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  1. Differential impact of a crew resource management program according to professional specialty. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/differential-impact-crew-resource-management-program-according-professional-specialty
    July 31, 2013 - for operating room staff varied across professional specialty, with surgeons achieving the largest improvements … 4, 2015 Compliance with the WHO Surgical Safety Checklist: deviations and possible improvements

  2. Electronic Health Record Programs: Participation Has Increased, but Action Needed to Achieve Goals, Including Improved Quality of Care. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/electronic-health-record-programs-participation-has-increased-action-needed-achieve-goals
    September 07, 2016 - increased between 2011 and 2012, EHR systems lack the ability to track quality and safety to measure improvements … October 12, 2022 VA Health Care: Improvements Needed in Processes Used to Address Providers

  3. Communication failures in patient sign-out and suggestions for improvement: a critical incident analysis. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/communication-failures-patient-sign-out-and-suggestions-improvement-critical-incident
    April 16, 2008 - They suggest improvements for verbal sign-out and propose that these improvements be used in designing

  4. 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

  5. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35572/psn-pdf
    February 03, 2011 - Findings demonstrated only modest improvements in certain areas with variability noted in others. … findings fall short of the IOM recommendations and necessitate a more intensive agenda for accelerated improvements

  6. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38379/psn-pdf
    April 30, 2014 - slow in both ambulatory and hospital settings, due to cost issues and concern that IT may not lead to improvements … Prior studies in this area have found improvements in clinical outcomes associated with computerized

  7. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33614/psn-pdf
    June 01, 2005 - The relevant corollary is that any study reporting dramatic improvements in any major clinical outcome … When clinical interventions do work, they tend to bring very modest gains: relative improvements of … 20% to 40% are often cause for celebration, and absolute improvements in the 5% to 10% range represent … If an article reports improvements in these ranges, scrutinize it closely. … If the improvements exceed these ranges, expect subsequent studies to show less impressive effects,

  8. 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

  9. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42895/psn-pdf
    December 18, 2014 - However, there were no measurable overall improvements for patients admitted with pneumonia or surgical … patient safety initiatives have led to real progress in some areas but have not created across-the-board improvements

  10. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43773/psn-pdf
    May 01, 2015 - These improvements resulted in significant cost-savings and reduced morbidity and mortality rates. … Although uncertainty about the cause of these improvements remains, the lower HAC rate clearly demonstrates

  11. Improving Antibiotic Use Is a Patient Safety Issue | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/safety/improve-use.html
    June 01, 2021 - Recognize that changes to the system, not just to the behavior of individuals, leads to sustained improvements

  12. EvidenceNOW Infographics | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/projects/heart-health/research-results/results/infographics.html
    January 01, 2023 - EvidenceNOW Infographics AHRQ's EvidenceNOW data infographics provide visual snapshots of the program improvements

  13. A4A Combo Psi Casestudy (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/a4a_combo_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

  14. Efficiency Gains with Computerized Provider Order Entry (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol4/Advances-Steele_100.pdf
    March 18, 2008 - Conclusion: Implementation of CPOE resulted in dramatic improvements in TATs, which, in turn, can lead … The improvements in operational efficiency strongly support these efforts. … Similar to our study, their largest improvements occurred in medication TATs, which can potentially … Improvements in turnaround time represent efficiency improvements that can affect overall quality of … Although this study demonstrated dramatic improvements in TATs, potential unintended consequences were

  15. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43419/psn-pdf
    October 20, 2014 - of a reengineered electronic error-reporting system on medication event reporting and care process improvements … of a reengineered electronic error-reporting system on medication event reporting and care process improvements

  16. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39071/psn-pdf
    November 04, 2009 - patient information corruption in the intensive care unit: using a scoring tool to direct quality improvements … patient information corruption in the intensive care unit: using a scoring tool to direct quality improvements

  17. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40232/psn-pdf
    February 23, 2011 - the SPI focused efforts in 4 hospitals, where a $1.2 million investment was made in each to secure improvements … The robust program, including this independently requested evaluation, demonstrated a few improvements

  18. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45080/psn-pdf
    February 15, 2017 - More recently, checklists have failed to yield improvements in some settings, highlighting that successful … The intervention group showed some improvements in a few process measures, such as use of low tidal

  19. Care Affordability | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/chartbooks/careaffordability/careaffordability.html
    June 01, 2018 - exists across the National Quality Strategy (NQS) priorities: Effective Treatment measures indicate improvements … Improvements in access were led by sustained reductions in the number of Americans without health insurance

  20. Roadmap for Implementing Pediatric Quality Measures for Performance Improvement | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.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
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