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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/ncepcr/tools/PCMH/pcpf-module-8-approaches-to-qi.pdf
September 01, 2015 - Primary Care Practice Facilitation Curriculum Module 8: Approaches to Quality Improvement
Agency … Approaches to Quality Improvement
Prepared for:
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
U.S. … Quality assurance vs. quality improvement
Quality Assurance Quality Improvement
Individual focused … Focus on continuous quality improvement.
6. “Institute training on the job.” … Approaches to Quality Improvement
Suggested Citation
Contents
Module 8.
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/quality-improvement/improvement-guide/6-strategies-for-improving/access/strategy6c-opennotes.html
March 01, 2020 - Strategy 6C: OpenNotes
Contents
6.C.1. The Problem
6.C.2. The Intervention
6.C.3. Benefits
6.C.4. Implementation
6.C.5. Challenges
References
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OpenNotes
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6.C.1. The Problem
For a long time, patients have been deliberately excluded f…
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/news-and-events/events/20131008_cg/webcast/index.html
July 01, 2018 - Myth Busting: Using the CG-CAHPS 12-Month Survey for Quality Improvement (Webcast) (Audio/Video item) … Webcast video
Myth Busting: Using the CG-CAHPS 12-Month Survey for Quality Improvement
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/schnipper-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - Final Progress Report: Multicenter Medication Reconciliation Quality Improvement Study (MARQUIS)
Final … This pragmatic quality
improvement study was conducted on medical-surgical services at five US hospitals … With the guidance of trained
mentors and using standard quality improvement (QI) principles, each site … In conclusion, adoption of a multi-faceted medication reconciliation quality improvement initiative using … Conduct a multisite, mentored quality improvement (QI) study in which each site adapts the tools
for
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/quality-improvement/improvement-guide/6-strategies-for-improving/communication/strategy6gtraining.html
March 01, 2020 - Strategy 6G: Training To Advance Physicians' Communication Skills
Contents
6.G.1. The Problem
6.G.2. The Intervention
6.G.3. Example
References
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Training To Advance Physicians' Communication Skills
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6.G.1. The Problem
People rarely compl…
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/quality-improvement/improvement-guide/6-strategies-for-improving/communication/strategy6htools.html
April 01, 2023 - Strategy 6H: Tools To Help Patients Communicate Their Needs
Contents
6.H.1. The Problem
6.H.2. The Intervention
6.H.2.a. Record Sharing
6.H.2.b. Patient Question Lists (a.k.a. Doc Talk Cards)
6.H.2.c. Feed Forward
6.H.2.d. Coached Care
References
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Tools …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/evaluation/capacity-infographic.pdf
April 01, 2018 - AHRQ’s EvidenceNOW Results: Increased Capacity for Quality Improvement in Small Primary Care Practices … AHRQ’s EvidenceNOW Results: Increased Capacity
for Quality Improvement in Small Primary Care Practices … For example, practices with capacity for quality improvement are eager to learn from mistakes, create … Quality Improvement
Services
On-site practice
facilitation and
coaching
Health
IT support
Shared … improvement.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/evaluation/evidence-now-improving-capacity.pdf
January 01, 2018 - AHRQ’s EvidenceNOW: Helping Small Primary Care Practices Build Capacity for Quality Improvement … AHRQ’s EvidenceNOW: Helping Small Primary Care Practices
Build Capacity for Quality Improvement
One … For example, practices with capacity for quality improvement are eager to learn from mistakes, create … “Our practice uses teams for quality improvement”
59%
But, fewer practices
were setting goals and … improvement.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/mednetresourceguide/mednetresourcedguide.pdf
October 01, 2014 - improvement plan, and subsequently measure quality improvement. … Develop quality improvement goals with
defined and specific targets
Propose a quality improvement … Quality improvement cycle13
Implementing a State-Level Quality Improvement Collaborative Resource … Quality improvement plan building questions
1. … improvements.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/demoeval/what-we-learned/perspectives-quality-improvement-collaboratives.pdf
January 01, 2018 - Perspectives on Implementing Quality Improvement Collaboratives Effectively: Qualitative Findings from … • What [quality improvement collaborative] strategies seem to have worked less well? … Evidence for the impact of quality
improvement collaboratives: systematic review. … Quality improvement learning collaboratives.
