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301. EvidenceNow Executive Summary - Virginia Cooperative (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/cooperatives/evidencenow-executive-summary-va.pdf
     November 01, 2017 - Increase practices’ capacity to integrate new PCOR findings on an ongoing basis. 3. … can find and share announcements, ideas, insights, and promising practices. … Update Virginia recruited 240 practices, 208 of which are still active. … It currently has collected data on the ABCS measures from 124 practices. … that practices could run their own data reports.

302. Spotlight on Alaska -- The National Evaluation of the CHIPRA Quality Demonstration Grant Program (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/statesummaries/chipra-750-alaska-state-snapshot.pdf
     January 01, 2018 - the facilitators also helped the practices to implement quality improvement (QI) activities. … Two practices built developmental screening templates into their EHRs. … and at the State level as well.2 The State— • Helped practices report quality measures. … • Encouraged practices to improve measure performance. … unable to connect participating practices to other clinicians through the HIE.

303. Gap Analysis (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/d5_combo_gapanalysis.pdf
     June 02, 2025 - analysis is to provide project teams with a format in which to do the following: • Compare the best practices … • Determine the “gaps” between your organization’s practices and the identified best practices. … • Select the best practices you will implement in your organization. … The best practice elements defined in the Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement (Tool … In Column 2, document your organization’s practices and describe how they differ from each best practice

304. EvidenceNOW | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/index.html
     EvidenceNOW Model A model for providing external support to primary care practices … Practice Facilitation A key component of external support to primary care practices … care Tools for Change Tools to help primary care practices … EvidenceNOW Model The EvidenceNOW Model of external support to primary care practices … uses practice facilitation, expert consultation, and other services to help primary care practices implement

305. Spotlight on Oregon -- The National Evaluation of the CHIPRA Quality Demonstration Grant Program (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/statesummaries/chipra-750-oregon-state-snapshot.pdf
     January 01, 2018 - Oregon helped child-serving practices to enhance medical home features Oregon hired facilitators to … The facilitators worked individually with practices to guide QI activities. … Through a learning collaborative, the State also educated practices on the PCMH model and provided … Several practices reported that the staff responsible for care coordination had large caseloads. … • Practices hoped to maintain new care coordination and caregiver engagement strategies.

306. Module 18: Assessing Practice Readiness for Change (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/ncepcr/tools/PCMH/pcpf-module-18-assessing-readiness.pdf
     September 01, 2015 - " for spread Practice Facilitation Low functional practices Survival level practices Practices … that want to engage in improvement Practices that do not Module 18. … Focus on practices that are most likely to benefit from facilitation. … undertaking improvement work and as a source of “best practices” to spread. … The two remaining levels, functioning practices and low-functioning practices, are most likely to benefit

307. TO (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/d5_combo_gapanalysis.docx
     June 02, 2025 - gap analysis is to provide project teams with a format in which to do the following: Compare the best practices … Determine the “gaps” between your organization’s practices and the identified best practices. … Select the best practices you will implement in your organization. Who are the target audiences? … An assessment of the barriers that need to be addressed before successful implementation of best practices … The best practice elements defined in the Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement (Tool

308. Spotlight on North Carolina -- The National Evaluation of the CHIPRA Quality Demonstration Grant Program (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/statesummaries/chipra-750-north-carolina-state-snapshot.pdf
     January 01, 2018 - QI specialists helped practices develop QI teams, identify QI activities, and improve targeted care … Participating practices developed QI teams charged with improving the practices’ quality of care. … The State— • Helped more than 25 practices use their EHRs more effectively. … The EHR coaches surveyed practices and vendors to understand how practices’ existing EHR functionality … Coaches and vendors then helped practices use existing features that met Format requirements.

309. Developing and Sustaining State-Based Infrastructure To Support Primary Care Quality Improvement | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/projects/state/how-to-guide/index.html
     August 01, 2024 - Building and Maintaining a Network of Primary Care Practices 4. … Building and Maintaining a Network of Primary Care Practices     Plan a Statewide Network of Practices … in a Broad Network       Supportive Services for Practices in a QI Project     Practice Facilitation … Quality Improvement Support for Practices in a Broad Network Table 5. … QI Supportive Services for Practices in a QI Project Table 6.

310. 3. Assessment Plan and Methodology | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/crcscreeningrpt/crcscreen3.html
     April 01, 2018 - Assignment was by a mixture of cluster allocation of practices to either the intervention (15 practices … practice business services from LVHN, H for LVPG practices, M for MATLV practices, S for unaffiliated … Three control practices (CHA, CHB, and CUA) and seven intervention practices (IHA, IHE, IHF, IHH, IHI … practices). … within these practices nor compare them with pre-post differences in intervention practices.

