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321. Chapter 8. Continue To Improve, Hold the Gains, and Spread the Results | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/vtguide/guide8.html
     May 01, 2016 - The Framework for Improvement Chapter 2. Analyze Care Delivery Chapter 3. … Increases certainty that change will result in improvement. … Allows detailed documentation of improvement. … Creating breakthrough levels of improvement is hard work, but it can also be exciting and rewarding. … What are the specific goals or targets for improvement?

322. Chapter 8. Continue To Improve, Hold the Gains, and Spread the Results | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/es/patient-safety/settings/hospital/vtguide/guide8.html
     May 01, 2016 - The Framework for Improvement Chapter 2. Analyze Care Delivery Chapter 3. … Increases certainty that change will result in improvement. … Allows detailed documentation of improvement. … Creating breakthrough levels of improvement is hard work, but it can also be exciting and rewarding. … What are the specific goals or targets for improvement?

323. Patient Self-Management Support of Chronic Conditions: Framework for Clinicians Seeking Recertification Credit (MOC Part IV & PI-CME) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/resources/continuing-ed/moc-sms.html
     October 01, 2020 - Recertification Credit (MOC Part IV & PI-CME) AHRQ presents the following suite of quality improvement … resources for clinicians to earn recertification credit and pursue quality improvement (QI) efforts … Note: the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) discontinued its Self-Directed Practice Improvement … metrics and methods, and practice approach to quality improvement. … Activity Health Assessments: A Primary Care Practice Improvement Activity Please review this 

324. EvidenceNOW Publications | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/projects/heart-health/research-results/results/publications.html
     May 01, 2024 - Topics: Primary Care Landscape Practice Facilitation Practice Capacity for Quality Improvement Improving … gain in establishing a regular quality improvement process. … Practices with high improvement showed greater improvement implementing team-based care and population … Effects of practice turnover on primary care quality improvement implementation. … Assessing quality improvement capacity in primary care practices.

325. Sustainability Module | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/sustainability/training-tools/slides.html
     October 01, 2020 - Establish improvement culture and engaged staff. Create cultural legacy. … Spread   Implementing a successful improvement across multiple facilities. … Has real, measurable improvement been demonstrated? Who cares about the improvement? … – Determining whether a change resulted in improvement. … – Refining of the improvement plan based on data.

326. Value Set Export (xls file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/CHIPRA-BMI-Coding.xls
     January 01, 2012 - developed by the American Medical Association (AMA) - convened Physician Consortium for Performance Improvement … Version Code Descriptor American Medical Association-convened Physician Consortium for Performance Improvement … Version Code Descriptor American Medical Association-convened Physician Consortium for Performance Improvement … Delivery" CPT value set American Medical Association-convened Physician Consortium for Performance Improvement … extraction (procedure) American Medical Association-convened Physician Consortium for Performance Improvement

327. Training-Tools-Facnotes (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/sustainability/training-tools/training-tools-facnotes.docx
     May 01, 2017 - The quality improvement process moves through several stages. … Once a change results in improvement, then move to implementing that improvement. … improvement can be both spread and sustained at the same time. … goal and create a culture of improvement. … Has real, measurable improvement been demonstrated? 3. Who cares about the improvement?

328. Return on Investment Tool (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/f1_combo_returnoninvestment.pdf
     January 01, 2013 - inform decisions on future improvement actions. … • Financial investment in improvement actions. … ROI = Financial gains / Improvement investment costs CEA = Improvement investment costs / Effectiveness … Define the timeline for implementation of improvement actions. … Components of Implementation Costs Stages of Improvement Action Implementation Implementation of improvement

329. Return on Investment Estimation (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/pdi/f1_pdi_returnoninvestment.pdf
     January 01, 2013 - inform decisions on future improvement actions. … • Financial investment in improvement actions. … ROI = Financial gains / Improvement investment costs CEA = Improvement investment costs / Effectiveness … Define the timeline for implementation of improvement actions. … Components of Implementation Costs Stages of Improvement Action Implementation Implementation of improvement

330. Module 1- Component Kit (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/sustainability/management/overview/component-kit.docx
     May 01, 2017 - Many improvement projects fail to result in sustained gains. … care improvement, with a focus on the Model for Improvement. … According to the Improvement Guide,[footnoteRef:1] The Model for Improvement first calls for answers … Sustaining Improvement. … The Improvement Guide serves as an excellent reference for all aspects of the science of improvement.

