Prepared by IPRO NQIIC
A pocket guide for clinicians to select the most recent recommendation for duration of therapy.
Easy-print foldable version available here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1FPff30i34n3dS3XptKJC23SmMEjapZFv/view?usp=sharing
Category: All Resources
Nitrofurantoin Dosing Summary
Prepared by IPRO NQIIC
This resource summarizes the dosing/coverage for two formulations of nitrofurantoin to ensure that the correct product is selected by the the clinician.
Conversation Starter
Prepared by IPRO NQIIC
Conversation Starter to assist clinicians in counseling patients on the use of opioid medication prior to discharge, in the ER or in the clinic setting.
HQIC Antibiotic Stewardship Workgroup- Clostridioides difficile Module
Prepared by IPRO QIN/QIO
Video interview with a nurse describing her own C. difficile survival story. The story includes a first-person accounting of her yearlong hospitalization, the impact of antibiotic therapy, prevention of C. difficile and the long-term effects of this devastating antibiotic adverse event.
Opioid and Pain Management Best Practices: Strategies for Success: Self – Assessment
Prepared by IPRO QIN-QIO, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Quality Improvement & Innovation Group
Use with Quality Improvement and Care Coordination: Implementing the CDC Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain document and the Opioid and Pain Management Best Practice Aggregate Results Dashboard.
“IPRO HQIC PFE LAN: Understanding the Lifecycle of a Patient and Family Advisory Council (PFAC), September, 2021”
This material was prepared by the American Institutes for Research (AIR) and the IPRO Hospital Quality Improvement Contractor (HQIC)
In this pre-recorded event, the AIR team hosts a discussion about the different stages of a PFAC, including how to identify them and how to move forward. The event features real-world examples of how hospitals have responded to the evolving needs of their PFACs. It includes a facilitated discussion about steps that all hospitals can take today to make the most of their PFACs and sustain engagement over time.
Toolkit for Decolonization of Non-ICU Patients with Devices
Prepared by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
This toolkit will provide hospital infection prevention programs with instructions for implementing targeted decolonization in adult patients with medical devices in hospital units outside of intensive care (i.e., non-ICUs).
Health Equity Roadmap
Adapted from HSAG by IPRO QIN-QIO HQIC, Network of Quality Improvement and Innovation Contractors (NQIIC), Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Quality Improvement and Innovation Group
This document provides a step-by-step roadmap for organizational commitment to health equity.
Health Equity Organizational Assessment (HEOA) Frequently Asked Questions
Prepared by IPRO HQIC Hospital Quality Improvement Contractor (HQIC), Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Quality Improvement & Innovation Group
Health Equity Organizational Assessment (HEOA) Frequently Asked Questions
Executive Audience: How the HEOA can lower your financial risk and help achieve the Triple AIM
Prepared by IPRO QIN-QIO, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Quality Improvement & Innovation Group
Executive Audience: How the HEOA can lower your financial risk and help achieve the Triple AIM
Collecting REaL Data – Examples of How to Ask for REaL Data
Prepared by IPRO Hospital Quality Improvement Contractors (HQIC), Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Quality Improvement & Innovation Group
This Resource Guide provides examples on how best to collect race, ethnicity, and language data and ensure that it is being collected consistently.
Importance of HQIC Health Equity Metrics
Prepared by IPRO HQIC
This resource provides rationale and talking points related to the importance of the HQIC health equity metrics.