AHRQ Quality Indicators [TM] Toolkit for Hospitals

AHRQ Quality Indicators [TM] Toolkit for Hospitals

New Podcast Series about the AHRQ Quality Indicators™ Toolkit for Hospitals

AHRQ is releasing a series of seven audio interviews focused on the use of quality improvement tools in the AHRQ Quality Indicators™ 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. The first interview in this series features Donna Farley, adjunct senior health policy analyst at the RAND Corporation, speaking about how hospital teams can adapt and use the toolkit to support their quality improvement initiative. Select to download Getting Started with the AHRQ QI Toolkit. (Audio file and transcript are available.) Future podcasts will address the following topics:

• Analyzing Your IQI and PSI Rates
• Using the Documentation and Coding Tool
• Identifying Your Improvement Priorities
•  Analyzing Your Barriers and Strategy Options
• Implementing Changes to Improve Performance on the IQI or PSI Measures
• Achieving Sustainable Improvements

Select to download the AHRQ Quality Indicators™ Toolkit for Hospitals. Select to access the slide presentations and an audio recording from an introductory Web conference about the toolkit.