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41. Qi-Tip-Sheet-Primary-Care-Practices (pdf file)
    www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/ncepcr/tools/PCMH/qi-tip-sheet-primary-care-practices.pdf
    March 01, 2015 - A practice’s QI efforts are an important component of efforts to improve the quality of the health care … • A facilitator can tailor QI efforts to your practice and help implement them. … *We use the phrases “QI initiatives,” “QI activities,” and “QI efforts” here to refer broadly to both … specific QI initiatives and broader efforts undertaken toward practice redesign and transformation. … QI efforts can help physicians get back to practicing medicine like they had originally intended—to

42. Key Themes Across Grants | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/research-transform-primary-care/transform/synthesis-report/themes.html
    October 01, 2015 - or another group) was a useful marker of progress in the process and helped motivate transformation efforts … For the more advanced practices, these efforts often began before the concept of PCMH was fully developed … Contextual Factors Play an Important Role in the Success of Transformation Efforts As discussed by … To support transformation efforts, organizational leaders also needed to communicate effectively with … As one investigator explained, “quality improvement efforts would stop if the one person who championed

43. How the CHIPRA quality demonstration elevated children on State health policy agendas | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/policymakers/chipra/demoeval/what-we-learned/highlight04.html
    October 01, 2013 - 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 … These efforts can help broaden support for demonstration activities, as well as provide a mechanism for … However, the common thread running throughout these efforts is represented by the new connections being

44. A Practical Guide for Estimating the Costs of Primary Care Transformation | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/research-transform-primary-care/transform/cost/guide.html
    October 01, 2015 - in health care organizations who want to predict or report the costs of primary care transformation efforts … Develop a Detailed Description of Study Setting and Transformation Efforts An important first step … Primary care transformation efforts can take a number of years to implement and are an ongoing process … In addition, detailed descriptions of study settings, practice change efforts, and what is included in … are those that are clearly attributable to these efforts, such as staff training on the PCMH or new

45. A Practical Guide for Estimating the Costs of Primary Care Transformation | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/reports/cost-guide/practical-guide.html
    February 01, 2017 - in health care organizations who want to predict or report the costs of primary care transformation efforts … Develop a Detailed Description of Study Setting and Transformation Efforts An important first step … Primary care transformation efforts can take a number of years to implement and are an ongoing process … In addition, detailed descriptions of study settings, practice change efforts, and what is included in … are those that are clearly attributable to these efforts, such as staff training on the PCMH or new

46. Primary Care Extension in Oklahoma: An Evidence-Based Approach to Dissemination and Implementation of Innovations (pdf file)
    www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/primary-care/tpc/impact-profile-ok.pdf
    April 01, 2015 - The use of CHIOs to assist with primary care transformation efforts was promoted at a statewide conference … County-based efforts catalyzed group quality improvement among local physicians and brought diverse … County-based efforts were more successful when they helped to focus assistance on locally identified … So far, however, there has been little communication and coordination between these efforts. … The Missouri team made an early decision to focus the IMPaCT project efforts on Pettis County, where

47. Transforming Primary Care Practice in North Carolina (pdf file)
    www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/primary-care/tpc/tpc-profile-donahue.pdf
    April 01, 2015 - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill AHRQ Grant Number: R18 HS019131 Overview of Transformation Efforts … Information Technology • Patient-Centered Care • Quality & Safety Results of Transformation Efforts … Staff turnover was another challenge for practice transformation efforts, particularly for the smaller … practices, where the loss of one team member could mean the loss of the person leading QI efforts. … Results of Transformation Efforts Number and Type of Practices Location Transformational Elements

48. Transformed Primary Care: Care by Design (pdf file)
    www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/primary-care/tpc/tpc-profile-magill.pdf
    April 01, 2015 - University of Utah School of Medicine AHRQ Grant Number: R18 HS019136 Overview of Transformation Efforts … Implementation efforts within each clinic were led by a two-person team, including a medical director … The differences in scores reflect that the main focus of implementation efforts was on care teams, and … these efforts as an organizational priority. … No. 15-0038-8-EF April 2015 Overview of Transformation Efforts Results of Transformation Efforts

49. PQMP Measure Implementation and Quality Improvement Toolkits | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/pqmp/implementation-qi/toolkits.html
    August 01, 2021 - resources developed through the grantees’ work on measure implementation and in their quality improvement efforts … The change ideas, resources, and examples presented in this toolkit reflect efforts by State Medicaid … at the State-level for public reporting, public health/disease surveillance, and quality improvement efforts … Health plans may use the measure for public reporting and quality improvement efforts.

50. External Context | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/research-transform-primary-care/transform/final-impact/context.html
    October 01, 2015 - in test or spread States in their ability to extract and interpret their own data, complicating QI efforts … State Planning Strategic planning by State government bolstered extension program efforts in several … However, IMPaCT initiatives had to take steps to integrate efforts with those of existing entities. … Some national AHEC leaders raised concerns about duplication of efforts. … Ultimately these conflicts were resolved amicably through the partnership-building efforts previously

51. Health Care Transformation Among Small Urban Practices Serving the Underserved | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/research-transform-primary-care/transform/profile/berry.html
    April 01, 2015 - Many of the practices also implemented QI efforts to improve patient satisfaction. … “Plan-Do-Study-Act” model for improvement, the practices often used data to assess the impact of QI efforts … Results of Transformation Efforts Seventy-three percent of practices implemented structured processes … More than one half of the practices implemented QI efforts to improve patient satisfaction and reported … using data to assess the impact of QI efforts.

