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3161. Community Pharmacy Survey on Patient Safety Culture: User's Guide (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/surveys/community-pharmacy/pharmacy-user-guide.pdf
      July 01, 2018 - by shared perceptions of the importance of safety, and by confidence in the efficacy of preventive measures … The design team developed draft survey items to measure key dimensions and background characteristics … Pharmacy Definition The purpose of the Community Pharmacy Survey on Patient Safety Culture is to measure … That will allow time to design, program, and test the survey. Figure 1. … The midpoints of the scales can be reported as a separate category (Neither Agree nor Disagree or Sometimes

3162. Chapter 3. Linking With a Community Partner | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/tools/obesity-kit/obtoolkit3.html
      March 01, 2014 - What Is a Diabetes Prevention Program? … Programs offered by local hospitals (classes, wellness facilities, support groups, etc.). … Faith-based health programs. … blood glucose was a prerequisite to participate in the YDPP; however, many obesity management community programs … Some programs ask the patient to sign a form that allows the instructor to send attendance or biometric

3163. Advancing the Science and Implementation of Patient Narratives: Summary of Presentations (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/events/webinars/cahps-patient-narratives-presentations-summary.pdf
      January 01, 2022 - concrete, actionable examples of aspects of care already being measured; emphasize elements of composite measures … overview of the MGB transparency program initiated in 2016. … Narrative items that measure domains covered in the CAHPS survey reveal opportunities to improve survey … The most direct way to address bias is to try to measure it in the system and observe it in the processes … How Patient Comments Affect Consumers’ Use of Physician Performance Measures.

3164. Appendix B. Journal Articles Included in Literature Review | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      June 01, 2017 - Defining and measuring chronic conditions: imperatives for research, policy, program, and practice. … State-sponsored public reporting of hospital quality. … Surgical quality among Medicare beneficiaries undergoing outpatient urological surgery. … Public reporting of cost and quality information in orthopaedics. … Large variations in Medicare payments for surgery highlight savings potential from bundled payment programs

3165. Analysis of Requirements for Coverage With Evidence Development (CED) - Topic Refinement (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/ta/topicrefinement/ced-topic-refinement.pdf
      November 01, 2022 - Evidence Development and Coverage Advisory Committee (MEDCAC) and describes related, but distinct, programs … collected in a registry, when the outcomes are selected to generate evidence of efficacy from a direct measure … Sponsors/investigators provide information about the validity of the primary exposure and outcome measures … requirements should give attention to the ethical and equity issues that can arise when implementing CED programs … Sponsors/investigators provide information about the validity of the primary exposure and outcome measures

3166. Event Investigation and Analysis Guide: Appendix I | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/candor/modules/guide4/api.html
      August 01, 2022 - IT structure: solutions consist of changes to programs or interfaces that will change a process.

3167. Main Line Health System Uses Patient Safety Culture Survey in Suburban Philadelphia Facilities | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      December 01, 2012 - The survey is part of the system's comprehensive patient safety program and has yielded measurable benefits … Denise Murphy, RN, MPH, Vice President of Patient Safety and Quality, says, "The survey contributes greatly … Sandeep Sarawgi, MBA, Quality Consultant, also provided data analysis.

3168. Study Finds More Health Risks for Children With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      March 01, 2025 - Issue Number 950 AHRQ News Now is a weekly newsletter that highlights agency research and program … Development of an electronic clinical surveillance measure for unnecessary rapid antibiotic administration … This service is provided to you at no charge by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ

3169. AHRQ's Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Pressure Ulcer Prevention | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/ontime/pruprev/prev-handouts.html
      December 01, 2017 - Program Champion (excitedly): Exactly! … We put measures in place to make sure that another pressure ulcer doesn't develop. … She has seen many programs come and go (including administrators). … She's very interested in physical assessment, quality metrics, and quality improvement. … Janet's role is to push for more quality improvement.

3170. P10: Improving Clinical-Community Linkages in Primary Care for Patients with Multiple Chronic Conditions | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/reports/2024-annual-report/profile-p10-krist.html
      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.  … Proximity and Utilization of Patient-Centered Medical Homes P8: Do Telemedicine Visits Provide Similar Quality … clinicians can participate in new models for connecting patients with needed community services, and measure … AHRQ Primary Care Priority Area Research to improve primary care, including regarding quality, access

3171. 053-Dec-Guide-Readiness (doc file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa/053-dec-guide-readiness.docx
      October 01, 2024 - Medical Officer, Chief Nursing Officer, Director of Infection Control and Prevention, and Director of Quality … and quality improvement framework that is integrated into the AHRQ Toolkit for MRSA Prevention. … If you are having trouble identifying a senior executive on your own, reach out to your hospital’s quality … Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion. … Effectiveness of measures to eradicate Staphylococcus aureus carriage in patients with community-associated

3172. Final Progress Report: TOP-MEDS CERT: Tools for Optimizing Medication Safety (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/lambert-report.pdf
      January 01, 2024 - , second-year masters, and doctoral programs. … The control group includes residents in the same programs who did not receive training. … The BI-SIM has been shown to be the measure of similarity that gives the greatest accuracy when predicting … Patient outcome measures included medication understanding, adherence, and clinical measures (hemoglobin … BMJ Quality & Safety. doi: 10.1136/bmjqs-2015-004929.

