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441. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/es/tools/index.html
     December 01, 2015 - Five-step process for clinicians and their patients More EvidenceNOW Tools for Change Helping practices … clinicians prevent healthcare-associated infections and make care safer by following clinical best practices … Stewardship Toolkits Three toolkits that help hospitals, long-term care facilities, and ambulatory practices … Community Connections Obesity Referral Toolkit This toolkit helps primary care practices … team members work together and builds the capacity to address safety issues by combining clinical best practices

442. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/tools/index.html
     December 01, 2015 - Five-step process for clinicians and their patients More EvidenceNOW Tools for Change Helping practices … clinicians prevent healthcare-associated infections and make care safer by following clinical best practices … Stewardship Toolkits Three toolkits that help hospitals, long-term care facilities, and ambulatory practices … Community Connections Obesity Referral Toolkit This toolkit helps primary care practices … team members work together and builds the capacity to address safety issues by combining clinical best practices

443. Care Coordination Quality Measure for Primary Care (CCQM-PC) - Development and Pilot Test of the CCQM-PC (pdf file)
     www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/prevention-chronic-care/improve/coordination/ccqmpc/ccqmp-pc-development.pdf
     July 01, 2016 - was developed, cognitively tested, and piloted with patients from a diverse set of 13 primary care practices … Participating practices included a mix of ownership types (physician- 4 owned versus part of an … In the CCQM-PC pilot study, primary care practices did not differ on two of the composite scores. … When a survey sponsor wants to use the CCQM-PC to describe differences across primary care practices, … to be adjusted for differences in select respondent characteristics across practices.

444. Module 1: Preventing Falls in Hospitals (doc file)
     www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/fallprevention-training/module1/module1_fall-prevention.docx
     March 01, 2013 - Which fall prevention practices do you want to use? (covered in Training Module 3) 4. … How do you implement best practices in your organization? (covered in Training Module 4) 5. … How do you measure fall rates and fall prevention practices? (covered in Training Module 5) 6. … Track the newly redesigned practices and check to see if they are being done the right way. … Use critical thinking to include best practices in patients’ daily goals.

445. Change Management (Instructor Guide) (pdf file)
     www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/teamstepps/longtermcare/module8/ts2-0ltc_module8_ig_chmgmt.pdf
     June 09, 2017 - IDENTIFY BEST PRACTICES (10 Minutes) 1. … PRIORITIZE BEST PRACTICES (10 Minutes) 1. … may add new practices if they choose to do so. 2. … Ask each group to report which best practices they identified as most important. … Ask the participants to review the final list of “important” best practices.

446. Strategies for Improving CAHPS Clinician & Group (CG-CAHPS) Survey Scores (pdf file)
     www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/events/20160315/rick-evans-slides.pdf
     March 15, 2016 - Initiatives for Improvement  Cabinets – facility, divisional  Action plans with targets – Use best practices … and team results Leader bandwidth Link to other priorities Provider cynicism and burnout Make best practices … learned and take-home points  Know your survey and your data  Pick the right evidence based best practices

447. Executive Summary | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     April 01, 2013 - Specifically, the intervention is designed to target: skin preparation practices; proper administration … of antibiotics; staff training in infection control practices; practices to prevent glove punctures; … The proposed intervention targets two important processes of patient care: Infection control practices … A major aspect of the intervention involves integrating better standards for infection prevention practices … We recommend that guidelines for infection control practices at ASCs be modeled after the guidelines

448. Pennsylvania IMPaCT: Catalyzing Primary Care Transformation in New York | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/research-transform-primary-care/transform/impactgrants/impact-ny-success-story.html
     April 01, 2015 - The momentum was slowest among small private practices that did not have the infrastructure or resources … The program acted as a hub for practices to help them access needed information and expertise, and connected … practices with persons who could assist with, for example, electronic health record implementation, … The practices, relationships, and payers are different from region to region. … Devise a payment strategy that is multipayer and will pay practices differently if they have achieved

449. Transforming Primary Care Practice | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/research-transform-primary-care/transform/profile/driscoll.html
     April 01, 2015 - Institution: University of Alaska, Anchorage AHRQ Grant Number: R18 HS019154 Number and Type of Practices … This project included adult and pediatric primary care practices at SCF, a tribally owned and managed … Lessons Learned and Implications for Others Important practices for PCMH leaders included: communicating … management decisions and mandated practices in a clear and transparent manner; monitoring staff for … environment; and developing an infrastructure (e.g., buildings, co-location of services) that supported PCMH practices

450. Fillmore (pdf file)
     www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/prevention-chronic-care/improve/system/pfcasestudies/fillmore.pdf
     August 01, 2014 - medical homes, but they can also help practices in more general quality improvement and redesign efforts … The course also develops students’ ability to conduct specific tasks with diverse medical practices … , and tactics for introducing and preparing practices to work with a PF. … Students develop the ability to build strong relationships and teams within practices so that facilitation … , other individuals and practices are learning about the program and expressing interest.

