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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/tools/obesity-kit/obtoolkit3.html
March 01, 2014 - Bring up the topic when speaking with coworkers, staff, personnel from other practices, friends, and … Other practices simply highlighted the information within the record. … Of the practices, A, B, and D used a designated referral/chronic care coordinator. … Vital Signs and Weight Stations
Most practices have a scale in a specific area. … However, some practices did find ways to make the EHR part of the process.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/sustainability/management/huddles/daily-huddles.pptx
May 01, 2017 - Module 2: PowerPoint Presentation
Management Practices for Sustainability
Module 2: Daily Huddles
AHRQ … May 2017
Module 2: Daily Huddles | ‹#›
AHRQ Safety Program for Ambulatory Surgery
Management Practices … Standard Work
Module 2: Daily Huddles | ‹#›
AHRQ Safety Program for Ambulatory Surgery
Management Practices … concerns
Module 2: Daily Huddles | ‹#›
AHRQ Safety Program for Ambulatory Surgery
Management Practices … on topic
Module 2: Daily Huddles | ‹#›
AHRQ Safety Program for Ambulatory Surgery
Management Practices
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/demoeval/what-we-learned/supplhighlight02.pdf
August 01, 2012 - and the MHI-RSF in
comparison practices. … MHI-RSF versus MHI Scores
At baseline, 33 practices shared data on the full MHI and 71 practices on … the MHI-RSF; counts
include both intervention and comparison practices. … Despite these efforts, the practices
selected in a particular State may not reflect the mix of practices … Moreover, some States have a very small number of demonstration practices.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/tools-and-materials/EvidenceNOW-Webinar-Practical-Solutions.pdf
May 01, 2018 - curriculum-tools/teamstepps/primarycare/
Goal is to ensure that primary care practices … care practice
to improve health care quality
– Focus on heart health (ABCS)
• Build primary care practices … IT Developers
• Consider how health IT design and standards can
support or hinder primary care practices … On Health IT Costs:
“This [cost of health IT\ is wiping out practices
that are on their … and rural system practices most
able to produce measures
More Information
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www.ahrq.gov/policymakers/chipra/demoeval/what-we-learned/highlight10.html
August 01, 2014 - Each coach recruited practices in an assigned area of the State to test the Format. … "For the practices, [the Format] is about having a better EHR system. … The practices have a lot of angst about the systems they are currently using. … EHR coaches compiled and compared the responses of practices and vendors. … Practices and health systems said that they benefited from the comparison process.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/events/webinars/05-outpt-mhs-webcast-mullin.pdf
June 02, 2025 - and health systems
• Outpatient mental health and substance use disorder treatment organizations
• Practices … monitoring changes in patient’s experience of care over
time
• Also useful for making comparisons between practices … focus on process and
outcome measures with a validated patient experience measure
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Advice for Practices … often have heightened vigilance
regarding issues of privacy and safety
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Potential Text for Practices … Advice for Practices and Clinicians
Potential Text for Practices
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cusp/clabsi-hpwpreport/clabsi-hpwp3.html
August 01, 2015 - High-Performance Work Practices in CLABSI Prevention Interventions
Key Findings
Previous … Page Next Page
Table of Contents
High-Performance Work Practices in CLABSI Prevention Interventions … Definitions of High-Performance Work Practices
Final Report: Executive Summary (continued … known to reduce or prevent HAIs and (2) whether implementation of these practices could be linked to … We found evidence of these practices as a critical component of CLABSI reduction efforts at all of the
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/crcscreeningrpt/crcscreen1.html
April 01, 2018 - Conduct academic detailing in these practices. … We recruited all of the practices for the pilot (1 practice) and the full intervention (25 practices) … We also selected two Wave 2 practices as sites to introduce a variation of the intervention. … Step 1 brings primary care practices and their patients into the intervention. … on behalf of and in conjunction with those practices.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-09/etchegaray3-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - , develop and validate a survey to measure HPWS practices,
and explore measurement and content issues … Furthermore, the number of HPWS practices varied across researchers. … executives’ ratings of the importance of these HPWS practices. … More research is needed that links HPWS practices with
additional outcomes. … Other organizational factors merit attention, such as HPWS practices.
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www.ahrq.gov/policymakers/chipra/demoeval/what-we-learned/highlight11.html
April 01, 2015 - Practices needed technical assistance from the State to understand the quality reports and to develop … to their peers more useful to practices. … The collaboratives involved 12 to 31 practices. … The two States also encouraged practices to focus on a subset of measures at a time. … —North Carolina Practice Manager, March 2014
Practices implemented workflow changes.
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www.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/projects/state/meeting-summary-cooperatives/building-state2.html
October 01, 2024 - they wanted to work with—rural practices. … Practices with VBP models with Medicaid as a payer had lower mean tobacco cessation, and practices with … practices). … community resources were shared across and used by all the practices. … More real-time data shared with practices can enable quicker QI interventions.
