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www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/four-moments/index.html
October 01, 2022 - Four Moments of Antibiotic Decision Making
The Four Moments of Antibiotic Decision Making are critical questions clinicians should be considering when deciding whether to prescribe an antibiotic.
Four Moments Questions
1. Does my patient have an infection that requires antibiotics?
Before …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/medicaidreadmitguide/mcaidread_tool12_collaboration.docx
June 02, 2025 - Tool 12: Cross Continuum Collaboration Tool
Tool 12: Cross-continuum collaboration tool
Purpose
This tool helps teams develop specific effective and timely linkages to services with cross-continuum clinical, behavioral, and social services providers.
Description
Hospital readmission reduction teams need to identify…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/mui/ui-ehr-materials.docx
June 02, 2025 - Urinary Incontinence EHR Materials
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Urinary Incontinence EHR Materials
WI-INTUIT Team – University of Wisconsin
Resource Description: This document contains options for note text and after visit summary language to be included in your EHR.
This project was funded under grant n…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/nhqrdr/dataspotlight-infantmortality.pdf
October 25, 2018 - DISPARITIES CONTINUE IN
INFANT MORTALITY AND
LOW BIRTH WEIGHT
Did you know? Low birth weight can be a predictor of developmental
delays and mortality among infants.1 Infant mortality and low birth
weight in infants can decline when expecting mothers receive adequate
prenatal care.2 In 2015, preterm birth and low …
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/ptflow/references.html
October 01, 2018 - Hospital Quality Improvement: Strategies and Lessons from U.S. Hospitals. … Available at https://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/fund-reports/2007/apr/hospital-quality-improvement-strategies-and-lessons-us-hospitals
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/demoeval/what-we-learned/nashp-webinar-on-quality_measure-use.pdf
September 21, 2015 - incentive for providers to improve care
• CHIPRA state strategies
– Formed multistakeholder quality … improvement workgroups
– Encouraged consistent quality reporting standards across programs
– Required … Health Improvement Partnership formed to identify and
coordinate efforts to use measures to drive quality … Outputs
• Increased monitoring of child-focused measures
• Changed billing policies to support quality … improvement
– PCPs can bill for oral health evaluations
– Relaxed frequency providers can bill for
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www.ahrq.gov/es/patient-safety/settings/hospital/vtguide/guideref.html
July 01, 2018 - Closing The quality gap: a critical analysis of quality improvement strategies. … Medicare Quality Improvement Committee. SCIP Project Information. … Society of Hospital Medicine Web site, VTE Quality Improvement Resource Room. … A systematic narrative review of quality improvement models in healthcare. … Edinburgh, Scotland: NHS Quality Improvement; February 2009.
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/vtguide/guideref.html
July 01, 2018 - Closing The quality gap: a critical analysis of quality improvement strategies. … Medicare Quality Improvement Committee. SCIP Project Information. … Society of Hospital Medicine Web site, VTE Quality Improvement Resource Room. … A systematic narrative review of quality improvement models in healthcare. … Edinburgh, Scotland: NHS Quality Improvement; February 2009.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/toolkits/asthma-ed-kdd.pdf
March 10, 2021 - Supports
Improvement
• Healthcare system is equipped with a structure and
capacity to engage in quality … improvement work
• Electronic record can provide clinical decision support
• Data from electronic health … reports
• Quality measures are clearly articulated to health plans
and healthcare providers
• Support quality … improvement efforts in the healthcare system and
public health3
• Clinical decision-making tools capture
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/iomracereport/reldatapre.html
May 01, 2018 - Race, Ethnicity, and Language Data: Standardization for Health Care Quality Improvement
Reviewers … Individual health plans, hospitals, and medical groups have organized quality improvement projects aimed … Quality improvement can be organized as a collaborative effort at a local, regional, statewide, or even … For some quality improvement projects, literal data sharing is important, as an entity collecting race … The Subcommittee on Standardized Collection of Race/Ethnicity Data for Healthcare Quality Improvement
