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341. Assessing Indicator Rates Using Trends and Comparators (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/b5_combo_assessingtrendscomparators.pdf
     March 20, 2016 - The primary audiences for this tool are three groups of hospital staff: • Quality and safety staff … There is no single answer regarding which groups of hospitals to use for comparison. … determine your hospital’s performance relative to other similar hospitals, the ideal comparator would be groups … You may decide that you want to make comparisons with several hospital groups that are important to … Once you choose the comparison groups, you need to search for sources of the comparison or benchmark

342. Final Progress Report: Developing a Rational Clinical Approach to the Disposition of TIA Cases in the ED (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-12/reeves-report.pdf
     January 01, 2024 - We also undertook two focus groups with 22 EM physicians and 22 community members to determine attitudes … in the ED through a combination of postal surveys with emergency medicine (EM) physicians and focus groups … We undertook focus groups with EMPs to determine their attitudes and use of the ABCD2 score, and to … Methods: Physicians from 2 EM practice groups in Michigan were invited to attend a focus group meeting … of at-risk community members A total of 22 community members were included in 2 patient focus groups

343. Impact of a pediatric-focused medical home learning collaborative on preventable emergency department visits by publicly-insured children in Massachusetts (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/demoeval/what-we-learned/chipra-medical-home-academyhealth.pdf
     December 12, 2015 - Children enrolled with intervention (LC) and comparison practices • Practice attribution (both groups … Cross-Sectional Analysis Results (Question 1) • No difference between intervention and comparison groups … Longitudinal Analysis Results (Question 2) • No difference between intervention and comparison groups … Key Conclusions • During the LC, preventable ED use declined in both intervention and comparison groups

344. Final Progress Report: Helping Elders Include Quality in Health Plan Choice (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-07/uhrig-report.pdf
     January 01, 2024 - ....................................................................11 5.1.2 Employee/Retiree Focus Groups … In Phase 1, we conducted interviews with HR staff and focus groups with retirees who had recently aged … There were 34 participants across the four groups, with an average age of 65. … We conducted four focus groups, one with each employer group. … Participants in all four groups were confused about coordination of benefits with Medicare, supporting

345. Final Report: Embracing the PBRN Model To Improve the Medication Use Process (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/lipowski-report.pdf
     January 01, 2024 - Methods: The conference planning group used the pre-work responses to assign discussions groups that … Participants were divided to ensure diversity among each of four groups and engaged in activities to … Although assigned to groups the previous day, the participants selected a groups for the follow-up sessions … Results Key Strategies The first round of discussion groups identified actions needed to form a PBRN … The facilitators worked with diagraphs and affinity diagrams generated by the groups to settle on a

346. Part 2: Trends in Priorities of the Heckler Report—Suicide Prevention and Mental Health Care | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/2014chartbooks/hispanichealth/part2-mh.html
     May 01, 2018 - Groups With Disparities: Hispanic adults were less likely than White adults to receive mental health … Groups With Disparities: In all years, Black adults with depression were less likely than White adults … Groups With Disparities: In 2012, Hispanic adolescents with depression were less likely than White adolescents

347. Elements of Access to Health Care: Services | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/chartbooks/access/elements2.html
     June 01, 2018 - Groups With Disparities: In all years, Blacks and Hispanics were less likely than Whites to have … Groups With Disparities: In all years, among people under age 65, the percentage unable to get or … Groups With Disparities: In 2013, there was no statistically significant change in the gap between

348. Teaching Implementation Planning | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/teamstepps-program/curriculum/implement/teach.html
     January 01, 2024 - If groups in your training are in this situation, instruct them to create a basic plan for an implementation … Note, however, that ideally this exercise works when (a) the groups are intact teams from the same organization … If the actual exercise takes place, the group should reconvene as a whole, and individual groups can … After participants have gotten started, circulate among the groups.

