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www.ahrq.gov/practiceimprovement/systemdesign/leancasestudies/index.html
November 01, 2014 - Lean and Quality Improvement at the Organization
History of Quality and Efficiency Improvement Efforts … Lean and Quality Improvement at the Organization
History of Quality and Efficiency Improvement Efforts … Lean and Quality Improvement at the Organization
History of Quality and Efficiency Improvement Efforts … Lean and Quality Improvement at the Organization
History of Quality and Efficiency Improvement Efforts … Lean and Quality Improvement at the Organization
History of Quality and Efficiency Improvement Efforts
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www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/dxsafety-pediatric-safety-6.html
August 01, 2023 - understanding of the epidemiology of MDOs, potential interventions needed to reduce these errors, and efforts … Pediatric diagnostic safety quality improvement and research efforts with well-defined patient-level
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www.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/projects/urinary/resources/electronic-recuitment-covid.html
April 01, 2022 - Back to MUI Resources
Evaluation of Electronic Recruitment Efforts of Primary Care Providers as Research … Evaluation of electronic recruitment efforts of primary care providers as research subjects during the
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cusp/clabsi-hpwpreport/clabsi-hpwp4.html
August 01, 2015 - of these CLABSI reduction interventions and highlight challenges associated with CLABSI prevention efforts … These efforts were supported by robust practices for acquiring and developing talent that were designed … At the better sites, these development efforts were broader, seeking to enhance skills and commitment … results, (3) strong leadership at all levels, (4) infrastructure and resources to support improvement efforts … In contrast, several factors created challenges to CLABSI reduction efforts: (1) resource constraints
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www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/assess/why-evaluate.html
May 01, 2019 - on quality to improve their performance, you need to gather and use data to improve your reporting efforts … were too ambitious to achieve within the time you allotted; this could lead to both better focused efforts
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/142-cusp-tip-sheet-engaging-leaders.docx
April 01, 2025 - Engage a senior executive who can align your program’s goals with other strategic efforts across the … Recognition: Senior leaders might not immediately recognize the value of your patient safety program’s efforts … Ensure that the senior leader knows of and gives recognition for their efforts.
· Regularly share all … data related to your efforts with senior leaders, not just data about outliers. … Conversation Starters
To engage a senior leader in efforts to prevent MRSA and SSI, gather all the facts
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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.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/implementation/training-tools/pfengagement-senior-checklist.docx
May 01, 2017 - Engage Patients and Family
Party Responsible
Notes
Assign a leader to oversee the facility’s efforts … patients and family members to specifically focus on surgical safety concerns and share the facility’s efforts … Focus on safety efforts, behaviors, and skills. … medical director, etc.) and any staff who provide care or services can use this tool to guide their efforts … Review each task to plan, implement, and enhance patient engagement efforts.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol1/Advances-Prologue_Henriksen_Vol1.pdf
June 02, 2025 - A good understanding of the problem space provides the foundation upon
which all subsequent efforts … In our efforts to understand the nature and prevalence of departures from patient safety, it comes
as … no surprise that reporting systems and surveillance activities and efforts to improve them
continue … The present volume provides ample evidence
of this with papers on reporting systems and surveillance efforts … Strategies and efforts aimed at adverse event surveillance, creating useable taxonomies, and
addressing
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/reports/grants-impact/methods.html
February 01, 2017 - Transformation (IMPaCT) Grants: A Synthesis Report
Introduction
Methods
Model State Enhancement Efforts … The topics discussed during the calls included:
The history of State-level QI efforts before the … Results of implementation and spread efforts, including sustainability. … Through this process we learned that enhancement efforts within model States differed markedly from spread … efforts to partner States; thus, these two components are presented separately.
