingquality.ahrq.gov/data/apcd/backgroundrpt/measure.html
    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
  8. www.talkingquality.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/quality-patient-safety/patientsafetyculture/hospitalscanform.pdf
    December 22, 2017 - Hospital Survey on Patient Safety SOPS TM Hospital Survey Version: 1.0 Language: English Note • For more information on getting started, selecting a sample, determining data collection methods, establishing data collection procedures, conducting a Web-based survey, and preparing and analyzing data, and prod…
  9. www.talkingquality.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patientsafetyculture/hospital/resources/hospscanform.pdf
    March 22, 2017 - Hospital Survey on Patient Safety SOPS TM Hospital Survey Version: 1.0 Language: English Note • For more information on getting started, selecting a sample, determining data collection methods, establishing data collection procedures, conducting a Web-based survey, and preparing and analyz…
  10. www.talkingquality.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/education/curriculum-tools/teamstepps/officebasedcare/agenda-lesson1.pdf
    November 30, 2015 - Communication Discussion  What areas of communication has your team identified for improvement?
  11. www.talkingquality.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/quality-patient-safety/patientsafetyculture/hospital/healthitwebinar/sops-hit-webcast-keytakeaways.pdf
    August 01, 2018 - patient safety It is administered to hospital providers and staff to address the following topic areas
  12. www.talkingquality.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/quality-patient-safety/patientsafetyculture/hospital/healthitwebinar/sops-hit-webcast2-brady.pdf
    August 06, 2018 - Public Health Service AHRQ Patient Safety Priorities • Focus on areas of greatest impact • Extend
  13. www.talkingquality.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/improve/gap_analysis_tool.docx
    November 01, 2019 - The ASP areas addressed in this document are those that are discussed throughout the AHRQ Safety Program … Note: representatives from areas listed are suggestions for robust committee membership; not all committees … will have all areas represented … infection rates and recommend improvement approaches ☐ Perform proactive risk assessments to determine areas
  14. www.talkingquality.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nursing-home/materials/hand-hygiene-observational-audit-tool-tt.xlsx
    December 01, 2021 - Checks that sink areas are supplied with soap and paper towels 2. … Checks that sink areas are supplied with soap and paper towels 2. … Checks that sink areas are supplied with soap and paper towels 2. … Checks that sink areas are supplied with soap and paper towels 2. … Checks that sink areas are supplied with soap and paper towels 2.
  15. www.talkingquality.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/events/webinar/2-sops101-webcast-2023-ginsberg.pdf
    January 01, 2023 - and evaluate progress of the US health care system. 8 AHRQ Patient Safety Priorities • Focus on areas
  16. www.talkingquality.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/events/webinar/sops-101-webcast-ginsberg.pdf
    September 01, 2022 - and evaluate progress of the US health care system. 8 AHRQ Patient Safety Priorities • Focus on areas
  17. www.talkingquality.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/surveys/hospital/AHRQ-Hospital-Survey-2.0-Users-Guide-5.26.2021.pdf
    January 01, 2021 - Your hospital can modify the staff positions and units/work areas so they better match the names and … so they crosswalk back to the original 2.0 survey’s staff positions or units/work areas … The list below presents three examples of ways staff can be selected from units/work areas, listed in … (most representative) • All staff from some units/work areas • A subset of staff from some units/work … areas (least representative) Determine Your Sample Size The size of your sample will depend on whom
  18. www.talkingquality.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/availability/chipra-235-fullreport.pdf
    September 01, 2018 - the variation in disease rates, severity of conditions, and frequency of follow-up across specialty areas … In summary, for all 10 specialty areas, at least 90 percent of identified specialists had the majority … Moreover, in seven of 10 specialty areas, less than half of the providers identified in the alternate … This inconsistency across specialty areas is a significant threat to the validity of this alternate … showed excellent validity for all 10 specialty areas. (2) Testing to determine whether the identified
  19. www.talkingquality.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cpi/about/profile/ahrq-profile16.pdf
    May 01, 2016 - What are AHRQ’s areas of focus? … spreading to other States, and expanding from its initial focus on hepatitis C into new clinical areas
  20. www.talkingquality.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patientsafetyculture/asc/ascwebinar/smith2slides.pdf
    August 13, 2015 - Reviewed literature & existing surveys Interviewed experts and ASC staff Identified key areas … Communication About Patient Information Important patient care information is clearly communicated across areas

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