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401. Special Edition – Patient Safety Awareness Week | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     March 01, 2023 - AHRQ Seeking Participants in Projects To Reduce Infections and Improve Cancer Diagnosis . … that involving patients, families and caregivers in the planning, delivery and evaluation of care can improve … AHRQ Seeking Participants in Projects To Reduce Infections and Improve Cancer Diagnosis AHRQ is recruiting … Identifying interventions to help clinicians manage interruptions could minimize diagnostic errors and improve

402. Antibiotic Use Significantly Reduced in Long-Term Care Facilities Participating in AHRQ-Funded Project | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     March 01, 2022 - Featured Impact Case Study: AHRQ Tool Helps Henry Ford Hospital Improve CLABSI Rates . … AHRQ’s Toolkit To Improve Antibiotic Use in Long-Term Care is based on the experiences of the facilities … Articles featured this week include: Use of a structured approach and virtual simulation practice to improve … Featured Impact Case Study: AHRQ Tool Helps Henry Ford Hospital Improve CLABSI Rates Using AHRQ’s

403. AHRQ Views Blog: Asking the Hard Questions About Telehealth | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     June 01, 2021 - AHRQ Releases New Toolkit To Help Long-Term Care Facilities Improve Antibiotic Prescribing . … AHRQ Releases New Toolkit To Help Long-Term Care Facilities Improve Antibiotic Prescribing AHRQ’s new …   Toolkit To Improve Antibiotic Use in Long-Term Care  offers a step-by-step approach to help facilities … Healthcare Leaders To Drive Improvements in Diagnostic Safety A new AHRQ issue brief, Leadership To Improve

404. Transitional Care Medication Safety: Stakeholders' Perspectives | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     August 01, 2017 - In our study, stakeholder consensus was that hospital personnel had the knowledge and skills to improve … To improve information transfer from hospitalist to PCP, attention must be paid to the content, format … Feasible solutions to these barriers are critically needed to improve medication safety. … Evidence-based strategies that can be used to improve medication safety throughout hospitalization and … Recent policy shifts have promoted changes that were suggested by stakeholders to improve medication

405. Strategy 1: Working with Patients & Families as Advisors (Tool 11) (pdf file)
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     June 11, 2013 - environment where patients, families, clinicians, and hospital staff all work together as partners to improve … family members as – Members of the health care team – Advisors working with clinicians and leaders to improve … and practices – Patients and family members who received care at this hospital and want to help improve … Working With Patient and Family Advisors Training (Tool 11) Advisors: What they do • Help us improve … ways of improving the care experience for all patients and families – Discuss and plan changes to improve

406. Prioritization Worksheet (pdf file)
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     June 05, 2016 - Prioritization Worksheet Toolkit for Using the AHRQ Quality Indicators How To Improve Hospital Quality … Toolkit for Using the AHRQ Quality Indicators How To Improve Hospital Quality and Safety 1 Tool C … possible factors that could increase both Toolkit for Using the AHRQ Quality Indicators How To Improve … For each indicator, either answer “Yes,” meaning the cost to improve is less than the cost of the event … to the organization, or “No,” meaning the cost to improve is more than the cost of the event to the

407. Strategy 6G: Training To Advance Physicians' Communication Skills | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     March 01, 2020 - Improvement Guide Section 1: About the CAHPS Ambulatory Care Improvement Guide Section 2: Why Improve … Section 3: Are You Ready To Improve? … To Approach the Quality Improvement Process Section 5: Determining Where To Focus Efforts To Improve … The purpose of these programs is to improve providers' effectiveness as both managers of care and educators … It also offers books, videos, and practical guides on how to improve communication.

408. Nursing Home Survey on Patient Safety (pdf file)
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     June 16, 2021 - Management asks staff how the nursing home can improve resident safety .................... … It is easy to make changes to improve resident safety in this nursing home ................. … This nursing home is always doing things to improve resident safety ............................... … Management listens to staff ideas and suggestions to improve resident safety ............. … When this nursing home makes changes to improve resident safety, it checks to see if the changes worked

409. AHRQ SHARE Approach Training and Implementation Success Story (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2016 - as many tools and resources as possible to make their jobs easier and more effective, and to help improve … Benefits of Using Shared Decisionmaking in Practice Patel feels strongly that shared decisionmaking can improve … the field as Patient Centered Care Consultant, Sr. helping primary care practices to reduce costs, improve … quality, and improve patient satisfaction.

