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talkingquality.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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talkingquality.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
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talkingquality.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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talkingquality.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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talkingquality.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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talkingquality.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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talkingquality.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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talkingquality.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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talkingquality.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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talkingquality.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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talkingquality.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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talkingquality.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/engagingfamilies/howtogetstarted/Best_Practices_Hosp_Leaders_508.docx
March 13, 2013 - behaviors to facilitate patient and family engagement
Supporting Patient and Family Engagement: Best Practices … and family engagement initiatives
Integrate patient and family engagement into personnel policies and practices … For example, leaders can involve staff in developing statements of core values and new practices, ask … Integrating patient and family engagement into personnel policies and practices transforms patient and … Incorporating patient- and family-centered care practices
into job descriptions
The University of Washington
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talkingquality.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/events/webinars/nyp-webinar-servati-phase-two-plan.pdf
December 01, 2018 - action for improvement
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Focus Group Findings:
What would make a feedback report most useful to practices … Groups to Assess User Needs
Focus Group Findings: What would make a feedback report most useful to practices
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talkingquality.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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talkingquality.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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talkingquality.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/news-events/psaw-2024/index.html
March 01, 2024 - Culture ® (SOPS ® ) assessment tools; and Making Healthcare Safer IV, a compilation of patient safety practices … for healthcare providers, health system administrators, researchers, and government agencies about practices … that can improve patient safety across the healthcare system—from hospitals to primary care practices
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talkingquality.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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talkingquality.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/surveys/medical-office/diagnostic-safety-resources.pdf
May 01, 2023 - American Academy of Family Physicians provides 12 strategies that can improve efficiency and
transform practices … Most clinical practices use many appointment types and lengths in an effort to exert some
control over … engagement/pfeprimarycare/index.html
AHRQ developed this guide as a resource to help primary care practices … The guide is composed of materials and resources
to help primary care practices implement patient and … Innovation and Best Practices in Health Care Scheduling
3. Reduce Scheduling Complexity
4.
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talkingquality.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/prevention-chronic-care/improve/coordination/webinar03/logic_models.pptx
July 15, 2013 - Consist of multiple and interrelated components
Affect change on multiple levels (patients, providers, practices … Housing First model provides a gold standard
Fidelity to Housing First provides a method of mapping FSP practices … Opportunity to identify both best practices among FSPs and the important elements of Housing First … Propensity score matched control group
Fidelity to Housing First obtained through a survey of 94 FSP practices … Survey based on the HF Fidelity Scale
Respondents were FSP teams + clients
Allows us to link practices
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talkingquality.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