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  1. www.ahrq.gov/workingforquality/priorities-in-action/patientslikeme.html
    March 01, 2017 - PatientsLikeMe Issue Background Nearly a decade ago, the Institute of Medicine designated the concept of patient-centeredness as one of its six primary goals for a 21st century health system. When the Affordable Care Act (ACA) passed in 2010, its repeated references to patient satisfaction, engagement, and shar…
  2. www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/education/curriculum-tools/teamstepps/instructor/scenarios/icu.pdf
    March 19, 2014 - TeamSTEPPS Specialty Scenarios: ICU TeamSTEPPS 2.0 Specialty Scenarios - 59 Specialty Scenarios ICU Specialty Scenarios - 60 TeamSTEPPS 2.0 Specialty Scenarios ICU Scenario 48 Appropriate for: ICU Setting: Hospital A 44-year-old female is admitted to the Medical ICU in acute respirator…
  3. www.ahrq.gov/teamstepps/instructor/scenarios/icu.html
    March 01, 2014 - TeamSTEPPS® Instructor Manual: Specialty Scenarios ICU Specialty scenario for this guide. Contents Scenario 48 Scenario 49 Scenario 50 Scenario 51 Scenario 52   Scenario 48 Appropriate for: ICU Setting: Hospital   A 44-year-old female is admitted to the Medical ICU in acute respiratory d…
  4. www.ahrq.gov/innovations/will-work/appendix1.html
    February 01, 2021 - Will It Work Here? A Decisionmaker's Guide to Adopting Innovations Appendix 1: Clinica Campesina and Group Visits Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Will It Work Here? A Decisionmaker's Guide to Adopting Innovations About the Guide Acknowledgments Purpose How to Use the Guide Module…
  5. www.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/834.html
    October 01, 2022 - Opioid Prescribing by Oral Surgeons Decreased From 2016 to 2019, but More Intervention Is Needed Issue Number 834 AHRQ News Now is a weekly newsletter that highlights agency research and program activities. October 11, 2022 AHRQ Stats Access more data on this topic in the associated data visualizat…
  6. www.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/808.html
    March 01, 2022 - AHRQ-Funded Research Explores Structure and Impact of Patient Characteristics in Assisted-Living Issue Number 808 AHRQ News Now is a weekly newsletter that highlights agency research and program activities. March 29, 2022 AHRQ Stats: Financial Barriers to Care Among Racial/Ethnic Groups The percentage…
  7. www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/pdi/a4_pdi_casestudy.pdf
    December 01, 2015 - Children’s Hospital Uses AHRQ’s Pediatric QI Toolkit To Bring Physicians Together To Reduce CLABSIs Pediatric Toolkit for Using the AHRQ Quality Indicators How To Improve Hospital Quality and Safety Case Study of Using the Pediatric QI Toolkit for Quality Improvement What is the purpose of this tool? This tool p…
  8. www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/about/researcher-fellows/index.html
    September 01, 2024 - NCEPCR Research Fellows NCEPCR participates in AHRQ’s Junior Staff Service Fellow Program to support the development of new and early career health services and primary care researchers. Each year, NCEPCR hosts one to two fellows to work on primary care-related projects related to AHRQ’s primary care research p…
  9. www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/cooperatives/evidencenow-executive-summary-nyc.pdf
    November 01, 2017 - EvidenceNow Executive Summary - New York City Cooperative New York City Cooperative New York ★ EvidenceNOW: Advancing Heart Health in Primary Care is an initiative of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) to transform health care delivery by building a critical infrastructure to help small…
  10. www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/cooperatives/evidencenow-executive-summary-nc.pdf
    November 01, 2017 - EvidenceNow Executive Summary - North Carolina Cooperative North Carolina Cooperative North Carolina EvidenceNOW: Advancing Heart Health in Primary Care is an initiative of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) to transform health care delivery by building a critical infrastructure to help …
  11. www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa/071-dec-patient-talking-points-bathing.docx
    October 01, 2024 - Talking Points for Patients: Chlorhexidine Bathing AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention Talking Points for Patients: Chlorhexidine Gluconate Bathing Feel free to customize this handout to your unit’s current practices. To avoid confusion, remove questions that do not apply to your unit. Patients may have questions …
  12. www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/chartbooks/effectivetreatment/trends.html
    June 01, 2018 - Chartbook on Effective Treatment Effective Treatment Trends and Measures Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Chartbook on Effective Treatment Acknowledgments Effective Treatment Effective Treatment Trends and Measures Cardiovascular Disease Cancer Chronic Kidney Disease Diabetes …
  13. www.ahrq.gov/hai/cusp/modules/assemble/team-slides.html
    December 01, 2012 - Assemble the Team CUSP Toolkit The Assemble the Team module of the CUSP Toolkit addresses CUSP team composition for your quality improvement initiative.   Note : Slide content is presented below each of the images.  Contents Slide 1. Cover Slide . Slide 2. Learning Objectives . Slide 3. The Unit…
  14. www.ahrq.gov/hai/cusp/modules/nursing/sl-nursing.html
    December 01, 2012 - CUSP Toolkit: The Role of the Nurse Manager CUSP Toolkit The Role of the Nurse Manager module of the CUSP Toolkit addresses the role of nursing leaders for your quality improvement initiative. Contents Slide 1. Cover Slide. Slide 2. Learning Objectives Slide 3. What is a Nurse Manager? Slide 4. Wh…
  15. www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/care/coordination/atlas/chapter4tab4.html
    June 01, 2014 - Care Coordination Measures Atlas Update Table 4. Meaningful Use Measures that Assess Care Coordination* Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Care Coordination Measures Atlas Update Chapter 1: Background Chapter 2. What is Care Coordination? Chapter 3. Care Coordination Measurement Framewo…
  16. www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/sustainability/management/visual/visual-mgmt.pptx
    May 01, 2017 - Module 5: PowerPoint Presentation Management Practices for Sustainability Module 5: Visual Management AHRQ Safety Program for Ambulatory Surgery AHRQ Pub. No. 16(17)-0019-4-EF May 2017 | ‹#› AHRQ Safety Program for Ambulatory Surgery 1 A Frontline Management System To Promote Safety Standard Work * Qu…
  17. www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/sustainability/management/visual/visual-mgmt-component-kit.docx
    May 01, 2017 - Module 5: Component Kit Visual Management Board Component Kit Contents 1. Why Have a Visual Management Board? 2 2. Tips for Using a Visual Management Board 2 3. Plan-Do-Study-Act “Ramp”: Learn To Use a Visual Management Board 2 4. Visual Management Board Example: Elements You Can Use (Figure 1) 4 5. Connections to …
  18. Final2016Qdr-Cx (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqdr16/final2016qdr-cx.pdf
    October 01, 2017 - It includes strategies such as health care system changes, workplace and school programs and policies … Closing the quality gap: a critical analysis of quality improvement strategies—Volume 7: Care coordination
  19. www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/availability/chipra-233-fullreport.pdf
    August 07, 2018 - understood to be sensitive to changes in Medicaid or CHIP (e.g., policy changes, quality improvement strategies … and to patients about which medications have potential risk and how to communicate risk minimization strategies
  20. www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/measure_retirement/supplemental-materials/supplementaldoc3.pdf
    September 01, 2014 - CMS should encourage CDC to work with Medicaid on data improvement strategies. … CMS should encourage CDC to work with Medicaid on data improvement strategies.

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