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281. PowerPoint Presentation: Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/best-practices/HAP-slides.pptx
     November 01, 2019 - Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia AHRQ Safety Program for Improving … No. 17(20)-0028-EF November 2019 HAP AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use – Acute Care … 3 HAP AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use – Acute Care 3 The Four Moments of Antibiotic … 4 HAP AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use – Acute Care 4 Not associated with mechanical … 6 HAP AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use – Acute Care 6 Moment 2: Diagnostic Tests

282. Acute Care ASP Development
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/improve/program-part2-slides.pptx
     November 01, 2019 - Development Antibiotic Stewardship Program Development: Part 2 Acute Care AHRQ Safety Program for Improving … No. 17(20)-0028-EF November 2019 ASP Development – Part 2 AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic … interventions to promote antibiotic stewardship 2 ASP Development – Part 2 AHRQ Safety Program for Improving … Antibiotic Use – Acute Care Metrics 9 ASP Development – Part 2 AHRQ Safety Program for Improving … ASP Development – Part 2 AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use – Acute Care 17 Summary

283. Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Bacteremia
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/best-practices/bacteremia-slides.pptx
     November 01, 2019 - Bacteremia Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Bacteremia Acute Care AHRQ Safety Program for Improving … No. 17(20)-0028-EF November 2019 Bacteremia AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use – Acute … antibiotic therapy for common organisms causing bacteremia. 2 Bacteremia AHRQ Safety Program for Improving … 3 Bacteremia AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use – Acute Care 3 Obtaining Appropriate … PMID: 1617073. 33 Bacteremia AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use – Acute Care image2

284. Develop and Improve Antibiotic Stewardship Activities in Your Practice | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/improve/index.html
     October 01, 2022 - The presentations titled “Why Should Your Practice Focus on Improving Antibiotic Prescribing” and “Improving … Why Should Your Practice Focus on Improving Antibiotic Prescribing? … Implementing Antibiotic Stewardship in Your Practice Improving Communication Between Members of the … picture of clinicians and staff, and posted to let your patients know that your clinic is committed to improving

285. CAHPS Child Hospital Survey-Using Data and New Narrative Items - Overview (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/events/webinars/cahps-ch-hospital-webcast-122223-toomey.pdf
     December 01, 2022 - J Nurs Care Qual 2019;34(1):86-90. 16 Case Study #2: Improving Pain Management Engagement Goal: … Improving Patient Experience Scores Using Simultaneous Interpretation on Family-Centered Rounds. … Improving Patient Experience Scores Using Simultaneous Interpretation on Family-Centered Rounds. … Improving Patient Experience Scores Using Simultaneous Interpretation on Family-Centered Rounds. … Communication with Nurses Case Study #2: Improving Pain Management Engagement Case Study #3: Improving

286. The CAHPS Ambulatory Care Improvement Guide: Why Improve Patient Experience? (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/quality-improvement/improvement-guide/2-why-improve/cahps-section-2-why-improve-patient-experience.pdf
     May 01, 2017 - The Clinical Case for Improving Patient Experience Improving patient experience has an inherent value … Improving the experience of patients and families requires improving work processes and systems that … Measuring patient experience as a strategy for improving primary care. … The Clinical Case for Improving Patient Experience 2.C. … The Business Case for Improving Patient Experience

287. Implications for Practice Improvement, Research, and Policy | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/dxsafety-older-adults3.html
     August 01, 2024 - Delivery interventions aimed at improving care delivery, particularly those that foster well-being and … Research to evaluate the implementation and scale-up of care delivery interventions aimed at improving … Policy recommendations from NASEM’s 2015 Improving Diagnosis in Health Care  report 7 included: Goal … Initiatives aimed at improving diagnostic accuracy cannot bring any meaningful change without a strong … commitment toward improving the general medical care of older adults and a holistic approach to all

288. 2019 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report Executive Summary (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/nhqrdr/2019qdr-final-es-cs061721.pdf
     December 01, 2020 -  Patient Safety: Nearly half (12 of 26) of patient safety measures were improving overall. …  Healthy Living: Almost 60% (41 of 70) of healthy living measures were improving overall. …  Care Coordination: Nearly 40% (3 of 8) of care coordination measures were improving overall. …  Care Affordability: Forty percent (2 of 5) of affordable care measures were improving overall. … Other Doctors Improving Trend: Home Health Care Provider Communication Worsening Trend: Emergency

289. Research on Diagnostic Safety and Quality | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     November 01, 2024 - Work on Diagnostic Safety (PDF, 373 KB) Research Summit The September 2016 AHRQ Research Summit on Improving … health care and discussed ways AHRQ and other stakeholders can contribute to a collaborative approach to improving … Two additional areas of focus aligned with improving diagnostic systems: Improving diagnostic precision … through consensus and Improving "truth" or diagnostic reference standards. … from AHRQ has also supported other diagnostic safety research, including conference grants focused on improving

290. 2023 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report - Appendix B. Quality Trends and Disparities Tables: Access to Care (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2023 - -3.1 Improving ====== ====== ====== ====== ====== ====== 6-17 2002 10.9 2019 7.8 -2.3 Improving = … -3.8 Improving ====== 7.2 44.0 Worse Non-Hispanic, others 2002 13.8 2020 8.0 -5.3 Improving … -2.9 Improving ====== 10.1 46.4 Worse Micropolitan 2002 12.9 2020 11.1 -2.1 Improving ====== … 6.7 Improving ====== 18-44 11.7 2.9 -75.2 Better 45-64 2002 11.7 2020 6.8 -3.4 Improving ====== … 2020 18.7 -1.9 Improving ====== 18.7 25.5 Worse Micropolitan 2002 25.6 2020 19.4 -1.7 Improving

291. 2018 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report Executive Summary
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/nhqrdr/2018qdr-es.pptx
     January 01, 2018 - Patient Safety: More than 60% of measures were improving. … Healthy Living: Almost 60% of measures were improving. … Effective Treatment: Almost half of measures were improving. … Care Coordination: One-third of measures were improving. … From 2000 to 2017, disparities were improving for 5 measures for Hispanics.

