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AHRQ's Quality & Patient Safety Programs by Setting: Ambulatory Care | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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July 01, 2022 - Community-Acquired Pneumonia Clinical Decision Support Implementation Toolkit is a resource to help … Health Literacy Universal Precautions Toolkit, 2nd Edition can help primary care practices reduce the … Blocks: A Team-Based Approach to Improving Opioid Management in Primary Care How-To-Implement Toolkit help … Toolkit for Engaging Patients To Improve Diagnostic Safety is designed to help patients, families, … Toolkit to Engage High-Risk Patients in Safe Transitions Across Ambulatory Settings is designed to help

Strategy 6Q: Standards for Customer Service | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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March 01, 2020 - Help your team to commit to aiming high and setting ambitious goals. … I can help you in five minutes." "We're short-staffed." … "We may be busy, but we're never too busy to help you!" "I don't know." … "I think I can help you find the answer." … What can I do to help?"

Helping to Answer Pressing Policy Questions with Data and Analytics | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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March 01, 2021 - collection and analysis, AHRQ stands ready to provide critical information to today’s policy makers to help … AHRQ is prepared to use its considerable data and analytic resources to produce evidence to help make

Advice on Using Design Professionals for a Quality Report | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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December 01, 2022 - Designers may be unaware of how particular design features can help or hinder comprehension and navigation … Some tips to help make this happen: Create a realistic timeline that allows ample time for creativity … Help keep the project on track by holding regular meetings with your design team. … To help avoid expensive surprises, you and your design team must share a common vision of the report. … Collect examples of quality reports to help decide how you want your design to look and to use as tools

AHRQ Quality Indicator Tools for Data Analytics | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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November 01, 2020 - Area-level QIs can be used as a "screening tool" to help flag potential healthcare access problems or … addition, they provide a quick check on primary care access or outpatient services in a community and help … Patient Safety Indicators (PSIs) help hospitals assess the incidence of adverse events and in-hospital … Pediatric Quality Indicators (PDIs) help detect issues in pediatric hospital care that may need further … Software: AHRQ’s free software ( SAS QI and WinQI ) can be used to calculate AHRQ QI rates and to help

Care Delivery | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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March 01, 2023 - to Reducing Unintended Consequences of Electronic Health Records is an online resource designed to help … This toolkit and companion implementation guide help adult and pediatric practices reduce the complexity … Also available is a crosswalk showing how implementing health literacy tools can help meet standards … A Decisionmaker's Guide to Adopting Innovations can help you determine if an innovation would be a … Toolkit for Rapid-Cycle Patient Safety and Quality Improvement provides information and resources to help

Channels: Reaching the Audience for a Health Care Quality Report | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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January 01, 2023 - Identifying Distribution Brokers Whenever you have some contact with your audience, ask questions that can help … They have resources available to help you (e.g., volunteers, funding, time). … They can co-sponsor events that would help to reach your audience. … that employers can use to educate their employees, and provides educational sessions for employers to help … To help these organizations support use of the report, be sure to provide adequate training so that they

Making Progress on Healthy People 2030 Health Literacy Objectives | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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October 01, 2021 - health literacy strategies that will move three objectives forward and has developed resources that will help … Healthcare providers can help the U.S. reach its goal for the first objective by using the teach-back … proportion of adults who report poor communication with their healthcare provider Organizations can help … AHRQ Resources AHRQ has many resources to help organizations become more health literate. … Check out AHRQ’s health literacy improvement tools and training , and help the U.S. reach its Healthy

EvidenceNOW: Managing Unhealthy Alcohol Use | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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November 01, 2023 - In addition, AHRQ has funded a contractor to help understand cross-grantee impact and to support the … Program Goals Designed to help primary care practices use patient-centered outcomes research to address … Also read: New report (PDF, 10.8 MB) on nearly 600 tools and resources to help diagnose and treat

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March 12, 2024 - National Advisory Council to Meet Virtually on March 14 December 15, 2023 Guiding Principles Help … Patient Safety Tools April 11, 2023 HHS To Award $9 Million in Grants to Clinics Designed to Help … Council to Meet Virtually on November 17 October 8, 2021 HHS Launches Spanish Language App to Help

Disseminating Evidence into Practice | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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November 01, 2022 - Practice Centers produce evidence reports on medications, devices, and other healthcare services to help … EvidenceNow Projects : AHRQ’s EvidenceNOW projects use practice facilitation to help primary care practices … Stakeholder Input on Evidence and Implementation (PDF, 430 KB): This project, begun in June 2022, will help

AHRQ's RED Toolkit Helps Lower Readmissions in Dignity Health Hospitals | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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August 01, 2015 - "RED provided the necessary evidence-based framework to help us develop a more comprehensive and appropriate … RED, developed by AHRQ-funded researchers, provides evidence-based tools to help hospitals re-engineer … By designating discharge advocates who help patients reconcile their medicines and schedule follow-up … This team prompts other team members to educate patients, help them manage medications, set up doctors

Health Literacy Professional Education and Training | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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January 01, 2024 - healthcare organizations and clinical teams can use to ensure that people understand their alternatives and help … Limited English Proficiency Safety: CUS Words Using plain language to describe specific procedures can help … Improvement These Advancing Pharmacy Health Literacy Practices Through Quality Improvement modules help

Blood Pressure Control Evidence and Resources | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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March 01, 2021 - Target: BP Technique Quick-check This checklist is designed for practices to help evaluate whether … High Blood Pressure: Medicines to Help You This guide for patients offers information about the different … A Journal to Help You Manage High Blood Pressure This booklet helps patients managing high blood pressure … record their blood pressure readings and medications, and provides information to help patients work … DASH) eating plan, which emphasizes fruits, vegetables, and low-fat dairy products, and other steps to help

Smoking Cessation Evidence and Resources | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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March 01, 2021 - Force released evidence-based recommendations for behavioral and pharmacological interventions to help … comprehensive report synthesizes evidence on the use of behavioral counseling and medication treatments to help … New Resources To Help Providers Help Smokers Quit This presentation reviews additional resources, including … a protocol and treatment action guide, that health care professionals can use to help patients quit

AHRQ Safety Program Helps Hospitals Decrease Antibiotic Use and Reduce Infections, Study Finds | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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February 01, 2021 - information about the AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use, including a toolkit that can help

Helping Healthcare Systems Reduce Carbon Pollution: A New Primer from AHRQ | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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October 01, 2022 - Taking on carbon emissions can even help with recruitment and retention, with nearly seven in 10 workers

SHARE Approach Workshop Curriculum | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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September 01, 2020 - Let's go over some tips to help you invite your patient to participate. … "I'm happy to share my views and help you reach a good decision. … "What additional questions do you have for me to help you make your decision?" … Help with managing barriers to implementing a decision. … They will be able to help you in your decision-making process."

Ensuring That Patient-Centered Medical Homes Effectively Serve Patients With Complex Health Needs | PCMH Resource Center

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October 01, 2011 - Question: How can decisionmakers help smaller primary care practices become effective patient-centered … care practices to enhance their clinical capacity and offering care managers and other resources to help … Additional staff, clinical decision support, and other resources help to manage myriad conditions and … It also increases their need for help in coordinating services across multiple providers. … PCMHs could help improve health outcomes and lower health care costs for patients with complex needs

Protecting the Most Vulnerable Through Partnership: Helping Nursing Homes Respond to the COVID-19 Crisis | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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March 01, 2021 - The Network provides free training and mentorship to help nursing homes increase the implementation of

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