52. Introduction | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/research-transform-primary-care/transform/final-impact/intro.html
    October 01, 2015 - Transformation (IMPaCT) Grants: A Synthesis Report Introduction Methods Model State Enhancement Efforts … The purpose of this report is to describe the key efforts and activities of the IMPaCT grants; synthesize … identify community health priorities and local health workforce needs, and participate in community-based efforts … eliminate health disparities.” 1 Often, PCEPs support patient-centered medical home (PCMH) redesign efforts … expand, and improve the State-level programs to assist primary care practices with their QI and redesign efforts

53. How are CHIPRA demonstration States approaching practice-level quality measurement and what are they learning? | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/policymakers/chipra/demoeval/what-we-learned/highlight01.html
    March 01, 2019 - , more generally, helped to bring a pediatric focus to a broad range of Federal quality measurement efforts … Practice-level quality measures aim to help providers target areas for QI efforts and assess the impact … complete information about their performance, which may help with planning quality improvement (QI) efforts … Demonstration States made substantial efforts to involve providers from child-serving practices to help … Practice-level reporting efforts could be accelerated through the provision of technical assistance to

54. Key Themes Across Grants | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/reports/grants-transform/key-themes.html
    March 01, 2017 - or another group) was a useful marker of progress in the process and helped motivate transformation efforts … For the more advanced practices, these efforts often began before the concept of PCMH was fully developed … Contextual Factors Play an Important Role in the Success of Transformation Efforts As discussed by … To support transformation efforts, organizational leaders also needed to communicate effectively with … As one investigator explained, "quality improvement efforts would stop if the one person who championed

55. TransforMN Study (pdf file)
    www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/primary-care/tpc/tpc-profile-solberg.pdf
    April 01, 2015 - Institute for Education and Research AHRQ Grant Number: R18 HS019161 Overview of Transformation Efforts … Information Technology • Patient-Centered Care • Quality & Safety Results of Transformation Efforts … In general, transformation efforts cost far more than the practices received back in additional payments … No. 15-0038-3-EF April 2015 TransforMN Study Overview of Transformation Efforts Results of … Transformation Efforts Key Impacts of Transformation Challenges to Transformation Lessons Learned

56. Florida State at a Glance (pdf file)
    www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/demoeval/demostates/flstateataglance.pdf
    March 01, 2012 - The State will ensure that ongoing statewide health information exchange (HIE) and health IT efforts … Health Care Quality Florida will collaborate with ongoing statewide HIE and health IT development efforts … to ensure that these efforts address children’s health issues and support efforts for electronic health … information from Florida to address a wide range of questions about the implementation and outcomes of their efforts …  To what extent were Florida’s efforts to enhance medical homes successful in improving the quality

57. Final Data From National Efforts To Make Care Safer, 2010-2014 (pdf file)
    www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/pfp/2014FinalHACreport4Web-13Dec2016.pdf
    December 01, 2016 - Final Data From National Efforts To Make Care Safer, 2010-2014 December 2016 Saving Lives and … Saving Money: Hospital-Acquired Conditions Update Final Data From National Efforts To Make Care Safer … technical assistance offered by the QIO program to hospitals, and technical assistance and catalytic efforts … sustaining further improvements in the safety of hospital care, the Agency has substantially expanded its efforts

58. Introduction | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/reports/grants-transform/introduction.html
    October 01, 2023 - Although a number of definitions exist, efforts to transform into a PCMH go beyond quality improvement … studies were all retrospective evaluations of successfully implemented or ongoing PCMH transformation efforts … was implemented across these practices also differed greatly, as did the evaluation of each of these efforts … studies revealed a number of common themes that can be helpful for future primary care transformation efforts

59. Timing Promotion of a Quality Report for Maximum Impact | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/distribute/promote/timing.html
    March 01, 2016 - Before Your Report Is Issued Some sponsors start spreading the word about their efforts very early … You can even share stories from efforts in other communities about how a similar report was of value. … predict when your report will be most relevant and useful for specific individuals, your promotional efforts … An important aspect of your longer term promotional efforts is to balance constant repetition of a few … Learn how to evaluate your reporting efforts, including your promotional campaign, in Assess Your Reporting

60. Multimethod Evaluation of Physician Group Incentive Programs for PCMH Transformation (pdf file)
    www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/primary-care/tpc/tpc-profile-fetters.pdf
    April 01, 2015 - and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan AHRQ Grant Number: R18 HS019147 Overview of Transformation Efforts … Information Technology • Patient-Centered Care • Quality & Safety Results of Transformation Efforts … tap organizational/corporate resources were the most affected by limited funding for transformation efforts … Additionally, the PCMH transformation efforts led to improvements in the process and quality of patient … Results of Transformation Efforts Key Impacts of Transformation Challenges to Transformation Lessons