292. 2-Overview-Guide (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/surgery/2-overview-guide.docx
     June 01, 2023 - high-level overview of the entire Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Safety Program for Improving … What Is the Program for Improving Surgical Care and Recovery? … Why Use the Program for Improving Surgical Care and Recovery? … AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Surgical Care and Recovery 3 The Program for Improving Surgical … for Improving Surgical Care and Recovery Overview Guide 2 What does the Program for Improving Surgical

293. Identifying Targets for Improvement in Antibiotic Decision Making (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/safety/improvement-facilitator-guide.pdf
     November 01, 2019 - Identifying Targets for Improvement in Antibiotic Decision Making AHRQ Safety Program for Improving … Slide 2 2 2 AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use – Acute Care Identifying … Some examples of possible targets for improving antibiotic use include—  Unnecessarily broad-spectrum … Slide 5 5 5 AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use – Acute Care Identifying … Slide 6 6 6 AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use – Acute Care Identifying

294. Archived CAHPS Webcasts | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/cahps/news-and-events/events/webcasts.html
     August 01, 2025 - Online Tools for CAHPS Survey Users (Webcast)  (November 16, 2022) The Power of Patient Stories for Improving … Patient Experience in Large Organizations (March 24, 2021) Improving Patient Experience: Data Analysis … Methods (March 3, 2021) Lessons From Healthcare Organizations on Improving Patient Experience (January … Obtain Patient Comments Using the CAHPS Clinician & Group Survey (January 26, 2017) Strategies for Improving … CAHPS Health Plan Survey Scores (April 13, 2016) Strategies for Improving CAHPS Clinician & Group (

295. PowerPoint Presentation
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/surgery/47-prep-colorectal-surgery.pptx
     June 01, 2023 - Approach Has Evolved, with Current Recommendations on the Right Approach AHRQ Safety Program for Improving … No. 23-0052 June 2023 AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Surgical Care and Recovery 1 Originally … Mechanical Bowel Prep 2 Antibiotic and Mechanical Bowel Prep in the 1970s 1970s AHRQ Safety Program for Improving … Europe abandoned oral antibiotics, but continued mechanical bowel prep7 AHRQ Safety Program for Improving … Oral Antibiotics and Mechanical Bowel Prep 9 AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Surgical Care and Recovery

296. Enhancing Care Coordination | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/takeheart/training/care-coordination/index.html
     April 01, 2023 - Care Coordination for Cardiac Rehab Patients Improving Support for Women Who Need Cardiac Rehabilitation … Care Coordination for Cardiac Rehab Patients (1:00:16) Slides: Practical Methods for Improving Care …  Coordination for Cardiac Rehabilitation Patients (PDF, 943 KB) Improving Support for Women Who Need … YouTube embedded video: https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/YsT4m18q9yE Video: Improving Support … for Women That Need Cardiac Rehabilitation (48:51) Slides:   Affinity Group: Improving Support for

297. Summary Tables | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/2014chartbooks/womenhealth/wm-summ.html
     September 01, 2015 - Improving = Disparity is getting smaller at a rate greater than 1% per year. … Improving = Disparity is getting smaller at a rate greater than 1% per year. … Patient Safety measures: Disparities between males and females were improving for 7% of the measures … Access measures: Disparities between males and females were improving for 12% of the measures and not … Patient Safety measures: Quality of care for women was improving for 43% of the measures, not changing

298. Implementation Guide for Ambulatory Care Antibiotic Stewardship (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/antibiotic-stewardship.pdf
     September 01, 2022 - Implementation Guide for Ambulatory Care Antibiotic Stewardship AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic … Use Introduction Developing or improving antibiotic stewardship activities in ambulatory practices … The presentations in this section cover why a practice should focus on improving antibiotic prescribing … Antibiotic Prescribing” (slides and facilitator guide) provides a general overview of why improving … • “Improving Communication Between Members of the Practice Around Antibiotic Decisions” (slides and

299. Proposed Projects in CAHPS VI | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/cahps/about-cahps/cahps-program/cahps-VI.html
     February 01, 2025 - Improving Patient Experience Proposed research studies focus on the following: Improving patient engagement … Evaluating and improving patient-provider interactions in ambulatory care settings, especially for Spanish-preferring … Monitoring and improving inpatient pediatric doctor communication, especially for Spanish-preferring … Assessing and improving the emotional experience of patient care in the hospital setting.

300. 2023 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report - Appendix B. Quality Trends and Disparities Tables: Affordable Care (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/nhqrdr/2023-qdr-appendixb-measure-category-3.pdf
     January 01, 2023 - 4 years ====== ====== ====== ====== ====== Race White 2013 14.1 2021 8.6 -4.8 Improving 2 years … 72.1 Worse Asian 2013 25.0 2021 7.0 -15.0 Improving Reached 7.0 -18.6 Better NHPI 2013 12.1 … 2021 18.2 5.9 No change No progress 18.2 111.6 Worse Black 2013 21.6 2021 13.1 -5.2 Improving … 6 years 13.1 52.3 Worse Multiple races 2013 20.2 2021 14.6 -3.3 Improving 12 years 14.6 69.8 … 9.6 -5.4 Improving 3 years 9.6 -19.3 Better 45-54 2013 18.7 2021 10.5 -5.7 Improving 3 years