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5741. Potentially Preventable Readmissions: Conceptual Framework To Rethink the Role of Primary Care: Executive Summary (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/patient-safety/rev-preventablereadm-primcare-es.pdf
      March 01, 2020 - Potentially Preventable Readmissions: Conceptual Framework To Rethink the Role of Primary Care: Executive Summary Potentially Preventable Readmissions: Conceptual Framework To Rethink the Role of Primary Care Executive Summary Prepared for: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality U.S. Department of H…

5742. CHIPRA 235: Section 5, Table 3. Evidence Supporting the Importance of Access to Outpatient Specialty Care (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/availability/chipra-235-section-5-table-3.pdf
      June 17, 2014 - CHIPRA 235: Section 5, Table 3. Evidence Supporting the Importance of Access to Outpatient Specialty Care Table 3. Evidence Supporting the Importance of Access to Outpatient Specialty Care for Children Type of Evidence Key Findings Level of Evidence (USPSTF Ranking*) Citation(s) Clinical Guideline The …

5743. Endnotes | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/policymakers/chipra/demoeval/what-we-learned/implementation-guides/implementation-guide1/impguide1ref.html
      March 01, 2019 - Endnotes Implementation Guide Number 1 This Implementation Guide includes suggested steps and tips for implementing initiatives for improving child health care quality from the CMS-funded national evaluation of the Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009 (CHIPRA) Quality Demonstration …

5744. Heart Health NOW (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/results/research/recruitment-brochure-nc.pdf
      January 01, 2003 - Heart Health NOW This is our time! Are you ready? Heart Health NOW! Advancing heart health in N.C. primary care Heart Health NOW! is the N.C. Cooperative of EvidenceNOW —a program funded by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Your practice will partner with us by: • Establishing an EHR connection…

5745. Facility Action Plan Template | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/resources/tools/implement/action-plan.html
      March 01, 2017 - Facility Action Plan Template AHRQ Safety Program for Long-Term Care: HAIs/CAUTI The purpose of this tool is to support quality improvement efforts by identifying opportunities for improvement, strategies, and steps to accomplish the work. In order to implement activities identified, goals and obj…

5746. Table 2: Availability of Selected Medicaid 1915(c) Waiver Home and Community-Based Services, by State, 2005 | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      March 01, 2023 - Assessing the Health and Welfare of the HCBS Population Table 2: Availability of Selected Medicaid 1915(c) Waiver Home and Community-Based Services, by State, 2005 Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Assessing the Health and Welfare of the HCBS Population Introduction HCBS Population Ava…

5747. Examples of Technical and Adaptive Solutions for Change | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/implementation/long-term-modules/module2/tools.html
      March 01, 2017 - Examples of Technical and Adaptive Solutions for Change AHRQ Safety Program for Long-Term Care: HAIs/CAUTI Purpose: To provide senior leaders with a deeper explanation of technical and adaptive solutions for change Who should use this tool? Senior leaders (long-term care facility administrator…

5748. Strategy 3: Nurse Bedside Shift Report (Tool 1) (doc file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/engagingfamilies/strategy3/Strat3_Tool_1_BSR_Broch_508.docx
      June 02, 2025 - Strategy 3: Nurse Bedside Shift Report (Tool 1) (Brochure Back) You are invited You are invited to take part in nurse bedside shift report. You can also invite a family member or friend to take part with you. Nurse bedside shift report happens every day between [7 and 7:30 a.m.] and [7 and 7:30 p.m.]. Let us know if y…

5749. Warm Handoffs: A Guide for Staff (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-family-engagement/pfeprimarycare/warm-handoff-guide-for-staff.pdf
      June 02, 2025 - Warm Handoffs: A Guide for Staff Why is it important? Warm handoffs can: ■ Engage patients and families as team members. ■ Allow patients to clarify or correct the information exchanged. ■ Build relationships. ■ Provide a safety check. Guide to Patient and Family Engagement in Primary Care How do I conduc…

5750. Evaluation Design and Methods | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      March 01, 2021 - Evaluation Design and Methods Evaluation Design Each of the EvidenceNOW Cooperatives’ evaluation teams set out to determine the effectiveness of their external support interventions, using a range of mixed-methods designs.  The cooperatives were asked to capture a core set of measures of A spirin use, B loo…

