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2801. An Organizational Guide to Building Health Services Research Capacity (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/funding/training-grants/hsrguide/hsrguide.pdf
      October 01, 2011 - Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; October 2011. … Department of Health and Human Services or the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. … Create a list of variables (things you wish to measure) in your assessment. … selecting key variables in each of the five areas, or eliminating variables that are too costly to measure … Be sure to include key measures from the sustainability plan as variables in the evaluation.

2802. An Organizational Guide to Building Health Services Research Capacity (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/publications/files/hsrguide.pdf
      October 01, 2011 - Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; October 2011. … Department of Health and Human Services or the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. … Create a list of variables (things you wish to measure) in your assessment. … selecting key variables in each of the five areas, or eliminating variables that are too costly to measure … Be sure to include key measures from the sustainability plan as variables in the evaluation.

2803. Major Study Finds Significant National Patient Safety Improvement | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      July 01, 2022 - ) and funded and carried out by Health and Human Services (HHS) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … needs, we can achieve great results,” said Erin Grace, M.H.A., Acting Director of AHRQ’s Center for Quality … Pronovost, M.D., Ph.D., FCCM, Chief Quality and Transformation Officer at University Hospitals Cleveland … Its mission is to produce evidence to make health care safer, higher quality, more accessible, equitable

2804. Development of the CAHPS Child Hospital Narrative Item Set | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance/item-sets/elicitation/child-hospital-narratives/development.html
      December 01, 2023 - What words convey: The potential for patient narratives to inform quality improvement.

2805. AHRQ Projects Funded by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Trust Fund | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      January 01, 2016 - dissemination and implementation programs to integrate PCOR into clinical practice using education, quality … of comparative effectiveness reviews, improve the ability to update systematic reviews, improve the quality … and how to conclude that two treatments are equivalent, when to include or exclude studies based on quality … improvement and performance measures tools, and to inform coverage or reimbursement policies as well … The long-term goal of the initiative is to learn if and how quality improvement techniques can build

2806. Building a Team and Process to Reduce CAUTI Risk | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      December 01, 2017 - Project Consultant Michigan Health & Hospital Association Keystone Center for Patient Safety and Quality … educator, or frontline nurse Optional, but less desirable: nurse from organization at large: Quality … a Successful Team: The Physician Champion Ideal Characteristics: Strong communication and quality … /patient safety officer or any physician interested in improving safety and quality Slide 12 … communication skills Approachable and willing to commit time Strong commitment to patient safety/quality

2807. Fielding the CAHPS Child Hospital Survey (pdf file)
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      April 02, 2025 - number of completed questionnaires necessary to achieve adequate hospital-level reliability for a measure … This coefficient can take any value from 0.0 to 1.0, where 1.0 signifies a measure for which every … An analysis of data from a multi-state field test of the Child HCAHPS Survey found that all but one measure … • Create and employ inverse probability strata weights using total eligible discharges and completed … • The screeners for the questions included in the core composites measures.

2808. Updated Systematic Review Examines Pharmacotherapy for Adults With Alcohol Use Disorder in Outpatient Settings | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      November 01, 2023 - carried out by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … development of systematic reviews to assist public- and private-sector organizations in improving healthcare quality

2809. A Practical Guide for Estimating the Costs of Primary Care Transformation | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/research-transform-primary-care/transform/cost/guide.html
      October 01, 2015 - number of administrative staff, number of patient visits per year, payer mix, indicators of health care quality … How did quality of care improve after practice changes were made (e.g., as measured by patient satisfaction … factors not related to the PCMH transformation effort, such as changes in patient mix and co-occurring quality … Costs may be affected by co-occurring quality improvement or other initiatives whose activities overlap

2810. A Practical Guide for Estimating the Costs of Primary Care Transformation | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      February 01, 2017 - number of administrative staff, number of patient visits per year, payer mix, indicators of health care quality … How did quality of care improve after practice changes were made (e.g., as measured by patient satisfaction … factors not related to the PCMH transformation effort, such as changes in patient mix and co-occurring quality … Costs may be affected by co-occurring quality improvement or other initiatives whose activities overlap

2811. Methods (continued, 3) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      July 01, 2018 - engage patients and families in their care and at an organizational level with regard to safety and quality … improve patient information materials and may facilitate earlier detection of potential problems in quality … patient and family focus groups can highlight important areas for improvement or change related to quality … at two levels—in direct care and in policy and program development, quality improvement, and health … initiatives related to engaging patients and family members in safety and quality.

