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www.ahrq.gov/pqmp/implementation-qi/toolkit/h2h/qi-strategies.html
July 01, 2021 - Participating teams conducted a gap analysis comparing their practices with those outlined in the Key … The P-HIP team used the AHRQ Gap Analysis Tool (PDF).
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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-component-kit.docx
May 01, 2017 - A problem is an undesirable gap between an expected state and the actual state of a system. … A solution closes the gap between the undesirable state and the expected state (Table 1). … 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/es/patient-safety/settings/hospital/match/appendix/app-6a.html
July 01, 2022 - patients admitted
GOAL: >90%
ACTUAL: [insert current compliance]
Insert plans to close the gap … patients transferred
GOAL: >90%
ACTUAL: [insert current compliance]
Insert plans to close the gap … patients discharged
GOAL: >90%
ACTUAL: [insert current compliance]
Insert plans to close the gap
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/match/appendix/app-6a.html
July 01, 2022 - patients admitted
GOAL: >90%
ACTUAL: [insert current compliance]
Insert plans to close the gap … patients transferred
GOAL: >90%
ACTUAL: [insert current compliance]
Insert plans to close the gap … patients discharged
GOAL: >90%
ACTUAL: [insert current compliance]
Insert plans to close the gap
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/ptfamilyscan/ptfamily4.html
July 01, 2018 - experiences of hospitalization
One existing gap is the lack of tools that are more equally based on … Content gap 2: There is a lack of individual tools to support system-level strategies
The second gap … Content gap 4: There are few complementary materials
Hospitals and the health professionals who work … Content gap 5: More nurse-patient communication materials are needed
Nurses are often on the front … Usability gap 2: Implementation guidance is limited
There is limited implementation information on
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/surgery/57-senior-executives-facilitator.docx
June 01, 2023 - Examples can include:
· We conducted a gap analysis to help us identify areas for improvement and set … Slide 9
Overview of Gap Analysis and Goal Setting for [Service Line] Surgery
One of the first steps … When our team conducted our gap analysis for [service line] surgeries in CY[XXXX], we found that we performed … Slide 10
Top Three Goals
The results from our gap analysis helped us identify three specific goals
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/chartbooks/access/elements2.html
June 01, 2018 - The gap between uninsured people and people with private insurance was growing larger over time. … The gap between adults ages 45-64 and adults ages 18-44 was growing larger over time, as was the gap … Groups With Disparities:
In 2013, there was no statistically significant change in the gap between
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/pdi/standalone_pdi_casestudy.pdf
December 01, 2015 - Best Practices for Central Venous
Catheter (CVC)-Related
Bloodstream Infections (Tool
D.4x)
• Gap … Best Practices for Central Venous Catheter
(CVC)-Related Bloodstream Infections (Tool D.4x) and the Gap … The
results of the gap analysis revealed the areas in which the hospital’s practices diverged from … Implementing a Clinical Intervention
In addition to engaging physicians, the gap analysis helped the … Schroeder found that she was easily able to
change the tools—such as the gap analysis and implementation
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www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/dxsafety-current-state-apc.html
January 01, 2024 - We will review these domains, subdomains, and provide an example of a gap within each of the domains … A note of caution is that the gap is for the entire domain and not linked to a particular subdomain.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/sustaining-antibiotic-slides.pptx
September 01, 2022 - stewardship efforts based on antibiotic prescribing patterns
Understand the importance of completing a gap … Stewardship
‹#›
AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use – Ambulatory Care
Sustaining
9
Gap … Completion of an annual gap analysis can inform ongoing or new stewardship efforts to include in the
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-surgery/147-implementation-guide.pdf
April 01, 2025 - A gap analysis is a systematic method to identify “gaps” between your current and desired state. … By
conducting a gap analysis, you can evaluate your current practices, define your goals, and identify … This toolkit includes two MRSA and SSI prevention gap analyses: one for the Hospital Level and one for … Start by completing both gap analyses. … Once the gap analyses are completed, review the results, discuss them with your team, and identify any
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/pdi/a4_pdi_casestudy.pdf
December 01, 2015 - Best Practices for Central Venous
Catheter (CVC)-Related
Bloodstream Infections (Tool
D.4j)
• Gap … Best Practices for Central Venous Catheter
(CVC)-Related Bloodstream Infections (Tool D.4j) and the Gap … The results
of the gap analysis revealed the areas in which the hospital’s practices diverged from recognized … Implementing a Clinical Intervention
In addition to engaging physicians, the gap analysis helped the … Schroeder found that she was easily able to
change the tools—such as the gap analysis and implementation
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mrsa-prevention/surgery/ssi-prevention-tools.html
April 01, 2025 - useful tools including the Perioperative Roadmap Tool, the Surgical Site Investigation Tool, and the Gap … Tool: Surgical Services Gap Analysis for MRSA and SSI Prevention (PDF, 858 KB) This tool is a questionnaire … Tool: Hospital-Level Gap Analysis for MRSA and SSI Prevention (PDF, 749 KB) This tool is a questionnaire
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/news/events/ahrq-research-summit/goeschel-summit2016.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Closing Gaps in Research ~ Organizationsand Healthcare Diagnoses
Closing Gaps in Research ~ Organizations
and Healthcare Diagnoses
Pragmatic Considerations for Getting from Here to
There
1
Presenter: Christine Goeschel ScD RN FAAN
chris.a.goeschel@medstar.net
Perspective
MedStar Health ~ FY 2015
• 10 Acute C…
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www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/improve/index.html
October 01, 2022 - The Gap Analysis Tool for Antibiotic Stewardship in Ambulatory Care can help you identify where you … PDF, 649 KB)
Timeline for Implementing Antibiotic Stewardship in Ambulatory Care (DOCX, 403 KB)
Gap
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/factsheets/fullreports/chipra-88-measure-1-section-2-attachment-6.pdf
June 02, 2025 - through 18 at diagnosis of ADHD
Continuous Enrollment
12 months prior to ADHD diagnosis
Allowable Gap … No allowable gap during continuous enrollment period
Anchor Date
Date of ADHD diagnosis at
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/factsheets/fullreports/chipra-145-materials-ii.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Allowable Gap No allowable gap during continuous enrollment period
Anchor Date January 1st of the measurement
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/a4b_combo_pdi_casestudy.pdf
December 01, 2015 - Best Practices for Central Venous
Catheter (CVC)-Related
Bloodstream Infections (Tool
D.4x)
• Gap … Best Practices for Central Venous Catheter
(CVC)-Related Bloodstream Infections (Tool D.4x) and the Gap … The
results of the gap analysis revealed the areas in which the hospital’s practices diverged from … Implementing a Clinical Intervention
In addition to engaging physicians, the gap analysis helped the … Schroeder found that she was easily able to
change the tools—such as the gap analysis and implementation
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www.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/projects/urinary/resources/rural-family-obesity-trial.html
September 01, 2020 - Our data suggest that a motivation to close the gap between ideal and real practice can become such a
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/ptmgmt/appendix1.html
July 01, 2018 - Closing the quality gap: a critical analysis of quality improvement strategies ; Volume 5. … In: Shojania KG, McDonald KM, Wachter RM, et al., eds., Closing the quality gap: a critical analysis … In: Shojania KG, McDonald KM, Wachter RM, et al., eds., Closing the quality gap: a critical analysis