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ahrqpubs.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/projects/heart-health/evidence/blood-pressure.html
March 01, 2021 - As new PCOR evidence emerged, it was incorporated into implementation efforts with primary care practices … How did EvidenceNOW evaluate whether practices followed this PCOR evidence? … (Measure ID: CMS165)
The EvidenceNOW goal for primary care practices in the study is to have at least … Office BP Measurement: Current Challenges and Best Practices
The script and slides from an 11-minute … Target: BP Technique Quick-check
This checklist is designed for practices to help evaluate whether
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ahrqpubs.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/projects/alcohol/index.html
November 01, 2023 - support, the grantees will use practice facilitation to disseminate and implement evidence-based practices … for screening and treatment of unhealthy alcohol use in primary care practices across the United States … Program Goals
Designed to help primary care practices use patient-centered outcomes research to address … The project is being implemented in small- and medium-sized primary care practices representing rural … , suburban, and urban practices that serve diverse communities of patients.
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ahrqpubs.ahrq.gov/news/telemedicine.html
January 01, 2024 - AHRQ Safety Program for Telemedicine: Improving Antibiotic Use is recruiting primary and urgent care practices … that use telemedicine for a no-cost, 18-month national program to strengthen antibiotic prescribing practices
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ahrqpubs.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/824.html
August 01, 2022 - Today's Headlines:
Practices Lack Behavioral Healthcare Services for Children
AHRQ Releases COVID … Practices Lack Behavioral Healthcare Services for Children
More than 85 percent of primary care practices … It was less difficult for practices that had taken on a Medicaid Accountable Care Organization contract … and significantly more difficult for rural practices. … A cohort analysis of statin treatment patterns among small-sized primary care practices.
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ahrqpubs.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/education/curriculum-tools/shareddecisionmaking/success-stories/share_approach_success_story5_anthem-patel.pdf
May 01, 2016 - Implementer Neha Patel
Date of Interview April 29, 2016
Anthem Continues to Encourage
Shared Decisionmaking Practices … Research and Quality
(AHRQ) SHARE Approach train-the-trainer workshop in Colorado to learn
about best practices … The meeting is also an opportunity for the ACO representatives to share best
practices and network with … Equipped with best practices and new strategies for training providers, Patel conducted a modified version … Prior to joining Anthem, Neha worked as a Licensed Professional Counselor in private practices, inpatient
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ahrqpubs.ahrq.gov/news/blog/ahrqviews/investing-in-primary-care.html
July 01, 2021 - AHRQ’s EvidenceNOW initiatives are engaging primary care practices across the country to help them … The Advancing Heart Health initiative boosted the capacity of primary care practices to improve quality … Heart Health , which is working in States with the highest rates of heart attack and stroke to help practices … Managing Unhealthy Alcohol Use , another EvidenceNOW primary care initiative, is working with practices … Another grantee is examining the responses, challenges, and capacity of primary care practices made
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ahrqpubs.ahrq.gov/news/blog/ahrqviews/heart-health-during-covid19.html
February 01, 2021 - These sessions sustained hospital engagement and helped them prepare to restart implementing practices … Primary Care Initiative , meanwhile, has helped more than 1,500 small- and medium-sized primary care practices … Through improved use of evidence-based interventions, primary care practices increased their quality … Compared to other practices, participating practices increased smoking screening and cessation counseling … capacity to disseminate and implement patient-centered outcomes research findings into primary care practices
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ahrqpubs.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/fallprevention-training/module1/module1_slides_fallprev.pptx
June 16, 2017 - Which practices do you want to use?
How do you implement best practices? … How do you measure fall rates and prevention practices? … Track prevention practices.
Learn from defects. … and Educate
Standardize care: prevention practices. … Include practices in patients’ daily goals.
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ahrqpubs.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/projects/heart-health/about/cooperatives/index.html
April 01, 2022 - organizations, and consumer groups, the cooperatives designed interventions to expand primary care practices … Each cooperative successfully recruited and engaged 200-250 small- and medium-sized primary care practices … and provided quality improvement support services usually not available to the practices because of
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ahrqpubs.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/fallprevention-training/module2/module2_tools.docx
November 16, 2011 - Current Fall Prevention Policies and Practices
A. … Analyze current state of fall prevention practices in this organization. … Monitor fall rates and practices. … Monitor fall rates and practices.
15.
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17. … Sustain the redesigned prevention practices.
