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  1. 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

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. Improving the quality of health care: who will lead? | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/improving-quality-health-care-who-will-lead
    June 14, 2011 - 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

  6. 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

  7. Safer Delivery of Surgical Services: a Programme of Controlled Before-and-after Intervention Studies with Pre-planned Pooled Data Analysis. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/safer-delivery-surgical-services-programme-controlled-and-after-intervention-studies-pre
    October 12, 2016 - The investigators found that integrated training that combines technical and social improvements, such … as Lean , resulted in more effective improvements.

  8. 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

  9. The impact of surgical safety checklists on theatre departments: a critical review of the literature. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/impact-surgical-safety-checklists-theatre-departments-critical-review-literature
    October 19, 2012 - Exploring the improvements and challenges associated with checklists in the surgical environment , … September 22, 2017 Implementation science: a neglected opportunity to accelerate improvements

  10. 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

  11. Participation in a system-thinking simulation experience changes adverse event reporting. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/participation-system-thinking-simulation-experience-changes-adverse-event-reporting
    July 30, 2014 - This study found that improvements in systems thinking increase adverse event (AE) reporting patterns … prelicensure training include reinforcement of systems thinking principles to achieve patient safety improvements

  12. 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

  13. 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

  14. 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

  15. 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

  16. Saving Lives and Saving Money: Hospital-Acquired Conditions Update | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.ahrq.gov/hai/pfp/interimhacrate2014.html
    January 01, 2018 - care, which is named the Transforming Clinical Practices Initiative, 6 and its work promises to make improvements … AHRQ's patient safety programs continue to enable and guide improvements in health care delivery. … In addition to sustaining further improvements in the safety of hospital care, the Agency has substantially … from 2010 to 2013 and 2014 could have been partially due to increased EHR adoption and increases and improvements

  17. 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,

  18. 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

  19. 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

  20. Build a Business Case for Quality Improvement: Facilitator Guide | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mvp/modules/cusp/build-business-case-fac-guide.html
    February 01, 2017 - several elements including cost efficiency, real cost reduction, revenue enhancement, balance sheet improvements … , and intangible improvements. … Slide 18: Balance Sheet Improvements Ask: How can quality improvement impact balance sheets? … Slide 19: Intangible Improvements Say: The parts of the basic business cycle addressed so far can … How can we realize these savings and patient improvements?
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