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www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/reports/grants-transform/key-themes.html
March 01, 2017 - In four grants, some of the practices were recognized as a PCMH while others were not. … In one study, none of the practices sought recognition, and another study did not report information … about recognition status of involved practices. … Appendix A provides details about the PCMH recognition status of practices across TPC grants. … . 1
The capabilities of existing EHR systems also varied widely across practices.
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www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/education-bundles.html
February 01, 2019 - and Other HAIs in Long-Term Care Facilities
Educational bundles provide evidence-based prevention practices … The module highlights basic hand hygiene principles and best practices to reinforce with frontline staff … bacterial and viral infections, and how to educate and engage staff in proper cleaning and disinfection practices … personal protective equipment (PPE), and strategies to engage facility staff in using evidence-based practices … activity, including a role play, is included to practice communication skills surrounding urine culturing practices
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www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/about/evidencenow-factsheet.pdf
April 01, 2021 - The
multi-State initiative worked closely with 1,500 small- and medium-sized primary care practices … Through the initiative, the practices received customized
support to improve the delivery of services … a comparison group
of practices. … improvements than
practices that started with higher capacity. … had higher
delivery of the heart health services
than other practices.”
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www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/workingforquality/events/webinar-best-practices-to-improve-community-health.html
November 01, 2016 - Welcome to the National Quality Strategy Best Practices to Improve Community Health Webinar. … Priority 5: Working with communities to promote wide use of best practices to enable healthy living [ … Many practices, such as social connections, practicing gratitude, mindfulness for meditation, are things … Many of these practices actually don't cost as much money as many of our treatments, and really have … https://www.ahrq.gov/workingforquality/events/webinar-best-practices-to-improve-community-health.html
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www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/projects/heart-health/about/stories/achievements.html
March 01, 2021 - Tools for Change
Achievements in Primary Care
Ten EvidenceNOW Practices … 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
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www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/pqmp/implementation-qi/toolkit/asthma/qi-strategies.html
July 01, 2021 - Although there was no immediate effect noted, compared to control practices, the participating practices … In the SF Collaborative, primary care practices participated in a 12-month learning collaborative. … These practices were ready to take a “deep dive” into their existing processes. … In smaller practices, this may cover close to a one-year period, while in larger practices, 25 charts … Use of Asthma APGAR Tools in Primary Care Practices: A Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial.
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www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/acute-care/index.html
October 01, 2022 - Develop and Improve Stewardship Program
Develop Culture of Safety Around Prescribing
Best Practices … stewardship program, creating a safety culture around antibiotic prescribing, and disseminating best practices … Learning and disseminating best practices for the diagnosis and treatment of common infectious disease … safety around antibiotic prescribing
Develop and improve your stewardship program
Learn best practices … you review the content in “Develop a culture of safety around antibiotic prescribing,” “Learn best practices
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www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/research/findings/factsheets/primary/impactaw/index.html
September 01, 2012 - This funding also is intended to further the expansion of existing programs, allowing primary care practices … current initiative by integrating lessons learned in teaching the Medical Home model, facilitating practices … will be tested in partnership with the PA Area Health Education Center (AHEC) network of preceptor practices … Information Technology Regional Extension Center to small and medium-sized independent primary care practices … Adopt quality improvement models and strategies by primary care practices.
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www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/policymakers/chipra/demoeval/what-we-learned/highlight02.html
May 01, 2013 - by asking them to complete forms that would not be directly helpful to the practices. … geographic location, but selected practices do not necessarily reflect the mix of practices in each … in these States or child-serving practices more generally.[ 11 ]
Twenty-five intervention practices … program, many practices have substantial room to improve. … option for collecting information on medical homeness for child-serving practices.
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www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/policymakers/chipra/demoeval/what-we-learned/finalsummary/finalsummary3.html
September 01, 2015 - Intensive one-on-one support (such as technical assistance or practice facilitation) to help practices … With encouragement from the State, practices used a self-administered assessment of medical homeness … 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.
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www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/projects/heart-health/about/cooperatives/midwest.html
March 01, 2021 - to transform health care delivery by building a critical infrastructure to help smaller primary care practices … that provide a variety of quality improvement services typically not available to small primary care practices … The goal of this initiative is to ensure that primary care practices have the evidence they need to help … Reach
Number of Participating Practices: 216
Practice characteristics
Location
89.9 percent … Practices were assigned either to point-of-care strategies alone or point of care plus population management
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www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/research-transform-primary-care/transform/final-impact/model.html
October 01, 2015 - and a chance for practices to share their experiences with QI. … QI efforts or to deepen the capacity of practices for ongoing improvement efforts. … practice facilitators approached practices individually to invite them to participate. … Oklahoma engaged practices via the newly certified CHIOs. … HEROs link practices to needed resources by visiting practices, administering needs assessments, and
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www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/best-practices/influenza-rsv.html
September 01, 2022 - Home
Antibiotic Stewardship Toolkits
Ambulatory Care Toolkit
Learn Best Practices … Ambulatory Care Toolkit
Four Moments
Learn Strategies for Communicating
Learn Best Practices … https://www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/best-practices/influenza-rsv.html
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www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/best-practices/common-cold.html
September 01, 2022 - Home
Antibiotic Stewardship Toolkits
Ambulatory Care Toolkit
Learn Best Practices … Ambulatory Care Toolkit
Four Moments
Learn Strategies for Communicating
Learn Best Practices … https://www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/best-practices/common-cold.html
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www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/best-practices/cellulitis.html
May 01, 2022 - Home
Antibiotic Stewardship Toolkits
Long-Term Care Toolkit
Learn Best Practices … Moments
Develop/Improve Stewardship Program
Create a Culture of Safety
Learn Best Practices … https://www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/best-practices/cellulitis.html
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www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/best-practices/penicillin.html
May 01, 2022 - Home
Antibiotic Stewardship Toolkits
Long-Term Care Toolkit
Learn Best Practices … Moments
Develop/Improve Stewardship Program
Create a Culture of Safety
Learn Best Practices … https://www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/best-practices/penicillin.html
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www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/ncepcr/tools/PCMH/pcpf-module-23-documenting-work-with-practices.pdf
September 01, 2015 - Primary Care Practice Facilitation Curriculum Module 23: Documenting Your Work With Practices
Primary … the process used by your practices. … You will need to
remind your practices and their QI teams about these limits as well. … Reporting Progress Across Your Practices
You will need to report to your supervisor how your practices … Practices that completed a key change in one month
may backslide the following month.
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www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/research-transform-primary-care/transform/synthesis-report/overview.html
October 01, 2015 - ; and solo practices. … We collected information about what types of changes were implemented by the practices being studied … Only one of the 14 studies reported that practices implemented changes to fewer than four of the five … More specifically, we found the following:
The practices studied by all 14 grants reported practice … In these learning collaboratives, teams from multiple practices met together as a group to learn from
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www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/reports/grants-transform/overview.html
March 01, 2017 - ; and solo practices. … We collected information about what types of changes were implemented by the practices being studied … Only one of the 14 studies reported that practices implemented changes to fewer than four of the five … More specifically, we found the following:
The practices studied by all 14 grants reported practice … In these learning collaboratives, teams from multiple practices met together as a group to learn from
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www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/policymakers/chipra/demoeval/what-we-learned/supplhighlight02.html
May 01, 2013 - 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.