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401. Spotlight on Florida -- The National Evaluation of the CHIPRA Quality Demonstraiton Grant Program (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/statesummaries/chipra-750-florida-state-snapshot.pdf
     January 01, 2018 - Florida supported practices’ transformation to medical homes In collaboration with the State, and using … Florida also reported that practices in the first learning collaborative increased their scores on … Practices improved care processes by doing the following: holding regular team meetings on quality … • Developed a toolkit to help practices become recognized as a PCMH. … • Promoting the exchange of health information among practices.

402. Key Driver 4: Create and Support High Functioning Care Teams to Deliver High-Quality Evidence-Based Care | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.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.

403. North Carolina IMPaCT: Advancing and Spreading Primary Care Transformation (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/primary-care/tpc/impact-profile-nc.pdf
     April 01, 2015 - The practices developed and tested processes that would help them provide timely visits following a … Through these efforts, collaboration increased between the CCNC and AHEC networks and the practices … The collaborative determined that primary care practices do not automatically have a communication … Maryland hired and trained two practice coaches and each supported approximately 15 practices. … to primary care practices at convenient times.

404. Coordination (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/podcasts/Coordination_of_Care_2012_05_01_Transcript.pdf
     January 01, 2012 - So tell us what you learned about how practices struggle with coordination. … Melinda Karp I’d like to frame it as both how practices and patients struggle with care coordination … And I think we can look both locally and nationally at how both patients and, therefore, practices are … Carla Zema I know you’ve got a lot of great examples of how practices have improved coordination, but … And one of the strategies that MHQP is employing with practices is this campaign called, “Expect the

405. Achievements in Primary Care | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/projects/heart-health/about/stories/achievements.html
     March 01, 2021 - Achievements in Primary Care Ten EvidenceNOW Practices Recognized as 2018 Million Hearts® Hypertension … Champions The Million Hearts® Hypertension Control Challenge is a competition to identify clinicians, practices … Million Hearts ® Hypertension Control Champions and the ten participating EvidenceNOW primary care practices … Springs, CO) High Plains Community Health Center Holly Clinic (Holy, CO)   Helping primary care practices … Learn more about how EvidenceNOW is working with primary care practices to improve quality of care and

406. Using Health Information Technology (IT) for Primary Care Quality Improvement (QI) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/tools/health-it-tools.html
     April 01, 2022 - Using electronic health records and other types of health information technology improves primary care practices … By describing factors that promote primary care practices’ use of health IT to support quality improvement … resource summarizes cross-cutting lessons from case studies and makes recommendations for primary care practices … , health IT developers, and decisionmakers to alleviate barriers faced by practices seeking to use health

407. Ncahec (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/prevention-chronic-care/improve/system/pfcasestudies/ncahec.pdf
     August 01, 2014 - To recruit the start-up practices, the director reached out to practices and stakeholder groups, like … Once practices had been identified, the director began active facilitation work in these practices. … who is already working with the practices. … as a method of sharing best practices. … Trains coaches in assisting practices applying for recognition.

408. EvidenceNOW Infographics | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/projects/heart-health/research-results/results/infographics.html
     January 01, 2023 - program improvements in delivery of heart health and quality improvement in participating primary care practices … Practice Facilitators  (PDF, 544 KB) AHRQ's EvidenceNOW: A Snaphot of EHR Use in Small Primary Care Practices … for Improving Heart Health in America (PDF, 575 KB) A Snapshot of Participating Primary Care Practices …  (PDF, 838 KB) Increased Capacity for Quality Improvement in Small Primary Care Practices  (PDF,

409. The Four Key Strategies of MRSA Prevention | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mrsa-prevention/toolkit/key-strategies.html
     October 01, 2024 - Prevention of Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia: VAP & NV-HAP Antibiotic Stewardship Blood Culture Practices … Fundamental Best Practices These stewardship topics do not align with one specific strategic area, but … instead represent vital best practices that underpin all the Four Key Strategies for MRSA Prevention … These topics have been highlighted separately as fundamental best practices to underscore their particular … Blood Culture Practices and Stewardship : Learn strategies and best practices to optimize blood culture

410. Final Progress Report: Implementing a Program of Patient Safety in Small, Rural Hospitals (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-02/jones-report.pdf
     January 01, 2024 - , and practices that support the components of a safe, informed culture. … importance of our project in implementing these practices. … and practices that support just, flexible, and learning cultures. … In: Making health care safer a critical analysis of patient safety practices. … Prevalence of safe medication practices in small rural hospitals.

