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241. 10-Year Experience Integrating Strategic Performance Improvement Initiatives: Can the Balanced Scorecard, Six Sigma®, and Team Training All Thrive in a Single Hospital? (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol3/Advances-Meliones_40.pdf
     January 01, 2006 - 10-Year Experience Integrating Strategic Performance Improvement Initiatives: Can the Balanced Scorecard … A multitude of clinical improvement approaches can be successful in a variety of settings. … and 10 percent improvement in PICU encounters. … Performance improvement at Duke Hospital. … Six Sigma is used when focused areas of improvement are needed.

242. Strategy 6R: Reminder Systems for Immunizations and Preventive Services | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/cahps/quality-improvement/improvement-guide/6-strategies-for-improving/health-promotion-education/strategy6r-reminder-systems.html
     March 01, 2020 - immunization and screening, patient reminder systems were the fifth most effective method, with an average improvement … All achieve 12 to 14 percent improvement. 10 Other categories of reminders include: Intervisit … 10 Balas et al. reviewed 33 controlled studies and found that reminder systems led to an average improvement

243. County Health Department in Oregon Launches Performance Improvement Activities With AHRQ's Patient Safety Culture Survey | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/cquips0611.html
     October 01, 2014 - County Health Department in Oregon Launches Performance Improvement Activities With AHRQ's Patient Safety … The Corrections Health Quality Improvement Committee then began working with its management team to identify … , prioritize, and initiate performance improvement activities in response to the survey data. … This is an exciting project, as we will take the results and use them to develop process and system improvement … Improvement and sustainability are our objectives," Loos says.

244. Creative Strategies to Improve Patient Care Experience - Part 4 Lee (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/events/webinars/cahps-creative-strategies-lee.pdf
     June 02, 2025 - Creative idea: An idea that is novel and useful Creative Improvement Ideas Process Improvement … • What are key challenges to using staff’s creative ideas as a source of improvement? … 33 Research On Staff Creativity And Patient Experience • Sample: Quality improvement teams involved … in an 18-month improvement initiative focused on improving patient experience 220 improvement ideas … generated 72 improvement team members from 12 CHCs 2,201 patients cared for by these individuals

245. Myth Busting: Using the CG-CAHPS 12-Month Survey for Quality Improvement (Webcast) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/cahps/news-and-events/events/20131008_cg/webcast_10_08_13_cg.html
     July 01, 2018 - Myth Busting: Using the CG-CAHPS 12-Month Survey for Quality Improvement (Webcast) October 8, … This Webcast addresses the misperception that only the Visit Survey can support quality improvement initiatives … KB) Linda Sparks, MBA Manager of Service Excellence and Interim Director of Process Improvement … an Issue Brief: How Two Provider Groups Are Using the CAHPS® Clinician & Group Survey for Quality Improvement … 3.45 MB ) Read Forces Driving Implementation of the CAHPS ® Clinician & Group Survey The CAHPS Improvement

246. Strategy 6L: Planned Visits | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/cahps/quality-improvement/improvement-guide/6-strategies-for-improving/coordination-of-care/strategy6l-planned-visits.html
     March 01, 2020 - Strategy 6L: Planned Visits Contents 6.L.1. The Problem 6.L.2. The Intervention 6.L.3. Benefits of This Intervention 6.L.4. Implementation of This Intervention References    Download Strategy 6L:   Planned Visits  (PDF, 222 KB)         6.L.1. The Problem When patients with chroni…

247. Prologue: Culture and Redesign for Improved Patient Safety (pdf file)
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     June 02, 2025 - categories of related articles addressing (1) safety and organizational issues, (2) clinical process improvement … It has often been stated that overall quality and safety improvement requires major system redesign. … Collective or shared improvement activities are a relatively new phenomenon that has been emerging in … The voice of the patient as a partner in patient safety improvement is one that will be growing over … Together, they help to paint a picture of present day patient safety improvement activities.

248. Introduction to the Toolkit for Using the AHRQ Quality Indicators: How To Improve Hospital Quality and Safety (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/a1_combo_intro.pdf
     June 02, 2025 - Because hospitals vary in the extent to which they have existing quality improvement processes in place … Case Studies of Improvement Implementation Includes two case studies of how hospitals used the QI … Improvement Methods Overview Includes an overview of the steps in a quality improvement process D … examination of processes and outcomes for continuous improvement Section F: Analyzing Return … quality improvement guides G.2.

