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381. Executive Summary | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/ptflow/executive-summary.html
     July 01, 2018 - Numerous studies have shown the benefits of creating a multidisciplinary team to plan quality improvement … Staff resistance, culture change, and lack of staffing resources Use of Lean quality improvement methods

382. Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/pdi/d4j_pdi12-crbsi-bestpractices.pdf
     May 17, 2016 - infection control, intensive care, and inpatient units, including operating room; and representatives from quality … improvement, radiology, and information services to develop time-sequenced guidelines, care paths,

383. 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 - infection control, intensive care, and inpatient units, including operating room; and representatives from quality … improvement, radiology, and information services to develop time-sequenced guidelines, care paths,

384. Understanding CAHPS® Surveys: A Primer for New Users - Slides 39-47 (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/events/webinars/cahps-survey-results-used-shaller-webinar.pdf
     June 02, 2025 - • Public reporting • Value-based payment • Recognition and certification • Quality improvement • Research … Medical Homes • Medical Board Certification 44 www.ahrq.gov/cahps Use of Survey Results for Quality … Improvement • Increasing focus on improvement by health plans, health care providers and systems, … Value-Based Payment Use of Survey Results in Recognition and Certification Use of Survey Results for Quality … Improvement Use of Survey Results in Research CAHPS Database

385. State at a Glance: Vermont | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/policymakers/chipra/demoeval/demostates/vt.html
     March 01, 2019 - Testing an approach to quality improvement of a State's own design. … To support the practices and their involvement in Blueprint activities and quality improvement efforts … health records (EHRs) and connectivity to the central registry; and (4) identify topics for ongoing quality … improvement. … Testing an Approach to Quality Improvement of Vermont's Own Design Vermont aims to support 20 States

386. Using Root Cause Analysis to Improve Quality and Performance | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/tools/root-cause-analysis.html
     February 01, 2025 - make changes to integrate evidence into patient care, part of Key Driver 2: Implement a data-driven quality … improvement process to integrate evidence into practice procedures .

387. Return on Investment Tool (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/f1_combo_returnoninvestment.pdf
     January 01, 2013 - When your hospital invests in a new program, quality improvement intervention, or technology, leaders … Not all costs included will apply to all types of programs or quality improvement initiatives. … These ratios can be used to calculate the costs of the quality improvement program. … Costs of quality improvement: a survey of four acute care hospitals. … The business case for health care quality improvement. J Pat Saf 2013 Mar;9(1):44-52.

388. Return on Investment Estimation (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/pdi/f1_pdi_returnoninvestment.pdf
     January 01, 2013 - When your hospital invests in a new program, quality improvement intervention, or technology, leaders … it achieves through quality improvement actions, such as the costs for each adverse event avoided. … These ratios can be used to calculate the costs of the quality improvement program. … Costs of quality improvement: a survey of four acute care hospitals. … The business case for health care quality improvement. J Pat Saf 2013 Mar;9(1):44-52.

389. State at a Glance: Idaho | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/policymakers/chipra/demoeval/demostates/id.html
     March 01, 2019 - Testing an approach to quality improvement of a State's own design Top of Page   Idaho's Objectives … improvement activities. … improvement projects, and patient centered medical home transformation. … Testing an Approach to Quality improvement of Idaho's Own Design As part of the National Improvement … Partnership Network (NIPN) , Idaho has established a coalition of providers engaged in quality improvement

390. Exhibit 6.2. Horizon Hospital—Lakeview Healthcare | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/practiceimprovement/systemdesign/leancasestudies/lean-exhibit6-2.html
     November 01, 2014 - It is viewed as an organization-wide initiative and part of a larger quality improvement strategy that

391. Return on Investment Tool (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/pdi/f1_pdi_returnoninvestment.docx
     January 01, 2013 - When your hospital invests in a new program, quality improvement intervention, or technology, leaders … Not all costs included will apply to all types of programs or quality improvement initiatives. … These ratios can be used to calculate the costs of the quality improvement program. … Costs of quality improvement: a survey of four acute care hospitals. … The business case for health care quality improvement. J Pat Saf 2013 Mar;9(1):44-52.

