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61. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Alternative Quality Contract | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/workingforquality/priorities-in-action/bcbsma-alternative-quality-contract.html
    March 01, 2017 - The study demonstrates significant quality improvements achieved under the AQC. … Cross members were on par with local and national averages prior to the AQC contract, the dramatic improvements … These improvements include preventive care for healthy children and adults as well as improvements in

62. Spotlight on Illinois -- The National Evaluation of the CHIPRA Quality Demonstration Grant Program (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/statesummaries/chipra-750-illinois-state-snapshot.pdf
    January 01, 2018 - • Fostered improvements on process measures. … staff turnover and in adapting and using electronic health records to support and track medical home improvements … Illinois facilitated improvements in the quality of perinatal care Illinois leveraged the CHIPRA quality … Practices participating in the structured learning collaborative reported improvements on the Medical … • Illinois facilitated improvements in the quality of perinatal care not only by offering educational

63. Key Driver Diagram | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/pqmp/implementation-qi/toolkit/child-hcahps/key-drivers.html
    July 01, 2021 - The Key Driver Diagram contains specific provider-side interventions that can be employed to attain improvements

64. Connecticut Hospital Reduces Emergency Wait Time, Adverse Events Using AHRQ Tools | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/201806.html
    October 01, 2018 - wait times to 21 minutes, while AHRQ’s Safety Attitudes Questionnaire contributed to facility-wide improvements … ultimately, our CEO believes that this direct, regular face-to-face dialogue has resulted in many real-time improvements

65. Guide to Patient and Family Engagement in Hospital Quality and Safety | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.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

66. B. Legislation Cited in Report | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.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

67. ENSW FIELD NOTE FORM (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/results/research/intervention-tracking-notes-sw.pdf
    July 19, 2018 - level of confidence in this practice’s ability to make progress on important EvidenceNOW practice improvements … *Describe the most important improvements this practice made around cardiovascular care for its patients … *What do you think was the single most important barrier to progress or improvements in this practice … *Describe what you think helped most in making those improvements. 25. … [For example: workflow improvements on documentation of tobacco screening and follow up; PDSA on data

68. About AHRQ | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/cpi/about/index.html
    February 01, 2025 - services through the establishment of a broad base of scientific research and through the promotion of improvements … services through the establishment of a broad base of scientific research and through the promotion of improvements

69. How Can Leaders Drive Improvements in Diagnostic Safety? | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/reports/issue-briefs/leadership-3.html
    June 01, 2021 - Leadership To Improve Diagnosis: A Call to Action How Can Leaders Drive Improvements in Diagnostic … How Can Leaders Drive Improvements in Diagnostic Safety?

70. How Can Leaders Drive Improvements in Diagnostic Safety? | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/leadership-3.html
    June 01, 2021 - Leadership To Improve Diagnosis: A Call to Action How Can Leaders Drive Improvements in Diagnostic … How Can Leaders Drive Improvements in Diagnostic Safety?

71. 46-Facilitators-Barriers (doc file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/surgery/46-facilitators-barriers.docx
    June 01, 2023 - initial ISCR implementation goals, this tool can help you plan for the long-term sustainment of those improvements … Discuss how to prioritize your efforts and generate action plans to sustain the improvements you have … Sustainability is enabled by a combination of top-down and bottom-up supports to amplify and maintain improvements … Teams and leaders can highlight improvements in surgical outcomes for the practitioners and patients

72. Six Building Blocks: Self Service How-to-Guide - Introduction (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/prevention-chronic-care/resources/6bb-guide-introduction.pdf
    February 01, 2020 - While anyone can use these materials to implement improvements in opioid management, it is specifically … These improvements contributed to an overall reported decrease in stress among providers and staff. … • Is organization leadership supportive of making systems-based improvements to the management of chronic … Staff and clinician work life perceptions after implementing system-based improvements to opioid management … Staff and clinician work life perceptions after implementing system-based improvements to opioid management

73. AHRQ Views Blog: Asking the Hard Questions About Telehealth | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/770.html
    June 01, 2021 - AHRQ Issue Brief Calls on Healthcare Leaders To Drive Improvements in Diagnostic Safety . … It is time to ask challenging questions and create the evidence to ensure that telehealth drives improvements … AHRQ Issue Brief Calls on Healthcare Leaders To Drive Improvements in Diagnostic Safety A new AHRQ … Leadership To Improve Diagnosis: A Call to Action , outlines strategies for healthcare leaders to drive improvements

74. 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 05, 2016 - and assist senior and quality leaders in assessing the readiness of their organization to implement improvements … Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvements Includes introduction to the indicator-specific … identifying areas in need of further improvement Section E: Monitoring Progress and Sustainability of Improvements … Evidence-Based Strategies To Improve Clinical Care Section E: Monitoring Progress and Sustainability of Improvements

75. Gaps Identified | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.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

76. Maryland Uses AHRQ Workshop to Model New Center to Improve Patient Safety | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/ockt0505.html
    October 01, 2014 - "The impact of that kind of information sharing, which can lead to immediate system change and improvements … It also collects adverse event and near-miss data to support system and process improvements.

77. Technologically Enhanced Community Health Worker Delivery of Personalized Decision Aid: iDecide.Decido (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/clinicians-providers/iadapt/heisler.pdf
    December 19, 2014 - Participants in the iDecide group reported significant within-group and between-group improvements in … diabetes distress. iDecide participants had improvements in A1c levels from baseline and were more

78. Patient and Family Engagement in Primary Care | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/reports/engage/interventions/index.html
    June 01, 2023 - Research shows that when patients are engaged in their health care, it can lead to measurable improvements … patients, families, and health professionals in primary care settings work together as partners to promote improvements

79. Clinic Intervention Tracking Sheet (doc file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/tools-and-materials/skills-qi-tracking.docx
    August 15, 2018 - Notes Team huddles including patient visit planning Use clinical quality measures data to drive improvements … Team huddles including patient visit planning Use clinical quality measures data to drive improvements … Notes Team huddles including patient visit planning Use clinical quality measures data to drive improvements

80. Facilitator-Notes (doc file)
    www.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?