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www.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/projects/heart-health/about/cooperatives/southwest.html
March 01, 2021 - Updates on Key Project Components
Support Strategy
Each participating practice receives 9 months … of support consisting of:
A practice transformation support team: practice facilitator, clinical … A practice assessment to determine the practice's culture, recent, or ongoing practice transformation … surveys and had an initial kickoff meeting with the practice facilitator. … Update
The Southwest Cooperative have completed the collection of baseline practice and practice member
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www.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/projects/heart-health/about/cooperatives/northwest.html
March 01, 2021 - External practice QI support. … the Cooperative to determine a practice’s need for practice improvement assistance. … The study will compare the effectiveness of two enhanced practice support activities in addition to practice … Practices randomized to this enhanced practice support activity visited an innovative primary care practice … facilitation only, practice facilitation plus shared learning, practice facilitation plus educational
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/ncepcr/tools/PCMH/pcpf-module-19-kickoff-meetings.pdf
September 01, 2015 - Designate one person the practice facilitator, one the practice staff, and one the observer.
3. … A kickoff meeting for a practice facilitation should involve the practice leadership, your
“practice … champion,” and the QI team for the practice. … The goal of the practice facilitation kickoff meeting is to introduce the QI team and practice
leadership … to the resource of “practice facilitation,” identify the core practice team that you will
be working
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/ncepcr/resources/job-aid-intro-qi.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Job Aid: Introduction to Quality Improvement
Primary Care Practice Facilitator
Training Series … Develop a plan that specifies:
o what changes the practice will make. … QI is a team sport and everyone in the practice should be included in QI work. … If no, recommend the practice consider adopting the Model for Improvement as a
simple framework … Identify 2-5 primary drivers that the practice believes will produce the desired outcome.
3.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/prevention-chronic-care/improve/system/pfcasestudies/overview.pdf
August 01, 2014 - c
Case Studies
of EXEMPLARY PRIMARY CARE
PRACTICE FACILITATION … FACILITATION TRAINING PROGRAMS
As part of its ongoing commitment to practice improvement, the Agency … for Healthcare Research and
Quality has developed resources and products to support the use of practice … facilitation in primary
care settings (www.pcmh.ahrq.gov/page/practice-facilitation). … A growing body of evidence indicates
that practice facilitation, which is based on the creation of an
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/results/research/physician-survey-post-intervention-nw.pdf
January 01, 2014 - :
Address of your practice:
Today’s date:
1. … enjoy their work
It is hard to get things to change in our practice
This practice … is a place of joy and hope
This practice learns from its mistakes
Practice leadership … How many hours per week do you work at this practice on average? … practice
prior to using it regularly
It is modifiable to meet the needs of my practice
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/podcasts/Qualitative_Methods_2012_04_11_Transcript.pdf
January 01, 2012 - ; [and] creating a practice patient family advisory group. … Carla Zema
Practice walkthroughs are another strategy that you mentioned. … So tell us, what is a practice walkthrough and
how does it work? … If you're having somebody come into your practice, part of the walkthrough might
be calling your practice … If you're coming to visit a practice, you
want to drive there.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/ncepcr/tools/PCMH/pcpf-module-22-meetings.pdf
September 01, 2015 - Assign roles: practice facilitator (PF), practice members.
