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101. Toolkit 1. Working With Your Lab To Improve Antibiotic Prescribing | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/nhguide/toolkits/help-clinicians-choose-the-right-antibiotic/toolkit1-working-with-a-lab.html
     October 01, 2016 - Because antibiograms provide information on local susceptibility patterns, they may help to improve the … Ask the laboratory if they can help with this, as your lab may be able to distribute the antibiogram … Updating the antibiogram annually will help maintain its value. … For help with the accessibility of any of the documents linked from this page, please contact Debbie … Anticipated feedback from the field will help evaluate the effectiveness of this toolkit.

102. Advice on Using Design Professionals for a Quality Report | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/resources/design/advice.html
     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

103. AHRQ COVID-19 Resources | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/coronavirus/index.html
     January 01, 2019 - COVID infection COVID-19 Vaccines Designed to help … Practice Improvement AHRQ has tools and resources that can help hospitals, ambulatory care practices … Health Systems Research AHRQ invests in research to generate new evidence and evidence synthesis to help … Data and Analytics AHRQ data resources and data analyses help decisionmakers understand healthcare

104. Quality Improvement | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/research/quality/index.html
     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

105. Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence: 2008 Update | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/prevention/guidelines/tobacco/index.html
     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

106. AHRQ's Quality & Patient Safety Programs by Setting: Ambulatory Care | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/ambulatory/index.html
     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

107. SHARE Approach Workshop Curriculum | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/health-literacy/professional-training/shared-decision/workshop/mod2-slides.html
     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.

108. 2024 HCBS CAHPS Survey Database Chartbook (pdf file)
     www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/cahps-database/2024-hcbs-chartbook.pdf
     January 01, 2024 - Staff were not available to help with medications* 1 11. … Of those who asked for help in getting a job, 26 percent paid someone to help them get a job. … Of those who did not ask for help in getting a job, 58 percent knew they could get help to find a job … and 10 is the best help from {homemakers} possible, what number would you use to rate the help you get … the best help from {case manager} possible, what number would you use to rate the help you get from

109. Half-Day Training Content | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/teamstepps-program/curriculum/communication/teach/half-day.html
     May 01, 2023 - The sequence of topics described below will help achieve these four goals, although reinforcing them … Use this to create a positive image of what TeamSTEPPS can help their teams achieve. … Even though time is short, asking the class for at least one example of effective communication will help … Using groups to brainstorm challenges to communication in conjunction with Slide 8 will help make the … Unit Summary Slide 18 can still be used to help your class retain the big picture for how communication

110. Transforming service delivery to promote quality of care | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/policymakers/chipra/demoeval/what-we-learned/finalsummary/finalsummary3.html
     September 01, 2015 - Intensive one-on-one support (such as technical assistance or practice facilitation) to help practices … Although learning collaboratives can help build providers’ capacity, not all practices want to improve … States can help SBHCs by hiring youth engagement specialists who can assist in hosting workshops for … youth and health literacy training for SBHC staff, and practice facilitators who can help gather and … Colorado and New Mexico hired QI coaches and provided stipends to help SBHCs carry out QI projects

111. Channels: Reaching the Audience for a Health Care Quality Report | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/distribute/placement/channels.html
     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

112. Care Delivery | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/care/index.html
     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

113. Resources | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/questions/resources/index.html
     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

114. Best Practice Summaries | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/best-practices/index.html
     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

115. Appendix, MATCH Resources for Patients | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/match/appendix/app-12.html
     July 01, 2022 - As part of its effort to help consumers become better informed and participate as partners in their own … health care, AHRQ has developed materials that will help patients get safer, higher quality care. … Prevent Medication Mistakes —Questions to ask at the clinic, hospital, doctor's office, or pharmacy to help … The mission of ASHP is to support pharmacists to help people use medications safely and effectively. … ASHP's consumer Web site (http://www.safemedication.com/) provides safety tips on medications, forms to help

116. Spoken Communication | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/health-literacy/improve/precautions/guide/spoken.html
     September 01, 2020 - Consider enlisting the help of a practice leader (e.g., medical director, lead physician) to endorse … As you observe an interaction, complete the form and write notes that can help the provider or staff … Tips for Using the Assessment Results Assessment results are intended to help your practice members … Tool 7: Improve Telephone Access The goal of this tool is to help practices manage their telephone … Communication of cultural understanding and respect can help you establish trust.

117. AHRQ’s Medical Office Survey Helps Colorado Hospital Provide Better Care | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/201525.html
     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,

118. Smoking Cessation Evidence and Resources | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/projects/heart-health/evidence/smoking.html
     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

119. Making Progress on Healthy People 2030 Health Literacy Objectives | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/news/blog/ahrqviews/health-literacy-objectives.html
     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

120. Implementation Change Management | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/teamstepps-program/curriculum/implement/activity/change.html
     June 01, 2023 - Help you begin planning your organizational change strategy. … John Kotter has outlined an eight-step model for successful change efforts. 1 Steps 1-4 help unfreeze … Help others see the need for change and the importance of acting immediately. … Resisters help to clarify the problem. By addressing their concerns, you can improve the change. … Are stories an effective manner to help staff hear and internalize the short-term “win”?