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4201. Evidence Now: Bridging Research & Practice in Primary Care (pdf file)
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      April 01, 2021 - Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) made one of its biggest investments in primary care … of experts from seven regional cooperatives—comprising academic research centers and primary care quality … helped practices evaluate their practice improvement interventions and improve their capacity for quality … For example: n Practices across the Cooperatives dramatically increased the number of quality improvement … n In almost every Cooperative, practices with lower baseline quality improvement capacity made larger

4202. Using an Anonymous Web-Based Incident Reporting Tool to Embed the Principles of a High-Reliability Organization (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol1/Advances-Conlon_50.pdf
      May 06, 2008 - • Improve quality along with patient and employee satisfaction. … Performance on Joint Commission core measures exceeds the norm for all measures and is above the top … decile in five measures. … The PEERs system attempts to measure how events are identified. … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2004.

4203. QDR 2014: Chartbook for Hispanic Health Care, Part 4 (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2014 - quality score is computed for each State based on the number of quality measures that are above, at … It is based on more than 100 QDR measures for which State estimates are possible. … An overall quality score is computed for each State based on the number of quality measures that are … An overall quality score is computed for each State based on the number of quality measures that are … An overall quality score is computed for each State based on the number of quality measures that are

4204. Appendix O. Part 2: A Clear View of Flexible Endoscope Processing: Disinfection/Sterilization Record Keeping - Implementation Guide | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      May 01, 2017 - Quality testing devices are available for many AERs to ensure the solutions are flowing. … Frequency, type, and results of quality monitoring of processing. … Quality of final rinse water (consult AAMI TIR34:2014, Water for the reprocessing of medical devices … Slide 16: Quality Control Ability To Track Scope Use Identify— The sterilizer, AER, or soaking … Results of quality monitoring testing.

4205. | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      January 01, 2025 - Unit (ICU), Critical Care Mueller SK , Kelly C , Singleton S Development of a tool to measure … Development of a tool to measure Potentially Inappropriate Inter-Hospital Transfer (IHT): The POINT Study … Integrated health systems and medical care quality during the COVID-19 pandemic. … improve quality if its competitors improved quality. … Overlapping markets and quality competition among community health centers.

4206. Executive Summary: Person-Centered Preventive Healthcare: Gathering Stakeholder Input on Evidence Implementation (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2024 - measures. … measures. … Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (US); 2019. 6. … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2021. … Implementing High-Quality Primary Care: Rebuilding the Foundation of Health Care.

4207. Primary Care Research Profiles | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      August 01, 2025 - Oregon, and Rhode Island) to build evidence that may help additional states improve access to, and the quality

4208. Advances in Patient Safety | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      July 01, 2022 - This compendium is sponsored jointly by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) and the … Rake Quality Indicators Sensitive to Nurse Staffing in Acute Care Settings (   PDF , 186 KB) Lucy … Powers Safety Climate on Hospital Units: A New Measure (   PDF , 188 KB) Mary A.

4209. Primary Care Practice Facilitation Curriculum Module 10: Mapping and Redesigning Workflow (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/ncepcr/tools/PCMH/pcpf-module-10-workflow-mapping.pdf
      September 01, 2015 - Mapping and Redesigning Workflow Prepared for: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality U.S. … McNellis, M.P.H., P.A., Agency for Health Research and Quality Janice L. … measures Yes Someone would be responsible, perhaps practice to CMS or states manager. … The responsible person would need training in CQI, numerators and denominators, measures, etc. … measures to CMS (example: % of diabetes patients with A1c>9) Example flowchart: reminders to patients

4210. Health System Participation in Medicare Bundled Payment Models, 2016 (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2019 - used publicly available data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to construct a measure … • Safety net systems: Systems are categorized as serving the safety net using two measures: (1) systems … About the Comparative Health System Performance Initiative The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

4211. Health System Participation in Medicare Bundled Payment Models, 2016 (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2019 - used publicly available data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to construct a measure … • Safety net systems: Systems are categorized as serving the safety net using two measures: (1) systems … About the Comparative Health System Performance Initiative The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

4212. Final Progress Report: Engaging Families in Bedside Rounds To Promote Pediatric Patient Safety (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2024 - A researcher video recorded each FCR during the child’s stay (n=673 videos). 4.B.3 Measures 4.B.3.a … Questionnaire was used to assess parent perspectives of safety during the stay.32 To develop and validate this measure … These models included a random intercept to account for the association in the repeated measures across … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

4213. Central Venous Catheter Indications and Alternatives Facilitator Notes (doc file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/clabsi-cauti-icu/urinary-catheter-alternatives-notes.docx
      April 01, 2022 - Slide 13 To adequately measure urine and help patients empty their bladder, bedside commodes, bedpans … Bedside commodes, urinals, hats, daily weights, incontinence pads, and skin-care and barrier creams should

4214. Publications From the Comparative Health System Performance Initiative | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      September 01, 2023 - Distinguishing High-Performing Health Systems Using a Composite of Publicly Reported Measures of Ambulatory … Changes in Quality of Care After Hospital Mergers and Acquisitions. … Texas Hospital’s Perspectives About NICU Performance Measures: A Mixed-Methods Study. … Developing and Validating a Measure To Estimate Poverty in Medicare Administrative Data. … Federally Qualified Health Center Strategies for Integrating Care With Hospitals and Their Association With Measures

4215. Memorial Hospital Uses AHRQ Resources to Cut Readmissions, Promote Patient Self-Management | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      April 01, 2015 - Beth Johnson, R.N., B.S.N., Memorial Hospital's director of quality. … "RED offers quality utility, and by using this resource, we could continue improving our discharge planning … also uses the " Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems" (HCAHPS® ) survey to measure … Staying Active and Healthy With Blood Thinners Topic(s): Patient Safety, Quality

4216. Past Research on Patient Perceptions of Safety and Diagnostic Mishaps | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/dxsafety-patients-source-understanding-dx-error-vol1-3.html
      June 01, 2023 - The NQF’s recent report on diagnostic quality and safety provided examples of such circumstances: … Gathering information directly from a patient, family or caregiver may be the most optimal way to measure … communication quality and avoid possible diagnostic errors in a fragmented system… when only the patient … Currently, there is a paucity of measures that exist to capture the extent or effect of diagnostic odysseys … . 49,50,51,52,53 For example, clinicians and quality improvement teams may learn from patient feedback

4217. Part Two: Removing the Obstacles to Practice Change (continued) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      October 01, 2015 - Barriers "From tech level to the seasoned nurse, you have individual personalities who care about the quality … collect data for your CAUTI reduction plan, whether this data is for the national initiative or your own quality

4218. September 18: Strengthening Partnerships with Patients and Families to Assess and Improve the Experience of Care | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      August 01, 2025 - role of patients and families in the development and implementation of care experience assessments and quality … teams most effectively focus on the healthcare experiences that matter most to patients and families in quality

4219. Leadership To Improve Diagnosis: A Call to Action - Issue Brief 5 (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/patient-safety/reports/issue-briefs/dx-leadership-cx.pdf
      June 03, 2021 - Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; June 2021. … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2020. … Institute of Medicine Committee on Quality of Health Care in America. … Leadership in quality improvement. … Leadership, safety climate, and continuous quality improvement: impact on process quality and patient

4220. Leadership To Improve Diagnosis: A Call to Action - Issue Brief 5 (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/patient-safety/reports/issue-briefs/dx-leadership.pdf
      June 03, 2021 - Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; June 2021. … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2020. … Institute of Medicine Committee on Quality of Health Care in America. … Leadership in quality improvement. … Leadership, safety climate, and continuous quality improvement: impact on process quality and patient