249. Hospital Expands Use of AHRQ’s QI Toolkit To Improve Patient Safety Measures Prioritized by Medicare (pdf file)
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     June 02, 2025 - Hospital Context for Quality Improvement Focus HMC is engaged in a continuous quality improvement effort … The quality improvement leaders at HMC had three related goals when they started this effort: 1. … HMC identified PSI 12 as HMC’s highest priority target for quality improvement because of the number … , and a quality improvement person. … HMC continues to use several of the resources in the QI Toolkit with each improvement team. Ms.

250. The Power of Patient Stories for Improving the Patient Experience webcast - Nembhard (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/events/webinars/patient-narratives-webinar-quality.pdf
     June 02, 2025 - Patient Stories for Improving the Patient Experience webcast - Nembhard Using Narratives for Quality Improvement … How will we know that a change is an improvement? … What change can we make that will result in an improvement? … The improvement guide: a practical approach to enhancing organizational performance. … Disclosures Quality –Classic Definition: Health Care Quality: Quality Improvement (QI): The

251. Strategies for Improving Patient Experience with Ambulatory Care: Open Access Scheduling for Routine and Urgent Appointments (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/quality-improvement/improvement-guide/6-strategies-for-improving/access/cahps-section-6a.pdf
     July 27, 2017 - Ambulatory Care: Open Access Scheduling for Routine and Urgent Appointments The CAHPS Ambulatory Care Improvement … July 2017 (updated) https://www.ahrq.gov/cahps/quality-improvement/improvement-guide/improvement-guide.html … The CAHPS Ambulatory Care Improvement Guide Section 6: Strategies for Improving Patient Experience … The CAHPS Ambulatory Care Improvement Guide Section 6: Strategies for Improving Patient Experience … • NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement.

252. Strategies for Improving Patient Experience with Ambulatory Care: Internet Access for Health Information and Advice (pdf file)
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     July 07, 2017 - with Ambulatory Care: Internet Access for Health Information and Advice The CAHPS Ambulatory Care Improvement … July 2017 (updated) https://www.ahrq.gov/cahps/quality-improvement/improvement-guide/improvement-guide.html … https://www.ahrq.gov/cahps/quality-improvement/improvement-guide/improvement-guide.html The CAHPS … Ambulatory Care Improvement Guide Section 6: Strategies for Improving Patient Experience with Ambulatory … http://www.pewinternet.org/2013/01/15/health-online-2013/ The CAHPS Ambulatory Care Improvement Guide

253. Strategies for Improving Patient Experience with Ambulatory Care: Cultivating Cultural Competence (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/quality-improvement/improvement-guide/6-strategies-for-improving/communication/cahps-strategy-6k.pdf
     August 01, 2017 - Experience with Ambulatory Care: Cultivating Cultural Competence The CAHPS Ambulatory Care Improvement … August 2017 https://www.ahrq.gov/cahps/quality-improvement/improvement-guide/improvement-guide.html … The CAHPS Ambulatory Care Improvement Guide Section 6: Strategies for Improving Patient Experience … https://www.census.gov/prod/2013pubs/acs-22.pdf The CAHPS Ambulatory Care Improvement Guide Section … The CAHPS Ambulatory Care Improvement Guide Section 6: Strategies for Improving Patient Experience

254. Strategies for Improving Patient Experience with Ambulatory Care: Price Transparency (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2017 - Improving Patient Experience with Ambulatory Care: Price Transparency The CAHPS Ambulatory Care Improvement … October 2017 (updated) https://www.ahrq.gov/cahps/quality-improvement/improvement-guide/improvement-guide.html … https://www.ahrq.gov/cahps/quality-improvement/improvement-guide/improvement-guide.html The CAHPS … Ambulatory Care Improvement Guide Section 6: Strategies for Improving Patient Experience with Ambulatory … Catalyst for Payment Reform and Health Care Incentives Improvement Institute.

