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  1. www.talkingquality.ahrq.gov/news/blog/ahrqviews/reduce-carbon-pollution-primer.html
    October 01, 2022 - Committing to such a goal is bold; cutting emissions in half in less than 10 years is not an easy task … It offers strategies that organizations may use to prioritize decarbonizations goals, manage new initiatives … Throughout the primer, there are real-world examples of healthcare organizations that have set aggressive goals
  2. www.talkingquality.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/education/curriculum-tools/teamstepps/instructor/essentials/implguide_0.pdf
    March 01, 2006 - The following paragraphs provide an overview of each of the phases, including goals and objectives, … Shift Toward a Culture of Safety TeamSTEPPS 2.0 Implementation Guide - 1 Phase I: Assessment Goals …  Can we achieve our goals in a timely fashion? … The goals will drive the development of your communication plan. Step 9. … It states your goal for improvements in your staff’s team performance.
  3. www.talkingquality.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/events/webinar/sops101-3-gray-2018.pdf
    January 01, 2018 - initiatives. 14 The Value of SOPS Surveys 15 "The survey is an integral part in moving toward our goal … Overall EHR System Rating (1 item) 22 Diagnostic Safety Supplemental Items (Medical Office) • Goals … analyses Consult with TEP to finalize items 24 Update of the Hospital SOPS Survey: HSOPS 2.0 • Goals
  4. www.talkingquality.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/tools/keydrivers/description.html
    October 01, 2020 - Once a practice chooses a QI approach and tools and sets improvement goals, it can identify and test … 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 … The goal, however, remains the same: making it simple for the practice and teams to be able to track
  5. www.talkingquality.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/demoeval/demostates/mdstateataglance.pdf
    March 01, 2012 - CHCS as part of its Quality Learning Collaborative to quantifiably measure their collaborative‐wide goals … Maryland is focusing on the following goals to guide the work of this grant:  Sustaining populations … multi‐State learning collaborative enhance Maryland’s efforts to expand its CME model and achieve its other goals
  6. www.talkingquality.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/engagingfamilies/strategy4/Strat4_Tool_4_PPT_508.pdf
    May 22, 2013 - hospital] • [Include story from leadership about importance of patient and family engagement and goals … including emotional health, functioning, and pain control – Patient experience • [Include specific goals … understanding – Discontinuity between inpatient and outpatient providers • [Add hospital data / goals … condition, and next steps in their care and use teach back • Listen to and honor the patient and family’s goals … can use the white board in the room to write questions or concerns – Elicit the patient and family goals
  7. Module 2: Example (doc file)

    www.talkingquality.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/sustainability/management/visual/visual-mgmt-pdsa-form.docx
    May 01, 2017 - Plan: Describe your first (or next) test of change (Every goal will require multiple tests of change … Plan: Describe your first (or next) test of change (Every goal will require multiple tests of change
  8. www.talkingquality.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/implementation/implementation-guide/guide-measurement.html
    November 01, 2017 - The first goal of measurement is to determine the efficacy of each intervention. … The later goal of measurement is to monitor outcome trends to recognize when thresholds of concern are
  9. www.talkingquality.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/press-releases/carbon-emissions.html
    September 01, 2022 - In alignment with HHS goals, Reducing Healthcare Carbon Emissions: A Primer on Measures and Actions … The Biden-Harris Administration has set clear goals for the country to cut greenhouse emissions in half … examples in the primer are a starting point for healthcare organizations to achieve the emission-reduction goals
  10. www.talkingquality.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance/helpful-resources/planning/index.html
    August 01, 2017 - Step 3:  Define Your Goals. … most important tasks for the project team, and possibly the advisory group as well, is to define the goals … Learn more about setting the kinds of goals that are appropriate for this type of project .
  11. www.talkingquality.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/fallprevention-training/module2/module2_slides_fallprev.pptx
    August 24, 2017 - thrombosis or pulmonary embolism following knee and/or hip replacement Blood incompatibility ‹#› Module 2 Goals … How should goals and plans for change be developed? How do you bring staff into the process? … Small group work Working meetings ‹#› Finalize Team Members The first goal is to finalize the Implementation … Education department Within 6 weeks from initiative start Set target goals for improvement. … Education department Within 6 weeks from initiative start Set target goals for improvement.
  12. www.talkingquality.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/ncepcr/tools/PCMH/pcpf-module-12-intro-to-assessing-practices.pdf
    September 01, 2015 - • set improvement goals. • track progress toward improvement goals. … The goal is to select a set of measures that will yield information that is “actionable” for the practice … Health delivery system • Organizational leadership is in place for Care Model • Organizational goals … guidelines with patient to guide self-management and behavior modification appropriate to patient goals … Setting goals and benchmarking rates of performance quality at least yearly 1 2 3 4 5 8 29.
  13. www.talkingquality.ahrq.gov/pqmp/publications/index.html
    July 01, 2022 - concerning pediatric measures and their feasibility and usability is central to the CHIPRA legislation and goal
  14. www.talkingquality.ahrq.gov/cpi/centers/ockt/index.html
    January 01, 2021 - and manages programs for communicating and disseminating the results of Agency activities with the goal
  15. www.talkingquality.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/primary-care/tpc/pa-spread-impact.pptx
    September 01, 2014 - Quality (AHRQ) in 2011 for an ‘IMPaCT’ award – Infrastructure for Maintaining Primary Care Transformation GOAL … Nephropathy Screening/Treatment Dilated Eye Exam Results Documented Foot Exam Patients with Self-Management Goal … “It’s been most helpful in getting all members of our staff involved and invested in a common goal.” … Helping patients set self-management goals.
  16. www.talkingquality.ahrq.gov/funding/training-grants/grants/active/kawards/Kawdsum20.html
    October 01, 2014 - Career Goals: Dr. … His immediate career goals are to fill the major knowledge gaps in the emergency management of patients … The grantee's long-term goals are to identify, develop and implement optimal organizational strategies
  17. www.talkingquality.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/results/research/intervention-tracking-notes-sw.pdf
    July 19, 2018 - Risk stratification [C]  Quality measure performance reports [C]  Shared decision making  SMART Goals … Did not formally work on this Started work on this topic but stopped before reaching aim/goal … Started and continue to work on this topic Started work on this topic and achieved aim/goal … stratification C: Off Quality measure performance reports C: Off Shared decision making: Off SMART Goals
  18. www.talkingquality.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/candor/modules/facguide3/notes.html
    August 01, 2022 - How does the team’s vision align with the organization’s patient safety and quality goals? … information in the plan that answers the questions: What, Who, When, and How: What to measure: Select a goal … These steps include developing a shared sense of purpose that is aligned with the vision and goals of … Alignment of information systems and personnel with the vision and goals is another important component … Set concrete goals. Model the skills that the organization wants staff to demonstrate.
  19. www.talkingquality.ahrq.gov/health-literacy/improve/precautions/index.html
    March 01, 2024 - all Americans, recognized that health literacy is foundational to achieving all its other health goals … health literacy universal precautions can serve both your patients' needs and your practice's other goals … For example, being health literate is important to achieve patient safety goals, such as reducing misdiagnosis
  20. www.talkingquality.ahrq.gov/policymakers/chipra/demoeval/what-we-learned/final-report/section1.html
    March 01, 2019 - To accomplish these goals, the NET gathered a substantial amount of qualitative and quantitative data … To further document our plans and progress in meeting the evaluation’s goals, we provided AHRQ with an … Return to Contents Final Report We have three primary goals for this final report. … Our second goal for this report is to present our observations about the structure of the grant program

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