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21. Coordinating Care in the Medical Neighborhood: Critical Components and Available Mechanisms (pdf file)
    www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/ncepcr/tools/PCMH/coordinating-care-in-the-medical-neighborhood-white-paper.pdf
    June 01, 2011 - In some cases, however, the most appropriate care may be located in other communities, or patients may … Health is a community issue, and medical neighborhoods can impact community health Financial … Pharmacists in independent retail pharmacies in communities, for example, are likely to deal with very … reflecting the specific circumstances of their communities. … Bridging primary care practices and communities to promote healthy behaviors.

22. About SDOH in Healthcare | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/sdoh/about.html
    February 01, 2020 - Analytics Resources What’s New About SDOH in Healthcare SDOH in Communities … SDOH, although experienced by individuals, exist at the community level. … Healthcare systems that learn about the communities their patients live in, and the community-level barriers … For example, one member of the community might be homeless, while another has adequate housing. … high-quality healthcare is understanding the social determinants of health (SDOH) of patients and of communities

23. SDOH & Practice Improvement | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/sdoh/practice-improvement.html
    August 01, 2023 - assisting health systems and clinicians to improve healthcare through a better understanding of SDOH in communities … Health systems can benefit by understanding the social determinants in the communities in which their … insights into the lived experiences of their patients, health systems that learn about the SDOH of the communities … and community-based activities to promote healthy behavior. … Learn about AHRQ's tools and resources on forming clinical-community linkages .

24. Defining the PCMH | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/research/care-coordination/pcmh/define.html
    August 01, 2022 - Literacy Quality Improvement Data Resources Tools and Resources Research Communities … Building on the work of a large and growing community, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … , will build virtual teams linking themselves and their patients to providers and services in their communities … elements of the broader health care system, including specialty care, hospitals, home health care, and community … Engaging Patients and Families in the Medical Home (PDF, 651 KB) Coordinating Care in the Medical Neighborhood

25. The Academy for Integrating Behavioral Health Into Primary Care | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/building-community/integrationacademy.html
    December 01, 2023 - Home National Center for Excellence in Primary Care Research Research Communities … National Center Research Initiatives Data Resources Tools and Resources Research Communities … https://www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/building-community/integrationacademy.html  

26. Improving Health Equity through Research and Action: Fact Sheet (pdf file)
    www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cpi/about/health-equity/health-equity-factsheet.pdf
    March 01, 2024 - informed by the Biden- Harris Administration’s commitment to advancing equity and support for underserved communities … toolkits to improve the experiences and outcomes of births, including Black and Native American births, communities … AHRQ is expanding the Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) Database to make community- level SDOH data … Enables use of easily linkable SDOH data in patient-centered outcomes research to understand how community-level … patient-centered and participatory methods that center equity and ensure the voices of stakeholder and community

27. Practice Facilitation | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/building-community/practice-facilitation.html
    December 01, 2023 - Home National Center for Excellence in Primary Care Research Research Communities … National Center Research Initiatives Data Resources Tools and Resources Research Communities … https://www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/building-community/practice-facilitation.html  

28. Opioids AHRQ Works: Building Bridges Between Research and Practice (pdf file)
    www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/topics/impact-opioid-final.pdf
    November 01, 2018 - Communities in rural areas are among the hardest hit by the opioid epidemic. … effective way to treat opioid use disorder, but access to this treatment is often limited in rural communities … with AHRQ support, linking specialists at an academic hub to primary care providers working in rural communities … Volume 2 includes nearly 250 tools and resources available to providers, patients, and communities … Through HCUPnet’s tables, graphs, and maps, community-level information can inform local health policy

29. Addressing Historical Racism and Inequality in American Healthcare | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/news/blog/ahrqviews/addressing-historical-racism.html
    April 01, 2021 - the COVID-19 pandemic and the stark disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on Black and other minority communities … This includes individuals who belong to underserved communities that have long been denied access to … Developing new funding mechanisms to support the career development of individuals from communities currently … , including maternal mortality, cardiovascular disease, substance use, and HIV in racial and ethnic communities

30. We Must Not Underestimate the Impacts of Gun Violence on Healthcare Workers | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/news/blog/ahrqviews/impacts-gun-violence.html
    March 01, 2023 - these acts of violence pose a heavy burden of grief upon their families and friends as well as leave communities … Rarely, however, is the burden of grief among the healthcare workforce in these communities adequately … Healthcare workers feel the vulnerability that everyone in those communities feels.

