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  1. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/859343/psn-pdf
    December 20, 2023 - Reducing retained foreign objects in the operating room: a quality improvement initiative. … Reducing retained foreign objects in the operating room: a quality improvement initiative. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/reducing-retained-foreign-objects-operating-room-quality-improvement- initiative … Following a decrease in days between RFO, this healthcare system implemented a quality improvement initiative … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/reducing-retained-foreign-objects-operating-room-quality-improvement-initiative

  2. EvidenceNOW: Managing Urinary Incontinence | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/projects/urinary/index.html
    April 01, 2025 - The initiative builds on AHRQ’s EvidenceNOW Model of external support to help primary care practices … The initiative will help close the gap between evidence and primary care practice in care for UI in women … Urinary Incontinence for Women in Primary Care: Report Update for the Managing Urinary Incontinence Initiative … summarizes and synthesizes the results of the Base Year, Option Year 1, and Option Year 2 scans of the initiative … YouTube embedded video: https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/mWH_dkSklG0 Webinar on AHRQ’s Initiative

  3. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/847717/psn-pdf
    April 19, 2023 - Quality improvement initiative to decrease central line- associated bloodstream infections during the … Quality improvement initiative to decrease central line- associated bloodstream infections during the … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/quality-improvement-initiative-decrease-central-line-associated-bloodstream … This article describes the development, implementation, and evaluation of a quality improvement initiative … The QI initiative included changes in six areas – organizational oversight and accountability, education

  4. SOPS Action Planning Tool Template (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/sops-action-planning-tool-template.pdf
    June 02, 2025 - Planning Your Improvement Initiative 2a. What initiative will you implement? 2b. … Planning Your Improvement Initiative (continued) 2d. How will you measure progress and success? … Will you pilot test the initiative?

  5. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/867092/psn-pdf
    November 06, 2024 - Surgical intraoperative handoff initiative: standardizing operating room communication using SHRIMPS … Surgical intraoperative handoff initiative: standardizing operating room communication using SHRIMPS … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/surgical-intraoperative-handoff-initiative-standardizing-operating-room- … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/surgical-intraoperative-handoff-initiative-standardizing-operating-room-communication-using … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/surgical-intraoperative-handoff-initiative-standardizing-operating-room-communication-using

  6. AHRQ Initiatives | The Academy

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    June 01, 2022 - AHRQ Initiatives EvidenceNOW: Managing Unhealthy Alcohol Use Opioid Initiative … Older Adult Opioid Initiative Other HHS Initiatives … EvidenceNOW: Managing Unhealthy Alcohol Use AHRQ Opioid Initiative … AHRQ Older Adult Opioid Initiative

  7. In situ simulation as a tool to longitudinally identify and track latent safety threats in a structured quality improvement initiative for SARS-CoV-2 airway management: a single-center study. | PSNet

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    June 08, 2022 - tool to longitudinally identify and track latent safety threats in a structured quality improvement initiative … tool to longitudinally identify and track latent safety threats in a structured quality improvement initiative … tool to longitudinally identify and track latent safety threats in a structured quality improvement initiative … latent safety threats for emergency department SARS-CoV-2 airway management: a multi-institutional initiative … September 23, 2020 The Diagnostic Error Index: a quality improvement initiative to identify

  8. Using This Guide | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/projects/state/how-to-guide/using-guide.html
    August 01, 2024 - This guide draws mainly from the experiences of AHRQ’s EvidenceNOW: Building State Capacity initiative … Hearts for Michigan Healthy Hearts for Michigan Healthy Hearts for Michigan Ohio Heart Healthy Ohio Initiative … Heart Healthy Ohio Initiative Heart Healthy Ohio Quality Improvement Project Tennessee Tennessee Heart … In addition, the Heart Healthy Ohio Initiative was closely aligned with the Ohio Cardiovascular and … Diabetes Health Collaborative (CardiOH) (PDF), a statewide initiative to improve health outcomes of

  9. Surgical Safety: Addressing the JCAHO Goals for Reducing Wrong-site, Wrong-patient, Wrong-procedure Events (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol3/Ludwick.pdf
    June 21, 2004 - Hence, the first barrier to the implementation of the initiative was identified. … Unexpected events have certainly occurred during this team’s initiative. … volume for the initiative. … Members of the OR staff continue to monitor their initiative for compliance. … Education is a critical component of any new initiative.

  10. The Michigan Hospital Medicine Safety Consortium (HMS) Finds Infectious Diseases (ID) Physician Approval for Placement of Peripherally Inserted Central Catheters (PICCs) Prevents Unnecessary PICC Use and Reduces Complications | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/innovation/michigan-hospital-medicine-safety-consortium-hms-finds-infectious-diseases-id-physician
    July 23, 2024 - Innovation Patient Safety Focus The initiative addresses the inappropriate use of, and complications … Resources Used and Skills Needed The consortium recommends starting the initiative by establishing … In 2017, the consortium launched an initiative focused on the use of midline catheters, because many … https://mi-hms.org/quality-initiatives/peripherally-inserted-central-catheter-picc-use-initiative HMS … Published 2020 Oct 1. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.17659 Midline Use Initiative. HMS.

