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141. Key Driver Diagram | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/pqmp/implementation-qi/toolkit/tcd/key-driver.html
     September 01, 2021 - With these challenges in mind, specific insights at each level are provided below. … required intensive effort on the part of the QMETRIC team and extraordinary personal commitments by specific … These contracts contain expectations for reporting and performance for specific conditions. … This means incentives are provided to the health plans to focus improvement efforts on those specific … The state will use financial incentives to create an environment for plans within a specific Medicaid

142. Gaps Identified | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/reports/engage/gaps.html
     March 01, 2017 - change in patient safety in primary care are rare. 264 With few measures of patient safety available specific … recipients of care across the Nation, there is a general lack of culturally appropriate or culturally specific … We found few tools that were tailored to specific populations or that addressed or acknowledged the need … to accommodate specific cultural, racial, ethnic, or religious needs of patients and families. … Specific gaps in the tools reviewed include little attention to interventions addressing limited English

143. Chapter 2. Project Implementation | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/practiceimprovement/delivery-initiative/ihs/chapter2.html
     December 01, 2017 - They provided general guidance and advice, as well as specific information on their project site. … email and phone, an average of three site visits to each project site, and the development of site-specific … Information Committee provided guidance on data measures, data analysis and interpretation, design of site-specific … project staff to conduct data analyses for these Service Units in separate analyses, or to provide site-specific … f The site-specific reports and Excel tables were provided in 2012.

144. Strategies for Improving Patient Experience with Ambulatory Care: Price Transparency (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/quality-improvement/improvement-guide/6-strategies-for-improving/access/cahps-strategy-6n.pdf
     October 01, 2017 - • How often were you able to find out from your health plan how much you would have to pay for specific …  Consider costs before deciding on a particular service or choosing a specific provider. … Health plans that have implemented this strategy generally report provider-specific information on the … An example of a tool that does offer patients information on their specific OOP costs comes from Geisinger … Geisinger’s MyEstimate® product offers estimates of patient-specific OOP costs for common ambulatory

145. 6. Research Gaps and Prioritization of Federally Funded HSR and PCR | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/healthsystemsresearch/hspc-research-study/research-gaps.html
     June 01, 2020 - HSR and PCR as defined below, including crosscutting gaps in research approaches, as well as those specific … of Gaps Identified by Technical Expert Panel and Interview Participants Many gaps are related to specific … Cross-Cutting Research Gaps Specific to Primary Care Next we present two research gaps specific to … It’s therefore harder to get research funded on things that are not disease specific or condition specific … The descriptions of these gaps highlighted their distinct PCR-specific aspects.

146. Using an EHR System to Prevent Opioid Use Disorder in Older Adults in Primary Care Practices Case Study (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/opioids/compendium/opioids-case-study-ehr-oud.pdf
     April 07, 2025 - Quality Improvement Tools Implemented ▶ A modified existing EHR dot phrase to identify opioid risks specific … Westfield monitored an existing opioid dashboard for the use of the senior pain dot phrase, as well as specific … experience developing a “.pain” dot phrase for all patients to develop a modified “.pains” dot phrase specific … ▶ Closely examine existing workflow to identify how to modify EHR tools to make them specific for older

147. Introduction | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/dxsafety-care-transitions1.html
     June 01, 2023 - Each transition of care has certain underlying context-specific factors contributing to diagnostic errors … For each care transition, we will examine (1) context-specific contributors, (2) handoff or transition-specific

148. Grant Mechanisms and Descriptions | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     December 01, 2020 - specified, circumscribed project to be performed by the named investigator(s) in an area representing his specific … specified, circumscribed project to be performed by the named investigator(s) in an area representing his specific … U19 Cooperative Agreements To support a research program of multiple projects directed toward a specific … groups, members of which are conducting research projects designed to elucidate the various aspects of a specific

149. Summary | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     July 01, 2021 - The portfolios of other agencies tend to focus on specific health care settings or other populations … unlikely for a single research project to generate impact across all categories, and the impacts of specific … Impact may take time to accumulate and be realized, which further complicates attribution to specific … Many of these gaps are related to specific “inputs” and “outputs” of health care services in the study … We suggest specific steps for each recommendation. Table S.4.

150. Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence: 2008 Update - Overview | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/prevention/guidelines/tobacco/clinicians/presentations/2008update-overview/index.html
     October 01, 2014 - continued) Medication Varenicline Nicotine Lozenge Relative Efficacy Medication Recommendation Specific … Populations Specific Populations (continued) Low Socio-Economic Status/Limited Formal Education … Psychiatric Disorders Including Substance Use Disorders Specific Populations and Other Topics Adolescent

151. 3. Building and Maintaining a Network of Primary Care Practices | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/projects/state/how-to-guide/guide3.html
     August 01, 2024 - initiative; and maintaining a group of engaged practices that could be recruited to participate in specific … and funding requirements can lead primary care extension programs to first recruit practices for a specific … Access to future opportunities to participate in specific QI projects to support care delivery. … The value proposition for practices participating in specific QI projects can be more focused. … For example, practices asked for specific information about requirements and expectations, expected time

152. Culture Checkup Tool | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/labor-delivery/perinatal-care/modules/teamwork/culture-checkup-tool.html
     July 01, 2023 - Purpose of tool: This tool offers structure to create a more productive culture conversation, using specific … this tool: This tool can be used at a staff meeting to structure one or a series of meetings by using specific … to be discussed:   Unit Safety Assessment Score (percent agreement):   Role-specific

153. Contemporary Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) Clinical Issues Involving Pregnant Patients (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/topics/contemporary-EMTALA-clinical-issues-pregnantpts.pdf
     December 01, 2024 - While all investigations are highly fact-specific, information from these illustrative cases is intended … orders or general labor and delivery order sets and consent processes without documenting patient- specific … CMS does not direct the specific contents of a hospital’s plan of correction but considers an acceptable … Plans are detailed and specific such that individuals understand their role and how to accomplish their … Individuals who present for care at an ED must be entered into a central log with specific required

154. Chapter 5. Measure Mapping | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/care/coordination/atlas/chapter5.html
     June 01, 2014 - The domains reflect the specific components of care coordination that are addressed by each measure, … care coordination, as well as the burden of data collection (i.e., number of items) related to the specific … The measure profiles also identify the specific measure items (i.e., survey questions or measure components … If applicable, specific information is noted regarding the number of individual items and the domains … This information should be used to guide the selection of specific measures for use in evaluating the

155. Key Driver Diagram | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/pqmp/implementation-qi/toolkit/asthma/key-drivers.html
     July 01, 2021 - KDDs can be used to help organize system-thinking around a Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic … KDDs: an overall KDD that summarizes key drivers that impact the measure, as well as two initiative-specific … KDDs that demonstrate the specific drivers involved in the two primary care QI initiatives described

156. Part Three: Three Strategies for Continuous Improvement of Physician Feedback Reporting Systems | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/tools/confid-report/three-strategies.html
     February 01, 2016 - Capacity to access patient-level data also enables physicians to identify specific patients whose care … falls short of the target performance or are overdue for specific services or followup. … Some report developers present information (e.g., a list of specific patients due for care) in an appendix … , companion report, or registry to provide the physician with guidance on specific ways to improve performance … impact can be attributed solely to a reporting effort, or more narrowly, to one or more specific features

157. 5 Tk2 T3-Concise Antibiogram Toolkit Using Whonet To Create Your Antibiogram (doc file)
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     May 01, 2014 - This document is specific to creating an antibiogram. … A few specific things to look for are: 1. … Other Uses In addition to making and updating the antibiogram, you can use WHONET to answer more specific … For example, you could analyze a specific organism. … Or you can click on “Isolates” when setting up data analysis to set more specific criteria for your results

158. 4. How do we implement best practices in our organization? | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/resource/pressureulcer/tool/pu4.html
     October 01, 2014 - Other tasks may be assigned to a specific individual. … Then assign specific individuals or groups to each task. … Hospitalist: Reviews need for specific types of rehabilitation therapy. … Writes orders for specific interventions. … Makes specific recommendations regarding diet, including supplements.

159. Institutional Mentored Career Development Award Program in Patient-Centered Outcomes Research | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/pcor/ahrq-pcor-trust-fund-training-projects/pcortf-tcdhs13008.html
     June 01, 2018 - The expected output of these grants is improved population-specific health outcomes as a result of developing … clinicians, and other decisionmakers on which interventions are most effective for which patients under specific

160. Improving Hospital Handoffs Using AHRQ’s Surveys on Patient Safety Culture® Hospital Survey - Huddleston (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/events/webinar/04-sops-riverside-handoffs-webcast-huddleston.pdf
     April 02, 2025 - Tool 39 Action Planning Tool Template • Identifying Areas to Improve ► What to focus on ► Goals: Specific … ✓ Specific ✓ Measurable ✓ Achievable ✓ Relevant ✓ Time-bound 2 Plan Your Improvement Initiatives