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81. PCMH FAQ and Contact Information | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/research/care-coordination/pcmh/faq.html
    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

82. Quick Start Guide | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/tools/obesity/obpcp-quick.html
    May 01, 2014 - following the Institute of Medicine's Crossing the Quality Chasm report. 2 This toolkit is designed to help … bi-directional linkages (a bridge) between your primary care clinic and community-based resources that can help … This bridge can help you improve the quality of care and enhance the services your patients receive. … This toolkit will help you meet that challenge! Return to Contents

83. Self-Management Support | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/tools/self-mgmt/home.html
    February 01, 2016 - It aims to help clinicians teach their patients how to take informed responsibility for their own health … How to implement Self-Management Support in your practice Self-management support is the help … Using self-management support skills and tools, primary care teams can help people to: Manage their

84. Select Health Care Quality Measures for a Consumer Report | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/measures/index.html
    January 01, 2020 - of health care quality reports have access to many measures that move the quality agenda forward and help … The information in this section can help report sponsors better understand their options and select measures … Quality : Review the Institute of Medicine’s quality assessment framework and learn how frameworks help

85. Section 2: Explanation of Mutual Support Key Concepts and Tools | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/teamstepps-program/curriculum/mutual/tools/index.html
    June 01, 2023 - Mutual Support Key Concepts and Tools This section contains explanations and illustrations to help … Mutual support provides a safety net to help prevent errors, increase effectiveness, and minimize strain … Outpatient practice Volunteer to stay later to help a colleague caring for a sick child. … Use Reflective Practice  Asking, listening, and acting are reflective practices that can help you

86. S4: Does Support for CDS Implementation Increase the Use of Patient-Centered Care To Treat Chronic Pain in Primary Care | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/reports/2024-annual-report/spotlight-s4-harle-salloum.html
    May 01, 2024 - Emerging Research Spotlights S1: Developing a Dashboard To Help Clinical Teams Prioritize and Manage … Errors in Ambulatory Care Settings S3: Implementing and Evaluating the Use of a Mobile Health Tool to Help … References This grant develops and tests a clinical decision support (CDS) tool to help … CDS describes a range of tools that are used to help support decision-making in the clinical workflow … to develop and disseminate clinical decision support technology that can be used in primary care to help

87. Take the Pledge... | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/resources/tools/practice/pledge.html
    March 01, 2017 - I pledge to keep my hands clean by performing hand hygiene according to my facility's policies to help … of my hands and fingers until my hands are dry I welcome feedback on my hand hygiene and will help … I pledge to keep the residents' environment and equipment clean to help stop the spread of germs from … Cleaning and disinfecting must be done to help remove these germs. … I pledge to practice standard precautions to help stop the spread of germs from one person to another

88. Enabling Real-Time Identification of Burnout Risk Among Clinicians in Primary Care Practices | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/about/impact-stories/enabling-real-time.html
    April 01, 2025 - , the tool enables real-time reports using already collected electronic health record (EHR) data to help … deficiency in resiliency among physicians, rather it is due to the systems in which physicians work.” 6   To help … the research team designed the tool to facilitate real-time reports, enabling ongoing monitoring to help … best address clinician burnout and maintain a healthy workforce, tools like this one can be used to help … Ultimately, this can help primary care practices limit the negative impacts of burnout on clinician well-being

89. AHRQ’s Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Preventable Hospital and Emergency Department Visits | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/ontime/prevhosp/intro.html
    June 01, 2017 - The tools are designed to help a multidisciplinary nursing home team prevent hospital and emergency department … reports provide clinical information on at-risk residents and recent changes in health and function that help … Additional reports identify residents who have had a recent preventable hospital visit to help staff … In addition to the five electronic reports, implementation tools are provided to help staff decide which … All implementation materials are intended to be used by staff with the help of an On-Time facilitator

90. AHRQ’s Research and Tools Help Transform Delivery of Primary Care | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/news/blog/ahrqviews/delivery-primary-care.html
    November 01, 2022 - AHRQ Views: Blog posts from AHRQ leaders AHRQ’s Research and Tools Help Transform Delivery of Primary … challenges, the Agency’s EvidenceNOW: Advancing Heart Health initiative provided a model of how to help … COVID-19 pandemic, tested whether practice facilitation and other quality improvement services can help … Shannon Sweeney suggested that a feasible national infrastructure based on the EvidenceNOW model could help … Health and Primary Care —are crucial to the Agency’s mission and represent the fruits of our efforts to help

