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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/research-transform-primary-care/transform/index.htmlSeptember 01, 2015 - Primary Care Transformation AHRQ recognizes that revitalizing the Nation’s primary care system is foundational to achieving high-quality, accessible, and efficient health care for all Americans. The patient-centered medical home (PCMH) (also referred to as the primary care medical home, advanced primary care, o…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/surgery/about.htmlDecember 01, 2017 - About the Toolkit Development The toolkit was developed as part of the AHRQ Safety Program for Surgery, a national implementation project to reduce surgical site infections and other complications in hospitals. The 3-year project brought together subject matter experts and participating hospitals across the co…
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www.ahrq.gov/policymakers/measurement/consumer-assessment/index.htmlSeptember 01, 2012 - Consumer Assessment Surveys The Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS) program is a multi-year initiative of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) to support and promote the assessment of consumers' experiences with health care. First launched in October 1995, the prog…
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www.ahrq.gov/policymakers/measurement/quality-by-state/index.htmlDecember 01, 2015 - Quality Information by State Innovations Exchange The AHRQ Health Care Innovations Exchange offers busy health professionals and researchers a variety of opportunities to share, learn about, and ultimately adopt evidence-based innovations and tools suitable for a range of health care settings and population…
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www.ahrq.gov/priority-populations/observances/womens-history/index.htmlMarch 01, 2021 - Women’s History Month In celebration of March as Women’s History Month, AHRQ is pleased to highlight the significant role and impact women in the healthcare field have had on improving the quality and safety of healthcare in America. This annual observance presents an opportunity for the Agency to recognize dis…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mvp/how-to-use.htmlJanuary 01, 2017 - How To Use This Toolkit This toolkit consists of four modules to help you improve care for mechanically ventilated patients: Module on How To Apply CUSP for Mechanically Ventilated Patients Technical Bundles Module Ventilator-Associated Events and Outcome Measures Module Sustainability Module The …
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mvp/technical-bundles.htmlMarch 01, 2017 - Technical Bundles Module This module provides evidence-based recommendations, literature reviews, sample protocols, and other resources to help the team address the following topics: Daily Care Processes Early Mobility Low Tidal Volume Ventilation Overview of the AHRQ Safety Program for Mechanically…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mvp/about.htmlMarch 01, 2017 - About the Toolkit Development The toolkit was developed as part of a 3-year project to help staff in intensive care units use Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP) principles to reduce complications from mechanical ventilation, including ventilator-associated pneumonia. It was developed through a partn…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/ambulatory-surgery/how-to-use.htmlMay 01, 2017 - How To Use This Toolkit The toolkit consists of three sections. Your facility can use the materials in each section to teach team members how to apply CUSP to prevent surgical site infections and other complications. Implementation Sustainability Resources Sections contain guides, tools, slide sets,…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/ambulatory-surgery/about.htmlMay 01, 2017 - About the Toolkit Development Background The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) funded a 4-year project to reduce HAIs and other surgical complications in ambulatory surgery centers by applying the Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program. This program, which was conducted in 665 ASCs across the…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/surgery/how-to-use.htmlDecember 01, 2017 - How To Use the Toolkit Toolkit To Promote Safe Surgery The toolkit has two complementary guides that should be used together and are a good starting point: Applying CUSP To Promote Safe Surgery , and Surgical Complication Prevention . These two guides address adaptive and technical work, which are both crit…
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/tools/self-mgmt/home.htmlFebruary 01, 2016 - Self-Management Support Self-management support is an important part of improving primary care services. It aims to help clinicians teach their patients how to take informed responsibility for their own health care. What is Self-Management Support? Why is Self-Management Support important? How to …
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www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/probabilistic-thinking3.htmlSeptember 01, 2022 - Improved Diagnostic Accuracy Through Probability-Based Diagnosis Probability and the Diagnostic Pathway Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Improved Diagnostic Accuracy Through Probability-Based Diagnosis Introduction Fundamental Concepts for Understanding Probability Probability and the…
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www.ahrq.gov/teamstepps-program/curriculum/mutual/tools/conflict.htmlJuly 01, 2023 - Concept: Conflict in Teams It is important to acknowledge that conflict can occur between staff members or between staff and patients or family caregivers. Conflict is inevitable in all groups because individuals have different needs, perspectives, and priorities. These differences can result in two distinct ca…
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www.ahrq.gov/takeheart/training/care-coordination/index.htmlApril 01, 2023 - Enhancing Care Coordination This focus area will walk you through the decisions and steps needed to optimize care coordination for your cardiac rehabilitation (CR) patients. Effective care coordination (CC) is a proven strategy for increasing patient participation. Care coordinators begin to work with patie…
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www.ahrq.gov/takeheart/training/implementing-automatic-referral/index.htmlApril 01, 2023 - Implementing Automatic Referral This focus area will walk you through the necessary steps for implementing an automatic referral system in your hospital. Automatic referral is a proven, evidence-based strategy to increase participation in cardiac rehabilitation (CR). Automatic referral is the systematic, au…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cauti-tools/guides/implguide-pt2.htmlOctober 01, 2015 - Toolkit for Reducing Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections in Hospital Units: Implementation Guide Frameworks for Change and Improvement Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Toolkit for Reducing Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections in Hospital Units: Implementation Guide Overvi…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/reports/engage/interventions/warmhandoff.htmlJune 01, 2023 - Warm Handoff: Intervention Patient and Family Engagement in Primary Care A warm handoff is a transfer of care between two members of the health care team, where the handoff occurs in front of the patient and family. This transparent handoff of care allows patients and families to hear what is said and engages…
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www.ahrq.gov/teamstepps-program/curriculum/situation/tools/monitoring.htmlJune 01, 2023 - Tool: Cross-Monitoring Ongoing cross‐monitoring of the care environment helps everyone recognize risks and errors. It allows individuals and teams to take steps to correct the issue before harm or injury to the patient occurs. As one example, e-ICUs have proven the value of having remote staff cross-monitoring …
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www.ahrq.gov/teamstepps-program/curriculum/mutual/tools/feedback.htmlJune 01, 2023 - Tool: Formative Feedback While feedback in general can be verbal or nonverbal and intentional or unintentional, formative feedback is information deliberately provided to improve team performance. The ability to communicate self-improvement information in a useful way is an important skill in the team improveme…
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