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441. Appendix 1. Definitions of High-Performance Work Practices | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/cusp/clabsi-hpwpreport/clabsi-hpwpap.html
     August 01, 2015 - mechanisms such as quality circles, process project teams, management/town hall meetings, and/or suggestion systems … category also includes strategic practices such as workforce planning and evaluation of recruiting systems … They include policies supporting freedom from repercussion for speaking up about systems issues/concerns … High-performance work systems in health care management, part 1: development of an evidence-informed

442. AHRQ Research Helps Pharmacists in Mentoring Program to Reduce Drug Errors in Emergency Departments | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/cquips0802.html
     October 01, 2014 - patients present with such complex medical challenges, rarely benefited from the medication review systems … gain the support of hospital leaders and staff, to get their programs up and running, and to establish systems … quality measures for medication use or help staff understand and use computerized physician order entry systems … Other participants belong to multi-hospital systems, where they can promote their program to other hospitals

443. Examining the Costs of a Medical Home Transformation for Seniors | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/professionals/systems/primary-care/pcp-costs/vargas-bustamante-costs.html
     May 01, 2015 - Examining the Costs of a Medical Home Transformation for Seniors AHRQ Estimating the Costs of Supporting Primary Care Transformation Grants Principal Investigator: Arturo Vargas-Bustamante, PhD, MPP, MA Institution: University of California, Los Angeles AHRQ Grant Number: R03 HS22634 Over…

444. Improving the Emergency Department Discharge Process: Environmental Scan Report (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/edenvironmentalscan/edenvironmentalscan.pdf
     December 01, 2014 - Integrated systems to improve care for very high intensity users of hospital emergency department and … Available at: http://www.ahrq.gov/professionals/systems/hospital/red/index.html. … Emergency Department Discharge Process Environmental Scan Report 37 http://www.ahrq.gov/professionals/systems

445. Transitioning Newborns from NICU to Home: Family Information Packet (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/nicu_toolkit/nicupacket.pdf
     December 01, 2013 - monitors are rarely indicated for the detection of apnea, because infants with immature respiratory systems

446. Tool 13: ED Care Plan (doc file)
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     May 01, 2015 - Tool 13: ED Care Plan Tool 13: ED Care Plan Purpose The purpose of the emergency department (ED) care plan is to create institutional memory across numerous providers; make easily visible prior recurrent presentations and related testing; identify a patient’s existing clinical, behavioral, and social services; and …

447. Tool 9: Transitional Care Planning (doc file)
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     July 28, 2016 - Tool 9: Transitional Care Planning Tool 9: Whole-Person Transitional Care Planning Tool Purpose The social, economic, and geographic conditions in which individuals live have a profound impact on individuals’ health status. Efforts to reduce readmissions by optimizing self-management or long-term health status will …

448. Tool 10: Discharge Process Checklist (doc file)
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     November 01, 2015 - Tool 10: Discharge Process Checklist Tool 10: Discharge PROCESS Checklist Purpose Provide updated guidance to readmission reduction teams for updating discharge processes, based on Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) documents. Description This tool, adapted from the CMS Conditions of Participation (CO…

449. Tool 8: Conditions of Participation Handout (doc file)
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     November 01, 2015 - Tool 8: Conditions of Participation Handout Tool 8: Conditions of Participation Handout Purpose In November 2015, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed revision to the Conditions of Participation (COPs). CMS specified new and unique elements that are particularly germane to reducing M…

450. Snapshot: The IHA Bundled Episode Payment and Gainsharing Demonstration (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/publications/files/bozicstudysnapshot.pdf
     February 01, 2015 - Hussey Background Traditional fee-for-service (FFS) payment systems create little or no incentive to … incentive to make the substantial and costly changes needed (e.g., clinical redesign, automated payment systems … f Inadequate infrastructure for claims processing: Health plans’ existing automated claims systems could … Takeaway Points ■ Use automated solutions to administer payments: Automated systems for administering … The cost of automated systems will likely come down as product offerings proliferate and higher case

