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401. An Introduction to Assessing Practices: Issues to Consider (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/ncepcr/tools/PCMH/pcpf-module-12-intro-to-assessing-practices.pdf
     September 01, 2015 - characteristics, quality of care metrics, possible use as population management tool, utilization … of care and clinical outcome metrics • Reports required by health plans: quality of care and clinical … We have greatly improved the quality of care in the past year 1 2 3 4 5 8 3. … Our medical group/clinic attaches more priority to quality of care than to finances 1 2 3 4 5 8 … Removal or reduction of barriers to better quality of care 1 2 3 4 5 8 23.

402. Confidential Physician Feedback Reports: Designing for Optimal Impact on Performance (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/publications/files/confidreportguide_1.pdf
     March 01, 2016 - of care. … of care). … for PROs under the Health Care Quality Improvement Program. … Oregon Health Care Quality Corporation. … Improving quality of care.

403. Strategies for Improving Patient Experience with Ambulatory Care: Open Access Scheduling for Routine and Urgent Appointments (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/quality-improvement/improvement-guide/6-strategies-for-improving/access/cahps-section-6a.pdf
     July 27, 2017 - July 2017 (updated) https://www.ahrq.gov/cahps/quality-improvement/improvement-guide/improvement-guide.html … The CAHPS Ambulatory Care Improvement Guide Section 6: Strategies for Improving Patient Experience … complaints related to access had been increasing over the past year and represented 51 percent of quality … of care complaints) as well as a survey of satisfaction with behavioral health. … • NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement.

404. Strategies for Improving Patient Experience with Ambulatory Care: Open Access Scheduling for Routine and Urgent Appointments (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/quality-improvement/improvement-guide/6-strategies-for-improving/access/cahps-strategy-6a.pdf
     July 27, 2017 - July 2017 (updated) https://www.ahrq.gov/cahps/quality-improvement/improvement-guide/improvement-guide.html … The CAHPS Ambulatory Care Improvement Guide Section 6: Strategies for Improving Patient Experience … complaints related to access had been increasing over the past year and represented 51 percent of quality … of care complaints) as well as a survey of satisfaction with behavioral health. … • NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement.

405. | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     February 01, 2014 - Health Literacy Hospitals & Health Systems Patient & Family Engagement Prevention & Chronic Care Primary Care … Quality & Patient Safety Report to Congress Sort by Publication Date Title Publication Number … Children's Healthcare for Medicaid and CHIP to review and assess measures in the initial core set of healthcare … quality measures for children (the child core set) and identify those measures appropriate for retirement … practice facilitators as they begin to develop the knowledge and skills needed to support meaningful improvement

406. CUSP Toolkit, The Role of the Nurse Manager, Facilitator Notes | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/cusp/modules/nursing/nursing-notes.html
     December 01, 2012 - care quality improvement frameworks, and quality measurement … Describe the key business and health care quality improvement frameworks. … of care possible. … of care. … care quality improvement initiatives on their units.

407. Georgia State at a Glance (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/demoeval/demostates/gastateataglance.pdf
     March 01, 2012 - Medicaid Services (CMS) awarded grants to 10 States under a 5‐year, $100 million effort to improve health … care quality and delivery systems for children enrolled in Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance … of care for children. … of care for children, (2) promote the use of health information technology to enhance service quality …  To what extent did Georgia’s efforts to expand the CME model improve quality of care for youth with

408. Methods (continued, 2) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/ptfamilyscan/ptfamily3a.html
     July 01, 2018 - of the literature evaluated results from 45 articles to examine the effects of public reporting on quality … of care. … initiative, advocate for improvement, have relationships with clinical staff, disseminate data from … Physician involvement in quality improvement and other initiatives can be critical to their success. … for Children's Healthcare Quality (NICHQ), this assessment tool helps organizations assess their current

409. Improving Patient Safety in Ambulatory Surgery Centers: A Resource List for Users of the AHRQ Ambulatory Surgery Center Survey on Patient Safety Culture. (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patientsafetyculture/asc/resources/asc-resource_list.pdf
     March 01, 2016 - Guide Call to Action: Safeguarding the Integrity of Healthcare Quality and Safety Systems Checklist … Care Quality, provides a free, downloadable surgical checklist for ambulatory surgery. … care quality. … Call to Action: Safeguarding the Integrity of Healthcare Quality and Safety Systems http://www.nahq.org … /uploads/NAHQ_call_to_action_FINAL.pdf The National Association for Healthcare Quality Call to Action

410. PQMP Asthma ED Visit Quality Metric Key Driver Diagram (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/toolkits/asthma-ed-kdd.pdf
     March 10, 2021 - Healthcare System Supports Improvement • Healthcare system is equipped with a structure and capacity … to engage in quality improvement work • Electronic record can provide clinical decision support • Data … Quality measures are clearly articulated to health plans and healthcare providers • Support quality improvement … The national improvement partnership network: state-based partnerships that improve primary care quality … asthma by understanding systems issues and creating partnerships between healthcare providers, improvement

