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psnet.ahrq.gov/Information/Editor
May 23, 2025 - measures, using outcomes data to improve the quality and effectiveness of health care, and studying … Prior to joining the school of nursing, she was a research specialist for a California non-profit organization … Her classical training area of expertise is medication safety, use and policy and she manages the UC … She also sits on a variety of local, state, and national committees that are devoted to the continuous … equipment use during COVID-19 pandemic and contributed to papers on stress and wellness during COVID
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www.ahrq.gov/news/events/nac/2021-03-nac/nacmtg031821-minutes.html
July 01, 2021 - Cohen reported on AHRQ activities in data and analytics:
Responding to the issues of privacy and … availability of data, AHRQ is developing synthetic healthcare data within a research database. … Bierman responded that AHRQ created a compendium of data on U.S. health systems, which can help researchers … Brady added that the integration of measurement in the work is a key to good results and the use of guidelines … social determinants of health data integration and analytics and the use of dashboards to guide clinicians
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qualityindicators.ahrq.gov/News/PSI90_Factsheet_FAQ.pdf
August 31, 2016 - The reference population was updated and only includes data with complete present
on admission (POA … The previous version of the software used 2010 data from the Healthcare Cost and
Utilization Project … All data were
used regardless of POA reporting. … .,
outcome severity, or least preferred states from the patient perspective). … version of PSI 90)
Outcome Description of events captured Applicable
Patient Safety
Indicator
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/ehr-based-screening-and-intervention-intimate-partner-violence
January 01, 2024 - The specific aims of the research were as follows: To create a replicable systematic process using an … , functional workflows, workforce capacity, and training to support the intake and use of patient-generated … Rheingold on this problem. … actions on the screen. … use a decision-making tool to guide a followup conversation, supports documentation of an IPV-specific
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/patient-safety-during-hospital-discharge
April 01, 2018 - A systematic review of process, efficiency and outcome measures. BMC Med. 2011;9:58. … A systematic review on the effect of the organisation of hospital discharge on patient health outcomes … At that time, a lot of emphasis was on the venue in which you were practicing. … proxy for a measure with higher quality data. … My hunch based on our reading of this entire literature and our research is that this could be a game
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/medication-therapy-management-1_research-2007.pdf
January 01, 2007 - This report is based on research conducted by the University of Illinois-Chicago DEcIDE
(Developing … A data abstraction form was developed to extract information from the surveys for the
purpose of summarizing … the collected survey data. … We therefore developed the data abstraction tool after collecting
information on several of the programs … Impact of direct mail intervention
on knowledge, attitudes, and behavioral intentions
regarding use
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/quality-patient-safety/patientsafetyculture/hsops1-database-report-part-I.pdf
March 01, 2021 - resources needed, process and
outcome measures, and timelines. … Three of the 12 SOPS Hospital 1.0 composite
measures use the frequency response option (Communication … on all of the items within a composite measure. … of the report presents data tables showing average percent positive scores on the survey
composite measures … Overview
Purpose and Use of This Report
Chapter 1.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-05/gore-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - During the second webinar, Perspectives on Increasing the Use of Palliative Care in Advanced Urologic … Webinar 2: Perspectives on Increasing the Use of Palliative Care in Advanced Urologic Disease
Session … The length-of-life outcome was inspired by a foundational study by Dr. … EHR.
o Use patient-reported outcome measures to identify patient need for various aspects of palliative … Perspectives on Increasing the Use of Palliative Care in Advanced Urologic
Disease. https://vimeo.com
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/tools/transform-qi/deliver-facilitation/curriculum/part-3.html
February 01, 2022 - Contents
Primary Care Practice Facilitation Curriculum
Preface
Introduction
Part 1: Use of … Let us know the nature of your accessibility problem, the Web address of the requested information, and … & Quality
Module 14: Collecting Performance Data Using Chart Audits and Electronic Data Extraction … Module 15: Preparing and Presenting Performance Data (PDF, 1.2 MB)
Primary Author: Lyndee Knox … & Quality
Module 16: Academic Detailing as a Quality Improvement Tool (PDF, 923.7 KB)
Primary
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/depression-in-children-and-adolescents-screening-2009
March 15, 2009 - Evidence on the balance of benefits and harms of treatment of younger children is insufficient for a … SSRIs (fluoxetine) reduce MDD symptoms in children; however, there are limited data on the benefits of … a lack of direct evidence on the effectiveness of screening for MDD in children and adolescents. … There is adequate evidence on the harms of SSRIs (risk of suicidality), but there is no evidence on the … risk as a result of family problems, drug or alcohol use, or other indicators of risk.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/system/files/docs/topic-brief-radiation-therapy-bone-metastases.pdf
August 01, 2022 - A systematic review of these KQs
would serve to inform the development of an updated guideline on radiation … Research and Quality or of
the U.S. … The use of radiation therapy in the management of cancer that has metastasized to the bone,
referred … ASTRO intends to use the evidence report developed by AHRQ as the basis for a replacement of
their evidence-based … An AHRQ report, with a literature search, data extraction, and analysis
according to the highest standards
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/availability/chipra-0123-technical-specifications.pdf
June 02, 2025 - When 2
full years prior to delivery are available, reporting entities should use 2 full years of data … For each
delivery, use the shorter of the indicated look back period OR the total available data ending … DATA SOURCES
A. … for each of the three ways of qualifying (Class A, Class B, and
Union of Class A or Class B. … Use the
lesser of that sum or 1 as the upper bound of the 95%
confidence interval.
