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and access to health care. … The Report also summarizes health care quality and access among various racial, ethnic, and income groups … access to national and State-level data on the quality of and access to health care from the most scientifically … access to national and State-level data on the quality of and access to health care from the most scientifically … People in the health care system are making important decisions about treatments and interventions every
                                     
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August 01, 2018 - How to Use HCUP to Create County-Level Statistics, Graphics, and Maps 
 
 
 
 The  Healthcare Cost and …  inform local health policy and improvements in the health care system. … With this new resource, users can access statistics from 32 participating States for years 2013 and 2014 … Simply go to the  HCUPnet starting page  to begin. … HCUPNet 
 Instant Access to Hospital Statistics
                                     
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March 01, 2021 - Cooperative 
 
 
 
 EvidenceNOW: Advancing Heart Health in Primary Care  is an initiative of the Agency for Healthcare … Research and Quality (AHRQ) to transform health care delivery by building a critical infrastructure … (HRSA) as Medically Underserved or are part of Medically Underserved Populations and may have less access … learning:
	 
 Regular training webinars and meetings 
 Access to national and regional quality improvement … Practice will benefit from
	 
 Monthly site visits by practice facilitators or other content experts 
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March 01, 2020 - direct access to specialists. … of care, which is associated with both better health care and higher patient satisfaction. … for HealthCare Improvement (IHI) 
	Phone: (617) 301-4800; Toll-Free: (866) 787-0831 
 The Institute … Federally qualified community health centers and other primary care practices: 
 
 Bureau of Primary Health … Care 
 Primary Care Development Corporation (PCDC) of New York City 
 
 
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May 01, 2024 - AHRQ's Recent Primary Care Grants and Resources 
 Practice and Quality Improvement 
 Healthcare Systems … P4: Impacts of Changes in Payment Policy on Access to Primary Care for People with Lower Incomes … P5: Assessing the Impact of the Affordable Care Act on Reproductive Health Care 
 P6: Understanding … the Combined Impact of Healthcare Delivery and Payment Reform Models 
 P7: Understanding the Relationship … Leadership behavior associations with domains of safety culture, engagement, and health care worker well-being
                                     
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July 01, 2025 - Access the  abstract . … Access the  article . … Access the  article . … longer a distant prospect—it is transforming healthcare delivery, diagnosis, and clinical decision making … This service is provided to you at no charge by the  Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality  (AHRQ
                                     
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July 01, 2018 - Guide to Patient and Family Engagement 
 Exhibit 9. … Strategies to Engage Patients and Families as Part of the Health Care Team 
 
 
 
 
 Previous Page Next … month post-implementation reported that "performance had been hampered by family members" 57 
 
 
 
 
 Access … to medical records by patients and families 169 
 
 
 Allow patients and families to access medical … records or online portals for information 
 Patients, family, provider, online access 
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May 01, 2023 - Team effectiveness in academic primary health care teams.  … Select to access the  abstract . … Does team-based primary health care improve patients' perception of outcomes? … Integrating TeamSTEPPS® into ambulatory reproductive health care: Early successes and lessons learned … Journal of Healthcare Risk Management  36(4), 25-36. Select to access the  abstract .
                                     
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January 01, 2023 - But the various 
healthcare systems often emerged at different points in our nation’s history, under … care, among others … As these groups often lack access to 
personal healthcare providers, the data suggest that healthcare … Impact of COVID-19 on Telehealthcare  
This topic examines the delivery of healthcare services through … Respond to COVID-19
	Expanding Healthcare System Capacity To Respond to COVID-19
	Mitigating Socioeconomic
                                     
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May 01, 2023 - Select to access the  abstract . 
 Conner Black A. Promoting civility in healthcare settings. … Simulation in Healthcare  3(2), 119-27. Select to access the  abstract . … International Journal of Quality Health Care  20(4), 254-63. Select to access the  abstract . … Int J Qual Health Care . 2020;32(9):618-24. Epub 2019/07/20. doi: 10.1093/intqhc/mzz062. … Quality & Safety in Health Care  13(Suppl 1), i57-64. Select to access the  abstract .
                                     
