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www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/translate/compare/index.htmlMay 01, 2019 - Choosing a Point of Comparison for Health Care Quality Scores A key decision for any report on comparative quality is how to organize and display comparisons. The primary goal is to make it as easy as possible for people to identify high and low performers. This section discusses the following topics: Cat…
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www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/distribute/promote/why-promote.htmlDecember 01, 2022 - Why Promote a Health Care Quality Report to Consumers? Among report sponsors and researchers in the field of quality reporting, a general consensus has emerged that: The primary audience for public quality reports is health care consumers or, more often, a strategically chosen subset of those consumers. A…
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www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/resources/writing/index.htmlJuly 01, 2011 - Tips on Writing a Report on Health Care Quality for Consumers Information on health care quality is complicated, so it’s crucial to present this information as simply and clearly as possible. This section suggests ways to make the language in your printed or Web-based quality report cards easier for your inten…
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www.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/tools/social-needs-tool.htmlJune 01, 2021 - Identifying and Addressing Social Needs in Primary Care Settings Resource: Identifying and Addressing Social Needs in Primary Care Settings (PDF, 711 KB, 6 pages) A tool to help primary care practices screen and refer patients for social needs such as food or housing, so-called social determinants of health …
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www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/assess/applying-lessons.htmlMay 01, 2019 - Applying Lessons Learned From Evaluating a Quality Report What Have You Learned? Consider the implications of your evaluation for each aspect you were able to assess. For example, do you need to: Improve relationships with partners or stakeholders? Cultivate additional partners? Rethink who is really …
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www.ahrq.gov/policymakers/chipra/demoeval/what-we-learned/implementation-guides/implementation-guide1/index.htmlMarch 01, 2019 - Engaging Stakeholders to Improve the Quality of Children’s Health Care Implementation Guide Number 1 This Implementation Guide includes suggested steps and tips for implementing initiatives for improving child health care quality from the CMS-funded national evaluation of the Children’s Health Insurance Progr…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/multichronic/funded-resources.htmlNovember 01, 2021 - AHRQ-Funded Resources and Research for Improving the Care of PLWMCC AHRQ-Funded MCC Research AHRQ continues its longstanding history of awarding grants and contracts to support cutting edge research designed to improve the structure, organization, and processes of delivery for People Living With Multiple Chro…
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www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/resources/design/index.htmlSeptember 01, 2019 - Tips on Designing a Health Care Quality Report for Consumers It takes good design as well as good writing to create a clear and effective consumer report on quality. You can use design features to: Attract and hold the attention of your intended audience. Help readers find information of personal interest…
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www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/plan/objectives.htmlNovember 01, 2018 - What Are the Objectives for Your Health Care Quality Report? While all reporting projects aim to inform consumers about health care quality, each project may also have additional goals. Sponsors of quality measurement projects need to be clear about what exactly you are trying to accomplish with a report card a…
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www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/translate/scores/index.htmlMarch 01, 2016 - Generating Health Care Quality Scores That Show Differences The critical link between collecting performance information and sharing that information with others is the process of generating scores. The nature of the score is often inherent in the measure (e.g., an overall rating on a 1-10 scale). But even in…
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www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/explain/support/index.htmlJuly 01, 2016 - Supporting Consumers in Using Information on Health Care Quality The ultimate goal for comparative quality reports is for consumers and patients to use them. All of the recommendations in this Web site are intended to help you plan, design, and disseminate your report in a way that maximizes the likelihood th…
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www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/assess/why-evaluate.htmlMay 01, 2019 - Why Evaluate a Health Care Quality Reporting Project? Just as report sponsors hope that health care providers and plans will use data on quality to improve their performance, you need to gather and use data to improve your reporting efforts over time. Experienced report sponsors approach their reporting initiat…
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www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/explain/details.htmlNovember 01, 2018 - Providing Detail in Quality Reports for Those Who Want It Report sponsors always want to tell potential users more about their report than they can fit on an introductory page. The reality is that you can say more, but you have to put it in later pages so that the comparative information remains prominent in yo…
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www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/distribute/promote/act-early/index.htmlJune 01, 2019 - Early Decisions Shape Promotion of a Healthcare Quality Report Many decisions you make and actions you take early in your reporting project have significant consequences for the effectiveness of your promotional efforts. These include: Defining the Audience for Promotional Purposes Researching the Audie…
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www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/resources/initiatives.htmlNovember 01, 2018 - Key Initiatives in Measuring and Reporting Health Care Quality Several individual organizations and collaborative initiatives have helped to shape the national health care agenda with respect to transparency, accountability, improvement, and informed choice. Within their respective areas of focus, they have spu…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cauti-tools/archived-webinars/patient-family-centered-care-transcript.htmlDecember 01, 2017 - Patient and Family-Centered Care (April 9, 2013) Webinar Transcript Paul Tedrick American Hospital Association - Chicago April 9, 2013 11:00AM Central Time Operator: The following recording is for Paul Tedrick with the American Hospital Association - Chicago for the April National Content Call on Tue…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cauti-tools/phys-championsgd/index.htmlOctober 01, 2015 - Resident Physicians as Champions in Preventing Device-Associated Infections Next Page Table of Contents Resident Physicians as Champions in Preventing Device-Associated Infections Preamble and Summary Epidemiology of Invasive Devices and Complications Examples of Patient Harm Related to Invasive…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cauti-tools/archived-webinars/navigating-hierarchy-slides.htmlDecember 01, 2017 - Navigating Hierarchy in the Clinical Setting: Working and Communicating with Others Slide Presentation Slide 1 Navigating Hierarchy in the Clinical Setting: Working and Communicating with Others Susan M. Hohenhaus, LPD, RN, CEN, FAEN Executive Director Emergency Nurses Association Slide 2 Learni…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cauti-tools/archived-webinars/reducing-urinary-catheter-use-ed-slides.htmlDecember 01, 2017 - Reducing Unnecessary Urinary Catheter Use in the Emergency Department Slide Presentation Slide 1 Reducing Unnecessary Urinary Catheter Use in the Emergency Department Margarita E. Pena, MD, FACEP Medical Director, Clinical Decision Unit St. John Hospital and Medical Center Detroit, MI Image: Photo…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cauti-tools/archived-webinars/leveraging-cultural-change-slides.htmlDecember 01, 2017 - Leveraging Cultural Change to Reduce Urinary Catheter Use Slide Presentation Slide 1 Leveraging Cultural Change to Reduce Urinary Catheter Use Linda Greene, RN,MPS,CIC Manager Infection Prevention Highland Hospital Jennifer Tuttle, RN, MSNEd Adult Critical Care Unit Tucson Medical Center Images:…
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