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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/reports/engage/envscan.html
April 01, 2018 - Guide to Improving Patient Safety in Primary Care Settings by Engaging Patients and Families … of Contents
Guide to Improving Patient Safety in Primary Care Settings by Engaging Patients and Families … Guide to Improving Patient Safety in Primary Care Settings by Engaging Patients and Families: Environmental … AHRQ Publication No. 17-0021-2-EF. www.ahrq.gov/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-family-engagement … Return to Guide to Improving Patient Safety in Primary Care Settings by Engaging Patients and Families
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/reports/engage/gaps.html
March 01, 2017 - Guide to Improving Patient Safety in Primary Care Settings by Engaging Patients and Families
Gaps … of Contents
Guide to Improving Patient Safety in Primary Care Settings by Engaging Patients and Families … The evidence base for improving patient safety in primary care settings by engaging patients and families … Safety
Another gap identified during our environmental scan was in the assessment of patient and family … Most of the literature assessed engagement of patients and families using surrogate measures such as
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/implementation/long-term-modules/module4/mod4-facguide.html
March 01, 2017 - members. … members. … words in the language the resident and family members understand best. … and a certified nurse's assistant engaging a family member in conversation around the family member's … Does the family member understand what is being said?
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www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/strategies/index.html
October 01, 2022 - Learn Strategies for Communicating With Colleagues, Patients, and Families About Antibiotic Prescribing … Communication with patients and families about antibiotic use is essential to improve antibiotic use. … Communicating With Patients and Families About Antibiotic Decisions
Improving Communication Between … Patient Brochure (in English and Spanish) can be provided to patients and families to explain why antibiotics … KB)
Antibiotic Use Commitment Poster (Spanish) (DOCX, 625 KB)
Communicating With Patients and Families
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/communicating-decisions-discussion-guide.docx
September 01, 2022 - Communicating with Patients and Families Around Antibiotic Decisions – Practice Discussion Guide
During … AHRQ Toolkit To Improve Antibiotic Use in Ambulatory Care related to communicating with patients and families … Communicating With Patients and Families About
Antibiotic Decisions: Discussion Guide
During the same
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/implementation/educational-bundles/urine-culturing/antibiotic-stewardship/abx-stewardship-part1.pptx
March 01, 2017 - Some providers and family members will welcome the information, while others may challenge it. … How might you communicate with residents and family members who insist on antibiotics being prescribed … Pressure from residents and family members may lead to inappropriate use of antibiotics or lab tests … How might you respond to a resident or family member who requests, expects or maybe even insists that … Be sure to include residents and family members in your discussions.
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www.ahrq.gov/cpi/about/nac/pcortf-snac/wong.html
November 01, 2022 - Assistant Secretary for Children and Families
North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services … Policy
Duke University
Charlene Wong, M.D., serves as the assistant secretary for children and families … In this role, she provides vision and leadership for supporting whole child and family health in North … Carolina and oversees two divisions: The Division of Child and Family Well-Being and the Division of … She is a leader in value-based payment models for child and family health and employs person-centered
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-family-engagement/pfeprimarycare/envscan-app-f.pdf
January 01, 2015 - members. … Why Families for Patient Safety Yes No Suggestive Family engagement strategies for improving patient … member. … members to improve their safety within the health
care system. … Partnering with patients and families to design a
patient- and family-centered health care system:
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/primary-care/tpc/tpc-profile-cooley.pdf
April 01, 2015 - All but the smallest practice introduced
care coordinators who communicated with families between visits … The
practices also partnered with patients and families to identify goals
and care strategies, which … Lessons Learned and Implications for Others
• Providers, family members, and staff participating in … this initiative agreed that team-based care,
care coordination, partnering with families/family-
centered … • Family participation was a lead driver of PCMH transformation.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/engagingfamilies/howtogetstarted/How_PFE_Benefits_Hosp_508.pdf
January 01, 2012 - Not only is engaging patients
and families and providing patient- and family-centered
care the right … resource that helps
hospitals develop effective partnerships
with patients and family members, with … Partnering with patients and
families to design a patient-and-family-centered health
care system. 2008 … Changing the view that families
are visitors in adult hospital settings. … Partnering with patients and
families to design a patient- and family-centered health
care system:
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www.ahrq.gov/patients-consumers/patient-involvement/index.html
