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The purpose of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality is to enhance the quality, appropriateness, and effectiveness of health services, and access to such services through the establishment of a broad base of scientific research and through the promotion of improvements in clinical and health system practices, including the prevention of diseases and other health conditions.

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  1. talkingquality.ahrq.gov/news/blog/ahrqviews/opportunity-improve-healthcare.html
    May 01, 2022 - It’s quite a goal we embrace here at AHRQ: to improve the safety and quality of healthcare for everyone … At AHRQ, we view our goal as not to build a new normal but to build a better normal.
  2. talkingquality.ahrq.gov/data/apcd/index.html
    February 01, 2018 - activities to develop an effective and feasible approach for using all-payer claims databases to advance the goal … undertaking activities to develop an effective and feasible approach for using APCDs to advance the goal
  3. talkingquality.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/communities/pbrn/registry/brigham-and-womens-primary-care-practice-based-research-network.html
    January 01, 2012 - The primary goal of the BWPC PBRN is to advance this mission by creating and promoting a community of … In fulfilling this goal, the BWPC PBRN, guided by its Steering Committee, will work to ensure that research
  4. talkingquality.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/tools/keydrivers/implement-qi.html
    November 01, 2018 - Once a practice chooses a QI approach and tools and sets improvement goals, it can identify and test … can be inefficient and ineffective unless practices use a systematic approach to achieve identified goals … Regardless of which QI approach a practice chooses, the QI team can use it to set goals and develop and … What matters is that practices choose at least one, learn how to use it, set goals, and start making … Select internal QI measures, collect data, compare with goals and benchmarks, and act on data regularly
  5. talkingquality.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/building-capacity/EvidenceNOW-BSC-OH-profile.pdf
    September 01, 2021 - The goal is to catalyze the development of a sustainable, state-based external primary care quality … Goal Use the Ohio Cardiovascular Health Collaborative (Cardi-OH) to establish a transformative and
  6. talkingquality.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/teamstepps-program/video/huddle-emergency-dept-guide.pdf
    August 31, 2023 - What is the main goal the team establishes? Discussion Answers 1. … In establishing goals, safety for the entire team, including the patient, is prioritized. … During a huddle, a team can establish goals, ensure roles and tasks are assigned, and plan for contingencies
  7. talkingquality.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/teamstepps/instructor/onlinecourse/tsonlinemodule5.pptx
    February 06, 2006 - The goal is the same: the longest looped paper chain. … Teams should be encouraged to set goals concerning the items on this checklist. … By monitoring progress toward the team's established goals, team members will be able to alert the team … Since goals were established and agreed on at the team briefing, if something changes, a huddle should … ways that shared mental models are used by teams-- leading to a mutual understanding of problems and goals
  8. talkingquality.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/engagingfamilies/strategy4/Strat4_Tool_1_IDEAL_chklst_508.docx
    January 01, 2010 - Listen to and honor the patient’s and family’s goals, preferences, observations, and concerns. … You can: Elicit patient and family goals at admission and note progress toward those goals each day Involve … Elicit the patient and family’s goals for when and how they leave the hospital, as appropriate. … Who: All clinical staff Discuss the patient, family, and clinician goals and progress toward discharge … Once goals are set at admission, revisit these goals to make sure the patient and family understand how
  9. talkingquality.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/engagingfamilies/strategy4/Strat4_Tool_1_IDEAL_chklst_508.pdf
    January 01, 2010 - Listen to and honor the patient’s and family’s goals, preferences, observations, and concerns. … You can: • Elicit patient and family goals at admission and note progress toward those goals each … own words to be sure that you explained things well Listen to and honor the patient and family’s goals …  Elicit the patient and family’s goals for when and how they leave the hospital, as appropriate … Once goals are set at admission, revisit these goals to make sure the patient and family understand
  10. talkingquality.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/reports/candor-demo-program/candor/demo-program/index.html
    August 01, 2022 - establish an initiative that would help States and health systems test models that meet the following goals … The goal of this initiative was to improve the overall quality of health care by making patient safety … the primary goal. … and health systems to develop, implement, and evaluate medical liability models that met the above goals … States and health systems to test patient safety and medical liability innovations that met the above goals
  11. talkingquality.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/teamstepps-program/teamstepps-pocket-guide.pdf
    May 01, 2023 - y Identify and articulate clear goals (i.e., the plan). y Assign tasks and responsibilities. … Monitoring and Modifying the Plan y Huddle—Ad hoc meeting to ensure continual progression of care to the goal … information, administrative information, human resources, triage acuity, equipment Progress toward the goal … environment for safety and availability of resources (e.g., equipment) Monitors progress toward the goal … environment for safety and availability of resources (e.g., equipment) Monitors progress toward the goal
  12. talkingquality.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/events/webinars/understanding-cahps-101-infographic.pdf
    February 01, 2019 -  January 8, 2019 CAHPS: Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems The CAHPS Program Goal
  13. talkingquality.ahrq.gov/cpi/about/impact/index.html
    April 01, 2017 - provides examples of how AHRQ is building the bridge between research and practice to achieve these goalsGoal: Keep Patients Safe Since 2000, with Congressional support, AHRQ has invested heavily in patient … Percent Reduction in Hospital-Acquired Conditions, 2010-2015 (Preliminary) Goal: Help Doctors and … Goal: Develop Data to Track Changes in the Health Care System As policymakers work toward finding the … Partnership for Patients, a Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services-led public-private effort that has a goal
  14. talkingquality.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/tools/keydrivers/about.html
    November 01, 2018 - diagram shows what contributes to (or “drives”) the achievement of an overall quality improvement goal … A key driver diagram is a useful tool for understanding what it takes to achieve an improvement goal,
  15. talkingquality.ahrq.gov/pcor/strategic-framework/index.html
    July 01, 2023 - Patient-Centered Outcomes Research PCOR Strategic Framework Mission, Vision, and Goal … The PCORTF strategic framework aligns with AHRQ's mission and broader goals of improving the quality, … The strategic framework provides a long-range mission, vision, and goal , as well as four high-level
  16. talkingquality.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/resources/learning-lab/caregiver-nicu-long-desc.html
    April 01, 2022 - .:  HS24459 Project Period:  09/30/15–09/29/21 Description:  The goal of the University of Texas Patient … reduced the number of unknown UPEs since it was implemented. 4   Another intervention is “Nutrition Goal-Based
  17. Obsrounds (doc file)

