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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/quality-improvement/improvement-guide/6-strategies-for-improving/health-promotion-education/strategy6j-support-self-care.html
March 01, 2020 - Self-Care Programs: Self-care programs are usually highly structured educational forums where patients … Additionally, one study found a total health savings of ten times the cost of the self-care program. … in physicians' offices, and/or program announcements posted at senior citizen centers and in patient … Evidence suggesting that a chronic disease self-management program can improve health status while reducing … Effect of a self-management program on patients with chronic disease.
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www.ahrq.gov/topics/ambulatory-care-and-surgery.html
AHRQ's Quality & Patient Safety Programs by Setting: Ambulatory Care
Antibiotic Stewardship Toolkits
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/environmental-scan-programs/envscan-program4.html
April 01, 2018 - Programs rarely indicate whether program evaluation measures or studies had been conducted. … new programs to the catalog. … Examine the way users implement a program identified in the catalog. … with purchasing an off-the-shelf program and customizing it as necessary. … Safety Improvement Corps program.
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www.ahrq.gov/takeheart/training/expanding-cardiac-rehab-capacity/index.html
April 01, 2023 - One such innovation, hybrid CR, can benefit both patients and CR programs. … Patients Between Onsite Visits
Coping with Staffing Challenges in Today’s Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs … Operational Adjustments While Resuming In-Person Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs
Innovations That … (1:02:36)
Slides: Coping With Staffing Challenges in Today's Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs (PDF … (PDF, 276 KB)
Operational Adjustments While Resuming In-Person Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs
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www.ahrq.gov/policymakers/chipra/overview/background/methods.html
December 01, 2009 - Recommended Core Set of Children's Healthcare Quality Measures for Voluntary Use by Medicaid and CHIP Programs … Creation of the Subcommittee on Children's Healthcare Quality Measures for Medicaid and CHIP Programs … Although more were invited, four State Medicaid program officials (from Alabama, Minnesota, Missouri, … Seventy-seven measures in use by Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) programs … continuum (screening, prevention, diagnosis, treatment, care coordination); accountable entity (state program
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www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/improve/index.html
September 01, 2021 - develop an antibiotic stewardship program from scratch or improve the effectiveness of an existing program … to improve antibiotic use, read the Implementation Guide for Long-Term Care Antibiotic Stewardship Programs … existing program. … Implementation Guide for Long-Term Care Antibiotic Stewardship Programs (PDF, 402 KB)
Comprehensive … Programs in Long-Term Care (DOCX, 382 KB)
General Implementation Tools
Choosing an Intervention
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/perinatal-care/modules/teamwork/learn/learn-about-cusp-facilitator-guide.pdf
May 01, 2017 - Learn About the Comprehensive Unit-Based Safety Program for Perinatal Safety
AHRQ Safety Program for … for
Perinatal Care modules designed for
this program
• Identify challenges to applying the
Safety Program … Establish a program of in situ
simulations
The first program pillar provides general
principles and … Slide 5
Learn About Comprehensive Unit-Based Safety Programs for Perinatal Safety
AHRQ Safety … AHRQ Safety Program for Perinatal Care Learn About CUSP 14
Slide 30
AHRQ Safety Program for Perinatal
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www.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/projects/state/how-to-guide/guide1.html
August 01, 2024 - Developing and Running a State-Based Extension Program To Support QI in Primary Care
3. … Training and Technical Assistance Partners and the Small Health Care Provider Quality Improvement Program … By involving a wide range of partners from across multiple disciplines, an extension program can help … Instead, a multiorganizational extension program could engage both payers during project development … Building an extension program that includes payers (including Medicaid and insurance companies) aligns
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www.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/materials/leadership/emotional-wellness.html
March 01, 2022 - Resources for Nursing Home Staff
These emotional wellness resources for nursing home staff list programs … Resources for Nursing Home Staff with QR codes (Word 179.5 KB)
These resources provide a list of free programs … Both versions include a section to add the facility’s employee assistance program information.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/demoeval/what-we-learned/highlight07.pdf
September 08, 2015 - No. 7: How are CHIPRA quality demonstration States designing and implementing caregiver peer support programs … The CHIPRA Quality
Demonstration Grant Program
In February 2010, the Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid … States
indicated that such programs offer
important services. … They also noted that
developing and implementing these
programs can be challenging. … have approached the
development of their caregiver peer
support programs in two ways.