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/pdi/g2_pdi_specifictoolstosupportchange.pdf
January 01, 2011 - Additional information on guides that focus more broadly
on supporting quality improvement is included … in Available Comprehensive Quality
Improvement Guides (Tool G.1). … http://www.ahrq.gov/sites
/default/files/wysiwyg/ca
hps/quality-
improvement/measures/C
AHPS_FAC_PG_041310 … /measures/CAHPS_FAC_PG_041310.pdf
http://www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/quality-improvement … /measures/CAHPS_FAC_PG_041310.pdf
http://www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/quality-improvement
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/g2_combo_specifictoolstosupportchange.pdf
January 01, 2011 - Additional information on guides that focus more broadly on
supporting quality improvement is included … in Available Comprehensive Quality Improvement Guides
(Tool G.1). … http://www.ahrq.gov/site
s/default/files/wysiwyg/c
ahps/quality-
improvement/measures/C
AHPS_FAC_PG_041310 … /measures/CAHPS_FAC_PG_041310.pdf
http://www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/quality-improvement … /measures/CAHPS_FAC_PG_041310.pdf
http://www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/quality-improvement
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www.ahrq.gov/practiceimprovement/systemdesign/leancasestudies/lean-exhibit7.html
November 01, 2014 - Improving Care Delivery Through Lean: Implementation Case Studies
Exhibit 7. Interviews by Position in Organization
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. C…
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www.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/projects/heart-health/about/stories/in-action/east-asheville.html
March 01, 2021 - With its focus on improving the delivery of heart health care, EvidenceNOW differs from other quality … improvement efforts. … Leslie McDowell, a practice facilitator, quality improvement consultant, and practice cheerleader on
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/implementation/long-term-modules/module6/mod6-facguide.html
March 01, 2017 - Due to the high level of variability in health care, quality improvement must be continuously integrated … improvement efforts. … Ask: Can anyone give an example of a quality improvement project you participated in that followed either … improvement data, and on how to use the data system. … improvement within their facility.
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/sustainability/management/overview-fac-notes.html
June 01, 2017 - interventions have included shared reporting on key safety indicators; collaborative learning and coaching on quality … improvement methods and safety practices; and support for specific safety interventions such as checklists … The testing was focused on one large center with a foundation of quality improvement, and one smaller … center with less training around quality improvement methods.
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www.ahrq.gov/practiceimprovement/systemdesign/leancasestudies/lean-exhibit2-4.html
November 01, 2014 -
New CEO hired
X
Other quality … improvement methods reviewed by CEO
X
X
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/implementation/long-term-modules/module6/facilitator-notes.docx
March 01, 2017 - Due to the high level of variability in health care, quality improvement must be continuously integrated … improvement efforts. … ASK: Can anyone give an example of a quality improvement project you participated in that followed either … improvement data, and on how to use the data system. … improvement within their facility.
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www.ahrq.gov/practiceimprovement/systemdesign/leancasestudies/lean-exhibit4-13.html
November 01, 2014 - Improving Care Delivery Through Lean: Implementation Case Studies
Exhibit 4.13. Identify and Choose Priority Problem
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Table of Contents
Improving Care Delivery Through Lean: Implementation Case Studies
Introduction to the Case Studies
Case 1. Lakeview Healthcare
Case 2. …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/engagingfamilies/howtogetstarted/Ways_To_Learn_More_508.pdf
October 28, 2009 - family engagement
• Assessing patient- and family-centered care practices at
your hospital
• Quality … improvement
• Patient safety
• Working with patients and families as advisors
• Improving discharge … improvement
AHRQ: Quality Improvement and Information
AHRQ’s Web site has tools, resources, and … case studies related to quality
improvement along with links to quality information for consumers. … improvement
AHRQ: Quality Improvement and Information
How to Improve
Improving America’s Hospitals