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141. The Five Principles of Effective Primary Care-Based Care Coordination for Reducing Potentially Preventable Readmissions (pdf file)
     www.cahps.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/patient-safety/rev-reportaddendum.pdf
     March 01, 2021 - These five principles reflect overarching concepts primary care practices can incorporate into their … Primary care practices’ use of these principles will vary based on the patient population, practice … When patients leave the hospital, they should look toward primary care practices to provide care and … After a patient’s hospital discharge, primary care practices will need more time, preparation, and followup … Risk stratification may help practices more efficiently allocate resources to high-risk patient groups

142. Supplements to Evaluation Highlight No. 2: How are States and evaluators measuring medical homeness in the CHIPRA Quality Demonstration Grant Program? (pdf file)
     www.cahps.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.

143. National Evaluation of the CHIPRA Quality Demonstration Grant Program: Final Project Report (pdf file)
     www.cahps.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/publications/files/chipra-final-report_0.pdf
     February 21, 2016 - , actionable, and appropriate for busy practices … About 140 child-serving practices participated in these efforts to some extent (excluding practices … • States and practices found that practice facilitators need to limit the number of practices they … Alaska engaged the fewest practices (three), and Illinois the most (about 25 practices signed up for … Most others had between 10 and 18 practices.

144. EvidenceNOW Building State Capacity Profile: Alabama Cooperative (pdf file)
     www.cahps.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/building-capacity/EvidenceNOW-BSC-AL-profile.pdf
     September 01, 2021 - improve heart health and help reduce cardiovascular disease disparities by engaging with primary care practices … equity in primary care by working with health care organizations, public health, and primary care practices … Establish a cardiovascular health collaborative to support primary care practices with improving ABCS … The Cooperative will engage primary care practices and non-traditional providers of primary care across … The partners have statewide reach and demonstrable capacity to engage primary care practices as well

145. Evaluation Highlight No.10, August 2014 (pdf file)
     www.cahps.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/demoeval/what-we-learned/highlight10.pdf
     September 08, 2015 - Each coach recruited practices in an assigned area of the State to test the Format. … Practices and health systems were motivated by a desire for better EHRs Practices in North Carolina … 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.

146. How To Manage Change
     www.cahps.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/fallprevention-training/module2/module2_slides_fallprev.pptx
     August 24, 2017 - Do your processes incorporate best practices? (See Module 3.) Which practices need changing? … How should processes be changed to build in the new practices? … Then, we will compare this assessment with best practices in Module 3. … QI department Within 20 weeks from initiative start Monitor fall rates and practices. … QI department Within 20 weeks from initiative start Monitor fall rates and practices.

147. Building Investigative Practices for Better Health Outcomes Research Network | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.cahps.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/communities/pbrn/registry/building-investigative-practices-better-health-outcomes-research-network.html
     January 01, 2012 - Funding Opportunities About the National Center Building Investigative Practices … January 1, 2005 Network Mission Statement: To transform a network of undifferentiated private practices … in to a community of reflective, investigative practices and their patients; thereby, enhancing the … assessment Approximate Number of PBRN Member Licensed Clinicians: 79 Approximate Number of Practices

148. Using-Health-It-To-Support-Qi (pdf file)
     www.cahps.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/ncepcr/tools/PCMH/using-health-it-to-support-qi.pdf
     March 01, 2015 - with these practices to develop and expand the use of health IT for QI. … IT] is wiping out practices that are on their own. … to which practices can aspire. … Although significant obstacles prevent many primary care practices from using health IT for QI, practices … “Quality Improvement in Primary Care: External Supports for Practices.”

149. CHIPRA Quality Demonstration Grant Program Evaluation Highlight No. 5 (pdf file)
     www.cahps.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/demoeval/what-we-learned/highlight05.pdf
     September 08, 2015 - States will likely need to support practices in various ways, such as providing technical assistance … In PDSA cycles, the practices define a quality improvement aim related to a Child Core Set measure, … Midway through the demonstration, a QI specialist was hired to advise practices on how to implement … Some practices contribute fully to collaborative sessions and blog postings. … Table 2 lists some of the QI strategies practices implemented.

150. National Evaluation of the CHIPRA Quality Demonstration Program: Evaluation Highlight No.1 (pdf file)
     www.cahps.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/demoeval/what-we-learned/highlight01.pdf
     September 30, 2015 - actionable, and appropriate for busy practices … and timely information about child-serving practices’ performance on selected measures. … Involving practices in data collection. All of the States are relying on data from practices. … How involved the practices are in data collection depends on the measure. … • Provide support to practices actively participating in data collection.

151. AHRQ Infrastructure for Maintaining Primary Care Transformation (IMPaCT) Grants: A Synthesis Report (pdf file)
     www.cahps.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/primary-care/tpc/final-impact-synthesis-report.pdf
     July 22, 2015 - and a chance for practices to share their experiences with QI. … Oklahoma engaged practices via the newly certified CHIOs. … HEROs link practices to needed resources by visiting practices, administering needs assessments, and … Nine practices participated in the Care Transitions Collaborative. 111 physicians and 39 practices … PCMH recognition was not the focus of participating practices.

