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pcmh.ahrq.gov/cahps/quality-improvement/improvement-guide/improvement-guide.html
March 01, 2023 - Section 4: Ways To Approach the Quality Improvement Process
Section 5: Determining Where To Focus Efforts … Section 5: Determining Where to Focus Efforts to Improve Patient Experience ( PDF , 1.24 MB): Learn
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pcmh.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/engagingfamilies/howtogetstarted/How_to_Use_Guide_508.docx
April 05, 2013 - Implementing the Guide is similar to other quality improvement efforts in that it takes time to initiate … improvement, getting commitment from leadership, selecting Guide strategies to implement, and evaluating efforts … Step 1: Identify opportunities for patient and family engagement efforts at your hospital
Step 2: Get … .6–8
Other hospital leaders, such as unit managers, ensure that engagement efforts occur daily. … Evaluating patient and family engagement efforts and attributing the results of engagement efforts can
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pcmh.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/resource/pressureulcer/tool/pu1.html
October 01, 2014 - Tools and Resources
Because pressure ulcer care is complex, efforts to improve pressure … Action Steps
Reach out beyond those already supportive of efforts to strengthen pressure ulcer prevention … monitoring pressure ulcers increased awareness among the staff and helped them better target their efforts … Supporters who have a sense of urgency have been identified
Efforts are underway to generate a sense … Leadership support has been assessed
If necessary, efforts are underway to generate this support
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pcmh.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patientsafetyculture/sopstipsheet.pdf
November 05, 2013 - Highlight the benefits or changes that resulted from previous survey efforts. … • Track survey response by department throughout data collection and focus promotion efforts
where … Engage staff in
action planning efforts to improve patient safety culture within their departments and … If one department has
a very high response rate, it will encourage the others to step up their efforts
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pcmh.ahrq.gov/policy/foia/index.html
September 01, 2018 - We hope you find that it facilitates your efforts to obtain public information about AHRQ programs. … For current program information and to facilitate your efforts to obtain public information about the
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pcmh.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/press-releases/long-covid-grant-awards.html
September 01, 2023 - Research and Practice to address the growing need for Long COVID research, resources, and coordination of efforts … You may find more information on AHRQ’s efforts to address Long COVID here: https://www.ahrq.gov/coronavirus
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pcmh.ahrq.gov/cahps/news-and-events/events/2020-meeting-summary.html
December 01, 2020 - Their efforts embed the CG-CAHPS metrics into targeted behaviors included in their training and as part … Based on prior efforts to achieve and sustain improvements, Kaiser Permanente conducted a gap analysis … As a result of these efforts, Kaiser Permanente’s scores for the HCAHPS medication communication composite … Their efforts highlight the need for experts to guide a QI team through the Lean process, assist in setting
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pcmh.ahrq.gov/news/blog/ahrqviews/comments-pso-draft-report.html
February 01, 2021 - Improvement Act of 2005 (Patient Safety Act) was seminal legislation aimed at accelerating the Nation’s efforts … Fifteen years later, efforts to increase patient safety continue.
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pcmh.ahrq.gov/data/infographics/hac-rates_2019.html
July 01, 2020 - Conditions
Declines in Hospital-Acquired Conditions (PDF, 11.1 MB)
Text Description: National efforts
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pcmh.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/prevent.html
July 01, 2018 - frequently asked questions are intended to support facilities in the implementation of CAUTI prevention efforts … support facilities in the implementation of CAUTI and other healthcare-associated infection prevention efforts
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pcmh.ahrq.gov/news/events/nac/2019-04-nac/nacmtg0419-minutes.html
July 01, 2019 - Director Khanna asked three AHRQ directors to speak on the Agency’s efforts in, respectively, quality … Cohen described AHRQ efforts in data and analytics. … Masica asked about efforts addressing priority populations. … For example, various efforts in safety and in data/analytics address priority populations.
Dr. … Perhaps the NAC could provide guidance on how to proceed with such efforts effectively. Dr.
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pcmh.ahrq.gov/page/practices-and-practice-facilitators
December 01, 2011 - support these external organizations can provide that can be helpful to practices in new and ongoing QI efforts … external support organizations can take for engaging primary care practices in meaningful and sustained QI efforts … strategies for gaining initial buy-in from practices, maintaining meaningful and sustained engagement in QI efforts … Practice Facilitation
Support resources helpful to practices in new and ongoing QI efforts.
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pcmh.ahrq.gov/cahps/news-and-events/events/webinar-050824.html
March 01, 2024 - additional feedback methods complement CAHPS data, and how this integration of data sources informs their efforts
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pcmh.ahrq.gov/teamstepps/officebasedcare/handouts/readiness.html
December 01, 2015 - stronger teamwork and safety culture an appropriate strategy to address the needs or quality improvement efforts … the right time to initiate a culture change (i.e., it will not compete with other quality improvement efforts … A lack of urgency and a vague rationale are two of the most common derailers of change efforts. … Sometimes leaders fail to sponsor efforts effectively because they simply do not know how to sponsor … already be occurring within the practice and determine how TeamSTEPPS can fit into and reinforce those efforts
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pcmh.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/distribute/promote/act-early/index.html
June 01, 2019 - early in your reporting project have significant consequences for the effectiveness of your promotional efforts
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pcmh.ahrq.gov/news/blog/ahrqviews/patient-workforce-safety.html
March 01, 2023 - people online and 200 in person—in my view a strong signal of consensus about the need to increase our efforts … on its collection of evidence-based resources to help health systems and clinicians advance safety efforts
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pcmh.ahrq.gov/priority-populations/observances/index.html
May 01, 2022 - recognizes various health observances each year to honor the Nation’s rich diversity and highlight Agency efforts
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pcmh.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/publications/files/dowdstudysnapshot.pdf
November 01, 2015 - ■ Support improvement efforts
targeted at vulnerable
subpopulations: Not surprisingly,
voluntary … Program
sponsors should make special efforts
to provide actionable feedback reports
and other easy-to-use … tools that
support improvement efforts targeted
at these subpopulations.
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pcmh.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/cooperatives/evidencenow-executive-summary-southwest.pdf
November 01, 2017 - practice assessment to determine the practice’s
culture, recent, or ongoing practice transformation
efforts … • Additional coaching to incorporate patient engagement
activities into practice transformation efforts … and family advisory councils and
other activities, to ensure that practices’ quality
improvement efforts … The qualitative data collection efforts are
robust and involve practice facilitator field notes, a quarterly … in adopting new models of advanced primary
care, and to build a workforce to align and coordinate efforts
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pcmh.ahrq.gov/coronavirus/whats-new.html
March 01, 2024 - posts and press releases listed below offer insights and updates about how AHRQ has supported national efforts