411. Understanding CAHPS® Surveys: A Primer for New Users - Ginsberg (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/events/webinars/webinar-012220-ginsberg.pdf
     June 02, 2025 - Ginsberg AHRQ’S CAHPS® PROGRAM Caren Ginsberg, Ph.D., CPXP, Director, CAHPS & SOPS Center for Quality Improvement … • Practice Improvement: Create tools for health care professionals to improve care for their patients … of measuring PE and collecting PE data − informative reporting of patient experience data − Quality improvement … Collecting patient experience data using narrative protocols for purposes of facilitating quality improvement … ► CAHPS: Assessing Healthcare Quality From the Patient’s Perspective 12

412. Tools To Improve Diagnostic Safety | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/tools/index.html
     June 01, 2025 - It focuses on four primary strategies for promoting patient/family engagement in hospital safety and quality … of care: Encourage patients and family members to participate as advisors. … TeamSTEPPS for Diagnosis Improvement: TeamSTEPPS ® is an evidence-based program built on a framework … The TeamSTEPPS for Diagnosis Improvement Course applies the TeamSTEPPS framework to the specific problem … When implementing TeamSTEPPS for Diagnosis Improvement, teams will learn about the four skills and how

413. CAHPS® Moving Forward: Innovations in Tools and Research Webcast (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/events/webinars/cahps-moving-forward-cleary-slides.pdf
     March 01, 2010 - "Examining the role of patient experience surveys in measuring health care quality." … of care • Finding: Patient-centered care had a statistically significant positive effect on survival … , after controlling for technical quality of care, patient demographics, patient co- morbidities, … 2003) 70 72 74 76 78 80 82 84 86 88 90 Rating of Health Plan * Rating of Drug Plan * Rating of Health … Care Quality * Always Advised Not Always Advised * P < 0.005; Source: Winpenny E et al.

414. Return on Investment Tool (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/pdi/f1_pdi_returnoninvestment.docx
     January 01, 2013 - Financial investment in improvement actions. … ROI = Financial gains / Improvement investment costs CEA = Improvement investment costs / Effectiveness … Measures of health care quality likely to be affected by the intervention. … The business case for health care quality improvement. J Pat Saf 2013 Mar;9(1):44-52. … Components of Implementation Costs Stages of Improvement Action Implementation Implementation of improvement

415. Return on Investment Tool (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/f1_combo_returnoninvestment.docx
     January 01, 2013 - Financial investment in improvement actions. … ROI = Financial gains / Improvement investment costs CEA = Improvement investment costs / Effectiveness … Measures of health care quality likely to be affected by the intervention. … The business case for health care quality improvement. J Pat Saf 2013 Mar;9(1):44-52. … Components of Implementation Costs Stages of Improvement Action Implementation Implementation of improvement

416. Pennsylvania State at a Glance (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/demoeval/demostates/pastateataglance.pdf
     March 01, 2012 - care quality and delivery systems for children enrolled in Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance … of care for children. … of care for children … of care for children, (2) promote the use of health information technology to enhance service quality … of care?

417. Final Progress Report: Improving the Quality of Pediatric Emergency Care Using an Electronic Medical Record Registry (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-07/alpern-report.pdf
     January 01, 2024 - were used to derive benchmarks and calculate stakeholder-prioritized, pediatric emergency medicine, quality-of-care … Context: The complexity of contemporary healthcare systems makes measuring quality of care difficult … of care across multiple settings. … of care we provide our patients. … quality improvement.

418. Model State Enhancement Efforts | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/research-transform-primary-care/transform/final-impact/model.html
     October 01, 2015 - IMPaCT funding was used to deepen North Carolina’s existing multipronged approach to primary care improvement … The collaborative formed 13 regional teams and each selected improvement topics based on region and practice … Each practice established a Care Transitions Improvement Team comprised of at least one physician champion … In North Carolina, formal efforts to align statewide primary care improvement efforts began in 2006 with … the formation of the North Carolina Healthcare Quality Alliance.

419. Model State Enhancement Efforts | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/reports/grants-impact/model-state.html
     February 01, 2017 - IMPaCT funding was used to deepen North Carolina’s existing multipronged approach to primary care improvement … The collaborative formed 13 regional teams and each selected improvement topics based on region and practice … Each practice established a Care Transitions Improvement Team comprised of at least one physician champion … In North Carolina, formal efforts to align statewide primary care improvement efforts began in 2006 with … the formation of the North Carolina Healthcare Quality Alliance.

420. Final Progress Report: Pursuing Perfection in Pediatric Therapeutics (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/lannon2-report.pdf
     January 01, 2024 - Co-production with patients and families accelerates innovation and improvement. … Co-production with patients and families accelerates innovation and improvement. … ” overview webinar (1 hour) to introduce teams to the Model for Improvement and the terminology of improvement … Improvement in Interstage Survival in a National Pediatric Cardiology Learning Network. … Journal for healthcare quality 2016;38(4):213-222 26042749 2016 SPS Hypothesis testing Brown DW,