National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report
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EvidenceNOW: Tools and Resources
The Agency for Healthcare and Quality (AHRQ) offers practical, research-based tools and other resources to help a variety of health care origanizations, provider, and others make care safer in all health care settings. AHRQ's evidence-based tools and resources are used by organizations nationwide to improve the quality, safety, effectiveness, and efficiency of health care. Improving health care quality by increasing the capacity of small primary care practices to implement the best clinical evidence is our aim. These tools and resources can be searched by the key drivers and the change strategies of the EvidenceNOW Key Driver Diagram.
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11 to 14 of 14 Tools and Resources DisplayedThis resource provides clinicians with useful tools to: (1) assess the current physical activity levels of their patients; (2) emphasize with patients the value of long-term exercise and activity for improved health; (3) help patients find activity options that are safe, sustainable, and as enjoyable as possible; and (4) summarize exercise recommendations for heart health and maintaining weight loss.
This case study of a primary care practice provides insight into the clinic’s quality improvement project to improve blood pressure control. It highlights the steps in the quality improvement (QI) process, future measures, and lessons learned.
These index card-sized cards offer a menu of "recipes for health" that clinicians can use to talk to patients about health goals and make recommendations to encourage heart health.
This resource offers a set of the latest evidence-based changes to improve delivery of clinical interventions for the treatment of tobacco use and dependence.