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/ptmgmt/acknowledgements.html
July 01, 2018 - Patient Self-Management Support Programs: An Evaluation
Acknowledgments
Previous Page Next … Page
Table of Contents
Patient Self-Management Support Programs: An Evaluation
Acknowledgments … Program Evaluation
Conclusions
References
Appendix 1. … We are grateful for the time, knowledge, and expertise on self-management support programs that they … Jaan Sidorov, MD
Medical Director
Care Coordination Program
Geisinger Health Plan
David Sobel, MD
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www.ahrq.gov/practiceimprovement/delivery-initiative/gilmerstudysnapshot/index.html
April 01, 2015 - Publication
Contact Us
Background
The study authors compared FSP practices to a benchmark program … Service array and program structure: Most FSPs did not impose participation requirements for services … Organized into three categories, these features are described below:
Role of program directors: … External environment: High-fidelity programs tend to be part of larger networks of similar programs, … Critical importance of program director: The program director plays a significant role in creating a
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/clinicians-providers/iadapt/fischer.pdf
December 19, 2014 - Since
AD was developed in the late 1970s, a moderate number of
organizations initiated AD programs, … but these were usually
small programs that did not coordinate their activities and
often were not … even aware of the existence of other programs. … .
5) Communicate lessons learned, identify best practices,
and foster interaction among programs … elements of existing programs that could
be expanded or improved.
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/environmental-scan-programs/envscan-program-intro.html
April 01, 2018 - Environmental Scan of Patient Safety Education and Training Programs
Introduction
Previous … Page Next Page
Table of Contents
Environmental Scan of Patient Safety Education and Training Programs … At the conclusion of the Patient Safety Improvement Corps (PSIC) program in 2008, AHRQ realized the need … Characterize these programs by salient factors (e.g., sponsor, targeted/eligible audience, program objectives … Qualitative Analysis of Consumer Perspectives of Patient Safety Education and Training Programs , 4
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/publications/files/gilmerstudysnapshot.pdf
April 01, 2015 - The study authors compared FSP practices to a benchmark program that shares similar
goals, vision, and … that program
directors, county officials, and other
stakeholders might consider, such
as placing … ■ Critical importance of program
director: The program director plays
a significant role in creating … Organized into three categories, these features are described below:
f Role of program directors: … f External environment: High-fidelity programs tend to be part of larger networks
of similar programs
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/system/delivery-system-initiative/gilmerstudysnapshot/gilmerstudysnapshot.pdf
April 01, 2015 - The study authors compared FSP practices to a benchmark program that shares similar
goals, vision, and … that program
directors, county officials, and other
stakeholders might consider, such
as placing … ■ Critical importance of program
director: The program director plays
a significant role in creating … Organized into three categories, these features are described below:
f Role of program directors: … f External environment: High-fidelity programs tend to be part of larger networks
of similar programs
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/hcbs/medicaidmgmt/mm4.html
October 01, 2014 - Designing and Implementing Medicaid Disease and Care Management Programs
Section 4: Selecting Care … Next Page
Table of Contents
Designing and Implementing Medicaid Disease and Care Management Programs … management programs to impact member health—are possible, tested, and successful is important. … States have implemented many interventions through their care management programs. … Through these collaborations, programs can offer reduced or free enrollment programs that promote healthy
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/prevention-chronic-care/improve/system/pfcasestudies/overview.pdf
August 01, 2014 - of EXEMPLARY PRIMARY CARE
PRACTICE FACILITATION
TRAINING PROGRAMS … These are distinct areas that also work together as part of an
Prevention & Chronic Care Program
I … Y C A R E
Overview
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CASE STUDIES OF EXEMPLARY PRIMARY CARE PRACTICE
FACILITATION TRAINING PROGRAMS … We are deeply grateful to the case study participants from the three exemplary programs for their time … ) Practice Support Program training
Characteristics of PCPF training programs selected for case study
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/demoeval/what-we-learned/supplhighlight07.pdf
February 01, 2014 - No. 7: How are CHIPRA quality demonstration States designing and implementing caregiver peer support programs … No. 7: How are CHIPRA quality demonstration States designing and implementing caregiver peer support programs … Reauthorization Act (CHIPRA) Quality Demonstration Grant Program. … The table below, a supplement to the Highlight, summarizes the features of caregiver peer support programs … Features of Caregiver Peer Support Programs in CHIPRA Quality Demonstration States
Program
Feature
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/takeheart/training/affinity-details-improving-support-women.pdf
May 01, 2021 - Hicham Skali, MD, MSc, TAKEheart’s Principal Investigator and Director
of the Cardiac Rehabilitation program … According to
Janna Myrick, Emory Saint Joseph's Hospital had a
“terrific” and “supportive” CR program … Because
women are a minority in most CR program sessions it is
easy to overlook program elements that … Suggestions from Participants
“We have an ambassador program
to help patients get acclimated … “We find it helpful to offer a
modified CR program twice a week
or 6 weeks when copay is too high.