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321. Maryland State at a Glance (pdf file)
     www.healthcare411.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/demoeval/demostates/mdstateataglance.pdf
     March 01, 2012 - Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) awarded grants to 10 States under a 5‐year, $100 million effort to improve … Maryland’s Objectives Maryland is working to expand its existing CME model to improve the quality and … Specifically, Maryland aims to improve: 1) access to home‐ and community‐based services; 2) clinical … categories are projects that (1) show how a core set of children’s quality measures can be used to improve …  To what extent did Maryland’s efforts to expand the CME model improve quality of care for youth with

322. Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement (pdf file)
     www.healthcare411.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/d4u_combo_pdi09-postoprespfailure-bestpractices.pdf
     May 17, 2016 - Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement Toolkit for Using the AHRQ Quality Indicators How To Improve … respiratory failure to better prepare clinicians to anticipate adverse events postoperatively, as well as improve … Toolkit for Using the AHRQ Quality Indicators How To Improve Hospital Quality and Safety 2 Tool D … Toolkit for Using the AHRQ Quality Indicators How To Improve Hospital Quality and Safety 3 Tool D … www.qualityindicators.ahrq.gov/Modules/pdi_resources.aspx Toolkit for Using the AHRQ Quality Indicators How To Improve

323. EvidenceNOW: Building State Capacity | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.healthcare411.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/projects/state/index.html
     September 01, 2023 - Problem In States across the Nation, efforts to transform primary care and improve patient outcomes … differ significantly across States, which leaves many practices without the kind of support needed to improve … to: Increase dissemination and implementation of PCOR findings using the EvidenceNOW Model to improve … Improve heart health in States with high disease burden, with a focus on high blood pressure and tobacco

324. The Patient-Centered Medical Home Resource Center | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.healthcare411.ahrq.gov/cpi/about/otherwebsites/pcmh.ahrq.gov/index.html
     August 01, 2013 - Go to www.pcmh.ahrq.gov Relevance The medical home model holds promise as a way to improve health … to evidence-based resources about the medical home and its potential to transform primary care and improve … Researchers seeking to improve evaluations of the medical home can view papers describing what we know … Policymakers can explore resources on policy options for implementing key aspects of the medical home to improve

325. Identifying Key Areas for Delivery System Research | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.healthcare411.ahrq.gov/practiceimprovement/delivery-initiative/casalino/paper/idkeydsr2.html
     February 01, 2014 - Second, the best way to improve quality and contain the cost of health care—that is, to increase the … Identifying the types of incentives that induce these organizations to continually improve care. … Seeking ways to improve the measurement of provider performance. … Do organizations that have more external incentives to improve performance use more processes (e.g., … nurse care managers) to improve performance, and do they actually perform better?

326. Spotlight on Vermont | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.healthcare411.ahrq.gov/policymakers/chipra/statesummaries/vt-spotlight.html
     July 01, 2015 - Vermont’s Goals: Improve quality of care for children by— Engaging pediatric practices in the State … Helped practices use electronic data to improve care. … practices entered chart data into the system manually and used visit planners and quality reports to improve … Evaluation Highlight No. 6 : How are CHIPRA quality demonstration States working together to improve … Implementation Guide No. 1 : Engaging Stakeholders to Improve the Quality of Children’s Health Care .

327. Spotlight on Georgia -- National Evaluation of the CHIPRA Quality Demonstration Grant Program (pdf file)
     www.healthcare411.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/statesummaries/chipra-750-georgia-state-snapshot.pdf
     January 01, 2018 - Georgia’s goal was to develop a standardized peer support training and certification process to improve … • Refining care management entities to improve coordination across child-serving agencies. … its Medicaid program during the grant period also limited the State’s ability to make changes to improve … However, the State’s ability to expand and improve CME services during the grant period was limited … • Implementation Guide No. 1: Engaging Stakeholders to Improve the Quality of Children’s Health Care

328. Spotlight on Idaho -- The National Evaluation of the CHIPRA Quality Demonstration Grant Program (pdf file)
     www.healthcare411.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/statesummaries/chipra-750-idaho-state-snapshot.pdf
     January 01, 2018 - Idaho used IT to improve the quality of health care for children Idaho adopted two IT strategies to … improve the exchange of health information and enhance care coordination. … • Evaluation Highlight No. 6: How are CHIPRA quality demonstration States working together to improve … • Implementation Guide No. 1: Engaging stakeholders to improve the quality of children’s health care. … • Practices used demonstration funds to hire new staff to improve care coordination and support medical

329. Diagnostic Errors Are Common in Seriously Ill Hospitalized Adults | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     January 01, 2024 - Grantee Thomas McGinn Explores Strategies To Improve Patient Care . … Study authors also concluded the research provides data that can be used to improve patient safety by … intelligence that can summarize lengthy medical records, suggest alternative diagnoses when patients fail to improve … Grantee Thomas McGinn Explores Strategies To Improve Patient Care The newest AHRQ grantee profile highlights … Interprofessional staff perspectives on the adoption of OR black box technology and simulations to improve

