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101. National Strategy for Quality Improvement in Health Care 2015 Agency-Specific Plans (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/workingforquality/2015-ahrq-agency-specific-plan.pdf
     January 01, 2015 - the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality is leading the integration of quality improvement efforts … Beyond leading National Quality Strategy implementation efforts for Federal, State, and private- sector … Many of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality’s successes in the past year relate to efforts … Department of Health and Human Services efforts for Better Care, Smarter Spending, and Healthier People … As the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality leads these internal and external efforts to support

102. Prologue -- Blueprints for Action (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol4/Wakefield1.pdf
     January 01, 1999 - Micro-level efforts often reflect small team sweat equity in focused point-of-service initiatives. … Other papers incorporate low-technology efforts, including important survey efforts directed at ascertaining … The approaches detailed here are meaningful efforts geared to today's health care settings; settings … The authors of these efforts are clearly dedicated to making a difference. … In summary, what might one make of all the efforts that are represented in this volume?

103. Turning Data Into Action—Using HSOPS and SSI Data as Part of a Meaningful Change: Facilitator Notes | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/surgery/modules/on-boarding/data-into-action-fac-notes.html
     December 01, 2017 - Change Say: In this module, you’ll learn about using data as part of your team’s improvement efforts … results from your safety culture assessment during a safety culture debriefing to meaningfully inform efforts … It is a critical part of accelerating your team’s improvement efforts. … It can help engage the staff and invigorate their efforts. … It lets them know that their efforts are appreciated.

104. AHRQ Infrastructure for Maintaining Primary Care Transformation (IMPaCT) Grants | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/research-transform-primary-care/transform/impact-grants/index.html
     August 01, 2015 - The profiles include an overview of the efforts to spread primary care transformation within the model … State, efforts to disseminate the model in partner States, the main lessons learned from these efforts … State successfully helped to support implementation and dissemination of primary care transformation efforts

105. Integrating Teamwork Tools into CUSP Efforts | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/cauti-tools/archived-webinars/integrating-teamwork-tools-cusp-efforts-transcript.html
     December 01, 2017 - Integrating Teamwork Tools into CUSP Efforts Webinar Transcript On the CUSP: Stop CAUTI in … Today's topic is Integrating Teamwork Tools into CUSP Efforts. … the critical [TeamSTEPPS 00:01:36] tools and how those tools can be associated and enhance our CAUTI efforts … This is where we focus a lot of our efforts in educating our staff, our clinicians over the reasons why … Now, we're going to look at how we can apply some of the tools to our CUSP CAUTI efforts.

106. Primary Care Extension in Oklahoma: An Evidence-Based Approach to Dissemination and Implementation of Innovations | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/research-transform-primary-care/transform/impactgrants/impact-profile-ok.html
     April 01, 2015 - Extension in Oklahoma AHRQ's IMPaCT grants were designed to support State-level primary care improvement efforts … The use of CHIOs to assist with primary care transformation efforts was promoted at a statewide conference … County-based efforts were more successful when they helped to focus assistance on locally identified … So far, however, there has been little communication and coordination between these efforts. … The Missouri team made an early decision to focus the IMPaCT project efforts on Pettis County, where

107. Designing & Delivering Whole-Person Transitional Care The Hospital Guide to Reducing Medicaid Readmissions Webinar 3
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/medicaidreadmitguide/aspire_webinar3/aspire_webinar3.pptx
     December 01, 2014 - Hospital Guide to Reducing Medicaid Readmissions Webinar 3: Review & Update Readmission Reduction Efforts … Agenda Describe the purpose of conducting an inventory of efforts and resources relevant to reducing … I don’t know how that is coming.…” Inventory Hospital-Based Efforts & Resources Readmission reduction … activities have proliferated over time Some efforts may have developed in isolation from one another … “You don’t understand, there are just no resources in the community” Inventory Community Efforts

108. New Mexico IMPaCT: Catalyzing Community Health Transformation in Kansas (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/primary-care/tpc/impact-ks-success-story.pdf
     April 01, 2015 - other States to share the models they developed and to support those States in launching improvement efforts … leveraged insights from the IMPaCT partnership into new cross-university collaboration and ongoing efforts … • Improving community health through efforts to enhance the built environment, provide information … , including efforts encouraging the adoption of patient-centered medical homes and electronic health … to incorporate health programming into cooperative extension efforts, such as improving chronic disease

109. Recruitment and Retention of Primary Care Practices in Quality Improvement Initiatives: A Toolkit | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/projects/urinary/resources/quality-improvement-initiatives-toolkit.html
     January 01, 2021 - This toolkit provides guidance, tips, and examples to help support future efforts to engage practices … the insights and tips included here (customizing them for their own needs) to make their recruitment efforts

110. Tools for Sustainability: Premortem and Scorecard: Facilitator Guide | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mvp/modules/sustainability/premortem-scorecard-fac-guide.html
     February 01, 2017 - Identify risks to sustaining your efforts with Premortem Tool. … Say: Consider how to sustain your efforts as far in advance as possible. … Consider the barriers for sustaining team efforts. … efforts with resources and protected time. … Maybe no one has heard of your safety efforts. 

