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301. Improving Communication and Teamwork in the Surgical Environment
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     June 01, 2015 - Improving Communication and Teamwork in the Surgical Environment Debrief Example Quality Improvement … Quality Improvement Study Framework | ‹#› AHRQ Safety Program for Ambulatory Surgery Implementation … Guide Appendix K – Quality Improvement Study Framework 1 The surgical safety checklist has been shown … AHRQ Safety Program for Ambulatory Surgery Implementation Guide Appendix K – Quality Improvement Study … AHRQ Safety Program for Ambulatory Surgery Implementation Guide Appendix K – Quality Improvement Study

302. | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     June 12, 2025 - Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Making healthcare safer in all settings … AHRQ Genius Quality Improvement Guru Data Sage Clinical Hero FLU.GOV

303. Section 2. Forming a Patient Flow Team | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     July 01, 2018 - improvement interventions. 17,18 One of the benefits of a multidisciplinary team is that members will … The Institute for Healthcare Improvement recommends that quality improvement teams include three types … They are able to recognize the implications of the quality improvement effort for the organization and … Quality improvement efforts require staff commitment and buy-in. … Previous quality improvement studies have shown that staff are much more likely to support change if

304. Acronyms and Terms (pdf file)
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     June 02, 2025 - . • OIT: Opioid improvement team, which leads the quality improvements at the clinic made through the … assessment. • PHQ: Patient Health Questionnaire assessment. • PTSD: Post-traumatic stress disorder. • QI: Quality … improvement. … Six Building Blocks Toolkit 1 • QI lead: The quality improvement lead for implementing opioid management … improvements related to tracking and monitoring patients on long-term opioid therapy. • UW: University

305. Case 6. Horizon Hospital—Lakeview Healthcare | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     November 01, 2014 - Blue Cross Blue Shield attended a report-out of quality improvement (QI) activities (including Lean and … Return to Contents Lean and Quality Improvement at the Organization   In this section, we discuss … the history of both Lean and quality improvement at LHC. … and quality improvement are housed in three different corporate departments (Management Engineering/ … Lean, Six Sigma, and Quality Improvement).

306. Practice Improvement | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     July 01, 2022 - Practice Improvement AHRQ has tools and resources that can help hospitals, ambulatory care practices, nursing homes, and other healthcare institutions address the challenges of COVID-19. The Agency has invested in developing and testing tools that facilitate quality, safety, and efficiencies in improving health…

307. Exhibit 3.10. Other Training Offered | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     November 01, 2014 - Improving Care Delivery Through Lean: Implementation Case Studies Exhibit 3.10. Other Training Offered Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Improving Care Delivery Through Lean: Implementation Case Studies Introduction to the Case Studies Case 1. Lakeview Healthcare Case 2. Central Hospit…

308. PQMP 2.0 Journal Supplement | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     September 01, 2021 - The supplement will focus primarily on issues related to the use of measures to support quality improvement … Commentaries PQMP: Advancing Measurement and Quality Improvement in Pediatric Care. … Integrating Youth Voice in Health Plan Quality Improvement. … Research Articles Contextual Factors Affecting Implementation of Pediatric Quality Improvement Programs

309. How are CHIPRA quality demonstration States working together to improve the quality of health care for children? | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     January 01, 2014 - Applying health information technology (IT) for quality improvement. … To increase efficiency by having States build the infrastructure for quality improvement through small … States that are implementing similar quality improvement projects often coordinate their work very deliberately … Some partnerships include States with relatively equal levels of quality improvement experience and capacity … Illinois is also using a pediatrician on Florida’s staff with expertise in asthma-related quality improvement

310. EvidenceNow Key Drivers and Change Strategies | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     October 01, 2020 - (Go to  Key Driver 5: Engage patients and families in evidence-based care and quality improvement for … Key Driver 2: Implement a data-driven quality improvement process to integrate evidence into practice … Quality improvement (QI) is a systematic, data-driven process for managing that change. … Change Strategies Develop an inter-professional quality improvement team that meets regularly Quality … This is in addition to the reviews done by the practice’s quality improvement and clinical teams.

311. Introduction | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     July 01, 2021 - Children and Adolescents Toolkit Introduction Overview About the Measure Key Driver Diagrams Quality … Improvement Strategies Other Resources This toolkit presents a children's health care … Quality Improvement Strategies . Other Resources .

312. Through the Quality Kaleidoscope | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     April 01, 2018 - 2004, AHRQ launched a collection of evidence reports, Closing the Quality Gap: A Critical Analysis of Quality … Improvement Strategies , to bring data to bear on quality improvement opportunities. … These reports summarized the evidence on quality improvement strategies related to chronic conditions … improvement science and practice. … In 2004, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality launched a collection of evidence reports on quality

313. Integrating Chronic Care and Business Strategies in the Safety Net Toolkit | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     February 01, 2017 - The toolkit provides a step-by-step practical approach to guide primary care teams through quality improvement … Integrates strategies designed to improve the business case for quality improvement. … Links more than 60 commonly used quality improvement tools with the relevant changes. … Includes examples from practices that have made quality improvement pay.   … Organize Your Lead Quality Improvement Team     Key Change 1.2.

314. Study Section Research Foci | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     October 01, 2024 - Providers/Purchasers, and Policymakers Innovation & Emergent Issues Research Healthcare Safety and Quality … Improvement Research (HSQR) Identify Risks/Hazards that Lead to Medical Errors and Find Ways to Prevent … Resistance (including bacteria and fungi) Qualitative & Quantitative Methods Evidence-based Medicine Quality … Improvement Research Dissemination/Translation Research Findings and Methods to Reduce Medical Errors … ; Quality Improvement System-Level Delivery of Care Environment/Culture – Level Delivery of Care Innovation

315. Appendix A: Meeting Agenda | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     October 01, 2024 - 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 practice. … entities to co-develop, coordinate, and align primary care improvement efforts including building a quality … improvement workforce.

316. How are CHIPRA Quality Demonstration States encouraging health care providers to put quality measures to work? | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     November 01, 2013 - Applying health information technology (IT) for quality improvement. … The Highlight compares and contrasts two projects that use quality measures to drive quality improvement … Improvement Strategy Well-child visits in the 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th years of life. … In PDSA cycles, the practices define a quality improvement aim related to a Child Core Set measure, test … Improvement Strategy Ambulatory care: emergency department (ED) visits.

317. Introduction | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     July 01, 2021 - Emergency Department Use Toolkit Introduction Overview About the Measure Key Driver Diagram Quality … Improvement Strategies This toolkit presents a children's health care quality measure … Quality Improvement Strategies .

318. Mental Health Quality Measures | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     November 01, 2017 - Meaningful to individuals who have used behavioral health services and to plans and staff for quality … improvement efforts.

319. TeamSTEPPS® Diagnosis Improvement: Infographic (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2022 - TeamSTEPPS® Diagnosis Improvement: Infographic TeamSTEPPS® for Diagnosis Improvement AHRQ Publication No. 22-0015 February 2022 References 1. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Improving Diagnosis in Health Care. Washington, DC: National Academies Press; 2015. https://doi.org/10.17226/21…

320. Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement (pdf file)
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     May 20, 2016 - including nurses, physicians and other providers, and surgical technicians, and representatives from the quality … improvement department to develop evidence-based protocols for care of the patient preoperatively, … tool will provide the data to track patient characteristics, processes, and outcomes for continuous quality … improvement.