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3601. Implementing the Surgical Safety Checklist | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/implementation/implementation-guide/guide-implement.html
      November 01, 2017 - Culture surveys are commonly used in hospitals and other medical environments to measure workplace conditions … Many surveys used to measure culture more broadly in hospitals are not customized enough to inform checklist … If possible, the team should include an administrator or representative from your quality improvement … Quality Improvement Study Framework These documents were created to assist the completion of a quality … safety checklist, but can be used for any quality improvement project.

3602. Producing Accurate Clinical Quality Reports for Population Health: A Delivery System-Oriented Approach to Report Validation (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/tools-and-materials/ehr-reports.pdf
      March 01, 2016 - measures, and submitting data to national registries for cancer, chronic renal failure and syndromic … In general, priority should be given to reports that help care teams measure and close care gaps, an … In the world of fee-for-service medicine, interval incidence reports are commonly used to measure productivity … measures. … Using electronic clinical quality measure reporting for public health surveillance.

3603. Six Building Blocks How-To-Implement Toolkit: Prepare and Launch Guide (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/patient-safety/settings/ambulatory/6bb-toolkit-prepare.pdf
      February 18, 2021 - For instance, you could use the event tally form to track a measure of interest over the course of … success and what is feasible to measure with the clinic’s data. … The team will select at least one measure at the first action plan meeting to begin tracking. … A system to measure and monitor progress in opioid therapy practice change… …does not exist. … …has been fully implemented to measure and track progress on specific objectives.

3604. Appendix E. Sample Participant Agenda | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/resource/pressureinjury/guide/ape.html
      October 01, 2017 - Insights: Challenges and Solutions Preventing Pressure Injuries in Hospitals Improving Quality … Module 1: Understanding Why Change Is Needed Quality Improvement Specialist (QIS)/Instructor Implementation … Module 5: How To Measure Pressure Injury Rates and Prevention Practices QIS/Instructor Implementation

3605. High-Risk Deliveries at Facilities With 24/7 In-House Physician Capable of Safely Managing Labor and Delivery and Performing a Cesarean Section, Including an Emergent Cesarean Section (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/availability/chipra-0120-fullreport.pdf
      May 01, 2018 - Measure Owner Collaboration for Advancing Pediatric Quality Measures (CAPQuaM) 1.E. … measure belongs to the Pediatric Quality Measures Program (PQMP) Availability of High-Risk Obstetric … asthma care quality, inpatient care measures). … Documents for Tables 2-4; the data within categories are nationally representative, but final sampling weights … These are important measures regarding quality and patient safety in obstetric care.

3606. Nutrition Research Series: Volume 3: Reporting of Systematic Reviews of Micronutrients and Health: A Critical Appraisa (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/evidence-based-reports/nutrtp3.pdf
      March 01, 2009 - Only 58 SRs (41 percent) used quality scales or checklists to assess the methodological quality of the … Among the eight SRs of both intervention and observational studies, eight different quality scales or … Seven of the eight SRs used single quality scales (e.g., good, fair, or poor) for both intervention … The definitions (or the quality items considered) of these quality scales varied. … scales or checklists to assess the methodological quality of the primary studies included.

3607. Action Plan Worksheet (doc file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/tools-and-materials/action-plan-template.docx
      June 02, 2025 - Use the data from the Quality Improvement Change Assessment (QICA), current patient panel data, discussions … REALISTIC AND TIME-BOUND TESTABLE IDEAS EMBED CLINICAL EVIDENCE UTILIZE DATA ESTABLISH QUALITY

3608. CAUTI-Related Data Collection Tool | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/resources/tools/cauti-surveillance/collect-tool.html
      March 01, 2017 - 1,000 resident days) (Number of collected urine cultures / Number of resident days) x 100 0 Measure

3609. Facilitator Guide: Build Your SSI Prevention Bundle (doc file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mvp/ltvv-intro/ltvv-intro-facguide.docx
      January 01, 2017 - A preemptive strategy is required to close this quality gap. … It may be as simple as providing disposable tape measures in patient rooms and including height as part … When a patient is admitted, the nurses or the respiratory therapist can measure the height, and then … Another important measure to standardizing protocol is assigning a custodian of the process. … Slide 45 Closing Gaps in Quality SAY: Closing gaps in quality is crucial, and auditing your intervention

3610. From Public Testimony to Vehicle for Statewide Action: Experience of the Michigan State Commission on Patient Safety (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol2/Advances-Valade_46.pdf
      May 05, 2008 - measures were instituted as reviewing and coding got underway: continued testimony review and feedback … control measures as they evolved. … Measure and reward performance • Establish or adopt standards for patient safety performance across … develop or adopt a common vocabulary and standardized data definitions, set dynamic benchmarks to measure … The proposed Center would catalyze, measure, and coordinate progress toward a safer Michigan health

