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41. Guide to Patient and Family Engagement in Hospital Quality and Safety | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/patients-families/engagingfamilies/index.html
    March 01, 2023 - Research shows that when patients are engaged in their health care, it can lead to measurable improvements … developed a guide to help patients, families, and health professionals work together as partners to promote improvements

42. Two More E's and How to Spread | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/hai/cusp/toolkit/content-calls/two-more/slides.html
    May 01, 2013 - Learning Objectives To think ahead about ways to make your investment of time and improvements in … sustainability in the Michigan Project Continued feedback of infection data that the team perceived as valid Improvements …   Develop plan and targets for spread initiative  Define specific goals of spread Define specific improvements … A Framework for Spread: From Local Improvements to System-Wide Change.

43. Facilitator-Notes (doc file)
    ce.effectivehealthcare.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 - Anticipating financial resources needed to maintain improvements after the project ends allows you to … Show relevant data and share project experiences and stories with staff that illustrate improvements. … Also, allow staff time away from normal duties to work on project improvements. … ASK: In what ways does your facility sustain improvements? … What strategies could your facility use to sustain improvements moving forward?

44. Illinois Hospitals Use AHRQ's Patient Safety Culture Survey to Improve Quality | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/cquips0804.html
    October 01, 2014 - "We were tremendously impressed by the improvements" noted in each category, he continues. … In the short term, Grable advises hospitals to do two things to sustain recent improvements in patient … "Show staff the areas where they have been successful or need improvements so that everyone knows what

45. Six Building Blocks How-To-Implement Toolkit: Monitor and Sustain Guide (pdf file)
    ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/patient-safety/settings/ambulatory/6bb-toolkit-monitor.pdf
    April 20, 2021 - ............................................. 5 Launch the New Stage of Work: Monitor and Sustain Improvements … While anyone can use these materials to implement improvements in chronic pain and opioid medication … in at least annually to see if the processes are still working and that any new changes are in fact improvements … Six Building Blocks Toolkit 6 Launch the New Stage of Work: Monitor and Sustain Improvements You … Culture Measurement Infrastructure Staffing Launch the New Stage of Work: Monitor and Sustain Improvements

46. Six Building Blocks How-To-Implement Toolkit: Overview (pdf file)
    ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/patient-safety/settings/ambulatory/6bb-toolkit-overview-rev.pdf
    October 01, 2021 - While anyone can use these materials to implement improvements in opioid medication management, the … Reported improvements in work life included increased confidence and comfort in caring for patients … These improvements contributed to an overall reported decrease in stress among providers and staff. … a Leadership Commitment Meeting to formally determine if, and when, you want to begin implementing improvements … Staff and clinician work life perceptions after implementing system-based improvements to opioid management

47. Implementation-Guide-Making-Informed-Consent-Informed-Choice (pdf file)
    ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/publications/files/implementation-guide-making-informed-consent-informed-choice.pdf
    January 01, 2017 - Are you the head of a department or unit and want to make improvements to informed consent? … r Will hospital leadership support the training and improvements? … r Does your hospital have the necessary infrastructure to monitor improvements? … Consider prioritizing the improvements, starting with one strategy. … That will let the hospital make improvements.

48. Improving Diagnosis in Health Care: From Concept to Action (pdf file)
    ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/news/events/ahrq-research-summit/bindman-summit2016.pdf
    May 01, 2016 - quality • AHRQ creates materials to teach and train health care systems and professionals to catalyze improvements … Unique Role: Evidence and Implementation Evidence Tools for Implementation Data and Measures Improvements … AHRQ:�A Short History How AHRQ Makes a Difference AHRQ’s Unique Role:�Evidence and Implementation Improvements

49. B. Legislation Cited in Report | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/iomracereport/reldataapb.html
    May 01, 2018 - Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 200 8 , Public Law 110-275 § 118, 110th … Chapter 3 Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 , Public Law 110-275 § 118 … Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 , Public Law 110-275 § 118, 110th

50. Organizational Behavior Management in Health Care: Applications for Large-Scale Improvements in Patient Safety (pdf file)
    ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol2/Advances-Cunningham_11.pdf
    January 29, 2008 - Organizational Behavior Management in Health Care: Applications for Large-Scale Improvements in Patient … Safety Organizational Behavior Management in Health Care: Applications for Large-Scale Improvements … While small, these improvements are encouraging in terms of current proactive efforts to address patient … to help reduce errors.9 Early evaluations suggest that implementation of CPOE leads to significant improvements

51. Training-Tools-Facnotes (doc file)
    ce.effectivehealthcare.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 - Also, reserve staff time away from normal duties to work on proposed improvements. … ASK: In what ways does your facility sustain improvements? … What strategies could your facility use to sustain improvements moving forward? … ASK: In what ways does your facility sustain improvements? … ASK: In what ways does your facility sustain improvements?