410. Quality Improvement Study Framework (doc file)
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     April 13, 2017 - Quality Improvement Study Framework Element Definition Things To Keep in Mind The Purpose Define the problem and why it is important. · Avoid suggesting causes in the purpose statement. Cause determination will come later after the data have been analyzed. · Speculating about the cause of a problem before a th…

411. Strategy 1: Working with Patients & Families as Advisors (Tool 4) (pdf file)
     www.cpsi.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/engagingfamilies/strategy1/Strat1_Tool_4_Letters_508.pdf
     May 16, 2013 - We are looking forward to working with you to improve our care and services at [insert hospital name] … We appreciate your desire to improve the care experience for our patients and families.

412. Implementation Guide for the CANDOR Process | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     August 01, 2022 - Organizations committed to the program should expect to implement a number of leading practices to improve … The CANDOR process toolkit provides a framework for hospitals to improve their response to unexpected … In the short term, hospitals will develop processes to improve the reporting and monitoring of adverse … It also emphasizes the organization's commitment to improve the reporting and monitoring of adverse events … Desire to improve the system.

413. Lessons Learned about Practice Facilitation | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     November 01, 2022 - Disseminating, implementing, and evaluating patient-centered outcomes to improve cardiovascular care … creating awareness of quality gaps; connecting practices to information, resources, and strategies to improve … A randomized trial of external practice support to improve cardiovascular risk factors in primary care

414. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     September 01, 2022 - issue brief describes pragmatic approaches for nurse educators and leaders to convey the urgent need to improve … gaps; describe innovations with high potential for wider impact; identify key competencies needed to improve … Date: September 2021 Publication Number: 20(21)-0040-6-EF Leadership To Improve

415. AHRQ News Now | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     April 18, 2023 - Care Among Low-Income Children February 28, 2023 AHRQ Signals Intent To Fund Clinics To Improve … Leukemia, Lymphoma Patients January 24, 2023 Systemic and Public Policy Changes Needed To Improve … of Clinical Care for COVID-19 May 10, 2022 AHRQ Views Blog: Seizing the Opportunity To Improve

416. Integrating Chronic Care and Business Strategies in the Safety Net Toolkit | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     February 01, 2017 - Integrates strategies designed to improve the business case for quality improvement. … Contents Introduction     Purpose of This Toolkit     Need To Improve Chronic Illness Care     … Continuously Improve Performance and Sustain Changes     Key Change 4.1.

417. Antimicrobial Stewardship | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     Antimicrobial Stewardship Guide is a research-based resource that offers materials to help nursing homes improve … Antimicrobial Stewardship Program : This toolkit uses collaborative and evidence-based approaches to improve … long-term care facilities, and ambulatory practices apply the Four Moments of Antibiotic Decision Making to improve

418. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     November 01, 2007 - Publication Date: October 2007 Publication Number: 07-0051 Strategies To Improve … The program also explains techniques that pharmacy staff members can use to improve communication with … Research and Quality (AHRQ) developed its PBRN initiative in recognition of this work and its ability to improve

419. EvidenceNOW Building State Capacity Profile: Michigan Cooperative (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2021 - Unit and Tobacco Section Northwestern University Project Period: 2021-2023 Providing support to improve … 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

420. Opioids AHRQ Works: Building Bridges Between Research and Practice (pdf file)
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     November 01, 2018 - offers a structured, systems-based approach for primary care providers and their staff members to improve … topics/nonpharma-treatment-pain/research-2018 https://www.ahrq.gov/professionals/prevention-chronic-care/improve … /six-building-blocks.html https://www.ahrq.gov/professionals/prevention-chronic-care/improve/six-building-blocks.html … https://www.ahrq.gov/professionals/prevention-chronic-care/improve/six-building-blocks.html https://