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  1. www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/workgroup/index.html
    December 01, 2024 - In Improving Diagnosis , NASEM outlined eight goals to reduce diagnostic error and improve diagnosis … Goal 8 is to provide dedicated funding for research on the diagnostic process and diagnostic errors. … A recommendation for meeting this goal is for Federal agencies to develop a coordinated research agenda
  2. www.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/projects/heart-health/evidence/blood-pressure.html
    March 01, 2021 - EvidenceNOW supported using the JNC7 blood pressure goals but recognized that PCOR findings to guide … A 2013 panel issued similar guidelines  but recommended that the goal for individuals aged 60 and older … (Measure ID: CMS165) The EvidenceNOW goal for primary care practices in the study is to have at least … Pressure in Adults This guideline from Eighth Joint National Committee recommends treatment thresholds, goalsgoals, how to discuss goals with patients, and how to obtain and report accurate blood pressure readings
  3. www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/clabsi-cauti-icu/data-change-notes.docx
    April 01, 2022 - It also helps monitor progress toward goals identified in your action plan. … Each stakeholder plays a vital role in ensuring you achieve the goals set forth in your action plan. … This is crucial to ensure that your unit is truly able to achieve the goals identified in your action … This is particularly impactful since the goal for harm is zero. … objectives, the organization’s action plan to reach these goals, and ways to collaborate for success
  4. www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa/027-evaluating-cleaning-data-collection.docx
    October 01, 2024 - The goal is to have these surfaces cleaned every day. … Set an overall goal of perhaps 70 percent at the beginning of the program and move that goal up as they
  5. www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/d2-projectcharter.pdf
    December 23, 2009 - The purpose of the project charter is to describe the performance improvement rationale, goals, barriers …  Specific performance measures and targeted improvement goals. … Describe the project scope and provide goal statement. … Set a performance goal for each measure. 4. … PERFORMANCE MEASURES Baseline Goal 4. Milestones Evaluation Date a. a.
  6. www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/d2_combo_projectcharter.docx
    December 23, 2009 - The purpose of the project charter is to describe the performance improvement rationale, goals, barriers … Specific performance measures and targeted improvement goals. … Instruction Steps Describe the project scope and provide goal statement. … Set a performance goal for each measure. … PERFORMANCE MEASURES Baseline Goal 4.
  7. www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/projects/urinary/ca-ucsd-execsum.pdf
    February 01, 2022 - Goal Overall goals: 1) implement patient-centered outcomes research (PCOR) evidence regarding nonsurgical … intervention, 2) evaluate the effect of implementation on referral rates to specialists (with the goal … delivering conservative management options to women with urinary incontinence, with the ultimate goal … of Women with Urinary Incontinence Characteristics of the Primary Care Systems and Patients Served Goal
  8. www.ahrq.gov/hai/cusp/cauti-interim/cauti-interim2.html
    July 01, 2013 - The On the CUSP: Stop CAUTI project is a unit-based initiative with a primary goal of reducing the … The overall goal of this national expansion is to achieve a sustainable decrease in CAUTI and catheter … working with the Keystone: HAI  initiative of the MHA Keystone Center. 1 , 2 The NPT has one primary goal … The primary goal is to reduce the CAUTI rate in participating units upon completion of the 4-year initiative … acquired in the highly successful national On the CUSP: Stop CLABSI effort in order to achieve these goals
  9. www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cpi/about/impact/ahrq-works.pdf
    April 01, 2017 - provides examples of how AHRQ is building the bridge between research and practice to achieve these goals … Help doctors and nurses improve quality • Develop data to track changes in the health care system GoalGoal: Develop Data to Track Changes in the Health Care System As policymakers work toward finding … No. 17-M018-EF April 2017 www.ahrq.gov Goal: Keep Patients Safe Goal: Help Doctors and Nurses … RED (Re-Engineered Discharge) Toolkit ImproveCareNow Enhanced Registries Project Project ECHO Goal
  10. www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/building-capacity/EvidenceNOW-BSC-AL-profile.pdf
    September 01, 2021 - The goal is to catalyze the development of a sustainable, state-based external primary care quality … Goal Alabama’s Heart Health Improvement Project (HHIP) is designed to build primary care quality improvement … Cherrington, MD, MPH Published September 2021 Alabama Cooperative Background Goal Aims Approach
  11. www.ahrq.gov/pqmp/implementation-qi/roadmap/index.html
    September 01, 2021 - guidance on key steps to consider when launching an improvement effort—from defining the project’s goal … Implementation Roadmap   Step 1: Defining Your Improvement Goal Step 2: Forming an … Then, you must set a clear improvement goal that is specific and measurable, and based on an applicable … Considerations for Selecting Appropriate Improvement Goals To identify benchmarks that could be used … to set improvement goals and to subsequently monitor performance for participating health plans, the