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/research-transform-primary-care/transform/final-impact/methods.html
October 01, 2015 - Transformation (IMPaCT) Grants: A Synthesis Report
Introduction
Methods
Model State Enhancement Efforts … The topics discussed during the calls included:
The history of State-level QI efforts before the … Results of implementation and spread efforts, including sustainability. … Through this process we learned that enhancement efforts within model States differed markedly from spread … efforts to partner States; thus, these two components are presented separately.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/primary-care/tpc/impact-profile-nc.pdf
April 01, 2015 - North Carolina
AHRQ’s IMPaCT grants were designed to support State-level
primary care improvement efforts … In 2006, formal efforts to align statewide primary care improvement efforts
began with the formation … –Darren DeWalt
Dissemination Efforts to Partner State
North Carolina IMPaCT spread efforts were facilitated … as AHEC efforts, such as community health worker training. … • Practice improvement efforts need to fit with practice realities.
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/reports/grants-impact/lessons.html
February 01, 2017 - Transformation (IMPaCT) Grants: A Synthesis Report
Introduction
Methods
Model State Enhancement Efforts … Extension efforts require coordination. … Many States used the existing structure of primary care or community health improvement efforts. … Most of the efforts to spread transformation capacity were fairly informal. … All of the efforts to ascertain local needs found differences by site.
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/research-transform-primary-care/transform/final-impact/lessons.html
October 01, 2015 - Transformation (IMPaCT) Grants: A Synthesis Report
Introduction
Methods
Model State Enhancement Efforts … Extension efforts require coordination. … Many States used the existing structure of primary care or community health improvement efforts. … Most of the efforts to spread transformation capacity were fairly informal. … All of the efforts to ascertain local needs found differences by site.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/mvp/modules/sustainability/premortem-scorecard-facguide.docx
January 01, 2017 - Consider the barriers for sustaining team efforts. … efforts with resources and protected time. … When planning to sustain your efforts, consider who is actively participating in team efforts and where … efforts have ceased. … Maybe no one has heard of your safety efforts.
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www.ahrq.gov/policymakers/chipra/demoeval/demostates/fl.html
March 01, 2019 - The State will ensure that ongoing statewide health information exchange (HIE) and health IT efforts … Health Care Quality
Florida will collaborate with ongoing statewide HIE and health IT development efforts … to ensure that these efforts address children's health issues and support efforts for electronic health … information from Florida to address a wide range of questions about the implementation and outcomes of their efforts … To what extent were Florida's efforts to enhance medical homes successful in improving the quality of
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/research-transform-primary-care/transform/impactgrants/impact-profile-nc.html
August 01, 2018 - North Carolina
AHRQ's IMPaCT grants were designed to support State-level primary care improvement efforts … In 2006, formal efforts to align statewide primary care improvement efforts began with the formation … –Darren DeWalt
Dissemination Efforts to Partner State
North Carolina IMPaCT spread efforts were facilitated … AHEC efforts, such as community health worker training. … Practice improvement efforts need to fit with practice realities.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/pfp/2014FinalHACreport4Web-13Dec2016.pdf
December 01, 2016 - Final Data From National Efforts To Make Care Safer, 2010-2014
December 2016
Saving Lives and … Saving Money: Hospital-Acquired Conditions
Update
Final Data From National Efforts To Make Care Safer … technical assistance offered by the QIO program to hospitals, and technical assistance and
catalytic efforts … sustaining further improvements in the safety of hospital care, the
Agency has substantially expanded its efforts
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/primary-care/tpc/tpc-profile-berry.pdf
April 01, 2015 - Department of
Health and Mental Hygiene
AHRQ Grant Number: R18 HS019164
Overview of Transformation Efforts … Many of the practices also implemented QI efforts to improve patient
satisfaction. … Plan-Do-Study-
Act” model for improvement, the practices often used data to assess
the impact of QI efforts … More than one half of the practices implemented QI efforts to improve patient satisfaction and reported … using data to assess the impact of QI efforts.
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/resource/pressureinjury/guide/getready.html
October 01, 2017 - If no, and a sense of urgency is lacking, has your hospital begun efforts to show stakeholders that pressure … injuries are a significant safety concern for many reasons and that prevention efforts are needed? … If no, will you be able to measure the baseline rate before beginning your efforts and have the resources … to continue to measure monthly or at a minimum, quarterly, throughout your improvement efforts? … If no, will you be able to measure two process measures monthly throughout your improvement efforts?