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2381. Kaiser Permanente School of Anesthesia Uses AHRQ’s Surveys on Patient Safety Culture, TeamSTEPPS® | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      May 01, 2025 - The measure identified a 22.5 percent overtreatment in 113,764 adult patients admitted to the emergency … their results with aggregated data from other participants and access to database products that support quality … ET:  AHRQ Safety Program for HAI Prevention: CLABSI Recruitment Webinars .  … ET:  Implementing CMS’ Patient Safety Structural Measure (PSSM). … This service is provided to you at no charge by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ

2382. Advancing Patient Safety Through Diagnostic Excellence (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/action-alliance/action-alliance-diagnostic-excellence-webinar.pdf
      August 01, 2025 - Presenter Notes Presentation Notes  https://www.ahrq.gov/teamstepps-program/diagnosis-improvement/index.html … and Informatics Program, Center for Innovations in Quality, Effectiveness and Safety Michael E. … Hardeep Singh, MD, MPH CENTER FOR INNOVATIONS IN QUALITY, EFFECTIVENESS & SAFETY (IQUEST) MICHAEL E. … Founder and President Emeritus of the Society to Improve Diagnosis in Medicine Jean-Luc Tilly, MPA, Program … Dx Overview of Measure Dx Case Finding Strategies in Measure Dx Examples of What Teams Learned Examples

2383. State at a Glance: Georgia | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      March 01, 2019 - demonstration States working together to improve the quality of health care for children? … peer support programs? … three partner States implemented the necessary project planning tool developed by CHCS to quantifiably measure … Establishing a continuous quality improvement framework for CMEs. … Grant Program, please contact: Laura P.

2384. Appendix A: Priority Topics | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      February 01, 2014 - First Quartile Compare the effectiveness of comprehensive care coordination programs, such as the … Compare the effectiveness of literacy-sensitive disease management programs and usual care in reducing … or programs incorporating support groups and educational resources. … Compare the effectiveness of different quality improvement strategies in disease prevention, acute care … Compare the effectiveness of comprehensive, coordinated care and usual care on objective measures of

2385. How are CHIPRA quality demonstration States designing and implementing caregiver peer support programs? | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      February 01, 2014 - How are CHIPRA quality demonstration States designing and implementing caregiver peer support programs … Grant Program aims to identify effective, replicable strategies for enhancing quality of health care … Using quality measures to improve child health care. … Reauthorization Act of 2009 (CHIPRA) Quality Demonstration Grant Program. 1 The Highlight focuses … Acknowledgments The national evaluation of the CHIPRA Quality Demonstration Grant Program and the

2386. Asthma Care Quality Improvement Workbook and Resource Guide | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      July 01, 2016 - Asthma Care Quality Improvement Workbook and Resource Guide The Asthma Care Quality Improvement … quality improvement strategies. … The Asthma Care Quality Improvement Workbook and the Resource Guide can be used to: Assess the quality … Design strategies customized to specific needs, including creating new asthma quality improvement programs … and building on existing programs.

2387. Appendix B. In-Person Meetings | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      April 01, 2018 - Jef will finish writing the program and start running the Intermountain data-updating as necessary and … patterns of infection that might suggest opportunities for process improvement/re-engineering to enhance quality … No method to measure SSI is perfect nor will there ever be a perfect measure. … Quality of HAI surveillance for required, publicly available data will likely suffer from the same problems … Task 5 — Reconciling relevant linkage across Task 2 and 3 Model for Continuous Quality Improvement

2388. CUSP Toolkit: Spread Presentation Slides | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      December 01, 2012 - The other CUSP Toolkit modules focus on quality improvement projects at the unit level, where culture … Look at process and outcome measures quarterly. … References North Carolina Center for Hospital Quality and Patient Safety. … The Patient Safety Education Program (PSEP) Canada; February 2012. … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2008.

2389. Best Practices in Public Reporting No. 3: How to Maximize Public Awareness and Use of Comparative Quality Reports Through Effective Promotion and Dissemination Strategies | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      June 01, 2017 - of the measure, scoring methodology, or time period covered. … Other times, reports cover different measures, e.g., one reports on one aspect of quality, such as patient … Identify the radio and TV programs—particularly local programs—that address health issues. … includes measures of health care for children. … used the full range of organizations discussed above and more to get out the word about the then-new program

2390. Imbedding Research in Practice to Improve Medication Safety (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol4/Advances-Raebel_53.pdf
      May 07, 2008 - The primary outcome measure for each project was the incidence of medication errors, defined as the … Kaiser Permanente Colorado improving medication safety program Project Outcome measure (direction … Kaiser Permanente Colorado improving medication safety program (continued) Project Outcome measure … Training programs were developed, as were awareness campaigns and reference documents, to help pharmacists … Some individuals maintain that medication safety programs should start with an EMR- or computerized

