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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/candor/index.html
August 01, 2022 - Worksheet ( PDF , 208 KB)
Video: Peer to Peer Coaching
Module 3: Preparing for Implementation: Gap … Analysis
Preparing for Implementation: Gap Analysis Facilitator Notes ( PowerPoint , 836 KB) … Tool: Gap Analysis Facilitator's Guide ( PDF , 440 KB)
Module 4: Event Reporting, Event Investigation
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/factsheets/fullreports/NCINQTobaccoUseHelpSpec-Pop.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Continuous Enrollment
Allowable Gap
Anchor Date
Look-Back Period
Benefit
Event/Diagnosis … Adolescents who have had no more than one gap in enrollment of up to 45 days
during the measurement … enrollees for whom enrollment is verified monthly, the adolescent may not have
more than a 1-month gap
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/pdi/d6_pdi_implementationplan.pdf
June 02, 2025 - shaded in light gray), list the best practice your organization will
implement, as identified in the Gap … Scheduled
Dates
Actual
Implementation
Start Date
Selected Best Practice #1 Identified in Gap … Scheduled
Dates
Actual
Implementation
Start Date
Selected Best Practice #2 Identified in Gap … Scheduled
Dates
Actual
Implementation
Start Date
Selected Best Practice #3 Identified in Gap
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/d6_combo_implementationplan.pdf
June 02, 2025 - shaded in light gray), list the best practice your organization will
implement, as identified in the Gap … Scheduled
Dates
Actual
Implementation
Start Date
Selected Best Practice #1 Identified in Gap … Scheduled
Dates
Actual
Implementation
Start Date
Selected Best Practice #2 Identified in Gap … Scheduled
Dates
Actual
Implementation
Start Date
Selected Best Practice #3 Identified in Gap
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www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/improve/tools.html
June 01, 2021 - The Gap Analysis helps identify activities that are fundamental to an antibiotic stewardship program … Gap Analysis (DOCX, 381.7 KB)
Commitment Poster (DOCX, 870.2 KB)
Checkpoint Tool (DOCX, 292.3
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www.ahrq.gov/topics/hospital-readmissions.html
January 01, 2012 - analyses of national readmission rates for all payers and uninsured patients and addresses a large gap
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/factsheets/fullreports/NCINQTobaccoUseHelpSpec-Prov.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Continuous
Enrollment
Allowable Gap
Anchor Date
Look-Back Period
The measurement year … Adolescents who have had no more than one gap in enrollment of up to 45 days
during the measurement … enrollees
for whom enrollment is verified monthly, the adolescent may not have more than a 1-
month gap
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/sustainability/management/problem-solving/problem-solving.pptx
May 01, 2017 - Concept Example
Problem: An undesirable gap between an expected state and the actual state of a system … Solution: Closes the undesirable gap between the expected state and the actual state. … A type 1 solution closes the immediate gap. … A type 2 solution prevents recurrence of the gap in the future. (1) Type 1: Supervisor observing the
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/duration/chipra-157-section-2-specs.pdf
June 30, 2009 - For states with joint
Medicaid and CHIP programs, enrollees who switched to CHIP without a gap are … Allowable gap: No allowable gap during the continuous enrollment period
Anchor date: Date of enrollment … Identify infants who switched programs without experiencing a gap in coverage.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/chronic/chipra-150-section-2-tech-specs.pdf
November 01, 2014 - Allowable Gap No more than one gap in enrollment of up to 45 days during the measurement year. … Allowable gap No more than one gap in enrollment of up to 45 days during the measurement year.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol2/Advances-Hannah_23.pdf
February 24, 2008 - Dimensions in which the gap between these positions increased
included:
Several of the dimensions … Dimensions in which the gap between these positions increased
included:
• Nonpunitive response to … The positive
scores for this dimension showed a fairly small gap between administrative and nursing … At remeasurement this gap had narrowed slightly, to
19.8 percent, but it still remained the largest … Scores for both groups remained relatively unchanged from
baseline to remeasurement, and the gap in
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cpi/about/organization/nac/snac-hqm-report-exec-summary.pdf
November 17, 2021 - • Add Provider Well-Being and Health System Performance as Additional Gap Areas in
Quality Measurement … suggested that AHRQ consider provider well-being
measures and health system performance as additional gap … The NAC agreed that health equity is a critical gap in quality measurement. … Add Provider Well-Being and Health System Quality as Additional Gap Areas in Quality
Measurement. … NAC suggested that AHRQ consider provider well-
being and health system measures as an additional gap
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mrsa-prevention/surgery/operationalizing-prevention-program.html
June 01, 2025 - Documents: Implementation Guide (PDF, 839 KB) Toolkit Implementation Tools The Gap Analyses can assist … Hospital-Level Gap Analysis for MRSA and SSI Prevention (PDF, 749 KB) Surgical Services Gap Analysis
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www.ahrq.gov/practiceimprovement/systemdesign/leancasestudies/lean-exhibit5-10.html
November 01, 2014 - Gap analysis: Conducts a multistep gap analysis beginning with a G emba walk cc followed by documentation … The project team then prioritizes barriers, conducts a root cause analysis, and completes its gap analysis
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www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/dxsafety-culture-survey-brazil-summary.html
August 01, 2024 - free-text comments on how to improve the diagnostic process, some comments reflected a large communication gap … Responses to the two feedback questions on failures in the diagnostic process suggested a gap in open … These results were below the AHRQ average ( Table 1 , items 10 and 11) and revealed a significant gap
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/sustainability/management/problem-solving-comp-kit.html
June 01, 2017 - A problem is an undesirable gap between an expected state and the actual state of a system. … Type 1 solutions close the immediate gap. … Solution: Closes the undesirable gap between the expected state and the actual state. … A type 1 solution closes the immediate gap. … A type 2 solution prevents recurrence of the gap in the future.
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www.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/projects/heart-health/about/stories/in-action/cascades-east.html
March 01, 2021 - about 99 percent of their patients for tobacco use," said Steven, but they realized that there was a gap … Steven helped the Cascades East team identify specific actions that would help close the gap and determine
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www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/acute-care/improve/index.html
June 01, 2021 - The gap analysis should be completed by all ASPs to ensure that all essential components are present. … Implementation Guide for the AHRQ Safety Program for Acute Care (PDF, 328 KB)
Gap Analysis Tool (
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/d4_combo_bestpracticescover.pdf
June 02, 2025 - • Sufficient information to complete a Gap Analysis (Tool D.5), make a decision to
implement (or … The Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement Tool
is used to prepare the Gap Analysis (Tool D.5 … See instructions for Gap Analysis (Tool D.5).
2. … Use the appropriate Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement Tool to
populate the Gap
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www.ahrq.gov/cpi/about/health-services-research.html
March 01, 2025 - Why HSR Matters HSR provides the foundation for quality, effectiveness, and value to bridge the gap … Patient safety research , which bridges the gap between research and safer patient care and develops