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4381. Screening for Asymptomatic Carotid Artery Stenosis, Evidence Synthesis, No. 50 (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/downloads/pub/prevent/pdfser/cas/cases.pdf
      December 01, 2007 - USPSTF Hierarchy of Research Design and Quality Rating Criteria Appendix 3. … articles were reviewed and quality-rated independently by two reviewers. … We reviewed two good quality studies (ACAS, ACST) and one fair quality study (VACS). … studies published between 1994 and 2000 on harms of CEA.56 The primary perioperative complication measure … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 2001. 2.

4382. Cauti-Sustainability-Transcript (doc file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/cauti-tools/archived-webinars/cauti-sustainability-transcript.docx
      January 01, 2014 - We really have to measure results to see success and we need to reinforce behavior to achieve success … Another thing that we added as a follow-up measure was having a lead charge complete the audit tool. … and safety measures, other gaps and application of the evidence. … You want to measure how well you're sustaining your CUSP work. … of a CUSP score card asking a variety of questions, and you could also define your own team members’ measures

4383. Standardized Simulated Events for Provocative Testing of Medical Care System Rescue Capabilities (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol4/Blike.pdf
      January 01, 2003 - Analysis: The quality of each team’s performance was assessed using the simulator data files to calculate … “time-out-of- range” measures for the critical variables, and team behaviors were analyzed for deviations … The simulator’s output was used to perform quantitative analyses of the quality of control exercised … A report of the Committee on Quality of Health Care in America, Institute of Medicine. … 30 >> /JPEG2000ColorImageDict << /TileWidth 256 /TileHeight 256 /Quality 30 >> /

4384. Preventing CAUTI in the ICU Setting Facilitator’s Guide Transcript | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/hai/cauti-tools/facil-guide/preventing-cauti-icu-setting-transcript.html
      February 01, 2023 - Preventing CAUTI in the ICU Setting Facilitator’s Guide Transcript Module 1: Overview Slide 1 “Preventing CAUTI in the ICU Setting” is a four-module program designed for intensive care unit, or ICU, nurses to gain a sense of confidence and demonstrate competence in catheter-associated urinary tract infectio…

4385. Making Healthcare Safer Practices: 14. Delirium (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/making-healthcare-safer/mhs3/delirium-1.pdf
      March 01, 2020 - Future trials should use standardized outcome measures. … Delirium scales: A review of current evidence. … A baseline measure was taken of the rate of performance of cognitive assessment on admission. … Need for large, multicenter RCTs that measure all relevant outcomes reliably. … Heterogeneity of design, aim, intervention, measures and outcomes prevents summarizing results.

4386. Observing Patient Care Rounds | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/hai/cusp/toolkit/observing-rounds.html
      December 01, 2012 - Observing Patient Care Rounds CUSP Toolkit Communication among disciplines can be improved if viewed through the eyes of an objective observer. Problem statement: Interdisciplinary rounds are in the best interest of patients. Poor communication among staff is a root cause of many patient adverse and sentin…

4387. Appendix 9: Back to Basics | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      March 01, 2018 - Based on the experiences of the Johns Hopkins Medicine Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety and Quality

4388. Meeting Minutes, March 2018 | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      July 01, 2018 - Chesley, Jr., M.D., Acting Deputy Director Jeffrey Brady, M.D., M.P.H., Director, Center for Quality … Goldmann, M.D., Chair of the National Advisory Council (NAC), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … The system will serve as a robust platform for patient safety and quality improvement, offering data … Savitz urged AHRQ to ensure that quality improvement work is included in evidence syntheses. Dr. … Brady noted that the measures in the Quality and Safety Review System are aligned with those in the National

4389. Final Progress Report: Implementing Reduced Work Hours for All House Staff To Improve Patient Safety (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-02/landrigan2-report.pdf
      January 01, 2024 - Agency Support/Grant Award Number: This project was supported by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … Performance measures studied have included reaction time tests, memory tasks, and manual dexterity … Methods (Study Design, Data Sources/Collection, Interventions, Measures, Limitations) With a multidisciplinary … Joint Commission Journal on Quality Improvement 1998;24(2):77-87. … National Survey on Consumers' Experiences With Patient Safety and Quality Information. 2005.

