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2821. 4. Assessment of the Intervention | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/crcscreeningrpt/crcscreen4.html
      April 01, 2018 - Health Care Systems for Tracking Colorectal Cancer Screening Tests 4. Assessment of the Intervention Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Health Care Systems for Tracking Colorectal Cancer Screening Tests Executive Summary 1. Introduction 2. Description of the Intervention 2. Descriptio…

2822. Guide for Developing a Community-Based Patient Safety Advisory Council | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      April 01, 2018 - Guide for Developing a Community-Based Patient Safety Advisory Council Chapter 3. Steps for Creating a Patient Safety Advisory Council Step 1—Determine the Scope of the Council The first steps in creating a patient advisory council are often the toughest. The concept of bringing patients to the table as…

2823. Final Progress Report: Failure To Rescue-Patient Safety Learning Lab (FTR-PSLL) (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2025 - systems due to the incidence and relationship between many factors, including abundant non-determinate processes

2824. EvidenceNow Key Drivers and Change Strategies (pdf file)
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      February 01, 2019 - Primary care clinicians usually have their own individual processes for staying up-to-date. … Embedding processes into information systems decreases the chance that any steps will be skipped, has … It is helpful to have a core group that understands QI processes, but the QI team will need to be dynamic … the rest of the practice on what progress is being made and also solicit their input regarding QI processes … Create dashboard reports for selected measures Dashboards – ongoing targeted reports on selected processes

2825. Using an Anonymous Web-Based Incident Reporting Tool to Embed the Principles of a High-Reliability Organization (pdf file)
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      May 06, 2008 - In 2006, 59 root cause analyses were performed as a result of PEERs reports, 16 policies and 123 processes … The objective was to create information from gathered PEERs data to implement safer care processes. … These sections of the report can provide the most valuable information as processes are redesigned. … However, too many processes in health care still rely on human perfection to prevent error. … It has helped drive common processes to deal with similar problems and events across the system and

2826. AHRQ Safety Program for Perinatal Care: Rapid Response for Perinatal Safety (pdf file)
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      May 01, 2017 - for Perinatal Safety Rapid Response AHRQ Safety Program for Perinatal Care Perinatal Safety 2 processes … This principle calls for L&D unit teams to evaluate their processes and learn from adverse events, … Learning from defects includes using both informal and formal processes that seek to understand rather … Simulations can be used to practice and train teams on rapid response processes. … get additional help quickly and activate a rapid response based on unit- established criteria and processes

2827. Experiences From the Frontline: Case Studies (pdf file)
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      May 01, 2015 - As a first step toward continuing to improve processes related to the use of EFM through the SPPC, a … These processes ensured that new policies and practices continued to center on patients and families … The new processes introduced as part of SPPC are now a regular practice. … Standardizing work processes across the hospitals reduces variation and opportunities for error. … The unit plans to reinforce the new processes through continued in situ simulations.

2828. Work System Analysis: The Key to Understanding Health Care Systems (pdf file)
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      April 22, 2004 - Process boundary: A process boundary separates systems into adjacent component processes, also known … The medication use system contains component processes of ordering, transcribing, verifying, dispensing … • Transformation: Transformations are processes that turn inputs into outputs; they are actions … Work System Analysis 343 • What people, technologies, tools, equipment, processes, and/or jobs are … In that case, hazardous processes in the pharmacy that lead to administration errors might be left

2829. Module 2: How To Manage Change | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      October 01, 2017 - The idea is to connect the Pressure Injury Prevention Program with existing processes and identify opportunities … I’d like to have ( him/her ) describe how (he/she) mapped the key processes of pressure injury prevention … activities and then share the process mapping from these units. ( He/she ) will point out the key processes … This assessment tool helps you identify what processes of care this hospital has in place and what areas … This is a working document that can be revised as the Team works through its planning processes.

2830. Ldusafety Facguide (doc file)
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      May 01, 2017 - These key safety elements provide a starting point for each unit to consider as it establishes processes … elements can also be adapted and applied to other perinatal situations that require high-reliability processes … Hospitals can adopt checklists to ensure the completion of critical procedures and processes within health … safety elements are as follows: Communicating and educating patients and families around the clinical processes … Consider any existing hospital procedures, policies, processes related to these four situations.

2831. Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement (pdf file)
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      May 17, 2016 - intact.11,12,14 Disinfect hubs, needless connectors, and injection ports prior to use.15 Best Processes … • Evaluate effectiveness of new processes, determine gaps, modify processes as needed, and reimplement … evaluate performance regularly to sustain improvements achieved.4 Additional Resources Systems/Processes … Best Processes/Systems of Care Introduction: Essential First Steps Recommended Practice: Assess neonatal … disease Educational Recommendation Effectiveness of Action Items Additional Resources Systems/Processes

2832. Appendix A | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      April 01, 2018 - Practices: Summary, Evidence Reports and Publications' 'Mistake-Proofing the Design of Health Care Processes … 'Leading Change' 'Medical and Legal Issues' 'Mistake-Proofing: The Design of Healthcare Processes

2833. Chapter 8. Continue To Improve, Hold the Gains, and Spread the Results | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      May 01, 2016 - Balance changes within the overall system to ensure other processes are not adversely stressed. … It is helpful if the team remains responsible for monitoring these issues, updating tools and processes

2834. Transforming Primary Care Practice: Lessons From the New Orleans Safety Net | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      October 01, 2015 - transformation of five safety net practices in New Orleans, some of which had begun implementing PCMH processes … expanding access to primary care services throughout the region's safety net and implementing medical home processes

2835. Chapter 8. Continue To Improve, Hold the Gains, and Spread the Results | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      May 01, 2016 - Balance changes within the overall system to ensure other processes are not adversely stressed. … It is helpful if the team remains responsible for monitoring these issues, updating tools and processes

2836. AHRQ’s Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Falls Prevention | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      October 01, 2017 - Self-Assessment The team completes the Self-Assessment Worksheet that identifies details about the current processes … At this time, the team identifies potentially new processes that may be developed to use the reports. … with backup support by a QI staff member who may be assigned to conduct periodic monitoring of the processes

2837. Introduction to the Pediatric Toolkit for Using the AHRQ Quality Indicators: How To Improve Hospital Quality and Safety (pdf file)
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      January 01, 1993 - example, both adult and pediatric settings must identify the problems specific to their own hospital processes … Because hospitals vary in the extent to which they have existing quality improvement processes in place … for Sustainable Improvement Includes a tool to assist with planning for ongoing examination of processes

2838. CAUTI Sustainability: Embedding CAUTI Policies, Using Data to Monitor Proress and Hardwiring CUSP Principles | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      December 01, 2017 - processes in tier 2. … It came from the World Bank, but it is actually very good and useful in health care processes. … This is even very important in processes that you've been using for a while. … I hope I've been able to show that using processes to collect, evaluate, adapt and publicize data is … Then, to review your processes, educate it and execute it.

2839. Voluntary Hospital Coalitions to Promote Patient Safety (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2004 - evidence that diffusion alone is not sufficient to ensure a change in practice.3, 4 The more active processes … improvement program requires that a hospital assess its structure around patient safety, focus on processes … The synergy of these two processes, i.e., dissemination and implementation, within one organization … reporting system in parallel to the newly mandated State reporting created duplicative data entry processes … The information related to outcomes, processes of care, medication use, medical errors, and other patient

2840. Tips for Implementing Interventions | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      March 01, 2017 - presentation, ask staff to review discussion questions or activities and identify correct answers and processes