2391. Puh-Electronic-Reports (pdf file)
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      February 10, 2014 - AHRQ’s Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Pressure Ulcer Healing Electronic Reports On-Time … Vendors and facilities will work together to determine which measures may be obtained from available … data and which measures the facility finds most useful. … Table 13: Pressure Ulcer Measures Pressure Ulcer Measures Calculations Numerator Denominator … AHRQ’s Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Pressure Ulcer Healing Electronic Reports On-Time

2392. Connecticut Hospital Reduces Pressure Injuries Using AHRQ Toolkit | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      August 01, 2018 - Preventing Pressure Ulcers in Hospitals: A Toolkit for Improving Quality of Care was central to the … This involved working with the hospital’s quality and data staff to make sure common terms and measurement … Saint Francis implemented the toolkit as part of an AHRQ-sponsored Hospital Pressure Ulcer Training Program … Eleven hospitals across the Nation participated in the program, which ran from 2015 to 2017. … Topic(s): Healthcare Costs, Outcomes, Patient Safety, Pressure Ulcers, Quality

2393. Contact Precautions for MRSA Prevention - Webinar slide notes (doc file)
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      October 01, 2024 - the clinical situation. · Observing respiratory hygiene and cough etiquette, including source control measures … environment and patient care equipment and instruments. · Practicing sharps safety and administrative control measures … sometimes” approach, stating that if the facility has a strong and active hand hygiene and decolonization programs … In many of the units, staff were concerned about the quality of care their patients would be receiving … The teams discussed evidence that the quality of care can be maintained, and they shared with staff the

2394. Tennessee Heart Health Network Newsletter, November 2021 (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/tools-and-materials/114-tenn-heart-health-newsletter.pdf
      November 01, 2021 - Agency for Health Research and Quality (AHRQ). Click here to see our press release. … Measures for Success A major part of our project is collecting data to measure the effectiveness of … All three of our intervention programs—health coaching, text messaging, and pharmacist-physician collaboration

2395. The Power of Patient Stories for Improving the Patient Experience webcast - Ginsberg (pdf file)
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      June 02, 2025 - Patient Experience webcast - Ginsberg WELCOME FROM AHRQ Caren Ginsberg, PhD Director, CAHPS & SOPS Programs … Center for Quality Improvement & Patient Safety, AHRQ Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … ► The lead Federal agency charged with improving the safety and quality of America’s healthcare system … interactions patients have with the healthcare system • Patient experience of care ≠ patient satisfaction • Measures

2396. AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa/008-antibiotic-stewardship-slides.pptx
      October 01, 2022 - Coordinated interventions to improve and measure the appropriate use of antibiotics by promoting the … & Medicaid Services and The Joint Commission both require hospitals to have antibiotic stewardship programs … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ).

2397. Final Progress Report: Implementation of a Medication Reconciliation Toolkit to Improve Patient Safety (MARQUIS2) (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-02/schnipper2-report.pdf
      January 01, 2024 - This approach measures both sudden improvement with implementation of the intervention as a whole (change … the implementation period among patients who did not receive any patient-level interventions as a measure … receive any patient-level interventions in the first, middle, and last 6 months of the study as a measure … medication discrepancies among the hundreds of hospitals it works with, providing much- needed data to measure … Development of a sustainment program for the MARQUIS2 Collaborative.

2398. Strategy 6E: Rapid Referral Programs | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/cahps/quality-improvement/improvement-guide/6-strategies-for-improving/access/strategy6g-rapid-referral.html
      April 01, 2023 - Strategy 6E: Rapid Referral Programs Contents 6.E.1. The Problem 6.E.2. … Intervention #2: The Referral Expert References   Download Strategy 6E: Rapid Referral Programs … Intervention #1: The Referral Agreement Rapid referral programs include a host of strategies intended … When implemented effectively, this program should result in earlier diagnoses, reduced "no-show rates … An evaluation of the new referral process based on specific measures, such as waiting time for an appointment

2399. Final Progress Report: AUA 2022 Quality Improvement Summit: Opportunities to Improve Care in Urology (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2024 - Several strategies employed by general surgery residency programs could be used by urology residency … Gore questioned how one might measure the different variables associated with incontinence. Dr. … Suskind acknowledged that incontinence is complex and difficult to measure because some patients are … The panel emphasized the importance of tracking outcome measures for family and caregivers as well. … involved. o Incorporate palliative care flowsheets and alerts in the EHR. o Use patient-reported outcome measures

2400. Labor and Delivery Unit Safety: Umbilical Cord Prolapse | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/labor-delivery/perinatal-care/modules/strategies/labor-delivery-unit/tool-cord-prolapse.html
      July 01, 2023 - Labor and Delivery Unit Safety: Umbilical Cord Prolapse AHRQ Safety Program for Perinatal … The key safety elements are presented within the framework of the Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program … This might include an existing medical peer review process or review by a perinatal safety or quality … Simulation (SPPC Program Pillar) Sample scenario: Cord prolapse. … When regrouping to discuss plan of care if patient fails to respond to initial measures.