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341. The Importance of Pediatric Quality Measurement and Improvement: The Role of the PQMP | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     June 01, 2018 - and other public and private programs, providers, plans, patients, and their families to measure and improve … current phase will highlight the challenges and barriers in implementing quality measures and help to improve … role in providing the evidence and potential solutions that will help to drive high-quality care and improve

342. St. Joseph’s Hospital Improves Patient Safety Using AHRQ Tools | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     May 01, 2015 - , transfer, and/or discharge orders "Our hospital began implementing the HCAHPS survey in 2010 to improve … "We emphasize transparency; using visual strategies helps physicians improve their encounters with patients … In addition to those improvements, the hospital has used AHRQ's MATCH toolkit to improve medication reconciliation

343. Previous TeamSTEPPS Webinars: 2015 | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     September 01, 2017 - December Webinar: Integrating Quality Improvement Methods to Improve Teamwork and Patient Safety This … webinar, "Integrating Quality Improvement Methods to Improve Teamwork and Patient Safety," featured … Specifically, the presentation sought to: Compare two quality improvement models designed to improve … July Webinar: Partnering with Your Malpractice Insurance Program to Improve Safety in Surgery: TeamSTEPPS … They presented their work on the I-PASS study, which aimed to improve safety by standardizing provider

344. Health Literacy Universal Precautions Toolkit, Third Edition (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2024 - Tools to Start on the Path to Improvement Tools to Improve Spoken Communication Tools to Improve Written … Communication Tools to Improve Self-Management and Empowerment Tools to Improve Supportive Systems … to Improve Written Communication Tools to Improve Self-Management and Empowerment Tools to Improve … Improve your telephone system. Improve how well clinicians and staff communicate on the phone. … Improve secure email exchanges. Educate patients about the phone and email systems.

345. During National Primary Care Week, AHRQ Celebrates the Tradition of Primary Care Practices Delivering Whole-Person Care | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     October 01, 2023 - research, tools, and methods for implementation, and the next generation of primary care researchers to improve … you to learn more by visiting the NCEPCR website, which provides access to research initiatives to improve … AHRQ offers additional actionable tools and models to support and improve primary care.

346. AHRQ Toolkit Helps Engage Patients and Family Members in the Diagnostic Process | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     August 01, 2021 - is composed of two evidence-based strategies that promote meaningful engagement and communication to improve … Download the Toolkit for Engaging Patients To Improve Diagnostic Safety . … Access the study abstract as well as two AHRQ resources to improve antibiotic use: AHRQ Toolkits To … Improve Antibiotic Use and Four Moments of Antibiotic Decision Making .  

347. Human Factors in Surgery: Shifting the Paradigm on Patient Safety | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     December 01, 2022 - involves analyzing how staff work within existing processes and redesigning them to help surgical teams improve … Catchpole study strategies to improve anesthesia medication delivery, robotic surgery integration, and … His current project aims to develop interventions, improve data-analytic approaches, and study administrative … Program for Improving Surgical Care and Recovery Surgery Toolkit to Promote Safe Surgery Toolkit to Improve

348. Institute for the Design of Environments Aligned for Patient Safety (IDEA4PS) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     April 01, 2021 - Identifying needs of patients and families to improve satisfaction with alarms. … Using timbre to improve performance of larger auditory alarm sets . … Utilizing mindfulness with health-care professionals to improve burnout, self-compassion, and patient … Optimizing the user experience: identifying opportunities to improve use of an inpatient portal . … Using timbre to improve performance of larger auditory alarm sets .

349. EvidenceNOW Building State Capacity Profile: Alabama Cooperative (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2021 - Building State Capacity is an initiative of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) to improve … engaging with primary care practices to implement patient-centered outcomes research (PCOR) findings to improve … Improvement Project (HHIP) is designed to build primary care quality improvement (QI) capacity and improve

350. Strategy 4: IDEA Discharge Planning (Tool 3) (doc file)
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     January 01, 2010 - between inpatient and outpatient providers3 Involving the patient and family in discharge planning can improve … More and more, hospitals are focusing on transitions in care as a way to improve hospital quality and … To improve quality and reduce preventable readmissions, [insert hospital name] will use the Agency for

351. Strategy 4: IDEA Discharge Planning (Tool 3) (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2010 - inpatient and outpatient providers3 Involving the patient and family in discharge planning can improve … patient satisfaction.6,7 More and more, hospitals are focusing on transitions in care as a way to improve … To improve quality and reduce preventable readmissions, [insert hospital name] will use the Agency for

352. IQI, PSI, and PDI RATES GENERATED BY THE AHRQ SAS PROGRAMS Guidance for Using the SAS Programs and an Example of Output for One Hospital (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2016 - Programs and an Example of Output for One Hospital Toolkit for Using the AHRQ Quality Indicators How To Improve … http://www.qualityindicators.ahrq.gov/software Toolkit for Using the AHRQ Quality Indicators How To Improve … using the data derived in a previous step Toolkit for Using the AHRQ Quality Indicators How To Improve … Toolkit for Using the AHRQ Quality Indicators How To Improve Hospital Quality and Safety 6 Tool B … Toolkit for Using the AHRQ Quality Indicators How To Improve Hospital Quality and Safety 7 Tool B

353. Using Comparative Effectiveness Reviews to Optimize Quality of Life for Persons with Diabetes and Chronic Pain (pdf file)
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     December 17, 2014 - are a mainstay of chronic pain therapy in diabetes; however, cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) can improve … and chronic joint pain in a training intervention delivered by community health workers (CHW) to improve

354. Five hours in the PACU? MetroHealth Uses TeamSTEPPS to Improve Patient Transfer from OR to ICU
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     January 01, 2016 - MetroHealth Uses TeamSTEPPS to Improve Patient Transfer from OR to ICU Five hours in the PACU?  … MetroHealth Uses TeamSTEPPS to Improve Patient Transfer from OR to ICU March 9, 2016 TEAMSTEPPS 05.2 … MetroHealth used its TeamSTEPPS Action Councils to identify a need for a TeamSTEPPS intervention to improve … The system must be: Standardized Efficient Transparent Improve patient handoffs Evidence-based TEAMSTEPPS

355. Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2012 - Toolkit for Using the AHRQ Quality Indicators How To Improve … Toolkit for Using the AHRQ Quality Indicators How To Improve … Toolkit for Using the AHRQ Quality Indicators How To Improve … Toolkit for Using the AHRQ Quality Indicators How To Improve … Toolkit for Using the AHRQ Quality Indicators How To Improve

356. Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement (pdf file)
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357. Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement (pdf file)
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358. Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement (pdf file)
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359. Surge in Drug Shortages Occurred in Wake of Pandemic, Study Finds | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     April 01, 2024 - and Human Services, the initiative is a collective effort of federal agencies and private partners to improve … Funding opportunities, resources to improve safety and updates from federal partners will also be featured … TeamSTEPPS is designed to improve patient safety by training healthcare teams to communicate and practice … Adapting a community pharmacy intervention to improve medication safety.

360. Information to Help Hospitals Get Started (doc file)
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     May 21, 2013 - AHRQ funds, conducts, and disseminates research to improve the quality, safety, efficiency, and effectiveness … The partnership aims to improve the safety, quality, and affordability of health care. … on 12 discrete, mutually reinforcing components and has been proven to reduce rehospitalizations and improve … MATCH toolkit from AHRQ guides acute care and post-acute care facilities in implementing strategies to improve … MATCH toolkit from AHRQ guides acute care and post-acute care facilities in implementing strategies to improve