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  1. 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

  2. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45176/psn-pdf
    July 20, 2016 - sustaining-improvement Numerous activities and programs have been launched to improve patient safety, but sustaining improvements … key quality improvement concepts and Lean management tactics to help organizations integrate safety improvements

  3. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35585/psn-pdf
    March 28, 2011 - They suggest improvements for verbal sign-out and propose that these improvements be used in designing

  4. Diagnostic performance dashboards: tracking diagnostic errors using big data. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/diagnostic-performance-dashboards-tracking-diagnostic-errors-using-big-data
    July 28, 2023 - System approaches are required to achieve sustainable improvements in health care. … weaknesses in diagnostic performance, target specific problems, and enable learning and operational improvements

  5. A virtual breakthrough series collaborative for missed test results: a stepped-wedge cluster-randomized clinical trial. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/virtual-breakthrough-series-collaborative-missed-test-results-stepped-wedge-cluster
    May 12, 2021 - Researchers identified improvements in follow-up rates for abnormal test results at sites with the lowest … baseline performance but did not find significant improvements across study sites overall.

  6. Supporting error management and safety climate in ambulatory care practices: the CIRSforte study. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/supporting-error-management-and-safety-climate-ambulatory-care-practices-cirsforte-study
    September 07, 2022 - Survey feedback identified significant improvements in safety climate as well as improvements to incident

  7. Crossover of the patient satisfaction surveys, adverse events and patient complaints for continuous improvement in radiotherapy department. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/crossover-patient-satisfaction-surveys-adverse-events-and-patient-complaints-continuous
    July 27, 2022 - This radiotherapy service combined the three sources to make improvements in safety and quality. … Involving the patient in this way could lead to improvements in quality and safety .

  8. Rapid response systems, antibiotic stewardship and medication reconciliation: a scoping review on implementation factors, activities and outcomes. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/rapid-response-systems-antibiotic-stewardship-and-medication-reconciliation-scoping-review
    March 18, 2020 - additional research examining continuous adaptations to address changing contexts and support sustained improvements … 3, 2015 Compliance with the WHO Surgical Safety Checklist: deviations and possible improvements

  9. 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?

  10. 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?

  11. 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. 

  12. 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

  13. 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

  14. 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

  15. 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?

  16. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47155/psn-pdf
    October 17, 2018 - Medication errors with pediatric liquid acetaminophen after standardization of concentration and packaging improvements … Medication Errors With Pediatric Liquid Acetaminophen After Standardization of Concentration and Packaging Improvements

  17. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/34663/psn-pdf
    December 23, 2008 - quality problems and their most prominent causes, including a series of obstacles that prevent necessary improvements … Overall, this article provides an overview of the challenges facing health care quality improvements

  18. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46825/psn-pdf
    June 19, 2018 - diagnostic-performance-dashboards-tracking-diagnostic-errors-using-big-data System approaches are required to achieve sustainable improvements … weaknesses in diagnostic performance, target specific problems, and enable learning and operational improvements

  19. Patient Safety: Committing to Learn and Acting to Improve. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-safety-committing-learn-and-acting-improve
    June 09, 2009 - educational , learning , and leadership strategies to help nurses drive and sustain patient safety improvements … August 14, 2019 Effect of changes in hospital nursing resources on improvements in patient

  20. Unintended Exposure of Patient Lisa Norris During Radiotherapy Treatment at the Beatson Oncology Centre, Glasgow in January 2006. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/unintended-exposure-patient-lisa-norris-during-radiotherapy-treatment-beatson-oncology-centre
    March 06, 2005 - inexperienced caregiver, supervision gaps, ineffective double-checks, and the misalignment of system improvements … Nets to Reduce Missed and Delayed Diagnoses of Cancer July 31, 2023 Safety improvements
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