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October 30, 2020 - Community-level efforts, including communication strategies, should target those at increased risk for
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January 01, 2023 - Use empathic communication, listen without judgement, and use motivational interviewing techniques to … Whatever the staff configuration, strong communication and fostering relationships to build patient engagement … Don't underestimate the importance of empathetic communication, listening, and relationship building
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January 01, 2025 - Ongoing communication, information sharing, and care coordination take place between medical and mental … working relationships with external providers, a relationship that specifically addresses areas such as communication … progress notes or shared records, the whole care team of internal and external providers will have direct communication … Warm handoffs can help facilitate communication between providers, build relationships, and ensure referrals
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January 01, 2025 - Mobile applications : Collecting patient-reported outcomes, medication adherence data, and facilitating communication … Grade B
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September 01, 2025 - Patient Safety
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July 01, 2025 - Care Managing the Structure and Timing of Integrated Care Delivery (pg. 75) (PDF - 1.31 MB) (Grade B) Communication
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July 01, 2024 - The advantage is better coordination and communication, while working toward one set of overall health
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January 01, 2020 - Translating Research Evidence to Daily Practice for Behavioral Health and Primary Care
Neil Korsen Transcript AHRQ Academy Video
My work for Maine health involves translating research evidence into daily practice. And one of the key things in doing that work is that you have to pay attention to the details and help pe…
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June 01, 2022 - a Shared Care Plan
A care plan is a patient-centered health document designed to facilitate communication
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October 01, 2025 - Don't underestimate the importance of empathetic communication, listening, and relationship building … appreciate cultural and linguistic differences in patients and their families and the need to adapt communication
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January 01, 2020 - Successfully Integrating Behavioral Health in Primary Care Settings Requires Teamwork
Frank Degruy Transcript AHRQ Academy Video
A successful integrated health care model has at least three members of the team at its core. This would be a primary care clinician, a behavioral health clinician, and a care manager or a c…
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February 01, 2025 - death, and relapses) Collaboration: Practices can use telehealth to support collaboration, including communication … team members; virtual BH education and coaching for patients and families E-consultations; electronic communication … is a strong evidence base supporting the effectiveness of telehealth for: Remote patient monitoring, communication … Building trust and rapport and establishing a patient-provider relationship requires adapting communication … this regulation has been amended (PDF – 70 KB) during the COVID-19 emergency, such as for video communication
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June 01, 2022 - Don’t underestimate the importance of empathetic communication, listening, and relationship building … appreciate cultural and linguistic differences in patients and their families and the need to adapt communication
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February 01, 2025 - A definition widely shared in the field enables effective communication and concerted action among clinicians … Such a definition widely shared in the field enables effective communication and concerted effort among
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February 01, 2025 - Specifically, project staff have learned: Communicating Expectations: Open communication with community … increased trust in the medical system; parents reported increased trust with the pediatric office, communication … The Wright Center has established regular communication and coordination channels with community partners … These approaches are mutually beneficial, and when supported by ongoing collaboration and two-way communication … Use Diverse Engagement Tactics: Use a variety of strategies to facilitate ongoing communication and
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January 01, 2020 - These communication gaps will confuse our network practices and our funding organizations.
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January 01, 2021 - How AHRQ Grantees Make Work Visible Through Effective Dissemination
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October 01, 2025 - Shared Care Plan
A shared care plan is a person-centered health document designed to facilitate communication