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1. Hospital Language Services: Quality Improvement and Performance Measures (pdf file)
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   May 08, 2008 - health status and diminished access to health care are frequent challenges. … the delivery of language services in hospitals and other health care settings. … We used Nerenz and Neil’s paper, “Performance Measures for Health Care Systems,”16 to help us develop … preferred language for health care delivery. … Impact of interpreter services on delivery of health care to limited-English-proficient patients.

2. 2021: An AHRQ Year in Review | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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   January 01, 2022 - The AHRQ ECHO National Nursing Home COVID-19 Action Network was a vital contributor to HHS’s response … In October, AHRQ launched a free Spanish-language version of our QuestionBuilder app to help Hispanic … The Agency also strove to revitalize primary care , expand access to high-quality behavioral healthcare … conditions, and ensuring that our data analytics are useful for healthcare decision making at Federal … , State, and local levels.

3. National Pcep Meeting White Paper (doc file)
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   May 05, 2014 - , state, and national level. … An important model for the healthcare system of facilitating transformation and disseminating innovation … York City that supports independent research on health care issues and makes grants to improve health … community health workers (thus providing employment opportunities as well as improving access to care … A health care cooperative extension service: transforming primary care and community health.

4. Expanding and Enhancing All Payer Claims Database System Capacity in States | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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   February 01, 2018 - for States seeking solutions to facilitate cost containment and health care reform. … States at the forefront of aggregating health care claims data from payers are facing unique challenges … the value of the data in improving the cost and quality of the health care delivery system. … to individual State design efforts. … Nonclaims Payments APCDs provide comprehensive information about health care costs and services, but

5. EvidenceNOW: Virginia Cooperative | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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   March 01, 2021 - health care delivery by building a critical infrastructure to help smaller primary care practices improve … a changing health care system. … for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and the National Quality Forum (NQF). … made presentations at several national conferences as well as produced a webinar. … Managing Change in Primary Care: A Heart of Virginia Healthcare Report [NAPCRG, 2017] Joy in practice

6. EvidenceNow Executive Summary - Virginia Cooperative (pdf file)
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   November 01, 2017 - health care delivery by building a critical infrastructure to help smaller primary care practices improve … United States as a whole, Virginia experiences racial, ethnic, and economic disparities in access … a changing health care system. … Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and the National Quality Forum (NQF). … presentations at several national conferences as well as produced a webinar.

7. Designing and Delivering Whole-Person Transitional Care: The Hospital Guide to Reducing Medicaid Readmissions - Toolbox (pdf file)
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   July 28, 2016 - to state or national averages] or [insert how current rates compare to top 10% performers]           … and supports, or have a contact at the State Medicaid agency who can assist with these issues; and … care ACCESS TO BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE  History of receiving behavioral health services  Concern … All individuals determined to require urgent mental health care are initially assessed and treated at … abuse treatment and other health care services at its clinics or through Courage Recovery Center community

8. Defining Diagnostic Error: A Scoping Review to Assess the Impact of the National Academies’ Report Improving Diagnosis in Health Care (pdf file)
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   April 27, 2022 - Scoping Review to Assess the Impact of the National Academies’ Report Improving Diagnosis in Health … landmark report, Improving Diagnosis in Health Care, and proposed a new definition of diagnostic error … Key Words: diagnostic errors, patient-centered care, delivery of health care, medicine (J Patient … goal is to reduce patient harm.14 The publication of Improving Diagnosis in Health Care consolidated … National Academy of Medicine. Improving Diagnosis in Health Care.

9. Module 5: Resident and Family Engagement: Facilitator Notes | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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   March 01, 2017 - Collaboration Residents, families, providers, and health care leaders collaborate in policy and program … the resident and their family, can work as partners to improve health care quality and safety. … Slide 15: Get to Know Your Health Care Team Tool Say: Establishing trust and a relationship is … AHRQ developed a tool to help residents and family members get to know the health care team. … Residents and families should be given access to relevant health care information in ways that the resident

10. Questions and Answers: AHRQ Webinar on Shared Decisionmaking for Chronic Conditions and Long Term Care Planning | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    September 01, 2020 - , the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) hosted a National Webinar on the topic of shared … Care System: Shared Decisionmaking for Aging Veterans: It's a Team Effort Moderator: Arlene Bierman … Are there any best practices for when the vet lives in another state and family members are scattered … If a patient is given a new diagnosis, say of diabetes, I would be very quick to offer the services of … to access a service that is not covered by VA.

