Prepared by IPRO
This resource assists providers to screen their patients for housing insecurity, a health-related social need that may impact health outcomes.
Tag: Roadmap/Guide
Energy/Utility Insecurity: A Guide to Screening and Connecting Patients to Support Services
Prepared by IPRO HQIC
This resource, for healthcare providers, has information and best practices for screening patients for energy insecurity. It also includes several resources for patients who screen positive for energy insecurity.
Buprenorphine for Pain: A Transition Guide from Full Agonist Opioid Prescriptions
Prepared by IPRO
Buprenorphine for Pain: A Transition Guide from Full Agonist Opioid Prescriptions is a tool intended to aid clinicians in switching patients off of full opioid agonists to buprenorphine, a partial mixed opioid agonist for pain management.
The information presented in this document should not be considered medical advice and is not a substitute for individualized patient or client care and treatment decisions.
Buprenorphine Resource Guide
Prepared by IPRO
The Buprenorphine Resource Guide is a resource that contains the various FDA-approved formulations of buprenorphine for Opioid Use Disorder and pain management. This resource guide also includes a brief history of buprenorphine and explains its analgesic effects.
AHA Series: Social Determinants of Health
Prepared by the American Hospital Association (AHA)
The AHA is working to support hospitals and health systems as they address social determinants of health, eliminate health care disparities and provide comprehensive care to every patient in every community—all of which improve community health.
This series is organized by topic, and currently includes modules for: food, housing, transportation, health behaviors, violence, and more.
Health Equity Considerations: HQIC All-Cause Harm Prevention Model & Resource Tool
Prepared by IPRO HQIC
This resource provides information and resources for advancing health equity in the seven patient safety priority focus areas for hospitals.
Duration of Antibiotic Therapy- A Pocket Guide
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
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.
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.
Person and Family Engagement Implementation Guides for Hospitals
Developed by the American Institute of Research (AIR) in partnership with IPRO HQIC
This resource provides hospital leaders and staff with practical, step-by-step guidance to successfully implement the 5 PFE Best Practices in the CMS-funded Hospital Quality Improvement Contract (HQIC) program. Each guide walks the user through the definition of the PFE Practice, the intent of the Practice, the benefits of partnering with patients and families to increase safety in the hospital setting, concrete examples from the field, and a list of resources to support implementation. These guides are meant to be a supplement to the Hospital Roadmap for Person and Family Engagement.
Guide Practice 1 Preadmission Planning Checklist
Guide Practice 2 Discharge Planning Checklist
Guide Practice 3 Shift Change Huddles and Bedside reporting
Guide Practice 4 Designated PFE Leader
Guide Practice 5 PFAC or Representatives on Hospital Committee
Social Determinants of Health for Rural People
The Rural Health Information Hub
This resources discusses the contributing social factors that impact the health of rural residents. It provides a guide that focuses on the barriers and challenges that rural residents experience and discusses the impact of and documenting rural differences related to: Income-level, educational attainment, race/ethnicity, and health literacy.