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341. Creating a Culture of Patient Safety through Innovative Hospital Design (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol2/Reiling.pdf
     January 01, 2004 - Most daily activities are routine and completed with little or no higher- level thought processes. … Standardize location of equipment, supplies, room layout, and care processes. 3. … Processes were changed, technologies were added, and facilities were redesigned to enhance safety and … We are now translating our learning to improve the safety of our processes. … The focus on safety in facility design made it easier to recognize and change processes.

342. PowerPoint Presentation
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/esrd/using-checklists/checklistandauditslides.pptx
     September 03, 2014 - This requires processes that monitor adherence to infection control policies and procedures. … Standardize processes, create independent checks, and learn from defects. … Well-functioning teams evaluate their processes and learn from defects and, when possible, share what … Standardizing processes is the first step. … By sharing checklists and information about routine processes with patients, you can further develop

343. Exhibit 3.2. Grand Hospital Center | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/practiceimprovement/systemdesign/leancasestudies/lean-exhibit3-2.html
     November 01, 2014 - retrospective) and Cardiology Follow-up Appointment Scheduling (prospective), both of which involve processes … essential new and vacant positions; placing constraints on capital spending; streamlining of business processes

344. Program Evaluation | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/ptmgmt/evaluation.html
     July 01, 2018 - shown in Table 3, process measures in the program literature have focused on the reach of the program, processes … for assessing patients' self-management skills and needs, education processes, and coaching processes … They essentially assess the program's performance of the self-management support processes called for … 52 Many studies assessed implementation by measuring the documentation of self-management support processes … a survey that asked staff to report the frequency with which the following self-management support processes

345. Facilitator Guide: Build Your SSI Prevention Bundle (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/mvp/modules/technical/dailycare-processes-facguide.docx
     January 01, 2017 - Slide Title and Commentary Slide Number and Slide Title Slide Measure Descriptions for Daily Care Processes … SAY: This module will focus on measure descriptions for daily care processes. … text] AHRQ Safety Program for Mechanically Ventilated Patients Measure Descriptions for Daily Care Processes … : Key Interventions ASK: What are some of the key interventions of daily care processes? … Slide 4 Daily Care Processes Data Collection Tool SAY: The Daily Early Mobility Collection Tool is

346. Human Resources Issues (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/podcasts/Human_Resources_Transcript_2011_02_01.pdf
     January 01, 2011 - first of all, and then engaging human resource staff in consistent mission driven quality improvement processes … using a balanced scorecard to hold ourselves in HR accountable, looking particularly at our business processes … has an opportunity to rethink everyday HR practices to ensure that they align with and advance QI processes … HR needs to help managers clarify and, this is really important, raise expectations when processes are … Slide 14 Then finally HR has a pivotal role in employee communication and engagement processes.

347. Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/d4p_combo_pdi02-pressureulcer-bestpractices.pdf
     January 01, 2012 - Using the AHRQ Quality Indicators How To Improve Hospital Quality and Safety 2 Tool D.4p Best Processes … Track compliance with elements of established protocol steps.10,11 • Evaluate effectiveness of new processes … , determine gaps, modify processes as needed, and reimplement.11 • Develop a plan of action for staff … evaluate performance regularly to sustain improvements achieved.10 Additional Resources Systems/Processes … Best Processes/Systems of Care Introduction: Essential First Steps Recommended Practice: Skin Assessment

348. Implementation Quick Start Guide: Teach-back (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-family-engagement/pfeprimarycare/teach-back_quickstart_full.pdf
     September 15, 2016 - Evaluate the implementation of teach-back, and refine processes. ....................... 4 References … teach-back champion within your practice can help guide you in implementing, evaluating, and refining processes … Evaluate the implementation of teach-back, and refine your processes. … Use the data to identify opportunities to improve both individual and practicewide processes. … The team can work collaboratively to remove barriers and challenges and to improve processes across

349. Slide Presentation: An Introduction to Safe Transitions for Patients to New Appointments
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/ambulatory-surgery/safetransitions/safetransitions.pptx
     June 02, 2025 - Multiple factors, such as patient load, patient characteristics, and existing processes, may influence … benefit from use of the Appointment Aide, and how the tool could be better incorporated into day-to-day processes … Evaluate use and benefits of tools and processes. … sustainable, some key actions that your facility can take include: Integrating the toolkit into normal processes

350. Facilitator Guide: Build Your SSI Prevention Bundle (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/mvp/modules/cusp/science-of-safety-facguide.docx
     January 01, 2017 - When we focus on systems rather than individuals, we realize that we can redesign care and delivery processes … and health care delivery as a science rather than an art, providers can focus on health care delivery processes … When we design processes using standardization, such as checklists, and create independent checks for … key processes, we improve our ability to reduce the risks of adverse events resulting in harm.

