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241. Final Progress Report: Challenges and Innovations in Evaluation of Quality of Care (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-11/williams-galimbertti-report.pdf
     January 01, 2024 - To discuss the methodological challenges of the low frequency of individual clinical processes and adverse … The methodological challenges posed by the low frequency of individual clinical processes and the development … of a well-designed composite measure might compensate for the low frequency of individual clinical processes … The SQUID index does not currently utilize different weights for different processes or outcomes, but … of care are performed, and the fact that patients may be eligible for processes of care in multiple

242. Frameworks for Change and Improvement | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/cauti-tools/guides/implguide-pt2.html
     October 01, 2015 - Spread Learn From Defects Consolidate Gains and Produce More Change N/A When CAUTI prevention processes … Sustainability Part of the Daily Work Anchor New Approaches in Culture N/A Evidence-based improved care processes … Start thinking early on about how your team can make CAUTI reduction processes part of your routine, … who will be accountable for sustaining the work and how they might incorporate the work into existing processes

243. Project Report - Lean Sigma
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/education/curriculum-tools/cusptoolkit/modules/assemble/assembleteam.pptx
     January 01, 2006 - for the whole team through better performance 6 Building Your CUSP Team 7 8 CUSP Teams’ Group Processes … Effective Group Processes Norms Role Clarity Effective Team Communication Conflict Resolution Education … unit and context Team composition Task design Outputs Change in: Performance Attitudes Behaviors Processes … Es to ensure team engagement: Engage them in the process Educate them about their roles Execute the processes

244. Transforming Primary Care: Evaluating the Spread of Group Health's Medical Home (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/primary-care/tpc/tpc-profile-reid.pdf
     April 01, 2015 - Lean (also known as the Toyota Production System) method for implementing and standardizing care processes … in which the prototype clinic integrated process changes into its daily work and to refine the work processes … One of the outcomes of these workshops was a set of standard processes, including team role and responsibility … A second workshop was established to redesign the processes for this module.

245. 027-Cusp-Program-Sustainability-Fg (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/027-cusp-program-sustainability-fg.docx
     April 01, 2025 - In essence, sustainability is achieved when the improved processes and interventions are embedded into … QI efforts should be constructed in a way that enhances current patient care processes and the delivery … Finally, the project’s interventions must be designed with the necessary resources, processes, leadership … Whether it is a change in workflow, the introduction of new equipment, or new processes or steps in the … Ask questions about the processes.

246. Exhibit 5.14. Lean Tools and Activities for Pediatric Continuity of Care Project | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/practiceimprovement/systemdesign/leancasestudies/lean-exhibit5-14.html
     November 01, 2014 - Standard work processes: Developed standard work processes for reminder calls, appointments, walk-in

247. From Here to There: Lessons from an Integrative Patient Safety Project in Rural Health Care Settings (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol1/Cook.pdf
     January 01, 2004 - exploratory, multi-method approach that could help explicate the complex individual and organizational processes … patient safety issues that developed in each hospital, as well as the individual and organizational processes … Given this pain, and the overall lack of agreement as to definitions and processes for resolution, it … Thus it is imperative to develop processes that encourage health care providers to talk about patient … These discussions, in turn, have led to new understandings of team processes, including an appreciation

248. Final Progress Report: Advancing Patient Identity Management in the Context of Real-World Health Information Exchange (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-07/grannis-report.pdf
     January 01, 2024 - We assessed processes for identifying data element combinations failing the test for independence. … , clinical and comparative effectiveness research, and other healthcare- related processes. … We developed and evaluated processes for identifying data element combinations that fail the test for … Manual review process: We refined our processes for manually adjudicating record pairs to establish an … To integrate data from such a variety of processes, we developed a data quality and evaluation process

249. Tool 2: How To Begin the Re-engineered Discharge Implementation at Your Hospital | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/es/patient-safety/settings/hospital/red/toolkit/redtool2.html
     March 01, 2013 - Rarely are there new processes that result in patient benefit and reduced costs. … It is important to conduct a thorough analysis of established responsibilities and processes so that … Physician staff may now be required to change their policies and processes with regard to medication … This group can start by creating a spreadsheet of RED processes, current discharge processes, and regulatory … Educates new doctors on safe, effective discharge processes.

