Slide Presentation of the 2007 Annual Meeting of AHRQ

3: Check Progress and Monitor Strategy

• Gather data on measures selected to monitor progress
• Analyze data on measures to monitor progress
• Evaluate progress made against predefined criteria
• Implement further changes as needed

Notes:

Example: One center focused on caring about people and developed several small activities, such as calling patients by name. This center conducted a short survey at different points in time to assess whether staff addressed patients by name, treated them with respect, and whether they were put on a machine in a timely manner.