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2941. Implementing PCOR To Increase Referral, Enrollment, and Retention in Cardiac Rehabilitation Through Automatic Referral With Care Coordination (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/publications2/files/takeheart-hybrid-workgroup-evaluation.pdf
      August 01, 2023 - Referral With Care Coordination Hybrid CR Workgroup Evaluation Report Prepared for: Agency for Healthcare … Research and Quality (AHRQ) Dina Moss, MPA Michael Harrison, PhD Contracting Officer Representatives … San Francisco Active in hybrid CR, cardiologist MI Mike Thompson, PhD U Michigan Collaborative quality … (CR) Workgroup Overview: The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has provided resources … that it has been shown to be generally safe and effective for improving exercise tolerance and quality

2942. Final Progress Report: Team-Based Safe Opioid Prescribing (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-02/parchman-report.pdf
      January 01, 2024 - project described was supported in part by grant number R18 HS023750 from the Agency for Healthcare … Research and Quality (AHRQ). … sites who participated in the study were members of the quality improvement teams, clinic leaders, … : • Clinicians and staff described an increase in confidence and comfort in three areas: the quality … , such as a Quality Improvement lead within each rural clinic organization.

2943. Pressure Injury Prevention Program Implementation Guide (doc file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/pressure_ulcer_prevention/pu_training-impguide.docx
      October 01, 2017 - Research and Quality 5600 Fishers Lane Rockville, MD 20857 www.ahrq.gov Contract No.: HHSA290201200017I … It tells how to implement the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality’s (AHRQ’s) Pressure Injury Prevention … , Do, Study, Act (PDSA); Lean Six Sigma (LSS); or another methodology. … from the AHRQ Toolkit and the pretraining tools with other units and with quality improvement committees … The nurse manager validated orders, and the quality representative checked charts and conducted random

2944. Final Progress Report: Epidemiology, Exploration, and Evaluation: Addressing potentially dangerous medications in children on Medicaid with a mental health diagnosis (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-02/kleinman-report.pdf
      January 01, 2024 - 2015 – 09/29/2019 Federal Project Officer Kamila Mistry Acknowledgment of Agency Support Agency for Healthcare … Research and Quality (AHRQ) Grant Award Number 5R01HS024433 This highly collaborative, transdisciplinary … of the Affordable Care Act in March 2010 and the resulting expansion of Medicaid in New York State, … Ronis studied factors related to doctor-patient decision making, relationships, and the quality of care … quality improvement and without informed consent. 9 Figure: Survey Sample Assembly The NYSDOH IRB

2945. Contact Precautions for MRSA Prevention - Webinar slide notes (doc file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa/017-contact-precautions-webinar-slides-notes.docx
      October 01, 2024 - (depicted by the left arrow) and indirect contact transmission between healthcare personnel and the … The aim is to engage hearts and minds, and subsequently change attitudes and behaviors. … Again, the IP team shared the MRSA data and the history, and then went on to discuss its rationale for … In many of the units, staff were concerned about the quality of care their patients would be receiving … The teams discussed evidence that the quality of care can be maintained, and they shared with staff the

2946. Best Practices in Fall Prevention
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/fallprevention-training/module3/module3_slides_best-practices.pptx
      June 16, 2017 - Put the bed number or letter across the second line and sign it. … bed.* 11 Put the tissue box and water within the patient’s reach. 12 Put the garbage can next to the … event and determine the causes of and contributing factors to the fall. … Preventing falls in hospitals: a toolkit for improving quality of care. … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; January 2013.

2947. Universal ICU Decolonization: An Enhanced Protocol (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/publications/files/universalicu.pdf
      September 01, 2013 - Research and Quality Advancing Excellence in Health Care www.ahrq.gov PREVENT Universal ICU … Decolonization: An Enhanced Protocol Prepared for: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) through contract HHSA290201000008i. … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; September 2013. … and Prevention, Director of Quality Improvement, and the Chair of the Critical Care Committee.

2948. Enhancing Safety for Patients with Limited English Proficiency Train-the-Trainer Instructor Guide
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/education/curriculum-tools/teamstepps/lep/traintrainers/lepigtrainer.pptx
      July 01, 2012 - In recent years, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality and the Department of Defense have worked … to act as interpreters. … Title VI of the Civil Rights Act requires recipients of Federal assistance (such as Medicare and Medicaid … changes and the training. … Provide encouragement and suggestions, and give them assistance with navigating the CD and the slides

2949. Enhancing Safety for Patients with Limited English Proficiency Train-the-Trainer Instructor Guide (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/education/curriculum-tools/teamstepps/lep/traintrainers/lepigtrainer.pdf
      July 01, 2012 - In recent years, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality and the Department of Defense have worked … certified to act as interpreters. … and to establish an environment in which the team, including the interpreter and the patient, are … Title VI of the Civil Rights Act requires recipients of Federal assistance (such as Medicare and Medicaid … Provide encouragement and suggestions, and give them assistance with navigating the CD and the slides

2950. SITUATION MONITORING
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/education/curriculum-tools/teamstepps/officebasedcare/module10/10_ts_office_measmt-ig.pptx
      January 20, 2006 - their opinions about the culture of patient safety and health care quality in their medical offices. … or discussion among providers and staff about patient safety and quality issues. … The survey is available on the AHRQ Web site at: http://www.ahrq.gov/professionals/quality-patient-safety … perceptions of patient safety and quality; Owner/managing partner/leadership support for patient safety … ; Patient care tracking/followup; Patient safety and quality issues; Staff training; Teamwork; and Work

2951. Final Progress Report: An Evaluation of the Effectiveness and Process Evaluation of a Rapid Response System (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/lord-report.pdf
      January 01, 2024 - associated with RRS Arrive within 5 minutes of call Complete Rapid Response Record House Officer To act … The methods and quality of documentation of RRS events changed during the study period with implementation … only better methods for studying RRSs but also better overall methods for evaluating hospital-based quality … Quality Safety in Health Care. London: BMJ Pub. Group; 2006;15:427. 6. … Quality Safety in Health Care. 2010. 8. Steckler AB, Linnan L.

