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461. EvidenceNOW Building State Capacity Profile: Alabama Cooperative (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/building-capacity/EvidenceNOW-BSC-AL-profile.pdf
     September 01, 2021 - The goal is to catalyze the development of a sustainable, state-based external primary care quality improvement … Goal Alabama’s Heart Health Improvement Project (HHIP) is designed to build primary care quality improvement … Alabama Cooperative Approach The Heart Health Improvement Project will use a three- pronged approach … including: (1) practice facilitation and technical assistance; (2) improvement through data transparency … Evaluation Alabama’s Heart Health Improvement Project evaluation plan will examine the effectiveness

462. State at a Glance: Colorado | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/policymakers/chipra/demoeval/demostates/co.html
     March 01, 2019 - Testing an approach to quality improvement of the State's own design. … Colorado will hire and support quality improvement coaches who will work with the SBHCs to develop and … implement a quality improvement strategy tailored to each center. … The quality improvement coaches will work with SBHCs to implement these strategies and develop or improve … Testing a Quality Improvement Approach of Colorado's Own Design Colorado is supporting selected SBHCs

463. State at a Glance: New Mexico | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/policymakers/chipra/demoeval/demostates/nm.html
     March 01, 2019 - Testing an approach to quality improvement of the State's own design. … New Mexico will hire and support quality improvement coaches who will work with the SBHCs to develop … and implement a quality improvement strategy tailored to each center. … The quality improvement coaches will work with SBHCs to implement these strategies and develop or improve … Testing a Quality Improvement Approach of Colorado's Own Design New Mexico is supporting selected SBHCs

464. Management Practices for Sustainability Module 4: Observation and Integration | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/sustainability/management/observation-slides.html
     June 01, 2017 - The image shows how these elements are mutually reenforcing to effect sustained improvement. … *Quality improvement Slide 3: Benefits of Direct, Regular Observation: Surgical Safety Checklist Usage … unit SPD: Sterile processing department PAC: Postacute care unit  Slide 6: Apply the Model for Improvement … Use regular, direct observation by the unit supervisor Slide 7: Apply the Model for Improvement to … Slide 8: Apply the Model for Improvement to Observation–3 Cycle Question Preparation

465. Title of Presentation: (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/demoeval/what-we-learned/qde-mmd-webinar-on_quality-measure-use.pdf
     September 24, 2015 - quality of care • Report results to stakeholders • Align QI priorities • Support provider-level improvement … Make it possible to compare states, regions, and health plans – Identify QI priorities and track improvement … for providers to improve care • CHIPRA state strategies – Formed multi-stakeholder quality improvement … $5,000 per percentage-point improvement $25,000 per measure; $100,000 per provider 8 high … Helping Providers Improve Supporting Provider Improvement Slide Number 14 Slide Number 15 Engaging

466. SOPS Ambulatory Surgery Center Webcast - GINSBERG (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/events/webinar/02-ASC-webcast-2023-0509-ginsberg.pdf
     January 01, 2023 - Center for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety, AHRQ 5 Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … • Practice Improvement: Create tools for health care professionals to improve care for their patients … . 8 AHRQ Patient Safety Priorities • Focus on areas of greatest impact • Extend patient safety improvement … Program • Initiated and funded by AHRQ since 2001 to advance the understanding, measurement, and improvement … about patient safety culture Assess patient safety culture to identify strengths and areas for improvement

467. Module 2: Systems Change: Laying the Foundation, Leadership, and Action Plans | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/takeheart/training/module-2/index.html
     December 01, 2022 - Form a multidisciplinary CR quality improvement (QI) team, including the ideal composition of the team … The Institute for Healthcare Improvement. Quality Improvement Essentials Toolkit . … The Institute for Healthcare Improvement. Project Planning Form . Accessed February 14, 2020. … The Institute for Healthcare Improvement. Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) Worksheet .

468. Part One: Physician Feedback Report Fundamentals | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/tools/confid-report/physfeedback.html
     February 01, 2016 - Performance improvement messaging for physicians: lessons from market research* Part … Providing linkages and facilitating access to additional improvement-related tools and resources. … The potential of feedback reports to support physician behavior change and performance improvement is … A recent systematic review of randomized clinical trials examining the effect of quality improvement … Regional multi-stakeholder health care improvement collaboratives.

469. Wisconsin Critical Access Hospital Sees Big Results with AHRQ’s CUSP, RED and TeamSTEPPS® | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     July 01, 2015 - Prior to using the AHRQ tools, "Amery did not track SSIs or have a quality improvement plan," said Joanne … Jackson, Amery’s human resources and quality improvement administrator. … "We now have annual improvement goals that 8 to 10 interdisciplinary teams work on—abstracting data, … CUSP, an evidence-based strategic framework for safety improvement, was the first AHRQ tool Amery used … "These resources were very important in building our entire quality improvement strategic plan."

470. EvidenceNow Key Drivers and Change Strategies | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/tools/keydrivers/description.html
     October 01, 2020 - (Go to  Key Driver 5: Engage patients and families in evidence-based care and quality improvement for … Key Driver 2: Implement a data-driven quality improvement process to integrate evidence into practice … Quality improvement (QI) is a systematic, data-driven process for managing that change. … Once a practice chooses a QI approach and tools and sets improvement goals, it can identify and test … improvement is a team sport – improving quality is everyone’s job.

