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www.talkingquality.ahrq.gov/pqmp/implementation-qi/toolkit/h2h/other-resources.html
July 01, 2021 - Gap analysis tool (PDF): This tool may be used to compare the best practices with the processes currently … in place in your organization, determine the “gaps” between your organization’s practices and the identified … best practices, and identify which practices your organization will implement.
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www.talkingquality.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/ncepcr/tools/PCMH/pcpf-module-22-meetings.pdf
September 01, 2015 - Running Effective Meetings and Creating Capacity for Practices to Run Effective Meetings
Primary … In addition, it provides resources
you can use to train your practices on these topics. … Practices that avoid or over-manage conflict do not
encourage a culture of quality. … A first step in doing this is
helping practices redefine conflict. … As a PF, you may run meetings for practices—but more importantly, you will model
and teach practices
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www.talkingquality.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/quality-patient-safety/patientsafetyculture/healthitresourcelist.pdf
January 01, 2019 - EHR Training Guide – 18 Best Practices
http://info.thehcigroup.com/ehr-training-best-practices-download … This resource from HCI Group outlines 18 best practices to help guide you through your
electronic health … Plan B: A Practical Approach to Downtime Planning in Medical Practices
http://library.ahima.org/doc? … Well-vetted
and communicated policies and procedures keep practices running and their patient
information … Combating Alert Fatigue: Best New Practices
http://www.wolterskluwercdi.com/webinars/alert-fatigue/
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www.talkingquality.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/demoeval/demostates/mestateataglance.pdf
March 01, 2012 - enhancing access to
child‐specific learning collaboratives for selected pediatric and child‐serving practices … records and linking data systems
within Maine's Department of Health and Human Services to child‐serving practices … It involves 22 adult and four pediatric practices, all of which are
participating in medical home‐focused … additional support for pediatric‐specific learning sessions, automating Bright Futures in pediatric
practices … The four PCMH pediatric
practices have volunteered to (1) track selected measures, (2) pilot Bright
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www.talkingquality.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/demoeval/demostates/mastateataglance.pdf
March 01, 2012 - consumers based on those measures, (3)
support medical home practice transformation for a group of practices … Measures requiring medical record abstraction are being collected from the practices
participating in … for the core measures that can be
calculated at that level and will determine their usefulness to practices …
Assessing a Provider‐Based Model of Care
Massachusetts is collaborating with 13 practices … Practices are receiving
financial support for implementing changes.
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www.talkingquality.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/demoeval/demostates/idstateataglance.pdf
March 01, 2012 - will: (1) implement a strategy to
improve the child health IT infrastructure in the State, (2) help practices … transform into medical homes,
and (3) foster collaboration among child‐serving practices engaged in …
Assessing a Provider‐Based Model of Care
Idaho is working with two pediatric primary care practices … Participating practices
have a part‐time medical home coordinator, employed by the State and embedded … improvement, such as physical
and behavioral health integration, while holding learning sessions to help practices
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www.talkingquality.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/research-transform-primary-care/transform/impactgrants/impact-id-success-story.html
April 01, 2015 - across the State into PCMHs—with an ambitious goal of implementing the model at 55 practices per year … Key goals of Idaho’s State Healthcare Innovation Plan:
Transform primary care practices across … The collaboratives will focus on recruiting primary care practices and providing local support to those … practices as they transform into medical homes. … This train-the-trainer approach will put Idaho’s collaboratives in a good position to support practices
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www.talkingquality.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/reports/cost-guide/methodology-references.html
February 01, 2017 - What does it cost physician practices to interact with health insurance plans? … The impact of electronic health records on workflow and financial measures in primary care practices. … The financial and nonfinancial costs of implementing electronic health records in primary care practices … Cost to primary care practices of responding to payer requests for quality and performance data. … Costs and benefits of transforming primary care practices: a qualitative study of North Carolina’s Improving
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www.talkingquality.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
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www.talkingquality.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
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www.talkingquality.ahrq.gov/opioids/whats-new/index.html
November 01, 2023 - Are Available But Not Regularly Used in Primary Care Settings
An AHRQ-funded study of primary care practices … Refer to The Current State of Alcohol Screening and Management in Virginia Primary Care Practices in … of OUD
Using a national cross-section database of multi-physician primary care and multispecialty practices … technology (IT) and access to onsite behavioral clinicians were associated with a higher extent of physician practices
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www.talkingquality.ahrq.gov/cahps/quality-improvement/research/index.html
March 01, 2024 - The first goal is to learn how ambulatory care practices can use measures of patient engagement and shared … Key Findings:
Practice leaders used CAHPS survey results to discuss best practices, share data with … Reasons Primary Care Practices Chose Patient Experience Surveys during Patient-Centered Medical Home … Practices and Changes Associated with Patient-Centered Medical Home Transformation. … A Review of Best Practices for Monitoring and Improving Inpatient Pediatric Patient Experiences.
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www.talkingquality.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
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www.talkingquality.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.
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www.talkingquality.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.
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www.talkingquality.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
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www.talkingquality.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.
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www.talkingquality.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
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www.talkingquality.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
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www.talkingquality.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