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101. Primarycareeffortstoreducereadmissions-Envscan (pdf file)
     ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/patient-safety/PrimaryCareEffortsToReduceReadmissions-envscan.pdf
     March 01, 2020 - Environmental Scan of Primary Care-Based Efforts To Reduce Readmissions Prepared for: Agency for … Environmental Scan of Primary Care-Based Efforts To Reduce Readmissions. … Similarly, care transition efforts may synergize with more general efforts aimed at promoting continuity … on efforts to build cooperative relationships with hospitals in their communities. … with existing hospital-based care transition efforts.

102. EvidenceNOW Building State Capacity Profile: Alabama Cooperative (pdf file)
     ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/building-capacity/EvidenceNOW-BSC-AL-profile.pdf
     September 01, 2021 - The project seeks to coordinate cardiovascular risk reduction efforts across the state to create efficiency … , synergy and reduce duplicative efforts, with a particular focus on Alabama’s most underserved areas … changes in hypertension control and rates of tobacco screening and counseling/referral for cessation efforts … things that excites me most about this project is that it provides an opportunity to leverage ongoing efforts

103. Conclusion | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/nurse-role-dxsafety5.html
     September 01, 2022 - educators are critical to recognizing nurses for their diagnostic contributions and leading future efforts … enhanced by using existing diagnostic safety resources and integrating contemporary recommendations and efforts … learning modality and can enhance learning, initiate discussion about diagnostic safety, and promote efforts

104. Transforming Primary Care Practice: Lessons From the New Orleans Safety Net (pdf file)
     ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/primary-care/tpc/tpc-profile-rittenhouse.pdf
     April 01, 2015 - University of California, San Francisco AHRQ Grant Number: R18 HS019139 Overview of Transformation Efforts … Services • Comprehensive Care • Coordinated Care • Quality & Safety Results of Transformation Efforts … Additionally, medical school– affiliated clinics had to balance transformation efforts with their mission … were observed in these areas when clinics were no longer eligible for bonus payments for redesign efforts … Results of Transformation Efforts Key Impacts of Transformation Challenges to Transformation Lessons

105. Fallpxtool1F (doc file)
     ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/fallpxtoolkit/fallpxtool1f.docx
     January 28, 2013 - Use this tool to ensure you have not skipped any essential steps in your fall prevention efforts. … Efforts are underway to generate a sense of urgency if lacking. … If necessary, efforts are underway to generate this support.

106. Making It Work Tip Sheet: Engaging Senior Leaders in Preventing Healthcare-Associated Infections (pdf file)
     ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/clabsi-cauti-icu/engaging-senior-leaders.pdf
     April 01, 2022 - directly recognize the value of patient safety or more specifically your patient safety program’s efforts … Make it meaningful so they recognize the importance of your efforts and provide buy-in and support. … As you communicate the plan to improve CLABSI and CAUTI reduction efforts to the team, intentionally … Ensure that the senior leader knows of their efforts in order to show gratitude for their role. … Conversation Starters To engage a senior leader in efforts to reduce CLABSI and CAUTI, gather all the

107. Findings From the AHRQ Transforming Primary Care Grant Initiative: A Synthesis Report (pdf file)
     ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/primary-care/tpc/tpc-synthesis-report.pdf
     July 22, 2015 - The transformation efforts studied by the TPC grants varied considerably in terms of the size, type, … Contextual factors play an important role in the success of transformation efforts. … Our team also described key outcomes of the primary care transformation efforts across the studies, … Approaches to Transformation The practice transformation efforts studied by the TPC investigators … Practices also used plan-do-study-act (or plan-do- check-act) cycles for quality improvement efforts.

108. Conclusions and Implications | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/research-transform-primary-care/transform/synthesis-report/conclusions.html
     October 01, 2015 - way to achieve these goals. 48 Findings from the TPC grants show that primary care transformation efforts … initiative, which focuses on measuring the direct and indirect expenses of primary care transformation efforts … the 14 TPC grants reported that patients were involved in the design of primary care transformation efforts … needed to identify how to successfully incorporate the patient perspective into primary care redesign efforts … Policy efforts to determine how to best support the transformation of small, independent practices and

109. Conclusions and Implications | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/reports/grants-transform/conclusions-and-implications.html
     March 01, 2017 - way to achieve these goals. 48 Findings from the TPC grants show that primary care transformation efforts … initiative, which focuses on measuring the direct and indirect expenses of primary care transformation efforts … the 14 TPC grants reported that patients were involved in the design of primary care transformation efforts … needed to identify how to successfully incorporate the patient perspective into primary care redesign efforts … Policy efforts to determine how to best support the transformation of small, independent practices and

110. Primary Care Transformation | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/research-transform-primary-care/transform/index.html
     September 01, 2015 - the field: Short profiles summarizing each project, including an overview of the transformation efforts … that were studied, summaries of the key impacts and challenges of those efforts, and the main lessons … the 14 grants, and a joint article about the importance of context in primary care transformation efforts … worked together to build a support system to assist primary care practices with their transformation efforts … The following materials have been developed to describe these efforts: Short profiles summarizing

111. Transformed Primary Care: Care by Design™ | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/research-transform-primary-care/transform/profile/magill.html
     October 01, 2015 - Coordinated Care Health Information Technology Quality & Safety Overview of Transformation Efforts … Implementation efforts within each clinic were led by a two-person team, including a medical director … Results of Transformation Efforts The level of implementation was assessed using an internally developed … The differences in scores reflect that the main focus of implementation efforts was on care teams, and … these efforts as an organizational priority.