331. Improving Patient Flow and Reducing Emergency Department Crowding: A Guide for Hospitals (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/publications/files/ptflowguide.pdf
     January 01, 2014 - The Institute for Healthcare Improvement recommends that quality improvement teams include three types … n Third, choose a formal method for improvement. … The patient flow improvement team from St. … Science of Improvement: Forming the Team. … n Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) IHI features four ED improvement stories and eight emerging

332. 1 (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/quality-improvement/reports-and-case-studies/ExecSummcaseplancustsvce-RAND7607.pdf
     July 01, 2007 - This confirmation was the first step in the plan’s six-step approach to quality improvement. … A quality improvement action plan was implemented in 1999. … , Service Improvement Committee, Board of Directors and executive leadership … • Use all available information to track progress toward improvement goals. … • Delivered Member Services annual report to the Service Improvement Committee, Quality Improvement

333. North Carolina IMPaCT: Advancing and Spreading Primary Care Transformation | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/research-transform-primary-care/transform/impactgrants/impact-profile-nc.html
     August 01, 2018 - and managed improvement programs. … In 2006, formal efforts to align statewide primary care improvement efforts began with the formation … in quality improvement efforts. … a Quality Improvement Organization. … Practice improvement efforts need to fit with practice realities.

334. Improving Patient Experience: Data Analysis Methods webcast - Intro (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/events/webinars/data-analysis-webcast-intro-1.pdf
     March 03, 2021 - Our Focus Today • Overview of AHRQ’s CAHPS program • Foundational elements of patient experience improvement … • Two case studies presenting: ► Key driver analyses and journey mapping to focus improvement solutions … in the VA ► A-3 Lean methods to identify improvement opportunities in hospice care • CAHPS improvement

335. Identifying Areas to Improve (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/podcasts/Identifying_Areas_to_Improve_2012_03_01_Transcript.pdf
     January 01, 2012 - She also leads the Quality Improvement team for RAND. … In other words how do you identify specific areas of improvement? … feasible goals, and then develop a strategy and actions for improvement. … What do you want to achieve in your improvement process? … the complete CAHPS Improvement Guide.

336. Improving Antibiotic Use is a Patient Safety Issue
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/safety/patient-safety-slides.pptx
     November 01, 2019 - piperacillin/tazobactam for presumed aspiration pneumonia Admitted to the intensive care unit Clinical improvement … Safety Issue AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use – Acute Care 11 Where Are the Areas for Improvement … Safety Issue AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use – Acute Care 12 Where Are the Areas for Improvement … Safety Issue AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use – Acute Care 13 Where Are the Areas for Improvement … Safety Issue AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use – Acute Care 14 Where Are the Areas for Improvement

337. Title of Presentation: (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/demoeval/what-we-learned/nashp-webinar-on-quality_measure-use.pdf
     September 21, 2015 - Title of Presentation: Using Quality Measures to Drive Improvement: Presentation for the National … • Changed reimbursement to support improvements 13 13 Supporting Provider Improvement • … ” — North Carolina Practice Manager 14 14 Supporting Provider Improvement • Lessons learned … Partnership – Member of the National Improvement Partnership Network – Mission is to initiate and … Supporting Provider Improvement Supporting Provider Improvement Slide Number 15 Project Context

338. North Carolina IMPaCT: Advancing and Spreading Primary Care Transformation (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/primary-care/tpc/impact-profile-nc.pdf
     April 01, 2015 - and managed improvement programs. … In 2006, formal efforts to align statewide primary care improvement efforts began with the formation … in quality improvement efforts. … a Quality Improvement Organization … • Practice improvement efforts need to fit with practice realities.

339. Discharge Instructions Quality: How the University of Iowa Stead Family Children's Hospital Improved their Electronic Template for Family/ Caregiver Written Discharge Instructions (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/toolkits/iowa-case-study.pdf
     June 02, 2025 - Hospital Context for Quality Improvement Focus UI Stead Family Children’s Hospital was one of eight … hospitals that participated in the 12-month Pediatric Hospital Care Improvement Project’s (P-HIP) … Lead staff for improvement project Kelly Wood, MD Kirstin Manges, MSN, PhD Quality measure Family … Process As with all improvement projects, forming an effective team is a crucial step. … Dr Manges was able to support the quality improvement and conceptualization of the work, and able to

340. How to Complete the Practice Self-Assessment Tool for Opioid Use in Older Adults (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/opioids/compendium/opioids-compendium-self-assessment-instructions.pdf
     December 01, 2023 - an Opioid Use in Older Adults Compendium (Compendium) to assist primary care practices with their improvement … Once you identify areas for improvement, you can use the Compendium to aid you in your improvement … Directions for using the Self-Assessment tool to identify areas for improvement: ✓ It is best completed … The statements allow you to rate your organization’s current level of activity for each improvement … These indicate areas for potential improvement.