3611. Considering Quality: Engaging Consumers to Make Better Health Decisions (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-07/leroy1-report.pdf
      January 01, 2024 - Considering Quality: Engaging Consumers to Make Better Health Decisions Considering Quality: Engaging … healthcare choices and the types of quality information currently available. … Funders also explored translation of quality information into understandable, usable formats. … A final Issue Brief report, Considering Quality: Engaging Consumers to Make Better Health Decisions, … For example, as consumers consider specific quality measures, such as how frequently heart attack patients

3612. Tool 5 (continued) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/es/patient-safety/settings/hospital/red/toolkit/phone-roleplay.html
      March 01, 2025 - Overview Tool 2: How To Begin the Re-engineered Discharge Implementation at Your Hospital How CMS Measures

3613. Tool 5 (continued) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/red/toolkit/phone-roleplay.html
      March 01, 2025 - Overview Tool 2: How To Begin the Re-engineered Discharge Implementation at Your Hospital How CMS Measures

3614. Fuzzy Set Analysis | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/professionals/prevention-chronic-care/improve/coordination/webinar01/fuzzysetsq-a.html
      July 01, 2013 - with set theory in mind makes the subsequent analysis easier and makes it easier to produce a high quality … Marcus's Answer: The NCQA [National Committee for Quality Assurance] PCMH levels are ordinal but not … It measures the strength of the association. Coverage is analogous to r2.

3615. State at a Glance: Vermont | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/policymakers/chipra/demoeval/demostates/vt.html
      March 01, 2019 - State at a Glance: Vermont Learn more about the CHIPRA quality demonstration projects being implemented … Evaluation Highlight No. 2 : How are States and evaluators measuring medical homeness in the CHIPRA Quality … agendas Evaluation Highlight No. 6 : How are CHIPRA quality demonstration States working together … to improve the quality of health care for children? … Testing an approach to quality improvement of a State's own design.

3616. Using a Computerized Fall Risk Assessment Process to Tailor Interventions in Acute Care (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/downloads/pub/advances2/vol1/advances-hook_25.pdf
      February 26, 2008 - populations (Table 2) to achieve improvements in fall and fall-related injury outcomes using standard measures … Fall and fall-related injury outcome measures Measure Definition Fall An unplanned descent to the … Implementation guide for NQF-endorsed voluntary consensus standards for nursing-sensitive care performance measures … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). … Implementation guide for NQF- endorsed voluntary consensus standards for nursing- sensitive care performance measures

3617. New Models of Primary Care Workforce - Case Example #8: Methodist Healthcare Ministries: Wesley Health & Wellness Center (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/primary-care/workforce-financing/case_example_8.pdf
      October 01, 2016 - Dental staff review metrics and use the QI measures to improve care. … Quality Methodist Healthcare Ministries has focused on developing a culture of quality care by spurring … measures. … Measures are reported per provider and discussed at monthly provider meetings. … The ultimate goal is to measure social determinants of health and have all health quality measures built

3618. Using a Computerized Fall Risk Assessment Process to Tailor Interventions in Acute Care (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol1/Advances-Hook_25.pdf
      February 26, 2008 - populations (Table 2) to achieve improvements in fall and fall-related injury outcomes using standard measures … Fall and fall-related injury outcome measures Measure Definition Fall An unplanned descent to the … Implementation guide for NQF-endorsed voluntary consensus standards for nursing-sensitive care performance measures … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). … Implementation guide for NQF- endorsed voluntary consensus standards for nursing- sensitive care performance measures

3619. Final Progress Report: Effects of Extended Work Hours on ICU Patient Safety (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-09/czeisler-report.pdf
      January 01, 2024 - 09/30/01-09/29/04 Federal Project Officer: Eileen Hogan Agency: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … 2) to compare subjective reports of work hours and sleep with simultaneous, independent, objective measures … Mood assessments were completed using analogue scales. … Subjective feedback, as well as objective measures of medical errors and time to critical interventions … trainees in situ and quantifies the effects of eliminating extended-duration work shifts on these measures

3620. Thermal Condition of Low Birth Weight Neonates Admitted to Level 2 or Higher Nurseries in the First 24 Hours of Life (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/acute/chipra-119-fullreport.pdf
      May 01, 2018 - Measure Owner Collaboration for Advancing Pediatric Quality Measures (CAPQuaM). 1.E. … This measure belongs to the Pediatric Quality Measures Program (PQMP) Inpatient Perinatal Collection … asthma care quality, inpatient care measures). … One such study found that quality measures that could be calculated using administrative data showed … Formal selection of measures for a composite index of NICU quality of care: Baby-MONITOR.