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ahrqpubs.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/chsp/CHSP-accomplishments-report-2021.pdf
January 01, 2021 - • Identify mechanisms health systems use to influence adoption of evidence-based
practices, reasons … Synthesize and Disseminate Research on Health System Performance: To speed the adoption
of practices … , (2) two or more hospitals (but no practices),
or (3) two or more practices (but no hospitals). … The NSHOS includes 2,333 responses from 4,976 sampled
practices (Dartmouth, 2020). … Physician
Practices and Hospitals.
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ahrqpubs.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/education/curriculum-tools/teamstepps/instructor/fundamentals/module8/igchangemgmt.pdf
February 25, 2014 - IDENTIFY BEST PRACTICES (10 Minutes)
1. … PRIORITIZE BEST PRACTICES (10 Minutes)
1. … may add new practices if they choose to do so.
2. … Ask each group to report which best practices they identified
as most important. … Ask the participants to review the final list of “important” best
practices.
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ahrqpubs.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/d7_combo_implementationmeasurement.docx
January 01, 2016 - The tool is intended for use by the quality improvement team to assess adherence to implemented practices … have been implemented and if your team needs to change any practices. … of the Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) cycle, studying your results will help your team determine if best practices … For each task/action associated with best practices that was specified in the plan, develop one or more … In the example below, each of the four best practices is captured by a number of questions that would
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ahrqpubs.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/projects/heart-health/evidence/aspirin.html
March 01, 2021 - How Did EvidenceNOW Evaluate Whether Practices Followed This PCOR Evidence? … (Measure ID: CMS 164)
The EvidenceNOW goal for primary care practices in the study is to have at least … Resources for Practices
EvidenceNOW PCOR Aspirin Fact Sheet
This EvidenceNOW fact sheet provides an … Practice Facilitator
This checklist and associated materials are designed to be used with primary care practices … Resources for Practices To Use With Patients
Aspirin, Heart Disease, and Stroke
This patient education
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ahrqpubs.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/research/care-coordination/pcmh/define.html
August 01, 2022 - Although some medical home practices may bring together large and diverse teams of care providers to … meet the needs of their patients, many others, including smaller practices, will build virtual teams … Recognizing that patients and families are core members of the care team, medical home practices ensure … Medical home practices also excel at building clear and open communication among patients and families … Medical Neighborhood: Critical Components and Available Mechanisms (PDF, 715 KB)
Engaging Primary Care Practices
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ahrqpubs.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/patient-safety/rev-finalreport-update-2021.pdf
January 01, 2021 - For example, independent community primary care
practices face particular challenges coordinating care … Promising practices and efforts in smaller, independent practices. … known for best practices related to
hospital readmissions. … Still, they believe that primary care practices—regardless of
size, available resources, or payment … To include greater heterogeneity among the sites, the project team identified and recruited
practices
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ahrqpubs.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/projects/heart-health/research-results/research/evaluation-design.html
March 01, 2021 - Additionally, the cooperatives were required to measure practices’ capacity using the Adaptive Reserve … documentation system
2) Control data: Practice characteristics and ABCS data from other small-medium practices … Startup costs were calculated based on budget items
Yes
Practices participation in MIPS/MACRA, other … Focus groups with clinicians and staff at a sub-sample of practices.
… Interviews and observation with practices.
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ahrqpubs.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/engagingfamilies/howtogetstarted/Ways_To_Learn_More_508.docx
May 21, 2013 - family-centered care and patient and family engagement
Assessing patient- and family-centered care practices … Quality improvement
Patient safety
Working with patients and families as advisors
Improving discharge practices … Other resources for improving patient- and family-centered care practices
Medication reconciliation … Patient- and family-activated rapid response teams
Improving informed consent practices
General resources … Web site: www.ipfcc.org
Improving discharge practices
BOOSTing (Better Outcomes for Older adults through
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ahrqpubs.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/index.html
September 01, 2021 - long-term care (LTC) facilities reduce catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) and improve practices … staff engagement, teamwork, and safety culture, in order to facilitate consistent use of evidence-based practices … The toolkit includes instructional materials and resources in infection prevention best practices (e.g … quality improvement collaborative designed to reduce CAUTIs and enhance patient safety culture and practices
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ahrqpubs.ahrq.gov/prevention/curriculum/index.html
January 01, 2021 - Advancing Pharmacy Health Literacy Practices Through Quality Improvement
Advancing Pharmacy Health … Literacy Practices Through Quality Improvement: Curricular Modules for Faculty is a set of modules to … CLABSI Tools
These tools will help your unit implement evidence-based practices and eliminate central … It builds the capacity to address safety issues by combining clinical best practices and the science