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preventiveservices.ahrq.gov/workingforquality/events/webinar-introducing-nine-levers-to-support-the-aims-and-priorities.html
November 01, 2016 - data to populate dashboards and identify areas of focus that require quality improvement. … This is our quality improvement lever. … and process improvement. … We've described in detail how each can be used for quality improvement. … This is also where process improvement bridges far beyond inside hospital or clinic walls.
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preventiveservices.ahrq.gov/npsd/resources/index.html
June 01, 2019 - Resources
Contact Us
Resources
Patient Safety and Quality Improvement … Safety Rule and Technical Resources for Patient Safety Organizations (PSOs)
Patient Safety and Quality Improvement … Act of 2005 https://pso.ahrq.gov/legislation/act
Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Final Rule … (42 CFR Part 3) https://pso.ahrq.gov/legislation/rule
Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of … pso.ahrq.gov/legislation/guides
AHRQ’s PSO Web site https://pso.ahrq.gov/
Resources for Quality/Safety Improvement
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preventiveservices.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/npsd/npsd-patient-safety-culture-brief.pdf
September 01, 2016 - Through
the survey review process, the PSO can identify areas
for improvement, explain the results … The resulting increase in reporting of
safety events can then lead to improvement in patient
safety … culture and more opportunities for learning and
practice improvement. … Patient safety culture improvement starts with
assessment
2. … Implementation of such initiatives has been linked to
improvement of patient safety culture in areas
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preventiveservices.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/education/continuing-ed/index.html
November 01, 2023 - Quality Improvement
Patient Self-Management Support: Recertification Project for Clinicians (MOC Part … help clinicians (physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners) design and implement a quality improvement … several external resources on self-management support to aid clinicians in developing their quality improvement … Project for Diversely Trained Clinicians (MOC Part IV & PA-QI) —AHRQ developed an evidence-based practice improvement … diversified clinicians (physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners) design and implement a quality improvement
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preventiveservices.ahrq.gov/cahps/news-and-events/events/webinar-050824.html
March 01, 2024 - methods complement CAHPS data, and how this integration of data sources informs their efforts to identify improvement … Director, CAHPS and Surveys on Patient Safety Culture (SOPS) Programs
Center for Quality Improvement
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preventiveservices.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/research/care-coordination/pcmh/define.html
August 01, 2022 - Disseminating Evidence into Practice
Health IT and Digital Health
Health Literacy
Quality Improvement … Quality and Safety
The primary care medical home demonstrates a commitment to quality and quality improvement … to guide shared decision making with patients and families, engaging in performance measurement and improvement … Sharing robust quality and safety data and improvement activities publicly is also an important marker … Critical Components and Available Mechanisms (PDF, 715 KB)
Engaging Primary Care Practices in Quality Improvement
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preventiveservices.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/projects/index.html
September 01, 2022 - lack of resources to meet patient needs, and limited access to an infrastructure to support quality improvement … Learn how external quality improvement support helps primary care practices improve the way they work … partners who collectively have the resources, skills, and commitment to support primary care practice improvement … At its core it will use the EvidenceNOW model of primary care practice improvement support. … also focus on increasing integration between primary care and specialty care practices and aligning improvement
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preventiveservices.ahrq.gov/data/state-snapshots.html
October 01, 2021 - State-specific healthcare quality information, including strengths, weaknesses, and opportunities for improvement … Pinpoint statewide healthcare quality weaknesses to better target improvement initiatives. … States more accurately identify their strengths and weaknesses, thereby highlighting targeted areas for improvement … The State Snapshots can be of great value to you in your quality improvement efforts if you are interested … Do you know how this tool interfaces with other AHRQ products, such as the Asthma Care Quality Improvement
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preventiveservices.ahrq.gov/workingforquality/events/webinar-better-care-healthier-communities.html
November 01, 2016 - We saw a dramatic improvement in access, and an improvement in quality, though it's not as fast as any … It's key to having an ongoing improvement program. … How did they use health IT to facilitate quality improvement? … Essentially, they are a smaller version of the quality improvement network-quality improvement organizations … Now we keep up all of our quality improvement data internally to help guide continuous quality improvement
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preventiveservices.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/news-events/psaw-2023/index.html
March 01, 2023 - Safety Awareness Week 2019
AHRQ Summit and Roundtable on Research Priorities for Patient Safety Improvement … and Human Services (HHS), the Health Services Resources Administration, the Institute for Healthcare Improvement … Attendees at AHRQ’s Summit and Roundtable on Research Priorities for Patient Safety Improvement considered
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preventiveservices.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/index.html
September 01, 2021 - prevention strategies, CAUTI prevention, antibiotic stewardship), resident and family engagement, quality improvement … , and sustainability to guide your facility through implementing an improvement project to reduce HAIs … Toolkit
The toolkit is organized into three main sections that your facility can use to implement an improvement … Sections
Each section contains customizable resources that your facility can use to implement an improvement … project, the AHRQ Safety Program for Long-Term Care: HAIs/CAUTI, which involved a national quality improvement
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preventiveservices.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/implementation/long-term-modules/module6/facilitator-notes.docx
March 01, 2017 - An improvement that has become part of the organizational culture and has been maintained regardless … of workforce turnover is an example of a sustained improvement. … Due to the high level of variability in health care, quality improvement must be continuously integrated … · Are other quality assurance and performance improvement (QAPI) initiatives aligned? … Most importantly, Baptist uses this data to refine its improvement plan.
