Final Podcasts in a Series About the AHRQ Quality Indicators Toolkit for Hospitals
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has released the last two audio interviews in a series focused on the use of quality improvement tools in the AHRQ Quality IndicatorsTM Toolkit for Hospitals. The toolkit is a free resource to guide hospitals through the process of using the AHRQ Inpatient Quality Indicators (IQIs) and Patient Safety Indicators (PSIs) to improve care.
- Implementing Changes to Improve Performance on the IQI or PSI Measures: Joseph Jensen, MD, from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Medical Center talks about the process of implementing changes in the hospital to improve performance on the IQIs and PSIs.
- Achieving Sustainable Improvements: Martha Radford, MD, from NYU Langone Medical Center offers advice on planning for the sustainability of a hospital’s improvements to the AHRQ QIs.
Also available:
- Getting Started with the AHRQ QI Toolkit
- Analyzing Your IQI and PSI Rates
- Using the Documentation and Coding Tool
- Identifying Your Improvement Priorities
- Analyzing Your Barriers and Strategy Options
Access the slide presentations and an audio recording from an introductory Webinar about the Toolkit at: http://www.ahrq.gov/qual/
More information on the AHRQ Quality Indicators is available at: http://www.qualityindicators.
AHRQ Quality Indicators Toolkit for Hospitals: Interview Series
AHRQ Quality Indicators™ Toolkit for Hospitals: Interview Series |
This series of interviews will orient users to the AHRQ Quality Improvement Toolkit for Hospitals. The topics provide an overview of the toolkit and information on how to use the tools and engage stakeholders and staff in quality improvement efforts. AHRQ Quality Indicators Toolkit for Hospitals: Interview Series1. Getting Started with the Toolkit (MP3 audio file; 11 min., 26 sec.: Plugin Help) TranscriptSpeaker: Donna Farley, PhD, RAND Health Interviewer: Lise Rybowski 2. Analyzing Your IQI and PSI Rates (MP3 audio file; 16 min., 40 sec.: Plugin Help) Transcript Speaker: Amelia Haviland, PhD, Carnegie Mellon University and RAND Health Interviewer: Donna Farley 3. Using the Documentation and Coding Tool (MP3 audio file; 9 min., 24 sec.: Plugin Help) Transcript Speakers: Kathy Vermoch, Project Manager, University Healthsystem Consortium (UHC); Suzanne Rogers, Senior Specialist, Health Information Management, UHC Interviewer: Lise Rybowski 4. Identifying Your Improvement Priorities (MP3 audio file; 11 min., 55 sec.: Plugin Help) Transcript Speaker: Julie Cerese, Vice President, Performance Improvement, UHC Interviewer: Donna Farley 5. Analyzing Your Barriers and Strategy Options MP3 audio file; 11 min., 38 sec.: Plugin Help) Transcript Speaker: Maureen Disbot, Vice President of Quality, Methodist Hospital, Houston Interviewer: Lise Rybowski 6. Implementing Changes To Improve Performance on the IQI or PSI Measures (MP3 audio file; 12 min., 29 sec.: Plugin Help) Transcript Speaker: Joseph Jensen, MD, Associate Chief Medical Officer for Quality and Safety, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Medical Center Interviewer: Lise Rybowski 7. Achieving Sustainable Improvements (MP3 audio file; 11 min., 13 sec.: Plugin Help) Transcript Speaker: Martha Radford, MD, Chief Quality Officer, New York University (NYU Medical Center Interviewer: Lise Rybowski Current as of June 2012 Internet Citation: AHRQ Quality Indicators™ Toolkit for Hospitals: Interview Series. June 2012. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/qual/qitoolkitinterviews/index.html |
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