250. Tool 2: How To Begin the Re-engineered Discharge Implementation at Your Hospital | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/red/toolkit/redtool2.html
     March 01, 2013 - Rarely are there new processes that result in patient benefit and reduced costs. … It is important to conduct a thorough analysis of established responsibilities and processes so that … Physician staff may now be required to change their policies and processes with regard to medication … This group can start by creating a spreadsheet of RED processes, current discharge processes, and regulatory … Educates new doctors on safe, effective discharge processes.

251. Exhibit 1.14. Lean Tools and Activities for Clinic Flow | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/practiceimprovement/systemdesign/leancasestudies/lean-exhibit1-14.html
     November 01, 2014 - Mapped the process Mapped the value-stream to engage the entire team and identify any processes

252. 7. Tools and Resources | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/resource/pressureulcer/tool/pu7.html
     October 01, 2014 - Use: If you find that your organization has fully operationalized QI processes, connect the pressure … ulcer prevention initiative with these existing processes. … If some processes are missing, advocate for them to be put into place in the context of the pressure … Do you have processes to manage changes in policies, programs, or infrastructure?       … this analysis to systematically change these processes.

253. 7. Tools and Resources | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/es/patient-safety/settings/hospital/resource/pressureulcer/tool/pu7.html
     October 01, 2014 - Use: If you find that your organization has fully operationalized QI processes, connect the pressure … ulcer prevention initiative with these existing processes. … If some processes are missing, advocate for them to be put into place in the context of the pressure … Do you have processes to manage changes in policies, programs, or infrastructure?       … this analysis to systematically change these processes.

254. Basic Components of the Health Coach Program | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/es/patient-safety/settings/hospital/resource/nicu/components.html
     December 01, 2013 - Better outcomes result from effective processes, and poor outcomes result from ineffective processes … Key processes include: Family (caregiver) education/empowerment. Use of IT. Toolkits.

255. Basic Components of the Health Coach Program | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/resource/nicu/components.html
     December 01, 2013 - Better outcomes result from effective processes, and poor outcomes result from ineffective processes … Key processes include: Family (caregiver) education/empowerment. Use of IT. Toolkits.

256. Candor-Impguide (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/candor/candor-impguide.pdf
     April 01, 2016 - Err Is Human: Building a Safer Health System, the problems associated with injury and harm due to processes … Although the United States provides some of the best health care in the world, unsafe health care processes … In the short term, hospitals will develop processes to improve the reporting and monitoring of adverse … While these two processes occur at the same time during the CANDOR process, they have been numbered … This team is responsible for reviewing the organization’s current processes and making improvements

257. Standardized Nursing Protocol for Iodophor (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/abate/nursing-protocols/standard-protocol-iodophor.docx
     March 01, 2022 - screening test, or clinical culture, or as identified by your hospital’s usual MRSA screening/testing processes … conditions precluding the use of iodophor. · Remember, your hospital should not change its testing/screening processes … Use your current processes. · If a patient with a device is readmitted, restart the protocol.

258. Appendix C. Environmental Scan Process | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/prevention/resources/chronic-care/clinical-community-relationships-measures-atlas/ccrm-atlasapc.html
     March 01, 2013 - environmental scan focused on identifying previous work that may be relevant to measuring the structures and processes … team determined whether the selected articles or Web Sites contained measures of the structures and processes … What processes fostered the relationship?. Denominator.

259. AHRQ Comparative Health System Performance Initiative: Program Overview and Accomplishments, 2015-2020 (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/chsp/CHSP-accomplishments-report-2021.pdf
     January 01, 2021 - Understanding systems’ internal processes; https://www.ahrq.gov/chsp/data-resources/compendium.html … The evidence helped clarify the types of systems, processes, incentives, and environments or markets … Understanding systems’ internal processes; 5. … Research Focus: Understanding Systems’ Internal Processes The Centers of Excellence and Coordinating … Center published 24 articles on internal processes.

260. Final Progress Report: Risk Models To Improve Long-Term Care Medication Safety (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/higginson-report.pdf
     January 01, 2024 - Boundaries: Each model includes only the processes within the direct control of the facilities. … The Modeling and Validation Interview Processes 1. … The processes, not the literature, drive the definitions. … Future Directions Many complex processes are linked across the continuum of care (e.g., medications … Risk modeling of these “crossover” processes has the potential for reducing risks and improving care