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The purpose of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality is to enhance the quality, appropriateness, and effectiveness of health services, and access to such services through the establishment of a broad base of scientific research and through the promotion of improvements in clinical and health system practices, including the prevention of diseases and other health conditions.

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  1. Coordinating Care for Adults With Complex Care Needs in the Patient-Centered Medical Home: Challenges and Solutions - (WHITE PAPER) (pdf file)

    pcmh.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/attachments/coordinating-care-for-adults-with-complex-care-needs-white-paper.pdf
    January 01, 2012 - ’s HCH standards; clinics have used the funds for registries, care planning, and patient-engagement initiatives … practices, quality improvement activities, and new programs, such as palliative and transition-care initiatives … North Carolina Community Care Networks involve physicians in regional quality improvement initiatives … Several of these policies directly target complex-needs populations, and each of these initiatives raises … The ACA allows Medicare to participate in some state primary care home initiatives that are trying to

  2. AHRQ Safety Program for Perinatal Care: Rapid Response for Perinatal Safety (pdf file)

    pcmh.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/perinatal-care/modules/strategies/rapid-response/rapidresponse_facguide.pdf
    May 01, 2017 - minimized or averted as a result of a rapid response intervention o Synergy with related or similar initiatives

  3. TeamSTEPPS 2.0 Module 10: Measurement

    pcmh.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/teamstepps/instructor/onlinecourse/tsonlinemodule10.pptx
    January 01, 2004 - that this level of evaluation is difficult to assess in that any number of organizational changes, initiatives … previously, it is difficult to assess this level of evaluation because any number of organizational changes, initiatives

  4. Variation in Health System Characteristics Across States, 2016 (pdf file)

    pcmh.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/chsp/data/chsp-brief3-variation-in-health-system-characteristics-across-states-2016.pdf
    January 01, 2016 - Variation in Health System Characteristics Across States, 2016 1 Variation in Health System Characteristics Across States, 2016 By the end of 2016, there were 626 health systems* in the United States. Number of health systems with hospitals located in each State 4 to 7 systems 9 to 15 systems 16 to 22 system…

  5. Health System Participation in Accountable Care Organizations, 2016 (pdf file)

    pcmh.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/chsp/data/chsp-brief4-aco-participation.pdf
    January 01, 2019 - Health System Participation in Accountable Care Organizations, 2016 1 Comparative Health System Performance Initiative Health System Participation in Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs), 2016 Rachel M. Machta, Ph.D., David J. Jones, Ph.D., Michael F. Furukawa, Ph.D., Daniel Miller, M.S., and Eugene C. Rich…

  6. EvidenceNOW Building State Capacity Profile: Michigan Cooperative (pdf file)

    pcmh.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/building-capacity/EvidenceNOW-BSC-MI-profile.pdf
    September 01, 2021 - EvidenceNOW Building State Capacity Profile: Michigan Cooperative Michigan Cooperative Project Name: Healthy Hearts for Michigan Principal Investigators: Anya Day, MPH and Gregory Makris, MD, Altarum Institute Theresa Walunas, PhD, Northwestern University Cooperative Partners: Altarum Institute, Health Inf…

  7. Provider-Offered Medicare Advantage Plans Among U.S. Health Systems, 2016 (pdf file)

    pcmh.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/chsp/data/chsp-brief7-ma-plans.pdf
    March 01, 2019 - Provider-Offered Medicare Advantage Plans Among U.S. Health Systems, 2016 1 Provider-Offered Medicare Advantage Plans Among U.S. Health Systems, 2016 *This analysis is based on AHRQ’s Compendium of U.S. Health Systems, 2016. Developed as part of the Comparative Health System Performance (CHSP) Initiative, the Com…

  8. Provider-Offered Insurance Products among U.S. Health Systems, 2016 (pdf file)

    pcmh.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/chsp/data/chsp-brief5-insurance-products.pdf
    January 01, 2019 - Provider-Offered Insurance Products among U.S. Health Systems, 2016 1 Provider-Offered Insurance Products Among U.S. Health Systems, 2016 *This analysis is based on AHRQ’s Compendium of U.S. Health Systems, 2016. Developed as part of the Comparative Health System Performance (CHSP) Initiative, the Compendium i…

  9. TeamSTEPPS in Long-Term Care (LTC): Financial and Safety Benefits of Implementing TeamSTEPPS in Nursing Homes and LTC Facilities

    pcmh.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/teamstepps/webinars/2013-materials/teamstepps-monthly-webinar-sept2013.pptx
    January 01, 2013 - TeamSTEPPS in Long-Term Care (LTC): Financial and Safety Benefits of Implementing TeamSTEPPS in Nursing Homes and LTC Facilities TeamSTEPPS® in Long-Term Care (LTC): Financial and Safety Benefits of Implementing TeamSTEPPS in Nursing Homes and LTC Facilities September 11, 2013 TEAMSTEPPS 05.2 Mod 1 05.2 Pa…

