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7481. Module 3: Script and Slides (doc file)
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      May 01, 2017 - systematic problem solving into your organization, you can use the Model for Improvement, just as we … The Model for Improvement starts with three questions: ASK: First, what is your aim? … In other words, how will you know that a change is an improvement? … What, specifically, will you do differently to make an improvement? … we use to apply the Model for Improvement is the “Plan-Do-Study-Act,” or “PDSA” cycle, as described

7482. Primary Care Practice Facilitation Curriculum Module 28: Using the AHRQ Care Model Toolkit with Practices (pdf file)
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      September 01, 2015 - Identify where the toolkit supports key drivers of improvement contained in the Improving Performance … Use the toolkit to support improvement work with practices. … Familiarize your entire team with key improvement strategies. … Phase 2: Assess Data and Set Priorities for Improvement Use data to set priorities. … the relevant changes, and example stories from practices that have made quality improvement pay.

7483. Creating a Culture of Safety in the Ambulatory Surgery Environment: Implementation Guide (pdf file)
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      May 01, 2017 - • Identify areas for improvement and discuss them with staff. … • Discuss what you are doing well and where you would like to see improvement. … improvement study for the purposes of an accreditation survey. … surgical safety checklist, but can be used for any quality improvement project … “Sustainability: Ensuring continuity in improvement.” [Guide.]

7484. Infectious Complications Related to the Catheter Other than CAUTI (September 9, 2014) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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7485. Module 7: Putting It All Together
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      January 01, 2008 - Module 7: Putting It All Together Module 7 Putting It All Together TeamSTEPPS® for Diagnosis Improvement … Welcome to the TeamSTEPPS for Diagnosis Improvement Course. … Describe the core principles, resources, and tools of TeamSTEPPS for Diagnosis Improvement. … Implementing and sustaining diagnostic improvement efforts take time and dedication. … Cambridge, MA: Institute for Healthcare Improvement; 2012.

7486. TeamSTEPPS 2.0 Quick Reference Guide to TeamSTEPPS Action Planning (pdf file)
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      March 13, 2014 -  Ensure key expertise representation: clinical/technical, medical teamwork, process improvement … Step 2: Define the Problem, Challenge, or Opportunity for Improvement Objective: To specifically state … the problem, challenge, or opportunity for improvement that will be targeted by your TeamSTEPPS intervention … Objective: To develop a plan for continuous process improvement with your TeamSTEPPS intervention … 5 Develop Implementation Plan 6 Develop a Plan for Sustained Continuous Improvement

7487. Using the AHRQ Pharmacy Survey on Patient Safety Culture (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2014 - Organizational learning—continuous improvement 5. Teamwork 6. … 81% 83% 84% 87% 90% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% Teamwork Organizational Learning-- Continuous Improvement … Openness Patient Counseling % Positive Response 18 18 Pharmacy SOPS Strengths & Areas for Improvement … related to one another  The strongest correlation is between Organizational Learning—Continuous Improvement … Characteristics Staff Characteristics Psychometric Analysis Pharmacy SOPS Strengths & Areas for Improvement

7488. PPRNet: Primary (Care) Practice Research Network (pdf file)
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      May 01, 2015 - We hope the information fosters pursuits of shared interest and new quality improvement partnerships … They employ methodology that can readily assess change and help a practice plan quality improvement … To learn more about the PPRNet reports for practice improvement visit their Webinar page Training … This project was designed to test the impact of a multi- method quality improvement intervention on … Medication safety in primary care practice: results from a PPRNet quality improvement intervention.

7489. Case Report on Ambulatory Safety and Quality (pdf file)
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      September 05, 2017 - Using the new data, they shifted the focus of their lab process improvement activities. … Overarching principles of safety and improvement identified We identified several key safety and improvement … These safety improvement principles include: • Teamwork: a team-based approach is required. … A Toolkit for Rapid-Cycle Patient Safety and Quality Improvement. … 2) How does this practice typically do quality and process improvement? a.