3173. Health Assessments A Primary Care Practice Improvement Activity (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/education/continuing-ed/moc_ha.pdf
      February 05, 2015 - Health assessments are common in quality improvement and recognition programs, such as: • The Annual … Home (PCMH) Recognition Program from the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) This … v=Nr2FYMZ5FKE https://cecenter.aanp.org/Program? … • Fulfill requirements for and generate revenue from incentive or quality programs; for example NCQA … 2015 NCQA PCMHa 2014 PQRS Measures 2015 The Joint Commission Core Measure Sets USPSTF

3174. Engaging the Nurse, Physician, Patient/Family, CUSP- Learn From Defects | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/hai/cauti-tools/archived-webinars/engaging-nurse-physician-patient-slides.html
      August 01, 2018 - Engaging Physicians in a Shared  Quality Agenda. IHI Innovation Series White Paper. … In the center of the diagram it says "Engaging Physicians in Quality and Safety". … Guidelines as needed Image: Line graph showing theoretical results in implementing a CAUTI reduction program … and safety measures: Monthly data reports Recurring gaps Staff Safety Assessment survey … through the contract, “National Implementation of Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP) to

3175. Final Progress Report: Engaging Families in Bedside Rounds To Promote Pediatric Patient Safety (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-07/cox-carayon-report.pdf
      January 01, 2024 - Questionnaire was used to assess parent perspectives of safety during the stay.32 To develop and validate this measure … ACGME Program Requirements for Graduate Medical Education in Pediatrics. https://www.appd.org/home/PDF … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. … Department of Pediatrics, Institute for Clinical and Translational Research, and UW Health Innovation Program

3176. Combining Performance Feedback and Evidence-based Educational Resources (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol4/Meurer.pdf
      January 01, 2004 - Objective and program overview We developed a multifaceted demonstration approach using publicly available … Plan for prevention: measure, analyze, and review prior research and baseline data; identify areas for … make continually improved patient safety a declared and specific aim by establishing patient safety programs … assist hospitals with performance feedback and educational tools to advance their patient safety programs … Abstract Introduction and background Objective and program overview Methods Preliminary results of

3177. AHRQ Tips for Grant Applicants | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      February 01, 2025 - AHRQ Tips for Grant Applicants The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) funds grants … for research to support the Agency’s mission to improve the safety and quality of the health care system … AHRQ Mission The purpose of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality is to enhance the quality, … Plan (Attachment 2 on PHS 398 Research Training Program Plan form) For D43 , D71 , U2R , K12 , … Important Note:  Always contact your program official cited in PA/RFA cited in the Funding Announcement

3178. Appendix C. Article Exclusion List with Reason for Exclusion | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      January 01, 2013 - before 2002 Dixon RE,  1987 Costs of nosocomial infections and benefits of infection control programs … Published before 2002 Haley RW, 1985  The efficacy of infection surveillance and control programs … Published before 2002 Misset B, 2004 A continuous quality-improvement program reduces nososcomial … to calculated attributable CLABSI cost estimates Waters HR, 2011 The business case for quality … : economic analysis of the Michigan Keystone Patient Safety Program in ICUs.

3179. Applying Patient Safety Indicators (PSIs) Across Health Care Systems: Achieving Data Comparability (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol2/Rivard.pdf
      May 01, 2004 - Statewide hospital data collection programs voluntarily submit data to HCUP, where the data are converted … Does the complications screening program flag cases with process of care problems? … Evaluation of the complication rate as a measure of quality of care in coronary artery bypass graft … Comorbidity- adjusted complication risk: a new outcome quality measure. … Do different case-mix measures affect assessments of provider efficiency?

3180. Facilitator-Notes (doc file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/implementation/long-term-modules/module1/facilitator-notes.docx
      March 01, 2017 - The toolkit provides tools that are not meant to be an additional program or effort done at your facility … Bundle: Team formation to plan and implement the program Excellent communication skills learned Assess … family members · Discuss how to work with resident advisers, advocates, and long-term care ombudsman programs … improvement programs to be successful. … SLIDE 20 AHRQ Safety Program for Long-Term Care: HAIs/CAUTI Long-Term Care Safety Modules Module