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ahrqpubs.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/tools/keydrivers/optimize-health-it.html
November 01, 2018 - Practices may have focused their data efforts on producing information related to payment incentives … Practices gain efficiency by having a point person for data, a Data Coordinator, who has learned the … Small practices may have one person doing the Data Coordinator job on a very part time basis. … Larger practices may have more than one person serve as Data Coordinators. … Although practice-level data are useful, practices that link patients with individual clinicians and
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ahrqpubs.ahrq.gov/news/blog/ahrqviews/delivery-primary-care.html
November 01, 2022 - Even before the pandemic, primary care practices were struggling with a healthcare landscape of practice … Deborah Cohen and others, revealed that, overall, primary care practices participating in EvidenceNOW … But given the scope of the initiative—we enlisted 1,500 small- to medium-sized primary care practices … EvidenceNOW also provided several insights on whether small- to medium-sized primary care practices would … EvidenceNOW Tools for Change is a collection of over 100 tools for primary care practices, practice
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ahrqpubs.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/research-results/results/infographics/ehr.html
April 01, 2019 - Results
Results
Infographics
A Snapshot of EHR Use in Small Primary Care Practices … Incontinence
Tools for Change
A Snapshot of EHR Use in Small Primary Care Practices … AHRQ’s EvidenceNOW Results: A Snapshot of EHR Use in Small Primary Care Practices (PDF, 1.2 MB) … originally created December 2018
Internet Citation: A Snapshot of EHR Use in Small Primary Care Practices
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ahrqpubs.ahrq.gov/hai/cusp/summary/index.html
September 01, 2017 - Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program: Accelerating the Adoption of Evidence-Based Practices … Goals
The goals of the CUSP implementation projects are to promote the adoption of evidence-based practices … create a powerful tool for promoting the adoption of evidence-based practices to prevent HAIs. … Improving surgical safety by promoting implementation of evidence-based practices to enhance surgical … The CUSP projects translate evidence into practice by accelerating the adoption of evidence-based practices
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ahrqpubs.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/publications/files/qipcfactsheet.pdf
June 01, 2014 - important for primary care practices? … , lessons learned, and best practices and draw motivation and inspiration. … What types of organizations provide QI support to primary care
practices? … • Supports practices in
identifying and achieving
improvement goals; helps
practices prioritize and … reaching many practices
at once
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ahrqpubs.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/research-results/results/infographics/snapshot.html
August 01, 2018 - and Results
Results
Infographics
A Snapshot of Participating Primary Care Practices … Incontinence
Tools for Change
A Snapshot of Participating Primary Care Practices … AHRQ’s EvidenceNOW: A Snapshot of Participating Primary Care Practices (PDF, 863 KB)
… originally created September 2017
Internet Citation: A Snapshot of Participating Primary Care Practices
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ahrqpubs.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/tools/keydrivers/create-care-teams.html
November 01, 2018 - Even in solo practices it is important to identify who are the practice’s active patients. … Practices can explore delegating to other team members some tasks that the primary care clinician has … In other cases, practices will need to provide additional training. … Practices empower team members by creating a culture that emphasizes collaboration, celebrates each team … No one team size or structure will work for all practices.
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ahrqpubs.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/projects/heart-health/index.html
March 01, 2024 - As a result, many primary care practices struggle to adopt evidence-based practices to prevent and manage … Learn how external QI support helps these practices improve workflow and patient health. … In almost every Cooperative, practices with lower baseline QI capacity made larger improvements than … practices that started with higher capacity. … Independent, physician-owned practices are often more adaptable than those in larger systems.
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ahrqpubs.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance/cg/using-data/index.html
December 01, 2023 - Identify Strengths and Weaknesses in Care Delivery
Many medical practices, health systems, and health … Webcasts
Many of AHRQ's webcasts offer insights, findings, and best practices related to improving … Achieving Excellence Across All CG-CAHPS Core Measures: Lessons from Top-Performing Medical Practices … A Tale of Three Practices: How Medical Groups Are Improving the Patient Experience (PDF, 508 KB). … Reward Physician Practices and Groups for Providing a Good Patient Experience
Many healthcare payers
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ahrqpubs.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/d4y_combo_nqi03-bsi-bestpractices.pdf
May 17, 2016 - Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement
Toolkit for Using the AHRQ Quality Indicators … How To Improve Hospital Quality and Safety
1 Tool D.4y
Selected Best Practices and Suggestions … ○ Determines appropriate facility resources for effective and permanent adoption of
practices. … :
○ General infection prevention practices, such as hand hygiene and appropriate glove use,
along … ○ Follow appropriate dressing assessment and replacement according to best practices
specific to
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ahrqpubs.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/d4g_combo_psi10-postopmetaderangement-bestpractices.pdf
May 20, 2016 - Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement
Toolkit for Using the AHRQ Quality Indicators … How To Improve Hospital Quality and Safety
1 Tool D.4g
Selected Best Practices and Suggestions … problems with guidelines compliance, identifies opportunities for improvement,
and communicates best practices … o Determines appropriate facility resources for effective and permanent adoption of
practices. … c=Page&pagename=QnetPublic/Page/QnetTier3&cid=1138900298473
Selected Best Practices and Suggestions
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ahrqpubs.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/d4b_combo_psi05-foreignbody-bestpractices.pdf
November 01, 2012 - Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement
Toolkit for Using the AHRQ Quality Indicators … How To Improve Hospital Quality and Safety
1 Tool D.4b
Selected Best Practices and Suggestions … o Determines appropriate facility resources for effective and permanent adoption of
practices. … Recommended practices for prevention of retained surgical items. … In: Perioperative
Standards and Recommended Practices.
