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141. Quality improvements in decreasing medication administration errors made by nursing staff in an academic medical center hospital: a trend analysis during the journey to Joint Commission International accreditation and in the post-accreditation era. | PSNet
     psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/quality-improvements-decreasing-medication-administration-errors-made-nursing-staff-academic
     March 24, 2019 - Study Quality improvements in decreasing medication administration errors made by … Quality improvements in decreasing medication administration errors made by nursing staff in an academic … Quality improvements in decreasing medication administration errors made by nursing staff in an academic

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

143. Six Building Blocks How-To-Implement Toolkit: Monitor and Sustain Guide (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/patient-safety/settings/ambulatory/6bb-toolkit-monitor.pdf
     April 20, 2021 - ............................................. 5 Launch the New Stage of Work: Monitor and Sustain Improvements … While anyone can use these materials to implement improvements in chronic pain and opioid medication … in at least annually to see if the processes are still working and that any new changes are in fact improvements … Six Building Blocks Toolkit 6 Launch the New Stage of Work: Monitor and Sustain Improvements You … Culture Measurement Infrastructure Staffing Launch the New Stage of Work: Monitor and Sustain Improvements

144. TND-0775-150722 (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/TND-0775-150722.pdf
     May 12, 2015 - ., different dosage of the same antipsychotic) Outcome(s): Social, occupational and functioning improvements … ; improvements Topic Number(s): 0622 Document Completion Date: 05-12-15 1 http://effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov … ability to live independently; harms of treatments (e.g., diabetes mellitus, extrapyramidal symptoms); improvements … dosage of the same non- pharmacological treatment) Outcome(s): Social, occupational and functioning improvements … ; improvements in health-related quality of life; reductions in hospitalizations; reductions in self-harm

145. 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

146. 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?

147. The problem with incident reporting. | PSNet
     psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/problem-incident-reporting
     February 28, 2024 - weaknesses in health care incident reporting systems that limit their ability to contribute to improvements … July 10, 2019 Can we import improvements from industry to healthcare?

148. 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

149. Safety enhancements every hospital must consider in wake of another tragic neuromuscular blocker event. | PSNet
     psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/safety-enhancements-every-hospital-must-consider-wake-another-tragic-neuromuscular-blocker
     June 19, 2019 - include use of barcoding verification, automated dispensing cabinet stocking changes, and labeling improvements … August 14, 2019 ADC survey shows some improvements, but unnecessary risks still exist

150. Dissecting communication barriers in healthcare: a path to enhancing communication resiliency, reliability, and patient safety. | PSNet
     psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/dissecting-communication-barriers-healthcare-path-enhancing-communication-resiliency
     July 12, 2023 - targeting each set of barriers be developed and embedded into learning activities to generate lasting improvements … Resources From the Same Author(s) Leveraging the science of teamwork to sustain handoff improvements

151. Time out! Rethinking surgical safety: more than just a checklist. | PSNet
     psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/time-out-rethinking-surgical-safety-more-just-checklist
     April 27, 2022 - systems-oriented approach and organizational buy-in can lead to both perioperative and general safety improvements … July 29, 2020 National improvements in resident physician-reported patient safety after

152. Association between implementing comprehensive learning collaborative strategies in a statewide collaborative and changes in hospital safety culture. | PSNet
     psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/association-between-implementing-comprehensive-learning-collaborative-strategies-statewide
     September 02, 2020 - Survey results identified significant improvements in teamwork climate and safety climate, as well as … improvements in physician-nurse collaboration, reporting of concerns, and reduction in communication

153. 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

154. 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

155. 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

156. Title: (pdf file)
     hcup-us.ahrq.gov/datainnovations/NMAbstractFinal.pdf
     September 29, 2013 - Hospital specific compliance plans will be developed and modified to assure improvements in each hospital's … discharge records with birth certificate records and Indian Health Service records periodically will track improvements … compare their race, ethnicity and tribal identifier by self-report with hospital records will track improvements

157. 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

158. 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.

159. Shojania K et al. 2009 "The effects of on-screen, point of care computer reminders on processes and outcomes of care." | Digital Healthcare Research
     digital.ahrq.gov/health-it-tools-and-resources/workflow-assessment-health-it-toolkit/research/shojania-k-et-al-2009
     January 01, 2009 - Authors’ conclusions: Point of care computer reminders generally achieve small to modest improvements … Further research must identify design features and contextual factors consistently associated with larger improvements … Workflow-Related Findings "...the median improvements in process adherence associated with computer … reminders were: 4.2 % (IQR: 0.8% to 18.8%) across all process outcomes, 3.3% (IQR: 0.5% to 10.6%) for improvements … in prescribing behaviours, 3.8% (IQR: 0.5% to 6.6%) for improvements in vaccination, and 3.8%(IQR: 0.4%

160. 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.