349. Healthy Living: Infant Mortality | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/2014chartbooks/womenhealth/wm-hl.html
     September 01, 2015 - Groups With Disparities: In all years, the infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births was lower for … Groups With Disparities: In 2010, the infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births was higher for

350. Guide (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/implementation/long-term-modules/module6/guide.docx
     March 01, 2017 - On slide 6, ask the staff to break into small groups and discuss one of the questions. … staff, including administrators and frontline staff Topic: Challenges and Solutions Method: In small groups

351. Strategies for Improving CAHPS Health Plan Survey Scores (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/events/20160413/edgman-levitan-intro.pdf
     April 13, 2016 - www.cahps.ahrq.gov CAHPS Ambulatory Care Improvement Guide • A comprehensive resource for health plans, medical groups … Communication Skills • Tools to Help Patients Communicate Their Needs • Shared Decision-Making • Support Groups

352. Final Progress Report: EQUIPPED (Enhancing Quality of Prescribing Practices for Older Adults Discharged from the Emergency Department) (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-02/vaughan-report.pdf
     January 01, 2024 - Evaluate team meeting minutes and implementation team focus groups to measure fidelity of implementation … METHODS Data Sources: Five data sources were used to answer our evaluation questions. 1) Focus Groups … Focus groups will be moderated by Dr. … barriers to be examined in more depth through focus groups. … groups, implementation team notes and agendas Maintenance: focus groups and sustainability of EHR changes

353. How Will You Manage a Health Care Quality Reporting Project? | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/plan/manage.html
     November 01, 2018 - For example, the schedule may indicate that medical groups should deliver data to a contractor for analysis … by a specific date; if they fail to make that deadline, the sponsors can work with the groups to address

354. Teaching Implementation Change Management | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/teamstepps-program/curriculum/team/implement/teach-change.html
     February 01, 2024 - Note that this step requires beginning to think about the key stakeholders, groups, and individuals in … Storytelling (10 Minutes) Instruct the participants to form groups of two or three. … Identify Best Practices (10 Minutes) Give participants 2 to 3 minutes to reconvene into their groups … Prioritize Best Practices (10 Minutes) Instruct participants to reconvene into their groups and identify … Be sure that all groups are given an opportunity to share their responses.

355. Final Progress Report: Transitional Care Medication Safety and Reducing Medical Liability: Closing the Chasm (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/corbett-report.pdf
     January 01, 2024 - problems were generated using a comprehensive process that engaged a variety of stakeholders in focus groups … First, we presented the information generated in Aim 1 to relevant focus groups of stakeholders (N=70 … Patient Safety Advisory Council and used the collective information generated from the stakeholder focus groups … Findings from Aim 2 included: • Stakeholder groups were able to identify factors that impact antecedent … during the transition from home to hospital and hospital to home; interestingly, differing stakeholder groups

356. AHRQ Final Progress Report: Impacts of the Physical Environment on Healthcare (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/zimring-report.pdf
     January 01, 2024 - HER Summit participants were divided into nine groups, with three groups working to identify research … Ensured understanding of differential impacts of design on priority user groups. i. … Develop focused presentations for different groups (e.g., policy makers, insurers, general public, … Establish smaller working groups or committees to carry on the work identified in the Summit.

357. Describe How a Plan or Provider Can Influence a Quality Measure | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/translate/labels/describe.html
     January 01, 2023 - For example: In the testing of candidate measures for HEDIS 3.0, people in focus groups did not think … Final Report: Findings from Focus Groups Conducted for the National Committee for Quality Assurance Medicare

358. Step 3: Define Your Project Goals | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance/helpful-resources/planning/Define-Your-Project-Goals.html
     December 01, 2019 - objectives as clearly as possible will help you determine Which instruments to use; Which population groups … These decisions are linked: Your choice of population groups and subgroups, for example, plays a role

359. Part Three: Three Strategies for Continuous Improvement of Physician Feedback Reporting Systems | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/tools/confid-report/three-strategies.html
     February 01, 2016 - reports before a report’s release, including cognitive testing, semistructured interviews, and focus groups … #2: Semistructured interviews Semistructured interviews are conducted one-on-one or in very small groups … Technique #3: Focus groups A focus group is a small group discussion among representatives of the target … Testing a report before release, be it via cognitive or semistructured interviews or focus groups, has

360. AHRQ Activities Using Community-Based Participatory Research to Address Health Care Disparities | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/factsheets/minority/cbprbrief/index.html
     April 01, 2020 - Community groups often cannot do these things on their own. … Approaches In one approach to CBPR, community-based organizations or community groups partner with … These groups may be churches, church members, neighborhood organizations, community residents, or other … These groups play a direct role in the design and conduct of the research study by: Bringing community … presentations, journal articles, syllabuses and course materials, Web links, and electronic discussion groups