330. Vt-Spotlight (pdf file)
     www.healthcare411.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/statesummaries/vt-spotlight.pdf
     July 01, 2015 - Spotlight on Vermont July 2015 Vermont’s Goals: Improve quality of care for children by— • Engaging … Using demonstration funds to improve the functionality of the electronic registry for child-serving … • Helped practices use electronic data to improve care. … • Evaluation Highlight No. 6: How are the CHIPRA quality demonstration States working together to improve … • Implementation Guide No. 1: Engaging Stakeholders to Improve the Quality of Children’s Health Care

331. Toolkit for Improving Perinatal Safety | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.healthcare411.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/labor-delivery/perinatal-care/index.html
     July 01, 2023 - Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) developed the Safety Program for Perinatal Care (SPPC) in order to improve … The toolkit helps L&D units improve patient safety, team communication, and quality of care for mothers … the Toolkit Development The toolkit was developed as part of a national implementation project to improve

332. The CUSP Method | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     December 01, 2023 - Other CUSP Toolkits Preventing HAIs: Toolkit for Improving Surgical Care and Recovery Toolkits To Improve … Antibiotic Use Toolkit for Preventing CLABSI and CAUTI in ICUs Toolkit To Improve Safety in Ambulatory … Surgery Centers Toolkit To Promote Safe Surgery Toolkit To Improve Safety for Mechanically Ventilated

333. Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement (pdf file)
     www.healthcare411.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/d4g_combo_psi10-postopmetaderangement-bestpractices.pdf
     May 20, 2016 - Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement Toolkit for Using the AHRQ Quality Indicators How To Improve … Toolkit for Using the AHRQ Quality Indicators How To Improve Hospital Quality and Safety 2 Tool … Involvement of specialists or specialty teams may reduce a diabetic patient’s length of stay, improve … glycemic control, and improve outcomes.5 • Consider obtaining a dietary consultation with a focus … Toolkit for Using the AHRQ Quality Indicators How To Improve Hospital Quality and Safety 3 Tool

334. The SHARE Approach, Tool 4: Health Literacy Shared Decisionmaking (pdf file)
     www.healthcare411.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/education/curriculum-tools/shareddecisionmaking/tools/tool-4/share-tool4.pdf
     April 01, 2014 - Education Materials Assessment Tool (PEMAT): http://www.ahrq.gov/professionals/prevention- chronic-care/improve … /professionals/prevention-chronic-care/improve/self-mgmt/pemat/index.html http://www.ahrq.gov/professionals … Assessment Tool (PEMAT)* and User’s Guide http://www.ahrq.gov/professionals/prevention-chronic-care/improve … literacy-toolkit/healthliteracytoolkit.pdf http://www.ahrq.gov/professionals/prevention-chronic-care/improve … /self-mgmt/pemat/index.html http://www.ahrq.gov/professionals/prevention-chronic-care/improve/self-mgmt

335. Quality Improvement Assessment (pdf file)
     www.healthcare411.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/toolkits/qi-knowledge-survey.pdf
     March 03, 2021 - Quality Improvement Assessment 1 Quality Improvement Assessment Your name: _________________________________ Practice: _____________________________ We would like to know more about your quality improvement (QI) training and experiences. This information will be used to tailor our QI training for…

336. Longitudinal Evaluation of the Patient Safety and Medical Liability Reform Demonstration Program | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.healthcare411.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/reports/candor-demo-program/candor/demo-program/index.html
     August 01, 2022 - The goal of this initiative was to improve the overall quality of health care by making patient safety … These projects sought to improve care in clinical areas that frequently are the subject of a large number … These projects sought to improve dispute resolution after a malpractice claim has been filed to help … These projects sought to improve patient safety by measuring safety problems, characterizing adverse

337. A simple question can reveal as much as a test. "What are our goals for today?" (pdf file)
     www.healthcare411.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/patients-consumers/patient-involvement/ask-your-doctor/tips-and-tools/clinicianad1.pdf
     September 09, 2011 - Not only does that improve efficiencies, but it also helps improve health outcomes.

338. New Mexico State at a Glance (pdf file)
     www.healthcare411.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/demoeval/demostates/nmstateataglance.pdf
     March 01, 2012 - Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) awarded grants to 10 States under a 5‐year, $100 million effort to improve … New Mexico’s Objectives New Mexico is working to help school‐based health centers (SBHCs): improve … The quality improvement coaches will work with SBHCs to implement these strategies and develop or improve … categories are projects that (1) show how a core set of children’s quality measures can be used to improve

339. Colorado State at a Glance (pdf file)
     www.healthcare411.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/demoeval/demostates/costateataglance.pdf
     March 01, 2012 - Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) awarded grants to 10 States under a 5‐year, $100 million effort to improve … Colorado’s Objectives Colorado is working to help school‐based health centers (SBHCs) improve the quality … The quality improvement coaches will work with SBHCs to implement these strategies and develop or improve … categories are projects that (1) show how a core set of children’s quality measures can be used to improve

340. AHRQ Quality Indicator Tools for Data Analytics | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.healthcare411.ahrq.gov/data/qualityindicators/index.html
     November 01, 2020 - Toolkit) is a free and easy-to-use resource for hospitals planning to use the AHRQ QIs to track and improve … Implementing Evidence-Based Strategies To Improve Clinical Care. … This tool provides a step-by-step method for calculating ROI for a new set of actions implemented to improve … It includes a concise set of tools to facilitate efforts to improve clinical quality and can be used … to improve performance on PDIs and other measures of inpatient pediatric quality.