2812. Applicants Sought for National Coordinating Center and National Evaluation Center for State-Based Healthcare Extension Service | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      October 01, 2024 - M.H.S.A., and Pamela Owens, Ph.D., healthcare data and analytics division director in AHRQ’s Center for Quality … comment): Updating the Framework for Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality’s National Healthcare Quality … Pack-year smoking history: an inadequate and biased measure to determine lung cancer screening eligibility … This service is provided to you at no charge by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ

2813. 2. Developing and Running a State-Based Extension Program To Support QI in Primary Care | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      August 01, 2024 - Developing and Sustaining State-Based Infrastructure To Support Primary Care Quality Improvement 2. … Selecting and Delivering Services To Support Quality Improvement 5. … Quality Innovation Network–Quality Improvement Organizations (QIN-QIOs) improvement interventions. … measures forward, and develop learning collaboratives. … QI = quality improvement.

2814. TeamSTEPPS Research/Evidence Base: Simulation | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      July 01, 2023 - BMJ Quality & Safety . Select to access the  abstract . Naik, V. N., & Brien, S. E. (2013). … BMJ Quality and Safety 22(6), 468-77 Select to access the  abstract . Paull, D. E., Deleeuw, L. … Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety  37, 357-64. … International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance  26(2), 174-88. … Journal of Quality and Patient Safety  31(7), 363-71. Select to access the  abstract .

2815. Finding Sustainable Funding for Primary Care Extension Programs (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/model/evidence-now-sustainable-funding-resource.pdf
      February 01, 2023 - programs to work with primary care practices more holistically, and based on their self-identified quality … Improvement Awards, Small Health Care Provider Quality Improvement Program) Office of the National … measures such as depression screening. … [Accessed October 26, 2022] Developed for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, U.S. … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; February 2023.

2816. Section 2. Forming a Patient Flow Team | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      July 01, 2018 - Numerous research studies have shown the importance of creating multidisciplinary teams to plan quality … 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 … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; May 2005. … Quality improvement efforts require staff commitment and buy-in.

2817. Improving-Facnotes (doc file)
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      May 01, 2017 - The results will help focus your quality improvement efforts and make the case that the teams in your … Through these measures, briefings can help improve patient safety. … In this section, we will call this idea “continuous quality improvement.” … At the end of the case, the checklist prompts the team to have a discussion that includes process measures … This technique is taught in many quality improvement initiatives, including AHRQ’s TeamSTEPPS.

2818. Self-Assessment Worksheet for Pressure Ulcer Healing | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/ontime/pruhealing/saworksheet.html
      December 01, 2017 - Department Heads         Medical staff/medical director meeting         QAPI or quality …         Other         Key: CNA = certified nursing assistant; QAPI = Quality

2819. Improving Communication and Teamwork in the Surgical Environment Module: Facilitator Notes | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/implementation/training-tools/improving-fac-notes.html
      May 01, 2017 - Use debriefings and ongoing quality improvement. … Design a quality improvement initiative using closed-loop communication. … Through these measures, briefings can help improve patient safety. … At the end of the case, the checklist prompts the team to have a discussion that includes process measures … Quality and Safety in Health Care. 2009;18(2):121-6. PMID: 19342526.

2820. Comparative Health System Performance Initiative: Compendium of U.S. Health Systems, 2018, Technical Documentation (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/chsp/compendium/2018-compendium-techdoc.pdf
      January 01, 2018 - Health Systems, 2018, Technical Documentation Prepared for: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … Introduction In 2015, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) created the Comparative … changes over time with the ultimate goal of understanding how health systems can improve the cost and quality … systems serving low-income and potentially underserved populations, the list draws on two common measures … It is a measure of the hospital’s overall caseload of low-income insured patients.