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261. SOPS Improvement Resource Lists | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/sops/resources/improvement-resourcelist.html
     April 01, 2025 - SOPS Improvement Resource Lists SOPS Improvement Resources lists contain links to websites and other publicly available practice resources that you can use to improve patient safety culture and patient safety in healthcare organizations. While the lists are not exhaustive, they are designed to give initial guid…

262. Create Accurate Reports from Electronic Health Records (EHRs) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/tools/ehr-reports.html
     November 01, 2018 - to Report Validation  (PDF, 1.2 MB, 21 pages) This resource shows how to design internal reports for quality … improvement (QI) purposes, as an essential component of Key Driver 2: Implement a data-driven quality … improvement process to integrate evidence into practice procedure . … resource can help primary care practices create accurate and valid data reports for internal clinical quality … improvement purposes.

263. Case 2. Central Hospital | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/practiceimprovement/systemdesign/leancasestudies/lean-case2.html
     November 01, 2014 - the history of both Lean and quality improvement at Central. … Exhibit 2.3 outlines the overall timeline for Lean and quality improvement initiatives. … There have been several smaller, less formal quality improvement projects throughout the hospital. … Return to Contents Alignment of Lean and Quality Improvement Efforts The hospital is continuing … to use PDSA and various independent quality improvement projects while implementing Lean.

264. 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 - I’m Lise Rybowski from the Severyn Group and I work on quality improvement projects for the CAHPS Yale … I have been a longtime advocate for the key roles HR plays in advancing quality improvement. … So being a role model of quality improvement in action throughout HR. … improvements that need to be implemented over the long haul. … survey results for quality improvement.

265. HCBS CAHPS Survey Database: What You Need to Know - WOODWARD (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/events/webinars/hcbs-webcast-051623-woodward.pdf
     June 02, 2025 - AHRQ CAHPS Guidance: https://www.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys- guidance/hcbs/index.html • AHRQ Guide to Quality … Improvement: https://www.Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.gov/cahps/quality-improvement/improvement-guide … hcbs/index.html https://www.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance/hcbs/index.html https://www.ahrq.gov/cahps/quality-improvement … /improvement-guide/5-determining-focus/index.html https://www.ahrq.gov/cahps/quality-improvement/improvement-guide … /5-determining-focus/index.html https://www.ahrq.gov/cahps/quality-improvement/improvement-guide/5-determining-focus

266. Virginia Health System Uses AHRQ Surveys on Patient Safety Culture® To Improve Quality of Care | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     June 01, 2025 - Culture Topic(s): Patient Experience, Patient Safety, Quality of Care, Quality … Improvement Geographic Location: Virginia Implementer: Riverside

267. New Mexico Hospitals Use AHRQ Toolkit to Revise Protocol for Preventing Blood Clots | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/ktcquips98.html
     October 01, 2014 - Mexico hospitals revised their protocol for preventing venous thromboembolism (VTE) after their State Quality … Improvement Organization (QIO), the New Mexico Medical Review Association, participated in a series … implementing the AHRQ toolkit Preventing Hospital-Acquired Venous Thromboembolism: A Guide for Effective Quality … Improvement . … The 60-page guide details how to start, implement, evaluate, and sustain a quality improvement strategy

268. Strategies for Improving Patient Experience with Ambulatory Care: Support Groups and Self-Care (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/quality-improvement/improvement-guide/6-strategies-for-improving/communication/cahps-strategy-section-6-j.pdf
     July 01, 2017 - July 2017 (updated) https://www.ahrq.gov/cahps/quality-improvement/improvement-guide/improvement-guide.html

269. Introduction | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/pqmp/implementation-qi/toolkit/tcd/introduction.html
     July 01, 2021 - with Sickle Cell Anemia Toolkit Introduction Overview About the Measure Key Driver Diagram Quality … Improvement Strategies Improvement Data Other Resources This toolkit presents a … improvement efforts within the state and among Medicaid and CHIP health plans. … Health plans may use the measure for public reporting and quality improvement efforts within the organization … Quality Improvement Strategies . Improvement Data . Other Resources .

