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241. Tip 4. Use Writing Devices To Engage Readers of a Quality Report | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     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

242. Let Consumers Select Measures or Measure Categories To Compare | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     October 01, 2015 - is good news, but it provides a challenge to report designers: How to avoid overwhelming users and help … This means that you have to help people understand the categories, many of which they may not find intuitive … In the meantime, this page reviews a couple of well-tested approaches to help users manage what they … A Chart with Word Icons Linked to Data Another option for using Web functionality to help people find … for Healthcare Research and Quality’s Quality Indicators demonstrates how a table can be designed to help

243. Staying Active and Healthy with Blood Thinners - Transcript | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     September 01, 2015 - Normally, clots develop to help stop bleeding after you've been cut or injured. … If you've been cut, a clot will usually form that will help stop the bleeding, but not all clots are … So blood thinner pills, also known as anticoagulants, work to help prevent your blood from clotting. … He or she can help make sure you take this medicine safely. … You can also get family and friends to help remind you until it becomes a habit for you.

244. Ready or Not: Addressing Tobacco Use (pdf file)
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     August 27, 2018 - We’ve gotten to hear what they need from their providers and their communities to help them in their … 4 Objectives To help answer that question, we’ll review the guideline recommended 5 A’s. … I’m not going to let somebody help me with a 30-year addiction that I don’t trust.” … Offer help: “We have effective resources such as medications and the Quit Line to help you succeed. … We have effective resources such as medications and the Quitline to help you succeed.

245. Chapter 3: Getting Patients Excited About Crossing the Bridge | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     May 01, 2014 - The worksheet and suggested protocol in Tool 6 will help you frame the issue in a logical way. … A ssist Clinician assists by providing brief counseling or self-help materials "What might get … There is an acronym to help you remember. It is OARS and represents: O PEN-ENDED QUESTIONS. … What personal strengths do you have that will help you achieve a healthy weight? … We think these are resources that can help you.

246. Figure 9: Tips for Conducting a Patient Medication Interview | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     July 01, 2022 - History Prompts Incorporating various types of "probing questions" into the patient interview may help … Asking patients to describe their medication by color, size, shape, etc., may help to determine the dosage … Do you take anything to help you fall asleep? What do you take when you get a cold?

247. Strategy 1: Working with Patients & Families as Advisors (Tool 9) (doc file)
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     March 06, 2013 - Information about how patient and family advisors help us improve hospital quality and safety Section … Discuss these with your staff liaison and ask for more help if needed. … For example: “Help me understand why this change is not possible. What have you tried?” … This can help make care better for all patients. … Results from the CAHPS® Hospital Survey help us learn where we could be doing a better job.

248. State Snapshots | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     October 01, 2021 - The goal is to help State officials and their public- and private-sector partners better understand healthcare … The tool will help State leaders: Determine their State's performance on more than 250 healthcare quality … The goal is to help State officials and their public- and private-sector partners better understand healthcare

249. Module 3: Preparing for Implementation: Gap Analysis | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     August 01, 2022 - We will discuss each of these steps in greater detail and provide additional tools to help prepare your … Leaders can use personal stories to help staff understand the background and reason for change. … Small wins help the team and staff see that progress and change are possible. … process and will help sustain the effort in the future. … Additional ideas that help build the new foundation for change include integrating the change ideals

250. Using Person-to-Person Outreach Strategies for Quality Reports | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     September 01, 2019 - Providing information in advance of the report release and spending time discussing it with them can help … Another important role of information intermediaries is to help people use the information in your report … In some cases, information intermediaries may also help provide your audience with access to a Web-based … Find out how you can help them, either in ways related to comparative quality reporting or in other ways

251. TeamSTEPPS Fundamentals Course: Module 6. Mutual Support | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     March 01, 2019 - Mutual support provides a safety net to help prevent errors, increase effectiveness, and minimize strain … In addition, when it is recognized that a team member needs assistance, offering to help should be a … Use common courtesy when asking for help. … What TeamSTEPPS tools could you use to help? … Resources are available to help address disruptive behavior.

252. Strategy 2: Communicating for Improve Quality (Tool 5) (doc file)
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     February 10, 2011 - She’s a specialist that is going to help manage your sugar. … “Who is going to help you once you get home? … “The white board can help us talk with each other. … Help patients and family members articulate their concerns when needed. … I may be able to help.”

253. EvidenceNOW: Northwest Cooperative | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     March 01, 2021 - Research and Quality (AHRQ) to transform health care delivery by building a critical infrastructure to help … The goal of this initiative is to ensure that primary care practices have the evidence they need to help … facilitators support practices in person and through ongoing phone and secure Internet communication to help … These relationships were of significant help in recruiting practices within the large health systems … : Many practices are preparing for upcoming payment reform, so communicating how EvidenceNOW could help

254. Implementation Guide Appendix J Coaching Tool Instructions and Observation Tool With Coaching Section (pdf file)
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     April 13, 2017 - The checklist use questions can be used to help guide the discussion. … You can use the three-part question guide on the next page to help you. 4. … Part III: Your Question – Ask the team a question to help team members reflect on what happened  …  The question can help you work with the team to make improvements or continue doing the things it … think… I believe… It is really important to… I am pleased because… I am concerned… Can you help

255. Assemble the Team and Engage Leadership for Perinatal Safety: Facilitator Guide | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     July 01, 2023 - Be willing to help spread the initiative. … Help carry out initiatives. … Senior executives can also help secure supplies, funds, and staff resources. … Involve frontline providers to help reduce risks. … Help prioritize risks and develop an improvement plan.

256. EvidenceNOW | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     improve quality of care Tools for Change Tools to help … support to primary care practices uses practice facilitation, expert consultation, and other services to help … Facilitation is the use of practice facilitators, who are external consultants to primary care practices to help

257. Antibiotic Use Significantly Reduced in Long-Term Care Facilities Participating in AHRQ-Funded Project | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     March 01, 2022 - New Guide Available To Help Primary Care Practices Consider Patients’ Risk for Cardiovascular Disease … New Guide Available To Help Primary Care Practices Consider Patients’ Risk for Cardiovascular Disease … Integrating Cardiovascular Disease Risk Calculators into Primary Care (PDF, 843 KB), is available to help … The use of risk calculators in primary care settings, despite some limitations, can help estimate a person

258. Module 2: Urinary Catheter Maintenance Facilitator Notes | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     February 01, 2023 - Emptying the drainage bag will help keep the urine from flowing back into the tubing when the patient … Doing that will help keep the urine from flowing back into the tubing when the patient is moving. … It will also help if we keep the bag below the level of the bladder when we move her from the bed to … Nurse: “Another thing we can do to help prevent a CAUTI from developing is to find a safe place to hang

259. Applying Human Factors to Make it Easier for Clinicians to Do Their Jobs | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     August 01, 2022 - So how can we help patients be better advocates for themselves? … Data that clinicians use to help them predict CVD risk itself can be a contributing factor to diagnostic … Vessel Partners used human factors engineering methods to develop clinical decision support systems to help … The app includes a calculator that displays the recommended drop in opioid-dose reduction, which can help

260. Using Patient Input to Improve Diagnostic Safety | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     March 01, 2022 - Open Notes ) can help improve the diagnostic process, by helping them better remember next steps, including