111. AHRQ Advances Efforts To Battle Opioid Epidemic | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/659.html
     April 01, 2019 - AHRQ Advances Efforts To Battle Opioid Epidemic Issue Number 659 AHRQ … Today's Headlines: AHRQ Advances Efforts To Battle Opioid Epidemic . … AHRQ Advances Efforts To Battle Opioid Epidemic Two new AHRQ initiatives signal the agency’s ongoing … Released March 28, the report is part of AHRQ’s efforts to advance clinical decision support .

112. 2012 Annual Progress Report to Congress National Strategy for Quality Improvement in Health Care | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/workingforquality/reports/2012-annual-report.html
     November 01, 2016 - researchers, and local, State, and Federal governments – that helps prioritize quality improvement efforts … This process has prompted additional stakeholder engagement in SAMHSA's efforts to develop a core set … to redesign their quality improvement efforts in line with National Quality Strategy priorities. … This group facilitates shared learning and avoidance of duplicative efforts. … Develop an infrastructure at the community level that assumes responsibility for improvement efforts,

113. Conclusion | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/dxsafety-sustainability-centers-of-excellence7.html
     April 01, 2025 - This issue brief provides recommendations, examples, and stories from successful efforts to promote the … The four pillars of sustainability can guide efforts to maximize impact and influence, leading to CEs … Through careful efforts to ensure longevity, CEs can promote lasting impact on the health systems they

114. High-Performance Work Practices in CLABSI Prevention Interventions (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/publications/files/clabsi-hpwpreport.pdf
     May 01, 2015 - At that time, numerous efforts were underway to reduce HAIs, but much of this work had not yet been … from organizations with less effective HAI reduction efforts? … We chose this hospital because we knew that it had a strong focus on HPWPs and had made efforts in … of HPWPs in CLABSI prevention efforts. … Finally, we present findings from our comparison of CLABSI prevention efforts among hospitals that

115. Tips and Suggestions for Enhancing Organizational Readiness | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/teamstepps/readiness/abouttips.html
     April 01, 2016 - In some cases you may be able to work with leaders to identify whether any of the other change efforts … Research has shown that participation in change efforts is related to subsequent success (Lines, 2004 … What is the purpose of those efforts and how might a TeamSTEPPS tool or process support that purpose? … Sometimes leaders don't sponsor efforts effectively because they don't know what they need to do. … A study of change efforts in 225 organizational change efforts showed that leader commitment is closely

116. Conclusions | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/cusp/cauti-interim/cauti-interim5.html
     July 01, 2013 - Continued analyses and ongoing data collection efforts will provide a further understanding of the effect … This increase has had an impact on all those associated with these efforts, not only our national project … Although more units have submitted at least one outcome data point, efforts are ongoing to ensure data … These efforts serve to create a wide-ranging package of targeted interventions. … Emergency Department Always diligent in the pursuit of efforts to achieve best possible outcomes for

117. Primary Care Extension in Oklahoma: An Evidence-Based Approach to Dissemination and Implementation of Innovations (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/primary-care/tpc/impact-profile-ok.pdf
     April 01, 2015 - The use of CHIOs to assist with primary care transformation efforts was promoted at a statewide conference … County-based efforts catalyzed group quality improvement among local physicians and brought diverse … County-based efforts were more successful when they helped to focus assistance on locally identified … So far, however, there has been little communication and coordination between these efforts. … The Missouri team made an early decision to focus the IMPaCT project efforts on Pettis County, where

118. Deadline Extended to Oct. 27: Entries to Patient Safety Tools Challenge Competition | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/news/patient-safety-tools-challenge.html
     October 01, 2023 - to provide AHRQ with a deeper understanding about how its tools are being used and to inform future efforts … to advance safety improvement efforts.

119. Building State Cooperatives for Healthcare Improvement: Meeting Summary (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/publications2/files/building-state-cooperatives-meeting-summary.pdf
     September 26, 2024 - • Learn to effectively tell the story of the state cooperative’s efforts and objectives to build … • Engage clinicians to ensure that the QI efforts address what they see as important for care. … • Center and embed equity in primary care and QI efforts. … Research the legislators’ priorities and align funding efforts along those priorities. … Aligning incentives, payment, and state-level resources with improvement efforts.

120. Conclusion | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/reports/issue-briefs/nurse-role-dxsafety5.html
     September 01, 2022 - educators are critical to recognizing nurses for their diagnostic contributions and leading future efforts … enhanced by using existing diagnostic safety resources and integrating contemporary recommendations and efforts … learning modality and can enhance learning, initiate discussion about diagnostic safety, and promote efforts