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www.ahrq.gov/sdoh/clas/index.html
July 01, 2023 - Tips on Writing a Quality Report
TalkingQuality offers guidance on producing comparative information … intervenes to clarify the meaning of a patient's reported symptom. … To access the summary of the evidence published from 2008 onward on cultural competency as a patient … and comparison of quality data stratified by the standard categories. … HHS Resources
Think Cultural Health is a program of the U.S.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/racism-and-electronic-health-records-ehrs-perspectives-research-and-practice
March 27, 2024 - August 20, 2018
Impact of teamwork and communication training interventions on safety … September 4, 2019
Effect of restriction of the number of concurrently open records in … an electronic health record on wrong-patient order errors: a randomized clinical trial. … March 29, 2023
Unintended consequences of patient online access to health records: a … April 15, 2020
Resolving the productivity paradox of health information technology: a
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/obesity-horizon-scan-high-impact-1306.pdf
July 01, 2013 - Any investigator or funder of research will be able to use the AHRQ Healthcare
Horizon Scanning System … data on efficacy and side effects. … Use of the ReShape Duo could be integrated
into hospitals with minimal impact on health care processes … A research expert stated that there is “already prevalent off-label use of this drug to treat obesity … a long-term cardiovascular outcomes trial (CVOT) to assess the effects of
the drug on the risk of major
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/improving-post-hospital-medication-management-older-adults-health-information/annual-summary/2010
January 01, 2010 - This research allows for the examination of an integrated health IT intervention on the quality of followup … the time of hospital discharge. ( Ongoing )
Evaluate the impact of a health IT-based transitional … the impact of a health IT-based transitional care intervention on the rate of hospital readmissions … , number of medications, and use of specific high-risk medications) whether a health IT-based transitional … of the intervention, and collecting and analyzing data.
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mvp/cusp.html
March 01, 2017 - assess potential failure points, brainstorm the potential reasons for the failure, and then develop a … Structural Assessment Data Collection Tool ( Word , 1.59 MB)
This data collection tool helps you track … Staff Safety Assessment ( Word , 1.58 MB)
Use this tool to tap the wisdom of your frontline staff … ; Facilitator Guide - Word , 2.43 MB)
Assess Patient Safety Culture Using the Hospital Survey on … - Word , 2.83 MB)
Action Plan for Translating Research Into Practice: Gap Analysis and Tests of Change
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/cquips1402.html
January 01, 2014 - improvement, and collect data on its own research projects. … The pediatric research hospital has also used AHRQ's survey in guiding its implementation of a "just … Jude's routine use of the Patient Safety Survey once again served as an excellent platform to conduct … In 2013, the hospital collected validation data on a measure of second victim experiences and support … The AHRQ Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture "keeps us driven and forward looking, and as a research
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/vision-in-children-ages-6-months-to-5-years-screening
December 17, 2015 - final Research Plan will be used to guide a systematic review of the evidence by researchers at an Evidence-based … The resulting Evidence Review will form the basis of the USPSTF Recommendation Statement on this topic … draft Research Plan was posted for public comment on the USPSTF Web site from September 24 to October … Cataract: A clouding or loss of transparency of the lens in the eye as a result of tissue breakdown … Myopia: A condition in which visual images come to a focus in front of the retina of the eye because
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/nicu-2-home-using-hit-support-parents-nicu-graduates-transitioning-home/annual-summary/2012
January 01, 2012 - Little research has been done on the factors that support parents in the successful transition of their … Focus groups and interviews were conducted to collect qualitative data from primary users of the service—parents … will be randomized to a 1-month intervention of the NICU-2-Home Service or a control group. … The evaluation also indicated a need for and guided the development of an orientation manual of the NICU … coordination of care across transitions in care settings, and the use of electronic exchange of health
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www.ahrq.gov/healthsystemsresearch/hspc-research-study/appendix-a.html
June 01, 2020 - This appendix first describes the composition of the scan data set, followed by details on the number … Composition of the Scan Data Set
As discussed in Chapter 2 , the study team drew on two primary data … Table A.1 on the following page breaks down the projects in the scan data set by source, funder, and … the degree of interrater agreement on each category, as shown in Table A.7 on the following page. … Some of these strategies, such as the naive use of a 0.5 threshold, or selecting the threshold that maximizes
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/decision-support-improve-dental-care-medically-compromised-patients/annual-summary/2012
January 01, 2012 - profound effect on the quality and safety of dental care. … However, the dissemination of practice guidelines does not ensure their use. … Specific Aims:
Determine the use and acceptability of the active versus passive CDS interventions … Training of providers on the system is expected to begin in 2013. Dr. … use of integrated data and knowledge management.