91. Sustainability Module | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mvp/sustainability.html
    February 01, 2017 - Sustainability Module This module’s tools and slide sets help everyone involved in performance … Annual Sustainability Work Plan ( Word , 90 KB) This tool provides a work plan to help hospitals maintain … Sustainability Scorecard ( Word , 1.62 MB) This tool can help hospitals quickly assess their progress

92. Explain and Motivate Use of Healthcare Quality Reports | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    June 01, 2019 - Explain and Motivate Use of Healthcare Quality Reports Clear and usable data displays help consumers … Why consumers need help in recognizing and taking advantage of the information in quality reports. … Information and links to resources you can provide to help consumers take full advantage of healthcare … What you can do to help consumers use your information in making decisions and taking other steps to

93. Toolkit for Engaging Patients To Improve Diagnostic Safety  | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/tools/engaging-patients-improve.html
    April 01, 2025 - This toolkit is designed to help patients, families, and health professionals work together as partners … Toolkit Implementation Roadmap  (PDF, 311 KB) is the starting point for your implementation and should help … Step 3: Train Your Team One-Page Handout for Staff Training  (PDF, 138 KB) can be used to help staff … Provider Training Slides  (PowerPoint, 2 MB) is a short slide presentation with speaker’s notes to help

94. Step 3: Build the Stakeholder Group Structure | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/policymakers/chipra/demoeval/what-we-learned/implementation-guides/implementation-guide1/impguide1step3.html
    March 01, 2019 - you may want to bring in specific staff or consultants to help. … What common ground exists that can help you reach consensus on the group’s mission? … Several strategies can help solidify the group’s brand or identity. … Key Considerations: Help stakeholders clearly understand their responsibilities. … The coalition formed a workgroup to help narrow the options down to three.

95. Strategies for Improving Patient Experience with Ambulatory Care: Tools to Help Patients Communicate Their Needs (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/quality-improvement/improvement-guide/6-strategies-for-improving/communication/cahps-strategy-section-6-h.pdf
    July 07, 2017 - Tools to Help Patients Communicate Their Needs July 2017 6.H-1 6.H. … TOOLS TO HELP PATIENTS COMMUNICATE THEIR NEEDS 6.H.1. … Tools to Help Patients Communicate Their Needs July 2017 6.H-2 6.H.2.a. … Tools to Help Patients Communicate Their Needs July 2017 6.H-5 Free Materials to Help Patients Communicate … TOOLS TO HELP PATIENTS COMMUNICATE THEIR NEEDS 6.H.1. The Problem 6.H.2.

96. APIC HAI Cost Calculator | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/clabsi-cauti-icu/implement/apic-cost-calculator.html
    April 01, 2022 - Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) Calculator Tools help … The APIC HAI Calculator Tools were designed to help users assess the impact of their facility’s HAIs

97. Auditing Strategies to Improve Infection Prevention Processes in Nursing Homes | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/materials/prevention/observational-audits.html
    July 01, 2021 - Observational Audits Observational audits occur while staff are in the work environment and help obtain … compiles hand hygiene observational data by individual, shift, position, location, and department to help … The Personal Protective Equipment COVID-19 Observational Audit Data Tracking Tool and User Guide help … Excel workbook compiles PPE audit data by individual, shift, position, location, and department, to help

98. Tip 4. Use Writing Devices To Engage Readers of a Quality Report | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/resources/writing/tip4.html
    May 01, 2015 - Get Your Readers Actively Involved Certain writing devices help to engage readers by stimulating their … True/false statements help to make reading the report a more interactive and engaging process for the … Effective educational materials often rely on stories to motivate people and help them understand complex … It can help to include phrases that acknowledge their perspective, such as: “Many people think that

99. Job Aid: Helping Practices Scale Improvements (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/ncepcr/resources/job-aid-scale-improvements.pdf
    June 02, 2025 - Learner: "I see how this change can help, but I'm not sure we can implement it."

100. Diagnosis | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patients-consumers/diagnosis-treatment/diagnosis/index.html
     December 01, 2017 - And it has tips to help you learn more about your specific problem and how it can be treated. … The information here is presented in a simple way to help you scan the material and read only what you