5751. Executive Summary | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/es/patient-safety/settings/hospital/vtguide/guidesum.html
      March 01, 2016 - Preventing Hospital-Associated Venous Thromboembolism Executive Summary Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Preventing Hospital-Associated Venous Thromboembolism Preface Executive Summary Chapter 1. The Framework for Improvement Chapter 2. Analyze Care Delivery Chapter 3. Outline the…

5752. AHRQ’s Unique Effort to Advance Care for People Living with Long COVID | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      March 01, 2024 - AHRQ Views: Blog posts from AHRQ leaders AHRQ’s Unique Effort to Advance Care for People Living with Long COVID MAR 15 2024 By Robert Otto Valdez, Ph.D., M.H.S.A., and Poonam Pardasaney, DPT, M.S., Sc.D. Long COVID is a generation-defining health challenge. According to the …

5753. In the Spirit of Patient Safety Awareness Week, AHRQ Sharpens Its Focus on Diagnostic Safety | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      March 01, 2023 - AHRQ Views: Blog posts from AHRQ leaders In the Spirit of Patient Safety Awareness Week, AHRQ Sharpens Its Focus on Diagnostic Safety MAR 15 2023 By Robert Otto Valdez, Ph.D., M.H.S.A. Robert Otto Valdez, Ph.D., M.H.S.A. In 2023, the American healthcare system rem…

5754. Introduction | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/dxsafety-patients-source-understanding-dx-error-vol1-2.html
      June 01, 2023 - Patient Experience as a Source for Understanding the Origins, Impact, and Remediation of Diagnostic Errors Introduction Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Patient Experience as a Source for Understanding the Origins, Impact, and Remediation of Diagnostic Errors Executive Summary Introduct…

5755. Diverticulitis (doc file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/best-practices/diverticulitis-one-page.docx
      November 01, 2019 - Diverticulitis Diverticulitis Diagnosis · Abdominal pain (usually left lower quadrant, ~90%), low-grade fever (~90%) · Diagnostic testing: computed tomography (CT) scan of abdomen for diagnosis and complications (e.g., abscess, perforation) · Microbiology: Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Ba…

5756. Evaluating the Results of a Quality Reporting Project | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/assess/what-you-evaluate/results.html
      November 01, 2018 - Evaluating the Results of a Quality Reporting Project The purpose of results- or outcome-oriented evaluation goes beyond answering the “did it work” question. To evaluate results, however, you have to be clear about what you wanted to achieve. What consumer audience were you trying to reach? What changes …

5757. Making Adjustments to Health Care Quality Scores | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      January 01, 2023 - Making Adjustments to Health Care Quality Scores One of the most thorny topics in quality measurement is the adjustment of scores across different plans or providers to account for differences in the characteristics of their patients or themselves. This page reviews key issues related to adjustments to scores…

5758. Explaining Comparisons of Health Care Quality Scores | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      March 01, 2016 - Explaining Comparisons of Health Care Quality Scores It is best to keep your actual data displays as uncluttered and simple as possible. However, evidence from cognitive testing of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Quality Indicators (QIs) suggests that there is some information that needs t…

5759. Introduction | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/research-transform-primary-care/transform/final-impact/intro.html
      October 01, 2015 - AHRQ Infrastructure for Maintaining Primary Care Transformation (IMPaCT) Grants: A Synthesis Report Introduction Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents AHRQ Infrastructure for Maintaining Primary Care Transformation (IMPaCT) Grants: A Synthesis Report Introduction Methods Model State Enhanc…

5760. Strategies for Improving CAHPS Clinician & Group (CG-CAHPS) Survey Scores (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/events/20160315/debra-rosen-slides.pdf
      March 15, 2016 - Strategies for Improving CAHPS Clinician & Group (CG-CAHPS) Survey Scores Improving CG-CAHPS Scores in a Federally Qualified Health Center Presented By Debra Rosen, RN, MPH Director, Quality & Health Education “Strategies for Improving CAHPS Clinician & Group (CG-CAHPS) Survey Scores” A Webcast Pres…