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

22. Facilitator-Notes (doc file)
    www.qualitymeasures.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?

23. Six Building Blocks How-To-Implement Toolkit: Overview (pdf file)
    www.qualitymeasures.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

24. Implementation-Guide-Making-Informed-Consent-Informed-Choice (pdf file)
    www.qualitymeasures.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.

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

26. Implementation Guide for AHRQ's Making Informed Consent an Informed Choice - Training Modules (pdf file)
    www.qualitymeasures.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.

27. Research Summit: Improving Diagnosis in Health Care (pdf file)
    www.qualitymeasures.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

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

29. How are CHIPRA quality demonstration States using quality reports to drive health care improvements for children? | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/policymakers/chipra/demoeval/what-we-learned/highlight11.html
    April 01, 2015 - How are CHIPRA quality demonstration States using quality reports to drive health care improvements … reports to draw attention to State- or practice-level performance on quality measures in order to drive improvements … Similarly, North Carolina made modest but meaningful improvements in most of the areas it focused on … It is likely that these improvements represent both an increase in the provision of needed services as … Conclusion The six States’ experience with using reports to drive improvements in the quality of care

30. Introduction | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/health-literacy/improve/pharmacy/guide/intro.html
    September 01, 2020 - The pharmacy is doing this but could make some improvements. … The pharmacy is doing this but could make some improvements. 2 3. … 1.00-1.99 Pharmacy does not appear to be doing this item. 2.00-2.99 Pharmacy could make some improvements … Provide recommendations for specific improvements based on areas of weakness identified by the Pharmacy

31. Roadmap for Implementing Pediatric Quality Measures for Performance Improvement | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/pqmp/implementation-qi/roadmap/index.html
    September 01, 2021 - implementation can better inform the adoption of pediatric quality measures, with the ultimate goal of driving improvements … practice: A systematic review and synthesis of frameworks and taxonomies of factors that prevent or enable improvements … Main System and Process Changes: Electronic Health Record (EHR) improvements for child asthma-related … process measures: Participating practices focused mostly on improvements related to implementing decision … Additionally, to learn more about how or why an intervention did or did not result in improvements, a

32. Part II: Survey of Pharmacy Staff | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/health-literacy/improve/pharmacy/guide/part2.html
    September 01, 2020 - The pharmacy is doing this but could make some improvements. 2 3. … Frequent responses of "Our pharmacy is doing this but could make some improvements" indicate areas in … which the pharmacy could make some improvements in addressing the needs of their patients with limited

33. Patient and Family Engagement in Primary Care | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.qualitymeasures.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

34. AHRQ Safety Program for Perinatal Care: Culture Check-Up Tool (doc file)
    www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/perinatal-care/modules/teamwork/supporting/culture-checkup-tool.docx
    May 01, 2017 - 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

35. EvidenceNOW: Ohio Cooperative (pdf file)
    www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/building-capacity/EvidenceNOW-BSC-OH-profile.pdf
    September 01, 2021 - Determine patient, provider, clinic, and other contextual factors associated with greater improvements … efectiveness of the heart healthy QIP overall and by subgroup; and (3) factors associated with greater improvements

36. Strategy 1: Working with Patients & Families as Advisors (Tool 7) (pdf file)
    www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/engagingfamilies/strategy1/Strat1_Tool_7_Story_Hndout_508.pdf
    May 16, 2013 - What improvements would you suggest to make things better for other patients and families?

37. Module-6-Implementation-Guide (pdf file)
    www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/takeheart/training/module-6-implementation-guide.pdf
    February 13, 2023 - 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

38. Multimethod Evaluation of Physician Group Incentive Programs for Patient-Centered Medical Home Transformation | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.qualitymeasures.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

39. Chapter 1. Project Overview | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.qualitymeasures.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

40. Module 6: Sustainability: Facilitator Notes | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.qualitymeasures.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?