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461. Patient Safety Culture and Medical Liability—Recommendations for Measurement, Analysis, and Interpretation: A Commentary | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/reports/liability/waever.html
     August 01, 2017 - insight into concepts like systems thinking 35 and mindful organizing (i.e., the cognitive and social processes … Collect, analyze, and report data on relationships between patient safety culture, liability related processes … to understand how the multiple aspects of safety culture interact to impact reporting and disclosure processes … culture that may help robustly examine relationships among safety culture, reporting and disclosure processes … Organizing for high reliability: Processes of collective mindfulness.

462. Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/d4x_combo_pdi12-crbsi-bestpractices.pdf
     May 17, 2016 - intact.8,10,11 Disinfect hubs, needless connectors, and injection ports prior to use.12 Best Processes … , determine gaps, modify processes as needed, and reimplement.10 • Mandate that all personnel follow … evaluate performance regularly to sustain improvements achieved.9 Additional Resources Systems/Processes … Best Processes/Systems of Care Introduction: Essential First Steps Recommended Practice: Central Line … Line Access Educational Recommendation Effectiveness of Action Items Additional Resources Systems/Processes

463. Spotlight on North Carolina -- The National Evaluation of the CHIPRA Quality Demonstration Grant Program (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/statesummaries/chipra-750-north-carolina-state-snapshot.pdf
     January 01, 2018 - specialists helped practices develop QI teams, identify QI activities, and improve targeted care processes … quality measure reports to identify priorities, conduct QI activities, track progress, and standardize processes … participating in the learning collaborative reported enhanced QI capacity and implementation of new care processes … • Practices that participated in the learning collaboratives expected to offer new care processes

464. Presentation: Program Overview
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/mvp/modules/technical/dailycare-processes-slides.pptx
     January 01, 2017 - Presentation: Program Overview Measure Descriptions for Daily Care Processes AHRQ Safety Program … Measure Descriptions ‹#› AHRQ Safety Program for Mechanically Ventilated Patients 2 Daily Care Processes … Patients 3 Data Collection Drives quality improvement efforts Can be used for quality improvement processes … Measure Descriptions ‹#› AHRQ Safety Program for Mechanically Ventilated Patients 4 Daily Care Processes

465. Practical Solutions for Supporting Primary Care Quality Improvement with Health Information Technology (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/tools-and-materials/EvidenceNOW-Webinar-Practical-Solutions.pdf
     May 01, 2018 - Strong commitment by leadership which embraces and holds others accountable to the principles and processes … analyze health IT data - execute QI methods - redesign practice workflows Processes … a dedicated QI team • Before beginning QI, clearly define goals and consider the effects of new processes … Use of Health IT for QI in Primary Care Practice Culture Health IT Tools Knowledge and Skills Processes

466. Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/pdi/d4c_pdi03-foreignbody-bestpractices.pdf
     November 01, 2012 - Using the AHRQ Quality Indicators How To Improve Hospital Quality and Safety 2 Tool D.4c Best Processes … Additional Resources Systems/Processes • Statement on the Prevention of Retained Foreign Bodies … Best Processes/Systems of Care Introduction: Essential First Steps Recommended Practice: Counts at … Practices Educational Recommendation Effectiveness of Action Items Additional Resources Systems/Processes

467. The CAHPS Ambulatory Care Improvement Guide: Why Improve Patient Experience? (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/quality-improvement/improvement-guide/2-why-improve/cahps-section-2-why-improve-patient-experience.pdf
     May 01, 2017 - But good patient experience also is associated with important clinical processes and outcomes. …  At both the practice and individual provider levels, patient experience positively correlates to processes … Improving the experience of patients and families requires improving work processes and systems that … Patient-centered processes of care and long-term outcomes of acute myocardial infarction.

468. Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/d4b_combo_psi05-foreignbody-bestpractices.pdf
     November 01, 2012 - Using the AHRQ Quality Indicators How To Improve Hospital Quality and Safety 2 Tool D.4b Best Processes … Additional Resources Systems/Processes • Statement on the Prevention of Retained Foreign Bodies … Best Processes/Systems of Care Introduction: Essential First Steps Recommended Practice: Counts at … Practices Educational Recommendation Effectiveness of Action Items Additional Resources Systems/Processes

469. Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/d4q_combo_pdi03-foreignbody-bestpractices.pdf
     November 01, 2012 - Using the AHRQ Quality Indicators How To Improve Hospital Quality and Safety 2 Tool D.4q Best Processes … Additional Resources Systems/Processes • Statement on the Prevention of Retained Foreign Bodies … Best Processes/Systems of Care Introduction: Essential First Steps Recommended Practice: Counts at … Practices Educational Recommendation Effectiveness of Action Items Additional Resources Systems/Processes

470. Early Mobility Guide for Reducing Ventilator-Associated Events in Mechanically Ventilated Patients (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/mvp/modules/technical/early-mobility-mvpguide.pdf
     January 01, 2017 - Early Mobility Guide To collect data and audit compliance, the Daily Early Mobility and Daily Care Processes … The Daily Early Mobility and Daily Care Processes data collection tools can be used for collecting data … local culture, and contextual factors in a phased plan to embed your intervention in existing care processes … team participation Evaluate Determine how well your intervention has been embedded in care processes … defects Standardize Care Standardizing care and reducing complexity helps to establish new care processes

471. Seamless Care: Safe Patient Transitions from Hospital to Home (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol1/Spehar.pdf
     April 18, 2004 - This research targeted patients at risk for unscheduled readmissions, examined delivery system processes … An expert panel focus group provided insights into discharge planning processes. … Conclusions: Despite very different organizational structures and processes, we found similar patient … They have used our preliminary results to review their institutions’ progress and processes and for … Cox’s regression model for counting processes: a large sample study.

472. Medical Office SOPS: 2016 User Comparative Database Report, Part I (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/databases/medical-office/2016-report-part-1.pdf
     January 01, 2016 - Office Processes and Standardization 4. Organizational Learning 5. … Office Processes and Standardization 69% 9. … This office trains staff when new processes are put into place. … Staff in this office follow standardized processes to get tasks done. … They place a high priority on improving patient care processes.

473. Facilitator Guide: Sustaining and Spreading Surgical Safety Improvements (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/surgery/modules/onboarding/onboarding_ssi_investigation_facnotes.docx
     December 01, 2017 - improvement work even when SSI rates are really low, and adapt an SSI investigation tool to reflect the care processes … And as we know for our SSI bundles, a lot of processes are in place. … You want to identify the lapses in infection-prevention processes that might have contributed to your

474. Performing an SSI Investigation: Facilitator Notes | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/surgery/modules/on-boarding/ssi-investigation-fac-notes.html
     December 01, 2017 - improvement work even when SSI rates are really low, and adapt an SSI investigation tool to reflect the care processes … And as we know for our SSI bundles, a lot of processes are in place. … You want to identify the lapses in infection-prevention processes that might have contributed to your

475. Be Prepared to Be Engaged (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-family-engagement/pfeprimarycare/be-prepared_webinar_slides.pdf
     January 01, 2015 - Started with Be Prepared Step 1 • Identify a Champion and get Leadership Buy-in Step 2 • Develop processes … Design Implementation • Identify a team to help design processes for each of the Be Prepared strategy

476. Table 1. Summary of Model State Initiatives | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/research-transform-primary-care/transform/final-impact/tab1.html
     October 01, 2015 - CHIOs engage in the development of County Health Improvement Plans and strategic prioritization processes … collaboratives; however, participation in the collaboratives increased improvement in PCMH-related care processes

477. Executive Summary | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/prevention/resources/chronic-care/ccrm-atlas-suppl/exec-summ.html
     October 01, 2013 - Atlas , published in March 2013, provides a list of existing measures for assessing the structures, processes … are broadly applicable across settings and programs, while focusing on key aspects of the structures, processes

478. Table 1. Summary of Model State Initiatives | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/reports/grants-impact/model-summary.html
     February 01, 2017 - CHIOs engage in the development of County Health Improvement Plans and strategic prioritization processes … collaboratives; however, participation in the collaboratives increased improvement in PCMH-related care processes

479. Presentation: Science of Improving Patient Safety and Identifying Defects
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/surgery/modules/onboarding/onboarding_scienceofsafety_training.pptx
     December 01, 2017 - 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. … Creating independent checks for key processes allows teams to focus on patient care and provides a roadblock … Learning from defects is a powerful exercise in which teams evaluate their processes to identify gaps

480. EvidenceNow Key Drivers and Change Strategies (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/tools-and-materials/key_drivers_descriptions.pdf
     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