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A Toolkit for Redesign in Health Care: Final Report

This toolkit was prepared for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) by Denver Health, a partner in AHRQ's Integrated Delivery System Research Network. 

September 2005

Contents

  • Introduction
  • Description of Denver Health
  • Forces Which Compel System Redesign/Transformation
  • Redesign Planning Steps   
  • Strategies for Translating Information Into Proposed Projects for Implementation
  • System Metrics
  • Acronyms and Abbreviations
  • Appendixes

    Forms

  • Form A. Site Visit/Conference Call Questions
  • Form B. Employee Focus Group Questions
  • Form C. Confirmation Letter for Patient/Family Focus Group
  • Form D. Patient/Family Focus Group Facilitator Questionnaire
  • Form E. Patient/Family Focus Group Consent Form
  • Form F. Staff Process Flow Observation Form
  • Form G. Patient Process Flow Observation Form
  • Form H. Staff Member Consent Form
  • Form I. Patient Consent Form
  • Prepared for AHRQ under Contract No. 290-00-0014-7 by Denver Health. The authors of this report are responsible for its content. Statements in this report should not be construed as endorsement by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality or the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. This document is in the public domain and may be used without permission.

    Publication: 05-0108-EF

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    Internet Citation: A Toolkit for Redesign in Health Care: Final Report. Content last reviewed August 2016. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD.
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