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321. Key Driver 2: Implement a Data-driven Quality Improvement Process to Integrate Evidence into Practice Procedures | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/tools/keydrivers/implement-qi.html
     November 01, 2018 - Holding regular meetings, with planned agendas to ensure productive sessions, signals that QI is a practice … Practices should also regularly compare quality measures to practice-level goals and external benchmarks to ensure

322. Engage Module Alternate Text | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/cusp/modules/engage/alt-text.html
     April 01, 2013 - create project goals and timelines and outlines the project mission Coordinates with team members to ensure … Increase the visibility of your senior executive  Ensure an executive is assigned to each CUSP team

323. Part 2: Trends in Priorities of the Heckler Report—Suicide Prevention and Mental Health Care | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/2014chartbooks/hispanichealth/part2-mh.html
     May 01, 2018 - recommends screening adults for depression when staff-assisted depression care supports are in place to ensure … screening of adolescents ages 12-18 years for major depressive disorder when systems are in place to ensure

324. Appendix A. Recommendations for Ideal Consumer Reporting Systems | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/reports/hotline/appa.html
     May 01, 2016 - Linkages will also ensure timely information sharing. … The system design should facilitate reporting to ensure maximum use; that is, it should maximize the

325. Tool 9: Transitional Care Planning (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/medicaidreadmitguide/mcaidread_tool9_trans_care.docx
     July 28, 2016 - provides discharge planners with a set of prompts to identify readmission risks and to take steps to ensure … needed · Offer to provide transitional care followup services (if available) Arrange for Next Steps · Ensure

326. The History of Patient Roles | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/dxsafety-patient-role2.html
     September 01, 2024 - Ensure that legally valid advance directives and documented medical care wishes are implemented to the … all of a patient’s needs in the current healthcare setting 26 , 27 —means patients feel they have to ensure … users (people who have or will have to use the intervention or solution) in the design process to help ensure

327. I. Subcommittee Template: Developing a National Standard Set of Spoken Language Categories and Coding | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/iomracereport/reldataapi.html
     September 01, 2018 - Having this information for each individual allows its use to ensure the quality of services in subsequent … entity to another (e.g., providers to health plan or health plans to states), standardization helps ensure … Therefore, such a response list should always include an "Other, please specify: __" option to ensure

328. Appendix B. Clinical Materials to Share With Primary Care Providers (continued) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/resource/nicu/packet/apb3.html
     December 01, 2013 - Ensure proper tube fit and stabilize against skin. … Ensure tube is perpendicular to abdominal wall. … Apply gentle traction to ensure correct position of internal anchoring device.

329. Tool 1: Overview | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/red/toolkit/redtool1.html
     March 01, 2013 - actions, as outlined in the box below, that the hospital undertakes during and after the hospital stay to ensure … The result of hospitals' failure to ensure an effective transition has included adverse events, high … There were, however, additional implementation issues that needed to be addressed to ensure that the

330. Conclusion | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/dxsafety-pediatric-safety-6.html
     August 01, 2023 - safety funding, and enhanced training of pediatric-specific providers and researchers are needed to ensure

331. Understand the Science of Safety for Perinatal Safety: Facilitator Guide | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/labor-delivery/perinatal-care/modules/teamwork/understand-sci-fac-guide.html
     July 01, 2023 - L&D unit wide assessment of the effectiveness of the interventions allows the team to ensure effective … Slide 14: How To Ensure Diverse and Independent Input Say: Providers must remember that health … Ensure staff can describe the three principles of safe design: standardize, create independent checks

332. Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/d4d_combo_psi07-crbsi-bestpractices.pdf
     May 20, 2016 - Central lines should also be assessed daily for the presence of infection and to ensure that the dressing … by a nurse, physician, or other health care professional who has received appropriate education to ensure … the patient and if needed, the family, about central line associated bloodstream infections.7  Ensure … Also cap all stopcocks when not in use.8 o Ensure patency of central line by flushing after every central

333. Case Study: Improving Customer Service at Health Share of Oregon (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/quality-improvement/reports-and-case-studies/health-share-of-oregon-case-study.pdf
     September 01, 2016 - by Health Share of Oregon, a coordinated care organization (CCO) serving Medicaid recipients, to ensure … as a health plan, it has many of the same responsibilities vis-à-vis communicating with members to ensure … addition to coaching the CSRs to become more efficient, the manager audits about 20 calls each month to ensure … service- oriented approach throughout the organization Health Share makes a concerted effort to ensure

334. Facilitator Notes | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     December 01, 2012 - Staff, in turn, are accountable for the quality of the choices they make to ensure their patients receive … The proper management approach is to console providers who have committed a human error and to ensure … Second, ensure employees are properly trained. … Ensure a senior executive is assigned to a CUSP team.

335. CUSP Toolkit Spread Facilitator Notes | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     December 01, 2012 - Once hospital leaders are on board, they should appoint a senior executive to the CUSP team to ensure … Communication should be clear and consistent to ensure staff members understand the process they are … A spread plan helps ensure that the process, feedback, and next steps are documented. … Institute for Healthcare Improvement offers a checklist that you can use throughout the spread process to ensure

336. Appendix 2: CED Compiled Public Comment Themes (xls file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/ta/topicrefinement/ced-appendix2-comments.xlsx
     April 02, 2025 - CED study requirements, with the goal of ensuring there is an appropriate balance between the need to ensure … determining the most appropriate study design, data, outcomes, and analysis methods is necessary to ensure … CED study requirements, with the goal of ensuring there is an appropriate balance between the need to ensure … determining the most appropriate study design, data, outcomes, and analysis methods is necessary to ensure … To prevent access barriers, recruit a diverse study population and ensure participation by a range of

337. HHS Announces Listening Session on Protecting the Safety of Patients and Healthcare Workers | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/cpi/about/otherwebsites/safety-patient-healthcare-workers.html
     November 01, 2022 - systems around the Nation and other stakeholders to join The Action Alliance and support work together to ensure

338. NAC Member Biography: Sharon Weidner Hickman | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/cpi/about/organization/nac/hickman.html
     February 01, 2025 - achieving financial and operational success while also fostering a high-quality, safe environment to ensure

339. The Power of Patient Stories for Improving the Patient Experience webcast - Ginsberg (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/events/webinars/patient-narratives-webinar-ahrq.pdf
     April 02, 2025 - Developed and tested with an established methodology to ensure scientific rigor. 9 A Growing Family

340. Planning Facilitation Sessions Chart (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/perinatal-care-2/sppcii-planning-facilitation-sessions-chart.docx
     July 01, 2023 - (enter your plan here) How will the team ensure there is followup on any action items?