7490. Module 4: PowerPoint Presentation
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      May 01, 2017 - for Sustainability A Frontline Management System To Promote Safety Standard Work * Quality improvement … Safety Program for Ambulatory Surgery Management Practices for Sustainability 5 Apply the Model for Improvement … (e.g. surgical safety checklist and communication behaviors) How will you know that a change is an improvement … AHRQ Safety Program for Ambulatory Surgery Management Practices for Sustainability Apply the Model for Improvement … AHRQ Safety Program for Ambulatory Surgery Management Practices for Sustainability Apply the Model for Improvement

7491. Florida State at a Glance (pdf file)
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      March 01, 2012 - partnering with other States, the grants will support the implementation and evaluation of quality improvement …  Testing an approach to quality improvement of the State’s own design. … In conjunction with Illinois, Florida will support collaborative quality improvement projects to improve … impact of a model electronic health record format for children, and (5) test an approach to quality improvement … Testing an Approach to Quality Improvement of Florida’s Own Design This project’s activities will be

7492. Project Charter (pdf file)
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      December 23, 2009 - The purpose of the project charter is to describe the performance improvement rationale, goals, barriers … Staff members directly involved in the improvement project. … Consider adding representatives from the physician and nursing staff, along with quality improvement … • Specific performance measures and targeted improvement goals. … Some milestones for improvement projects could be the development of a tool or policy or completion

7493. Information to Help Hospitals Get Started (doc file)
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      April 05, 2013 - A careful process of identifying areas for improvement, getting commitment from leadership, selecting … Institute for Healthcare Improvement NICHQ. … Hospital strategies to engage physicians in quality improvement. … The role of nurses in hospital quality improvement. Res Briefs 2008;(3):1–8. 7. … Patient-centered care improvement guide. Derby, CT: Planetree; October 2008. 16.

7494. Primary Care Practice Facilitation Curriculum Introduction (pdf file)
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      September 01, 2015 - by supporting widespread adoption of new models of care delivery and the use of continuous quality improvement … new and experienced practice facilitators in the knowledge and skills needed to support meaningful improvement … This part aims to build expertise that is valuable for facilitators regardless of the specific improvement … Core competencies include quality improvement techniques and measurement skills. … : Introduction to Module 2: Practice Facilitation as a Resource for Practice Practice Facilitation Improvement

7495. Role of the Nurse Manager, Unit Team Lead
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      July 07, 2012 - leadership and management roles of the nurse manager Learn about key business and health care quality improvement … frameworks Learn about the quality improvement measures nurse managers use What Is a Nurse Manager … ever-improving value to customers and stakeholders; contributing to organizational sustainability - Improvement … frameworks Can measure the success of their CUSP intervention by using additional quality improvement … measures CUSP Tools Background Quality Improvement Team Information Form Culture Check-up Tool Daily

7496. A Multipayer Patient-Centered Medical Home Initiative in Pennsylvania (pdf file)
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      April 01, 2015 - For example, some practices regularly discussed quality improvement in meetings and shared performance … data with staff, while others focused less on quality improvement and performance reporting. … Efforts Differences in transformation efforts were assessed by ranking the practices based on their improvement … achieved the target values increased slightly following PCMH transformation; however, the level of improvement … orientation with shared decisionmaking and collective problemsolving; focus on clinical quality improvement

7497. CHIPRA Quality Demonstration Grant Program Evaluation Highlight No. 5 (pdf file)
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      September 08, 2015 - • Applying health information technology (IT) for quality improvement. … Findings Pennsylvania providers responded positively to pay-for-improvement incentives Pennsylvania … They subsequently receive $5,000 for each absolute percentage point improvement per measure (up to … Child Core Set Measures Selected for Pennsylvania’s Pay-for- Improvement CHIPRA Project • Childhood … In PDSA cycles, the practices define a quality improvement aim related to a Child Core Set measure,

7498. Action Plan Worksheet (doc file)
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      August 22, 2018 - Use the data from the Quality Improvement Change Assessment (QICA), current patient panel data, discussions … time-bound Testable Ideas Embed Clinical Evidence Utilize Data Establish Quality Improvement … Choose one improvement for at least three of the High Leverage Changes and write a 90-day goal.

7499. Facilitator Guide: Build Your SSI Prevention Bundle (doc file)
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      January 01, 2017 - SAY: This slide set introduces building a business case for quality improvement. … Can you share an example of a balance sheet improvement? … Who can share an intangible improvement that matters to leaders? … ASK: How can quality improvement make your institution more cost efficient? … SAY: Quality improvement can also produce several intangible effects.

7500. Creating a Learning Health Care System: The Role of Practice Facilitators in Primary Care (pdf file)
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      August 02, 2017 - EvidenceNOW studies how external quality improvement support helps primary care practices improve the … [They] help physicians and improvement teams develop the skills they need to adapt clinical evidence … committees across system SITE-SPECIFIC improvement committees across system SITE DIRECTORS … PFs can teach models and techniques that encourage learning, like the Model for Improvement. … fit seamlessly into their work helps spread system-wide improvement.