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241. Primary Care Practice Facilitation Curriculum Module 25: The Patient-Centered Medical Home: Principles and Recognition Processes (pdf file)
     www.talkingquality.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/ncepcr/tools/PCMH/pcpf-module-25-pcmh-principles.pdf
     September 01, 2015 - How can a practice facilitator help practices determine which recognition program is most suitable? … Several major programs offer PCMH recognition or accreditation for medical practices. … Practices use evidence-based medicine and decision support tools to guide shared decisionmaking and … Practices use data-driven QI methodologies to continuously monitor performance in a variety of care … Other models • Administrative support to help practices transform.

242. Spotlight on Florida -- The National Evaluation of the CHIPRA Quality Demonstraiton Grant Program (pdf file)
     www.talkingquality.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.

243. Module 1: Overview - Facilitator Notes | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.talkingquality.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/sustainability/management/overview-fac-notes.html
     June 01, 2017 - Many participating ASCs have demonstrated improvements in safety practices. … These practices and others will be the focus of the modules in this series. … of standard safety practices. … The IHI team found an enthusiastic response to these practices.  … The goal here has been to give you a flavor for the kinds of management practices studied in ASCs.

244. Transforming Primary Care: Evaluating the Spread of Group Health’s Medical Home | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.talkingquality.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/research-transform-primary-care/transform/profile/reid.html
     October 01, 2015 - PhD Institution: Group Health Cooperative AHRQ Grant Number: R18 HS019129 Number and Type of Practices … This project included 26 practices in an integrated (nonprofit, consumer-governed) health system with … To facilitate spread across the practices, the redesign was segmented into four practice change and four … , and standardized management practices to be used by clinic leaders (including root cause analysis, … Utilization Compared with what would be expected with no PCMH implementation, practices undergoing

245. North Carolina IMPaCT: Advancing and Spreading Primary Care Transformation (pdf file)
     www.talkingquality.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.

246. White Paper - Redefining Primary Care for the 21st Century (pdf file)
     www.talkingquality.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.

247. Module 5: PowerPoint Presentation
     www.talkingquality.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/sustainability/management/visual/visual-mgmt.pptx
     May 01, 2017 - Module 5: PowerPoint Presentation Management Practices for Sustainability Module 5: Visual Management … improvement Module 5: Visual Management| ‹#› AHRQ Safety Program for Ambulatory Surgery Management Practices … Module 5: Visual Management| ‹#› AHRQ Safety Program for Ambulatory Surgery Management Practices for … Module 5: Visual Management| ‹#› AHRQ Safety Program for Ambulatory Surgery Management Practices for … Module 5: Visual Management| ‹#› AHRQ Safety Program for Ambulatory Surgery Management Practices for

248. Coordination (pdf file)
     www.talkingquality.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

249. Conclusions and Implications | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.talkingquality.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/research-transform-primary-care/transform/final-impact/conc.html
     October 01, 2015 - All of the IMPaCT teams strengthened previous work with stakeholder partners and primary care practices … They also worked to engage new partners and practices and to coordinate with related efforts of other … How do these drivers ultimately motivate practices to embark on and sustain QI efforts? … How can PCEPs leverage evolving incentives (e.g., meaningful use stage 3) to reinforce practices’ improvement … How can primary care practices fund time for their clinicians and staff to stay engaged in effective

250. TransforMN Study (pdf file)
     www.talkingquality.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

251. Practical Solutions for Supporting Primary Care Quality Improvement with Health Information Technology (pdf file)
     www.talkingquality.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

252. Conclusions and Implications | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.talkingquality.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/research-transform-primary-care/transform/synthesis-report/conclusions.html
     October 01, 2015 - Small, independent practices and safety net clinics face additional barriers to transformation because … they do not have access to the resources and infrastructure available to larger, better-funded practices … Policy efforts to determine how to best support the transformation of small, independent practices and … safety net clinics will be essential to ensuring these practices can provide the best care for their … of this change, additional modifications to the U.S. health care payment model are needed to reward practices

