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301. CAHPS Webcasts & Recent Events | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/cahps/news-and-events/events/index.html
     December 01, 2024 - Improving response rates and the representativeness of CAHPS survey data. … the Patient: Using Multiple Feedback Methods to Complement CAHPS Survey Data (Webcast) (May 8, 2024) Improving … 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

302. 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

303. 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

304. 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

305. 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

306. 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

307. 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

308. Using CAHPS Health Plan Survey Data | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     July 01, 2022 - Presentations on Improving Enrollee Experience AHRQ hosts meetings and webcasts to share insights, … findings, and best practices related to improving enrollee experience with health plans. … on Improving Patient Experience Webcast: Strategies for Improving CAHPS Health Plan Survey Scores … Enrollee Experience Improving Customer Service at Health Share of Oregon (PDF, 279 KB). … Improving Performance for Health Plan Customer Service (PDF, 1 MB).

309. Proposed Projects in CAHPS VI | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     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.

310. 2023 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report - Appendix B. Quality Trends and Disparities Tables: Affordable Care (pdf file)
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     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

311. Introduction | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/education-dx-outcomes-1.html
     March 01, 2022 - Improving Education—A Key to Better Diagnostic Outcomes Introduction Previous Page Next Page … Table of Contents Improving Education—A Key to Better Diagnostic Outcomes Introduction Foundations … it was identified as the number 1 patient safety challenge, 1 well after publication of the report Improving … and contextual factors. 5 - 7 A promising approach to improve diagnosis in practice is to focus on improving … Substantial progress is being made in recognizing the need for diagnostic excellence, 13 and improving

312. Implementation Guide for the Toolkit To Improve Antibiotic Use in Long-Term Care (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/ltc-implementation-guide.pdf
     June 01, 2021 - Implementation Guide for the Toolkit To Improve Antibiotic Use in Long-Term Care AHRQ Safety Program for Improving … Antibiotic Use in Long-Term Care Introduction Developing an antibiotic stewardship program (ASP) or improving … Implementation of the AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use can help long-term care facilities … • Improving Antibiotic Use Is a Patient Safety Issue provides a general overview of why improving … Conclusion The Toolkit for Improving Antibiotic Use in Long-Term Care provides a pathway for ASPs to

313. Priority Populations | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     of Interest About Priority Populations An overview of AHRQ’s commitment to improving … findings, and evidence-based recommendations to support clinicians, researchers, and health systems in improving … About Priority Populations An overview of AHRQ’s commitment to improving the health care of priority … these observances, AHRQ identifies specific programs, research activities, tools and resources aimed at improving

314. Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Cellulitis and Skin and Soft Tissue Infections (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/best-practices/cellulitis-facilitator-guide.pdf
     November 01, 2019 - Diagnosis and Treatment of Cellulitis and Skin and Soft Tissue Infections AHRQ Safety Program for Improving … Slide 4 3 3 AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use – Acute Care Cellulitis and … Slide 6 4 4 AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use – Acute Care Cellulitis and … If a patient is not improving by day 3, it is important to reassess. … Patients should be improving by day 3 but may have some residual signs and symptoms.

315. 2018 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report Executive Summary
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     January 01, 2019 - by priority area: Person-Centered Care: Almost half (14 of 29) of person-centered care measures were improving … 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. … Effective Treatment: More than 40% (15 of 36) of effective treatment measures were improving overall. … Care Coordination: Nearly 40% (3 of 8) of care coordination measures were improving overall.

316. Diagnostic Safety Resource List (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/surveys/medical-office/diagnostic-safety-resources.pdf
     May 01, 2023 - Improving Diagnosis in Medicine Change Package https://www.improvediagnosis.org/improving-diagnosis-in-medicine-change-package … Diagnosis in Health Care Improving Diagnosis in Medicine Change Package Improving Office Practice: Working … Improving Office Practice: Working Smarter, Not Harder 2. … Improving Diagnosis in Health Care 4. … Improving Diagnosis in Medicine Change Package 5.

317. Exhibit 50. Model for continuous quality improvement in reducing surgical site infections | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/ssi/ssiexh50.html
     April 01, 2018 - Improving the Measurement of Surgical Site Infection Risk Stratification/Outcome Detection Exhibit … improvement in reducing surgical site infections Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Improving … Improving the Measurement of Surgical Site Infection (SSI) Risk Stratification and Outcome Detection … oval labeled "Targeted Process Improvement," including: patient, surgery, and environmental factors; improving

318. Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Community-Associated Lower Respiratory Tract Conditions (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/best-practices/respiratory-facilitator-guide.pdf
     November 01, 2019 - Treatment of Community-Associated Lower Respiratory Tract Conditions AHRQ Safety Program for Improving … Slide 1 2 2 AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use – Acute Care CAP Slide Title … Slide 3 3 3 AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use – Acute Care CAP Slide Title … Slide 5 4 4 AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use – Acute Care CAP Slide Title … Prophylactic antibiotics have not been shown to be helpful in improving outcomes.

319. Foundations of Diagnosis Education | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/education-dx-outcomes-2.html
     March 01, 2022 - Improving Education—A Key to Better Diagnostic Outcomes Foundations of Diagnosis Education … Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Improving Education—A Key to Better Diagnostic Outcomes … The report Improving Diagnosis in Health Care identified improving teamwork as the most important strategy … for decreasing diagnostic errors, followed by improving education. 2 Thus, diagnosis education curricula … Improving teamwork and collaboration in diagnosis requires a deep understanding of how people interact

320. Part 2: Trends in Priorities of the Heckler Report | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     May 01, 2018 - 29% worse 50% narrowing Care for Cardiovascular Diseases 75% improving 33% worse 0% … for Substance Use Disorders No improvement No disparity No change Care for Diabetes 50% improving … Health Care 25% worsening 75% worse 0% narrowing Infant Mortality and Maternity Care 43% improving … About half of measures for diabetes care and maternity care were improving. … No measures of care for substance use disorders were improving and mental health care seemed to be getting