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www.talkingquality.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/resource/qitool/index.html
March 01, 2017 - The QI Toolkit also may serve as a general guide to applying improvement methods in a hospital setting … Includes: a step-by-step method for calculating the return on investment for an intervention implemented … Improvement Methods Overview
Includes an overview of the steps in a quality improvement process
PDF … Return on Investment Estimation
Includes a step-by-step method for calculating return on investment
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www.talkingquality.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/projects/heart-health/research-results/research/national.html
March 01, 2021 - Advancing Heart Health
Advancing Heart Health Research and Results
Research Design and Methods … Heart Health Research and Results
Videos Tell the Story
Results
Research Design and Methods … Evaluation Design and Methods
Methods and Measures
Data Collection Instruments and … The national evaluation team has used qualitative methods to identify contextual factors in each region
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www.talkingquality.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/education/curriculum-tools/teamstepps/instructor/essentials/implguide_0.pdf
March 01, 2006 - the clinical process:
What: Communication of critical information about the patient and surgical procedure … Determine methods for data collection. … Determine methods for data analysis and interpretation. … Determine data presentation method. … • Develop standardized procedures for integrating newly acquired staff.
Step 8.
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www.talkingquality.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/resources/learning-lab/acute-care-long-desc.html
June 01, 2020 - Applying user-centered design methods to the development of an mHealth application for use in the hospital … Mixed-methods evaluation of real-time safety reporting by hospitalized patients and their care partners … Hull S, et al, Patients as partners in the hospital setting: engagement methods in research, quality … Applying user-centered design methods to the development of an mHealth application for use in the hospital … Mixed-methods evaluation of real-time safety reporting by hospitalized patients and their care partners
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www.talkingquality.ahrq.gov/hai/pfp/2015-interim.html
December 01, 2016 - Healthcare-Associated Infections Program
Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria
About the CUSP Method … For additional details on methods and final data for 2010 to 2014, see Methods To Estimate the Baseline … Pressure Ulcers
1,190,000
36.3
Surgical Site Infections
NHSN (2014)
SSIs for 17 selected procedures … Other Hospital-Acquired Conditions
MPSMS (2015)
Femoral Artery Puncture for Catheter Angiographic Procedures … [2] Refer to the AHRQ Partnership for Patients Web page for methods and data.
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www.talkingquality.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/prevention-chronic-care/improve/coordination/webinar02/spc_slides.pptx
June 04, 2013 - Statistical Process Control Slides
Advanced Methods in Delivery System Research –
Planning, Executing … This AHRQ PCMH Research Methods Brief is posted on the AHRQ PCMH website. … AHRQ Delivery System Initiative & AHRQ Primary Care Initiative
Statistical Process Control
Advanced Methods … Register for this and other events in our series on advanced methods in delivery system research here … For more information about the AHRQ PCMH Research Methods briefs, please visit:
http://www.pcmh.ahrq.gov
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www.talkingquality.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/reports/cost-guide/collection-tools2.html
February 01, 2017 - Background
A Practical Guide for Estimating the Costs of Primary Care Transformation
Synthesis Report: Methods … Methods to calculate costs:
Since there may be multiple methods used to estimate the costs for each … A detailed description of the allocation method used to distribute total provider costs. … Methods to calculate costs:
Since there may be multiple methods used to estimate the costs for each … A detailed description of the allocation method used to distribute total provider costs.
