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www.ahrq.gov/practiceimprovement/delivery-initiative/execsumm.html
June 01, 2017 - Spreading Lean: Taking Efficiency Interventions in Health Services Delivery to Scale
Executive Summary
This executive summary provides details on a project to study the implementation, spread, and sustainability of Lean-based redesigns in primary care departments at the Palo Alto Medical Foundati…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/ontime/fallspx/reports.html
November 01, 2017 - AHRQ’s Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Falls Prevention
Electronic Reports
Four types of reports are described here. Each section presents a sample report followed by purpose, description, and users and potential uses. The types of reports are:
On-Time Falls High-Risk Report .
Quarterly Summar…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/publications/files/execsumm-lean-redesign.docx
March 01, 2017 - Executive Summary
Spreading Lean: Taking Efficiency Interventions in Health Services Delivery to Scale
Prepared for:
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
5600 Fishers Lane
Rockville, MD 20857
www.ahrq.gov
Accelerating Change and Transformation in Organizations and Networks II
Contract No. HHSA2902010…
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/stpra/stpraapc.html
April 01, 2018 - Proactive Risk Assessment of Surgical Site Infection in Ambulatory Surgery Centers
Appendix C. Site Visit Protocol
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Proactive Risk Assessment of Surgical Site Infection in Ambulatory Surgery Centers
Executive Summary
Chapter 1. Introduction
Chapter 2. S…
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www.ahrq.gov/funding/training-grants/hsrguide/hsrguide3.html
October 01, 2014 - An Organizational Guide to Building Health Services Research Capacity
Step 3: Planning the Infrastructure Support
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Table of Contents
An Organizational Guide to Building Health Services Research Capacity
Introduction
Step 1: Assessing Your Organization's Needs and Capabilit…
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www.ahrq.gov/es/patient-safety/settings/hospital/red/toolkit/redtool2.html
March 01, 2013 - Re-Engineered Discharge (RED) Toolkit
Tool 2: How To Begin the Re-engineered Discharge Implementation at Your Hospital
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Table of Contents
Re-Engineered Discharge (RED) Toolkit
Tool 1: Overview
Tool 2: How To Begin the Re-engineered Discharge Implementation at Your Hospital…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/pdi/b1_pdi_applyingpdis.pdf
March 01, 2016 - Applying the AHRQ Pediatric Quality Indicators to Hospital Data
Pediatric Toolkit for Using the AHRQ Quality Indicators
How To Improve Hospital Quality and Safety
i Tool B.1
Applying the AHRQ Pediatric Quality Indicators to Hospital Data
What is the purpose of this tool? This tool provides guidance on how to c…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-04/finkelstein-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - Final Progress Report: Pediatric Quality Improvement Methods, Research, and Evaluation Conference
1. TITLE PAGE
Pediatric Quality Improvement Methods, Research, and Evaluation Conference
Jonathan Finkelstein, MD, MPH, Principal Investigator
Team Members:
Denise Dougherty, PhD
Alex Kemper, MD, MPH, MS
Lawrence K…
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www.ahrq.gov/policymakers/chipra/demoeval/what-we-learned/highlight07.html
February 01, 2014 - How are CHIPRA quality demonstration States designing and implementing caregiver peer support programs?
Evaluation Highlight No. 7
Authors: Grace A. Ferry, Henry Ireys, Dana Petersen, and Joseph Zickafoose
Contents
Key Messages
Background
Findings
Conclusions
Implications
Learn More
Endnotes…
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/quality-improvement/improvement-guide/6-strategies-for-improving/access/strategy6f-ondemand.html
April 01, 2023 - Strategy 6F: On-Demand Advice, Diagnosis, and Treatment for Minor Health Conditions
Contents
6.F.1. The Problem
6.F.2. The Intervention
6.F.3. Benefits
6.F.4. Implementation
References
Download Strategy 6F:
On-Demand Advice, Diagnosis, and Treatment for Minor Health Conditions
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/surgery/tools/applying-cusp/learn-from-defects.html
December 01, 2017 - Learn From Defects Tool—Perioperative Setting
AHRQ Safety Program for Surgery
What is a defect? A defect is any event or situation that you don’t want to repeat. This could include an incident that caused patient harm or put patients at risk for harm, such as a patient fall.
Problem statement: …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/best-practices/sepsis-slides.pptx
November 01, 2019 - Urinary Tract Infections
Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Sepsis
Acute Care
AHRQ Safety Program for
Improving Antibiotic Use
AHRQ Pub. No. 17(20)-0028-EF
November 2019
AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use – Acute Care
Sepsis
1
Objectives
Review approaches to the diagnosis of sepsis
De…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/ncepcr/webinars/innovative-use-pcr-091423.pdf
September 14, 2023 - Innovative Use of Technology in Primary Care Delivery - Slide Presentation
National Center for Excellence in Primary Care Research
Presents
Innovative Use of Technology in Primary Care Delivery
September 14, 2023
Presented by:
Anjana Estelle Sharma, MD, MAS
Adrian Aguilera, PhD
Ryan J Coller, MD, MPH
Nicole…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/b1_combo_applyingqis.pdf
March 01, 2016 - Applying the AHRQ Quality Indicators to Hospital Data
Toolkit for Using the AHRQ Quality Indicators
How To Improve Hospital Quality and Safety
i Tool B.1
Applying the AHRQ Quality Indicators to Hospital Data
What is the purpose of this tool? This tool provides guidance on how to calculate your
hospital’s rat…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/red/toolkit/redtool2.html
March 01, 2013 - Re-Engineered Discharge (RED) Toolkit
Tool 2: How To Begin the Re-engineered Discharge Implementation at Your Hospital
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Table of Contents
Re-Engineered Discharge (RED) Toolkit
Tool 1: Overview
Tool 2: How To Begin the Re-engineered Discharge Implementation at Your Hospital…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/acute/chipra-0197-fullreport.pdf
November 01, 2019 - Measure Specifications
Provide sufficient detail to describe how a measure would be calculated from the
recommended … time, the availability of these
resources may be a factor in determining whether a measure can be recommended
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www.ahrq.gov/healthsystemsresearch/hspc-research-study/appendix-c.html
July 01, 2021 - Appendix C. Detailed Descriptions of Agency Research Portfolios
Health Services and Primary Care Research Study: Comprehensive Report
Below we describe in more detail the individual HSR and PCR portfolios of the federal operating divisions in-scope of the study, including both extramural research (i.e., grant…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/engagingfamilies/strategy2/Strat2_Implement_Hndbook_508.pdf
April 30, 2013 - Strategy 2: Communicating to Improve Quality (Implementation Handbook)
Strategy 2: Communicating to Improve Quality (Implementation Handbook)
Guide to Patient and Family Engagement
Communicating to
Improve Quality
Implementation Handbook
Strategy 2: Communicating to Improve Quality (Implementation Ha…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/engagingfamilies/strategy2/Strat2_Implement_Hndbook_508.docx
April 30, 2013 - Strategy 2: Communicating to Improve Quality (Implementation Handbook)
Communicating to
Improve Quality
Implementation Handbook
Strategy 3: Bedside Shift Report (Implementation Handbook)
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Strategy 2: Communicating to Improve Quality (Implementation Handbook)
Guide to Patient and …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/ta/topicrefinement/sleep-apnea-protocol.pdf
June 09, 2020 - Protocol - Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Treatment for Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Medicare Eligible Patients
Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol
Project Title: Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Treatment for Obstructive
Sleep Apnea in Medicare Eligible Patients
I. Backgrou…