253. Conclusions and Implications | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.talkingquality.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/reports/grants-transform/conclusions-and-implications.html
     March 01, 2017 - Small, independent practices and safety net clinics face additional barriers to transformation because … they do not have access to the resources and infrastructure available to larger, better-funded practices … Policy efforts to determine how to best support the transformation of small, independent practices and … safety net clinics will be essential to ensuring these practices can provide the best care for their … of this change, additional modifications to the U.S. health care payment model are needed to reward practices

254. Ncahec (pdf file)
     www.talkingquality.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.

255. Primary Care Practice Facilitation Curriculum Module 2: Practice Facilitation as a Resource for Practice Improvement (pdf file)
     www.talkingquality.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/ncepcr/tools/PCMH/pcpf-module-2-pf-as-a-resource.pdf
     September 01, 2015 - Practices with little existing capacity for improvement will require more. … • Document exemplars and best practices and share with program, facilitation community, and practices … Settings range from small, private practices to large multispecialty group practices, from urban to … practices to adopt evidence-based guidelines. … The practices were randomly assigned to self-directed or facilitated change conditions.

256. How are CHIPRA Quality Demonstration States working to improve adolescent health care? | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.talkingquality.ahrq.gov/policymakers/chipra/demoeval/what-we-learned/highlight03.html
     August 01, 2013 - North Carolina and Utah are offering participating primary care practices ongoing Webinars on general … Encouraging practices to adopt a patient screening questionnaire . … —Utah Health Care Provider, May 2012 Offering practices maintenance-of-certification (MOC) credit … By the end of North Carolina’s QI collaborative, 87 percent of participating practices had adopted a … Develop and maintain lists of mental health resources and distribute these to primary care practices.

257. Module 17: Introducing a Practice to Facilitation (pdf file)
     www.talkingquality.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/ncepcr/tools/PCMH/pcpf-module-17-introducing-a-practice-to-pf.pdf
     September 01, 2015 - Tell two stories that illustrate the activities of facilitators in practices. … How will you use this information with your practices? After the session. … Practices sometimes comment, “I wish I had understood sooner how to use the practice facilitator.” … • Tell stories about the work you’ve done with other practices. … Engaging Primary Care Practices in Quality Improvement: Strategies for Practice Facilitators.

258. Best Practices Guide for COVID-19 Infection Control and Prevention in Nursing Homes (pdf file)
     www.talkingquality.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nursing-home/infection-control-and-prevention.pdf
     March 01, 2022 - Best Practices Guide for COVID-19 Infection Control and Prevention in Nursing Homes … Best Practices Guide for COVID-19 Infection … Nursing home staff should use best practices for infection prevention to help keep residents, staff, … These practices include limiting high-risk activities (for example, crowded indoor events), wearing

259. Module 4: How To Implement the Fall Prevention Program in Your Organization—Slide Presentation | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.talkingquality.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/fall-prevention/workshop/module-4/slides.html
     September 01, 2017 - Identified best practices and made preliminary decisions on what best practices will be included in your … What fall prevention practices go beyond the unit? … How do you pilot test the new practices?  … How can you help staff learn new practices? … Best Practices is shown.

260. Transforming Primary Care: Evaluating the Spread of Group Health's Medical Home (pdf file)
     www.talkingquality.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/primary-care/tpc/tpc-profile-reid.pdf
     April 01, 2015 - To facilitate spread across the practices, the redesign was segmented into four practice change and … management, use of team huddles, strategy for hiring new staff and redistributing patients across practices … , and standardized management practices to be used by clinic leaders (including root cause analysis, … Number and Type of Practices This project included 26 practices in an integrated (nonprofit, consumer-governed … Utilization • Compared with what would be expected with no PCMH implementation, practices undergoing