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October 01, 2024 - Rural Healthcare: A Call to Action 
 A Path to Rural Diagnostic Excellence 
 Improving Diagnosis in the … Context of Rurality 
 Three Areas To Immediately Advance Diagnosis In Rural Healthcare 
 A Call To Action … challenge in the U.S. healthcare system, particularly in rural settings. … access to specialty care, lower health literacy), 14  which exacerbate challenges in accessing timely … healthcare access, including transportation difficulties, rugged terrain, and limited broadband internet
                                     
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June 01, 2025 - Medicare Plan Choice Impacts Costs of and Access to Care for Older Adults and Younger Beneficiaries With … Visit the  website  to submit your comments and access the recording and materials for this event. … Medicare Plan Choice Impacts Costs of and Access to Care for Older Adults and Younger Beneficiaries With … Impact of the Affordable Care Act on access to accredited facilities for cancer treatment. … This service is provided to you at no charge by the  Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality  (AHRQ
                                     
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June 01, 2023 - Select to access the  abstract . … Select to access the  abstract . … Select to access the  abstract . … International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance  26(2), 174-88. … Select to access the  abstract .
                                     
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May 01, 2024 - AHRQ's Recent Primary Care Grants and Resources 
 Practice and Quality Improvement 
 Healthcare Systems … P4: Impacts of Changes in Payment Policy on Access to Primary Care for People with Lower Incomes … P5: Assessing the Impact of the Affordable Care Act on Reproductive Health Care 
 P6: Understanding … the Combined Impact of Healthcare Delivery and Payment Reform Models 
 P7: Understanding the Relationship … Care  (PI: Cottrell) P6: Understanding the Combined Impact of Healthcare Delivery and Payment Reform
                                     
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April 01, 2015 - Health Care Transformation Among Small Urban Practices Serving the Underserved 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Principal … Most practices also implemented structured processes and strategies to: ensure timely access to services … , including off-hours access; to remind patients of appointments; follow up on missed appointments; monitor … using data to assess the impact of QI efforts. … and staff; and did not have access to networking opportunities, additional expertise, and other resources
                                     
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April 01, 2024 - Register for May 8 Webinar on Feedback Methods To Complement Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers … A new AHRQ Views blog post highlights an important addition to the agency’s digital healthcare resources … AHRQ’s new guide for creating and using digital healthcare technologies and solutions to advance equity … Access more information in the  Federal Register Notice  and forward questions to Jaime Zimmerman at … This service is provided to you at no charge by the  Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality  (AHRQ
                                     
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May 01, 2023 - Select to access the  abstract . … Select to access the  abstract . … Select to access the  abstract . … Select to access the  abstract . 
 Yee, B., Naik, V., et al. (2005). … Select to access the  abstract .
                                     
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July 01, 2023 - Healthcare delivery system infrastructure:  How can healthcare delivery organizations structure their … Payment:  How can payers and healthcare delivery organizations use payment to support and incentivize … Implementation:  How can healthcare delivery organizations most effectively implement interventions to … Access:  How can healthcare delivery organizations and payers improve access to high- quality care to … to deliver equitable care and ultimately, to achieve the outcome of reducing disparities in care access
                                     
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June 01, 2017 - Patient access to care. … In particular, more study is needed on whether Lean can help health care delivery systems identify waste … implement and scale process improvements across multiple sites of a large health care system. … Results from this study also show that, particularly for a large health care system, leaders may find … Qual Manag Health Care 2010;19(3):211-25. 
 Cothran J.  U.S. Health Care Spending: Who Pays?
                                     
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July 01, 2024 - affirm their shared goal of improving the delivery of healthcare by advancing health services research … Access the  blog post . To receive all blog posts,  submit your email address . … maximizing its potential to improve access for underserved populations. … A nationally representative summary of 2020 changes in the use of health care in the United States. … This service is provided to you at no charge by the  Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality  (AHRQ