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3061. TAKEheart Partner Hospitals | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/takeheart/about/initiative/partner-hospitals.html
      December 01, 2022 - TAKEheart Partner Hospitals TAKEheart Partner Hospitals ranged from large health systems to smaller independent hospitals and were located throughout the United States. Importantly, this meant that Partner Hospitals explored the use of the TAKEheart approach and tools in a variety of clinical settings. Less…

3062. Million Hearts® | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/takeheart/beyond/million-hearts/index.html
      November 01, 2022 - Million Hearts® Million Hearts ® , a national initiative co-led by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) with the goal of preventing 1 million acute cardiovascular events by 2027, is working with cardiac rehabilitation (CR) professionals, pub…

3063. AHRQ Safety Program for Perinatal Care: Background Quality Improvement Team Information Form (doc file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/perinatal-care/modules/teamwork/supporting/team-info-form.docx
      May 01, 2017 - AHRQ Safety Program for Perinatal Care: Background Quality Improvement Team Information Form AHRQ Safety Program for Perinatal Care Background Quality Improvement Team Information Form Who should use this tool? Health care teams Please indicate staff members designated as Labor and Delivery Quality Improvement Team…

3064. Labor and Delivery Unit Staff Safety Assessment | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/labor-delivery/perinatal-care/modules/teamwork/assessment.html
      July 01, 2023 - Labor and Delivery Unit Staff Safety Assessment AHRQ Safety Program for Perinatal Care Purpose: To tap into the knowledge and experiences of labor and delivery (L&D) providers and other clinical and nonclinical staff (e.g., health unit coordinators and environmental services personnel) to find ou…

3065. Exhibit 1.19. Major Factors that Inhibit Lean Success at LHC | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/practiceimprovement/systemdesign/leancasestudies/lean-exhibit1-19.html
      November 01, 2014 - Improving Care Delivery Through Lean: Implementation Case Studies Exhibit 1.19. Major Factors that Inhibit Lean Success at LHC Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Improving Care Delivery Through Lean: Implementation Case Studies Introduction to the Case Studies Case 1. Lakeview Healthcare …

3066. Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      May 01, 2022 - Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria AHRQ works alongside Federal Agencies across the Government as part of the Task Force for Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria (CARB). The goal of this Task Force is to reduce antibiotic resistance by carrying out the actions described in the National Action Plan for C…

3067. 73. For the Patient Unwilling To Quit (Continued) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/prevention/guidelines/tobacco/clinicians/presentations/2008update-full/slide73.html
      October 01, 2014 - 73. For the Patient Unwilling To Quit (Continued) Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence: 2008 Update Text version of slide presentation. The "5 Rs" Rewards The clinician should ask the patient to identify potential benefits of stopping tobacco use. The clinician may suggest and highlight those tha…

3068. Figure 1-2. Williams, Lavizzo-Mourey, and Warren's framework for understanding the relationships between race, medical/health care, and health | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/iomracereport/reldata1fig1-2.html
      April 01, 2018 - Race, Ethnicity, and Language Data: Standardization for Health Care Quality Improvement Figure 1-2. Williams, Lavizzo-Mourey, and Warren's framework for understanding the relationships between race, medical/health care, and health Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Race, Ethnicity, and Langua…

3069. Figure 4-2: Karliner algorithm | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      May 01, 2018 - Race, Ethnicity, and Language Data: Standardization for Health Care Quality Improvement Figure 4-2: Karliner algorithm Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Race, Ethnicity, and Language Data: Standardization for Health Care Quality Improvement Summary Reviewers 1. Introduction 2. Eviden…

3070. Guide for Developing a Community-Based Patient Safety Advisory Council | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/advisorycouncil/adcouncilack.html
      April 01, 2018 - Guide for Developing a Community-Based Patient Safety Advisory Council Acknowledgments We are in the midst of an exciting national movement, endorsed by health care entities and patients alike, to engage patients and families as partners with their health care providers. Including patients in the design and i…

3071. Defects (doc file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/implementation/training-tools/defects.docx
      May 01, 2017 - AHRQ Safety Program for Ambulatory Surgery Improving Communication and Teamwork in the Surgical Environment Module Learn From Defects Purpose: To identify the types of systems that contributed to the defect (an event or situation that you do not want to happen again) and to plan the followup steps needed to impro…

3072. Introducing the CAHPS Outpatient Mental Health Survey Webcast - AHRQ (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/events/webinars/02-outpt-mhs-webcast-bakdash.pdf
      June 02, 2025 - Introducing the CAHPS Outpatient Mental Health Survey Webcast - AHRQ AHRQ’S CAHPS PROGRAM Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems Jonathan Bakdash, Ph.D. Social Science Analyst, Center for Quality Improvement & Patient Safety, AHRQ Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) AHRQ is: …

3073. Sustainability | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/sustainability.html
      June 01, 2017 - Sustainability Toolkit To Improve Safety in Ambulatory Surgery Centers It is important to build in plans for sustainment when starting an implementation project. The resources below can help your ambulatory surgery center integrate sustainment activities into the project. Training and Tools for Sustaining I…

3074. TeamSTEPPS™: Team Strategies and Tools to Enhance Performance and Patient Safety (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol3/Advances-King_1.pdf
      April 07, 2008 - The goal of Phase III is to sustain and spread improvements in teamwork performance, clinical processes

3075. Self-Management Support
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/tools-and-materials/skills-sms-heart-health.pptx
      December 01, 2010 - Self-Management Support Self-Management Support Strategies for Improving CVD Risk Factors – Practice Engagement! Bonnie Jortberg PhD, RD, CDE Department of Family Medicine University of Colorado School of Medicine Objectives Describe the differences between patient education and self-management support. Discuss hea…

3076. Chapter 5. Overall Results | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patientsafetyculture/medical-office/2014/mosurv14chap5.html
      June 01, 2014 - Medical Office Survey on Patient Safety Culture Chapter 5. Overall Results Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Medical Office Survey on Patient Safety Culture Executive Summary Chapter 1. Introduction Chapter 2. Survey Administration Statistics Chapter 3. Medical Office Characteristics…

3077. Major Study Finds Significant National Patient Safety Improvement | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      July 01, 2022 - Major Study Finds Significant National Patient Safety Improvement Press Release Date: July 12, 2022 A study published in JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association ( JAMA ) and funded and carried out by Health and Human Services (HHS) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) shows that rates…

3078. How To Manage Change
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      June 02, 2025 - How To Manage Change How To Manage Change ADD Hospital Name Module 2 QI Change Process Change process strategies can be applied to other quality improvement (QI) efforts: Hospital falls Catheter-associated urinary tract infections Deep vein thrombosis or pulmonary embolism after knee and hip replacement Blood inco…

3079. Hospitals in Colombia Use AHRQ's Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      April 01, 2013 - Hospitals in Colombia Use AHRQ's Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture Search All Impact Case Studies April 2013 Description AHRQ's assessment tools for supporting patient safety and quality improvement extend beyond the U.S. health care system. Learn how two hospitals in Colombia have implemented a…

3080. Excelling on CAHPS: Lessons from Top-Performing Medicaid and CHIP Health Plans (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/events/20150317/stacia_cohen.pdf
      March 17, 2015 - Excelling on CAHPS: Lessons from Top-Performing Medicaid and CHIP Health Plans Confidential and proprietary. Blue Cross® and Blue Shield® of Minnesota and Blue Plus® are nonprofit independent licensees of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association. Confidential and proprietary. BLUE PLUS PERFORMANCE ON CAHPS Ma…