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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/quality-improvement/index.html
October 01, 2023 - Patient Experience
Researchers affiliated with the CAHPS Consortium conduct a variety of studies to better … quality improvement experts offered advice on what it takes to design and implement programs that lead to better … General Hospital, discusses the importance of patient feedback and various methods to collect feedback to better … provides an overview of UCLA Health System’s BRITE program, which trains ambulatory staff to provide better
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/clinicians-providers/guidelines-recommendations/tobacco/clinicians/tearsheets/helpsmokers.pdf
May 01, 2008 - tells about ways you can quit.
2
Good Reasons For QuittingGood Reasons For Quitting
You will feel better … (per day) (per month)
$150
$300
$450
4
TherThere Has Never Beene Has Never Been
A Better … Time TA Better Time To Quito Quit
A combination works best.
- Set a quit date.
- Get support.
- Take
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/chartbooks/blackhealth/part2-cvd.html
June 01, 2018 - Note: For this measure, lower rates are better. White and Black are non-Hispanic. … Change
Deaths per 1,000 hospital admissions with acute myocardial infarction (AMI), age 18+
Better … No Change
Deaths per 1,000 hospital admissions with congestive heart failure (CHF), age 18+
Better … Change
Deaths per 1,000 hospital admissions with abdominal aortic aneurysm repair, age 18+
Better … Note: For this measure, lower rates are better.
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/ptmgmt/introduction.html
July 01, 2018 - Better understanding of programming options and program evaluation measures should help those implementing … or purchasing self-management support programs to better choose components that are appropriate to their … goals and to better evaluate the impact of these programs.
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www.ahrq.gov/news/events/nac/2022-05-nac/nacmtg051222-minutes.html
August 01, 2022 - Valdez highlighted the need to conceptualize better patient-centered care. … Schmitz proposed addressing ways to better communicate within the community. … With better information and understanding, funding could be steered toward better paths. Dr. … It could translate data into better policy. Dr. … The health economics area often needs better funding.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/news/events/nac/2022-05-nac/nacmtg051222-minutes.pdf
January 01, 2022 - Valdez highlighted the need to
conceptualize better patient-centered care. … Schmitz proposed
addressing ways to better communicate within the community. … With better information and
understanding, funding could be steered toward better paths. Dr. … It
could translate data into better policy. Dr. … The health
economics area often needs better funding.
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/sustainability/management/observation-fac-notes.html
June 01, 2017 - Integration
Say:
“The aim of supervision should be to help people and machines and gadgets to do a better … In order to help people do a better job, a supervisor should know by direct observation how hard or easy … Helping you better address these kinds of questions is the aim of this module. … It’s important that you take the perspective of a coach trying to help your team do a better job, rather … We should eventually see better alignment between agreement and actual practice shown in checklist record
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/ptmgmt/summary.html
July 01, 2018 - Improved behavior is expected to lead to better disease control which should, in turn, lead to better … For example, whether or not patients comply with their medication regimen is a better indicator of a … This approach should include measures of whether patients get better at managing their disease and allow … for the design of self-management support programs and their evaluation is very limited, and more and better
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/chartbooks/healthyliving/summary.html
June 01, 2018 - Number and percentage of healthy living measures for which members of selected groups experienced better … White (n=70)
Better
2
19
9
5
21
Same
23
33
47
39
39
Worse
26 … Better = Selected group received better quality of care than reference group.
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www.ahrq.gov/practiceimprovement/delivery-initiative/casalino/index.html
December 01, 2017 - research (1)
Will this research help patients-either directly or by helping providers to provide better … Better to be provocative and wrong than to be too general. … Slide 13
Examples of research questions
Which type of medical group performs better:
Small … P4P, public reporting, "shared savings") → measures had better be good.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/outcomes/chipra-81-pgh-7-notes-citations.pdf
October 09, 2018 - Items are scored from 1 to 5 (range 5-
25); higher scores indicate better asthma control. … During the first follow-up wave, children
and their parents were asked if their “health in general is better … Those responding “better” were then asked if it was a little better,
somewhat better, or a lot better
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/events/webinars/03-pt-narratives-support-px-strategy-grob.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Narratives in Catalyzing
Specific Improvement Projects
How Middle Managers Use
Narratives to Lead
Enable better … relationship
with patients
Identify areas
of
improvement
and potential
solutions
Enable
better
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/events/webinars/2023-virtual-research-meeting-summary-patient-experience.pdf
January 01, 2023 - This approach not only facilitates a better healing experience for patients, but also
contributes to … a better workplace experience for healthcare staff … environments leads to increased
staff engagement and job satisfaction that will, in turn, lead to better … health and well-being will also
be more productive and provide better care better. … We found that better
HSOPS patient safety culture scores were associated with better HCAHPS patient
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance/home/index.html
November 01, 2023 - patient communities can use the survey results to spur improvements in home healthcare services and better … Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) requested that AHRQ develop this survey in order to better … Through this research, the team better understood the issues that are most important to patients and
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/quality-improvement/improvement-guide/6-strategies-for-improving/health-promotion-education/strategy6j-support-self-care.html
March 01, 2020 - Many communities offer multiple resources that serve patients looking for support, advice, better self-care … Rather than setting expectations they cannot meet, clinicians need to accept that this is a role better … managing emotions, and communication skills. 1 , 2 Self-care programs often teach skills that make people better … They help people who have chronic health problems by teaching them how to do a better job of self-care
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/quality-improvement/reports-and-case-studies/Case_Study_Specialty_Practice_Updated.pdf
October 01, 2011 - • Asked the hospital for funds for the “better” plan. … new
patient rate where higher numbers indicate better performance. … The FPG
chose goals that were slightly better or similar to the FPG average as of June 2007. … Still above the target rate, but better. … This was still below the target but was incrementally getting better from baseline of
80.
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www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/translate/compare/choose/standard.html
January 01, 2023 - It emphasizes having everyone try to reach for the standard instead of just trying to be as good or better … this might lead policymakers such as payers, legislators, or regulators to take steps to encourage better
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/nhqrdr/2014chartbooks/hispanichealth/2014nhqdr-hispanichealth-pt3.pdf
June 01, 2014 - Better = Population had better access to care than reference group. … Better = Population received better quality of care than reference group. … Better = Population received better quality of care than reference group. … For this measure, lower rates are better. … For this measure, lower rates are better.
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/2014chartbooks/hispanichealth/part2-cancer.html
May 01, 2018 - years
Same
Narrowing
Breast cancer diagnosed at advanced stage per 100,000 women age 40+
Better … who received axillary node dissection or sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) at the time of surgery
Better … of diagnosis
Worse
No Change
Breast cancer deaths per 100,000 female population per year
Better … Most Recent Disparity
Disparity Change
All cancer deaths per 100,000 population per year
Better … within the past year
Same
No Change
Lung cancer deaths per 100,000 population per year
Better
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/tools/obesity-kit/obtoolkit-tools.html
March 01, 2014 - Community Connections: Linking Primary Care Patients to Local Resources for Better Management of Obesity … Table of Contents
Community Connections: Linking Primary Care Patients to Local Resources for Better