152. Factors Contributing to Sustainment Outcomes in Four States (pdf file)
     www.cahps.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/demoeval/what-we-learned/factors-contributing-sustainment.pdf
     August 31, 2015 - In addition, practice facilitators have assisted additional practices. … The three demonstration practices used grant-funded payments, which ranged from $110,000 to $250,000 … data about the experiences of the 18 participating practices. … ’ EMRs), and (2) access for participating practices to an EMR with a message log for practices to use … Practices that have used this website have found it quite valuable for supporting QI efforts.

153. Workshop A4 & B4: Building a Multi-Organizational QI Support System
     www.cahps.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/primary-care/tpc/pa-spread-impact.pptx
     September 01, 2014 - Practice Demographics 21 diverse practices were recruited; 16 practices completed the year long collaborative … (n=6) 56% of practices were located in a rural county 2 practices sites were in Primary Care Health … Educated practices about Patient Centered Medical Home Chronic Care Model Learning Collaborative … These reports guided practice facilitators’ work with the practices. … Benchmarking Reports Enabled practices to see how they measured up to their peers.

154. Putting Quality Measures to Work: Lessons from the CHIPRA Quality Demonstration Grant Program | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.cahps.ahrq.gov/policymakers/chipra/demoeval/what-we-learned/qde-mmd-webinar-slides.html
     January 01, 2016 - in reviewing quality measures and planning changes Fostering a healthy rivalry within and between practices … and Stakeholders Pediatric Practices 18 practices selected Each practice identified a QI team … lead: practitioner, nurse and office manager 4 year commitment Plan-Do-Study-Act Cycles Practices … Have the opportunity to work with the same 18 practices for 4 years Grassroots control, they don't … need for outpatient QI Focusing on multiple QI indicators at one time is stressful for our practices

155. South Carolina State at a Glance (pdf file)
     www.cahps.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/demoeval/demostates/scstateataglance.pdf
     March 01, 2012 - Activities under each category will occur in 18 pilot practices. … The practices include 12 pediatric practices, three academic practices, and three Federally qualified … health centers (FQHCs), representing small, medium, and large practices located in rural and urban … The practices intend to implement electronic health records (EHR) or subscribe to the CHIPRA data registry … By the grant’s completion, most of the practices should have the ability to obtain medical home certification

156. Training Program Summary: HealthTeamWorks’ Coach University | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.cahps.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/tools/case-studies/health-team-works.html
     August 01, 2014 - Various organizations, including health plans, health care delivery systems, and practices send staff … This stage includes classroom learning as well as visits to practices engaged in quality improvement … Some trainees have coached practices for several years, though many are new to practice facilitation … Some are managers or regional directors within HealthTeamWorks but continue to work with practices to … size for a HealthTeamWorks coach is 10 to 25 practices).

157. How are CHIPRA quality demonstration States designing and implementing caregiver peer support programs? | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.cahps.ahrq.gov/policymakers/chipra/demoeval/what-we-learned/highlight07.html
     February 01, 2014 - The two States help pediatric practices recruit and train parent partners, who receive a small stipend … Some pediatric practices noted that technology-driven methods for providing peer support, such as Web … the parent partner job description or found that supporting other caregivers and advising practices … an opportunity to learn about peer support from other practices using this approach. … The State also sponsored lectures on best practices in peer support.

158. Key Lessons from the National Evaluation of the CHIPRA Quality Demonstration Grant Program (pdf file)
     www.cahps.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/demoeval/what-we-learned/finalsummary.pdf
     February 21, 2016 - Seventeen of the 21 practices hired new care coordinators to accomplish these tasks. … Practices highly valued the new care coordination staff and functions. … a high value on learning from other practices. … • Adapting EHR systems to better meet the needs of child-serving practices. … In response, State-funded practice facilitators helped practices pull reports directly from practices

159. White Paper - Redefining Primary Care for the 21st Century (pdf file)
     www.cahps.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/primary-care/workforce-financing/white_paper.pdf
     January 01, 2020 - Recent qualitative studies of high-performing primary care practices suggest that these practices produce … These practice supports are also features of high-performing practices as described below. … The Feasibility of Collecting Data on Physicians and Their Practices. 2014. … http://www.ncqa.org/Programs/Recognition/Practices/PatientCenteredMedicalHomePCMH.a spx. … Unlocking the black box: supporting practices to become patient-centered medical homes.

160. Chapter 6. Measure Maps and Profiles (continued, 20) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.cahps.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/care/coordination/atlas/chapter6s.html
     June 01, 2014 - Preferred practices and performance measures for measuring and reporting care coordination: a consensus … Date: Included in NQF preferred practices and performance measures set, released in September 2010. … Preferred practices and performance measures for measuring and reporting care coordination: a consensus … Date: Included in NQF preferred practices and performance measures set, released in September 2010. … Preferred practices and performance measures for measuring and reporting care coordination: a consensus