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance/item-sets/HIT/index.html
July 01, 2022 - These supplemental items focus on patients' experiences with health IT in a physician's office. … They are designed to be administered as part of the Clinician & Group Survey , not on their own. … While the use of health IT has the potential to improve some aspects of patients’ experiences, such as … use of computers during a visit
Helpfulness of provider's website in giving you information about … The impact of medical informatics on patient satisfaction: A USA-based literature review.
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qualityindicators.ahrq.gov/Downloads/Modules/V2022/AHRQ_QI_Full_Brochure.pdf
March 28, 2023 - • They can provide a check on primary care access or
outpatient services in a community by using … patient
data found in a typical hospital discharge abstract or
data set … , taking into account the special characteristics of
the pediatric population … • State hospital associations, state data associations,
hospitals and hospital systems use the AHRQ … • State agencies use the AHRQ Qls in their public
reporting on hospital quality to assess quality
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www.ahrq.gov/data/apcd/measureinventory.html
October 01, 2017 - All-Payer Claims Database Measure Inventory
The Agency for Healthcare Research and … activities to develop an effective and feasible approach for using all-payer claims databases to advance the … The inventory is in an Excel file and each field (e.g., measure type, age group) can be sorted [ Excel … Type of Cost (Out of Pocket, Charge, Reimbursement, Not Applicable, (Free Text OK). … Level of Analysis (e.g., State, County, ZIP Code, Hospital, Facility, Doctor ).
Data Source.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/statesummaries/chipra-750-south-carolina-state-snapshot.pdf
January 01, 2018 - With
funding from CMS, the Agency for Healthcare Research
and Quality (AHRQ) led the evaluation of … Practices
learned how to use patient chart data to track CMS’s
Core Set of Children’s Health Care Quality … The State received and processed data from
7 of 18 practices and generated practice reports on 15 of … The following staff from Mathematica Policy
Research and the Urban Institute contributed
to data collection … Nonetheless, the State
was able to produce reports for some practices on a
limited number of Child
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/tracking-rates-patient-safety-indicators-over-time-lessons-veterans-administration
July 14, 2009 - This study builds on prior research that validated use of PSIs in the VA system. … with a prior study , there was no relationship between the level of quality improvement efforts at … The authors discuss the potential use of these findings for evaluating patient safety efforts within … Health Administration data? … October 14, 2009
Recruitment of hospitals for a safety climate study: facilitators and
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/evaluation-effectiveness-surgical-checklist-medicare-patients
January 13, 2016 - Evaluation of the Effectiveness of a Surgical Checklist in Medicare Patients. … These results cast further doubt on the power of surgical safety checklists to improve outcomes when … implemented in non-research settings. … Evaluation of the Effectiveness of a Surgical Checklist in Medicare Patients. … Same Author(s)
Early impact of the 2011 ACGME duty hour regulations on surgical outcomes
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/match/appendix/index.html
July 01, 2022 - It also serves as a reference to keep the team on track throughout the process of planning, implementation … Develop a flowchart of your current process to determine where the process can be improved. … Develop/redesign a medication reconciliation process, including identification of a single list of medications … Determine a data collection strategy and assess and evaluate the process to track your progress and identify … Reconciliation Team
Developing Your Charter
Determining the Scope of the Project
Develop a Flowchart
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www.ahrq.gov/es/patient-safety/settings/hospital/match/appendix/index.html
July 01, 2022 - It also serves as a reference to keep the team on track throughout the process of planning, implementation … Develop a flowchart of your current process to determine where the process can be improved. … Develop/redesign a medication reconciliation process, including identification of a single list of medications … Determine a data collection strategy and assess and evaluate the process to track your progress and identify … Reconciliation Team
Developing Your Charter
Determining the Scope of the Project
Develop a Flowchart
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pregnancy-horizon-scan-high-impact-1312.pdf
December 01, 2013 - Funding and Purpose
This report incorporates data collected during implementation of the Agency for … Any investigator or funder of research will be able to use the AHRQ Healthcare
Horizon Scanning System … Methods
As part of the Healthcare Horizon Scanning System activity, a report on interventions deemed … Of the topics identified on which we received expert comments, only
one program emerged as having a … to use of a vending machine access point.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/inline-files/uspstfchildhealth.pdf
October 01, 2016 - Weighing the benefits and harms of
preventive services can be challenging because of a lack of
data from … After a
period of public comment, the research plan is finalized
and a draft evidence report is developed … the
limitations of data regarding outcomes of those children
identified through screening only but also … use of pharmacotherapy. … Illicit Drug Use
In 2014, the USPSTF issued an I statement about the use
of behavioral interventions