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1. Hospital Language Services: Quality Improvement and Performance Measures (pdf file)
   pcmh.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol2/Advances-Regenstein_54.pdf
   May 08, 2008 - health status and diminished access to health care are frequent challenges. … Language Services Measures Speaking Together is the first national QI collaborative focusing on improving … Without national benchmarks related to quality of care in language services, the Speaking Together … Racial and ethnic differences in children’s access to care. … How race/ethnicity, immigration status and language affect health insurance coverage, access to care

2. 2021: An AHRQ Year in Review | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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   January 01, 2022 - through health services research; to develop, test, and disseminate resources and tools to put new evidence … our achievements: In FY 2021, AHRQ awarded about $116.7 million in health services research grants … Following the lead of the Biden-Harris administration and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS … In October, AHRQ launched a free Spanish-language version of our QuestionBuilder app to help Hispanic … , State, and local levels.

3. Expanding and Enhancing All Payer Claims Database System Capacity in States | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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   February 01, 2018 - State representatives to attend a Fifth National APCD Conference and to offset conference costs. … Enhance the utility of State APCDs by highlighting best practice in applications for health services … the value of the data in improving the cost and quality of the health care delivery system. … to individual State design efforts. … NAHDO and the Council have been providing these services at no or low cost to States; as more States

4. Designing and Delivering Whole-Person Transitional Care: The Hospital Guide to Reducing Medicaid Readmissions - Toolbox (pdf file)
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   July 28, 2016 - at the absolute number to put goal and operations in context See calculatation below for a 20% … to state or national averages] or [insert how current rates compare to top 10% performers]           … for Medicaid long-term services and supports, or have a contact at the State Medicaid agency who can … care ACCESS TO BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE  History of receiving behavioral health services  Concern … Most of the United States has access to 2-1-1, a telephone hotline that specializes in health and human

5. 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 … Have you considered using more plain language in trainings geared toward health professionals so that … 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.

6. Practice-Based Population Health: Information Technology to Support Transformation to Proactive Primary Care - Contract No. 290-04-0016 (pdf file)
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   July 01, 2010 - services; to improve natural language processing for converting text into discrete data elements in … cases encompassing services provided within a particular jurisdiction, whether at the local, State, … Available at: Indian Health Service, Department of Health and Human Services. … Available at: Department of Health and Human Services . … Available at: Washington State Department of Health.

7. Module 5: Resident and Family Engagement: Facilitator Notes | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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   March 01, 2017 - Community-Acquired Pneumonia Toolkit Improving Surgical Care and Recovery Improving … Residents and families should be given access to relevant health care information in ways that the resident … use a list of resident and family engagement practices to guide their efforts. … members can be challenging for a number of reasons, including language differences, health literacy … Department of Health & Human Services The White House USA.gov

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 - Defining Diagnostic Error: A Scoping Review to Assess the Impact of the National Academies’ Report Improving … Scoping Review to Assess the Impact of the National Academies’ Report Improving Diagnosis in Health … Department of Health and Human Services. Dr. … Department of Health and Human Services. … National Academy of Medicine. Improving Diagnosis in Health Care.

9. 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 - I was the principal architect in the design and implementation of language access programs, including … 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 … Thank you for your commitment to improving the informed consent process for patients at your hospital … Department of Health & Human Services The White House USA.gov

10. Prospects For Care Coord. Using Elect Data Sources 3-16-12 (pdf file)
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    June 01, 2012 - as a priority area for improving health care delivery in the U.S.2 and is a target for efforts to improve … efforts that cross State boundaries. … panelists led us to the following recommendations for improving the ease of access to data within health … at the local, State, regional and national level. … , and academic organizations focused on improving the development and deployment of State-based all

11. Implementation Guide for AHRQ's Making Informed Consent an Informed Choice - Training Modules (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2017 - Department of Health and Human Services. … Department of Health and Human Services. … consent forms being used in your hospital. • Use plain language and health literacy specialists to improve … in health services research and other fields. … not look at the form 6 r I was not asked to sign a form Go to Question 23 33Implementation

