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121. Exhibit 1. Methodological Options for Estimating the Costs of Transforming Primary Care | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.innovations.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/reports/cost-guide/methodology-options.html
     February 01, 2017 - Drawbacks/Challenges: Claims data do not necessarily reflect costs of primary care transformation efforts … incurred by clinics Changes in cost trends can be caused by factors other than PCMH transformation efforts … Pre-established rapport with clinics providing data Web-based data collection tools for data collection efforts

122. A Multipayer Patient-Centered Medical Home Initiative in Pennsylvania | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.innovations.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/research-transform-primary-care/transform/profile/gabbay.html
     October 01, 2015 - Health Information Technology Patient-Centered Care Quality & Safety Overview of Transformation Efforts … Results of Transformation Efforts Differences in transformation efforts were assessed by ranking the … medical assistants and nurse care managers), EHR systems, time for education and quality improvement efforts

123. Transforming Primary Care: Evaluating the Spread of Group Health’s Medical Home | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.innovations.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/research-transform-primary-care/transform/profile/reid.html
     October 01, 2015 - Comprehensive Care Coordinated Care Health IT Quality & Safety Overview of Transformation Efforts … Results of Transformation Efforts National Committee for Quality Assurance Level 3 PCMH recognition … 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

124. TeamSTEPPS® for Office-Based Care - Readiness Assessment (pdf file)
     www.innovations.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/education/curriculum-tools/teamstepps/officebasedcare/handouts/readiness.pdf
     August 01, 2005 - stronger teamwork and safety culture an appropriate strategy to address the needs or quality improvement efforts … right time to initiate a culture change (i.e., it will not compete with other quality improvement efforts … A lack of urgency and a vague rationale are two of the most common derailers of change efforts. … Sometimes leaders fail to sponsor efforts effectively because they simply do not know how to sponsor … already be occurring within the practice and determine how TeamSTEPPS can fit into and reinforce those efforts

125. National Evaluation of the CHIPRA Quality Demonstration Grant Program: Final Project Report (pdf file)
     www.innovations.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/publications/files/chipra-final-report_0.pdf
     February 21, 2016 - Colorado and New Mexico collaborated on efforts to enhance PCMH features of 22 SBHCs. … We developed an implementation guide that described and built on their efforts. … Still other States pursued promising ideas by building on previous efforts. … ) could not be practically implemented and therefore shifted funds to other grant efforts. … Nonetheless, our efforts to do so led to three positive developments.

126. Vermont State at a Glance (pdf file)
     www.innovations.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/demoeval/demostates/vtstateataglance.pdf
     March 01, 2012 -                                                                                         improvement efforts … information from Vermont to address a wide range of questions about the implementation and outcomes of its efforts …  To what extent did Vermont’s efforts to build on its existing Blueprint succeed in improving the

127. 3. Observations About the Structure of the Demonstration Grant Program | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.innovations.ahrq.gov/policymakers/chipra/demoeval/what-we-learned/final-report/section3.html
     October 01, 2015 - were limited in the scope of certain projects because grant funding was spread thin across so many efforts … Still other States pursued promising ideas by building on previous efforts. … The abundance of projects allowed many efforts to move forward simultaneously in the demonstration States … Efforts to transform the delivery system are unlikely to be successful unless new payment models emerge … ) could not be practically implemented and therefore shifted funds to other grant efforts.

128. A Study of the Patient-Centered Medical Home: Lessons From a New York State Community Health Center | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.innovations.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/research-transform-primary-care/transform/profile/calman.html
     October 01, 2015 - Coordinated Care Health IT Patient-Centered Care Quality & Safety Overview of Transformation Efforts … Results of Transformation Efforts Some PCMH elements, including decision supports, the patient portal … 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

129. The CAHPS Ambulatory Care Improvement Guide: Why Improve Patient Experience? (pdf file)
     www.innovations.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/quality-improvement/improvement-guide/2-why-improve/cahps-section-2-why-improve-patient-experience.pdf
     May 01, 2017 - Determining Where to Focus Efforts to Improve Patient Experience 6. … Examples of prominent forces driving improvement efforts among health plans include the following: … May 2017 2-2 Examples of forces driving improvement efforts among medical groups and physician practices … included the measurement, reporting, and improvement of patient experience with primary care in their efforts … AF4Q program concluded in 2015, many of these collaborative organizations are continuing their survey efforts

130. Spotlight on Idaho -- The National Evaluation of the CHIPRA Quality Demonstration Grant Program (pdf file)
     www.innovations.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/statesummaries/chipra-750-idaho-state-snapshot.pdf
     January 01, 2018 - For this demonstration, CMS awarded 10 grants that supported efforts in 18 States to identify effective … Practices had access to a Web-based platform to report on progress of QI efforts, and clinicians were … professional associations, private payers, and local health care systems—invested in using measurement-based efforts … “Families say they are really appreciative of my efforts and the fact that I offered to do care coordination … Continuing Efforts in Idaho After Idaho’s quality demonstration ended in February 2016— • Idaho expected

131. Clarifying Objectives When Promoting a Health Care Quality Report | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.innovations.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/distribute/promote/clarify.html
     November 01, 2018 - This page discusses three goals that your promotional efforts need to accomplish: Increase the knowledge … So you have to keep the last three “use” behaviors in mind as you design your promotional efforts.