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www.talkingquality.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/demoeval/what-we-learned/Christensen-presentation.pdf
June 16, 2015 - 5
Methods
• C ros s -s ec tional bas eline analys is
– 3 s tates : IL , NC , S C
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Methods … potentially av oidable emergenc y
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Methods … Research Meeting Minneapolis, MN (June 16, 2015)
Citation
Background
Background & Research Question
Methods … Methods: Measures
Methods: Analysis
Child Characteristics
Results: Medical Homeness & Well-Child
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www.talkingquality.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/pfp/hacreport-2019.pdf
January 01, 2019 - infections, adverse drug events, and injuries due to
procedures, as well as pressure ulcers/pressure … between the new method and the previous method is that the new method includes patient charts
for most … All Other
Hospital-
Acquired
Conditions
MPSMS Femoral Artery Puncture for Catheter Angiographic Procedures … is built on the 2010–2014 methods
but includes some changes. … is based on NHSN data for 17 specific
operations: the 12 SCIP operations and 5 other major surgical procedures
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www.talkingquality.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/tools/transform-qi/deliver-facilitation/curriculum/index.html
February 01, 2022 - Primary Care Practice Facilitation Curriculum
Preface
Introduction
Part 1: Use of Adult Education Methods … As described below, Module 1 provides information for instructors on adult education methods. … The PCPF curriculum is organized into five parts:
Part 1: Use of Adult Education Methods in Teaching … PCPF Core Competencies, Module 1
Part 1 focuses on adult education methods and is intended for
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www.talkingquality.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/cauti-tools/impl-guide/implementation-guide-appendix-b.docx
April 24, 2015 - sacral wounds in incontinent patients to avoid further deterioration of wound and skin when alternative methods … Document attempts at and inadequacy of alternative methods for bladder elimination prior to insertion … Alternative methods include:
· Programmed toileting, which consists of placing the patient on the bedpan … Patients who perform self-catheterization at home should be encouraged to continue performing this procedure … catheter use in hospitalized medical patients: results obtained by using the RAND/UCLA appropriateness method
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www.talkingquality.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance/helpful-resources/planning/Develop-an-Evaluation-Plan.html
December 01, 2019 - The most common methods are one-on-one interviews, focus groups, and brief followup surveys. … To learn more about evaluation goals and methods, refer to Elements of an Evaluation Plan in AHRQ’s … Here are some examples of simple and inexpensive methods for eliciting useful information about your
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www.talkingquality.ahrq.gov/funding/training-grants/summary.html
July 01, 2021 - train clinical and research scientists to have the skills to support and lead efforts to apply PCOR methods … Research Methods. … research within the context of complex health systems using appropriate study designs and analytic methods
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www.talkingquality.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/research-transform-primary-care/transform/synthesis-report/overview.html
October 01, 2015 - Transforming Primary Care Grant Initiative: A Synthesis Report
Executive Summary
Introduction
Methods … to primary care transformation, which aims to maximize quality and value while minimizing waste. 8
Methods … Used to Study Transformation
Almost all of the studies used a mixed methods approach to study the … Scammon et al found that mixed methods were particularly useful for understanding the complex phenomena … change process and understanding of reasons that certain changes were more difficult than others…Mixed methods
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www.talkingquality.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/reports/grants-transform/overview.html
March 01, 2017 - Transforming Primary Care Grant Initiative: A Synthesis Report
Executive Summary
Introduction
Methods … to primary care transformation, which aims to maximize quality and value while minimizing waste. 8
Methods … Used to Study Transformation
Almost all of the studies used a mixed methods approach to study the … Scammon et al found that mixed methods were particularly useful for understanding the complex phenomena … change process and understanding of reasons that certain changes were more difficult than others…Mixed methods
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www.talkingquality.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/implementation/implementation-guide/appendix-p-transcript.docx
April 13, 2017 - I'm going to introduce two formal methods that you can use relatively easily to evaluate different products … (Slide 13) There are two main methods that I want to introduce today that have been proposed by the World … what the acceptable user characteristics or qualities are for rating new products, according to WHO methods … (Slide 19) Both WHO method one and method two specify much more advanced outcome measurements including … Then the link to WHO method one and method two is available from World Health Organization Clean Hands
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www.talkingquality.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/ncepcr/resources/job-aid-practice-assessments.pdf
May 17, 2021 - Methods include:
By mail
Email link to survey
SMS (text message) link to survey
Paper … Consider:
How each method will impact accessibility for particular groups and the response rate … Simple methods include:
Rating satisfaction using colored marbles in a jar
Indicating attitude … Include information on methods (who distributed to, how collected, response rate) and
note any factors
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www.talkingquality.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/about/pcr-webinar-series/index.html
April 01, 2024 - Register for New Webinar
Register now for May 2 Webinar on Research Methods for Studying the Primary … Care (March 7, 2024)
Using Large Datasets for Primary Care Research (May 24, 2023)
Qualitative Methods
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www.talkingquality.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/availability/chipra-234-fullreport.pdf
June 17, 2014 - Dental providers will be identified by taxonomy codes
and dental procedures by procedure codes, respectively … For this measure, a dental procedure is defined as any claim with a
procedure code in the range of D0100 … Explain your rationale for selecting the methods you have chosen, show how you used the
methods chosen … Explain your rationale for selecting the methods you have chosen, show how you used the
methods chosen … Dental service procedure codes in the range D0100-D9999 were used
to determine visits where dental procedures
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www.talkingquality.ahrq.gov/practiceimprovement/delivery-initiative/casalino/paper/idkeydsr3.html
February 01, 2014 - More topics in this section
Practice Improvement
Advanced Methods … Report
Implementing Team Approaches for Improving Diabetes Care in Health Centers
Methods … Although a method rather than an area of research, "formative evaluation" will be very important in the … This means that researchers should be prepared to use (and funders to fund) mixed methods: quantitative