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1121. Strategies for Improving Patient Experience with Ambulatory Care: Reminder Systems for Immunizations and Preventive Services (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/quality-improvement/improvement-guide/6-strategies-for-improving/health-promotion-education/cahps-strategy-6-r.pdf
      April 14, 2017 - Costs for immunization reminder programs vary widely; for example, the cost per additional child vaccinated … that a letter reminder system can cost $10.50 per fully vaccinated child, whereas a comprehensive program …  190 percent for phone calls and for orientation/information programs (e.g., videos and pamphlets … Vaccination Programs: Client Reminder and Recall Systems. The Community Guide. Updated July 2015. … https://www.thecommunityguide.org/findings/vaccination-programs-client-reminder-and-recall-systems https

1122. Reversing the Trend: New York State Health Foundation's Diabetes Campaign | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/workingforquality/priorities-in-action/new-york-state-health-foundations-diabetes-campaign.html
      March 01, 2017 - screening, and management, NYSHealth has established more than 200 diabetes prevention and self-management programs … These programs change how health centers currently provide chronic care through the adoption of the Chronic … This program builds upon existing efforts, and encourages additional primary care practices and health … This will help the program reach its goal of 3,000 newly NCQA- or BTE-certified physicians and health … Contact: This program is directed by the New York State Health Foundation.

1123. National Pcep Meeting White Paper (doc file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/primary-care/tpc/national_pcep_meeting_white_paper.docx
      May 05, 2014 - community health through the creation of partnerships with state and local agencies, institutions and programs … PCEP could come from Medicare and Medicaid through the creation of a requirement that state Medicaid programs … Aspects of each became the basis of the Section and leaders from those two programs helped in its writing … All programs agreed to the creation of a common, on-line toolkit. … We have started to build these prototypes of health extension programs, seeded by some money from AHRQ

1124. Nurse Practitioners Use AHRQ Research for Online Continuing Education | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      October 01, 2014 - online continuing education (CE) opportunities for its 37,000 members, the group developed two online programs … by incorporating AHRQ's Effective Health Care Program products. … AANP'S online Continuing Education Center currently offers 48 programs for credit to help clinicians … In the CE program, members read the provided material or watch an educational video before completing … AANP launched a CE program in June 2009 based on AHRQ's Comparative Effectiveness Review, Comparative

1125. Measure 13 and 17 combined (pdf file)
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      March 09, 2017 - The percentage of individuals ages to 18 that are enrolled in Medicaid or CHIP  Medicaid Expansion programs … ages 1 to  18 Continuously enrolled  eligibles in  Medicaid  or CHIP Medicaid  Expansion  programs … individuals ages to 1 that have been continuously enrolled in Medicaid or CHIP Medicaid Expansion programs … The percentage of individuals ages to 18 that are enrolled in Medicaid or CHIP  Medicaid Expansion programs … individuals ages to 18 that have been continuously enrolled in Medicaid or a CHIP Medicaid Expansion program

1126. Appendix C: "Long List" of Delivery System Research Areas | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/practiceimprovement/delivery-initiative/casalino/paper/idkeydsrapc.html
      February 01, 2014 - What are unintended consequences of pay for performance programs? … How can P4P programs be designed to minimize unintended consequences, such as increasing resource disparities … Innovative approaches to hospital discharge To what extent can discharge programs operated by hospitals … example: Chronic disease registries Nurse care managers for patients with severe chronic illness Programs

1127. Health Insurance Premiums Between 2020 and 2021 | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/824.html
      August 01, 2022 - Issue Number 824 AHRQ News Now is a weekly newsletter that highlights agency research and program … They found that few healthcare organizations designed social needs referrals programs with the input … of patients or community-based organizations and that referral programs required substantial staffing … They found that programs were deliberately structured to shield clinicians from reviewing social risk … identify ways that clinicians could engage in and increase the effectiveness of social needs referral programs

1128. Improving Antibiotic Use is a Patient Safety Issue
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/improve/sustain-slides.pptx
      November 01, 2019 - Antibiotic Use is a Patient Safety Issue Sustaining Stewardship Activities Acute Care AHRQ Safety Program … Stewardship 2 Checklist for Stewardship Programs Physician and pharmacist lead identified (ideally … for Improving Antibiotic Use – Acute Care Sustaining Stewardship 3 Checklist for Stewardship Programs … for Improving Antibiotic Use – Acute Care Sustaining Stewardship 4 Checklist for Stewardship Programs … Monetary gains with the program may be apparent initially but then may plateau 7 AHRQ Safety Program

1129. Subcommittee Member: Jay Himmelstein | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      November 01, 2022 - He has placed special emphasis on Medicaid programs and health services for people with disabilities … improving coordination of care, transitioning from fee-for-service to value-based payments in Medicaid programs

1130. Strategy 6R: Reminder Systems for Immunizations and Preventive Services | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/cahps/quality-improvement/improvement-guide/6-strategies-for-improving/health-promotion-education/strategy6r-reminder-systems.html
      March 01, 2020 - including phone calls (by clinic staff, by computer, through patient portals, or through centralized programs … Costs for immunization reminder programs vary widely; for example, the cost per additional child vaccinated … found that a letter reminder system can cost $10.50 per fully vaccinated child, whereas a comprehensive program … contracts, 120 percent for letters, 190 percent for phone calls and for orientation/information programs … Vaccination Programs: Client Reminder and Recall Systems. The Community Guide . Updated July 2015. 

