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2281. Facilitator Guide: Build Your SSI Prevention Bundle (doc file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/mvp/modules/technical/early-mobility-icu-facguide.docx
      January 01, 2017 - The Barthel Index score measures activities of daily living and was significantly higher for patients … pre-quality improvement time period. … Slide 25 Conclusions – Safety SAY: All of the articles we reviewed stated that early mobility programs … Each of these studies started at the same point and involved building a program. … All quality improvement projects in the hospital are time consuming.

2282. Executive Summary: Implementing PCOR To Increase Referral, Enrollment, and Retention in Cardiac Rehabilitation through Automatic Referral with Care Coordination (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/publications2/files/takeheart-executive-summary.pdf
      August 01, 2023 - Assessed at https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Quality-Initiatives-Patient-Assessment- Instruments/MMS/Quality-Measure-and-Quality-Improvement … /MMS/Quality-Measure-and-Quality-Improvement-#:%7E:text=Quality%20improvement%20is%20the%20framework, … /MMS/Quality-Measure-and-Quality-Improvement-#:%7E:text=Quality%20improvement%20is%20the%20framework, … /MMS/Quality-Measure-and-Quality-Improvement-#:%7E:text=Quality%20improvement%20is%20the%20framework, … /MMS/Quality-Measure-and-Quality-Improvement-#:%7E:text=Quality%20improvement%20is%20the%20framework,

2283. Engage Patients and Families for Perinatal Safety (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/perinatal-care/modules/teamwork/engage/pf-engagement-facilitator-guide.pdf
      May 01, 2017 - patients, family members, clinicians, and hospital staff work together as partners to improve the quality … This partnership is important because health care quality and safety directly affect patients and families … • Suggests comfort measures during labor to the woman and her partner. … second victims of adverse events and often provide psychological support through employee assistance programs … Examples include working with staff, clinicians, and leaders to improve policies, processes, programs

2284. Communication and Optimal Resolution (CANDOR) Toolkit Module 3: Preparing for Implementation: Change Readiness and Gap Analysis
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/candor/module3/module3-assessment-change-readiness-gap-analysis.pptx
      August 25, 2015 - the organization and Care for the Caregiver Lead, responsible for implementing a Care for Caregiver program … Establish shared mental model of the importance of safety and prevention measures. … Process, outcome, and quality improvement measures. … WHO will measure Collect and report data. WHEN to measure Baseline, implementation, sustainability. … When to measure: Establish a baseline measurement prior to the launch of the project, then measure performance

2285. Final Progress Report: Real-time assessment of risk factors for medication errors (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/dresselhaus-report.pdf
      January 01, 2024 - Inclusive Dates or Project September 30, 2003 – September 29, 2005 Federal Project Officer James Battles, Program … Measures captured by DHST are summarized in the table below. … We did not find differences on our measure of overall sleep hours per night or in terms of reported … sleep quality. … with these measures.

2286. Using the Opportunity Estimator (Transcript) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/hai/cusp/toolkit/content-calls/estimator.html
      April 01, 2013 - , this step is crucial in laying the foundation for the work that we're doing, so facing changes in programs … very important measures, in that way may help you to get a response. … You might use it at the end of the project to measure your impact. … If you look at that estimator, everything from the sliding scales of how many infections and how many … This concludes the program. You may now disconnect. Everyone, have a wonderful day.

2287. Understanding CAHPS® Surveys: A Primer for New Users Infographic (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/events/webinars/understanding-cahps-101-infographic.pdf
      February 01, 2019 - Webcast on January 8, 2019 CAHPS: Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems The CAHPS Program … Goal of AHRQ's CAHPS program: Advancing knowledge, measurement, and improvement of patients' experiences … Health Plans Health Plans Dental Plans Home and Community- Based Services Use of CAHPS Surveys Quality … technical assistance Web site: Surveys, Administration methods, FAQs CAHPS Database Talking Quality

2288. Module 3: Best Practices in Pressure Injury Prevention | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/resource/pressureinjury/workshop/slides3.html
      October 01, 2017 - Puzzle pieces are labeled “assess readiness,” “manage change,” “implement practices,” “best practices,” “measure … points during the module, we’ll discuss which best practices you want to include in your prevention program … Slide 17: Risk Assessment Scales Only one part of risk assessment. … Two widely used scales: Braden Scale (Tool 3D). Norton Scale (Tool 3E). … A screenshot shows the Pressure Ulcer Prevention Program Action Plan: June 2015-January 2016.

2289. Saving Lives and Saving Money: Hospital-Acquired Conditions Update | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/hai/pfp/interimhacrate2014.html
      January 01, 2018 - payment policies, public reporting of hospital-level results, technical assistance offered by the QIO program … make care safer, investing in tools and training to catalyze improvement, and investments in data and measures … the Partnership for Patients has begun. 5 CMS has funded a new initiative focusing on improving the quality … AHRQ's patient safety programs continue to enable and guide improvements in health care delivery. … Online at: http://www.ahrq.gov/professionals/quality-patient-safety/pfp/hacrate2013.html . 5.

2290. 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 - with primary care practices more holistically, and based on their self-identified quality improvement … 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.

2291. Participating in the 2023 CAHPS® Home and Community-Based Services Survey Database: What You Need to Know - Bakdash (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/events/webinars/2-2023hcbs-survey-webcast-bakdash.pdf
      June 02, 2025 - ® Home and Community-Based Services Survey Database: What You Need to Know - Bakdash AHRQ’S CAHPS PROGRAM … Social Science Analyst, Center for Quality Improvement & Patient Safety, AHRQ Agency for Healthcare … Research and Quality (AHRQ) AHRQ is: ►A research and science-based agency ►Lead federal agency: … Improving the safety and quality of the U.S. healthcare system AHRQ is not: A regulatory agency 6 … Certification and recognition Value-based purchasing Health service research 10 AHRQ’S CAHPS Program

2292. SOPS™ Health Information Technology (Health IT) Supplemental Items for Hospitals Webcast Transcript (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/quality-patient-safety/patientsafetyculture/hospital/healthitwebinar/sops-hit-webcast-transcript.pdf
      July 25, 2018 - Director, Center for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … He leads a part of the agency that conducts AHRQ programs, which include patient safety research and … So when an organization uses a resource like the SOPS survey to measure patient safety culture they're … implementation and it's great that Westat and AHRQ have worked to develop a tool to actually help measure … "I have not been trained at all on how to use this program.

2293. Spotlight on Idaho -- The National Evaluation of the CHIPRA Quality Demonstration Grant Program (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/statesummaries/chipra-750-idaho-state-snapshot.pdf
      January 01, 2018 - Spotlight on Idaho -- The National Evaluation of the CHIPRA Quality Demonstration Grant Program January … funded by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) through the Children’s Health Insurance Program … the program. … Demonstration Grant Program? … caregiver peer support programs?

2294. Guide-Infection-Prevention (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/resources/guides/guide-infection-prevention.pdf
      March 01, 2017 - under contract number HHSA290201000025I, task order 8, from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … contractor, Health Research & Educational Trust, have made a good faith effort to take all reasonable measures … Together, all LTC facility team members—residents, family, and staff—can improve quality and prevent … Infection A sign of infection is what you can observe (for example what you can see, hear, feel, or measure … Impact of infection preventionists on Centers for Medicare and Medicaid quality measures in Maryland

2295. Improving Nonsurgical Management of Urinary Incontinence in Women (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/projects/urinary/managing-urinary-incontinence-slides.pdf
      October 14, 2022 - and other measures. … The ECHO program is designed to improve their knowledge in this regard, so they are well-prepared for … @va.gov and ask for the PURSUIT program. … • Specific Aim 3a: To measure the effect on patient outcomes including symptom severity, disease-specific … • Can the quality of care for UI, as measured by adherence to evidence-based quality-of- care indicators

2296. Case Example #6: Henry Ford Health System | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/tools/workforce-financing/case-example-6.html
      July 01, 2019 - Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; October 2016. … We also learned about HFHS programs that work for quality-of-life equity for underrepresented racial/ … HFHS has a diabetes self-management program called the Diabetes Care Center. … All RNs are currently in training for an program to start in October 2015. … As a result, WIN Network: Detroit has had zero infant deaths in their pilot population, and preterm weights

2297. PowerPoint Presentation
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/education/curriculum-tools/cusptoolkit/modules/spread/spread.pptx
      April 15, 2012 - Definition of Spread1 3 Health care culture is local Quality interventions target a process in small … team who drove the pilot project to be responsible for system-wide spread Look at process and outcome measures … North Carolina Center for Hospital Quality and Patient Safety. … The Patient Safety Education Program (PSEP), Canada; February 2012. 19 References 4. … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2008.

2298. 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 - CAUTI-Related Data Collection Tool AHRQ Safety Program for Long-Term Care: HAIs/CAUTI … 1,000 resident days) (Number of collected urine cultures / Number of resident days) x 100 0 Measure

2299. Preparing a Questionnaire Using the CAHPS Clinician & Group Survey (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/surveys-guidance/cg/instructions/preparing_questionnaire_cg30.pdf
      September 01, 2015 - Telephone Script for the CAHPS Clinician & Group Survey • Translating CAHPS Surveys Data Analysis Program … and Guidelines • CAHPS Analysis Program (SAS) • Preparing and Analyzing Data from the CAHPS Clinician … • Patient Experience Measures for the CAHPS Clinician & Group Survey http://www.cahps.ahrq.gov/ … Field: Experiments in Influencing Response Rates from Medicaid Enrollees. 2000 Proceedings, Data Quality … (DK) and “REFUSED” (REF) response option, either in a Computer Assisted Telephone Interview (CATI) program

2300. Blood Pressure Control Evidence and Resources | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/projects/heart-health/evidence/blood-pressure.html
      March 01, 2021 - The measure used by EvidenceNOW to evaluate blood pressure control reflects the percentage of patients … This measure was endorsed by the National Quality Forum (NQF 0018) and is used by the Centers for Medicare … (Measure ID: CMS165) The EvidenceNOW goal for primary care practices in the study is to have at least … Blood Pressure Measurement: Measure Accurately Designed for clinicians’ offices, this poster reviews … slides from an 11-minute presentation by Anthony Viera, MD, MPH, Director of Hypertension Research Program