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101. 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

102. EvidenceNOW: Managing Urinary Incontinence | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     February 01, 2024 - The initiative builds on AHRQ’s EvidenceNOW Model of external support to help primary care practices … The initiative will help close the gap between evidence and primary care practice in care for UI in women … Goals This project aims to use the EvidenceNOW Model of external support to primary care practices to help … What's New Tool and Resources to Help Improve Urinary Incontinence Care for Women A range of resources

103. PCMH FAQ and Contact Information | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     August 01, 2022 - research and health quality improvement agency, AHRQ does not provide guidance or direct support to help … I am seeking help with obtaining appropriate medical care for myself or a family member, or I’m having … Can you help me find a PCMH? Can you help me find a way to pay for care? … Administration for Community Living , or organizations in your local community, as a starting place to find help

104. 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

105. Supporting Consumers in Using Information on Health Care Quality | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     July 01, 2016 - Sharing Additional Information Supporting Consumers How To Use Quality Information Help … People Make Decisions Incorporate Decision Aids Provide Intermediaries Help People … All of the recommendations in this Web site are intended to help you plan, design, and disseminate your … to support consumers in using quality information: Explain How Quality Information Can Be Used Help … In addition to needing help in understanding individual measures or measure sets, people need help synthesizing

106. 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

107. Advice on Using Design Professionals for a Quality Report | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     December 01, 2022 - 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 … Using a mockup can help you get the benefit of your design team’s advice at an early stage and can save

108. Quality Improvement | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     September 01, 2022 - EvidenceNOW: Building State Capacity : This program uses practice facilitation to help practices develop … EvidenceNOW: Managing Unhealthy Alcohol Use : This program uses practice facilitation to help primary … EvidenceNOW: Managing Urinary Incontinence in Women : This program uses practice facilitation to help … Highlighted Resources EvidenceNOW Tools for Change : Tools to help primary care practices and practice

109. Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence: 2008 Update | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     February 01, 2020 - All health care providers, especially those with direct patient contact, have a unique opportunity to help … This Systems Change material will help advance that endeavor. … Systems Change For Tobacco Users Consumer materials to help tobacco users become tobacco-free … Department of Health and Human Services to help support people who are trying to quit smoking: You

110. 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

111. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     June 01, 2023 - Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) offers practical, research-based tools and other resources to help … Toolkit for Preventing CLABSI and CAUTI in ICUs This customizable, educational toolkit aims to help … , the toolkit helps ICUs assess their current CLABSI and CAUTI prevention efforts, has resources to help … Patients in Safe Transitions Across Ambulatory Settings provides strategies, tools, and education to help … Tools for Reducing Central Line-Associated Blood Stream Infections These tools help

112. 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

113. SHARE Approach Workshop Curriculum | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     September 01, 2020 - Patient-centered outcomes research can help. … How do you help your patients compare options? (Image of a white board.) … Allows you to help your patients come to a decision that works for their lives. … Help clarify patients' preferences for risks and benefits of options. … Help patients assess what is important to him or her.

114. Channels: Reaching the Audience for a Health Care Quality Report | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     January 01, 2023 - 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 … can answer questions, guide their constituencies through the material, and even help them use the information

115. Recovering After Hip Fracture Surgery (pdf file)
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     November 01, 2023 - ■ If you need help getting your strength back at a rehab facility, a social worker will help with … Ask for help if you need it. … What CAN Help You Sleep? Avoid alcohol. … F To help prevent lung infections, you’ll get a device to help you take deep breathes in. … F If you need help getting your strength back at the rehab facility, a social worker will help you with

116. Section 2: Explanation and Value of the TeamSTEPPS Curriculum  | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     July 01, 2023 - Value of the TeamSTEPPS Curriculum  This section contains explanations and illustrations to help … taken for granted, why safety culture and effective teamwork are essential, and how TeamSTEPPS can help … These videos have been made to enhance care safety and help the healthcare workforce cope with challenges … How did effective teamwork help protect and support patients and family caregivers? … They can also help patients and other team members better support and encourage each other as they cope

117. Best Practices for Promoting Mental Health and Emotional Well-Being Among Nursing Home Staff (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2022 - WELL-BEING PART OF NURSING HOME CULTURE When leaders build a culture that supports staff well-being, it can help … These boards help nursing home leaders become more aware of general stress levels of staff. … Check-In Board I feel good: Leave me alone: HELP:Some distress: I’m able to help today I may need … • Normalize asking for help, crying, and mourning practices, such as through moments of silence, memorial

118. Best Practice Summaries | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     May 01, 2022 - Practice Summaries Best Practice Summaries These resources are designed to help … Practices Guide for COVID-19 Infection Control and Prevention in Nursing Homes Best Practices to Help … Best Practices to Help Nursing Home Residents and Their Families to Reduce the Impact of Social Isolation … (PDF, 387 KB) This document highlights ways nursing home staff can help residents and their families

119. Resources | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     November 01, 2020 - My Questions for This Visit 20 Tips To Help Prevent Medical Errors Next Steps After Your … Patients and families who engage with health care providers to ask good questions can help reduce the … The resources below will help you prepare for medical appointments, ask questions, and talk with members … My Questions for This Visit Prioritize questions while in the waiting room.  20 Tips to Help Prevent

120. AHRQ’s Medical Office Survey Helps Colorado Hospital Provide Better Care | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     September 01, 2015 - made as a result of the survey include improving patient hand-offs and hiring a "patient navigator" to help … This version is designed to help outpatient medical office providers and staff assess patient safety,