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January 01, 2017 - Next, develop and pilot test measures. … Plan the test or observation. … Refine the change based on what you learned from the test and modify test if necessary. … ASK:
What do you need to test your idea?
Who will be involved in the test? … Where will the test occur? One patient room or one nurse?
When will the test occur?
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October 12, 2017 - In the last 12 months, did your personal doctor order a blood test, x-ray, or other test for you? … In the last 12 months, when your personal doctor ordered a blood test, x-ray, or other test for you, … how often did someone from your personal doctor’s office follow up to give you those test results? … In the last 12 months, when your personal doctor ordered a blood test, x-ray, or other test for you,
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June 01, 2017 - Visual management board with safety focus
What questions do we hope to answer with this test? … Give heads-up to team about test (avoid days after weekends or holidays for first test): Let staff involved … “Test of a visual management board on [date]. … Visual management board with safety focus
What questions do we hope to answer with this test? … Plan:
Describe your first (or next) test of change ( Every goal will require multiple tests
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January 01, 2013 - Training Program
Preventing Falls in Hospitals Toolkit
Tool 2E: Fall Knowledge Test … Training
Resources
Preventing Falls in Hospitals
Tool 2E: Fall Knowledge Test … Fall Knowledge Test
Each question may have more than one option as the correct answer. … 2013
Page originally created January 2013
Internet Citation: Tool 2E: Fall Knowledge Test
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February 14, 2013 - ***Attach Additional Appointment Sheet if Needed****
Day / Date / Time Phone and Fax # Reason / Test … Location
Address/Floor:
Phone #:
Fax #:
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Day / Date / Time Phone and Fax # Reason / Test … How patient will get to appointment
Day / Date / Time Phone and Fax # Reason / Test … How patient will get to appointment
Day / Date / Time Phone and Fax # Reason / Test … How patient will get to appointment
Day / Date / Time Phone and Fax # Reason / Test
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June 01, 2017 - Do : Conduct the test
Study : Review how the test went and what lessons were learned
Act : … Integrate learning into your next test or into daily practice
Slide 7: Details To Consider for Your … First Test
Image: Flowchart showing details to consider in your first test
Box 1: Select the appropraite … Image: Graphic showing four practical tips to inform your first test
1. … Time the test
2. Debrief with your staff
3. Follow up on issues
4.
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October 05, 2023 - cognitive interviews (11/22) with Veterans Administration (VA) patients
• VA field tests
► Initial field test … with 907 patients
► Second field test with >7,000 patients (18% response rate)
− VHA Office of Health … Versification of Item Lines
Flesh-Kincaid Readability Score:
3rd Grade Level
Very Easy to Read
22
Field Test … patients (64% Hispanic/Latino, 30% Spanish-preferring)
► 21 providers (13 Spanish qualified)
• Field test
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September 01, 2019 - Quality Reports
One of the most useful techniques available to report sponsors who want to test … It was then adapted to test health-related report materials in general and quality reports in particular … For example, if you are considering different formats for a data display, you can test out several versions … with another small group of individuals can also be helpful to explore remaining issues and help you test … These techniques can be used to test one report format or to evaluate a variety of alternative formats
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February 01, 2021 -
Potential Barriers
Research Agenda
Electronic Health Record Patient Portals
Reviewing test … prescription refills
Communicating with ED care team
Accessing medical records
Accessing diagnostic test … racial/ethnic disparities
Patient understanding of results
Best practices for communicating test … results
Followup guidance for abnormal test results
Ways to optimize usability, accessibility, and
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ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/demoeval/demostates/pastateataglance.pdf
March 01, 2012 - The State will test an electronic screening tool to enhance communication between
providers and families … Pennsylvania is one of two grantees that will test and evaluate the model EHR format for children. … with the Initial Core Set of Children’s Quality Measures
Pennsylvania will electronically collect, test … In addition, project staff will develop and test other electronic quality improvement
projects based … What strategies did Pennsylvania use to test the model EHR format for children?
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April 01, 2020 - of Excellence for Pediatric Quality Measurement at Boston Children’s Hospital (CEPQM) to develop and test … In the summer of 2012, the survey development team conducted a pilot test of the draft survey in English … Based on comprehensive psychometric analyses of the field test data, the survey team made revisions to … development team conducted 23 cognitive interviews with parents in Atlanta and the Washington, D.C., area to test
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Coordination of care
P-CR2
Personal doctor ordered a blood test … , x-ray, or other test
Adult
Health Plan
Coordination of care … P-CR2
Personal doctor ordered a blood test, x-ray, or other test
Child … Coordination of care
P-HL16
Personal doctor ordered a blood test … , x-ray, or other test
Adult
Health Plan
Health literacy
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Health literacy
C-HL18
Provider explained what a blood test … , x-ray, or other test was for
Adult
Clinician & Group
Health literacy … C-HL19
Explanation of blood test, x-ray, or other test was easy to understand … Clinician & Group
Health literacy
C-HL20
Results of blood test … , x-ray, or other test were easy to understand
Adult
Clinician & Group
Health
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Information from providers
H-HL21
Explanation of blood test … , x-ray, or other test was easy to understand
Adult
Hospital
Health literacy … C-HL19
Explanation of blood test, x-ray, or other test was easy to understand … Clinician & Group
Health literacy
P-HL18
Explanation of blood test … , x-ray, or other test was easy to understand
Adult
Health Plan
Health literacy
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Clinician & Group
Health literacy
C-HL20
Results of blood test … , x-ray, or other test were easy to understand
Adult
Clinician & Group
Health … , x-ray, or other test was easy to understand
Adult
Clinician & Group
Health … literacy
C-HL18
Provider explained what a blood test, x-ray, or other … test was for
Adult
Clinician & Group
Health literacy
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People with mobility impairments
H-HL19
Patient had a blood test … , x-ray, or other test
Adult
Hospital
Health literacy … C-CR2
Patient got results from blood test, x-ray, or other test as soon as needed
Adult … Coordination of care
P-CR4
Patient got results from blood test … , x-ray, or other test as soon as needed
Adult
Health Plan
Coordination of
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Children with chronic conditions
P-HL18
Explanation of blood test … , x-ray, or other test was easy to understand
Adult
Health Plan
Health literacy … C-HL19
Explanation of blood test, x-ray, or other test was easy to understand … Clinician & Group
Health literacy
H-HL21
Explanation of blood test … , x-ray, or other test was easy to understand
Adult
Hospital
Health literacy
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Health literacy
C-HL18
Provider explained what a blood test … , x-ray, or other test was for
Adult
Clinician & Group
Health literacy … C-HL19
Explanation of blood test, x-ray, or other test was easy to understand … Clinician & Group
Health literacy
C-HL20
Results of blood test … , x-ray, or other test were easy to understand
Adult
Clinician & Group
Health
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ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/prevention-chronic-care/decision/research-centers/sheridan_screening_overuse.pdf
January 01, 2014 - Principal Investigator: Stacey Sheridan, MD MPH
AHRQ Grant Number: P01 HS021133
It is just a screening test … How can a screening test cause harm? … on a number of services that are not
recommended, such as using the prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test … Does intent to accept a screening test change when information about
the harms of a test is presented … When patients do name harms, they focus on the immediate harms of the screening test, not
future
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December 01, 2017 - Clinical Measures
Cholesterol Laboratory Test Values
On average, LDL cholesterol test values were … persons with diabetes and CVD, it may be worthwhile asking project sites to report some laboratory test … values, such as LDL test values, in specific data locations on their local computer systems so that … kidney disease, it may be worthwhile to identify a method for including measures related to the type of test … and the test outcome in data fields in the NDW.