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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/reports/2024-annual-report/profile-p13-tawfik.html
May 01, 2024 - Appendix A: Approach and Methods
6. … Approach: Researchers are creating a database with practice-specific metrics from Stanford primary care … Using a machine learning approach, the research team will use the data to develop a model to quantify
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/research-transform-primary-care/transform/cost/app-a.html
July 01, 2015 - The study used an in-depth, mixed methods, case study approach. … provider and administrative staff, and costs per patient per encounter
An activity-based costing approach … , equipment costs, and incidental costs (transportation and incentives)
An activity-based costing approach … including labor, equipment, materials, travel, and contracted services
An activity-based costing approach … The study examined the direct costs of NCQA recognition and used an activity-based costing approach to
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/reports/cost-guide/characteristics.html
February 01, 2017 - The study used an in-depth, mixed methods, case study approach. … provider and administrative staff, and costs per patient per encounter
An activity-based costing approach … , equipment costs, and incidental costs (transportation and incentives)
An activity-based costing approach … including labor, equipment, materials, travel, and contracted services
An activity-based costing approach … The study examined the direct costs of NCQA recognition and used an activity-based costing approach to
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/research/health-it/opioids.html
September 01, 2022 - Using a multi-pronged approach, the team will begin by partnering with community members to co-create … while expanding access to MAT in 22 counties through a multi-layered provider and practice engagement approach … The program will use a Reach, Effectiveness, Adoption, Implementation, Maintenance (RE-AIM) approach
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/pdi/standalone_pdi_casestudy.pdf
December 01, 2015 - This approach greatly improved communication across
divisions. … This approach also provides an
easier way to assess whether physicians are following the newly developed … Schroeder and her colleagues are exploring how this approach could work in
other clinical areas and … Schroeder noted that a top-down approach would not have
worked; the team needed time to band together
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/perinatal-care/modules/strategies/safe-electronic/e-fetal-monitoring.pptx
May 01, 2017 - perinatal safety interventions include EFM courses or certification as one component of a multicomponent approach … use of EFM
Use SBAR, callouts, huddles, and closed-loop communication techniques
Use predetermined approach … Team members manage conflict using a constructive positive approach to emphasize “what is right, not … Factors to consider:
Organizational culture regarding use of EFM suggesting need for a unit-based approach … teamwork and communication (e.g., incorporating diverse perspectives) to develop consensus on the unit’s approach
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/chsp/compendium/techdocrpt-appa.pdf
January 01, 2019 - SK&A uses both
a bottom-up and top-down approach to identify health systems. … For the bottom-up approach,
SK&A calls medical group practice sitesi and enumerates physicians, identifies … This approach is augmented by a top-down approach in which
SK&A searches health system websites, trade
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/research-transform-primary-care/transform/profile/fetters.html
October 01, 2015 - Lessons Learned and Implications for Others
Rather than following a single "one-size-fits-all" approach … physicians delegated implementation to a staff member, while in others, physicians used a "hands-on" approach … Practices with two or more physicians tended to use a "corporate" approach and use existing administrative
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www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/dxsafety-pediatric-safety-2.html
August 01, 2023 - This approach of overtesting, although not an MDO, nonetheless exposes children to possible harm if test
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/improve/behavior-change-facilitator-guide.pdf
November 01, 2019 - When this
approach failed, he took a different approach and
developed a marketing campaign to make … The most important approach you can
take is to acknowledge their worries and be gentle in
your communication—they … Some may respond to data that
they are outliers or that your approach does not lead to
harm. … conversation with a
peer they respect; if this can be arranged, it is likely the
most effective management approach
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/mvp/modules/technical/nursedr-early-mobility-protocols-slides.pptx
January 01, 2017 - To Improve
Early Mobilization: ICU
Mobility Protocol: Non-ICU
Sedation
Delirium
Multidisciplinary
Approach … Mechanically Ventilated Patients
Early Mobility Interventions
Use a multidisciplinary and coordinated approach … Sedation, delirium, and mechanical ventilation: the “ABCDE” approach. … consistent daily rounding and employ a rounding script
Reinforce a multidisciplinary and coordinated approach … Sedation, delirium, and mechanical ventilation: the “ABCDE” approach.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-09/hanchate-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - By relying only on within-cluster comparisons, the FE approach offers a better
approximation of the … An analogous FE approach is used to estimate the effect of hospital volume. … Columns 3 and 4 give the
corresponding estimates from the FE approach. … The FE
approach estimates that, compared to their high-volume provider counterparts, patients
treated … This study also has implications for the random effects (RE) regression approach
to estimating volume
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/reports/engage/implications.html
March 01, 2017 - This approach presents significant opportunities to have our work incorporated into these large-scale … This approach will require additional development to complement existing materials revealed during the … This innovative and comprehensive approach to intervention and Guide development should yield sustainable
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/mcc/pccp4p/pccp4p-summitsummary.pdf
September 01, 2025 - Approach
The Summit was the culminating event from 14 months of prior work that
engaged three working … Success requires a big-picture approach, balancing long-term goals while
addressing immediate needs. … • Reorganize care delivery and build a team-based approach to PCCP. … A collaborative approach ensures that different
aspects of patient care are addressed comprehensively … Implementers need to take ownership while allowing for
adaptation and fidelity to the chosen approach
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/communicating-decisions-discussion-guide.docx
September 01, 2022 - Communicating with Patients and Families Around Antibiotic Decisions – Practice Discussion Guide
During a regularly scheduled staff meeting, the stewardship leader(s) is encouraged to ask all clinical staff which of the components of the AHRQ Toolkit To Improve Antibiotic Use in Ambulatory Care related to communicatin…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/lessons/lessons-performance-comparisons.pdf
October 01, 2019 - improvement can be expected for measures--and in what
time frame – taking into account different QI approach … considerations, the grantees described: (1) the challenges
they faced during implementation, (2) the approach … statistical approaches to setting a benchmark that
were tested, the IMPLEMENT team found no ideal approach … ◦ One approach (the outlier approach) identified few
clinics needing improvement and the other … approach (k-
means clustering) resulted in groupings where the
difference in performance across groups
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/toolkits/day-of-discharge.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Future studies
should examine the optimal approach (i.e., email, mail, and telephone) to completing … The
Approach Script for the CAHPS Child Hospital Tablet Survey provides a sample approach
script, including … • Identify patients on hospital unit who will be discharged that day and
assess eligibility
• Approach … • Personalize the approach script with the name of the intended recipient.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/surveys-guidance/survey-methods-research/summary-research-meeting.pdf
January 01, 2019 - Compared to a mail-only survey approach, this approach
tripled response rates with greater participation … While texts
could be used to encourage people to respond to a survey, that approach would require testing … This approach would be especially problematic for surveys targeted at older
populations for whom mail … Based on her experiment, Sara Toomey sees this approach as promising in a pediatric
hospital setting … This approach has resulted in lower response rates but many more
responses.
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/202303.html
October 01, 2023 - As a result, the center now uses an employee-centered approach, rather than focusing only on the work … This approach allows UHC to gain understanding about what motivates the staff.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/events/webinars/webinar-012220-fry2.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Understanding CAHPS® Surveys: A Primer for New Users - Fry
HOW ARE CAHPS SURVEYS
ADMINISTERED?
Stephanie Fry
Senior Study Director
Westat
Drawing a Sample
• Sampling varies by survey and reporting goals
• Consider:
► Data use and level of reporting
► Data collection methodology
► Expected number of people …