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3221. Section 4: Ways To Approach the Quality Improvement Process (Page 2 of 2) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/cahps/quality-improvement/improvement-guide/4-approach-qi-process/sect4part2.html
      January 01, 2020 - Section 4: Ways To Approach the Quality Improvement Process (Page 2 of 2) Contents Page 1 of 2 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 References…

3222. Identifying Areas to Improve (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/podcasts/Identifying_Areas_to_Improve_2012_03_01_Transcript.pdf
      January 01, 2012 - Identifying Areas to Improve Identifying Areas to Improve March 2012  Podcast Speaker Donna Farley, Senior Health Policy Analyst and Co-lead, RAND CAHPS Team Moderator Carla Zema, Consultant, CAHPS User Network; Assistant Professor of Economics and Health Policy, Saint Vincent College Presentation A…

3223. Strategy 6A: Open Access Scheduling for Routine and Urgent Appointments | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      March 01, 2020 - Strategy 6A: Open Access Scheduling for Routine and Urgent Appointments Contents 6.A.1. The Problem 6.A.2. The Intervention 6.A.3. Benefits of This Model 6.A.4. Implementation of This Model 6.A.5. Challenges of This Model 6.A.6. Examples References   Download Strategy 6A: Open Access Sch…

3224. 110-Ss-Lfd-Sample (doc file)
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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…

3225. 2013 Annual Hospital-Acquired Condition Rate and Estimates of Cost Savings and Deaths Averted From 2010 to 2013 (pdf file)
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      October 01, 2015 - Through the aligned efforts of various organizations—including the U.S. … The HCUP databases are based on the data collection efforts of organizations in participating States … technical assistance offered by the QIO program to hospitals, and technical assistance and catalytic efforts

3226. 004-Cusp-Learning-From-Defects (doc file)
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      October 01, 2024 - patient and visitor education so that they are informed about and can support the unit’s MRSA prevention efforts

3227. Final Progress Report: Show Your Work: Do Prescription Annotations Impact Near-miss Medication Errors? (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2024 - Final Progress Report: Show Your Work: Do Prescription Annotations Impact Near-miss Medication Errors? Show Your Work: Do Prescription Annotations Impact Near-miss Medication Errors? Kevin B. Johnson, MD, MS (PI) Associate Professor, Biomedical Informatics Associate Professor, Pediatrics Vanderbilt Universi…

3228. Development of a Screening Tool for Safe Wheelchair Seating (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2001 - Development of a Screening Tool for Safe Wheelchair Seating 127 Development of a Screening Tool for Safe Wheelchair Seating Deborah Gavin-Dreschnack, Lawrence Schonfeld, Audrey Nelson, Stephen Luther Abstract Objectives: Most elderly nursing home residents who need wheelchairs are not being assessed i…

3229. Grant Mechanisms and Descriptions | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      December 01, 2020 - A cooperative agreement research program generally involves the organized efforts of large groups, members

3230. Toolkit for Decolonization of Non-ICU Patients With Devices_Toolkit Overview and Recommended Prelaunch Activities (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/abate/introduction/intro-overview.pdf
      March 01, 2022 - the Institute of Medicine (IOM) report “To Err Is Human: Building a Safer Health System” galvanized efforts … The estimate is $40 billion for when out-of-hospital HAIs are included.1 Since then, major efforts have … Government Accountability Office issued a report on HAIs in hospitals calling for national efforts by … associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI), and surgical site infections (SSI), as well as targeted efforts … hospitalizations annually, resulting in 56,000 septic events and 19,000 deaths.28 While prevention efforts

3231. AHRQ Comparative Health System Performance Initiative: Program Overview and Accomplishments, 2015-2020 (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/chsp/CHSP-accomplishments-report-2021.pdf
      January 01, 2021 - associated with clinical integration In addition, RAND Center of Excellence researchers assessed whether efforts … Dissemination efforts leveraged a network of partners that supported the initiative to effectively target … In JAMA, Briggs, et al. (2018) described mandatory health reform efforts in England to draw attention … Furthermore, the absence of data to comprehensively identify, describe, and examine health systems limited efforts … that the program led a significant portion of organizations to invest in primary care redesign and efforts

3232. LEARNING OBJECTIVES OF THIS WORKBOOK (doc file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqr02/asthqwork.doc
      April 01, 2006 - Framework for State-Led Quality Improvement 10 Module 3: Learning From Current State Quality Improvement Efforts … This stage relies on the collaborative efforts of key stakeholders to develop a strategy, plan activities … Read pages 39-47 on “Current State Efforts To Improve the Quality of Asthma Care” in the Resource Guide … For many of the measures, special surveys or data collection efforts may be required. … States need to locate available resources to use in quality improvement efforts.

3233. Federal Interagency Workgroup on Improving Diagnostic Safety and Quality in Health Care (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/topics/public-notes-meeting-summary-110620.pdf
      March 11, 2021 - (1) Provide agency updates related to diagnosis improvement research as well as COVID-19 response efforts … One article focuses on diagnostic safety and highlights the VA’s efforts to improve the timeliness

3234. Preventing Pressure Ulcers in Hospitals: A Toolkit - Section 7, Tools and Resources (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/pressureulcertoolkit/putoolssect7.pdf
      January 01, 2004 - Thus, the implementation of new prevention approaches may require, for example, the efforts of:  Materials … Are managers and employees evaluated for their performance improvement efforts (i.e., is performance … Is there a process or mechanism to coordinate QI efforts among programs, divisions, or organizations

3235. Final Progress Report: Racial and Ethnic Variations in Medical Interactions (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-07/ashton-report.pdf
      January 01, 2024 - Results: Efforts in fulfillment of specified objectives were diverse and multi- faceted and, as appropriate … member community-based advisory board to direct and guide the program’s community-based research efforts

3236. Building on Innovation to Become a Champion | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      March 01, 2021 - Their efforts earned them the honor of being named a 2017 Million Hearts® Hypertension Control Champion

3237. Clinical Informatics and Its Usefulness for Assessing Risk and Preventing Falls and Pressure Ulcers in Nursing Home Environments (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol3/Teigland.pdf
      March 01, 2004 - Computer-generated risk information will help LTC staff focus efforts appropriately to avoid errors

3238. Appendix A: Draft Key Informant Interview Protocol | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      July 01, 2018 - How did you assess or evaluate these efforts? … What was the reaction to your efforts? … What are the best ways to sustain those efforts?

3239. Wyoming State at a Glance (pdf file)
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      March 01, 2012 - information from Wyoming to address a wide range of questions about the implementation and outcomes of its efforts …  To what extent did Wyoming’s efforts to expand the CME model improve quality of care for youth with

3240. Asthma Care Quality Improvement: A Workbook for State Action (pdf file)
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      April 01, 2006 - .....................................10 Module 3: Learning From Current State Quality Improvement Efforts … States need to locate available resources to use in quality improvement efforts. 1. … This stage relies on the collaborative efforts of key stakeholders to develop a strategy, plan activities … Read pages 39-47 on “Current State Efforts To Improve the Quality of Asthma Care” in the Resource Guide … For many of the measures, special surveys or data collection efforts may be required.