311. Effective Use of e-Prescribing in Physician Practices and Pharmacies - 2011 | Digital Healthcare Research
     digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/effective-use-e-prescribing-physician-practices-and-pharmacies/annual-summary/2011
     January 01, 2011 - Effective Use of e-Prescribing in Physician Practices and Pharmacies - 2011 Project Name … Effective Use of e-Prescribing in Physician Practices and Pharmacies Principal Investigator … Further, even when the features are available, physician practices face barriers to implementing them … Overall, physicians who more strongly perceived the need for third-party data, those in practices with … However, physician practices with e-prescribing face challenges using these features effectively.

312. Using Health Information Technology to Improve Health Care Quality in Primary Care Practices and in Transitions between Care Settings - 2010 | Digital Healthcare Research
     digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/using-health-information-technology-improve-health-care-quality-primary-care-ok/annual-summary/2010
     January 01, 2010 - Using Health Information Technology to Improve Health Care Quality in Primary Care Practices and in Transitions … Project Name Using Health Information Technology to Improve Health Care Quality in Primary Care Practices … smaller practices—is less certain. … Medical practices incur most of the costs of adopting new information sharing technology, while health … Many medical practices lack managers with the necessary implementation skills and experience.

313. Gap Analysis (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/pdi/d5_pdi_gapanalysis.pdf
     June 02, 2025 - analysis is to provide project teams with a format in which to do the following: • Compare the best practices … • Determine the “gaps” between your organization’s practices and the identified best practices. … • Select the best practices you will implement in your organization. … The best practice elements defined in the Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement (Tool … In Column 2, document your organization’s practices and describe how they differ from each best practice

314. TO (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/pdi/d5_pdi_gapanalysis.docx
     June 02, 2025 - gap analysis is to provide project teams with a format in which to do the following: Compare the best practices … Determine the “gaps” between your organization’s practices and the identified best practices. … Select the best practices you will implement in your organization. Who are the target audiences? … An assessment of the barriers that need to be addressed before successful implementation of best practices … The best practice elements defined in the Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement (Tool

315. Medical Home Transformation in Pediatric Primary Care--What Drives Change? (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/primary-care/tpc/tpc-profile-cooley.pdf
     April 01, 2015 - Number and Type of Practices There were 12 pediatric primary care practices in this project, including … The practices varied in size, serving between 528 and 27,597 patients each. … All six practices scored above the mean on national benchmarks. … Number and Type of Practices There were 12 pediatric primary care practices in this project, including … The practices varied in size, serving between 528 and 27,597 patients each.

316. Final Progress Report: Dissemination of the PPRNet Model for Improving Medication Safety (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/wessell-report.pdf
     January 01, 2024 - Results: Practices received a median of seven quarterly reports. … Fifteen practices (25%) hosted an onsite visit. … that use a common EHR, are expected to be relevant to most primary care practices. … The MS improvement model strategies resonated with this larger group of practices. … Practices received feedback on the practice, provider, and patient levels.

317. Findings From the AHRQ Transforming Primary Care Grant Initiative: A Synthesis Report (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/primary-care/tpc/tpc-synthesis-report.pdf
     July 22, 2015 - ; and solo practices. … New York City 21% of practices had EHRs before participating in the project; all practices used … 26 practices with four to six clinicians, and 18 practices with three or fewer clinicians North … Some, but not all practices had EHR in place Practices implemented a PCMH model defined by Blue … • LDL cholesterol: 55% of practices • Blood pressure: 73% of practices Transforming Primary Care

318. Primary Care Practice Facilitation Curriculum Module 8: Approaches to Quality Improvement (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/ncepcr/tools/PCMH/pcpf-module-8-approaches-to-qi.pdf
     September 01, 2015 - Best practices research. Fam Med 2003 Feb;35(2):131-4. … How might you use best practices research with your practices to improve their processes? … Your goal will be to instill these as habits in your practices. … Best Practices Research Best practices research is a powerful but less well-known QI approach that … Best practices research is an approach that can help you identify exemplar practices appropriate to

319. Patient safety practices: leaders can turn barriers into accelerators. | PSNet
     psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-safety-practices-leaders-can-turn-barriers-accelerators
     September 07, 2011 - Commentary Patient safety practices: leaders can turn barriers into accelerators. … Citation Text: Patient safety practices: leaders can turn barriers into accelerators. … Copy URL Cite Citation Citation Text: Patient safety practices … Related Resources VHA's movement for change: implementing high-reliability principles and practices

320. AHRQ’s EvidenceNOW: Setting the Target for Improving Heart Health in America (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/evaluation/evidencenow-baseline.pdf
     February 01, 2017 - The following data show the percentage of patients receiving ABCS services from practices participating … Other practices have further to go. … The charts below show how EvidenceNOW practices are doing with delivering the ABCS to their patients … PRACTICES ACHIEVING VARIOUS LEVELS OF ABCS FOR APPROPRIATE PATIENTS Aspirin Use % O F PR AC TI … help primary care practices improve the care they provide.