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2121. Case Example #3: Fairview Health Services | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/tools/workforce-financing/case-example-3.html
      July 01, 2019 - The data discussed below were collected on or prior to the visit and reflect calendar year 2014. … The MTM pharmacist has a resident and student, depending on the time of year. … Clinic workflow is largely standardized through the use of “care packages” (see EHR Use and Data Collection … All staff members are trained to use QI methodology and collect QI data. … EHR Use and Data Collection Fairview has a mature version of the Epic EHR system.

2122. Guide to Sustaining a Program To Reduce Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections in Long-Term Care | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/sustainability/guide.html
      March 01, 2017 - The LTC Safety Toolkit Modules emphasize the importance of a diverse team, focuses on the input of frontline … Use of data to measure performance and drive improvement. Effective communication strategies. … A Culture of Safety The root of improvement lies in the safety culture within a facility. … Use the educational bundles as part of monthly in-service training. … Use the educational bundles as part of competency testing of staff.

2123. Origin | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      March 01, 2021 - AHRQ’s primary care programs and initiatives focus on strengthening this foundation through the development … care transformation grants , research and evaluation of the patient-centered medical home model , training … The Affordable Care Act of 2010 created the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Trust Fund (PCORTF), which … The goal of improving care focuses on the “ABCS” of cardiovascular care: A for aspirin for those at … With PCORTF funding, a continued focus on primary care practice improvement, and in alignment with the

2124. Evidence Now Fact Sheets - Cholesterol Management (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/heart-health/cholesterol-pcor.pdf
      November 01, 2016 - PCOR research can focus on specific clinical interventions (such as a medication or surgical procedure … ) or on ways of delivering care (such as the use of text messages to remind people to take a medication … Efficacy and safety of more intensive lowering of LDL cholesterol: A meta-analysis of data from 170,000 … country use the latest evidence to improve the heart health of millions of Americans. … The initiative is focusing on the ABCS of heart health—Aspirin use by high-risk individuals, Blood pressure

2125. S8: Understanding How Nurse Practitioners Increase Access to Primary Care | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      May 01, 2024 - of the Affordable Care Act on Reproductive Health Care P6: Understanding the Combined Impact of Healthcare … Use of a Mobile Health Tool to Help Address Medication Non-Adherence S4: Does Support for CDS Implementation … Increase the Use of Patient-Centered Care To Treat Chronic Pain in Primary Care S5: Developing a Mobile … The research team will use a database of all-payer claims and electronic health record data from a nationwide … billed for the care; construct measures of access based on scheduling data; and compare patient care

2126. Final Progress Report: Advancing Quality Measurement and Care Improvement with Health Information Exchange (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2025 - Results: Use of HIE data was validated in Aim 1, a significantly increased ability to identify both … All data were de- identified in accordance with HIPAA prior to analysis by the research team, and the … 2014.iii An additional poster showing the use of a Cohen’s kappa metric to validate the HIE data was … The number of hours from 6-24 was chosen on a site- specific basis by extending the data cleaning factor … use of a single-site data source.

2127. At the American Society of Health Economists Conference, AHRQ to Highlight Its Deep Dive into COVID-19 | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      June 01, 2023 - on critical issues of importance to the use and financing of healthcare in the U.S. … For example, Sam Zuvekas, Ph.D., will present a paper based on MEPS data that examines how the pandemic … Asako Moriya, Ph.D., will present a paper, based on HCUP data, which analyzes how experience dealing … Didem Bernard, Ph.D., will present a poster examining the effects of smoking on opioid use among adults … Both presentations are based on data from the MEPS. 

2128. Chapter 1. Introduction | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      October 01, 2014 - aim of the Decreasing Disparities Strategy Workgroup of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … While the initial projects developed by the Workgroup may focus on a particular priority population and … of diabetes, the Decreasing Disparities Strategy Workgroup embarked on a learning network project to … improve patient self-management and the collection and submission of data to evaluate their interventions … A third clinic received no Federal funds, had no disease registry, depended a great deal on volunteer

2129. Guide to Improving Patient Safety in Primary Care Settings by Engaging Patients and Families | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      April 01, 2018 - Use data to demonstrate the expected impact of the interventions on patient, clinician, and practice-level … data, including costs to help establish a return on investment. … How can I reinforce use of the strategies? … All team members should reinforce the use of the sheet. … Research shows that up to 57 percent of patients on five or more medicines (called polypharmacy) are

2130. A Practice-based Intervention to Improve Care for a Diverse Population of Women with Urinary Incontinence (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2025 - The PCPs are trained in how to use clinical decision support, such as note templates, order set, interruptive … care intervention, 2) evaluate the effect of implementation on referral rates to specialists (with … Measure the effect of a practice-based UI intervention on patient outcomes, as measured by validated … Data will be analyzed as a separate cohort to confirm improvements in patient care and outcomes can … • Using a set of quality measures, termed “quality indicators,” previously developed by the research

2131. Appendix C: "Long List" of Delivery System Research Areas | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/practiceimprovement/delivery-initiative/casalino/paper/idkeydsrapc.html
      February 01, 2014 - Each research area in the list can be studied in the context of: (1) a specific type of delivery system … What are the effects of capitation payment plus a bonus for quality on provider organization performance … the use of the process? … is the use of the process? … effects of the process on the quality/cost of care?

