According to the World Health Organization (WHO), patient safety is “the absence of preventable harm to a patient during the process of healthcare and reduction of risk of unnecessary harm associated with healthcare to an acceptable minimum.” VA strives for excellence in quality of care every day. In partnership with multi-level stakeholders, QUERI is deploying and evaluating implementation and quality improvement strategies to enhance patient safety and quality of care for Veterans and their families.
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Combating Antimicrobial Resistance through Rapid Implementation of Available Guidelines and Evidence (CARRIAGE) QUERI ProgramLed by Michael Rubin, Charlesnika Evans, Makoto Jones, Eli Perencevich |
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Dual Use of Medications (DUAL)Led by Walid Gellad |
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Evaluating the Implementation of Patient Safety Practices to Ensure Timely, High-Quality Community Care for VeteransLed by Amy Rosen |
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Implementation Evaluation of PACT Pharmacy Management of Heart Failure in VISN 21Led by Paul Heidenreich |
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Improving Implementation of Pharmacogenetic Testing in the VA Healthcare System Led by Corrine Voils |
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Maintaining Implementation through Dynamic Adaptations (MIDAS) QUERI ProgramLed by Jeremy Sussman, Jacob Kurlander, Paul Pfeiffer |
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Reducing VA Healthcare-Associated Infections through Antibiotic StEwardship (RAISE)Led by Nasia Safdar |
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Using Data-Driven Implementation Strategies to Improve the Quality of Cirrhosis CareLed by Shari Rogal |