  11. Strategies for sustaining a quality improvement collaborative and its patient safety gains. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/strategies-sustaining-quality-improvement-collaborative-and-its-patient-safety-gains
    February 01, 2011 - This study identified the key factors for sustaining the Safer Patients Initiative at individual British … The disparity of frontline clinical staff and managers' perceptions of a quality and patient safety initiative … in organisation-wide safety and quality-improvement programmes: experience in the UK Safer Patients Initiative … the impact of a large-scale collaborative improvement programme: experience in the UK Safer Patients Initiative … the impact of a large-scale collaborative improvement programme: experience in the UK Safer Patients Initiative

  12. Impact of participation in the California Healthcare-Associated Infection Prevention Initiative on adoption and implementation of evidence-based practices for patient safety and health care–associated infection rates in a cohort of acute care general hospitals. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/impact-participation-california-healthcare-associated-infection-prevention-initiative
    September 28, 2011 - Impact of participation in the California Healthcare-Associated Infection Prevention Initiative … Impact of participation in the California Healthcare-Associated Infection Prevention Initiative on adoption … demonstrated that hospitals participating in the California Healthcare-Associated Infection Prevention Initiative … Impact of participation in the California Healthcare-Associated Infection Prevention Initiative on adoption

  13. How will it work? A qualitative study of strategic stakeholders' accounts of a patient safety initiative. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/how-will-it-work-qualitative-study-strategic-stakeholders-accounts-patient-safety-initiative
    September 02, 2009 - A qualitative study of strategic stakeholders' accounts of a patient safety initiative. … A qualitative study of strategic stakeholders' accounts of a patient safety initiative. … highlight the capacity for developing a shared model for change in adopting the Safer Patients Initiative … A qualitative study of strategic stakeholders' accounts of a patient safety initiative.

  14. Evaluation of a redesign initiative in an internal-medicine residency. | PSNet

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    February 17, 2011 - Study Evaluation of a redesign initiative in an internal-medicine residency. … Evaluation of a redesign initiative in an internal-medicine residency. … Evaluation of a redesign initiative in an internal-medicine residency.

  15. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/867646/psn-pdf
    January 01, 2022 - Opioid Safety Initiative Toolkit. … Opioid Safety Initiative Toolkit. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/opioid-safety-initiative-toolkit Increasing safe opioid prescribing is … The VA’s Opioid Safety Initiative (OSI) toolkit includes materials and presentations to support clinical … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/opioid-safety-initiative-toolkit https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/opioid-safety

  16. Survey Codebook Summaries (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/results/research/survey-codebook-summaries.pdf
    September 01, 2014 - for EvidenceNOW Initiative C_guidelines2 No citation/Developed for EvidenceNOW Initiative C_guidelines3 … Initiative Riskcalc_guidelines (optional item) No citation/Developed for EvidenceNOW Initiative Riskcalc_guildlines_percent … CPCQ Item 33 PCMH-A_QI_QI (optional item) Safety Net Medical Home Initiative. … Prac_cqm_bp1 Developed for EvidenceNOW Initiative Prac_cqm_smoke Developed for EvidenceNOW Initiative … Prac_cqm_prov Developed for EvidenceNOW Initiative Prac_EHR_vendor Developed for EvidenceNOW Initiative

  17. Recruitment and Retention of Primary Care Practices in Quality Improvement Initiatives: A Toolkit (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/tools-and-materials/recruitment-and-retention-toolkit.pdf
    January 01, 2019 - Information included in this toolkit was gleaned from initiative-related publications, information … Be prepared to explain how a practice would benefit from participating in the initiative. … Why should my practice participate in [insert name of initiative]? … How much time will my practice be required to dedicate to this initiative? … How does this initiative help me with other quality improvement initiatives?

  18. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/865978/psn-pdf
    May 29, 2024 - Ensuring safe and equitable discharge: a quality improvement initiative for individuals with hypertensive … Ensuring safe and equitable discharge: a quality improvement initiative for individuals with hypertensive … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ensuring-safe-and-equitable-discharge-quality-improvement-initiative- individuals-hypertensive … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ensuring-safe-and-equitable-discharge-quality-improvement-initiative-individuals-hypertensive … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ensuring-safe-and-equitable-discharge-quality-improvement-initiative-individuals-hypertensive

  19. Assessment of the AHRQ Patient Safety Initiative: Focus on Implementation and Dissemination Evaluation Report III. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/assessment-ahrq-patient-safety-initiative-focus-implementation-and-dissemination-evaluation
    May 21, 2014 - Book/Report Assessment of the AHRQ Patient Safety Initiative: Focus on Implementation … Citation Text: Assessment of the AHRQ Patient Safety Initiative: Focus on Implementation and Dissemination … Cite Citation Citation Text: Assessment of the AHRQ Patient Safety Initiative … May 21, 2014 Assessment of the AHRQ Patient Safety Initiative: Moving from Research to … May 21, 2014 Assessment of the National Patient Safety Initiative: Context and Baseline

  20. Assessment of the AHRQ Patient Safety Initiative: Moving from Research to Practice Evaluation Report II (2003–2004). | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/assessment-ahrq-patient-safety-initiative-moving-research-practice-evaluation-report-ii-2003
    May 21, 2014 - Book/Report Assessment of the AHRQ Patient Safety Initiative: Moving from Research … Citation Text: Assessment of the AHRQ Patient Safety Initiative: Moving from Research to Practice Evaluation … Cite Citation Citation Text: Assessment of the AHRQ Patient Safety Initiative … May 21, 2014 Assessment of the AHRQ Patient Safety Initiative: Final Report Evaluation … December 15, 2010 Assessment of the National Patient Safety Initiative: Context and Baseline
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