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1. Identifying Patients Who Benefit from IBH | The Academy
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   February 01, 2025 - By using a systematic approach, providers can improve access to integrated care without having to rely … Effective protocols for identifying and engaging patients can improve both cost and quality. … File Size 50 KB In Focus: Segmenting Populations to Tailor Services, Improve … File Size 416 KB Making Every Minute Count: Tools to Improve … Office Efficiency This article can help your organization assess current workflows to improve

2. Approaches to Quality Improvement | The Academy
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   April 01, 2024 - improvement is a “systematic, formal approach to the analysis of practice performance and efforts to improve … (NIATx) Model is designed specifically for specialty substance use treatment programs and aims to improve … North Star The practice continually identifies opportunities to improve their performance, quality … The practice uses the data generated by patient care to monitor and improve performance. … Implementation —Programs may need to improve their processes to identify patients with opioid use disorder

3. EvidenceNOW: Managing Unhealthy Alcohol Use | The Academy
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   August 01, 2024 - 2019 to provide external support to primary care practices to help them implement evidence shown to improve … grantees are disseminating and implementing into primary care practices evidence-based approaches to improve … work with primary care practices across the country to implement evidence-based approaches shown to improve … seeking help with AUD, and equipping clinicians with information can help effectively manage AUD and improve … outcomes research (PCOR) findings that are not well delivered in practice, but which could significantly improve

4. AHRQ Older Adult Opioid Initiative | The Academy
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   July 01, 2024 - AHRQ Older Adult Opioid Initiative The Opioids in Older Adults Compendium aims to improve … in Older Adults Compendium, to support efforts by primary care practices and healthcare systems to improve … and Quality (AHRQ) launched an initiative in September 2019 to identify and implement strategies to improve … and resources that primary care practices and healthcare systems can use to support their efforts to improve … (PDF 1142K) One-page graphic document that describes nine high-leverage change strategies to improve

5. IBH and Primary Care Playbook | The Academy
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   July 01, 2025 - Integrated behavioral health aims to help improve access to behavioral health care and improve health … members of the National Integration Academy Council (NIAC) for sharing their time and expertise to improve

6. Re-entry Rethought: How Medicaid Can Strengthen Reentry and Reduce Recidivism | The Academy
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   January 01, 2013 - Following new guidance, states are leveraging Medicaid to improve re-entry. … The session will also discuss policy changes and how states are planning to use Medicaid to improve health

7. The Future Of Automation In Healthcare | The Academy
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   January 01, 2013 - revenue cycle management, AI is reshaping the way organizations deliver care, optimize operations, and improve … Whether participants are looking to enhance efficiency for back-office teams, improve patient outcomes

8. Approaches to Quality Improvement | The Academy
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   January 01, 2018 - North Star The practice continually identifies opportunities to improve the performance, quality … How to Improve: Model for Improvement: Selecting Changes. IHI. … Accessed April 30, 2025. https://www.ihi.org/how-improve-model-improvement-selecting-changes 8. … How to Improve: Model for Improvement: Testing Changes. IHI. … Accessed May 2, 2025. https://www.ihi.org/how-improve-model-improvement-testing-changes 9.

9. Collect and Use Data for Quality Improvement | The Academy
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   June 01, 2022 - the practice level, a practice can initiate quality improvement activities to refine processes and improve … s) for creating a data collection and quality improvement plan Using Driver Diagrams to Improve … Resources Using Driver Diagrams to Improve Population Health This resource … The CAHPS Improvement Guide This Web-based resource offers strategies to improve patient experience … Source AHRQ How to Improve Read about the Model of Improvement

10. Policy & Financing | The Academy
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    September 01, 2024 - Various research studies have highlighted how this model of integration can improve clinical outcomes … happens in future health care redesign efforts, integrating behavioral health and primary care can help improve

11. How Do IBH Practices & Functions Differ? | The Academy
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    July 01, 2024 - the practice Periodic examination and reporting of outcomes Scale of practice data used to improve … This is a common initial state the practice should work to improve. … This is an initial state the practice should work to improve. … most patients—with internal reporting of "triple aim" outcomes and their use in decision-making to improve … This is a common initial state the practice should work to improve.

12. Opioid Use Disorder News—2019 Updates | The Academy
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    October 04, 2019 - Innovative Approaches Can Help Improve Availability of Opioid Use Disorder Treatment (PDF--475 KB)   … This brief from the Pew Charitable Trusts describes promising innovative treatment models that aim to improve … initiatives to enhance pain management, prevent opioid use disorders and opioid-related overdoses, and improve

13. About the AHRQ Academy | The Academy
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    January 01, 2024 - works to expand the integration of behavioral health care and primary care to achieve the Triple Aim: “[improve … ] the experience of care, [improve] the health of populations, and [reduce] per capita costs of health … behavioral health and primary care. 2 The Academy also addresses a fourth aim that others have suggested: to improve

14. Integrated Health Care for Racial and Ethnic Minorities: An Opportunity To Improve Access and Reduce Disparities | The Academy
    integrationacademy.ahrq.gov/expert-insight/webcast/10936
    January 01, 2013 - Webcasts Integrated Health Care for Racial and Ethnic Minorities: An Opportunity To Improve

15. Integrating Harm Reduction into Primary Care Practices | The Academy
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    April 22, 2024 - prioritize engaging directly with patients with SUDs in order to prevent overdoses and infectious disease; improve … serving people who use drugs as part of routine healthcare, primary care clinicians can reduce stigma and improve … environment to implement all of them, but any steps you can take have the potential to save lives and improve

16. Engagement and Retention of Nonabstinent Patients in SUD Treatment – New ASAM Clinical Guidance | The Academy
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    December 20, 2024 - treatment, reduce administrative discharges, and implement strategies to lower barriers to care and improve … Align program policies and procedures with the commitment to improve engagement and retention of all

17. EvidenceNOW Managing Unhealthy Alcohol Use: Facilitating Alcohol Screening and Treatment (FAST), Colorado (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2020 - approaches to support the implementation of patient-centered outcomes research (PCOR) findings to improve … Participating in this initiative gives us an opportunity to assist primary care practices across Colorado to improve … in-person practice facilitation) to support primary care physicians in implementing PCOR findings to improve … and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) plus MAT. • Primary care capacity to implement PCOR findings and improve

18. Strategies To Support Staff | The Academy
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    January 01, 2019 - These programs can help improve providers’ confidence and skills when treating patients with opioid use … Implement Models of Clinical Supervision and Strategies To Improve Employee Retention. … Practices and organizations can also implement other strategies to help improve employee retention and … While supervision is important to improve healthcare quality across conditions in primary care, it can … A number of organizations have created resources to help providers improve their work life and find joy

19. Integrating Comprehensive Pain Management Into Primary Care | The Academy
    integrationacademy.ahrq.gov/expert-insight/webcast/10981
    January 01, 2013 - The program was designed to improve both patient care and physician satisfaction. … Integrated Health Care for Racial and Ethnic Minorities: An Opportunity To Improve

20. Atlas of Integrated Behavioral Health Care Quality Measures: Framework and Core Measures (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2021 - • Employ quality improvement approaches, such as Lean or other process improvement methods, to improve … financial performance of the integrated behavioral health aspect of the practice over time to ensure or improve … • Use the data to inform decisions that improve quality, effectiveness, and value. … practice data that can be incorporated as part of the practice data set used to make decisions to improve