3. … During your work with a practice, you will
participate in numerous meetings convened by the practice … practice—and by introducing the habit of repeatedly
Primary Care Practice Facilitation Curriculum … contact in the
practice to ensure that you are working in partnership with the practice and working … such as the practice leader.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/tools-and-materials/EvidenceNOW-Webinar-Practical-Solutions.pdf
May 01, 2018 - centered Outcome Research (PCOR) findings
• And support the implementation of PCOR evidence into
practice … Waters run deep
• A focus on primary care
– Research and evaluation of the PCMH
– Guidance on practice … facilitation as a tool for practice
improvement
– Investments in primary care practice-based research … • Implement PCOR findings in primary care practice
to improve health care quality
– Focus on heart … Evaluation Metrics
• The rate of ABCS delivery for all practices
• Measures of practice
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/antibiotic-stewardship.pdf
September 01, 2022 - This presentation is intended for the entire practice and can be used at a practice meeting to
introduce … steps to build stewardship activities in a practice: (1) engaging senior practice leadership;
(2) building … Photographs of clinic staff and the practice logo
can be added to the poster. … This presentation is
intended for the entire practice and can be used at a practice meeting to introduce … This presentation is intended for the
entire practice.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/projects/state/how-to-guide/how-to-guide.pdf
August 01, 2024 - Practice facilitation. … • Practice recruitment. … practice facilitators. … Practice leaders vary
across practices and might be a physician in one practice and a practice manager … Practice Facilitation.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/ncepcr/tools/PCMH/pcpf-module-20-creating-qi-teams.pdf
September 01, 2015 - Use the QI Plan Generator with a practice to help them create a preliminary QI plan for their
practice … As you work with the practice on developing its practice-level key driver model, point out
materials … Creating a Quality Improvement Plan
A practice-level QI plan should provide guidance to the practice … In addition to practice-level QI plans, you can also work
with practice members to develop project-level … Practice coaching program manual.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/prevention-chronic-care/improve/system/pfcasestudies/ncahec.pdf
August 01, 2014 - PRIMARY CARE PRACTICE
FACILITATION TRAINING PROGRAMS
As part of its ongoing commitment to practice … This case study profiles the practice facilitator (called practice coach) training
of the North Carolina … ▲ Practice management consulting. … , (2) the ability to explain the program or topic to the practice and refer the practice to
additional … , and (4) the ability to teach a practice the target skill or knowledge and facilitate use by
practice
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/results/research/timeline-checklist-nc.pdf
April 01, 2018 - “CCNC PF” = Practice Facilitator; “AHEC PC” = Practice Coach
1) Practice Enrollment: To be completed … Time and sequence of steps below
will vary by practice. … What are the benefits of participation to me and my practice? … How much time will AHEC be in my practice? … During the 12-month intervention period, the AHEC practice coach
assigned to your practice will provide
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/results/research/staff-survey-mw.pdf
January 01, 2014 - Your Practice ID:
PF APPLY LABEL
Your Member ID:
PF APPLY LABEL
Your Practice Facilitator … This practice learns from its mistakes 1 2 3 4 5
13. … People in this practice operate as a
real team 1 2 3 4 5
15. … What is your role in this practice? … How many hours per week do you work at this practice?
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/lab-testiing/lab-testing-casereport.pdf
September 05, 2017 - One small
internal medicine practice and one large family medicine residency practice implemented the … for the larger FM residency practice … The practice has a highly engaged practice manager, extensive QI experience, and a history of success … were comprised of the following:
Small GIM Practice Large FM Residency Practice
1 Practice Manager … about your practice.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/results/research/implementation-tracking-sw.pdf
June 02, 2025 - *For each item below reflect on the progress this practice is making. … LEADERSHIP
Developed clear ENSW communication plan and shared practice
vision
Formal QI team …
Developed project AIMs
Trained staff members to understand their role in supporting
practice … TEAM-BASED CARE
Practice periodically reviews assessment of distribution of
patient care tasks by role … How much do you think the
practice trusts the accuracy of the
measure on…
Little or
no trust Some
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/events/webinars/learning_pt_narratives_053123-shaller.pdf
June 02, 2025 - The CAHPS Team has developed a Narrative Item Set (NIS) for
ambulatory patient experience surveys
• Practice … leaders
► Survey of practice staff and clinicians
► Modified CG-CAHPS patient experience survey
15 … Standard Reporting of Patient Comments
• Survey comments distributed weekly to practice site leaders … Name
ACN Practice
Name
20
Active User Support During 9-Month Study
Intervention Period
• ACN … Reports
• Monthly updates to interface with new batch of coded comments
• Monthly emails sent to practice
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/cooperatives/evidencenow-executive-summary-northwest.pdf
November 01, 2017 - • External practice QI support. … by the Cooperative to determine a
practice’s need for practice improvement assistance. … practice facilitation:
• Shared learning opportunities through site visits. … practice. … facilitation only, practice facilitation plus shared learning,
practice facilitation plus educational
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-family-engagement/pfeprimarycare/partnering-1.pdf
May 01, 2016 - ”
■ Practice Walk-throughs and Simulations: The
PAC members provide direct feedback on practice
activities … The practice implemented a PAC
in 2014 as part of their clinical practice transformation
initiatives … In turn,
this improved understanding of practice complexity
yielded a cohort of practice champions … with providers and practice staff. … This is their practice.”