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/enabling-medication-management-through-utilization-health-information/annual-summary/2011
January 01, 2011 - three evidence report in a series on the strategic goals of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality's … Another 361 articles on topic but with limited data were included in a bibliography. … evidence base for the use of MMIT. … In contrast, little work has been done on other phases of medication management that use integrated health … data.
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digital.ahrq.gov/program-overview/research-stories/clinical-decision-support-tool-preventing-falls
January 01, 2023 - Patricia Dykes, a leading researcher on fall prevention, wanted to develop a clinical decision support … risk of having a fall. … “ASPIRE is based on the data that's already in the electronic health record, for example, if a patient … Qualitative feedback from providers indicated that the use of the tool prompted them to make more physical … Research Program: 2022 Year in Review
Related Stories Evaluation of the SCaling AcceptabLE
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/citation/health-it-research-priorities-to-support-health-care-delivery-system-of-future.pdf
October 19, 2014 - Methodology
Framework for Developing Research Priorities
Research priority-setting processes assist … They proposed a checklist for health research priority setting that allows for informed choices on
different … A key element of the research-priority setting process is gathering
the information needed. … enabling
the use of big data for biomedical research. … Research Impacting Health
IT Research and Development
Annual Visionary Panel Meeting
1-day Meeting
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/relationship-staff-information-sharing-and-advice-networks-patient-safety-outcomes
June 22, 2011 - Researchers describe the use of a social network analysis tool to examine the impact of nursing staff … April 1, 2010
The influence of bullying on nursing practice errors: a systematic review … February 20, 2019
Effects of individual nurse and hospital characteristics on patient … adverse events and quality of care: a multilevel analysis. … October 24, 2018
The promise of big data: improving patient safety and nursing practice
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mvp/modules/technical/pain-mgmt-fac-guide.html
January 01, 2017 - and benefits of using the ABCDEF bundle to understand evidence supporting the use of the Society of … patients getting out of bed, sitting on the side of the bed, and even moving to sit in chairs. … The 2013 PAD guidelines were established based on a thorough review of over 19,000 references related … Deep sedation, as determined by a score of -4 or -5 on the Richmond Agitation-Sedation Scale, should … Finally, the PAD guidelines recommend use of the ABCDEF bundle to improve outcomes for your patients.
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/economic-analysis-it-assisted-population-based-cancer-screening-program/annual-summary/2012
January 01, 2012 - The purpose of this project is to study TOP-CARE’s impact on improvements beyond the use of automated … (Ongoing)
2012 Activities: The focus of activity was on completing the collection of wage data, … As last self-reported in AHRQ’s Research Reporting System, project progress and activities are on track … In 2012 there was some delay in data availability as well as a slight reduction in the amount of time … use of integrated data and knowledge management.
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/HCUP-SB312-508.pdf
September 27, 2024 - Additional detail on the categorization of the complications is shown in Appendix Table A.3. … Additional detail on the categorization of the complications is shown in Appendix Table A.3. … Reporting of race and ethnicity
Data on Hispanic ethnicity are collected differently among the States … These databases enable research on a broad range of health policy issues, including cost and quality … interested in obtaining more
information about access, cost, use, financing, and quality of healthcare
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/datainnovations/clinicaldata/Hospital_Recruitment_Letter_VA.jsp
July 01, 2016 - VHI is one of three states to win a contract with the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality entitled … VHI's effort will focus primarily on the addition of the Present on Admission indicators (POA) and laboratory … The contract
serves as a pilot to test the feasibility of developing a hybrid dataset of clinical data … Research funded by AHRQ found that through the addition of diagnoses present on admission, key laboratory … researcher involved in the original research noted in the AHRQ documents; Ramesh Shukla, Ph.D., a researcher