132. Opioids and Substance Use Disorders: What's New | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.innovations.ahrq.gov/opioids/whats-new/index.html
     November 01, 2023 - Opioids and Substance Use Disorders: What's New AHRQ's latest news on its efforts … April 2023   Opioids Newsroom AHRQ's blog posts, infographics, and announcements on its latest efforts

133. Federal Interagency Workgroup on Improving Diagnostic Safety and Quality in Health Care (pdf file)
     www.innovations.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/topics/public-notes-meeting-summary-110620.pdf
     March 11, 2021 - (1) Provide agency updates related to diagnosis improvement research as well as COVID-19 response efforts … One article focuses on diagnostic safety and highlights the VA’s efforts to improve the timeliness

134. Healthy Hearts Northwest Follow-up Practice Survey (#2) (pdf file)
     www.innovations.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/results/research/practice-survey-6mon-post-intervention-nw.pdf
     February 27, 2019 - years, how often has your practice had discussions with other practices about quality improvement efforts … On average, how helpful have these discussions been for your practice's QI efforts? … months, who has your practice gone to outside of your practice/organization for discussion about QI efforts

135. Georgia State at a Glance (pdf file)
     www.innovations.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/demoeval/demostates/gastateataglance.pdf
     March 01, 2012 - information from Georgia to address a wide range of questions about the implementation and outcomes of their efforts … including:  How did the multi‐State learning collaborative enhance Georgia’s efforts to expand the …  To what extent did Georgia’s efforts to expand the CME model improve quality of care for youth with

136. Primary Care Physicians' Experiences With and Attitudes Toward Pediatric Quality Reporting (pdf file)
     www.innovations.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/demoeval/what-we-learned/chipra-primary-care-physician-reporting.pdf
     December 01, 2016 - Fewer used quality reports to guide QI efforts (32.5%; 95% CI, 29.5%–35.6%). … However, only 33% had started using reports in quality improve- ment efforts. … Barriers to engaging providers in quality measurement and reporting efforts Resistance to perceived … StanekM.Quality Measurement to Support Value-Based Purchasing: Aligning Federal and State Efforts. … Why do some primary care practices engage in practice improvement efforts whereas others do not?

137. Step 2: Determine Whom To Engage | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.innovations.ahrq.gov/policymakers/chipra/demoeval/what-we-learned/implementation-guides/implementation-guide1/impguide1step2.html
     March 01, 2019 - child with a special health care need for their quarterly meetings to expand the spread of the group’s efforts … However, they may have less experience with formal stakeholder efforts. … stakeholders may represent relevant organizations that have not historically been included in such efforts … New perspectives may help move efforts forward, but you may need to take some time to bring such individuals … been organized by State or local government or who have been part of advisory committees for other efforts

138. Transforming service delivery to promote quality of care | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.innovations.ahrq.gov/policymakers/chipra/demoeval/what-we-learned/finalsummary/finalsummary3.html
     September 01, 2015 - Efforts to engage families in QI activities, such as financial support for parent advisors whose role … was to assist practices’ in their QI efforts. … develop performance data), and payments to practices to support staff time for implementing new QI efforts … lack the technical competencies to gather the data needed to implement and track practice-level QI efforts

139. Introduction | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.innovations.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/environmental-scan-programs/envscan-program-intro.html
     April 01, 2018 - patient safety education, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) must ensure that its efforts … the Patient Safety Improvement Corps (PSIC) program in 2008, AHRQ realized the need to adapt future efforts

140. Insurance Continuity Metric Suite I: Duration of First Observed Enrollment and Duration of Newborn’s First Enrollment (pdf file)
     www.innovations.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/factsheets/chipra_15-p001-1-ef.pdf
     January 01, 2015 - or medications, compared with children who have continuous private coverage.7 States are engaged in efforts … are able to assess a State’s ability to retain children once they are enrolled and are sensitive to efforts … can serve as a potential indicator of quality and access and reflect performance of States’ outreach efforts … As a consequence, they cannot be used to reflect State efforts to increase participation rates through … outreach efforts