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teamstepps.ahrq.gov/funding/process/study-section/peerrev.html
March 01, 2024 - Dissemination and translation of research findings and methods to reduce medical errors, examining effective … challenges to health IT adoption and use; development and testing of health IT quality improvement measures, methods
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teamstepps.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/886.html
October 01, 2023 - data mining approach that offers additional insights compared with traditional summary statistical methods … Webinar presenters will highlight resources and methods that grantees have developed to help improve
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teamstepps.ahrq.gov/cahps/quality-improvement/improvement-guide/4-approach-qi-process/index.html
January 01, 2020 - Understanding and Implementing the Improvement Cycle
Although QI models vary in approach and methods … team decides to implement a new specialist referral process, you could begin by making changes to the procedures … Dashboards can be a useful method for sharing consistent information across multiple levels of an organization … development of shared care plans may improve clinical outcomes and reduce no-shows for appointments or procedures … This article describes innovative methods and highlights specific examples of organizational structures
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teamstepps.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/f1_combo_returnoninvestment.pdf
January 01, 2013 - This tool provides a step-by-step method for calculating the ROI for a new set of actions
implemented … Improvement investment costs
CEA = Improvement investment costs / Effectiveness
The step-by-step procedure … The ROI analysis needs to capture when
those actions change the hospital’s operating procedures over … Prepare these costs using the same methods used for program budgeting. … Methods for the economic evaluation of health care
programmes. 2nd ed.
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teamstepps.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/events/webinar/sops-101-webcast-ginsberg.pdf
September 01, 2022 - safety culture within healthcare
settings
• Develops survey measures that are validated and use best methods
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teamstepps.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/chsp/data/chsp-brief2-us-health-system-characteristics-2016.pdf
January 01, 2016 - www.ahrq.gov/chsp/chsp-reports/resources-for-understanding-health-systems/defining-health-systems.html
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METHODS … interpreted with the understanding that
estimates vary across data sources depending on the data collection
methods … Health System Characteristics, 2016
METHODS
CAVEATS AND LIMITATIONS
Acrobat Accessibility
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teamstepps.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/chsp/data/chsp-brief1-snapshot-of-us-health-systems-2016.pdf
January 01, 2016 - .
++ More than half of health systems have
fewer than
250
total physicians.
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Methods
This … interpreted with the understanding that
estimates vary across data sources depending on the data
collection methods … Health Systems, 2016
Methods
Caveats and limitations
Acrobat Accessibility Report
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teamstepps.ahrq.gov/cpi/about/35th-anniversary/index.html
April 01, 2024 - They developed and tested methods for reducing inappropriate variations on topics such as diabetes, heart … Adapted from procedures that were originally developed, tested, and refined for flight crews, the team-training … care units cut by more than 70 percent the rate of pneumonia in patients on ventilators with CUSP methods … The Toolkit is a general guide for using improvement methods for hospitals that use Inpatient Quality
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teamstepps.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/nhqrdr/dataspotlight-health-literacy.pdf
March 01, 2019 - communication strategies help patients and providers understand each other better, including
the teach-back method … Teach-Back Method
If patient teaches
back correctly
and there’s more
to explain
If patient doesn … health-professionals/game-plan-preventing-type-2-diabetes/how-talk-patients-about-prediabetes-diagnosis/use-teach-back-method … health-professionals/game-plan-preventing-type-2-diabetes/how-talk-patients-about-prediabetes-diagnosis/use-teach-back-method
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teamstepps.ahrq.gov/teamstepps-program/curriculum/communication/tools/handoff.html
May 01, 2023 - Research/Evidence Base
Tool: Handoff
A handoff is a standardized method … Reflect on your experience:
Can you describe an example of the handoff method used in your facility … Is the same handoff method used in every situation, or do they vary?
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teamstepps.ahrq.gov/teamstepps-program/resources/pocket-guide/index.html
April 01, 2024 - These tools, as well as methods for providing training on these tools, are described in greater detail
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teamstepps.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/902.html
February 01, 2024 - with administrative protocols, gain access to AHRQ-sponsored datasets and apply statistical analysis methods … intensive care unit providers over the course of a learning collaborative: a prospective, multisite, mixed-methods
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teamstepps.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/events/webinars/nyp-webinar-grob-narrative-elicitation-protocol.pdf
October 29, 2018 - picture of physician
performance
• The Elicitation Protocol offers a rigorous, scientifically-
grounded method … Breaking Narrative Ground: Innovative
Methods for Rigorously Eliciting and
Assessing Patient Narratives
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teamstepps.ahrq.gov/data/hcup/index.html
December 01, 2022 - and contain encounter-level, clinical and nonclinical information including all-listed diagnoses and procedures … children and is specifically designed to allow researchers to study a broad range of conditions and procedures … And More, Including:
HCUP Methods Series.
HCUP Projections. … Procedure Classes.
Utilization Flags.
Cost-to-Charge Ratio (CCR) Files.
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teamstepps.ahrq.gov/sops/surveys/hospital/index.html
March 01, 2023 - The Guide includes information on getting started, selecting a sample, determining data collection methods … , establishing data collection procedures, conducting a web-based survey, and preparing and analyzing
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teamstepps.ahrq.gov/teamstepps-program/curriculum/communication/tools/loop.html
May 01, 2023 - communication uses verbal feedback to ensure that messages are correctly understood by recipients using methods
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teamstepps.ahrq.gov/hai/clabsi-tools/appendix-5.html
March 01, 2018 - Healthcare-Associated Infections Program
Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria
About the CUSP Method … _ Hx#:____________ Unit: ____________ Date/Time:____________
A minimum of 5 supervised successful procedures … If there is a deviation in any of the critical steps, immediately notify the operator and stop the procedure … Critical Steps
Yes
Yes With Reminder
Procedure Deviation: Complete Report
Comments
Before the … procedure, did the operator
Obtain informed consent
Obtain supervision
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teamstepps.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/862.html
May 01, 2023 - Three primary care researchers will discuss large datasets they used and their rationale and methods … Mixed-methods process evaluation of a respiratory-culture diagnostic stewardship intervention.
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teamstepps.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/875.html
August 01, 2023 - has published more than 300 systematic reviews and 200 research reports along with numerous research methods … Adoption and value of the Medicare annual wellness visit: a mixed-methods study.
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teamstepps.ahrq.gov/hai/cusp/videos/index.html
September 01, 2019 - Home
Healthcare-Associated Infections Program
About the CUSP Method … Healthcare-Associated Infections Program
Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria
About the CUSP Method