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preventiveservices.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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preventiveservices.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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preventiveservices.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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preventiveservices.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
Morning
Noon
Evening
Bedtime
Other
Involved patient and family in
care practices … patient and family
Morning
Noon
Evening
Bedtime
Other
Involved patient and family in
care practices
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preventiveservices.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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preventiveservices.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/improve/implementing-stewardship.html
September 01, 2022 - Ambulatory Care Toolkit
Four Moments
Learn Strategies for Communicating
Learn Best Practices … Describe the role of senior leadership in promoting antibiotic stewardship activities in ambulatory practices
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preventiveservices.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/clabsi-cauti-icu/playbook.pdf
April 01, 2022 - Products, Procedures, and Bedside Processes ....................... 5
TIER 2 INTERVENTIONS: Enhanced Practices … The interventions in Tier 1 will aid in
driving consistent application of evidence-based practices. … The ICU Assessment and Action Plan identify gaps in practices, which the use of CUSP and the
tiered … The team can then use the enhanced practices, Tier 2 interventions. … ,
including safe injection practices, are being followed.
16 Playbook
AHRQ
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preventiveservices.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-family-engagement/pfeprimarycare/be-prepared_webinar_slides.pdf
January 01, 2015 - impact safety,
not just quality
• Based on evidence
• Tools that are easy to use
• Tools for practices … this
area
4
Key Project Deliverables
• Environmental Scan
• Four Case Studies of
Exemplar Practices … Advancing
Care
Information
Clinical Practice
Improvement
How can the AHRQ PFE Guide help practices
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preventiveservices.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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preventiveservices.ahrq.gov/practiceimprovement/delivery-initiative/index.html
December 01, 2020 - Initiative
Findings from a set of 10 grants on improving delivery systems and on spreading evidence-based practices … September 2013 AHRQ awarded 10 grants on delivery system research and the spread of evidence-based practices
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preventiveservices.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
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preventiveservices.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/perinatal-care/perinatal_care_toolkit_lowvision.pdf
May 01, 2017 - These new staff lacked knowledge and experience on best
practices for electronic fetal monitoring (EFM … This
facilitated the incorporation and documentation of new practices and procedures in the unit’s … These processes ensured that new
policies and practices continued to center on patients and families … The team reviewed policies
and procedures to streamline and ensure best practices. … New staff members will be
oriented to these practices as they join the L&D units.
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preventiveservices.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/perinatal-care/perinatal_care_toolkit_fullcolor.pdf
May 01, 2017 - These new staff lacked knowledge and experience on best
practices for electronic fetal monitoring (EFM … This
facilitated the incorporation and documentation of new practices and procedures in the unit’s … These processes ensured that new
policies and practices continued to center on patients and families … The team reviewed policies
and procedures to streamline and ensure best practices. … New staff members will be
oriented to these practices as they join the L&D units.
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preventiveservices.ahrq.gov/news/blog/ahrqviews/financial-strains-healthcare.html
November 01, 2023 - incentives within Medicare, expanding Medicaid coverage, and addressing anti-competitive and other harmful practices … Meanwhile, proposals would end coercive debt collection practices, clean up inaccurate data, and improve … This latter effort builds on the HHS's efforts to protect patients from unfair billing practices and
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preventiveservices.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/implementing-stewardship-guide.docx
September 01, 2022 - Describe the role of senior leadership in promoting antibiotic stewardship activities in ambulatory practices … Thus, implementing approaches to improve antibiotic use in ambulatory practices is essential. … MIPS assigns both penalties and rewards to clinicians and practices for quality improvement activities … These can apply either to individual clinicians or entire practices. … These practices are offered as helpful options for consideration by healthcare practitioners, not as
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preventiveservices.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/surgery/index.html
December 01, 2017 - helps perioperative and surgical units in hospitals identify opportunities to improve care and safety practices … and improve safety culture within an organization, thereby enabling consistent use of evidence-based practices
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preventiveservices.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/sustainability/sustainability-assesment-tool.xlsx
March 01, 2017 - Then for each section B, record your best practices, lessons learned or initial reactions to identify … Section I.I.B: Best Practices, Lessons Learned, Initial Reactions (i.e., what’s working):
RATING … Section I.II.B: Best Practices, Lessons Learned, Initial Reactions (i.e., what’s working): … Then for each section B, record your best practices, lessons learned or initial reactions to identify … Section II.B: Best Practices, Lessons Learned, Initial Reactions (i.e. what’s working):
Instructions
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preventiveservices.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/fall-prevention/toolkit/morse-fall-scale.html
July 01, 2023 - Which fall prevention practices do you want to use?
4. … How do you measure fall rates and fall prevention practices?
6. … Tools and Resources
Appendix: Bibliography of Studies Implementing Fall Prevention Practices
References
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preventiveservices.ahrq.gov/coronavirus/grants.html
March 01, 2022 - Research projects will focus on areas such as the increased use of telehealth, best practices in rural … Barton, Amy Location: University of Colorado, Denver, CO Award Amount: $491,293
Care and Safety Practices … Location: University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS Award Amount: $646,620
Rapid Understanding of Best Practices … People are Primary: Examining the Response, Capacity, and Future Implications of US Primary Care Practices
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preventiveservices.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/841.html
November 01, 2022 - physician practice adoption of patient engagement strategies was nationally low, with health system–owned practices … They found few U.S. physician practices offered clinician or staff training for motivational interviewing … inconsistently available for patients and shared medical appointments were adopted by only 24 percent of practices … They also found the extent to which practices adopted patient engagement was associated with organizational