  10. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality: A Profile (pdf file)

    pcmh.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cpi/about/profile/ahrq-profile16.pdf
    May 01, 2016 - Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality: A Profile What is the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality? The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) is the lead Federal agency charged with improving the safety and quality of America’s health care system. AHRQ develops the knowledge, tools, and dat…

  11. The Guide to Improving Patient Safety in Primary Care Settings by Engaging Patients and Families (pdf file)

    pcmh.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-family-engagement/pfeprimarycare/pfepc-fullguide-appc-final508.pdf
    April 13, 2018 - The Guide to Improving Patient Safety in Primary Care Settings by Engaging Patients and Families The Guide to Improving Patient Safety in Primary Care Settings by Engaging Patients and Families | 26 Appendix C – Teach-Back Implementation Guidance To help you plan and design your Teach-Back implementation, a Quick…

  12. Chartbook on Healthcare for Asians and Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders (pdf file)

    pcmh.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/nhqrdr/chartbooks/asian-nhpi/asian-nhpi-chartbook.pdf
    May 15, 2020 - information on this and other immunization measures is available at https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Quality-Initiatives-Patient … research/findings/nhqrdr/chartbooks/carecoordination/index.html https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Quality-Initiatives-Patient-Assessment-Instruments … /HospitalQualityInits/HospitalProcessOfCareMeasures.html https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Quality-Initiatives-Patient-Assessment-Instruments … /HospitalQualityInits/HospitalProcessOfCareMeasures.html https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Quality-Initiatives-Patient-Assessment-Instruments

  13. An Overview of the CANDOR Process

    pcmh.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/candor/module8/module8-organizational-learning-sustainability.pptx
    August 20, 2015 - An Overview of the CANDOR Process Communication and Optimal Resolution (CANDOR) Toolkit Module 8: Organizational Learning and Sustainability Module 8, the last module in the CANDOR Toolkit, provides an overview of organizational learning and how an organization can develop a sustainability plan to assure the CAND…

  14. Scisafetynotes (doc file)

    pcmh.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/education/curriculum-tools/cusptoolkit/modules/understand/scisafetynotes.docx
    September 04, 2012 - Slide 21 SAY: Applying the principles of safe design to quality improvement initiatives increases

  15. Pressure Ulcer Prevention Toolkit (doc file)

    pcmh.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/pressure_ulcer_prevention/module1/putoolkit_module1_tools.docx
    March 01, 2013 - Pressure Ulcer Prevention Toolkit Pressure Ulcer Prevention Toolkit Module 1 Tools 1E: Resource Needs Assessment (Revised) Sullivan N. Chapter 21. Preventing in-facility pressure ulcers. In: Making Health Care Safer II: An Updated Critical Analysis of the Evidence for Patient Safety Practices. March 2013. Agency for …

  16. Implementation Guide for AHRQ's Making Informed Consent an Informed Choice - Training Modules (pdf file)

    pcmh.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/implementation-guide-making-informed-consent-informed-choice.pdf
    January 01, 2017 - r Are there other competing initiatives or changes that will interfere? … Overly ambitious QI initiatives can collapse under their own weight. … Solutions Low priority on improving informed consent • Align the effort with important current initiatives

  17. EvidenceNow Executive Summary - Northwest Cooperative (pdf file)

    pcmh.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/cooperatives/evidencenow-executive-summary-northwest.pdf
    November 01, 2017 - EvidenceNow Executive Summary - Northwest Cooperative Northwest Cooperative Washington Oregon Idaho An EvidenceNOW Project EvidenceNOW: Advancing Heart Health in Primary Care is an initiative of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) to transform health care delivery by building a critical i…

  18. 5. How do we measure our pressure ulcer rates and practices? | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    pcmh.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/resource/pressureulcer/tool/put5.html
    October 01, 2014 - There are a number of ongoing initiatives to determine pressure ulcer rates using a standardized method

  19. Strategy 4: IDEA Discharge Planning (Tool 4)

    pcmh.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/engagingfamilies/strategy4/Strat4_Tool_4_PPT_508.pptx
    April 01, 2011 - Discuss specific hospital goals related to patient and family engagement, including how they relate to initiatives … and engaged can help improve safety through “informed choices, safe medication use, infection control initiatives

  20. Mod5-Disclosure-Checklist (pdf file)

    pcmh.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/candor/module5/mod5-disclosure-checklist.pdf
    April 01, 2016 - Purpose: To provide guidance to individuals who are conducting initial or followup disclosure conversations, including key disclosure communication skills. Who should use this tool? Disclosure Lead and any staff who will be engaged in disclosure conversations. How to use this tool: Use Part I of the checklist to pre…
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