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preventiveservices.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/resource/qitool/webinar080116/index.html
December 01, 2017 - To be successful, improvement efforts within hospitals need to have attention and active support from … This support will help to motivate our staff to engage fully in improvement activities. … use of the QI Toolkit for improvement
Describes tools used by the hospitals to improve performance … Implementation Methods
Slide 42
Improvement Methods Overview (Tool D.1.) … Any suggestions for future quality improvement tools?
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preventiveservices.ahrq.gov/challenges/patient-safety-tools/index.html
February 01, 2024 - Patient Safety tools can be found on the AHRQ website at Patient Safety and Quality Improvement under … Preventing Hospital-Associated Venous Thromboembolism: A Guide for Effective Quality Improvement outlines … the latest evidence on how to lead a quality improvement effort to prevent hospital-acquired venous … quality improvement initiative to assist nursing facilities in providing individualized, person-centered … care and improving their fall care processes and outcomes through educational and quality improvement
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preventiveservices.ahrq.gov/cpi/centers/cepi/miller-bio.html
September 01, 2023 - Therese (Tess) Miller, Dr.P.H., is the Director of the Center for Evidence and Practice Improvement … the Prevention/Chronic Care Portfolio, and in 2015 she helped launch CEPI’s new Division of Practice Improvement
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preventiveservices.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/research-transform-primary-care/transform/tpcbib/index.html
May 01, 2015 - This was a statewide quality improvement initiative that provided primary care practices with onsite … improvement coaches, tools, and resources to assist with transformation efforts and improve clinical … Compared with practices with the least improvement in diabetes care, those with the most improvement … Improvement happens: doctors talk about the medical home. … Involving patients in quality improvement was the least commonly endorsed strategy.
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preventiveservices.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/reports/engage.html
October 01, 2021 - An environmental scan on the topic identified several key threats to patient safety amenable to improvement … Network, CVS Health, Iowa Healthcare Collaborative, and Telligen Quality Innovation Network-Quality Improvement … Quality and Safety, Project Patient Care, Consumers Advancing Patient Safety, Institute for Healthcare Improvement–National … Network, CVS Health, Iowa Healthcare Collaborative, and Telligen Quality Innovation Network-Quality Improvement
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preventiveservices.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/primary-care/tpc/tpc-profile-cooley.pdf
April 01, 2015 - McAllister, BSN, MS, MHA
Institution: Center for Medical Home Improvement, Crotched Mountain Foundation … The practices used quality improvement (QI) techniques and
other strategies to enhance care coordination … Results of Transformation Efforts
Sustained gains in key PCMH domains were evidenced by a 21 percent improvement … score across all 12 practices at the end of the learning collaborative, and an
additional 13 percent improvement … Coordination” and
“Chronic Condition Management,” followed by “Organization Capacity” and “Quality Improvement
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preventiveservices.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/research/index.html
January 01, 2024 - Disseminating Evidence into Practice
Health IT and Digital Health
Health Literacy
Quality Improvement … Quality Improvement
Research, tools, and resources to improve quality of care across many settings.
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preventiveservices.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/clabsi-cauti-icu/implement/cusp-modules.html
April 01, 2022 - Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP) modules highlight effective strategies to implement a quality improvement … Applying CUSP in the ICU Setting (PowerPoint, 4.5 MB; Facilitator's Notes , Word, 551.8 KB)
Quality Improvement