4390. Methods | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/ptfamilyscan/ptfamily2.html
      July 01, 2018 - the following topics: conceptualization of patient and family engagement around patient safety and quality … Veteran's Health Administration, an expert in engagement and other initiatives, and an expert in safety and quality … posters, videos, and guides that addressed opportunities for patient and family engagement in safety and quality

4391. Series Overview | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/evidence-based-reports/er208-overview.html
      October 01, 2014 - . 1 The AHRQ 2004 to 2007 collection— Closing the Quality Gap: A Critical Analysis of Quality Improvement … Measuring quality: gathering information/data on quality. … Influencing quality: creating incentives for better quality. … Closing the Quality Gap: A Critical Analysis of Quality Improvement Strategies, Volume 5—Asthma Care … Closing the Quality Gap: A Critical Analysis of Quality Improvement Strategies, Volume 3—Hypertension

4392. Appendix B. Example Data Collection Tools | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      October 01, 2015 - are included here as examples for researchers who are considering how to best collect information to measure … The full questionnaire contains 38 questions assessing the practice site, quality improvement activities

4393. HIT/CAHPS Stakeholders Meeting Summary (pdf file)
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      December 01, 2006 - Summary June 28, 2006 1 Introduction On June 28, 2006, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … subject to a rigorous development process that includes a literature review, a review of existing measures … visible or invisible to the patient Related Issues Richard Frankel, Ph.D., suggested having parallel measures … conducted at the Institute for Health Policy, Massachusetts General Hospital, to determine how to measure … , M.D., Director, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Thomas Craig, Office of Quality and Performance

4394. Strategies for Improving Patient Experience with Ambulatory Care: Rapid Referral Programs (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/quality-improvement/improvement-guide/6-strategies-for-improving/access/cahps-strategy-6e.pdf
      July 07, 2017 - July 2017 (updated) https://www.ahrq.gov/cahps/quality-improvement/improvement-guide/improvement-guide.html … https://www.ahrq.gov/cahps/quality-improvement/improvement-guide/improvement-guide.html The CAHPS …  An evaluation of the new referral process based on specific measures, such as waiting time for

4395. Using the CAHPS Database to Compare, Report, and Improve Organizational Performance (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/events/20140115_DB/Final_Using_the_CAHPS_Database_Webcast_Transcript.pdf
      January 01, 2014 - that need improvement, to identify which plans are doing well on specific measures and best practices … As I just mentioned, we need the ability to benchmark externally on measures of access, provider communication … Savings ACO, we also felt it necessary to be able to align our clinics to the same patient experience measures … So this is just simply an example of the access-related measures that we are reporting internally. … can see, by comparing it to both the 2011 and 2012 National CAHPS Database for these access-related measures

4396. Implementing the SPPC-II Teamwork Toolkit - PowerPoint Presentation
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/perinatal-care-2/hypertension_7-implementation.pptx
      July 01, 2023 - performance and safety data Incident reports AHRQ patient safety survey Clinical process and outcome measures … reports, the AHRQ Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture, and site-specific process and outcome measures … Measure before and after you implement  What will you measure? … Key considerations for step 3 include: Knowing what you are going to measure, and for whom. … 21 Acknowledgments This project is funded and implemented by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

4397. Implementing the _x000b_SPPC-II Teamwork Toolkit - PowerPoint Presentation
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/perinatal-care-2/hemorrhage_7-implementation.pptx
      July 01, 2023 - performance and safety data Incident reports AHRQ patient safety survey Clinical process and outcome measures … reports, the AHRQ Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture, and site-specific process and outcome measures … Measure before and after you implement  What will you measure? … Key considerations for step 3 include: Knowing what you are going to measure, and for whom. … 21 Acknowledgments This project is funded and implemented by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

4398. Clinical Inertia and Outpatient Medical Errors (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol2/OConnor.pdf
      January 01, 2003 - With data now available, it is easier to recognize and measure drug therapy than it is to measure lifestyle … algorithms in Figures 1–3 are presented as examples rather than as concrete definitions of how to measure … should be selected to allow sufficient time for an appropriate medication change to impact its target measure … Committee on Quality of Health Care in America. … Crossing the quality chasm: a new health system for the 21st century.

4399. Slide 1
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/cauti-tools/archived-webinars/infectious-complications-090914.pptx
      January 01, 2014 - monitoring of I’s and O’s “Most of our patients are critically ill so we do need the Foley so we can measure … You know, you want it measured but they're not agreeing in how to document it or how to measure it.” … American Hospital Association with contract funding provided by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

4400. Advanced Methods in Delivery System Research - Planning, Executing, Analyzing, and Reporting Research on Delivery System Improvement | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/professionals/prevention-chronic-care/improve/coordination/webinar03/logicmodelsl.html
      July 01, 2013 - Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, February 2013. … conceptual gaps √ √ √ Track progress and changing needs   √ √ Guide choice and timing of process and outcome measures … Include synergies and iterative feedback loops based on a continuous quality improvement framework.