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81. Chapter 1. Project Overview | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/practiceimprovement/delivery-initiative/ihs/chapter1.html
    December 01, 2017 - guidance of the community and of Tribal leadership; and making positive, sustainable, and measurable improvements … current scientific research and evidence-based best practices, SDPI grant programs have made tremendous improvements … by those with diabetes has increased dramatically. 2 At the same time, there have been documented improvements

82. Multimethod Evaluation of Physician Group Incentive Programs for Patient-Centered Medical Home Transformation | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/research-transform-primary-care/transform/profile/fetters.html
    October 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

83. Culture-Check-Uptool (doc file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/education/curriculum-tools/cusptoolkit/toolkit/Culture-Check-UpTool.docx
    June 02, 2025 - This exercise will help you better understand your culture and consider interventions that lead to improvements … the Culture Item Discussion Form (next page) to document the issues that surface and any suggested improvements

84. Sustainability and the Premortem Tool: Slide Presentation | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/surgery/modules/sustainability/premortem-slides.html
    December 01, 2017 - Anticipate problems to help teams sustain improvements. … Slide 8: Premortem Exercise Step 2 Generate the reasons for this failure to sustain improvements

85. 7-Implementation-Guide (doc file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/surgery/7-implementation-guide.docx
    June 01, 2023 - compliance with process measures (elements of your ISCR pathway), you can evaluate whether there are improvements … Discuss any issues with implementation and modify approach, as needed (see examples in month 4) Update on improvements … Discuss any issues with implementation and modify approach, as needed (see examples in month 4) Update on improvements … Discuss any issues with implementation and modify approach, as needed (see examples in month 4) Update on improvements … Revisit activities/tips listed in months 10–12 to sustain your improvements and consider more opportunities

86. Human Resources Issues (pdf file)
    www.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

87. Presentation: Program Overview
    www.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?

88. How to Use This Toolkit | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/research/shuttered/toolkitchecklist/surgetkit1.html
    July 01, 2018 - Action Checklist Conduct debriefs with line managers to identify any problems or suggested improvements … Review patient transport problems or suggested improvements. … Review security problems or suggested improvements. … Review facility problems or suggested improvements. … Review outsourced services (food preparation, laundry, laboratory) for problems or suggested improvements

89. Introduction to the Pediatric 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/pdi/a1_pdi_intro.pdf
    January 01, 1993 - 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 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

90. Executive Summary | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/research-transform-primary-care/transform/synthesis-report/execsumm.html
    October 01, 2015 - Additionally, two studies linked increased care coordination and teamwork to improvements in clinical … Several of the studies linked improvements in clinical measures to specific PCMH processes such as care … Cost: Evidence from three studies suggests that improvements in continuity of care, teamwork, and other

91. Multimethod Evaluation of Physician Group Incentive Programs for PCMH Transformation (pdf file)
    www.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

92. Research Summit: Improving Diagnosis in Health Care (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/news/events/ahrq-research-summit/brady-summit2016-plenary.pdf
    September 28, 2016 - Hospital-Acquired Condition (HAC) rate: 2010 to 2014 (interim data) 2 145 142 132 121 121 120 Unprecedented Improvements … quality • AHRQ creates materials to teach and train health care systems and professionals to catalyze improvements … Agenda National Hospital-Acquired Condition (HAC) rate:�2010 to 2014 (interim data) Unprecedented Improvements

93. Executive Summary | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/reports/grants-transform/executive-summary.html
    March 01, 2017 - Additionally, two studies linked increased care coordination and teamwork to improvements in clinical … Several of the studies linked improvements in clinical measures to specific PCMH processes such as care … Cost: Evidence from three studies suggests that improvements in continuity of care, teamwork, and other

94. Hospital Expands Use of AHRQ’s QI Toolkit To Improve Patient Safety Measures Prioritized by Medicare (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/standalone_psi_casestudy.pdf
    June 02, 2025 - patient safety, and institutionalized a standard set of patient safety protocols that have led to improvements … the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) programs to monitor, report, and incentivize improvements … Impact The changes in care processes supported by the QI Toolkit resulted in the following improvements … months *While HMC began its work to improve performance on PSI 12 in 2010, documentation and coding improvements

95. Material Use Guide - Sustainability Module | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/sustainability/training-tools/material-guide.html
    June 01, 2017 - -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

96. Training-Tools-Material-Guide (doc file)
    www.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

97. Team Engagement | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/clabsi-cauti-icu/overcome/engagement.html
    April 01, 2022 - Team Engagement To make sustainable quality improvements, you need to recruit an enthusiastic

98. Culture Checkup Tool | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/labor-delivery/perinatal-care/modules/teamwork/culture-checkup-tool.html
    July 01, 2023 - This exercise will help you better understand your culture and consider interventions that lead to improvements … complete the Culture Item Discussion Form (next page) to document issues that surface and any suggested improvements

99. Module-6-Implementation-Guide (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/takeheart/training/module-6-implementation-guide.pdf
    June 02, 2025 - in each area are and to consider what types of improvements may be needed. … in each area are and to consider what types of improvements may be needed. … Or you can just select one or several of the listed areas where you know improvements are needed and … • Narrow your focus to a doable number of improvements. … Making improvements across the four phases will ensure you are addressing the needs of all patients

100. Developing Innovative Simulation-Based Training to Improve Patient Safety in Radiation Oncology | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/funding/grantee-profiles/grtprofile-mazur.html
     March 01, 2023 - He said, “My goal was to make usability improvements within the EHR that could enhance providers’ ability … project, which ended in 2022, concluded that neurofeedback is a promising tool to sustain performance improvements