2952. Strategies for Improving Patient Experience with Ambulatory Care: Reminder Systems for Immunizations and Preventive Services (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/quality-improvement/improvement-guide/6-strategies-for-improving/health-promotion-education/cahps-strategy-6-r.pdf
      April 14, 2017 - Reminder Systems for Immunizations and Preventive Services Visit the AHRQ Website for the full Guide … The Problem Many patients do not receive important immunizations and other preventive services and … and reduce its costs, particularly those associated with the inefficient use of clinician and staff … timeliness—i.e., it provides information to a physician at a time when she can act on it.9 Such reports … and prints out the necessary procedures and tests in the “orders” section of the encounter form.8

2953. Strategies for Improving Patient Experience with Ambulatory Care: Reminder Systems for Immunizations and Preventive Services (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/quality-improvement/improvement-guide/6-strategies-for-improving/access/cahps-strategy-6-r.pdf
      April 14, 2017 - Reminder Systems for Immunizations and Preventive Services Visit the AHRQ Website for the full Guide … The Problem Many patients do not receive important immunizations and other preventive services and … and reduce its costs, particularly those associated with the inefficient use of clinician and staff … timeliness—i.e., it provides information to a physician at a time when she can act on it.9 Such reports … and prints out the necessary procedures and tests in the “orders” section of the encounter form.8

2954. Implementing the SPPC-II Teamwork Toolkit (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/perinatal-care-2/hemorrhage_7-implementation-speaker-notes.pdf
      July 01, 2023 - and the instructions. … The purpose and value of the Teamwork and Communication Toolkit 2. … Ask staff to act out segments from the prewritten SPPC‐II case scenario related to the clinical bundle … then act out the use of the tool for the larger class. 3. … by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) and the Johns Hopkins University (JHU) Contract

2955. Implementing the SPPC‐II Teamwork Toolkit (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/perinatal-care-2/hypertension_7-implementation-speaker-notes.pdf
      July 01, 2023 - and the instructions. … The purpose and value of the Teamwork and Communication Toolkit 2. … Ask staff to act out segments from the prewritten SPPC‐II case scenario related to the clinical bundle … then act out the use of the tool for the larger class. 3. … by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality and the Johns Hopkins University Contract Number

2956. Facilitator Guide: Implementing Your SSI Prevention Bundle (doc file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/surgery/modules/implementation/imp_ssibundle_facnotes.docx
      December 01, 2017 - Did the new quality analyst send a six-page email detailing a new procedure without any opportunity for … Healthcare Research and Quality or the U.S. … Respected colleagues interested in quality and safety may provide valuable insight, particularly if they … Initial quality efforts rarely have the luxury of protected time or extra funding to accomplish the goals … Say thank you at a staff meeting for the dedication to quality improvement and improving patient safety

2957. Final Progress Report: HIV/HCV Support Team to Improve Medication Safety and Engagement in Care (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-02/berry-report.pdf
      January 01, 2024 - Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. … Thompson (TJC Journal on Quality and Patient Safety 2008). … The study team was then forced to stop all data quality assurance and data organization so that team … We anticipate completing the data quality assurance and final analysis of the HST effect on post-discharge … for the HST quality improvement intervention.

2958. Implementation Guide: Toolkit for MRSA Prevention in ICU & Non-ICU Settings (doc file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa/123-mrsa-toolkit-implementation-guide.docx
      October 01, 2024 - Safety Program (CUSP) framework for patient safety and quality improvement. … The patient safety and quality improvement concepts from CUSP are integrated into the toolkit materials … It provides guidance on assembling and running a CUSP team, and how to engage individuals in quality … and optimizing the training of environmental care personnel, type and quality of cleaning methods, use … to act as monitors for environmental cleaning and disinfection effectiveness.

2959. Indwelling Urinary Catheter Indications Facilitator Notes (doc file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/clabsi-cauti-icu/urinary-catheter-indications-notes.docx
      April 01, 2022 - Image This module, titled “Indwelling Urinary Catheter Indications” is part of the Agency for Healthcare … Research and Quality’s Safety Program for Intensive Care Units (ICUs) and addresses catheter-associated … , and may end when the catheter is removed. … Since a number of the catheters are placed in the emergency room and the operating room areas, consider … In 2009, the CDC and the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC) published

2960. Toolkit for the System Approach to Tracking and Increasing Screening for Public Health Improvement of Colorectal Cancer Intervention (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/publications/files/crctoolkit.pdf
      December 01, 2010 - The toolkit was prepared for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) by the CNA Health … Statements in this report should not be construed as endorsement by the Agency for Healthcare Research … and Quality, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or the U.S. … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2010.