392. Return on Investment Tool (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/f1_combo_returnoninvestment.docx
     January 01, 2013 - When your hospital invests in a new program, quality improvement intervention, or technology, leaders … Not all costs included will apply to all types of programs or quality improvement initiatives. … These ratios can be used to calculate the costs of the quality improvement program. … Costs of quality improvement: a survey of four acute care hospitals. … The business case for health care quality improvement. J Pat Saf 2013 Mar;9(1):44-52.

393. Supplement to Evaluation Highlight No. 6: How are CHIPRA quality demonstration States working together to improve the quality of health care for children? (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/demoeval/what-we-learned/supplhighlight06.pdf
     June 02, 2025 - improvement needs. … The partnership used the results to both develop shared medical priorities and inform quality improvement … improvement framework the States use to guide implementation of their projects. … improvement network. … Through the CHIPRA grant, both States are supporting practices in quality improvement activities, including

394. Toolkit Sections | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections.html
     May 01, 2017 - It also explains how to use tools such as checklist templates, quality improvement study frameworks, … specifically developed to help ambulatory surgery centers sustain the gains achieved through implementing this quality … improvement program.

395. Healthy Hearts Northwest - Improving Practice Together (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/results/research/recruitment-flyer-nw.pdf
     June 02, 2025 - • For hands-on support and resources to help your practice with quality improvement? … care practices improve their patients’ cardiovascular health—while also building their capacity for quality … improvement (QI). … Get 15 months of practice support, including: • Health IT technical assistance • Quality improvement

396. Participating in the 2023 CAHPS® Home and Community-Based Services Survey Database: What You Need to Know - Huben (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/events/webinars/4-2023hcbs-survey-webcast-huben.pdf
     June 02, 2025 - Huben Consultant, The Lewin Group 21 Helpful Resources • AHRQ CAHPS Guidance • AHRQ Guide to Quality … Improvement • CMS HCBS CAHPS Survey and Technical Assistance Materials available on Medicaid.gov … @Lewin.com https://www.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance/hcbs/index.html https://www.ahrq.gov/cahps/quality-improvement … Identified and promoted promising practices in HCBS CAHPS Survey implementation • Supported continuous quality … improvement of HCBS • Participate in one-on-one discussions with the experts and receive answers

397. Overview | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/pqmp/implementation-qi/toolkit/asthma/overview.html
     July 01, 2021 - Emergency Department Use Toolkit Introduction Overview About the Measure Key Driver Diagram Quality … Improvement Strategies Asthma affects approximately 1 in 12 children in the United States … Primary care quality improvement (QI) collaboratives have been shown to be effective in improving asthma

398. North Carolina IMPaCT: Advancing and Spreading Primary Care Transformation | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/research-transform-primary-care/transform/impactgrants/impact-profile-nc.html
     August 01, 2018 - Each regional team selected and implemented projects by applying quality improvement techniques from … The Primary Care Transitions Planning Collaborative applied the quality improvement infrastructure to … In addi tion, several regions made process improvements and increased use of data for quality improvement … North Carolina IMPaCT structured its quality improvement presentations as a "train the trainer" approach … This steered the direction of spread work toward quality improvement more than practice facilitation

399. Background for AHRQ Quality Indicators
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/pdi/a2_pdi_boardpresentation.pptx
     October 01, 2015 - Acts as the regulator for Patient Safety Organizations that are certified under the Patient Safety and Quality … Improvement Act. … Prepared by RAND and UHC for AHRQ Tool A.2 AHRQ Quality Indicators Toolkit Identify priorities for quality … improvement. … Identify priorities for quality improvement. Establish goals and performance targets.

400. CAHPS 101 (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/events/webinars/cahps-101-webcast-02-ginsburg.pdf
     June 02, 2025 - CAHPS 101 AHRQ’S CAHPS® PROGRAM Caren Ginsberg, Ph.D., CPXP, Director, CAHPS Division Center for Quality … Improvement & Patient Safety, AHRQ AHRQ’s Core Competencies • Research: Invest in research and evidence … improvement • Health services research 10 Patient Experience of Care Research at AHRQ • Active … safety ► Collecting patient experience data using narrative protocols for purposes of facilitating quality … improvement ► Effectiveness of different survey administration modes for collecting CAHPS data 11