12. Making Informed Consent an Informed Choice: (pdf file)
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    January 18, 2017 - I was the principal architect in the design and implementation of language access programs, including … 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 … • Invite questions with your body language. Lean forward. Look expectantly. … Thank you for your commitment to improving the informed consent process for patients at your hospital

13. Engaging Patients and Families in the Medical Home - Appendix | PCMH Resource Center
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    June 01, 2010 - in multiple languages. … for local and/or national services. … ; and determining the effectiveness of all efforts to promote mental health and wellness.” … a pool of parents to participate in policymaking at the local or State level. … of giving the public a voice in the delivery of health and social services.

14. Module 1: Preventing Pressure Injuries in Hospitals (doc file)
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    July 12, 2017 - Using the CMS national average cost of $43,000 for a pressure injury “never event,” the team and a member … stay and to negotiate a change process at your hospital. … What’s in it for me?” Talk to them in their language. … report, and again in a presentation by the CNO at the quarterly board meeting. … You can look at current pressure injury metrics to see what’s working and what’s not.

15. 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. … health status, language spoken at home, and living arrangement Years Collected Since October 2010 … use of medical care services, charges and payments, access to care, satisfaction with care, health … spoken at home, perceived health status, disability status, place of birth, and county internet access

16. Fielding the CAHPS Child Hospital Survey (pdf file)
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    June 19, 2017 - address, city, state, and ZIP Code each in a separate field) Parent/guardian’s telephone number with … , had a language barrier) … , identify sources of up-to-date sample information, run a sample file through a national change-of- … address database, send a sample to a phone number look-up vendor) … Unless you maintain a high response rate overall and make efforts to reach them, their views and experiences

17. The Medical Home: What Do We Know, What Do We Need to Know? A Review of the Earliest Evidence on the Effectiveness of the Patient-Centered Medical Home Model | PCMH Resource Center
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    March 01, 2013 - the National Quality Strategy (Berwick et al., 2008; Department of Health and Human Services, March … For example, improving access to care could lead to identification and management of ambulatory-care-sensitive … Conclusion and Next Steps The PCMH model is a promising approach to improving health care delivery … Mercer Government Human Services Consulting. ACCESS cost savings—state fiscal year 2004 analysis. … State Implementation Grant (D70) for Improving Systems of Services for Children and Youth with Special

18. AHRQ Safety Program for Perinatal Care: Experiences from the Frontline (pdf file)
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    May 01, 2017 - Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) materials for a fee is prohibited without prior specific … to conduct in situ simulations than in earlier efforts and develop a more organized framework to ensure … the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) terminology. … L&D unit staff have participated in several other quality improvement (QI) collaboratives at the State … Ensuring Best Practices Related to Obstetric Hemorrhage: In Situ Simulations At WakeMed Raleigh, improving

19. AHRQ Safety Program for Perinatal Care: Experiences from the Frontline (pdf file)
    pcmh.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/perinatal-care/perinatal_care_toolkit_lowvision.pdf
    May 01, 2017 - Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) materials for a fee is prohibited without prior specific … to conduct in situ simulations than in earlier efforts and develop a more organized framework to ensure … the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) terminology. … L&D unit staff have participated in several other quality improvement (QI) collaboratives at the State … Ensuring Best Practices Related to Obstetric Hemorrhage: In Situ Simulations At WakeMed Raleigh, improving

20. Creating Patient-centered Team-based Primary Care (pdf file)
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    March 01, 2016 - Department of Health and Human Services. … ) as “…the provision of health services to individuals, families, and/or their communities by at least … partners in care; efforts to seek patient input to inform the organization and delivery of care, and … Primary Care: Balancing Health Needs, Services and Technology. … Improving patient-provider communication: a call to action.