1131. Texas Medical Center Kiosks Feature AHRQ-Funded Publication on Patient Engagement | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/coe0505.html
      October 01, 2014 - created through the AHRQ-funded Excellence Centers to Eliminate Ethnic/Racial Disparities (EXCEED) program … The "How to Talk to Your Doctor" publication is a synthesis of the no-cost educational program by the … is a significant accomplishment for the Houston EXCEED program. … The focus of the Houston EXCEED program is on researching, designing, and implementing programs and interventions … The programs are aimed to expand the knowledge base on disparities in several clinical conditions—e.g

1132. Hospital Admissions for Uncontrolled Diabetes Improving (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/nhqrdr/dataspotlight-aian-diabetes.pdf
      December 01, 2018 - Federal programs are working to reduce, if not eliminate, these disparities nationwide, including the … Department of Health and Human Services programs: ◆ The IHS Division of Diabetes Treatment and Prevention … Committee to provide diabetes treatment and prevention services to IHS, tribal, and urban Indian health programs … Special Diabetes Program for Indians. https://www.ihs.gov/newsroom/factsheets/ diabetes/.

1133. Figure 5-1. A snapshot of data flow in a complex health care system (Text Description) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/iomracereport/reldatafig51txt.html
      May 01, 2018 - Level Collection State Vital Statistics Systems   State Surveillance Public Insurance Programs … (e.g., Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program [SCHIP]) Health and health care … Public Insurance Programs are connected to MEPS by a double-headed arrow; MEPS is also connected to Surveys

1134. Strategies for Improving Patient Experience with Ambulatory Care: Tools to Help Patients Communicate Their Needs (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/quality-improvement/improvement-guide/6-strategies-for-improving/communication/cahps-strategy-section-6-h.pdf
      July 07, 2017 - Coached Care Coached Care programs are designed to prepare patients to be more effective participants … Tools to Help Patients Communicate Their Needs July 2017 6.H-4 The design of Coached Care programs … These more involved coaching programs require larger resources for staff training in Coached Care … , anecdotal evidence suggests that Coached Care programs enhance physician-patient communication … ______________________________________________________ Learn About the Effects of a Coached Care Program

1135. Hospital Language Services: Quality Improvement and Performance Measures (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol2/Advances-Regenstein_54.pdf
      May 08, 2008 - The “Speaking Together” Learning Collaborative Speaking Together is a national program funded by the … The program uses a collaborative “learning network” model to foster shared learning and innovation among … 10 hospitals that were selected through an open, competitive solicitation to participate in the program … Program successes are shared across participants, giving hospitals with linguistically diverse patient … The program seeks to measure the quality of language services in an effort to improve those services

1136. References | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/hcbs/report/ref.html
      June 01, 2010 - Measures in the Scan Client Functioning Measures and Gaps Client Experience Measures and Gaps Program … Committee on Redesigning Health Insurance Performance Measures, Payment, and Performance Improvement Programs … Committee on Enhancing Federal Healthcare Quality Programs, Institute of Medicine. … Only CMS can mandate the use of specific measures by State Medicaid programs on an ongoing basis. … These include: consistent determination of level of care for program eligibility; individualized service

1137. MEASURE SUMMARY (CHIPRA Core Set Candidate Measures) - Control #: PHP-19a (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/overview/background/measures-PHP-19a.pdf
      January 04, 2011 - University CEBM Levels of Evidence) Oxford CEBM = 5 (Expert Consensus Opinion; No trials of screening programs … List of entity types currently using measure: State Medicaid Programs IMPORTANCE M.

1138. African Health Clinics Use AHRQ Research on EMRs to Improve Care for HIV/AIDS Patients | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/cp30806.html
      October 01, 2014 - comprehensive EMR capable of collecting, managing, and reporting clinical data in multifaceted HIV/AIDS care programs … In addition to clinical data, OpenMRS in Kenya also stores and manages data for the following programs … : A comprehensive nutrition program feeding 30,000 a week. … A program supporting more than 7,000 orphans and vulnerable children. … Consortium aimed to enhance the productivity and accountability of HIV and tuberculosis patient care programs

1139. Webinar 5: Reach Out to Collaborate with Partners Across Settings: Slide Presentation | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/resource/guide/web5.html
      December 01, 2017 - Duals-demonstration programs. … Medicaid Delivery System Reform Incentive Payment (DSRIP) programs. … Medicaid Delivery System Transformation Initiatives (DSTI) programs. … Peer support programs. Faith-based organizations. Volunteer organizations. … The collaboration started with a meeting between the director of programs of behavioral health center

1140. VHA Uses AHRQ's Quality Indicators and Research in Efforts to Improve Patient Care | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      October 01, 2014 - project are "the necessity of senior administrative support, the use of clinical champions to lead the program … VHA also uses AHRQ information to drive ongoing development of its consumer/patient programs, including … "VHA's consumer clinical experience programs tie directly to the AHRQ mission of helping people make