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3361. Making Healthcare Safer Practices: 15. Care Transitions (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/making-healthcare-safer/mhs3/care-transitions-1.pdf
      March 01, 2020 - Hospital readmissions reduction program. … Outcomes A qualitative study by Williams et al. (2014) sought to identify factors that contributed to how programs … CTI • The Care Transition Measure–158,9 is a 15-question care transition measure questionnaire to assess … • The Care Transition Measure–38,9 is a 3-question care transition measure questionnaire to assess … patient- centered medical homes, accountable care organizations, and community-based palliative care programs

3362. AHRQ Activities Using Community-Based Participatory Research to Address Health Care Disparities | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      April 01, 2020 - In 2001, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) collaborated with several Federal agencies … participatory research collaborations can help bring in needed funding, assist in developing proposals for new programs … prevention, and management of chronic diseases; and increase support for culturally appropriate health programs … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. August 2004. … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. June 2005.  

3363. Implementing U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) Recommendations into Health Professions Education (pdf file)
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      September 21, 2010 - 3 Purpose This document was developed as part of an Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … USPSTF) recommendations and resources in campus and community-based health professions educational programs … partners with organizations from the fields of primary care, public health, health promotion, policy, and quality … ahrq.hhs.gov). 1 Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … Coordinator Center for Primary Care, Prevention, & Clinical Partnerships Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

3364. AHRQ Works: Building Bridges Between Research and Practice (pdf file)
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      April 01, 2017 - research and practice to achieve these goals: • Keep patients safe • Help doctors and nurses improve quality … Pronovost, M.D., Ph.D., developed and tested a method called the Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program … AHRQ develops tools for doctors and nurses to improve safety, quality, and patient engagement in … Since the initial program, Project ECHO has spread: • Geographically—With 77 specialist hubs in 33 … (Figure 6) “…MEPS remains an important resource to those concerned with program cost and efficiency

3365. Introduction to Daily Care Processes: Evidence Behind Spontaneous Awakening Trials, Spontaneous Breathing Trials, and Head of Bed Elevation: Facilitator Guide | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      February 01, 2017 - Trials, Spontaneous Breathing Trials, and Head of Bed Elevation: Facilitator Guide AHRQ Safety Program … of using HOB elevation techniques, and access the supporting resources for these daily care process measures … Slide 32: Resources: SAT and SBT Fast Facts Say: The AHRQ Safety Program for Mechanically Ventilated

3366. HHS AHRQ Freedom of Information Annual Report - FY 2010 | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      November 01, 2020 - February 1, 2013, Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … (AHRQ) requesters are handled by the Division of FOIA Services within the Program Support Center. … (AHRQ) Division of FOIA Services Program Support Center Department of Health and Human Services … Public Health and Science PHS—Public Health Service PRO—Professional Review Organization PSC—Program … Indian Health Service NIH - National Institutes of Health OIG - Office of Inspector General PSC - Program

3367. Final Progress Report: Communicating Probabilities through Interactive Computer Graphics (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2024 - between treatments 5, agreeing to screening tests 6, understanding insurance alternatives or healthcare quality … This may be a rhetorical measure to express uncertainty; however, this phenomenon did not fully account … It is possible that the computational skills measures by the Lipkus questions contribute to the ability … National Cholesterol Education Program. … Development of a brief test to measure functional health literacy.

3368. 089-Or-Traffic-Fg (doc file)
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      April 01, 2025 - AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention: Targeting SSI Operating Room Traffic Surgical Services For: … The comprehensive unit-based safety program (CUSP) team is the adaptive hub of ongoing implementation … as door openings, occur frequently, and these have the potential to negatively influence the OR air quality … Slide 8 Human Factors Engineering SAY: Multifactorial processes can affect OR air quality, and the … No. 25-0029 April 2025 OR Traffic | 1 AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention | Surgical Services

3369. 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

3370. Final Progress Report: Shared Decision Making in Surgery To Improve Patient Safety and Reduce Liability (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2024 - barriers to implementation of shared decision making; implement shared decision- making in spine surgery; measure … program. … If medical students, residents, and fellows are part of the practice environment, a program must be … The goal of this study was to measure institutional resource consumption allocated to these types of … National Quality Forum (NQF).

