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Improving Patient Flow and Reducing Emergency Department Crowding: A Guide for Hospitals - 1 views

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  • Tom Fields on 02 Jul 12
     
    This guide, for hospital administrators and emergency department leaders, provides step-by-step instructions for planning and implementing patient flow improvement strategies to ease emergency department crowding.
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Scoring System Helps Choose Approaches and Devices for Safely Moving Patients, Leading ... - 0 views

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  • Tom Fields on 26 Jun 12
     
    The program significantly reduced staff injuries and nearly eliminated lost and restricted staff work days associated with these injuries at Bay Pines. In addition, other Veterans Health Administration sites have also experienced significant reductions in staff injuries since implementing the program.
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Support Following Unexpected Clinical Events - 0 views

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  • Tom Fields on 20 Jun 12
     
    The featured Innovations describe one hospital program that provides multidisciplinary team support to patients and families who experience an unexpected clinical event, and another program that provides support to clinicians who are the "secondary victims" of unexpected events.
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Advancing Pharmacy Health Literacy Practices Through Quality Improvement: Curricular Mo... - 0 views

innovations.ahrq.gov/content.aspx PharmD students laboratory classes hospital pharmacy service health literacy AHRQ
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  • Tom Fields on 04 Jun 12
     
    The modules consist of 17 activity guides with 4 accompanying PowerPoint presentations. Each activity guide includes a list of further resources.
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National Academy and Affiliated State Chapters Support Pediatricians in Improving Asthm... - 0 views

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  • Tom Fields on 11 May 12
     
    Over a 1-year period, support included upfront training of the chapters and participating practices on quality improvement concepts, followed by ongoing sharing of data and best practices and assistance with problem-solving. The program improved adherence to recommended care processes, leading to better asthma control.
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Culturally Appropriate, School-Based Education and Support Reduces Likelihood That Lati... - 0 views

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  • Tom Fields on 17 Apr 12
     
    The program incorporates commonly held cultural beliefs in the Latino community, using them to frame abstinence and condom use as acceptable and effective health strategies.
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AHRQ Innovations Exchange | Patient-Centered Care - 2 views

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  • Tom Fields on 11 Apr 12
     
    The featured Innovations describe two programs that delivered patient-centered care to vulnerable populations, thereby improving the patient experience and enhancing access to appropriate care. The featured QualityTools provide clinicians and other stakeholders with resource guides that support a patient-centered approach to medication management.
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Gynecologic and Obstretic Health Repository - 0 views

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  • Tom Fields on 02 Apr 12
     
    Large online repository of gynecologic and obstretic care tools and case studies available at AHRQ's Innovations Exchange.
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Taking Innovations to Scale - 1 views

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  • Tom Fields on 29 Mar 12
     
    AHRQ announces "Taking Innovations To Scale", featuring new resources and tools to help innovators spread their innovations and potential adopters learn how to implement innovations in their organizations.
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Endocrinologic and Metabolic Healthcare Tools - 0 views

www.innovations.ahrq.gov/innovations_qualitytools.aspx Cholesterol measurement Dehydration insulin-dependent mellitus non-insulin-dependent Diabetic foot Dyslipidemia Gestational diabetes Glycemic control Hemochromatosis Hirsutism Hypercholesterolemia Hyperglycemia Hyperlipidemia Hypertriglyceridemia Hypoglyc
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  • Tom Fields on 27 Mar 12
     
    Discover dozens of new methods to improve endocrinologic and metabolic health care from hospitals across the U.S.
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AHRQ Innovations Exchange | Browse by Subject - 0 views

www.innovations.ahrq.gov/browse.aspx chronic care psychosocial diagnosis preventive ambulatory confidentiality satisfaction vulnerable acute intensive emergency rehabilitation urgent primary equity physical intake admissions referrals technology medication condition
shared by Tom Fields on 19 Mar 12 - No Cached
  • Tom Fields on 19 Mar 12
     
    Find hundreds of health care innovations listed by topic including patient population, clinical category, setting of care, etc.
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AHRQ Innovations Exchange | Linking Clinical Practices and Community Organizations for ... - 1 views

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  • Tom Fields on 15 Mar 12
     
    Learn how linkages between clinical practices and community organizations improved the delivery of preventive services.
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