255. Strategies for Improving Patient Experience with Ambulatory Care: Rapid Referral Programs (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/quality-improvement/improvement-guide/6-strategies-for-improving/access/cahps-strategy-6e.pdf
     July 07, 2017 - Improving Patient Experience with Ambulatory Care: Rapid Referral Programs The CAHPS Ambulatory Care Improvement … July 2017 (updated) https://www.ahrq.gov/cahps/quality-improvement/improvement-guide/improvement-guide.html … https://www.ahrq.gov/cahps/quality-improvement/improvement-guide/improvement-guide.html The CAHPS … Ambulatory Care Improvement Guide Section 6: Strategies for Improving Patient Experience with Ambulatory … The CAHPS Ambulatory Care Improvement Guide Section 6: Strategies for Improving Patient Experience

256. Strategies for Improving Patient Experience with Ambulatory Care: Open Access Scheduling for Routine and Urgent Appointments (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/quality-improvement/improvement-guide/6-strategies-for-improving/access/cahps-strategy-6a.pdf
     July 27, 2017 - Ambulatory Care: Open Access Scheduling for Routine and Urgent Appointments The CAHPS Ambulatory Care Improvement … July 2017 (updated) https://www.ahrq.gov/cahps/quality-improvement/improvement-guide/improvement-guide.html … The CAHPS Ambulatory Care Improvement Guide Section 6: Strategies for Improving Patient Experience … The CAHPS Ambulatory Care Improvement Guide Section 6: Strategies for Improving Patient Experience … • NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement.

257. Strategies for Improving Patient Experience with Ambulatory Care: On-Demand Advice, Diagnosis, and Treatment for Minor Health Conditions (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/quality-improvement/improvement-guide/6-strategies-for-improving/access/cahps-strategy-6f.pdf
     March 01, 2017 - On-Demand Advice, Diagnosis, and Treatment for Minor Health Conditions The CAHPS Ambulatory Care Improvement … March 2017 https://www.ahrq.gov/cahps/quality-improvement/improvement-guide/improvement-guide.html … The CAHPS Ambulatory Care Improvement Guide Section 6: Strategies for Improving Patient Experience … The CAHPS Ambulatory Care Improvement Guide Section 6: Strategies for Improving Patient Experience … The CAHPS Ambulatory Care Improvement Guide Section 6: Strategies for Improving Patient Experience

258. Strategies for Improving Patient Experience with Ambulatory Care: Group Visits (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/quality-improvement/improvement-guide/6-strategies-for-improving/access/cahps-strategy-6m.pdf
     October 01, 2017 - Strategies for Improving Patient Experience with Ambulatory Care: Group Visits The CAHPS Ambulatory Care Improvement … October 2017 (updated) https://www.ahrq.gov/cahps/quality-improvement/improvement-guide/improvement-guide.html … https://www.ahrq.gov/cahps/quality-improvement/improvement-guide/improvement-guide.html The CAHPS … Ambulatory Care Improvement Guide Section 6: Strategies for Improving Patient Experience with Ambulatory … p=The_Chronic_Care_Model&s=2 The CAHPS Ambulatory Care Improvement Guide Section 6: Strategies for

259. Strategies for Improving Patient Experience with Ambulatory Care: Planned Visits (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/quality-improvement/improvement-guide/6-strategies-for-improving/communication/cahps-strategy-6l.pdf
     August 01, 2017 - for Improving Patient Experience with Ambulatory Care: Planned Visits The CAHPS Ambulatory Care Improvement … August 2017 https://www.ahrq.gov/cahps/quality-improvement/improvement-guide/improvement-guide.html … The CAHPS Ambulatory Care Improvement Guide Section 6: Strategies for Improving Patient Experience … The CAHPS Ambulatory Care Improvement Guide Section 6: Strategies for Improving Patient Experience … The CAHPS Ambulatory Care Improvement Guide Section 6: Strategies for Improving Patient Experience

260. Final Progress Report: Training Leaders to Improve Healthcare Quality in Emergency Settings for Children (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/macias-report.pdf
     January 01, 2024 - Quality improvement/improvement science themes addressed research, best practices, and current knowledge … was a trend to improvement in this domain). … to quality improvement data (p<0.01). … The Model for Improvement vs. … The Model for Improvement vs.