  12. www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/building-capacity/EvidenceNOW-BSC-TN-profile.pdf
    September 01, 2021 - The goal is to catalyze the development of a sustainable, state-based external primary care quality … Goal The goal of the Tennessee Heart Health Network is to leverage existing infrastructure by identifying … of Tennessee Health Science Center Published September 2021 Tennessee Cooperative Background Goal
  13. www.ahrq.gov/hai/pfp/2015-interim.html
    December 01, 2016 - For each HAC, the incidence, preventability, cost, and additional mortality were assessed and a goal … Estimates, Goals, and Projections for HACs at the Launch of PfP Initiative in 2011 PfP Hospital-Acquired … National Incidence of HACs (2010) Estimated HAC Preventability as of 2010/2011 PfP Goal at Launch … of Program (Percentage of Preventable HACs) Combined Goal for HAC Reduction (Preventability x Goal … ) PfP HAC Reduction Goal (Fewer HACs in 2014 * vs. 2010 Baseline) Estimated PfP Additional Cost
  14. www.ahrq.gov/health-literacy/professional-training/shared-decision/workshop/tr-guide.html
    September 01, 2020 - SHARE Approach Workshop Curriculum Introduction to Workshop: Training Guide   Contents Goal … Training goals       Slide 11. The SHARE Approach training       Slide 12. … Closing slide Goal/Aim The goal of this module is to introduce the Agency for Healthcare Research … Overall training goals of the 6-hour SHARE Approach workshop training are to enable trainees to better … goals of the SHARE Approach training are to learn and better understand: Shared decision making
  15. www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nursing-home/materials/covid19-vaccine-confidence-learning-guide-leadership.pdf
    June 30, 2021 - • Set a facility goal for vaccine compliance for staff. … Consider aligning your facility goal with the nationwide goal, set by American Health Care Association … consistent, and credible information about COVID-19 vaccines to your staff. 1 Nursing Homes Set Goal … #newsletter https://www.ahcancal.org/News-and-Communications/Press-Releases/Pages/Nursing-Homes-Set-Goal-To-Get
  16. www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/projects/urinary/managing-urinary-incontinence-slides.pdf
    October 14, 2022 - Officer, WiserCare Attending Physician, Internal Medicine, UCSF 32 Project Goal … patient receives a preference map that ranks her best “treatment fit” based on her values, treatment goals … , MD, MPH Alison Mays, MD 49 Project Goal … Screening for Urinary Incontinence to Enhance Treatment (PURSUIT) Project Team & Partners Project Goal … Community-Based Continence Promotion and Primary Care (WI-INTUIT) Project Team & Partners Project Goal
  17. www.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance/helpful-resources/planning/Define-Your-Project-Goals.html
    December 01, 2019 - Step 3: Define Your Project Goals Review all steps in the process of planning a survey project … Step 3: Define Your Goals. Step 4: Plan a Communications Strategy . … To start identifying the goals for your project, consider the following: What do you want to learn … To help define goals, the project team should first come to agreement on the following issues: Context … Examples of Appropriate Goals Examples of reasonable goals for a CAHPS survey project include the following
  18. www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/cquips0601.html
    October 01, 2014 - Joint Commission Incorporates AHRQ Findings in Developing Safe Practice Goals Search All Impact Case … Studies November 2005 JCAHO's 2005 National Patient Safety Goals were approved at its July 2004 … The purpose of JCAHO's National Patient Safety Goals is to promote specific improvements in patient safety … The goals highlight problematic areas in health care and describe evidence- and expert-based solutions … The two new requirements included among the 2005 goals are Reconciling Medications and Communicating
  19. www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/resources/consumer-exp/reporting/table2.html
    October 01, 2014 - Acceptability of anonymous reporting is linked to goals of system; anonymous reporting acceptable if … goal is to accumulate data for future action but not workable if goal is to take action. … Opinions about levels of operation linked to goals of system. … Purpose and goals Primary goals are organizational-level and system-wide learning and improving quality … Less support for accountability as goal, which would duplicate existing organizations and mechanisms;
  20. www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/resources/learning-lab/index.html
    April 01, 2025 - and organization, AHRQ grant number, project start and end dates, and a description of the focus and goals … Francisco, CA AHRQ Grant No.: HS023558 Project Period:  09/30/14-09/29/2020 Description:  The overall goal … of Texas, Houston, TX AHRQ Grant No.:  HS24459 Project Period:  09/30/15–09/29/21 Description:  The goal … , Lebanon, NH AHRQ Grant No.: HS24403 Project Period: 09/30/15-03/31/20 Description: The overall goal … Hospital, Boston, MA AHRQ Grant No.: HS23535 Project Period: 09/30/14-09/29/19 Description: The goal

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