3371. Final Progress Report: 2008 Local Area Networks for Excellence (LANE) Conference (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2024 - Judith Sangl Grant support for this project was provided by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … The conference also energized participants to continue nursing home quality improvement work within … Key words: coalitions, nursing home quality improvement, Advancing Excellence in America’s Nursing Homes … Administration in Long-Term Care (NADONA/LTC), National Association of State Long- Term Care Ombudsman Programs … Methods (Study Design, Data Sources/Collection, Interventions, Measures, Limitations) 4 http://www.nhqualitycampaign.org

3372. Understanding Quality and Safety Problems in the Ambulatory Environment: Seeking Improvement With Promising Teamwork Tools and Strategies (pdf file)
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      July 18, 2008 - Diagram of resources designed to improve health care quality and safety. 5 • Focus on measures … EPITOME program educates patient to help reduce medication errors. … Vol. 4, Programs, tools, and products. AHRQ Pub. 05-0021-4. … Performance measures. 2007. Available at: www.aqaalliance.org/performancewg.htm. … Healthcare Team Coordination Program. Healthcare communications toolkit.

3373. Person-Centered Preventive Healthcare: Reaching Adolescents to Deliver Preventive Services (pdf file)
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      April 01, 2024 - conduct the Youth Risk Behavior Survey at the state level and, as a result, data are not available to measure … For example, increased funding to support projects like the CDC’s What Works in Schools program to provide … What Works In Schools Program. https://www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth/whatworks/what-works-overview.htm. … Improvement"[Mesh] OR "Quality Measure*"[tiab] OR "Healthy People Programs"[Majr] OR "Health Plan Implementation … Improvement"] OR ("Quality" NEXT Measure*):ti,ab OR [mh "Healthy People Programs"] OR [mh "Health Plan

3374. Designing & Delivering Whole-Person Transitional Care The Hospital Guide to Reducing Medicaid Readmissions Webinar 6
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      June 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

3375. Putoolssect7 (doc file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/pressureulcertoolkit/putoolssect7.docx
      February 16, 2011 - Medicine: Are appropriate orders on file or available for any needed special surfaces or other preventive measures … project may need to add or make changes to any parts of the EMR that concern skin assessment, preventive measures … Educational programs may reduce the incidence of pressure ulcers. … Improvement Organization Program. … 5B: Preventing Pressure Ulcers Data Tool Background: This tool can be used to measure

3376. Improving the Safety of Heparin Administration by Implementing a Human Factors Process Analysis (pdf file)
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      May 19, 2003 - Finally, an interactive computer program was introduced to decrease the complexity of protocol use. … safety features embedded in the protocol and online frequently asked questions/ answers within the program … A report of the Committee on Quality of Health Care in America, Institute of Medicine. … VSamples [1 1 1 1] >> /JPEG2000ColorACSImageDict << /TileWidth 256 /TileHeight 256 /Quality … 30 >> /JPEG2000ColorImageDict << /TileWidth 256 /TileHeight 256 /Quality 30 >> /

3377. 4. How do we implement best practices in our organization? | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      October 01, 2014 - How do we measure our pressure ulcer rates and practices? 6. … efforts may still have interim steps or midcourse corrections along the way and you will recognize that quality … advanced wound training by interested staff or using experts from nearby universities or your State Quality … The role of the Unit Champion can be temporary and only needed for getting the program started. … Practice Insights Building electronic documentation systems Quality improvement teams at several

3378. 4. How do we implement best practices in our organization? | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/es/patient-safety/settings/hospital/resource/pressureulcer/tool/pu4.html
      October 01, 2014 - How do we measure our pressure ulcer rates and practices? 6. … efforts may still have interim steps or midcourse corrections along the way and you will recognize that quality … advanced wound training by interested staff or using experts from nearby universities or your State Quality … The role of the Unit Champion can be temporary and only needed for getting the program started. … Practice Insights Building electronic documentation systems Quality improvement teams at several

3379. 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

3380. Slide 1
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      May 28, 2015 - Sunflower” (North Shore University Hospital, NY) 11 Visual cues were introduced to promote the program … 16 Evidence Links Physician Engagement to : Better Outcomes Greater Impact on Quality and Safety … University of Birmingham 2008 Reinertsen et al :Engaging Physicians in a Shared Quality Agenda. … and safety measures Monthly data reports Recurring gaps Staff Safety Assessment survey Anything that … through the contract, “National Implementation of Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP) to