AHRQ Innovations Exchange | Get RSS Now http://www.innovations.ahrq.gov/ Biweekly updates featuring the latest Innovations Profiles, Innovation Attempts, and QualityTools en-us Wed, 03 Feb 2010 12:54:44 GMT Wed, 03 Feb 2010 12:54:44 GMT Silverchair Content Manager (SCM) 15 Bypassing the Blues http://www.innovations.ahrq.gov/content.aspx?id=2747 This Web site for health professionals provides information and resources to incorporate post–coronary artery bypass graft depression screening and treatment programs into routine clinical care. It... Wed, 03 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT Collaborative Supports Hospitals in Sharing and Implementing Best Practices, Leading to 33-Percent Decline in Urinary Tract Infections http://www.innovations.ahrq.gov/content.aspx?id=2691 Wed, 03 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT County-Wide Collaborative Uses Pathways Model to Enhance Access to Insurance, Primary Care, and Mental Health Services for Low-Income Children http://www.innovations.ahrq.gov/content.aspx?id=2391 Wed, 03 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT Expanding Interpreter Role to Include Advocacy and Care Coordination Improves Efficiency and Leads to High Patient and Provider Satisfaction http://www.innovations.ahrq.gov/content.aspx?id=2726 Wed, 03 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT Health Care Coordination Toolkit http://www.innovations.ahrq.gov/content.aspx?id=2750 The Health Care Coordination Toolkit is designed to assist individuals, guardians, and teams in the proper coordination of health care for adults with developmental disabilities. It includes forms to... Wed, 03 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT Hospital Employs Emergency Department-Based Physical Therapists, Leading to Anecdotal Reports of Improved Quality, Efficiency, and Patient/Physician Satisfaction http://www.innovations.ahrq.gov/content.aspx?id=2645 Wed, 03 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT Improving on Transitions of Care: How to Implement and Evaluate a Plan http://www.innovations.ahrq.gov/content.aspx?id=2577 This guide helps health care institutions develop and implement processes for sending and receiving patients from one care setting to another. The information and plans provided allow institutions... Wed, 03 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT Intensive Case Management Reduces Inpatient Admissions and Emergency Department Visits Among Costly, Medically Complex Patients Without Insurance http://www.innovations.ahrq.gov/content.aspx?id=2675 Wed, 03 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT Multidisciplinary Team Brings Palliative Care to Rural Patients, Leading to Improved Symptom Management and High Levels of Patient and Provider Satisfaction http://www.innovations.ahrq.gov/content.aspx?id=2725 Wed, 03 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT Next Step in Care: Family Caregivers and Health Care Professionals Working Together http://www.innovations.ahrq.gov/content.aspx?id=2753 Next Step in Care: Family Caregivers and Health Care Professionals Working Together is a campaign that provides information and advice to help family caregivers and health care providers plan safe... Wed, 03 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT Nurse-Led, Telephone-Based Collaborative Care Improves Mental and Physical Health of Depressed Patients After Cardiac Bypass Surgery http://www.innovations.ahrq.gov/content.aspx?id=2718 Wed, 03 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT Program Makes Staff More Sensitive to Health Literacy and Promotes Access to Understandable Health Information http://www.innovations.ahrq.gov/content.aspx?id=1855 Wed, 03 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT Radiofrequency Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation: A Guide for Adults http://www.innovations.ahrq.gov/content.aspx?id=2720 This patient guide discusses a procedure called radiofrequency ablation (RFA), which can put the heart back into normal rhythm for people with atrial fibrillation. The details provided explain how... Wed, 03 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT Radiofrequency Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation: Clinician's Guide http://www.innovations.ahrq.gov/content.aspx?id=2722 This guide for physicians summarizes the effectiveness and safety of catheter-based radiofrequency ablation (RFA) compared with anti-arrhythmic drugs (AADs) for the treatment of atrial fibrillation.... Wed, 03 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT Tools for Health Care Coordination http://www.innovations.ahrq.gov/content.aspx?id=2749 This system of forms and tools is designed to assist in the coordination of health reporting and communication. These forms may also be useful to families and individuals. The... Wed, 03 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT Transition Home Program Reduces Readmissions for Heart Failure Patients http://www.innovations.ahrq.gov/content.aspx?id=2206 Wed, 03 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT