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2341. Lin, Grace | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      October 01, 2014 - Institution: University of California, San Francisco Grant Title: Measurement of Decision Quality … aims: Conduct a systematic review of the literature of theories of decisionmaking and decision quality … , and review existing measures of decision quality measures. … Develop and field test a multidimensional measure of decision quality to be used to evaluate the effectiveness … Young Investigator Award, American Heart Association Quality of Care and Outcomes Research Conference

2342. AHRQ Safety Program for Healthcare-Associated Infection Prevention | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      January 01, 2025 - AHRQ Safety Program for Healthcare-Associated Infection Prevention The Agency for Healthcare … Research and Quality (AHRQ), in conjunction with NORC at the University of Chicago and the Johns Hopkins … University, created the AHRQ Safety Program for Healthcare-Associated Infection (HAI) Prevention to … About the Program Reduce units' HAI rates Free 9-month program with three rolling cohorts for CLABSI, … Join the Program Learn more about the program and upcoming brief educational webinars at https://safetyprogram4hai-prevention.ahrq.gov

2343. Improving Communication and Teamwork in the Surgical Environment
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/implementation/implementation-guide/appendix-o-part2.pptx
      June 02, 2025 - be filtered using bacterial retentive filters as recommended in the AER manufacturer's written IFU Quality … with professional organization guidelines for storage Frequency of use Frequency, type, and results of quality … monitoring of processing Quality of final rinse water (consult AAMI TIR34:2014, Water for the reprocessing … for Ambulatory Surgery Implementation Guide Appendix O Quality Control Ability To Track Scope Use Identify … temperature Cycle date & time Name of LCS/HLD Name/initials of person performing HLD/sterilization Results of quality

2344. Apcd-Inventory (xls file)
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      October 01, 2015 - Details Condition of Focus Measure Condition Subcategory Measure Type (Cost, Quality, or Utilization … National Quality Measures Clearinghouse (NQMC): 009950 52 National Committee for Quality Assurance ( … Otitis media quality measure is out of date. … Large variations in Medicare payments for surgery highlight savings potential from bundled payment programs … set http://www.medicaid.gov/medicaid-chip-program-information/by-topics/quality-of-care/downloads/adult-core-set-archive.zip

2345. Health Care for Blacks | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      June 01, 2018 - Strategy Part 3: Trends in Access and Priorities of the National Quality Strategy—National Quality … Coordination Part 3: National Quality Strategy Priority—Effective Treatment Part 3: National Quality … http://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/technical-documentation/code-lists.2013.html Income … of health care received by Blacks were available for almost all measures tracked in the QDR. … Blacks receive poorer quality of care, especially on measures of as related to person centeredness and

2346. Study Shows Strong Link Between Smoking, Opioid Use | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      July 01, 2024 - Issue Number 923 AHRQ News Now is a weekly newsletter that highlights agency research and program … revealed a strong link between smoking and opioid use, emphasizing the need for integrated treatment programs … to use AHRQ data resources: The Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS®) program … quality and reducing disparities. … Development of patient safety measures to identify inappropriate diagnosis of common infections.

2347. AHRQ Strategic Plan for Health System Transformation To Optimize Health, Functional Status, and Well-Being Among Older Adults (pdf file)
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      August 01, 2024 - as well as increased costs negatively impacting the sustainability of Medicare and state Medicaid programs … measures relevant to HCBS (as well as gaps in the evidence base). … It is designed to served as a local hospital and health system tool to identify and measure adverse … data-analytics/sdoh-data.html https://www.ahrq.gov/sops/surveys/index.html https://www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/quality-measures … (R36), Mentored Career Development Award Program (K01 and K08) and Postdoctoral Fellowship Program

2348. Step 1: Define the Goals, Scope, and Institutional Home of Your Stakeholder Engagement Process | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      March 01, 2019 - from the CMS-funded national evaluation of the Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act … of 2009 (CHIPRA) Quality Demonstration Grant Program. … Try: Consulting relevant peer-reviewed and grey literature (such as evaluations of local programs … Measures for tracking child health QI. In-person educational events for child health providers. … , which had existing peer support programs.

2349. Federal Interagency Workgroup on Improving Diagnostic Safety and Quality in Health Care November Meeting Summary (pdf file)
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      November 15, 2019 - Federal Interagency Workgroup on Improving Diagnostic Safety and Quality in Health Care November Meeting … Federal Interagency Workgroup on Improving Diagnostic Safety and Quality … attended by representatives from the following agencies: AHRQ Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … for Health VA Department of Veterans Affairs Each agency provided an update on publicly available programs … VA • Development of a research informed tool, the Revised Safer Dx Instrument , to help identify/measure

2350. Patient and Family Engagement for Perinatal Safety | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      July 01, 2023 - Patient and Family Engagement for Perinatal Safety AHRQ Safety Program for Perinatal Care Slide … 1: AHRQ Safety Program for Perinatal Care Patient and Family Engagement for Perinatal Safety Slide … Suggest comfort measures. Provide support and suggestions for the partner. … Many hospitals have developed employee assistance programs and medically induced trauma support services … Programs. Facility design. Education.

2351. Harvard University (postdoctoral pediatric), Boston | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      October 01, 2014 - Harvard University (postdoctoral pediatric), Boston Institutional Training Programs AHRQ funds … Details on characteristics of the Harvard University program and its self-identified areas of research … Web site: http://www.childrenshospital.org/pedresearch/   Content Areas Patient Safety and Quality … Child Health Quality Measurement and Improvement. Patient and Family Centered Care. … Program Description The goal of this post-doctoral training program is to train excellent  researchers

2352. AHRQ Safety Program for Perinatal Care: Learn About the Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program
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      May 01, 2017 - 7 The CUSP Model Created through a collaborative effort of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … and State and national-level innovators in patient safety Dovetails with, and supports, a range of quality … Infection reduction project at Keystone Center for Patient Safety and Quality demonstrated CUSP's success … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; April 2011. Kotter J, Rathgeber H. … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Department of Defense.

2353. Implementation Guide: Toolkit for MRSA Prevention in ICU & Non-ICU Settings (doc file)
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      October 01, 2024 - Robust programs to promote evidence-based best practices and hold healthcare personnel accountable for … (CUSP) framework for patient safety and quality improvement. … Key considerations include: · What specific metric will we use to measure progress? … and how to measure adherence to hand hygiene policies. … Hospitals was developed to support implementation of antibiotic stewardship practices by stewardship programs

2354. The Guide to Improving Patient Safety in Primary Care Settings by Engaging Patients and Families (pdf file)
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      April 01, 2018 - Support Strong leadership and staff engagement are important to any successful process improvement program … These measures are often obtained through observation and self-report. … The surveys and measures provided here are recommendations. … These include: � Primary Care Patient Measure of Safety (PC PMOS), discussed in an article in BMJ … Each case study provides an overview of the program, implementation guidance, and contact information

2355. 3. Defining Categorization Needs for Race and Ethnicity Data | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      May 01, 2018 - and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP). … law in February 2009, 4 stipulates the development, by January 2011, of quality measures designed to … as it specifies that "data required for such measures is [ sic ] collected and reported in a standard … Iron Overload Screening Study to complete both the OMB-minimum and the expanded race and ethnicity measure … The expanded measure used in the NHIS includes response categories for Asian Indian, Chinese, Filipino

2356. Myth Busting: Using the CG-CAHPS 12-Month Survey for Quality Improvement (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2013 - Myth Busting: Using the CG-CAHPS 12-Month Survey for Quality Improvement The Practice Engagement Model … • Touch Points and Service Expectations • Staff and Leader Training • Rewards and Recognition Programs … • Procedures for Informing Patients of Waits • Staff Huddles • Service Recovery programs … Myth Busting: Using the CG-CAHPS 12-Month Survey for Quality Improvement Need Help? … The CAHPS Family of Surveys Clinician & Group Surveys (CG-CAHPS) CAHPS Surveys CG-CAHPS Core Measures

2357. AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      November 01, 2024 - AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention This ongoing implementation project aims to help intensive … facilities measurably decrease invasive MRSA infections using AHRQ's Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program … Unfortunately, MRSA infections increased 13 percent during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. 2 This program … Partners for this project include— Johns Hopkins Medicine Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety and Quality

2358. AHRQ's Digital Healthcare Research Program: Federal Partnerships in Improving Health Care Quality | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      January 01, 2020 - AHRQ's Digital Healthcare Research Program: Federal Partnerships in Improving Health Care Quality … Since 2004, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has funded health IT research projects … This fact sheet describes AHRQ's Digital Healthcare Research Program projects where the Program served … provided joint funding with other Federal entities to advance the quality of healthcare through the … and (2) What key measure(s) should be collected from the EHR to drive performance improvement?

2359. Final Progress Report: Toward safer opioid prescribing for chronic pain in high risk populations (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2024 - non-pharmacologic treatments, functional treatment goals, opioid agreements, prescription drug monitoring programs … High impact CP which interferes with daily activity and quality of life affects 8% of US adults. … Establish and measure goals for pain and function. 3. … Check Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs (PDMP). 10. … We employed numerous PROMs in our study and found that no single measure or small group of measures

2360. Supporting Patients Recovering From COVID-19 (SPaRC) (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/coronavirus/long-covid-care-network/sparc-grantee-profile.pdf
      January 01, 2024 - The JH PACT program uses a comprehensive multidisciplinary approach that includes physiatry, physical … To further enhance the quality of Long COVID care among clinicians, the clinic is developing a Long COVID … Additionally, the program will provide comprehensive health literacy training for all staff. … The SPaRC program will be assessed and refined quarterly through a mixed-methods evaluation within a … To measure the effectiveness of these efforts, clinicians and stakeholders will complete surveys assessing