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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/association-hospital-readmissions-reduction-program-implementation-readmission-and-mortality
November 03, 2021 - This study analyzed data from a national clinical registry of patients with heart failure admitted between … A previous PSNet interview discussed the benefits and limitations of Medicare's nonpayment policy. … November 20, 2019
Large language model influence on diagnostic reasoning: a randomized … affected by errors associated with electronic health record use? … an electronic health record on wrong-patient order errors: a randomized clinical trial.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/pediatric-patient-safety-events-during-hospitalization-approaches-accounting-institution
December 23, 2012 - The authors use these methods to uncover characteristics associated with the occurrence of patient safety … June 7, 2017
Effect of Patient and Family Centered I-PASS on adverse event rates in hospitalized … : an analysis of the 2016 Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture. … February 1, 2012
Relevance of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Patient … the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality's Patient Safety Indicators methodology.
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www.ahrq.gov/policymakers/chipra/measure_retirement/measure_retirementapd.html
July 01, 2018 - Background Report on 2013 Retirement of Measures from the Child Core Set
Appendix D. … /Incidence for focus of measure for all U.S. children or on average for U.S. children
(Enter if data … For more information about the use of Delphi scoring to select quality measures, see the following: … listed on the grid of State activities is only the tip of the iceberg as to what is really happening … ; SES = socioeconomic status; SNAC = National Advisory Council on Healthcare Research and Quality 2013
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb303-Comorbidities-Adult-Hospitalizations-2019.pdf
January 01, 2019 - Table 1 of
the User Guide provides information on the data element names used by the software tool. … , a vendor that
produces population estimates and projections based on data from the U.S. … These
databases enable research on a broad range of health policy issues, including cost and quality … In
addition, NIS data are standardized across years to facilitate ease of use. … For a detailed description of HCUP and more information on the design of the National Inpatient
Sample
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/improving-otitis-media-care-electronic-health-record-ehr-based-clinical
January 01, 2023 - randomized controlled trial to evaluate its impact on the quality of care of OM. … The tool included visual displays of prior OM events and treatments, a data collection form, recommendations … Assess the effects of the intervention on the secondary outcomes of resource use and clinician adoption … guidelines than those practices which did not use the tool. … The team is working to make changes based on feedback from physicians about the tool to improve adoption
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digital.ahrq.gov/2019-year-review/research-summary/emerging-innovative-newly-funded-research/how-you-feel-important-making-pros-meaningful
January 01, 2019 - California, San Francisco Research Profile: Improving the Management of Multiple Chronic Conditions … In the Bay Area, thirty percent of the population is Asian. … will be chosen by patients based on the symptoms most important to them. … Providers will review and reflect on PRO data during clinic visits using a provider-facing dashboard. … Resources (SMART on FHIR®) technology, the tool may be used with any EHR, increasing its sustainability
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/citation/r21hs026803-wells-final-report-2022.pdf
January 01, 2022 - The use of this calculator
could improve the efficiency of targeted screening. … Methods
The proposed research project will use the HbA1c calculator recently created by the PI that … health record database to extract data on eligible patients. … Results
• The first publication resulting from this research entitled, "Patient Perspectives on a Targeted … on other conditions if used on a large number of individuals.
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/citation/r21hs021233-butler-final-report-2016.pdf
January 01, 2016 - The specific aims of the research were to:
Apply ethnographic research to discover the way care is … connection to the impact
the aggregate use of features will have on clinical care. … Context of HIT Use
The term “health information system” is something of a misnomer because it’s work … Our focus was on problems arising from use of existing information resources, as summarized
in Table … for less use of other types of resources, such as the time of a skilled clinician carry out
appropriate
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/obesity-in-children-and-adolescents-screening-june-2017
June 20, 2017 - Clinically Important Weight Loss
Research studies use a standardized measure ( z score) of BMI known … Data on follow-up beyond 1 year were limited. … A little more than one-half of the trials focused on adolescents only; the rest included younger children … The USPSTF added language about subgroup analyses, access, and research gaps based on comments. … a Data presented in this table are limited to trials that reported BMI z score.
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/page/ahrq-health-information-technology-portfolio-2011-annual-report.pdf
January 01, 2011 - on the use of
communication and health IT information
to improve the health status of, and health- … The EPCs
also conduct research on methodology of
systematic reviews. … report data in a consistent fashion. … Activities:
Research Activities (RA) is AHRQ’s
monthly print and online newsletter that
features … and use in terms of
research and practical application.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/results/research/recruitment-flyer-nw.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Healthy Hearts Northwest is a three-year project funded by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … coaching
• Workshops on how to use your own data to
drive improvement
Take advantage of incentives … Qualis Health
• The Oregon Rural Practice-based Research Network
(ORPRN)
• The WWAMI region Practice … and Research Network
(WPRN), based at the University of Washington
How to join
If you might … A member of our team will contact you to see if you are eligible to participate.