451. National Center for Excellence in Primary Care Research | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/index.html
     Facilitation Curriculum Training modules to enhance practice facilitators' skills to support primary care practices … Tools for Change Tools to help primary care practices implement the best evidence Practice-Based … Research Initiatives AHRQ invests in primary care research to help primary care practices improve … about what works best in creating and sustaining primary care infrastructure, with tools and resources practices

452. Community Connections: Linking Primary Care Patients to Local Resources for Better Management of Obesity | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/tools/obesity-kit/index.html
     March 01, 2014 - List of Tools Prepared by: The State Networks of Colorado Ambulatory Practices and … List of Tools Acknowledgements The State Networks of Colorado Ambulatory Practices and Partners ( … SNOCAP-USA) and the YMCA are grateful to the primary care practices that participated in the pilot project … and freely shared their experiences for the benefit of other practices.

453. Module 1- Component Kit (doc file)
     www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/sustainability/management/overview/component-kit.docx
     May 01, 2017 - Module 1- Component Kit AHRQ Safety Program for Ambulatory Surgery Management Practices for Sustainability … Module 1: Overview A Frontline Management System To Sustain Improvement in Safety Practices Contents … In ambulatory surgery, proven safety practices such as preoperative timeouts, standard checklists for … But sustaining these safety practices over time, with the attention to detail they require, is challenging … management—from the charge nurse level to the executive suite—was crucial to sustaining standardized practices

454. Toolkit for Using the AHRQ Quality Indicators - A “How to” Guide for Improving Hospital Quality and Safety | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/resource/qitool/webinar080116/index.html
     December 01, 2017 - Step 1: Diagnose the Problem Step 2: Plan and Implement Best Practices Step 3: Measure Results and … to the clinical best practices (Tool D.4) Tools D4.a through D4.y outline best practices for selected … High-level summary of best practices Recommended practices Staff required– Equipment Communication … practices This is a form for performing gap analyses. … practices, barriers to best practice implementation, and if the user will implement best practices.

455. Evaluating the CHIPRA Quality Demonstration Grant Program: An Overview (pdf file)
     www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/demoeval/what-we-learned/qtag-presentation.pdf
     September 01, 2015 - 1) Compare performance of plans, agencies to national benchmarks 2) Identify variation in practices … Stipulating benchmarks in managed care contracts can be used to drive performance - Offering TA to practices … for State-based QI initiatives, cont’d  What States did - Worked with Child-serving practices … initiating practice transformation Critical to engage providers in defining LC topics - Hard to engage practices … Most demonstration States working on HIT projects faced major challenges - Interoperability between practices

456. Tool 1E: Resource Needs Assessment | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/fall-prevention/toolkit/resource-needs.html
     January 01, 2013 - Which fall prevention practices do you want to use? 4. … How do you measure fall rates and fall prevention practices? 6. … Tools and Resources Appendix: Bibliography of Studies Implementing Fall Prevention Practices References …     Quality improvement experts     Physical/occupational therapy consultation on work practices

457. Job Aid: 5 Whys and Fishbone Diagrams (pdf file)
     www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/ncepcr/resources/job-aid-5-whys.pdf
     May 17, 2021 - 1 Job Aid: 5 Whys and Fishbone Diagrams Overview The 5 Whys and fishbone diagrams help practices … Practices then use this information to generate and prioritize ideas for improvement. … Practices can create their own or use already existing category sets like this healthcare one: people

458. Central Venous Catheter Maintenance Facilitator Notes (doc file)
     www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/clabsi-cauti-icu/central-catheter-maintenance-notes.docx
     April 01, 2022 - This may have led to lapses in infection prevention best practices. … Care bundles are groupings of best practices for a disease or care process in which each practice can … Or your unit’s overall consistent adherence to these practices? … Staff may not understand why they need to change behaviors and practices so there is no buy-in. … Engage them in developing any plans to change processes or practices.

459. Stewardship-Facilitator-Guide (doc file)
     www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/stewardship-facilitator-guide.docx
     June 01, 2021 - Teaching clinicians about their individual practices may help them understand what was done well and … provided with prescriber-specific review and feedback of catheter-associated UTI (CAUTI) treatment practices … Notice the differences in his prescribing practices for UTIs when compared with other prescribers in … This can be helpful to monitor lengthy prescribing practices, but it doesn’t provide data on antibiotics … These practices are offered as helpful options for consideration by health care practitioners, not as

460. Primary Care Practice Facilitation Curriculum Module 32: Improving Self-Management Support and Engaging Patients in Care and Practice Improvement Topics (pdf file)
     www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/ncepcr/tools/PCMH/pcpf-module-32-self-management-support.pdf
     September 01, 2015 - Transforming Practices into Medical Homes slide show by Safety Net Medical Home Initiative. … What role can a facilitator play in assisting practices to improve self-management support and why … Practices provide self-management support to patients in a variety of ways. … Practices using this approach will need to identify and vet these community-based programs. … You and your practices will need to customize the list of tasks and staff.