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pbrn.ahrq.gov/prevention/guidelines/tobacco/decisionmakers/index.html
August 01, 2020 - specific strategies that health care administrators, managed care organizations, and purchasers of health plans
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pbrn.ahrq.gov/cahps/quality-improvement/improvement-guide/5-determining-focus/index.html
February 01, 2020 - (for both the Clinician & Group Survey and the Health Plan Survey (for Medicaid, CHIP, and Medicare plans … For example, the score shown for the 75th percentile is the score where 75 percent of the sites or plans … This type of analysis can be conducted with data from multiple groups, sites, or plans. … Data for analyses came 122 health plans that administered the Health Plan Adult Medicaid Survey.
5. … Health plans and providers typically have access to or can easily gather various types of administrative
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pbrn.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/measures/understand/patient-comments.html
February 01, 2016 - individual patients are becoming an increasingly popular ingredient in reports on the performance of health plans … patient comments may be that people are used to getting information about health care providers and plans
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pbrn.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/about-cahps/research/cahps-improvement-guide.pdf
January 01, 2016 - Approach
The CAHPS Improvement Guide was first developed in the early 2000’s to support Medicare health plans … any organization providing
ambulatory care services either directly or indirectly—including health plans
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pbrn.ahrq.gov/chsp/data-resources/highlights.html
April 01, 2022 - Medicare Bundled Payment Models, 2016 (PDF, 580 KB)
Data Brief 7: Provider-Offered Medicare Advantage Plans
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pbrn.ahrq.gov/funding/process/grant-app-basics/apptips.html
July 01, 2021 - If the project involves clinical research, are the plans for 1) protection of human subjects from research … Reviewers will evaluate the proposed plans for inclusion of minorities and members of both genders. … Reviewers will evaluate the proposed plans for inclusion of AHRQ priority populations (refer to the … to Provide Mentoring (Include only when required by the specific NOFO, e.g., K24 and K05)
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Plans
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pbrn.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/assess/what-you-evaluate/results.html
November 01, 2018 - Over time, did the availability of a report card make a difference in the market share of plans and providers … How did providers and plans, especially (but not only) the ones you measured, respond to the report?
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pbrn.ahrq.gov/gam/summaries/domain-framework/index.html
July 01, 2018 - performance of individual clinicians, clinical delivery teams, delivery organizations, or health insurance plans … performance of individual clinicians, clinical delivery teams, delivery organizations, or health insurance plans
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pbrn.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance/surgical/index.html
February 01, 2018 - information on the quality of surgeons and surgical care, including patients, practice groups, health plans … Practices, health plans, and insurers can use the survey results for quality improvement initiatives
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pbrn.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/about/index.html
August 01, 2016 - to consumers on the quality of care provided by health care organizations (e.g., hospitals, health plans … quite a challenge to sum up and present in an objective way what’s known about the quality of health plans
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pbrn.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/multiple/index.html
August 01, 2023 - The surveys are available for different settings and health plans. … (long-stay, short-stay, family member surveys)
Web: ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance/nh
Health Plans
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pbrn.ahrq.gov/cahps/quality-improvement/improvement-guide/3-are-you-ready/index.html
February 01, 2020 - In order to achieve the goals of better performance on CAHPS measures, health plans and ambulatory care … Sources of Training on Quality Improvement
America's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP)
American Medical … For health plans, this could mean developing information systems that allow staff to answer members' … Some purchaser organizations point out high-performing health plans to consumers, while some health plans … Through this program, health plans use common measures to evaluate the performance of their contracted
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pbrn.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/distribute/timing/index.html
March 01, 2016 - States often designate a specific time each year when existing Medicaid beneficiaries can change health plans … Similarly, some health plans that provide members with information about available physicians include … While both employers and public programs typically allow beneficiaries to change plans at a prescribed
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pbrn.ahrq.gov/pcor/ahrq-pcor-trust-fund-training-projects/pcortf-tcdhs13008.html
June 01, 2018 - academic and applied settings (e.g., the health care delivery system, State and local governments, health plans
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pbrn.ahrq.gov/action-alliance/webinars/index.html
April 01, 2024 - Webinars
AHRQ has hosted informational webinars on behalf of the National Action Alliance and plans
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pbrn.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/criteria.html
December 01, 2019 - "Hopes to implement," "plans to change its policy," and such instances do not qualify as impact or results
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pbrn.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/patient-safety/rev-reportaddendum.pdf
March 01, 2021 - The
focus should be on facilitating a smooth transition of patients and their care plans back to the … appropriate followup care; collaboration in discharge
documentation, including diagnostic and therapeutic plans … care team should
assess health literacy, coping strategies, and social support to ensure that the plans
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pbrn.ahrq.gov/cahps/quality-improvement/index.html
October 01, 2023 - Improvement Guide
The CAHPS Ambulatory Care Improvement Guide is a comprehensive resource for health plans … Excelling on CAHPS: Lessons from Top-Performing Medicaid and CHIP Health Plans .
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pbrn.ahrq.gov/teamstepps/lep/handouts/lepprocessmap.html
December 01, 2012 - Note contingency plans.
Ensure that interpreter is present for entire encounter
Who?
How?
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pbrn.ahrq.gov/chsp/data-resources/compendium.html
December 01, 2023 - Participation in Medicare Bundled Payment Models, 2016 (PDF, 580 KB)
Provider-Offered Medicare Advantage Plans