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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/923.html
July 01, 2024 - Study Shows Strong Link Between Smoking, Opioid Use
Issue Number
923
AHRQ News Now is a weekly newsletter that highlights agency research and program activities.
July 30, 2024
AHRQ Stats: Postoperative Sepsis Rates In 2020, for every 1,000 elective surgical procedures, an average of 3.8 adult patients …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/ncepcr/tools/PCMH/pcpf-module-17-introducing-a-practice-to-pf.pdf
September 01, 2015 - Module 17: Introducing a Practice to Facilitation
Primary Care
Practice Facilitation
Curriculum
Module 17: Introducing a Practice to Facilitation
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Advancing Excellence in Health Care www.ahrq.gov
…
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www.ahrq.gov/prevention/resources/chronic-care/clinical-community-relationships-measures-atlas/ccrm-atlas4.html
March 01, 2013 - Clinical-Community Relationships Measures (CCRM) Atlas
4. How Do Existing Measures of Clinical-Community Relationships Align with the Measurement Framework?
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Clinical-Community Relationships Measures (CCRM) Atlas
Introduction
Acknowledgments
1. Why Was …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/events/webinar/4-sops101-webcast-2023-tyler.pdf
January 01, 2023 - An Overview of the SOPS® Surveys for New Users - Tyler
SOPS Databases
Rose Tyler, M.S.
SOPS Database Manager
User Network for the AHRQ Surveys on Patient Safety Culture
(SOPS)
Westat
SOPS Databases
Hospital 2.0
Year: 2022
Sites: 400
N: 206,410
Nursing Home
Year: 2023
Sites: 62
N: 3,224
Medical Office
Year: …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/engagingfamilies/strategy1/Strat1_Tool_5_InfoSession_508.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Strategy 1: Working with Patients & Families as Advisors (Tool 5)
Guide to Patient & Family Engagement
Insert hospital logo here
Become a Patient
and Family Advisor:
Information Session
[Hospital Name | Presenter name and title | Date of presentation]
Strategy 1: Patient & Family Advisor Information Se…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/surgery/8-building-core-team.docx
June 01, 2023 - Strong buy-in for ISCR processes
Time to commit to ISCR (1 to 2 hours per week per role during implementation … collaboration
Attend ISCR meetings and provide updates from the surgeon perspective on ISCR pathway implementation … collaboration
Attend ISCR meetings and provide updates from the anesthesia perspective on ISCR pathway implementation … team and facilitate learning across the organization
· Be accessible to address local barriers of ISCR implementation … department’s finances
Facilitate collection of baseline data
Help develop business case for pathway implementation
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/research-transform-primary-care/transform/profile/driscoll.html
April 01, 2015 - Utilization
Before PCMH implementation, overall emergency care use was increasing. … Emergency care use declined significantly during and after PCMH implementation before stabilizing in … the later post-implementation period (i.e., in 2005). … Hospitalization rates for all patients, including those with diabetes, were stable before PCMH implementation … , and began a steady and significant decline in 2001 before leveling off in the later post-implementation
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/primary-care/tpc/tpc-profile-driscoll.pdf
April 01, 2015 - Utilization:
• Before PCMH implementation, overall emergency care use was increasing. … Emergency care use
declined significantly during and after PCMH implementation before stabilizing in … the later post-
implementation period (i.e., in 2005). … , and began a steady and significant decline in 2001 before leveling off in the later
post-implementation … Challenges to Transformation
Demand for primary care services steadily increased during PCMH implementation
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/primary-care/tpc/tpc-profile-donahue.pdf
April 01, 2015 - They also
provided practices with monthly practice change and leadership
ratings to track implementation … Scale (KDIS) to document and measure the extent
of implementation in four key areas of practice change … Ordinal KDIS scores indicate the level of implementation and
range from 0 (no activity) to 5 (practicewide … Key Impacts of Transformation
Quality of Care:
• Within the first year of implementation, between 50 … Smaller
practices were disproportionately affected by the costs of implementation because larger practices
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/cauti-hospitals/index.html
March 01, 2018 - the real-world experiences of the frontline providers and researchers who participated in a national implementation … How To Use the Toolkit for Reducing CAUTI in Hospitals
The toolkit consists of three modules—Implementation … Implementation
