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61. Sustainability Module: Facilitator Notes | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.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?

62. Frequently Asked Questions - RFA-HS-24-004: State-based Healthcare Extension Cooperatives to Accelerate Implementation of Actionable Knowledge into Practice (U19) (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/funding/fund-opps/RFA-HS-24-004-faq-112524.pdf
    November 25, 2024 - Could applicants propose improvements in healthcare policy, payment, and practice in Washington, D.C … Yes, applicants may propose improvements in healthcare policy, payment, and practice work in one of … As a reminder, applications that describe proposed improvements in healthcare policy, payment, and practice … Initiative – Evidence-based improvements Must applicants substantiate that the initiative of focus … The initiative must be based on patient-centered healthcare delivery improvements, with the definition

63. 114-Mrsa-Prevention-Learning-From-Defects (doc file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa/114-mrsa-prevention-learning-from-defects.docx
    October 01, 2024 - This tool will help your teams identify system factors that contribute to defects, plan improvements, … and sustain those improvements. … multiple steps in the process (e.g., research and understand the problem, develop a plan, implement your improvements

64. 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

65. Final Progress Report: Improving ED Quality and Safety by Enhancing Operations and Quality Management (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-09/khare-report.pdf
    January 01, 2024 - operational and quality management characteristics and to identify and implement generalizable process improvements … operational and quality management characteristics to identify and implement generalizable process improvements … Additional process improvements included developing a standard process for changing intravenous lines … However, the process improvements were less successful, because the hospital had very limited resources … and were unable to provide consistent data about the impact of the improvements. 7 List of Publications

66. Slide 1 (ppt file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/education/curriculum-tools/cusptoolkit/toolkit/contentcalls/business_case-slides/The-Business-Case-for-CUSP-Jan-17-2012-508.ppt
    January 01, 2012 - Connecting the Dots (From Fewer Infections to More Profits) Improvements in quality and patient safety … can yield Cost efficiency Real cost reduction Revenue enhancement Balance sheet improvements Intangible … improvements Cost Efficiency Model Improved HAI rate yields Increased capacity Increased work … follow-up visits and procedures Increased revenue and increased cash Balance Sheet Improvement Improvements

67. Chapter 2. Building the Project Foundation: Project Teams and Scope | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/es/patient-safety/settings/hospital/match/chapter-2.html
    July 01, 2022 - Develop a project charter or work plan for improvements. Establish measurement strategy. … Step 3: Develop a Project Charter or Work Plan for Improvements A project charter provides a summary … Network include: A multidisciplinary team fostered a facility-wide team environment for process improvements … identify areas of focus, explored depth of issues, and provided the team with a realistic idea of the improvements

68. Chapter 2. Building the Project Foundation: Project Teams and Scope | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/match/chapter-2.html
    July 01, 2022 - Develop a project charter or work plan for improvements. Establish measurement strategy. … Step 3: Develop a Project Charter or Work Plan for Improvements A project charter provides a summary … Network include: A multidisciplinary team fostered a facility-wide team environment for process improvements … identify areas of focus, explored depth of issues, and provided the team with a realistic idea of the improvements

69. Designing a Scorecard for Sustainability: Facilitator Notes | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/surgery/modules/sustainability/scorecard-fac-notes.html
    December 01, 2017 - Facilitator Notes AHRQ Safety Program for Surgery Slide 1: Sustaining and Spreading Surgical Safety Improvements … It signals where your team receives passing marks and where improvements are needed. … Use the safety culture improvements to validate the work efforts of your frontline staff.

70. Key Findings | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/hai/cusp/clabsi-hpwpreport/clabsi-hpwp3.html
    August 01, 2015 -   We found that all of the sites' CLABSI prevention efforts focused on three main areas: clinical improvements … , process improvements, and organizational improvements.

71. Improving Diagnosis in Health Care: From Concept to Action (pdf file)
    www.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

72. Exhibit 6.11. Lean Tools for Horizon Hospital | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/practiceimprovement/systemdesign/leancasestudies/lean-exhibit6-11.html
    November 01, 2014 - .* Department-specific process improvements: Kaizen events/Lean projects, Six Sigma projects, Workouts

73. Build a Business Case for Quality Improvement: Slide Presentation | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.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?

74. 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 - 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?

75. Diagnostic Terminology: Challenges and Opportunities | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/dxsafety-terminology10.html
    April 01, 2025 - Safety-II and resilience engineering position humans as valuable assets capable of driving improvements … This dichotomy influences approaches to diagnostic improvements. 

76. Webinar - September 22: Safety Best Practices of High-Performing Healthcare Systems Related to Safety Culture, Leadership and Governance | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/news/action-alliance-webinar.html
    September 01, 2025 - about how leadership accountability, board engagement, and data-driven practices have led to measurable improvements

77. 157-What-Are-4-Es (doc file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa/157-what-are-4-es.docx
    October 01, 2024 - For long-term improvements, they will conduct personnel training in quarterly workshops on blood culture … By using the Action Hierarchy model, the hospital aims to achieve significant and lasting improvements … The aim of execution is not just to implement improvements, but to ensure the improvements are sustainable … Continuous evaluation allows teams to track successes, identify challenges, and make improvements. … This leads to steady improvements, and after 12 months, about 80% of units are consistently adhering

78. Integration | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/dxsafety-sustainability-centers-of-excellence4.html
    April 01, 2025 - supportive of patients and families. 17  P2 participating healthcare organizations achieved dramatic improvements … the efficiency and effectiveness of healthcare delivery. 17,18   CCHMC was able to make substantive improvements … Here, the vast improvements in quality became the standard of practice for the healthcare system because

79. Module 6: Sustainability: Facilitator Notes | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/implementation/long-term-modules/module6/mod6-facguide.html
    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?

80. Conclusion | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/nurse-role-dxsafety5.html
    September 01, 2022 - Nurses are essential contributors to the diagnostic process and are in prime positions to facilitate improvements