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2741. Strategy 1: Working with Patients & Families as Advisors (Implementation Handbook) (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/engagingfamilies/howtogetstarted/Best_Practices_Hosp_Leaders_508.pdf
      March 13, 2013 - Share outcomes related to patient and family engagement Leaders not only put systems into place to measure … patient and family engagement Tying compensation structures, including annual raises or bonuses, to measures … Hospital strategies to engage physicians in quality improvement. … National Initiative for Children’s Healthcare Quality. … Getting boards on board: engaging governing boards in quality and safety.

2742. AHRQ Views: Taking Needed Steps To Strengthen Primary Care | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/933.html
      October 01, 2024 - To Strengthen Primary Care AHRQ’s growing effort to address steep challenges in the delivery of high-quality … States today, primary care clinicians are battling burnout, and patients are losing access to high-quality … is recruiting healthcare organizations to use and evaluate AHRQ resources including Calibrate Dx , Measure … Defects in value associated with hospital-acquired conditions: how improving quality could save U.S. … This service is provided to you at no charge by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ

2743. Main Line Health System Uses Patient Safety Culture Survey in Suburban Philadelphia Facilities | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/cquips1302.html
      December 01, 2012 - Denise Murphy, RN, MPH, Vice President of Patient Safety and Quality, says, "The survey contributes greatly … Sandeep Sarawgi, MBA, Quality Consultant, also provided data analysis.

2744. Final Progress Report: Ambulatory Pediatric Patient Safety Learning Lab: Pursuing Safe Healthcare at Home (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2025-03/walsh-kirkendall-report.pdf
      January 01, 2025 - METHODS (Study Design, Data Sources/Collection, Interventions, Measures, Limitations) The study methods … Measures/Analysis. We summarized demographics and error rates using descriptive statistics. … Measures/Analysis. Quantitative data were tabulated and analyzed using descriptive frequencies. … The main outcome measure was the proportion of time communications between parent and clinic that took … The primary outcome measure of the quality improvement study increased the proportion of timely follow-up

2745. 2023 CAHPS Health Plan Survey Database Chartbook (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/cahps-database/2023-hp-chartbook.pdf
      January 01, 2023 - Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; January 2024. … composite measure, the four ratings, HEDIS questions, and Children with Chronic Conditions measures … CHIP Composite Measures Top Box by General Child and Children with Chronic Conditions Composite Measure … The CAHPS Health Plan Survey uses several different response scales. … Table H-1 displays the different response scales and how the options are categorized for top box and

2746. Strategy 4: IDEA Discharge Planning (Tool 4)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/engagingfamilies/strategy4/Strat4_Tool_4_PPT_508.pptx
      April 01, 2011 - This partnership is important, because health care quality and safety have a direct effect on patients … It is about improving quality and safety by communicating and partnering more effectively. … outcomes — specifically, emotional health, symptom resolution, functioning, pain control, and physiologic measures … Many of the measures from the CAHPS Hospital Survey — particularly those related to patient-provider … Improving America’s hospitals: the Joint Commission’s annual report on quality and safety; 2007.

2747. Chapter 8. Lessons Learned and Suggestions for Data | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/practiceimprovement/delivery-initiative/ihs/chapter8.html
      December 01, 2017 - The collaboration included development of project measures and reports that would provide actionable … Service Utilization Measures Clinical Pharmacy Services We used provider codes, clinic codes, and … In order to more fully understand pharmacy use, it is important to have a measure of the number of days … Measures of Kidney Function Across I/T health programs, a number of tests are used to measure kidney … To increase use of existing NDW data for planning, quality improvement, and other purposes, we suggest

2748. Section 4. Identifying Strategies | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      July 01, 2018 - conditions to become life threatening while the patient waits to be seen is a major patient-safety and quality-of-care … team brainstorming various strategies, testing them (e.g., through kaizen events [i.e., a continuous quality

2749. References (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/patient-safety/resources/diagnostic-toolkit/14-diagnostic-safety-toolkit-references.pdf
      November 24, 2020 - Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. https://www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/tools/pf-handbook … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. https://www.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys- guidance … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. https://www.ahrq.gov/ sops/surveys/medical-office … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Communication Observation Form. … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. https://www.ahrq.gov/health-literacy/improve

2750. Calibrate Dx: A Resource To Improve Diagnostic Decisions | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/ideas-project/calibrate-dx.html
      March 01, 2025 - Calibrate Dx is a resource developed by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) that guides … missed opportunities relevant to your practice setting and identify evidence-based ways to improve quality … Gain experience measuring and improving diagnostic quality with support from the Institute for Healthcare … Improvement (IHI) and other leading healthcare quality organizations. … Identify improvement strategies that may advance diagnostic quality and safety for patients cared for

2751. Transitioning to the SOPS™ Hospital Survey Version 2.0: What’s Different and What To Expect, Part I: Main Report (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/surveys/hospital/hsops2-pt1-transition-updated.pdf
      June 01, 2022 - Different and What To Expect Part I: Main Report Prepared for: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; September 2019. … • Thirty-two survey items grouped into 10 composite measures (a composite measure consists of 2 … survey items in each composite measure. … scores for the individual survey items within each composite measure.

