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101. Investing in Primary Care to Ensure High-Quality Care for All Americans | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.talkingquality.ahrq.gov/news/blog/ahrqviews/investing-in-primary-care.html
     July 01, 2021 - AHRQ’s EvidenceNOW initiatives are engaging primary care practices across the country to help them … Equity in Heart Health , which is working in States with the highest rates of heart attack and stroke to help … most effectively support the Nation’s ongoing recovery from the pandemic: What efforts must be made to help … AHRQ’s past, present, and future primary care research can help guide primary care’s capacity to not … answer critical questions needed to deliver high-quality primary care, develop tools and resources to help

102. AHRQ's Quality & Patient Safety Programs by Setting: Long-Term Care | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.talkingquality.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/index.html
     September 01, 2021 - training curriculum for front-line personnel in nursing home and other long-term care facilities to help … Nursing Home Antimicrobial Stewardship Modules are field-tested, evidence-based modules that can help … nursing homes develop antibiotic stewardship programs to help them use and prescribe antibiotics appropriately … Appropriate antibiotics use can reduce antimicrobial resistance and help retain the effectiveness of … Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Pressure Ulcer Prevention is a team training curriculum to help

103. Helping to Answer Pressing Policy Questions with Data and Analytics | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.talkingquality.ahrq.gov/news/blog/ahrqviews/answer-policy-questions-data.html
     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

104. AHRQ's RED Toolkit Helps Lower Readmissions in Dignity Health Hospitals | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.talkingquality.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/201522.html
     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

105. EvidenceNOW: Managing Urinary Incontinence | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.talkingquality.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/projects/urinary/index.html
     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

106. PCMH FAQ and Contact Information | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.talkingquality.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

107. Blood Pressure Control Evidence and Resources | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.talkingquality.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/projects/heart-health/evidence/blood-pressure.html
     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

108. Supporting Consumers in Using Information on Health Care Quality | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.talkingquality.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/explain/support/index.html
     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

109. AHRQ Quality Indicator Tools for Data Analytics | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.talkingquality.ahrq.gov/data/qualityindicators/index.html
     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

110. Toolkit 1. Working With Your Lab To Improve Antibiotic Prescribing | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.talkingquality.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.

111. Advice on Using Design Professionals for a Quality Report | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.talkingquality.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

112. Quality Improvement | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.talkingquality.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

113. Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence: 2008 Update | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.talkingquality.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

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

115. Helping Healthcare Systems Reduce Carbon Pollution: A New Primer from AHRQ | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.talkingquality.ahrq.gov/news/blog/ahrqviews/reduce-carbon-pollution-primer.html
     October 01, 2022 - Taking on carbon emissions can even help with recruitment and retention, with nearly seven in 10 workers

116. Protecting the Most Vulnerable Through Partnership: Helping Nursing Homes Respond to the COVID-19 Crisis | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.talkingquality.ahrq.gov/news/blog/ahrqviews/protecting-most-vulnerable.html
     March 01, 2021 - The Network provides free training and mentorship to help nursing homes increase the implementation of

117. SHARE Approach Workshop Curriculum | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.talkingquality.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.

118. Transforming service delivery to promote quality of care | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.talkingquality.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

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

120. AHRQ Safety Program Helps Hospitals Decrease Antibiotic Use and Reduce Infections, Study Finds | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.talkingquality.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/press-releases/antibiotic-stewardship-hospital.html
     February 01, 2021 - information about the AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use, including a toolkit that can help