270. Foreword | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/tools/confid-report/foreword.html
     February 01, 2016 - Part of the problem is that different applications, most notably the fields of quality improvement and … for many audiences, including medical groups, health plans, payers, professional societies, regional quality … improvement collaboratives, and dissemination and implementation campaigns. … A secondary aim is to foster discussion among report developers, the broader quality improvement and

271. Creating an Improvement Culture (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/podcasts/Creating_an_Improvement_Culture_2011_10_01_Transcript.pdf
     January 01, 2011 - This is part of a series of podcasts on quality improvement, or QI.

272. Webinar Transcript - National Quality Strategy: 2013 Annual Progress Report Update | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/workingforquality/events/webinar-2013-annual-progress-report-update.html
     November 01, 2016 - Additionally, we were looking for gaps in the department's quality improvement work. … improvement while the remaining half had no quality improvement to report at that time. … That resulted in the Quality Improvement Map. … improvement projects or want to enhance some of their current quality improvement work. … for a quality improvement movement, but also in designing specific quality improvement projects.

273. Technical Assistance Resources for AHRQ's Healthcare Extension Service: State-based Solutions to Healthcare Improvement | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/pcor/healthcare-extension-services/technical-resources.html
     January 01, 2025 - Developing and Sustaining State-based Infrastructure to Support Primary Care Quality Improvement—A How-To … approaches, lessons learned, and sample materials from the AHRQ initiatives designed to provide external quality … improvement support for primary care practices. … Extension Service are not required to focus on primary care, but the guide may also be helpful for quality … improvement in other settings.

274. Introduction to the Case Studies | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/practiceimprovement/systemdesign/leancasestudies/lean-intro.html
     November 01, 2014 - Data are inconsistent or absent in many domains that research in other fields (e.g., quality improvement … A culture conducive to quality improvement will encourage questioning and risk-taking at all levels, … As noted, existing knowledge and skills about quality improvement more generally and the use of Lean … Assess the organizations' views of Lean and quality improvement in general. … Quality improvement: Theory and practice in healthcare.

275. Practice Facilitation | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/practice-facilitation/index.html
     February 01, 2023 - EvidenceNOW: Advancing Heart Health identified several benefits to the use of practice facilitators for quality … improvement. … Help practices overcome EHR challenges and optimize their EHR for meeting quality improvement goals. … and techniques to help primary care practices use electronic health records and other health IT for quality … improvement efforts Interactive Practice Facilitation Training Modules Introducing basic skills

276. Case 1. Lakeview Healthcare | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/practiceimprovement/systemdesign/leancasestudies/lean-case1.html
     November 01, 2014 - the history of both Lean and quality improvement at LHC. … Lean, Six Sigma, and Quality Improvement). … Lean does not replace other quality improvement methods. … In-house quality improvement experts were promoted to management. … This strategy contributed to the development of a strong quality improvement culture.

277. Building State Capacity Findings | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/projects/state/interim-reports.html
     January 01, 2025 - The report describes quality improvement support strategies that cooperatives used to improve heart health … in practices, how the cooperatives and quality improvement programs will be sustained after the project … This report presents the findings on the impact of the grantees’ quality improvement support interventions … on quality improvement capacity and care delivery.  … It also details the processes grantees used to provide quality improvement support services using practice

278. Introduction to the Pediatric Toolkit for Using the AHRQ Quality Indicators: How To Improve Hospital Quality and Safety (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/pdi/a1_pdi_intro.pdf
     January 01, 1993 - Some aspects of the quality improvement process are similar for both populations. … The Pediatric QI Toolkit can be used to support inpatient quality improvement with the AHRQ Pediatric … Improvement Methods Overview Includes an overview of the steps in a quality improvement process D … Improvement Resources Section G helps quality staff identify other resources to support quality improvement … quality improvement guides G.2.

279. National Quality Strategy (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/NQS_overview_slides-2017.pdf
     January 01, 2017 - improvement. … A Quality Improvement Organization may disseminate evidence-based best practices in quality improvemA … Foster innovation in health care quality improvement, and facilitate rapid adoption within and … A medical leadership institution may incorporate quality improvement principles in their training. … 29 A medical leadership institution or professional society may incorporate quality improvement principles

280. Exhibit 1.18. Major Factors that Facilitate Lean Success at LHC | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     November 01, 2014 - Improving Care Delivery Through Lean: Implementation Case Studies Exhibit 1.18. Major Factors that Facilitate Lean Success at LHC Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Improving Care Delivery Through Lean: Implementation Case Studies Introduction to the Case Studies Case 1. Lakeview Healthca…