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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/d1_combo_improvementmethodsoverview.pptx
June 02, 2025 - D.1 Slide ‹#›
Diagnose the problem
Plan and implement best practices
Measure results and analyze
Evaluate … effectiveness of actions taken
Evaluate, standardize, and communicate
Performance Improvement Model … Slide ‹#›
Step 2
Plan and Implement Best Practices
Step 3
Measure Results and Analyze
Step 4
Evaluate … Effectiveness of Actions Taken
Step 5
Evaluate, Standardize, and Communicate
Yes? … key process measures related to each best practice
Review data to determine effectiveness
Step 4
Evaluate
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/pdi/d1_pdi_improvementmethodsoverview.pptx
June 02, 2025 - Tool D.1 Slide ‹#›
Diagnose the problem
Plan and implement best practices
Measure results and analyze
Evaluate … effectiveness of actions taken
Evaluate, standardize, and communicate
Performance Improvement Model … Slide ‹#›
Step 2
Plan and Implement Best Practices
Step 3
Measure Results and Analyze
Step 4
Evaluate … Effectiveness of Actions Taken
Step 5
Evaluate, Standardize, and Communicate
Yes? … key process measures related to each best practice
Review data to determine effectiveness
Step 4
Evaluate
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/pdi/d1_pdi_improvementmethodsoverview.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Evaluate effectiveness of actions taken
5. … Evaluate, standardize, and communicate
Performance Improvement Model
Source: Langley GJ, Nolan KM, … .1 Slide 4
Step 2
Plan and
Implement
Best Practices
Step 3
Measure Results
and Analyze
Step 4
Evaluate … Effectiveness of
Actions Taken
Step 5
Evaluate,
Standardize, and
Communicate
Yes? … process measures related
to each best practice
• Review data to determine
effectiveness
Step 4
Evaluate
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/arora-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - Final Progress Report: Development and Validation of a Tool to Evaluate Handoff Quality
Final Progress … Title Page
Title: Development and Validation of a Tool to Evaluate Handoff Quality
Principal Investigator … We aimed to evaluate at least 60 handoffs
in each of these two settings at the two institutions. … Our findings and experience can help guide the adaptation of the Handoff CEX as a tool to
evaluate … Development
and Validation of a Tool to Evaluate Handoff Quality.
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/anesthesiology-control-tower-feedback-alerts-supplement-treatment-actfast/citation/use
January 01, 2023 - Use of machine learning to develop and evaluate models using preoperative and intraoperative data to … Use of machine learning to develop and evaluate models using preoperative and intraoperative data to
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/talkingquality/resources/checklist/checklist-assess-reporting-project.pdf
December 26, 2018 - Key Points
• It is critical to evaluate your reporting project to understand whether your report … To learn more, read:
Why Evaluate a Health Care Quality Reporting Project? … What Can You Evaluate About a Quality Reporting Project? … • Given your budget, is it feasible to evaluate everything you would like to assess? … /assess/what-you-evaluate/results.html
https://www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/assess/what-you-evaluate/cost-effectiveness.html
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/electronic-health-record-solutions-accurate-reporting-data-interprofessional/citation/simulation
January 01, 2023 - Use of simulation based on an electronic health records environment to evaluate the structure and accuracy … Use of simulation based on an electronic health records environment to evaluate the structure and accuracy
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/using-logic-model-design-and-evaluate-quality-and-patient-safety-improvement-programs
November 10, 2010 - Commentary
Using a logic model to design and evaluate quality and patient safety … Using a logic model to design and evaluate quality and patient safety improvement programs. … care–associated infections, this commentary details how such an approach can be applied to plan, implement, and evaluate … Using a logic model to design and evaluate quality and patient safety improvement programs.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/theory-based-instrument-evaluate-team-communication-operating-room-balancing-measurement
June 23, 2010 - Commentary
A theory-based instrument to evaluate team communication in the operating … A theory-based instrument to evaluate team communication in the operating room: balancing measurement … The authors suggest that the instrument could be used to evaluate complex team communication at the procedure … A theory-based instrument to evaluate team communication in the operating room: balancing measurement
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www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/maternal-mortality-4.html
September 01, 2021 - Evaluate evidence of improvement in care if specific treatment is implemented in a specific timeframe … Evaluate the impact of experiential learning, such as simulation, on teamwork culture and relationships … Evaluate best way to engage patients and families in preventing diagnostic safety events. … Evaluate best way to disclose diagnostic safety events to patients and families. … Evaluate best ways to engage patients and families in diagnostic safety event mitigation and reporting
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/implementation/implementation-guide/app-p.html
May 01, 2017 - Apply a standardized methodology to evaluate hand hygiene products in a specific clinical setting. … Slide 16: Scales To Evaluate Skin Condition by the Observer
Image: This chart from the World Health … Organization helps observers evaluate skin conditions at three intervals: before, after 3-5 days, and … Slide 19: Action Step
Evaluate new product
Intentionally pick participants. … Evaluate current product and new product
Use formal WHO Method 2 methodology.