    talkingquality.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/education/curriculum-tools/cusptoolkit/toolkit/obsrounds.doc
    August 07, 2012 - disciplines, identify areas where communication can be more concise and relevant in setting daily patient goals … target areas where communication can be improved in the rounding process and in setting patient daily goals … · Was there something missing in the patient care goals? … If so, list it below: Patient Room and Bed Number Patient System, Goal Not Addressed
  18. talkingquality.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/plan/objectives.html
    November 01, 2018 - reporting projects aim to inform consumers about health care quality, each project may also have additional goals … objectives can help your organization stay focused on the strategies that will move it closer to its goals … Focus on goals that are measurable. … For More Information To learn more about selecting reasonable and measurable goals, go to Assess Your
  19. Shadowing (doc file)

    talkingquality.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/education/curriculum-tools/cusptoolkit/toolkit/shadowing.doc
    August 08, 2012 - During the hand-off, were verbal or written communications clear, accurate, clinically relevant, and goal … crisis: During a crisis, were verbal or written communications clear, accurate, clinically relevant, and goal
  20. talkingquality.ahrq.gov/cahps/quality-improvement/improvement-guide/6-strategies-for-improving/communication/strategy6i-shared-decisionmaking.html
    April 01, 2023 - Second, clinicians will respect patients' goals and preferences and use them to guide recommendations … evidence-based tools, known as patient decision aids, to inform patients and help them set their own goals … Patient's goals and treatment preferences are used to guide decisions. … pros and cons of each option, and providing support for users to clarify and express their personal goals … Elicit patients' goal and treatment preferences.

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