November 01, 2016 - Patients and families who engage with health care providers ask good questions and help reduce the risk … Clinician Videos
Tips & Tools
Additional Resources
Engaging Patients and Families … in Care
Use these free resources to help patients and their families get the best care possible. … Guide to Patient and Family Engagement in Hospital Quality and Safety
Learn more about patient and family … engagement and how hospitals can work as partners with patients and families to improve quality and
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/engagingfamilies/howtogetstarted/Ways_To_Learn_More_508.docx
June 02, 2025 - Quality improvement
Patient safety
Working with patients and families as advisors
Improving discharge … Its Web site has information to help patients, families, clinicians, leaders, and others make informed … that empowers families to take part in their loved ones’ health care experiences. … in Boston, MA, established the Adult Patient and Family Council to help patients and their families … This program reduces readmissions and encourages patients and families to take a more active role in
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/ptfamilyscan/ptfamilyref.html
April 01, 2020 - Participation of family members in ward rounds: attitude of medical staff, patients and relatives. … Bridging the divide between families and health professionals' perspectives on family-centred care. … Partnering with patients and families to design a patient-and-family-centered health care system. … Partnering with patients and families to design a patient- and family-centered health care system: a … The many roles of families in "family-centered care"—part IV.
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www.ahrq.gov/data/meps.html
July 01, 2024 - Annual surveys of individuals and families, as well as their health care providers, provide data on health … MEPS is a set of large-scale surveys of families and individuals and their medical providers, and employers … The MEPS Household Component (MEPS-HC) survey collects information from families and individuals that
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www.ahrq.gov/data/visualizations/sick-leave-prevalence.html
September 01, 2021 - Access to paid sick leave (PSL) is an employment benefit that can provide financial support to families … Demographics: Age, Gender, Race and Ethnicity, Education, and Insurance Coverage
Health Insurance, Family … Health Insurance, Family Income, and Residence in a Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)
Research Findings … Workers in the lowest income families had the lowest access to paid sick leave, while workers in the … highest income families had more access.
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www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/dxsafety-patients-source-understanding-dx-error-vol1-2.html
June 01, 2023 - breakdowns between clinicians and patients, a common aspect of diagnostic errors. 23,24 The patient/family … . 23 , 2 7
Failing to assess patient and family perspectives undercounts diagnostic harms and makes … But patients and families do not describe adverse diagnostic events with such uniformity. … In the sections that follow, we first synthesize what is known about patient/family reporting of safety … related to how best to implement these new approaches to learning from and responding to patient and family
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/implementation/training-tools/pfengagement-material-guide.docx
May 01, 2017 - Overview
Defining Patient and Family Engagement and its Benefits
· Slides 4-7
Patient and Family Expectations … Members
· Slides 19-21
Opportunities for Patient and Family Engagement in Your Facility*
· Slides 22 … engagement within the facility and ways to facilitate and motivate staff to engage patients and families … Members
Method: Hand out slides 19-21 and facilitator notes at meeting and ask all attendees to review … Encourage the team to suggest another way to engage patients and families within your facility if they
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/patient-safety/highlights/ps-project-highlights-pfe.pdf
January 01, 2023 - Patient and
family engagement efforts include involving patients and families in medical error reporting … members in the safety and quality of the patient’s
care during the hospital stay … members, clinicians, hospital
staff, and hospital leaders … members to report on their care
experiences, to detect, address, and prevent patient-
perceived breakdowns … Key Findings/Impact: WWTK staff conducted
outreach interviews with 5,560 patients and family
members
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/implementation/long-term-modules/module4/facilitator-notes.docx
March 01, 2017 - members. … members. … words in the language the resident and family members understand best. … member in conversation around the family member’s concerns. … Does the family member understand what is being said?
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-family-engagement/pfeprimarycare/medicinelist-procedure-final508.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Medicine List
The Guide to Improving Patient Safety in Primary Care
Settings by Engaging Patients and Families … � Practice staff – work with patients and their families to develop a complete and accurate
medicine … Conduct a reconciliation by reviewing the medicine list with the patient and family
members during the … https://www.ahrq.gov/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-family-engagement/pfeprimarycare/interventions … /teach-back.html
https://www.ahrq.gov/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-family-engagement/