411. Team-Based Primary Care: Convergence of Improving Engagement, Safety, and Enhanced Joy in Practice (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-family-engagement/pfeprimarycare/teambased-1.pdf
     May 02, 2016 - Select practices embarked on a pilot program to transform their delivery of primary care by emphasizing … The pilot within selected primary care practices was so successful that Bellin Health is now launching … ■ Expanded standard rooming processes: In addition to standard rooming practices such as vital signs … ■ Communication practices: Team-based communication practices, such as daily huddles, warm handoffs … A physician at Bellin Health stressed the value of visiting other practices already engaged in team

412. Prevention of Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections (CLABSI) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mrsa-prevention/toolkit/clabsi.html
     November 01, 2024 - Prevention of Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia: VAP & NV-HAP Antibiotic Stewardship Blood Culture Practices … This section discusses evidence-based best practices for CLABSI Prevention in ICUs and non-ICUs. … Describe implementation approaches to ensure that evidence-based best practices are in place for every … CLABSI: Components of Central Line Maintenance Bundle - One-Pager (DOCX, 1.6 MB) Outlines the best practices … 1.3 MB) Providing staff with a central line maintenance checklist helps them to remember daily best practices

413. Module 1: Preventing Pressure Injuries in Hospitals—Understanding Why Change Is Needed | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/resource/pressureinjury/workshop/slides1.html
     October 01, 2017 - Image: Puzzle pieces are labeled “assess readiness,” “manage change,” “implement practices,” “best practices … Image: Puzzle pieces are labeled “assess readiness,” “manage change,” “implement practices,” “best practices … Hardwire Practices and Educate. … Hardwire Practices and Educate. … Hardwire Practices and Educate.

414. Lessons Learned From IMPaCT About PCEPs | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/research-transform-primary-care/transform/final-impact/lessons.html
     October 01, 2015 - Sharing lessons learned and collaborating with other States on best practices. … The ability of the IMPaCT project leaders and practice facilitators to connect practices with each other … This was true for QI activities within practices, as well as for the North Carolina Regional Learning … Site visits proved particularly effective in helping Pennsylvania practices understand how exactly to … Practice facilitators provide essential support to practices.

415. Lessons Learned From IMPaCT About PCEPs | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/reports/grants-impact/lessons.html
     February 01, 2017 - Sharing lessons learned and collaborating with other States on best practices. … The ability of the IMPaCT project leaders and practice facilitators to connect practices with each other … This was true for QI activities within practices, as well as for the North Carolina Regional Learning … Site visits proved particularly effective in helping Pennsylvania practices understand how exactly to … Practice facilitators provide essential support to practices.

416. ORPRN Recruitment Letter for Oregon (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/results/research/recruitment-letter-nw.pdf
     June 01, 2015 - In Oregon, we will be selecting 130 highly motivated practices to partner with us. … Practices will receive 15 months of practice support, including: health IT technical assistance; quality … We are beginning the process of identifying the 130 partner practices for this work. … H2N is open to urban as well as rural practices. … are developing an inventory of potential practice partners and would appreciate receiving a list of practices

417. EvidenceNOW Building State Capacity Profile: Tennessee Cooperative (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/building-capacity/EvidenceNOW-BSC-TN-profile.pdf
     September 01, 2021 - Innovation and Implementation Science Project Period: 2021-2023 Implementing patient-centered practices … equity in primary care by working with health care organizations, public health, and primary care practices … Ultimately, the Network will help primary care practices implement PCOR findings for the state’s priority … Build a Network of primary care practices and related stakeholders across the state that can use the … • Supporting primary care practices in implementing patient-centered outcomes research findings for

418. TransforMN Study (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/primary-care/tpc/tpc-profile-solberg.pdf
     April 01, 2015 - of Transformation Efforts In 2010 the Minnesota Department of Health began certifying primary care practices … for practices that were already certified to help support their ongoing transformation efforts. … Each practice, or group of practices, determined how to best implement changes to meet the standards … Number and Type of Practices This project included 132 certified HCHs. … In general, transformation efforts cost far more than the practices received back in additional payments

419. Pressure Injury Prevention Program Phases | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/resource/pressureinjury/guide/phases.html
     September 01, 2017 - Monitor pressure injury rates and practices. Sustain the redesigned prevention practices. … Standards of care and practices to be met. … Refine practices to address any problems. … Build pressure injury prevention practices into ongoing work processes. … What are your plans to sustain these critical practices?  

420. Origin | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/projects/heart-health/about/origin.html
     March 01, 2021 - Practices also need to know how to collect and analyze their own data to make sure they’re delivering … those changes while also caring for patients is challenging, especially for small- and medium-sized practices … where 88 percent of office visits take place. 1 Large practices and those affiliated with large health … Small- and medium-sized practices have fewer resources to keep up with these changes, but with support … as well as an opportunity to identify effective methods for increasing the capacity of primary care practices