2752. How to Use the AHRQ SOPS Ambulatory Surgery Center Survey to Improve Patient Safety -Ginsberg (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/events/webinar/2-ASC_Webcast_2021-Ginsberg.pdf
      January 01, 2021 - Center for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) … Department of Health and Human Services that supports evidence-based practices, and develops tools to measure … • Health Systems Research: Invest in research and evidence to make health care safer and improve quality … • Data & Analytics: Generate measures and data to track and improve performance, and evaluate progress … 10 ASC SOPS Survey Patient Safety Culture Composite Measures 27 items assess 8 composite measures

2753. Assess and Adapt: Understanding the Science of Safety and Reliability | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/hai/cauti-tools/archived-webinars/assess-adapt-slides.html
      July 01, 2018 - Lubomski, PhD Assistant Professor, Johns Hopkins Medicine Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety & Quality … Practice (TRIP) Summarize the  evidence in a checklist Identify local barriers to implementation\ Measure … meetings, individual admin hours) Slide 34 References Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … American Hospital Association with contract funding provided by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

2754. Let Consumers Drill Down to Components of Roll-Up Scores | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/translate/web/pathways/composites.html
      May 01, 2019 - reduce the burden on users and help them decide what plan or provider to choose, go to: Combining Measures … Composite Scores In the case of a composite, you can let people see scores on all the individual measures … The first layer could offer a small number of categories of measures while the second layer could include … Improving patients' choice of clinician by including roll-up measures in public healthcare quality reports … or Measure Categories To Compare Drill Down to Items Included in Composites and Summary Scores

2755. Challenges and Opportunities for Improvement in Diagnostic Documentation | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/dxsafety-ehr-impact4.html
      July 01, 2024 - Such records can improve the quality of care delivered, improve coordination and communication across … Future regulations must support clinicians in creating high-quality documentation while recognizing systematic … Existing quality and reimbursement programs must adjust their data collection and quality measurement

2756. For World Patient Safety Day 2023, AHRQ Recognizes the Imperative of Engaging Patients in Their Care | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      September 01, 2023 - than passive participants, it can lead to measurable improvements in safety, patient satisfaction, quality … Guide to Patient and Family Engagement in Hospital Quality and Safety describes critical opportunities … for Perinatal Care helps labor and delivery units improve patient safety, team communication, and quality

2757. Military Hospitals Employ AHRQ Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      October 01, 2014 - The survey was conducted throughout the MHS with four specific goals in mind: To improve the quality … of the DoD Patient Safety Program is to lead the Military Health System to a culture of safety and quality … Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture can be accessed online at http://www.ahrq.gov/professionals/quality-patient-safety

2758. EXCEL WORKSHEETS FOR CHARTS ON DATA, TRENDS, AND RATES TO POPULATE THE POWERPOINT PRESENTATION (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/b3a_combo_chartinstructions.pdf
      April 02, 2025 - CHARTS ON DATA, TRENDS, AND RATES TO POPULATE THE POWERPOINT PRESENTATION Toolkit for Using the AHRQ Quality … Indicators How To Improve Hospital Quality and Safety Tool B.3a i EXCEL WORKSHEETS FOR CHARTS … This tool takes the rates you have calculated about your hospital’s performance on the AHRQ Quality … Toolkit for Using the AHRQ Quality Indicators How To Improve Hospital Quality and Safety Tool B.3a … Toolkit for Using the AHRQ Quality Indicators How To Improve Hospital Quality and Safety Tool B.3a

2759. Methods To Estimate the Baseline 2010 PFP National Hospital-Acquired Condition Rate (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/pfp/pfphac.pdf
      September 01, 2014 - Collectively, 28 specific measures are used: 14 measures to generate rates for the 9 specific PFP HACs … and 14 measures to generate a summary rate for “all other” HACs. … The measures are shown in Table 1 below. Table 1. … Conditions Source Measure Adverse Drug Event (ADE) MPSMS ADE Associated With Digoxin … The rate of 21 MPSMS adverse events in the MPSMS sample provided by the CMS Inpatient Quality Reporting

2760. EvidenceNow Executive Summary - North Carolina Cooperative (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/cooperatives/evidencenow-executive-summary-nc.pdf
      November 01, 2017 - Many practices have shown significant improvements, regardless of which measures the practices chose … practice readiness for change (determined by the Organizational Readiness for Implementing Change [ORIC] scales … All practices are now submitting at least two ABCS measures and more than 90 percent of practices have … submitted three measures. … Despite the limitations in many EHRs to create new measures, build registries, and perform risk stratification