52. Gaps Identified | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/reports/engage/gaps.html
    March 01, 2017 - cause analysis, and failure modes and effects analyses, as well as the costs associated with safety improvements … literature assessed engagement of patients and families using surrogate measures such as health outcome improvements … Assessment of patient activation is also a potential measure that may be linked to patient safety improvements … not yet been described in primary care. 181 , 271–273 Whether these measures are directly related to improvements

53. Implementation Guide for AHRQ's Making Informed Consent an Informed Choice - Training Modules (pdf file)
    ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/implementation-guide-making-informed-consent-informed-choice.pdf
    January 01, 2017 - Are you the head of a department or unit and want to make improvements to informed consent? … r Will hospital leadership support the training and improvements? … r Does your hospital have the necessary infrastructure to monitor improvements? … Consider prioritizing the improvements, starting with one strategy. … That will let the hospital make improvements.

54. Build a Business Case for Quality Improvement: Slide Presentation | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mvp/modules/cusp/build-business-case-slides.html
    February 01, 2017 - To achieve significant improvements in teamwork and safety culture in ICUs. … Balance sheet improvements. Intangible improvements. … Slide 18: Balance Sheet Improvements How does quality improvement impact balance sheets? … Slide 19: Intangible Improvements What are the intangible effects of quality improvement? … How can we realize these savings and patient improvements?

55. Training-Tools-Material-Guide (doc file)
    ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/sustainability/training-tools/training-tools-material-guide.docx
    May 01, 2017 - · Slides 9-10 Planning Early for Sustainability · Slides 11-12 Barriers and Solutions to Sustaining Improvements … especially administrators, managers, and project leads Topic: Barriers and Solutions to Sustaining Improvements

56. How PSOs Help Health Care Organizations Improve Patient Safety Culture (pdf file)
    ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/npsd/npsd-patient-safety-culture-brief.pdf
    September 01, 2016 - Moreover, improving patient safety culture can potentially lead to improvements not only in safety, … reporting of safety events is one factor that leads to a positive safety culture, which in turn leads to improvements … collaborative opportunities that can support health care organizations as they seek to achieve further improvements … The mutual collaboration and support that PSOs offer to their members can lead to improvements in patient … PSO-led improvements in patient safety culture encourage physicians and staff to be more transparent

57. Multimethod Evaluation of Physician Group Incentive Programs for PCMH Transformation (pdf file)
    ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/primary-care/tpc/tpc-profile-fetters.pdf
    April 01, 2015 - Incremental improvements in PCMH implementation would also yield positive effects on quality of care … Incremental improvements in PCMH implementation were not associated with cost savings for either population … Additionally, the PCMH transformation efforts led to improvements in the process and quality of patient

58. Sustainability Module: Facilitator Notes | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/sustainability/training-tools/fac-notes.html
    October 01, 2020 - Also, reserve staff time away from normal duties to work on proposed improvements. … Ask: In what ways does your facility sustain improvements? … What strategies could your facility use to sustain improvements moving forward? … Ask: In what ways does your facility sustain improvements? … Ask: In what ways does your facility sustain improvements?

59. Presentation: Program Overview
    ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/mvp/modules/cusp/build-businesscase-slides.pptx
    January 01, 2017 - the duration of mechanical ventilation, length of stay (LOS), and mortality To achieve significant improvements … Cost efficiency Real cost reduction Revenue enhancement Balance sheet improvements Intangible improvements … a Business Case ‹#› AHRQ Safety Program for Mechanically Ventilated Patients 17 Balance Sheet Improvements … Build a Business Case ‹#› AHRQ Safety Program for Mechanically Ventilated Patients 18 Intangible Improvements … How can we realize these savings and patient improvements?

60. Human Resources Issues (pdf file)
    ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/podcasts/Human_Resources_Transcript_2011_02_01.pdf
    January 01, 2011 - pivotal role in helping managers clarify and change and raise expectations when there are quality improvements … and so that they will help their teams speak the truth about quality and work together on achieving improvements … So HR needs to initiate performance-based recognition and ideally pay and/or incentives for improvements … And employee engagement is a prerequisite to teams sharing responsibility for making process improvements … with department teams in departmental QI initiatives to identify ways HR can help with hardwiring improvements