2132. Transforming Healthcare to Improve the Health and Well-Being of Older Americans | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      May 01, 2024 - an interoperable  e-care plan as a tool to facilitate data sharing and care planning. … Clinician-facing and patient/caregiver-facing SMART on FIHR applications aggregate data across multiple … initiative to increase the uptake of and to scale and spread care planning as a component of routine … On May 30, the Department of Health and Human Services released to Congress, “ Aging in the United States … The sustainability of Medicare and Medicaid depends on doing this effectively. 

2133. 1. Update on AHRQ’s National Center for Excellence in Primary Care Research | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      August 01, 2025 - work; organize and fund new primary care research efforts; and set research priorities. 1 To achieve … The website showcases information about AHRQ’s primary care-relevant research initiatives, data resources … In 2024, NCEPCR established a new Cross-HHS Primary Care Research Workgroup to continue the work of the … 2024) Research on the Integration of Behavioral Health in Primary Care (3/7/2024) Innovative Use of … of applications: Research to Advance the Science of Primary Care (R01)   to build evidence on how primary

2134. High-Risk Deliveries at Facilities with 24/7 In-House Blood Banking/Transfusion Services - Technical Specifications (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/availability/chipra-0122-technical-specs.pdf
      June 02, 2025 - When 2 full years prior to delivery are available, reporting entities should use 2 full years of data … For each delivery, use the shorter of the indicated look back period OR the total available data ending … DATA SOURCES A. … each of the three ways of qualifying (Class A, Class B, and Union of Class A or Class B. … Use the lesser of that sum or 1 as the upper bound of the 95% confidence interval.

2135. Recent Evidence Indicates a Flourishing Market for Biosimilar Drugs | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/943.html
      January 01, 2025 - The authors examined postpartum claims data from 1,572,338 deliveries between 2014 and 2021. … The authors suggested a need for more research and a more effective approach to protecting postpartum … women from the risks associated with opioid use. … A Request for Information seeks information from the public to understand the effects of ageism on … Responses will inform future research priorities and studies, policies and initiatives.

2136. Placement and Distribution Channels for a Quality Report | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      January 01, 2023 - Getting your information to the people who are most likely to need and use it may be one of the biggest … Should we build this data into the pre-certification/prior authorization process? … Setting While there is a growing body of literature on “consumer engagement,” little research has … been conducted on these issues in the context of quality report cards. … This guidance is based primarily on the lessons learned by experienced sponsors, and draws on the broader

2137. A Strategic Approach for Funding Research: The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality’s Patient Safety Initiative 2000–2004 (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol4/Keyes.pdf
      January 01, 2004 - as intended or the use of a wrong plan to achieve an aim. … A different study examines the use of an automated data surveillance system designed to identify and … Based on the IOM and QuIC reports, reviews of the literature, and AHRQ’s use of the research agenda … and facilitated the processing and use of large amounts of data also were of interest. … To the extent possible, projects were expected to use data capable of examining segments of the population

2138. Advancing Methods of Implementing and Evaluating Patient Experience Improvement Using CAHPS® Surveys: Summary of Presentations | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      December 01, 2020 - Summary of Presentations Summary of Meeting Highlights On October 7, 2020, the Agency for … Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) convened an invitation-only research meeting to discuss improving … of Pennsylvania Topic: Use of patient narratives for quality improvement by medical groups NewYork-Presbyterian … The study is designed to assess the feasibility, value, and use of the CAHPS narrative items in ambulatory … Clinician & Group Survey Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts reviews and uses data from both the

2139. Summary | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      July 01, 2018 - Research Questions and Needs Managing a chronic illness is a time consuming and complex … and kind of data available to support it, and the nature of administrative oversight and support. … Where a program is located may depend to some extent on where in the health care system the purchaser … To evaluate the success of a program based on hospitalizations and costs before evaluating and improving … Looking Ahead The research evidence base for the design of self-management support programs and their

2140. Highlighting the Urgent Need for Research on Improving Delivery of Preventive Services to People with Disabilities | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      October 01, 2024 - Highlighting the Urgent Need for Research on Improving Delivery of Preventive Services to People with … Today's Headlines: Highlighting the Urgent Need for Research on Improving Delivery of Preventive Services … Highlighting the Urgent Need for Research on Improving Delivery of Preventive Services To People With … Leapfrog safety grades in California hospitals: a data analysis . … Pharmacist use of a population management dashboard for safe anticoagulant prescribing: evaluation of