Qual Manag Health Care. 2005;14:234–247. … Participant evaluation of a quality
improvement collaborative.
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www.ahrq.gov/workingforquality/events/webinar-using-measurement-for-quality-improvement.html
November 01, 2016 - Webinar Transcript - National Quality Strategy Webinar: Using Measurement for Quality Improvement … Good afternoon, and welcome to the National Quality Strategy Webinar: Using Measurement for Quality Improvement … The National Quality Strategy: Using Measurement for Quality Improvement, Nancy Wilson, B.S.N., M.D., … improvement in patient care. … Like we like to think about it at CMS as, "Lowering costs through quality improvement."
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/a4b_combo_pdi_casestudy.pdf
December 01, 2015 - Case Study of Using the QI Toolkit for Pediatric Quality Improvement
Toolkit for Using the AHRQ Quality … Hospital Context for Quality Improvement
Focus
The nursing staff at Lurie Children’s Hospital had … improvement
initiatives. … improvement process. … Quality Improvement
Abstract
Hospital Context for Quality Improvement Focus
How the Pediatric QI
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/quality-improvement/improvement-guide/6-strategies-for-improving/communication/strategy6i-shared-decisionmaking.html
April 01, 2023 - Strategy 6I: Shared Decisionmaking
Contents
6.I.1. The Problem
6.I.2. The Intervention
6.I.3. Benefits of This Intervention
6.I.4. Implementation of This Intervention
References
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6.I.1. The Problem
Although pat…
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/quality-improvement/improvement-guide/6-strategies-for-improving/access/strategy6n-price-transparency.html
March 01, 2020 - Strategy 6N: Price Transparency
Contents
6.N.1. The Problem
6.N.2. The Intervention
6.N.3. Benefits of This Intervention
References
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Price Transparency
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6.N.1. The Problem
The growth of health care cost-sharing in recent years—through …
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/quality-improvement/improvement-guide/6-strategies-for-improving/access/strategy6m-group-visits.html
March 01, 2020 - Strategy 6M: Group Visits
Contents
6.M.1. The Problem
6.M.2. The Intervention
6.M.3. Benefits of This Intervention
6.M.4. Implementation of This Intervention
6.M.5. The Impact of This Intervention
References
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Group Visits
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6.M.1. The…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/implementation/implementation-guide/study.html
May 01, 2017 - Quality Improvement Study Framework - Implementation Guide
Study Elements
Element
Definition … It is extremely important to keep leadership informed of progress to help build support for quality improvement
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-07/madison-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - Final Progress Report: Stakeholder Summit: Setting a Quality Improvement Research Agenda To Leverage … HIT/HIM in Rural America
Setting a Quality Improvement Research Agenda to
Leverage HIT/HIM in Rural … Conference Abstract: “Setting a Quality Improvement Research Agenda to Leverage HIT/HIM in Rural America … Conference Abstract: “Setting a Quality Improvement Research Agenda to Leverage HIT/HIM in Rural … Improvement and Rural Healthcare
Quality improvement is a strategy for improving healthcare outcomes
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www.ahrq.gov/topics/falls.html
The Falls Management Program: A Quality Improvement Initiative for Nursing Facilities This manual presents … an interdisciplinary quality improvement initiative for a falls management program. … , person-centered care and improving their fall care processes and outcomes through educational and quality … improvement tools.
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www.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/research-results/results/infographics/capacity.html
August 01, 2018 - Increased Capacity for Quality Improvement in Small Primary Care Practices
Practice Capacity … for Quality Improvement
AHRQ’s EvidenceNOW Results: Increased Capacity for Quality Improvement in
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/quality-improvement/improvement-guide/6-strategies-for-improving/access/strategy6d-internet.html
April 01, 2023 - Strategy 6D: Internet Access for Health Information and Advice
Contents
6.D.1. The Problem
6.D.2. The Intervention
6.D.3. Benefits of This Intervention
6.D.4. Constraints on This Intervention
6.D.5. Examples
References
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Internet Access for Health Information and Advi…