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November 01, 2018 - Key Driver 6: Nurture Leadership and Create A Culture of Continuous Learning and Evidence-Based Practice
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A maxim of organizational change theory is that leaders’ support for change is crucial. When it comes to making fundamental changes in a practice, however, more than support alone is…
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September 01, 2015 - AHRQ Safety Program for Reducing CAUTI in Hospitals
Preventing CAUTI in the ICU Setting
Module 2: Urinary Catheter Maintenance
SAY:
In Module 1, we discussed the indications for an indwelling urinary catheter, the causes of catheter-associated urinary tract infections or CAUTI in the intensive care unit or ICU, as…
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March 01, 2019 - Endnotes
Implementation Guide Number 1
This Implementation Guide includes suggested steps and tips for implementing initiatives for improving child health care quality from the CMS-funded national evaluation of the Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009 (CHIPRA) Quality Demonstration …
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April 01, 2018 - Guide for Developing a Community-Based Patient Safety Advisory Council
Appendix I. Process Objectives, Measurements, and Evaluation Strategies
The tables below provide examples of objectives that can be adapted for a patient advisory council and ways to measure its success.
A. Create a Patient Advisory Coun…
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October 01, 2018 - Outcomes Measurement
Research Initiative in Clinical Economics
Clinical Economics Resource Links
Outcomes Measurement
U.S. Valuation of the EuroQol EQ-5D™ Health States
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 2003 Report to Congress
Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS)
U.S. Valuat…
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March 01, 2025 - Re-Engineered Discharge (RED) Toolkit
Tool 5 (continued)
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Table of Contents
Re-Engineered Discharge (RED) Toolkit
Tool 1: Overview
Tool 2: How To Begin the Re-engineered Discharge Implementation at Your Hospital
How CMS Measures the "30-Day All Cause Rehospitalization Ra…
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June 02, 2025 - Postdischarge Followup Phone Call Documentation Form
Patient name:
Caregiver(s) name(s):
Relationship to patient:
Notes:
Discharge date:
Principal discharge diagnosis:
Interpreter needed? Y N Language/Dialect:
Prior to phone call:
Review:
Health history
Medicine lists for consistency
Medicine list for ap…
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Frequently Asked Questions
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March 01, 2025 - Re-Engineered Discharge (RED) Toolkit
Tool 5 (continued)
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Table of Contents
Re-Engineered Discharge (RED) Toolkit
Tool 1: Overview
Tool 2: How To Begin the Re-engineered Discharge Implementation at Your Hospital
How CMS Measures the "30-Day All Cause Rehospitalization Ra…
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January 01, 2020 - Examples of these techniques include going around the table to ask each person to give their views on
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October 01, 2014 - Module 1: Detecting Change in a Resident's Condition
Session 2
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Module 1: Detecting Change in a Resident's Condition
Learning and Performance Objectives
Session 1
Session 2
Conclusion
Additional Tools and Resources
Changes That Matte…
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May 26, 2025 - Frequently Asked Questions
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programs and activities. You can search by category or key words. You can also send us your questions or website
feedback here. We will respond to your requests based on the bes…
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October 01, 2014 - Designing and Implementing Medicaid Disease and Care Management Programs
Section 5: Selecting a Care Management Program Model
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Designing and Implementing Medicaid Disease and Care Management Programs
Introduction
Section 1: Planning a Care Management Prog…
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April 01, 2016 - OpenNotes for Patients: Access Your Own Medical Notes
OpenNotes for Patients:
Access Your Own Medical Notes
What is it?
OpenNotes is a tool that lets you see what your doctor
writes in your chart.
You can access it online through the patient portal, or
you can ask your doctor’s office to make you a copy.
You can …
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September 01, 2017 - Distribute Your Health Care Quality Report to Consumers
Long before you have comparative information to distribute, you need to be thinking about how and when to get it into the hands of consumers. Your objective is to place your report where your audience can find it quickly and easily and in a location that r…
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June 02, 2025 - 1
Postdischarge Followup Phone Call Documentation Form
Patient name: __________________________________________________________________
Caregiver(s) name(s): ____________________________________________________________
Relationship to patient: __________________________________________________________
Notes:…
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July 01, 2022 - Medications at Transitions and Clinical Handoffs (MATCH) Toolkit for Medication Reconciliation
Chapter 4. Developing and Pilot Testing Change: Implementing the Medication Reconciliation Process
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July 01, 2022 - Medications at Transitions and Clinical Handoffs (MATCH) Toolkit for Medication Reconciliation
Chapter 4. Developing and Pilot Testing Change: Implementing the Medication Reconciliation Process
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October 01, 2020 - Small practices can start simply, using common sense and a can-do attitude to get the process going.
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July 01, 2011 - Researching a Quality Report's Audience for Promotional Purposes
In the planning stages of your project, it is important to gather information about the characteristics of the audience you have identified. This research helps you:
Select measures your audience will find relevant and important.
Present y…