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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/ptflow/executive-summary.html
July 01, 2018 - Sharing Results
Sharing results internally and externally is the key to sustainability and spread.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/npsd/Medication_Dashboard_Data_2024.xlsx
January 01, 2024 - Introduction
Introduction-Medication or Other Substance
The tables in this workbook present data on Medication or Other Substance reports submitted by AHRQ-listed Patient Safety Organizations (PSOs) to the Network of Patient Safety Databases (NPSD) through December 31, 2023. The tables include the relative frequency…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/demoeval/what-we-learned/implementation-guides/implementation-guide1/impguide1.pdf
September 08, 2015 - strategies to keep stakeholders engaged . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Task 3.6: Plan for sustainability … Plan for sustainability. … Key Considerations:
• One of the greatest challenges to sustainability is securing adequate
funding … CHIPRA Quality Demonstration State Experiences:
Planning for Sustainability
• Georgia CHIPRA quality … Key Considerations:
• As mentioned previously, the sustainability of a stakeholder group
depends
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www.ahrq.gov/funding/training-grants/hsrguide/hsrguide3.html
October 01, 2014 - Communicating and Reporting
Step 5: Evaluating the Infrastructure Support Initiative
Step 6: Planning for Sustainability … Building elements of sustainability and continuity
Step 6—Planning for Sustainability
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/teamstepps/officebasedcare/ts-obc-online-module11.pptx
March 07, 2019 - This is where coaches can aid in the sustainability plan by translating knowledge into lasting behavior
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www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/improve/index.html
September 01, 2021 - Develop and Improve Your Stewardship Program
Presentations and tools to help a nursing facility develop an antibiotic stewardship program from scratch or improve the effectiveness of an existing program.
For information on how the materials below can be integrated into institutional efforts to improve antib…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/3_TK1_T5-Draft_Policies_and_Procedures_for_the_Antimicrobial_Stewardship_Program_final.pdf
October 01, 2016 - Nursing Home
Antimicrobial Stewardship Guide
Implement, Monitor, & Sustain a Program
Toolkit 1. Start an Antimicrobial Stewardship Program
Tool 5. Draft Policies and Procedures for the Antimicrobial
Stewardship Program
This tool includes a draft policy and a draft set of procedures. As needed, the antimi…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/3_TK1_T3-Readiness_Assessment_final.docx
October 01, 2016 - Tool 3. Readiness Assessment
This tool can be used to assess readiness for an antimicrobial stewardship program in general as well as to assess readiness for specific interventions.
Use this tool to—
· Determine whether the nursing home has the right staff
· Determine whether the nursing home has the necessary resource…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/3_TK1_T3-Readiness_Assessment_final.pdf
October 01, 2016 - Nursing Home
Antimicrobial Stewardship Guide
Implement, Monitor, & Sustain a Program
Toolkit 1. Start an Antimicrobial Stewardship Program
Tool 3. Readiness Assessment
This tool can be used to assess readiness for an antimicrobial stewardship program in general as
well as to assess readiness for specific…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/clabsi-cauti-icu/implement/index.html
April 01, 2022 - Implementing CLABSI and CAUTI Prevention
The implementation guide will help your team be supported with resources to move through a program that enhances previous CUSP resources to reduce central line-associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI) and catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) in the hospit…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/ncepcr/tools/PCMH/engaging-practices-in-QI-exec-summary.pdf
March 01, 2015 - Engaging Primary Care Practices in Quality
Improvement: Strategies for Practice Facilitators
In an effort to create a high-quality health care system in the United States, many payers,
providers, delivery systems, and other organizations are using quality improvement (QI)
initiatives to improve the performance of …
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www.ahrq.gov/pcor/healthcare-extension-services/technical-resources.html
January 01, 2025 - Technical Assistance Resources for AHRQ's Healthcare Extension Service: State-based Solutions to Healthcare Improvement
A range of technical assistance resources are available for participants in AHRQ's Healthcare Extension Service: State-based Solutions to Healthcare Improvement. Applications are closed and a…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/3_TK2_T4-Quarterly_or_Monthly_Prescribing_Profile_Final.docx
October 01, 2016 - Tool 4. Quarterly or Monthly Prescribing Profile
[Date]
From: [Nursing Home Name]
Dear Dr./Mr./Ms. [insert last name of prescribing clinician]
This [quarterly / monthly] report is provided for your reference as we continue to monitor antibiotic use in our nursing home.
Between 25 percent and 75 percent of antibiotics a…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/3_TK2_T3-Sample_Monthly_Summary_Reports_Final.docx
October 01, 2016 - Tool 3. Sample Monthly Summary Reports
The monthly summary report can provide an overview of prescription rates as well as information regarding a specific infection. The example below focuses on UTIs. The report can be customized according to the needs of each nursing home’s antimicrobial stewardship goals. For exampl…
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www.ahrq.gov/practiceimprovement/systemdesign/leancasestudies/index.html
November 01, 2014 - Improving Care Delivery Through Lean: Implementation Case Studies
Next Page
Table of Contents
Improving Care Delivery Through Lean: Implementation Case Studies
Introduction to the Case Studies
Case 1. Lakeview Healthcare
Case 2. Central Hospital
Case 3. Grand Hospital Center
Case 4. Suntown …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/3_TK2_T4-Quarterly_or_Monthly_Prescribing_Profile_Final.pdf
October 01, 2016 - Nursing Home
Antimicrobial Stewardship Guide
Implement, Monitor, & Sustain a Program
Toolkit 2. Monitor and Sustain Stewardship
Tool 4. Quarterly or Monthly Prescribing Profile
[Date]
From: [Nursing Home Name]
Dear Dr./Mr./Ms. [insert last name of prescribing clinician]
This [quarterly / monthly] repo…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/3_TK2_T3-Sample_Monthly_Summary_Reports_Final.pdf
October 01, 2016 - Nursing Home
Antimicrobial Stewardship Guide
Implement, Monitor, & Sustain a Program
Toolkit 2. Monitor and Sustain Stewardship
Tool 3. Sample Monthly Summary Reports
The monthly summary report can provide an overview of prescription rates as well as
information regarding a specific infection. The example…
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www.ahrq.gov/teamstepps/readiness/informationitems.html
April 01, 2016 - Information Items
Is Your Organization Ready for TeamSTEPPS?
Answering these questions can help your institution understand its level of readiness to initiate the TeamSTEPPS program. You may find it helpful to have a colleague review your responses or to answer the questions with a larger group (e.g., senio…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/npsd/Medications_Supplement_Dashboard_Data_2023.xlsx
January 01, 2023 - Introduction
Introduction-Medication or Other Substance
The tables in this workbook present data on Medication or Other Substance reports submitted by AHRQ-listed Patient Safety Organizations (PSOs) to the Network of Patient Safety Databases (NPSD) through December 31, 2022. The tables include the relative frequency…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/pressure_ulcer_prevention/pu_training-impguide.docx
October 01, 2017 - Module 1: Understanding Why Change Is Needed
Sustainability
Chapter 2
How will we manage change? … webinar Sustaining Pressure Ulcer Prevention Practices at Your Hospital and the Learning Network webinar Sustainability … Sustainability
Presented by Pat Posa, RN, B.S.N., M.S.A., FAAN
This webinar describes key elements of … It describes key components of sustainable change, as well as barriers to sustainability. … Other Resources
IHI Sustainability and Spread How-to-Guide, available at http://www.ihi.org/resources