11. Making Informed Consent an Informed Choice: Training for Health Care Leaders Audio Script | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    September 01, 2020 - Summarize the principles of informed consent in health care. … Priority should be given to persons named in health care proxy or power-of-attorney documents, and the … (See Wellness Hospital's Language Access Plan for details on our interpreter services.) … hospitals and health care systems have chosen this path. … In the Resources section, you will find a Health Care Language Services Implementation Guide that can

12. Implementation Guide for AHRQ's Making Informed Consent an Informed Choice - Training Modules (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2017 - Care Leaders (Leaders Module) and Making Informed Consent an Informed Choice: Training for Health Care … Patients and health care teams alike benefit when a patient’s consent to treatment is fully informed … 9). 4Use the Health Care Professional Survey in the Appendix C to understand the extent to which physicians … not look at the form 6 r I was not asked to sign a form Go to Question 23 33Implementation … Staff to exclude: Any staff member who is not eligible to participate in the health care provider training

13. Module 1: Preventing Pressure Injuries in Hospitals (doc file)
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    July 12, 2017 - In: Making Health Care Safer II: An Updated Critical Analysis of the Evidence for Patient Safety Practices … In: Making Health Care Safer II: An Updated Critical Analysis of the Evidence for Patient Safety Practices … In: Making Health Care Safer II: An Updated Critical Analysis of the Evidence for Patient Safety Practices … What’s in it for me?” Talk to them in their language. … You can look at current pressure injury metrics to see what’s working and what’s not.

14. AHRQ Safety Program for Perinatal Care: Experiences from the Frontline (pdf file)
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    May 01, 2017 - In situ simulations: Trainings that allow health care teams to practice teamwork and communication and … across the health care delivery system. … to conduct in situ simulations than in earlier efforts and develop a more organized framework to ensure … GOING FORWARD The WakeMed teams took full advantage of their health care system’s supportive culture … KEY STRATEGIES FOR SUCCESS A culture of safety across the health care system.

15. AHRQ Safety Program for Perinatal Care: Experiences from the Frontline (pdf file)
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    May 01, 2017 - In situ simulations: Trainings that allow health care teams to practice teamwork and communication and … across the health care delivery system. … to conduct in situ simulations than in earlier efforts and develop a more organized framework to ensure … GOING FORWARD The WakeMed teams took full advantage of their health care system’s supportive culture … KEY STRATEGIES FOR SUCCESS A culture of safety across the health care system.

16. Meta-LARC: Meta-network Learning and Research Center (pdf file)
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    February 01, 2016 - Presentations made at national conferences are often also made to the team, and all members have the … “The patient’s perspective is being hailed as a pillar of the health care system." … The goals of the PCRC are to (a) perform clinical studies that will improve health care delivery and … will be helpful in health care research for years to come. … J Prim Health Care 2014;6(1):6.

17. Making Informed Consent an Informed Choice: Training for Health Care Professionals Audio Script | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    September 01, 2020 - Patients and health care teams alike benefit when a patient's consent to treatment is fully informed … I was the principal architect in the design and implementation of language access programs, including … trainings for health care interpreters and bilingual staff. … And be sure to note your patient's preferred language and need for interpreter services in his or her … You should always look at your patient when you are talking and when your patient is talking, not at

18. 2023 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report Data Sources (pdf file)
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    December 01, 2023 - of health services, medical practice patterns, access to healthcare programs, and outcomes of treatments … at the national, state, and local market levels. … Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council Data Sources 2023 National Healthcare Quality … Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report 39 Home Health Care Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers … their home health care.

19. The Guide to Improving Patient Safety in Primary Care Settings by Engaging Patients and Families (pdf file)
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    April 01, 2018 - Department of Health and Human Services. … , clinicians) and look for ways to help them embrace the changes and begin to take ownership of them … Improving diagnosis in health care. Report in Brief. … � Improving diagnosis in health care. Report in Brief. … at this visit or in a followup visit if needed. � The practice may need English and other language versions

20. Making Informed Consent an Informed Choice: (pdf file)
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    January 18, 2017 - Choice: Training for Health Care Professionals … Patients and health care teams alike benefit when a patient’s consent to treatment is fully informed … I was the principal architect in the design and implementation of language access programs, including … trainings for health care interpreters and bilingual staff. … And be sure to note your patient’s preferred language and need for interpreter services in his or her