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/crcscreeningrpt/crcscreentab4-8.html
April 01, 2018 - Screened
OR
95% CI
p
% Screened
OR
95% CI
p
% Screened
OR
95% CI
p
All Practices … 2.64
55.25
0.001
0.43
0.10
0.03
0.34
0.000
8.09
1.77
1.15
2.72
0.009
Practices … Includes only patients from the two intervention practices randomized to either receiving the kit directly … Includes only those practices with most complete or moderately complete electronic data; excludes practices … Includes only those practices with EMR systems used for electronic record review.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/pdi/d1_pdi_improvementmethodsoverview.pptx
June 02, 2025 - Improve Hospital Quality and Safety
Tool D.1 Slide ‹#›
Diagnose the problem
Plan and implement best practices … Indicators
How to Improve Hospital Quality and Safety
Tool D.1 Slide ‹#›
Step 2
Plan and Implement Best Practices … satisfactory:
Continue implementation, data measurement, and analysis
Integrate and standardize best practices … Diagnose the Problem
Describe Improvement Initiative – Project Charter (Tool D.2)
Review and Select Best Practices … (Tools D.3, D.4)
Conduct a Gap Analysis (Tool D.5)
Select Best Practices on Gap Analysis
Performance
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/pdi/d1_pdi_improvementmethodsoverview.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Plan and implement best practices
3. Measure results and analyze
4. … Indicators
How to Improve Hospital Quality and Safety
Tool D.1 Slide 5
Step 2
Plan and Implement Best
Practices … Project Evaluation (Tool D.8)
• Focus on lessons learned
• Future planning
• Standardization of best
practices … the Problem
• Describe Improvement Initiative – Project Charter (Tool D.2)
• Review and Select Best Practices … (Tools D.3, D.4)
• Conduct a Gap Analysis (Tool D.5)
• Select Best Practices on Gap Analysis
Performance
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/d1_combo_improvementmethodsoverview.pptx
June 02, 2025 - Improve Hospital Quality and Safety
Tool D.1 Slide ‹#›
Diagnose the problem
Plan and implement best practices … Indicators
How To Improve Hospital Quality and Safety
Tool D.1 Slide ‹#›
Step 2
Plan and Implement Best Practices … How To Improve Hospital Quality and Safety
Tool D.1 Slide ‹#›
4
Step 2
Plan and Implement Best Practices … satisfactory:
Continue implementation, data measurement, and analysis
Integrate and standardize best practices … (Tools D.3, D.4)
Conduct a Gap Analysis (Tool D.5)
Select Best Practices on Gap Analysis
Performance
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/d1_combo_improvementmethodsoverview.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Plan and implement best practices
3. Measure results and analyze
4. … Indicators
How To Improve Hospital Quality and Safety
Tool D.1 Slide 5
Step 2
Plan and Implement Best
Practices … Project Evaluation (Tool D.8)
• Focus on lessons learned
• Future planning
• Standardization of best
practices … the Problem
• Describe Improvement Initiative – Project Charter (Tool D.2)
• Review and Select Best Practices … (Tools D.3, D.4)
• Conduct a Gap Analysis (Tool D.5)
• Select Best Practices on Gap Analysis
Performance
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/demoeval/what-we-learned/highlight11.pdf
September 08, 2015 - to their peers more useful
to practices. … For example, both States
developed systems that allow practices
to pull reports directly from State … The two States also encouraged
practices to focus on a subset of
measures at a time. … Practices implemented workflow changes. … The collaboratives involved 12
to 31 practices.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/pressure_ulcer_prevention/module4/module4_pu-implementation_slides.pptx
June 02, 2025 - Examined current practices and identified aspects needing improvement (Module 2). … Examined best practices and made preliminary decisions on what best practices will be included
in your … 4
4
Planning Goals
Plan how you will:
Put best practices into operation. … Pilot test the new best practices.
5
Planning Goals
Plan how you will:
Get staff engaged and excited … In that case, be sure to assign a backup person.
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List of Best Practices
Preliminary list of best
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www.ahrq.gov/policymakers/chipra/demoeval/what-we-learned/highlight05.html
November 01, 2013 - Recognize that for practices to perform well on the Child Core Set measures, they will need strategies … States will likely need to support practices in various ways, such as providing technical assistance … Table 1: Selected QI Strategies Pennsylvania Practices Used to Improve Performance
Measure … Some practices contribute fully to collaborative sessions and blog postings. … Table 2 lists some of the QI strategies practices implemented.
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/crcscreeningrpt/crcscreen2a.html
April 01, 2018 - to experience problems with the remaining 7 practices. … The protocol we used for the chart audits follows:
For intervention practices:
In practices with … For control practices:
In practices with approximately 50 or fewer patients included in the study … We used a higher target for control practices than for intervention practices to partly compensate for … having less complete data for control practices.