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ahrqpubs.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/fallprevention-training/webinars/webinar6_falls_sustainingpractices.pdf
January 01, 2013 - Sustaining Fall Prevention Practices at Your Hospital
Sustaining Fall Prevention
Practices at Your … • Who will sustain these practices?
• Support needed to sustain these practices. … • Practices may become harder to perform. … • Who will sustain these practices?
• Support needed to sustain these practices. … Practices
Who Will Sustain Practices?
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ahrqpubs.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/fallprevention-training/module3/module3_fall-prevention.docx
January 01, 2013 - Module 3: Best Practices in Fall Prevention
Module 3: Best Practices in Fall Prevention
Module Aim … best practices and how to determine which fall prevention practices you want to use in your hospital … to include in your bundle of best practices. … practices in fall prevention
Practice
Who is responsible? … Customize the set of practices for specific work units.
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ahrqpubs.ahrq.gov/research/findings/making-healthcare-safer/comparison.html
September 01, 2022 - The inaugural report consisted of 50 patient safety practices in eight categories encompassing commonly … That report added new evidence-based safety practices while updating some practices with new evidence … , and contained a total of 41 patient safety practices. … Taken together, the reports cover a wide range of patient safety practices. … Methodologically, the practices (or PSPs) are similar but not identical.
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ahrqpubs.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/fall-prevention/workshop/module-3/guide.html
September 01, 2017 - :
Which fall prevention practices to use. … Customized Tool 3P: Best Practices Checklist. … best practices and how to determine which fall prevention practices you want to use in your hospital … to include in your bundle of best practices. … Customized Tool 3P: Best Practices
Purpose: to be used to monitor progress on identifying best practices
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ahrqpubs.ahrq.gov/coronavirus/practice-improvement.html
July 01, 2022 - Practice Improvement
AHRQ has tools and resources that can help hospitals, ambulatory care practices … across the country to increase the implementation of evidence-based infection prevention and safety practices … Post-Vaccination Practices Series
Best Practices Guide for COVID-19 Infection Control and Prevention … in Nursing Homes (PDF, 1 MB)
Best Practices for Promoting Mental Health and Emotional Well-Being … Among Nursing Home Staff (PDF, 1 MB)
Best Practices for Promoting Emotional Well-Being in Nursing
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ahrqpubs.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/research-results/results/infographics/capacity.html
August 01, 2018 - Infographics
Increased Capacity for Quality Improvement in Small Primary Care Practices … Tools for Change
Increased Capacity for Quality Improvement in Small Primary Care Practices … Improvement
AHRQ’s EvidenceNOW Results: Increased Capacity for Quality Improvement in Small Primary Care Practices … 2018
Internet Citation: Increased Capacity for Quality Improvement in Small Primary Care Practices
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ahrqpubs.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/d4p_combo_pdi02-pressureulcer-bestpractices.pdf
January 01, 2012 - Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement
Toolkit for Using the AHRQ Quality Indicators … How To Improve Hospital Quality and Safety
1 Tool D.4p
Selected Best Practices and Suggestions … problems with guideline compliance, identifies opportunities for improvement,
and communicates best practices … Safe practices for better healthcare—2010 update. … resources/nurseshdbk/nurseshdbk.pdf
https://www.icsi.org/_asset/6t7kxy/
http://www.ihi.org/
Selected Best Practices
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ahrqpubs.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/d4u_combo_pdi09-postoprespfailure-bestpractices.pdf
May 17, 2016 - Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement
Toolkit for Using the AHRQ Quality Indicators … How To Improve Hospital Quality and Safety
1 Tool D.4u
Selected Best Practices and Suggestions … %20PRF%20overview.11042010.pdf
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3224494/
Selected Best Practices