351. Implications for the Guide | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/reports/engage/implications.html
     March 01, 2017 - education to support widespread adoption of health behaviors or to integrate sustainable programs, processes … specialists together with our patients and primary care providers and practice staff to build robust processes … innovative and comprehensive approach to intervention and Guide development should yield sustainable processes

352. Designing & Delivering Whole-Person Transitional Care The Hospital Guide to Reducing Medicaid Readmissions Webinar 1 (ppt file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/medicaidreadmitguide/aspire_webinar1/aspire_webinar1.ppt
     January 01, 2011 - readmissions pays – or at least inaction hurts Hospitals must improve standard “discharge planning” processes … limited to the “penalty condition” list A “case-finding” approach has limited improving standard care processes … transitional care needs of your patients Track implementation and outcome data to continuously improve processes

353. Research Summit: Improving Diagnosis in Health Care (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/news/events/ahrq-research-summit/brady-summit2016-plenary.pdf
     September 28, 2016 - A Sample of AHRQ Supported Dx Studies in Primary Care • Determine types of diseases missed and processes … seriousness, and frequency Schiff et al., 2009 • Identify diagnostic pathways (involving Dx testing, processes … Includes surveys, survey scoring sheets, and patient handouts ► Surveys of office readiness, testing processes

354. Key Driver 2: Implement a Data-driven Quality Improvement Process to Integrate Evidence into Practice Procedures | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/tools/keydrivers/implement-qi.html
     November 01, 2018 - approach and tools and sets improvement goals, it can identify and test specific changes to care delivery processes … It is helpful to have a core group that understands QI processes, but the QI team will need to be dynamic … to the rest of the practice on what progress is being made and also solicit their input regarding QI processes

355. Final Progress Report: IMPACTS: Improving Medical Performance during Acute Crises Through Simulation (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2025-07/weinger3-report.pdf
     January 01, 2025 - VidARA data are stored in secure servers using HIPAA- and FERPA- compliant processes. … For the first analysis, we developed a codebook to capture the decision processes that each participant … 4.8±2.1 (5, 1-8) 5.7±1.9 (6.5, 2-8) 5.0±1.8 (5, 2-7) 5.1±2.0 (5.5, 1-8) 0.125 Action Processes … We have successfully begun to delineate the thought processes of a diverse sample of anesthesiologists … B.: “Anesthesiologists’ clinical performance and decision-making processes in simulated crisis events

356. 021-Ss-Mrsa-Surveillance-Fg (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/021-ss-mrsa-surveillance-fg.docx
     April 01, 2025 - Teams may want to investigate care processes that are not included in this tool, and this tool may include … processes that teams do not use. … When used as a checklist of the various perioperative processes, it prompts providers to check as each … The CUSP team should engage all the stakeholders from each of the care phases involved in the processes … Then, track work processes to see what is not working and how things might be changed to improve compliance

357. Value and Efficiency Supplemental Items for Hospitals and Medical Offices - PERSILY (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/quality-patient-safety/patientsafetyculture/valuewebcast-persily.pdf
     June 02, 2025 - organization is deference to expertise – leaders listen to and seek advice from front line staff who know how processes …  Most importantly, as a new CEO, it gave me a temperature reading on staff inclusion in processes

358. Prologue: Culture and Redesign for Improved Patient Safety (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol2/Advances-Prologue_Battles_Vol2.pdf
     June 02, 2025 - Targeting improvement efforts on specific clinical processes as a change strategy seems to be an effective … clinical improvements described are different, readers will be able to discern patterns in the change processes

359. Nursing Protocol Training_Nasal Mupirocin (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/abate/training/cbt-mupirocin.pdf
     March 01, 2022 -  Remember, we are not asking you to change your testing/screening processes for MRSA. … Use your hospital’s current processes.  Mupirocin requires a physician order.

360. Nursing Protocol Training_Nasal Iodophor (10% Povidone-Iodine) (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/abate/training/cbt-iodophor.pdf
     March 01, 2022 -  Remember, we are not asking you to change your testing/screening processes for MRSA. … Use your hospital’s current processes.