112. Research Administration | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/projects/heart-health/research-results/research/administration.html
     March 01, 2021 - recruiting and retaining practices, along with samples of the resources they developed and used in their efforts … researchers from ESCALATES (the EvidenceNOW national evaluation) examined cooperatives’ recruitment efforts … are also necessary.” ( Sweeney et al., 2018 ) To support future primary care researchers in their efforts … practices, the EvidenceNOW cooperatives have shared several examples of resources they used in their efforts

113. AHRQ Expands Its Repertoire to Eliminate Diagnostic Errors | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/news/blog/ahrqviews/eliminate-diagnostic-errors.html
     August 01, 2022 - These efforts have gained momentum in recent years in critical areas. … Leading Federal efforts: In response to a 2017 Senate report, AHRQ established the Federal Interagency … Diagnostic Safety ; Diagnostic Safety Issue Briefs that examine current topics and support improvement efforts … All of AHRQ’s efforts in diagnostic safety – its lead role among Federal agencies, its research investments

114. Section 3: Are You Ready To Improve? | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/cahps/quality-improvement/improvement-guide/3-are-you-ready/index.html
     February 01, 2020 - At the very least, recognize the impact of their absence on efforts to improve CAHPS performance and … Use measurement and management's attention to keep the organization focused on the goals of QI efforts … On the other hand, some of the strongest efforts have been those that thoroughly engaged stakeholders … Leading change: Why transformation efforts fail. Harv Bus Rev 1995;73(2):59-67. … Does publicizing hospital performance stimulate quality improvement efforts?

115. A Study of the Patient-Centered Medical Home: Lessons From a New York State Community Health Center (pdf file)
     ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/primary-care/tpc/tpc-profile-calman.pdf
     April 01, 2015 - Institution: The Institute for Family Health AHRQ Grant Number: R18 HS019076 Overview of Transformation Efforts … Coordinated Care • Health IT • Patient-Centered Care • Quality & Safety Results of Transformation Efforts … These findings are consistent with the health centers’ efforts to target high-risk patients with enhanced … These findings are also consistent with the health centers’ efforts to target high-risk patients with … Results of Transformation Efforts Key Impacts of Transformation Utilization: Health Outcomes: Quality

116. A Multipayer Patient-Centered Medical Home Initiative in Pennsylvania (pdf file)
     ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/primary-care/tpc/tpc-profile-gabbay.pdf
     April 01, 2015 - University Hershey Medical Center AHRQ Grant Number: R18 HS019150 Overview of Transformation Efforts … Health Information Technology • Patient-Centered Care • Quality & Safety Results of Transformation Efforts … Differences in transformation efforts were assessed by ranking the practices based on their improvement … medical assistants and nurse care managers), EHR systems, time for education and quality improvement efforts … No. 15-00389-9-EF April 2015 Overview of Transformation Efforts Results of Transformation Efforts

117. Transforming Primary Care: Evaluating the Spread of Group Health's Medical Home (pdf file)
     ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/primary-care/tpc/tpc-profile-reid.pdf
     April 01, 2015 - Institution: Group Health Cooperative AHRQ Grant Number: R18 HS019129 Overview of Transformation Efforts … Comprehensive Care • Coordinated Care • Health IT • Quality & Safety Results of Transformation Efforts … Leadership focused transformation efforts on process improvement, and improved team functioning (including … shared goals, mutual respect, and within-team communication) was expected to occur naturally from these efforts … Results of Transformation Efforts Key Impacts of Transformation Challenges to Transformation Lessons

118. How the CHIPRA quality demonstration elevated children on State health policy agendas (pdf file)
     ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/demoeval/what-we-learned/highlight04.pdf
     September 08, 2015 - Key messages from these States include: • States have aligned their efforts with—and used their CHIPRA … to integrate behavioral and physical health, and 4) quality measurement and improvement efforts. … Findings Participating States employed a range of strategies in their efforts to maximize the impact … Some demonstration States also chose to link their efforts to existing health IT initiatives funded … These efforts can help broaden support for demonstration activities, as well as provide a mechanism

119. 1. Are you ready for this change? | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/fall-prevention/toolkit/ready-change.html
     January 01, 2013 - Efforts to improve fall prevention require a system approach that achieves organizational change through … Consider framing your efforts in line with broader initiatives, such as the Institute for Healthcare … Reach out beyond those who already support efforts to strengthen fall prevention. … The influence of top management, board, and physician leadership on hospital quality improvement efforts … Promoting clinical involvement in hospital quality improvement efforts: the effects of top management

120. The Challenge and Potential for Assuring Quality Health Care for the 21st Century | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/quality-measures/21st-century/index.html
     June 01, 2018 - It demonstrates that public and private sector quality improvement efforts spawned by measurement and … The Need for a National Effort While there have been successful efforts to improve health outcomes, … This report shows that where these representatives have come together to make targeted efforts to improve … But it notes that, "despite a growing number of efforts to measure and report on health care quality, … As a result of early detection efforts, the incidence of invasive cervical cancer has decreased ( CDC