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1901. Bundling Clinical Preventive Services: A Review of Definitions and Concepts from the Literature (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/prevention-chronic-care/decision/research-centers/bundlingcps.pdf
      March 01, 2014 - Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. March 2014. … Department of Health and Human Services or the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. … Combining QOF data with the care bundle approach may provide a more meaningful measure of quality in … Results from a multiple morbidities testing program offering rapid HIV testing bundled with hepatitis … Finally, some studies used bundling of services as a measure for the quality of care.

1902. Chapter 4: Defining Language Need and Categories for Collection (cont.) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      May 01, 2018 - Race, Ethnicity, and Language Data: Standardization for Health Care Quality Improvement Chapter 4: … Page Table of Contents Race, Ethnicity, and Language Data: Standardization for Health Care Quality … The Census employs another measure called "linguistic isolation," meaning that no one ages 14 or older … excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program … ability is widely used in studies evaluating the effects of language proficiency on disparities in the quality

1903. 7. Conclusions and Recommendations | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      July 01, 2021 - 1960s, HSR has helped establish an evidence base to support decisionmaking and improvements in the quality … Moreover, many types of impact are by their nature difficult to systematically measure. … This training could also be incorporated into current research training and career advancement grant programs … as well as payment and delivery innovations for beneficiaries in Medicare, Medicaid, and other CMS programs … to the federal HSR and PCR enterprise, as well as offered insights on how to improve these research programs

1904. Section 1: Product Development | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      March 01, 2025 - Contractors and program staff should not create licensing agreements without AHRQ's attorney. … Explorations in Quality Assessment and Monitoring: The Definition of Quality and Approaches to Its Assessment … The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality publishes this report annually. … of life, except when used as an adjective (quality-of-life outcomes). … Capitalize offices and officers related to AHRQ programs when used as titles: e.g., John Doe, Project

1905. New Dashboard Tracks Progress Toward 50 Percent Reduction in Patient and Workforce Harm | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      December 01, 2024 - Issue Number 941 AHRQ News Now is a weekly newsletter that highlights agency research and program … "It is not the fault of the health care team - it is the way the system works": a mixed-methods quality … Collaborative , a community of diverse stakeholders organized and funded by AHRQ’s Digital Healthcare Research Program … This service is provided to you at no charge by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ

1906. Designing & Delivering Whole-Person Transitional Care The Hospital Guide to Reducing Medicaid Readmissions Webinar 6
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      April 02, 2025 - services for high-risk patients Give examples of how transitional care services and high utilizer programs … 14 15 16 Improving Care for High Utilizers 17 Principles to Guide High Utilizer Programs … Brevity: No more than 1 page; the essential summary information in a way that saves time and promotes quality

1907. References | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      April 01, 2020 - (RED) program. … Development of an instrument to measure seniors' patient safety health beliefs: the Seniors Empowerment … Improving quality of health care through pay-for-performance programs. … Programs, tools, and products . AHRQ Publication No. 05-0021-4, pp. 223-35. … A reengineered hospital discharge program to decrease rehospitalization: a randomized trial.

1908. Assess and Adapt: Understanding the Science of Safety and Reliability (June 3, 2014) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      December 01, 2017 - Lisa Lubomski, an Assistant Professor in the Quality and Safety Research Group Department of Anesthesiology … are pretty central to the work that you're going to be doing in this project, as well as any other quality … You're going to measure performance with the data that you'll be collecting. … It's the comprehensive unit-based safety program. … This is the symbol that AHRQ uses for the CUSP program.

1909. Functional Specifications for Pressure Ulcer Healing | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/ontime/pruhealing/functional-specs.html
      December 01, 2017 - Functional Specifications for Pressure Ulcer Healing AHRQ’s Safety Program for Nursing Homes: … maintain the integrity of the reports for facilities participating in the On-Time Pressure Ulcer Healing Program … Therefore, it is critical for successful implementation of the program and end user adoption of the module … Text   Display: “Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 2014.” … Pressure Ulcer Measures Pressure Ulcer Measures Calculations Numerator Denominator

1910. Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture: User's Guide (pdf file)
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      July 01, 2018 - by shared perceptions of the importance of safety, and by confidence in the efficacy of preventive measures … Based on these activities, the design team developed draft survey items to measure the identified key … Hospital Definition The purpose of the Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture is to measure the culture … There are 42 items grouped into 12 composite measures, or composites. … The midpoints of the scales are reported as a separate category (Neither or Sometimes).

1911. Module 2: Obtaining Organizational Buy-in and Support | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      August 01, 2022 - business case for the CANDOR process is another strategy to help leaders clearly see the value of a program … and how implementation will support the organization’s patient safety and quality goals. … organization must be able to justify the use of human and material resources needed to implement a new program … Helping leaders understand how to connect the CANDOR process with the organization’s safety and quality … the highest quality of care possible.

1912. 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 - Self-Assessment Worksheet for Pressure Ulcer Healing AHRQ’s Safety Program for Nursing Homes: … Department Heads         Medical staff/medical director meeting         QAPI or quality …         Other         Key: CNA = certified nursing assistant; QAPI = Quality

1913. Nursing Intervention to Remove Non-necessary Urinary Catheters
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      January 01, 2013 - MHSA Project Consultant Michigan Health & Hospital Association Keystone Center for Patient Safety and Quality … Collaborative: Improve the culture of safety on your unit through the Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program … nurse educator, or frontline nurse Optional, but less desirable: nurse from organization at large: quality … /patient safety officer or any physician interested in improving safety and quality 11 11 Building … through the contract, “National Implementation of Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP) to

1914. Organizational Embrace of CUSP to Improve Patient Safety (Transcript) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      April 01, 2013 - program. … Sexton, who is the head of the Duke Patient Safety Center, to Holy Cross Hospital to have a variety of programs … We have not yet gotten the full measure of effect out of that protected time. … Just like in any organization, if you don’t track it, you can’t measure your results. … that’s going to stop because it’s no longer a program.”

1915. Pf-Engagement-Facnotes (doc file)
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      May 01, 2017 - AHRQ Safety Program for Ambulatory Surgery Patient and Family Engagement in the Surgical Environment … existing hospital setting Patient and Family Engagement module of the Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program … It will then discuss how to understand and measure engagement in your facility. … or advisers, such as by working with staff, clinicians, and leaders to improve policies, processes, programs … To receive high-quality, safe care.

1916. TeamSTEPPS Research/Evidence Base: Simulation | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      July 01, 2023 - Simulation-based training program to improve cardiopulmonary resuscitation and teamwork skills for the … BMJ Quality & Safety . Select to access the  abstract . Naik, V. N., & Brien, S. E. (2013). … 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 .

1917. Preparing for and Recovering After Hip or Knee Replacement Surgery (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/booklets/hip-knee-surgery-booklet.pdf
      November 01, 2023 - is for identification only and does not imply endorsement by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … Your surgery team will create a recovery program just for you. … Ball Socket 6 AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Surgical Care and Recovery When Is a Hip or Knee … A blood test may be done in the weeks before surgery to measure the nicotine in your blood. … And the point of joint replacement is to improve your quality of life.

1918. Final Progress Report: Engineering Safe Care Journeys for Vulnerable Older Adults (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2025 - Initial electronic health record domains and measures extracted in this study. … There were no significant differences in fall-specific measures or in any measures for the suspected … Development and implementation of a pharmacy fall prevention program. … Rehospitalizations among patients in the Medicare fee-for- service program. … Development and testing of a measure designed to assess the quality of care transitions.

1919. Appendix A: Interview Questions | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      January 01, 2013 - CLABSI, A National Patient Safety Imperative: Final Report Executive Summary Report Organization Program … Implementation Program Impact What We Learned: Five Key Lessons Lessons on How To Improve Future … What are the quality improvement/patient safety (QI/PS) strategic priorities of your association? … For example, does your SHA have a quality council? How often does it meet? … Sustainability How will you sustain the CUSP program in your State?

1920. Healthcare Systems and Infrastructure | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      May 01, 2024 - AHRQ's Recent Primary Care Grants and Resources Practice and Quality Improvement Healthcare Systems … Appendix B: Other AHRQ Programs Relevant for Primary Care Research Audiences 7.  … primary care organizations in payment reform models including the Medicare and Medicaid EHR incentive program … The study team looks at the combined impact of participation in these models on the quality and value … In this program, a health information exchange’s automated electronic alert system notifies primary care