451. Snapshot: The IHA Bundled Episode Payment and Gainsharing Demonstration (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/system/delivery-system-initiative/bozicstudysnapshot/bozicstudysnapshot.pdf
     February 01, 2015 - Hussey Background Traditional fee-for-service (FFS) payment systems create little or no incentive to … incentive to make the substantial and costly changes needed (e.g., clinical redesign, automated payment systems … f Inadequate infrastructure for claims processing: Health plans’ existing automated claims systems could … Takeaway Points ■ Use automated solutions to administer payments: Automated systems for administering … The cost of automated systems will likely come down as product offerings proliferate and higher case

452. Foundations of Diagnosis Education | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/education-dx-outcomes-2.html
     March 01, 2022 - Thus, it is imperative that health systems science be taught in parallel with traditional diagnosis-related … The corollary is true as well: educational programs that focus on health systems science and as detailed … below, healthcare administration programs, must include specific content regarding the impact of health systems … performance and ensure these leaders can engage as partners in building highly reliable diagnostic systems

453. Fall TIPS: A Patient-Centered Fall Prevention Toolkit | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/fall-tips/index.html
     February 01, 2021 - James Benneyan, Ph.D., Northeastern University Healthcare Systems Engineering Institute, Boston, Massachusetts … Awatef Ergai, Ph.D., Northeastern University Healthcare Systems Engineering Institute, Boston, Massachusetts … Zachary Katsulis, M.S., Northeastern University Healthcare Systems Engineering Institute, Boston, Massachusetts … efficacy and cost-benefit analysis of the Fall TIPS Toolkit in 12 hospitals across three healthcare systems

454. An Overview of the CANDOR Process
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     September 10, 2015 - Many health care systems reinforce a focus on individual behaviors designed to prevent mistakes and fail … to recognize the impact of faulty systems, processes, and conditions that lead people to make mistakes … Approaches that focus on punishing individuals instead of changing systems provide strong incentives … The rationale for a systems approach to Event Investigation and Analysis is that managing individual … A systems approach includes, as part of the event investigation, an analysis of how the system failed

455. 20. Final Selected Topics (Continued) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/prevention/guidelines/tobacco/clinicians/presentations/2008update-full/slide20.html
     October 01, 2014 - Effectiveness of systems interventions, including provider training and the combination of training and … systems interventions.  

456. Workflow Analysis for Quality Improvement (QI) in Primary Care | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/tools/workflow-analysis-qi.html
     November 01, 2018 - explains how primary care practices can use workflow analysis for quality improvement in all office systems—such … It provides step-by-step guidance and a systems assessment tool.

457. Figure 3.1. Elements of the PRISM Model | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/crcscreeningrpt/crcscreenfig3-1.html
     April 01, 2018 - Health Care Systems for Tracking Colorectal Cancer Screening Tests Figure 3.1. … Elements of the PRISM Model Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Health Care Systems

458. Transforming the Morbidity and Mortality Conference into an Instrument for Systemwide Improvement (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol2/Advances-Deis_82.pdf
     June 03, 2008 - Workgroups are created to target systems-based problems. … and often there is not enough time to discuss specific interventions to improve patient care across systems … In order to highlight specific systems issues that might have contributed to the adverse event, the … Every conference begins with a reminder of the systems- based approach to identifying problems and the … During the 2-year period, 33 action items were created to address specific systems-based issues; 23

459. Science of Safety and Identifying Defects in Care of Mechanically Ventilated Patients: Slide Presentation | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mvp/modules/cusp/science-of-safety-slides.html
     February 01, 2017 - We focus on individuals as opposed to systems: Most errors do not belong to individual doctors and … Health care systems are rarely designed to catch mistakes before they happen. … Slide 7: Apply System Lenses Engage staff by asking them to apply systems lenses with the following … What systems may have led to these events? … Slide 16: Where To Find Defects Adverse event reporting systems. Sentinel events.

460. Improving Patient Safety with the Military Electronic Health Record (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol3/Charles.pdf
     January 24, 2004 - MHS information management and technology systems In his testimony before Congress, former Department … They also track medical supplies and equipment to assure that critical logistics systems respond to … In addition, these systems monitor and improve overall health care delivery to patients, detect and … Standards are critical to consistency and the sharing of data between users, facilities, and systems … Military Health Systems (MHS) integrating the Electronic Health Record (EHR) Figure 2.