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ahrqpubs.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/about/concepts-of-patient-safety.html
March 01, 2020 - Making Healthcare Safer III: A Critical Analysis of Existing and Emerging Patient Safety Practices : … this report reviews 47 practices that target patient safety improvements in hospitals, primary care practices
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ahrqpubs.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/pdi/standalone_pdi_casestudy.pdf
December 01, 2015 - Ready for Change Self-
Assessment (Tool A.3)
• Improvement Methods Overview
(Tool D.1)
• Best Practices … Two tools were critical to gaining physician support: Best Practices for Central Venous Catheter
(CVC … The
results of the gap analysis revealed the areas in which the hospital’s practices diverged from … recognized best practices. … colleagues are exploring how this approach could work in
other clinical areas and as a way to improve practices
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ahrqpubs.ahrq.gov/cahps/quality-improvement/improvement-guide/4-approach-qi-process/index.html
January 01, 2020 - patient experience can face daunting challenges, reflecting the need to align changes in behavior and practices … Choose Specific Interventions To Implement
To decide which new ideas or benchmark practices to implement … Examine how and how much the new practices are affecting the delivery of patient-centered care. … But introducing and reinforcing changes in behavior that "stick" in the form of sustainable practices … Who do they follow when they have adopted new clinical or improvement practices?
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ahrqpubs.ahrq.gov/opioids/health-systems-research.html
July 01, 2021 - Increasing Access to MAT in Rural Primary Care Practices
AHRQ awarded funds to five Primary Care Medication-Assisted … Opioid Use Disorders Grantees through the initiative Increasing Access to MAT in Rural Primary Care Practices … for managing opioid use and misuse in older adults in primary care settings; to support primary care practices … This 3-year grant program aims to disseminate and implement into primary care practices evidence-based
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ahrqpubs.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/202105.html
November 01, 2021 - With eight hospitals and numerous health centers, physician practices, rehabilitation locations, and … substance use disorders in outpatient clinics and medications for opioid use disorder in primary care practices … Two practices are in isolated locations where they provide nearly all local medical services. … program has been designated by the State as a Center of Excellence, recognizing its leadership, best practices
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ahrqpubs.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/about/index.html
December 01, 2023 - across the country to increase the implementation of evidence-based infection prevention and safety practices … Network provided free training and mentorship to U.S. nursing homes to enhance evidence-based safety practices
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ahrqpubs.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/reports/engage.html
October 01, 2021 - Primary Care Settings by Engaging Patients and Families (the Guide) is a resource to help primary care practices … The Guide is composed of materials and resources to help primary care practices implement patient and … Errors in diagnosis, breakdowns in communication, unsafe medication practices, and fragmentation of care
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ahrqpubs.ahrq.gov/cpi/centers/od/david-meyers-memoriam.html
August 01, 2023 - as AHRQ’s first chief physician and directed EvidenceNOW , AHRQ’s initiative to help primary care practices … David Meyers: Selected Research
How Do Innovative Primary Care Practices Achieve the Quadruple Aim? … , Comprehensive Primary Care: a Mixed-Method Exploration of Staffing for Four Types of Primary Care Practices
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ahrqpubs.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/resources/search.html
January 01, 2022 - The Network supported the implementation of evidence-based prevention and safety practices within nursing … additional COVID-19 vaccine doses, results from the August 13, 2021, Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices … of observational audits which assist in identification of staff compliance with infection prevention practices … It provides a description and list of successful practices of high-performing nursing homes and includes … change journey to become aware of concrete changes that leading homes have made to their policies, practices
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ahrqpubs.ahrq.gov/es/nursing-home/resources/search.html
January 01, 2022 - The Network supported the implementation of evidence-based prevention and safety practices within nursing … additional COVID-19 vaccine doses, results from the August 13, 2021, Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices … of observational audits which assist in identification of staff compliance with infection prevention practices … It provides a description and list of successful practices of high-performing nursing homes and includes … change journey to become aware of concrete changes that leading homes have made to their policies, practices
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ahrqpubs.ahrq.gov/cahps/about-cahps/patient-experience/index.html
