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January 01, 2020 - Section 4: Ways To Approach the Quality Improvement Process (Page 2 of 2)
Contents
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4.A. Focusing on Microsystems
4.B. Understanding and Implementing the Improvement Cycle
Page 2 of 2
4.C. An Overview of Improvement Models
4.D. Tools To Enhance Quality Improvement Initiatives
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October 01, 2016 - In Conversation With… Richard Platt, MD, MSc
October 1, 2016
In Conversation With… Richard Platt, MD, MSc. PSNet [internet]. 2016.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-richard-platt-md-msc
Editor's note: Dr. Platt is Professor and Chair of the Harvard Medical School Department of Population
Medicine. He…
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July 01, 2003 - Bleeding Risk
July 1, 2003
Crowther MA. Bleeding Risk. PSNet [internet]. 2003.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/bleeding-risk
The Case
A frail 78-year-old woman fell at home and fractured her left hip. Her past medical history included atrial
fibrillation, hypertension, coronary artery disease, and stroke. The surgi…
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April 01, 2018 - Proactive Risk Assessment of Surgical Site Infection in Ambulatory Surgery Centers
Chapter 3. Risk-Informed Interventions
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Proactive Risk Assessment of Surgical Site Infection in Ambulatory Surgery Centers
Executive Summary
Chapter 1. Introduction
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October 12, 2023 - AHRQ Webinar - Digital Healthcare Innovations to Engage and Empower Patients in Their Care - Q&As
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February 01, 2021 - Comparison of Antidepressant and Antipsychotic Utilization and Expenditures in the U.S. Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population, 2013 and 2018
February 2021
Comparison of Antidepressant and Antipsychotic
Utilizat…
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meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/st534/stat534.shtml
February 01, 2021 - STATISTICAL BRIEF #534:
Comparison of Antidepressant and Antipsychotic Utilization and Expenditures in the U.S. Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population, 2013 and 2018
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July 01, 2019 - AHRQ Statistical Brief 524
STATISTICAL BRIEF #524
July 2019
Trends in Health Insurance at Private Employers, 2008–2018
G. Edward Miller, PhD, Patricia Keenan, PhD, and Jessica Vistnes, PhD
Introduction
Employer-sponsored insurance (ESI) is the primary source of health insurance
coverage for individuals under age 6…
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January 01, 2005 - Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Computing Standard Errors for MEPS Estimates
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January 01, 2012 - Tackling Low Health Literacy Among Primary Care Patients: A Model from Missouri
Tackling Low Health Literacy Among Primary Care Patients: A Model from Missouri
May 2012 Podcast
Speaker
Stan Hudson, Associate Director, Center for Health Policy, University of Missouri; Chairman, Health Literacy
Education …
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/reports/advances/planning.html
July 01, 2022 - Advances in Patient Safety
Dissemination Planning Tool: Exhibit A from Volume 4
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Advances in Patient Safety
Acknowledgments
Preface
Peer Reviewers for Volume 1. Research Findings
Peer Reviewers for Volume 2. Concepts and Methodology
Peer Reviewers for Volum…
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January 01, 2011 - The Role of Leadership in Quality Improvement Efforts
The Role of Leadership in Quality Improvement Efforts
November 2011 Podcast
Speaker
Dr. Gregg Meyer, Senior Vice President, the Massachusetts General Hospital and Physicians Organization;
Director, the Edward P. Lawrence Center for Quality and Safety …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/medication-reconciliation-pitfalls
May 01, 2006 - Medication Reconciliation Pitfalls
Citation Text:
Weber RJ. Medication Reconciliation Pitfalls. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2010.
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January 01, 2019 - Comparative Health System Performance Initiative: Compendium of U.S. Health Systems, 2016, Technical Documentation-Appendix D
Comparative Health System Performance Initiative:
Compendium of U.S. Health Systems, 2016, Technical
Documentation
Prepared for:
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
U.S. Depar…
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January 01, 1998 - 1
Reference Section
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Contacting Technical Assistance
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December 01, 1999 - Strategic Plan: Children as a Priority Population
Describes AHRQ's Strategic Plan goals and objectives for including children in research as a priority population.
Vision
To establish the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) as one of the Nation's key public organizations for improving the qual…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/c-difficile-update_consumer.pdf
May 01, 2017 - Treating and Preventing C. difficile Infections
Treating and Preventing
C. difficile Infections
A Review of the Research for Adults
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April 01, 2025 - AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention: Targeting SSI
Learning From Defects Tool—Sample
Surgical Services
For: Cardiac, Hip and Knee Joint Replacement, and Spinal Fusion Surgeries
What Is a Defect?
A defect is any clinical or operational event or situation that you would not want to happen again. This could include i…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/reports/hotline/lessons5.html
May 01, 2016 - Developing and Testing the Health Care Safety Hotline: A Prototype Consumer Reporting System for Patient Safety Events
V. Challenges Identified and Lessons Learned
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February 01, 2006 - Statistical Brief #2: Reasons for Being Admitted to the Hospital through the Emergency Department, 2003
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