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digital.ahrq.gov/technology/clinical-information-system
March 01, 2024 - for postoperative handoffs to reduce the risks of patient complications and improve patient-centered … Improving self-reporting of adverse drug events in a West Virginia hospital. … Project Name
Electronic Health Record-linked Decision Support for Communicating Genomic Data … A pilot health information technology-based effort to increase the quality of transitions … A pilot health information technology-based effort to increase the quality of transitions from skilled
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/safety-numbers-development-leapfrogs-composite-patient-safety-score-us-hospitals
November 03, 2015 - The Leapfrog Group convened a panel of experts to develop such a score for hospitals in the United … The group synthesized 26 distinct safety indicators into a score comprised equally of process measures … The panel also weighted the metrics based on the strength of evidence, the opportunity for improvement … January 31, 2024
Do patients who read visit notes on the patient portal have a higher … November 6, 2013
Validity of Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Patient Safety
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/association-between-hospital-characteristics-and-rates-preventable-complications-and-adverse
April 17, 2009 - Using the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality's (AHRQ) patient safety indicators , the researchers … March 28, 2018
A program to provide clinicians with feedback on their diagnostic performance … October 28, 2020
Association of current opioid use with serious adverse events among … December 21, 2014
The Orthopaedic Error Index: development and application of a novel … June 29, 2011
Cost-effective enhancement of claims data to improve comparisons of patient
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2025-05/blocker-report.pdf
January 01, 2025 - views of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. … study)
The overarching objective of the conference was to facilitate a collaborative discussion on … of research pertaining to resilience applied in the healthcare setting. … These latter techniques use a systems view that examines what goes wrong; however, they
can be a tool … We are in the process of writing a grant on Resilience Engineering and Healthcare Infrastructure
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/care/coordination/atlas/chapter6t.html
June 01, 2014 - administrative claims data and data collected from the medical record. 1
Date: Measure released in … decreased risk of readmission when information on the index hospitalization is available during post-discharge … discharge including, at a minimum, all of the specified elements. 1
Format/Data Source: This process … within the specified timeframe or who missed a scheduled appointment. 1
Format/Data Source: This … process measure requires administrative claims data and data collected from the medical record. 1
Date
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/events/webinars/cahps-cancer-care-smith.pdf
June 13, 2017 - Introducing the CAHPS Cancer Care Survey
CAHPS for Cancer Care:
Setting the Stage to Assess Quality … of Care
from and for Cancer Patients
Ashley Wilder Smith, PhD, MPH and Erin Kent, PhD
Outcomes Research … Branch
Healthcare Delivery Research Program
Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences
June … begin to adopt these surveys, we at NCI
and AHRQ are interested in the application and uses of the data … CAHPS for Cancer Care: Setting the Stage to Assess Quality of Carefrom and for Cancer Patients
CAHPS
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/connecting-healthcare-central-appalachia/annual-summary/2008
January 01, 2008 - health IT evidence and evidence-based tools to improve health care decisionmaking through the use of … Use of the system has grown over time, and at the end of the grant period 80 percent of physicians accessed … One of the principal findings of this project involves the work done on forms standardization. … ‘filed’ in the right folders—most of this ‘filing’ is done automatically by the system through the use … Implementation of the overall EMR, a process that began with the project’s adoption of an EMR and subsequent
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43785/psn-pdf
May 01, 2015 - Evaluation of the effectiveness of a surgical checklist in
Medicare patients. … Evaluation of the Effectiveness of a Surgical Checklist in
Medicare Patients. … of surgical safety checklists is often seen as a milestone accomplishment for the patient
safety field … This study examined the effects of the Keystone
Surgery program, a statewide effort in Michigan hospitals … These results
cast further doubt on the power of surgical safety checklists to improve outcomes when
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/advisorycouncil/adcouncilapd.html
April 01, 2018 - Mission
The patient safety council will implement a community partnership model for the purpose of … Develop community awareness of the patient safety council through training and engaging the community … Assemble data to identify the problems.
Develop health care community awareness. … Identify barriers, for both consumers and providers, to the safe use of medication. … Research what material is currently available on this topic.