September 01, 2023 - including their care from health plans, and from doctors, nurses, and staff in hospitals, physician practices … outcomes include patient adherence to medical advice, better clinical outcomes, improved patient safety practices
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ahrqpubs.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/engagingfamilies/strategy4/Strat4_Tool_1_IDEAL_chklst_508.pdf
January 01, 2010 - take, how to take it, and
side effects
• Encourage the patient and family to take part in
care practices … Who: All clinical staff
Involve the patient and family in care practices
to improve confidence in … Examples of care practices could
include changing the wound dressing, helping
the patient with feeding … patient and family
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Bedtime
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Involved patient and family in
care practices … patient and family
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Evening
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care practices
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ahrqpubs.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/engagingfamilies/strategy4/Strat4_Tool_1_IDEAL_chklst_508.docx
January 01, 2010 - much to take, how to take it, and side effects
Encourage the patient and family to take part in care practices … Who: All clinical staff
Involve the patient and family in care practices to improve confidence in caretaking … Examples of care practices could include changing the wound dressing, helping the patient with feeding … to patient and family
Morning
Noon
Evening
Bedtime
Other
Involved patient and family in care practices … to patient and family
Morning
Noon
Evening
Bedtime
Other
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ahrqpubs.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/pressure_ulcer_prevention/module4/putoolkit_module4_tools.docx
January 01, 1995 - Practice Bundle with the left column completed (by the Implementation Team Leader/co-leaders and best practices … be used to determine who will be responsible for each of the tasks identified in your bundle of best practices … Instructions: Complete the table by entering the different best practices and the specific individuals … What practices will we use?
Who will be responsible? … and to facilitate the integration of new knowledge on pressure ulcer prevention into existing or new practices
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ahrqpubs.ahrq.gov/cahps/quality-improvement/improvement-guide/6-strategies-for-improving/index.html
March 01, 2023 - Some strategies are aimed at physician practices and medical groups because they address aspects of care … Health plans can also play a very important role in motivating medical groups, practices, and individual … Health plans that own physician practices and/or employ physicians, and those that have an exclusive … In combination with information on best practices, this feedback helped to stimulate steady improvement … Use of care management practices in small- and medium-sized physician groups: do public reporting of
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ahrqpubs.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/projects/heart-health/about/stories/in-action/index.html
March 01, 2021 - EvidenceNOW in Action
EvidenceNOW cooperatives have provided tailored support to small practices … For example, external consultants helped practices use their electronic health record data to identify … Learn about the positive impact EvidenceNOW is having on these practices and their patients, including
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ahrqpubs.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/materials/prevention/index.html
January 01, 2023 - Infection Control & Prevention
Best Practices Guide for COVID-19 Infection Control and Prevention … observational audits that can be implemented to support increased compliance with infection prevention practices … Post-Vaccination Practices Learning Modules
This series of two learning modules features strategies
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ahrqpubs.ahrq.gov/chsp/defining-health-systems/index.html
January 01, 2023 - Dartmouth is studying multiple levels within a system: individual practices, hospitals, and system leadership … While independent practices and independent hospitals do not meet the definition of a system, Dartmouth … Center of Excellence defines a health system as a group of healthcare organizations (e.g., physician practices
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ahrqpubs.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/implementation/implementing-guide.pdf
March 01, 2017 - (CUSP), tools and resources were developed to eliminate
HAIs/CAUTI and enhance safety practices in … These evidenced-based practices are addressed in this guide to the extent
that they directly relate … They build the capacity to address safety
issues by combining clinical best practices and the science … o Developing a plan to deploy education and reinforce practices with all staff in the
facility. … High-Performance
Work Practices in CLABSI Prevention Interventions:
Executive Summary.
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ahrqpubs.ahrq.gov/chsp/about-chsp/index.html
May 01, 2021 - Comparative Health System Performance Initiative to study how health care systems promote evidence-based practices … factors that affect health systems' use of patient-centered outcomes research (PCOR) and to identify best practices