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www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/assess/what-you-evaluate/cost-effectiveness.html
November 01, 2018 - Also in "What You Can Evaluate"
Evaluating the Process
Evaluating Results
Evaluating Cost-Effectiveness
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/50938/psn-pdf
February 26, 2020 - Risks and medication errors analysis to evaluate the
impact of a chemotherapy compounding workflow … Risks and medication errors
analysis to evaluate the impact of a chemotherapy compounding workflow management … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/risks-and-medication-errors-analysis-evaluate-impact-chemotherapy-
compounding-workflow … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/risks-and-medication-errors-analysis-evaluate-impact-chemotherapy-compounding-workflow … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/risks-and-medication-errors-analysis-evaluate-impact-chemotherapy-compounding-workflow
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/scaling-interoperable-clinical-decision-support-patient-centered-chronic-pain-care/citation/study
January 01, 2023 - Study protocol for a type III hybrid effectiveness-implementation trial to evaluate scaling interoperable … Study protocol for a type III hybrid effectiveness-implementation trial to evaluate scaling interoperable
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cauti-tools/phys-championsgd/section4.html
October 01, 2015 - Placement, Maintenance, and Removal
Before any procedure, the individual inserting the device needs to evaluate … Whenever the CVC is accessed, the site should be evaluated (for example, nursing should regularly evaluate … Another opportunity to evaluate the continued need for a CVC is at the time of transfer from the ICU … The best risk reduction strategy is to evaluate the continued need for the UC daily and promptly remove … Patient transfers from the ICU to a non-ICU represent an important opportunity to evaluate and remove
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www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/ideas-project/index.html
July 01, 2025 - Implementing Diagnostic Excellence Across Systems (IDEAS)
Take part in a national study to evaluate … AHRQ is leading Implementing Diagnostic Excellence Across Systems (IDEAS), a national study to evaluate
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mvp/modules/technical/daily-ltvv-tool.html
February 01, 2025 - Evaluate daily for patients receiving mechanical ventilation and whose vent mode equals 1 or 2. … Sex Evaluate daily for patients receiving mechanical ventilation and whose vent mode equals 1 or 2. … Evaluate daily for patients receiving mechanical ventilation and whose vent mode equals 1 or 2. … Evaluate daily for patients receiving mechanical ventilation and whose vent mode equals 1 or 2. … Evaluate daily for patients receiving mechanical ventilation and whose vent mode equals 1 or 2.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/systematic-review-evaluate-accuracy-electronic-adverse-drug-event-detection
October 05, 2011 - Study
A systematic review to evaluate the accuracy of electronic adverse drug event … A systematic review to evaluate the accuracy of electronic adverse drug event detection. … This systematic review sought to evaluate the accuracy of trigger tools, an increasingly common technique … A systematic review to evaluate the accuracy of electronic adverse drug event detection.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/framework-health-care-organizations-develop-and-evaluate-safety-scorecard
September 17, 2010 - Commentary
A framework for health care organizations to develop and evaluate a safety … A framework for health care organizations to develop and evaluate a safety scorecard. … Peter Pronovost and colleagues discuss the increasing pressure to evaluate and improve patient safety … A framework for health care organizations to develop and evaluate a safety scorecard.
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cauti-tools/phys-championsgd/pocketguide.html
December 01, 2017 - Preventing Device-Associated Infections Pocket Guide
PREVENT DEVICE-ASSOCIATED INFECTIONS: EVALUATE … and remove them ASAP
Remove emergently placed lines within 24 hours
Mechanical Ventilation
Evaluate