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1. Appendix E: Resources and Tools To Address Language and Cultural Barriers and Improve Patient Safety | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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   September 01, 2020 - system aimed at optimizing patient outcomes by improving communication and teamwork skills among health … look at select hospitals and their use of patient race, ethnicity, and language data. … participated in RWJF's Speaking Together: National Language Services Network, a program aimed at improving … Language Access Services in Healthcare Organizations The Office of Minority Health has sponsored the … development of this guide to help health care organizations implement effective language access services

2. Webinar Transcript - The 2014 Quality and Disparities Report and the National Quality Strategy: Working Together to Improve Health Care | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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   November 01, 2016 - available findings on quality of and access to health care Data Data Infographics … Report and the National Quality Strategy: Working Together to Improve Health Care. … Care Act mandated was to improve the delivery of healthcare services, patient health outcomes, and population … goals initially to improve the quality of healthcare and to achieve health in a better healthcare system … The function, again, is to assess the performance of the healthcare system and in particular to look

3. HHS Awards $45 Million in Grants to Expand Access to Care for People with Long COVID | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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   September 01, 2023 - available findings on quality of and access to health care Data Data Infographics … Budget AHRQ's Core Competencies National Advisory Council Careers at AHRQ Maps and Directions … delays in diagnosis and referral to appropriate services.  … “We look forward to sharing actionable knowledge from AHRQ grantees with other healthcare providers to … and Human Services to mount a complete and effective response to Long COVID.

4. Chapter 1: Background on Patient Safety and LEP Populations | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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   September 01, 2020 - available findings on quality of and access to health care Data Data Infographics … Medical errors can occur anywhere in the health care system: hospitals, clinics, outpatient surgery centers … As our health care systems move toward improving quality and controlling costs, particular focus needs … environment provides a strong impetus for health care systems to respond to the needs of diverse patient … Speaking Together: National Language Services Network, a project funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

5. Health Literacy in Pharmacy: Communication Strategies | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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   September 01, 2020 - available findings on quality of and access to health care Data Data Infographics … Undermines efforts to increase patient self-management and engagement in care. … our health care facilities, retail outlets, media, and communities. … Literacy in America: A First Look at the Results of the National Adult Literacy Survey (NALS)', National … Kutner, M., Greenberg, E. and Baer, J. (2005) 'A First Look at the Literacy of America's Adults in the

6. Executive Summary | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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   September 01, 2020 - available findings on quality of and access to health care Data Data Infographics … care. 2 Patient safety efforts are now a central component of strategies to improve the quality of … ) as the national standard for team training in health care. 20 TeamSTEPPS is an evidence-based teamwork … Numerous studies on language barriers in health care confirm this situation. … The National Council on Interpreting in Health Care and the International Medical Interpreters Association

7. Improving Patient Safety Systems for Patients With Limited English Proficiency: A Guide for Hospitals (pdf file)
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   September 01, 2012 - As our health care systems move toward improving quality and controlling costs, particular focus needs … Improving Access to Interpreter Services At Massachusetts General Hospital, in addition to having in-person … Language access in health care statement of principles. … Improving quality of health care relies on effective language services. … participated in RWJF’s Speaking Together: National Language Services Network, a program aimed at improving

8. Strategy 6C: OpenNotes | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
   www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/cahps/quality-improvement/improvement-guide/6-strategies-for-improving/access/strategy6c-opennotes.html
   March 01, 2020 - available findings on quality of and access to health care Data Data Infographics … Efforts To Improve Patient Experience Section 6: Strategies for Improving Patient Experience with … The Intervention To address these issues, various health care organizations have come together in an … transparency and patient engagement in health care. 2 Advocates believe that when OpenNotes become … Inviting patients to read their doctors' notes: a quasi-experimental study and a look ahead.

9. 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.

10. 2021: An AHRQ Year in Review | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    January 01, 2022 - available findings on quality of and access to health care Data Data Infographics … Budget AHRQ's Core Competencies National Advisory Council Careers at AHRQ Maps and Directions … 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

11. Spoken Communication | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    September 01, 2020 - available findings on quality of and access to health care Data Data Infographics … In which language would you feel most comfortable reading medical or health care information? … Look not only at your data on language assistance needs, but also at community data on languages spoken … Nearby residents who speak other languages may not be seeking care at your practice if there is no language … Assess your practice's capacity to provide services in other languages.

12. 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.

13. Strategy 6D: Internet Access for Health Information and Advice | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    April 01, 2023 - available findings on quality of and access to health care Data Data Infographics … for Health Care Information: Results From a National Survey JAMA . 2003;289:2400-2406. … The Ever-Shifting Internet Population: A new look at Internet access and the digital divide, Apr 16, … Available at http://www.pewinternet.org/Reports/2003/The-EverShifting-Internet-Population-A-new-look-at-Internet-access-and-the-digital-divide.aspx … and Health Care.

14. Displaying the Data in a Health Care Quality Report | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    May 01, 2019 - available findings on quality of and access to health care Data Data Infographics … a Health Care Quality Report Graphs and tables remain the most efficient and practical way … information for people to look at, making it almost impossible to make comparisons and find patterns. … to the reader what to look at and what to pay attention to (e.g., the difference between a plan's score … a Health Care Quality Report.

15. Expanding and Enhancing All Payer Claims Database System Capacity in States | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    February 01, 2018 - available findings on quality of and access to health care Data Data Infographics … for States seeking solutions to facilitate cost containment and health care reform. … 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

16. Webinar Transcript - National Quality Strategy Webinar: Introducing Nine Levers to Support the Aims and Priorities | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    November 01, 2016 - available findings on quality of and access to health care Data Data Infographics … the delivery of health care services, patient health outcomes, and population health—just a small task … in the large health and health care community pull together. … in health and health care. … closer look at each one to see how they can be used to improve health and health care.

17. Quality Improvement Strategies | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    August 01, 2021 - Safer Report National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports Technology Assessment Program … available findings on quality of and access to health care Data Data Infographics … related survey measures to support and track efforts to improve patient and family experience in the … Patient Navigation in Pediatrics: A Promising Practice for Eliminating Healthcare Disparities at Seattle … their involvement with the program and as compared to children in their same language groups without

18. Strategies for Improving CAHPS Clinician & Group (CG-CAHPS) Survey Scores (pdf file)
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    March 01, 2016 - people can deposit their data and then have access to national comparative data. … We have a Dental CAHPS, an American Indian CAHPS, and a Home Health Care CAHPS Survey. … Twenty-three percent state they're best served in a language other than English, and about 81% are below … We also report meaningful use clinical data and also to the Bureau of Primary Health Care our UDS data … They come together and look at the data, identify best practices and implement improvement efforts.

19. Engaging Stakeholders to Improve the Quality of Children's Health Care (pdf file)
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    September 08, 2015 - • A needs assessment for child health care QI in your State. … health care in the State. … plan for improving health care services and care outcomes for children in Massachusetts. … and participating in an assessment of the current status of health care quality in the State, identifying … gaps in children’s health care services and measures, providing guidance on the development of new

20. Comparing Quality Scores to an Independent Standard | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    January 01, 2023 - Safer Report National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports Technology Assessment Program … available findings on quality of and access to health care Data Data Infographics … Budget AHRQ's Core Competencies National Advisory Council Careers at AHRQ Maps and Directions … While it might be possible to have stakeholders in the community or State come up with such standards … The Standard for “Never Events” There is one kind of standard that is beginning to emerge in health