471. 7-Implementation-Guide (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/surgery/7-implementation-guide.docx
     June 01, 2023 - Gather baseline data and set improvement goals 6. … Identify facilitators and barriers to implementing quality and safety improvement projects and plan ways … culture report with ISCR team and develop plan for improvement with frontline staff AHRQ Culture … Check-Up Tool Discuss areas of strength and opportunities for improvement Use the space below to … Share process measure performance relevant to the area and discuss ideas for improvement Use the

472. Lessons from the Field: Making Performance Comparisons (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/lessons/lessons-performance-comparisons.pdf
     October 01, 2019 - What level of improvement can be expected for measures--and in what time frame – taking into account … Several of the informants also spoke of the importance of setting incremental improvement targets … benchmarks or targets, depending on the circumstances and goals (e.g., improvement vs. … ◦ Improvement may be observed for individual entities, however observing improvement at higher levels … Benchmarking: a method for continuous quality improvement in health.

473. Opportunities for Integrating MOC Part IV Requirements into PBRN Practices (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/ncepcr/resources/MOC-PIV-Field-Guide.pdf
     June 01, 2015 - In 2011, 21 practices participated in a Preventive Services Improvement Project. … The Small Quality Improvement Project Application (SQUIPA) is relevant for PBRNs. … /quality-improvement-program-providers/default.aspx http://www.abim.org/quality-improvement-program-providers … - Must include appropriate interventions to be tested for improvement. 7. … cycles Collected and reported frequently enough to guide improvement.

474. Denver Health: How a Safety Net System Maximizes Its Value (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/lhs/lhs_case_studies_denver_health.pdf
     April 01, 2019 - Another example of how Denver Health has embraced a culture of continuous improvement is the use of … The clinic-specific whiteboards are then rolled up into ambulatorywide quality improvement boards to … Valuing the Role of Staff in Continuous Improvement Denver Health’s embrace of Kaizen manifests not … Denver Health leaders also have taken steps to incentivize innovation and rapid improvement. … improvement and research initiatives suggested by staff in the community clinic settings.

475. Planning Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/tools/cultural-competence/planclas.html
     July 01, 2019 - Disparities and Improvement of Cultural and Linguistic Competence For decades, the prevalence of racial … Why Should M+COs Care About CLAS Improvement? … It makes good business and health care sense for M+COs to undertake a CLAS quality improvement program … Identifying feasible priority areas for improvement of CLAS based on the assessment. … A number of topics to consider for quality improvement projects are presented in this guide.

476. Transcranial Doppler Ultrasonography (TCD) Screening Among Children with Sickle Cell Anemia Toolkit | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/pqmp/implementation-qi/toolkit/tcd/index.html
     September 01, 2021 - Sickle Cell Anemia Toolkit Introduction Overview About the Measure Key Driver Diagram Quality Improvement … Strategies Improvement Data Other Resources Pediatric Quality Measures Program … References Key Driver Diagrams       Lessons Learned in Using TCD Measure at Multiple Levels Quality Improvement … Strategies       Strategic Road Maps       Multi-Stakeholder Approach to SCA Quality Improvement …       References Improvement Data       Michigan and New York Medicaid Program       Collaborating

477. Assessing Indicator Rates Using Trends and Comparators (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/pdi/b5_pdi_assessingtrendscomparators.pdf
     March 20, 2016 - These comparisons will help identify which PDIs the hospital may need to address for quality improvement … process, regarding which indicators are priorities for quality improvement actions … If the postimplementation trend shows an improvement over the baseline trend, you have identified a … possible effect of your improvement efforts. … identify priority PDIs for improvement, as well as later in the process to assess how much improvement

478. Assessing Indicator Rates Using Trends and Comparators (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/b5_combo_assessingtrendscomparators.pdf
     March 20, 2016 - These comparisons will help identify which QIs the hospital may need to address for quality improvement … process, regarding which indicators are priorities for quality improvement actions … If the postimplementation trend shows an improvement over the baseline trend, you have identified a … possible effect of your improvement efforts. … identify priority QIs for improvement, as well as later in the process to assess how much improvement

479. Implementation-Guide-Appendix-A (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/cauti-tools/impl-guide/implementation-guide-appendix-a.docx
     January 01, 2008 - snapshot of some key roles, responsibilities, and tasks often lacking in support of hospital quality improvement … This resource is adapted from a checklist developed by Andrea Silvey, Ph.D., M.S.N., chief quality improvement … officer of Health Services Advisory Group, Inc., the Medicare Quality Improvement Organization for Arizona … the chief executive officer to delineate executive champion roles and responsibilities for quality improvement … Physician performance improvement: an overview of methodologies.

480. EvidenceNow Executive Summary - Northwest Cooperative (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/cooperatives/evidencenow-executive-summary-northwest.pdf
     November 01, 2017 - cooperatives composed of public and private health partnerships that provide a variety of quality improvement … Provide comprehensive practice support to build quality improvement (QI) capacity within these practices … Practice facilitators administer the Quality Improvement Change Assessment (QICA), a tool developed … by the Cooperative to determine a practice’s need for practice improvement assistance. … http://www.escalates.org Northwest Cooperative Update The Quality Improvement Capacity Assessment