Sustainability
Resources
Information for Specialty Audiences
The toolkit also … About the Toolkit Development
The toolkit was developed as part of a national implementation project
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/ptflow/index.html
July 01, 2018 - Appendix A: Guide to Online Resources Successfully Used by Hospitals to Improve Patient Flow
Appendix B: Implementation … Plan Template
Appendix C: Example Implementation Plan
Appendix D: Additional Readings … Appendix A: Guide to Online Resources Successfully Used by Hospitals to Improve Patient Flow
Appendix B: Implementation … Plan Template
Appendix C: Example Implementation Plan
Appendix D: Additional Readings
This document
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/ambulatory-surgery-report.pdf
May 01, 2017 - The data demonstrated that continuous coaching led to
improved checklist implementation. … In previous safe surgery implementation projects, coaching had been a cornerstone of the
implementation … Findings and Discussion
Successful implementation follows a pathway
Successful implementation of … Figure 6: Cohort 5 Progression
Through the Implementation
Pathway (n=63)
Figure 5: Implementation … Customized Implementation Coaching and Support.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/evidence-based-reports/services/quality/patientsftyupdate/ptsafetysum.pdf
March 01, 2013 - • We identified “implementation studies” from our
literature searches. … “Implementation studies” focus on
the implementation process, particularly the elements
demonstrated … effective implementation. … Implementation issues: How much do we know? = little, moderate, or a lot; How hard is it? … Thus, sufficient evidence exists about effectiveness and
implementation to permit our TEP members to
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cusp/clabsi-final/index.html
January 01, 2013 - National Patient Safety Imperative: Final Report
Executive Summary
Report Organization
Program Implementation … Safety & Quality
Contents
Executive Summary
Report Organization
Project Background
Program Implementation … Build a Solid Implementation Structure and Project Plan
3. … Project Strategies and Emphases Over Time
Lessons on How To Improve Future National Collaboratives
Implementation
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/reports/engage/beprepared.html
April 01, 2018 - Detailed implementation guidance and material descriptions are provided below. … Engaged
To get started, first download and review these documents:
Be Prepared To Be Engaged Implementation … Quick Start Guide [PDF, 172.3 KB]
Detailed Implementation Guidance— Full Guide, Appendix A [PDF, … This Toolkit should be customized for your practice based on your planned implementation.
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www.ahrq.gov/practiceimprovement/systemdesign/leancasestudies/lean-exhibit3-2.html
November 01, 2014 - Improving Care Delivery Through Lean: Implementation Case Studies
Exhibit 3.2. … Center
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Table of Contents
Improving Care Delivery Through Lean: Implementation … An executive experienced in Lean implementation at other hospitals in the system was appointed as CEO … The consultant conducted four waves of Lean training and project implementation, with six teams participating … As part of a multi-site study of Lean implementation, we conducted a rigorous case study of Grand Hospital
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www.ahrq.gov/pqmp/implementation-qi/toolkit/child-hcahps/improvement-data.html
July 01, 2021 - CAHPS Child Hospital Survey (Child HCAHPS) Toolkit
Improvement Data
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Table of Contents
CAHPS Child Hospital Survey (Child HCAHPS) Toolkit
Introduction
Overview
About Measure Specifications and Reporting
Key Driver Diagram
Quality Improvement Strategies
Improvement …
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www.ahrq.gov/pqmp/implementation-qi/toolkit/child-hcahps/other-resources.html
July 01, 2021 - CAHPS Child Hospital Survey (Child HCAHPS) Toolkit
Other Resources
Previous Page
Table of Contents
CAHPS Child Hospital Survey (Child HCAHPS) Toolkit
Introduction
Overview
About Measure Specifications and Reporting
Key Driver Diagram
Quality Improvement Strategies
Improvement Data
Ot…
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www.ahrq.gov/pqmp/implementation-qi/toolkit/child-hcahps/key-drivers.html
July 01, 2021 - CAHPS Child Hospital Survey (Child HCAHPS) Toolkit
Key Driver Diagram
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Table of Contents
CAHPS Child Hospital Survey (Child HCAHPS) Toolkit
Introduction
Overview
About Measure Specifications and Reporting
Key Driver Diagram
Quality Improvement Strategies
Improvemen…
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www.ahrq.gov/pqmp/implementation-qi/toolkit/child-hcahps/qi-strategies.html
August 01, 2021 - Since the opening of the new hospital, including the implementation of the bedside patient engagement