31. Vanquishing Healthcare Disparities by Advancing Healthcare Equity | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/news/blog/ahrqviews/vanquishing-healthcare-disparities.html
    November 01, 2023 - Executive Order 13985, Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal … Among the papers’ notable themes: Patients and communities must be centered in all efforts to advance … Whole-person and whole-community approaches can reduce fragmentation and address inequities’ root causes … The program also included explicit requirements for community participation at all stages of the research … approaches that are participatory, inclusive, and aimed at achieving equitable whole-person and whole-community

32. National Pcep Meeting White Paper (doc file)
    www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/primary-care/tpc/national_pcep_meeting_white_paper.docx
    May 05, 2014 - health by helping primary care practices and the communities they serve by overcoming barriers and facilitating … Could the idea of Extension be applied to helping smaller primary care practices and their communities … PCEP could also serve practices and communities at different levels along an evolutionary path moving … from a focus on primary care practice to an integrated delivery system to healthy communities (Figure … Considering the health needs of the surrounding communities may seem like “mission creep,” or a dilution

33. New Mexico IMPaCT: Catalyzing Community Health Transformation in Kansas | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/research-transform-primary-care/transform/impactgrants/impact-ks-success-story.html
    April 01, 2015 - Care Research Research Initiatives Data Resources Tools and Resources Research Communities … New Mexico’s emphasis on a community-based approach to health improvement was well suited to Kansas’s … rural communities and informed Kansas’s strategic vision about primary care and community health improvement … hospitals’ community service efforts as part of the Affordable Care Act. … Build healthy communities—for example, through parks and healthy eating.

34. 2021 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report: Executive Summary (pdf file)
    www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/nhqrdr/2021qdr-final-es.pdf
    January 01, 2021 - a disappointing trend in which opioid-related hospitalization rates increased faster in suburban communities … • While Black, Hispanic, and American Indian and Alaska Native communities all experienced substantial … and decreased 29% from 525.7 to 372.2 per million population in Black communities. … Despite these gains, incident rates in 2018 in Hispanic communities were still more than double the … rates in non-Hispanic White communities (142.8 events per million population).

35. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality: A Profile (pdf file)
    www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cpi/about/profile/ahrq-profile16.pdf
    May 01, 2016 - There aren’t enough specialists to treat everyone who needs care, especially in rural and underserved communities … AHRQ funded an innovative model, called Project ECHO (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes) … , for training and supporting primary care clinicians in rural communities to provide specialized care … – Discovering how to better provide opioid addiction treatment services in rural communities.

36. Seizing the Opportunity to Improve Healthcare for All | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/news/blog/ahrqviews/opportunity-improve-healthcare.html
    May 01, 2022 - , it also exposed inequalities in how these advances were made available in disadvantaged and rural communities … However, those living in remote rural and frontier communities with poor internet access were often stranded … Moreover, many minority communities declined vaccinations because of persistent mistrust in the biomedical

37. A Boost for Health Services Research | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/news/blog/ahrqviews/boost-health-services-research.html
    June 01, 2022 - We also think about allocating resources in culturally appropriate ways across communities, because healthcare … Addressing long-COVID will shape the future of U.S. healthcare in our communities.  … We are limited only by our imagination, so let’s work together and dream big to better serve our communities

38. AHRQ Quality Indicator Tools for Data Analytics | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/data/qualityindicators/index.html
    November 01, 2020 - these indicators are based on hospital inpatient data, they provide insight into the health of the community … and the community-based healthcare system. … to identify and investigate communities that may need interventions. … In addition, they provide a quick check on primary care access or outpatient services in a community … and help organizations identify unmet needs in their communities.

39. Director Robert Otto Valdez, Ph.D., M.H.S.A. | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/cpi/centers/od/director-valdez-bio.html
    October 01, 2023 - He was previously the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) Professor Emeritus of Family & Community … His public service includes serving as Chairman of the New Mexico Community Foundation, Chairman of the … the Public Health Institute, one of the nation’s largest non-profit public health agencies serving communities … improve access, quality, and healthcare outcomes, especially for children and historically excluded communities

40. First-of-its-Kind Study Examines Disparities in Healthcare Costs and Outcomes of Cigarette Smoking in the United States | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/press-releases/smoking-cessation-disparities.html
    December 01, 2023 - “Minority communities have not reaped very much in medical cost-savings from the large reduction in smoking … reflect the burden of healthcare costs and adverse outcomes of cigarette smoking on racial and ethnic communities