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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance/surgical/about/Development-of-the-CAHPS-Surgical-Care-Survey.html
February 01, 2018 - the SQA members, which have focused on quality measurement as a major goal. … The development work on this survey was done by the American Institutes for Research (AIR) and Westat … Literature review: AIR conducted a comprehensive review of literature on the topic of patients' experiences … Based on AIR's comprehensive psychometric analyses of the field test data, the survey team made revisions … The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) released a final version of the survey in the spring
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/909.html
April 01, 2024 - A series of interviews conducted with dentists from the U.S. … Webinar on May 2 Will Focuses on Primary Care Workforce Research Methods
Register now for a webinar … and Systems Survey Data
Registration is open for a webcast on May 8 from 1 to 2 p.m. … AHRQ in the Professional Literature
Effects of the valsartan recall on heart failure patients: a nationwide … Impact of hospital affiliation with a flagship hospital system on surgical outcomes.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/multi-hospital-after-observational-study-using-point-prevalence-approach-infusion-safety
January 23, 2017 - Researchers describe the development and implementation of a multicomponent safety intervention bundle … , the intervention did not lead to a reduction in the rate of potentially harmful errors. … A past PSNet perspective discussed the use of smart pumps to improve safety. … April 24, 2018
Engaging patients in the use of real-time electronic clinical data to … and its impact on patient safety.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/exploring-role-guidelines-contributing-medication-errors-descriptive-analysis-national
November 16, 2022 - analysis of national patient safety incident data. … Exploring the role of guidelines in contributing to medication errors: a descriptive analysis of national … within the guidelines (e.g., dosing for pregnant patients), and incorrect use of the information ( … A mixed-methods study with a focus on user experience. … mining analysis of incident report data.
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www.ahrq.gov/prevention/resources/chronic-care/clinical-community-relationships-eval-roadmap/ccre-roadmap2.html
July 01, 2013 - community in defining and addressing its needs, sustainability, and the collaborative use of data ( … Although half of the literature review studies on tobacco use counseling and interventions were of a … the use of rich qualitative methods grounded in a systems perspective. … The particular approaches may vary, and could include a range of qualitative data-gathering and evaluative … To make the greatest use of their findings, future qualitative research on clinical-community resource
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/state/sasddist/SASD_Introduction.jsp
June 01, 2022 - Authorized users of HCUP data agree to the following restrictions: a
Will not use the data for any … a This is a summary of key terms of the Data Use Agreement for HCUP State databases, please refer to … The HCUP Data Use Agreement for the State Databases is
available on the HCUP User Support (HCUP-US … data elements on the SASD are a subset of the data collected by the corresponding data organizations … Restrictions on the Use
HCUP Data Use Agreement Training
SASD Data Use Agreement
Requirements
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/computer-assisted-medication-and-patient-information-interface-campii
January 01, 2023 - adherence and information on adverse events, can improve the decisionmaking ability of clinicians in … a municipal hospital diabetes clinic that patients can use to report medication information and adverse … A provider interface was also developed to allow clinicians to reconcile patient-entered data and print … The project team concluded that use of the tool can improve care for patients with diabetes and improve … represent the views of AHRQ.
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digital.ahrq.gov/track-9-emerging-approaches-drive-change-healthcare
January 01, 2023 - case studies to illustrate four instances when the lack of a human intermediary led to conclusions that … AHRQ Patient Safety Indicators: Current Uses and Research
This session focuses on the Patient Safety … Indicators (PSIs), a module of the AHRQ Quality Indicators. … PSIs use hospital administrative data to offer a window into the medical care delivered in the nation's … Recent research using the PSIs will also be reviewed and discussed.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/nhqrdr/2022qdr-intro.pdf
December 01, 2022 - Background on the National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report
For the 20th year in a row, the … The measures
cover a wide variety of conditions and settings. Data years vary across measures. … available for the 2022 report
due to the availability of 4 years of data after the change from ICD-9 … The list of data sources is
available in Appendix A, Methods. … /data/query
https://www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqdr22/index.html
https://www.ahrq.gov/research
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/oral-cancer-screening
November 15, 2013 - Evaluating the accuracy of tests that detect oral HPV infection is a potentially promising area of research … Research Needs and Gaps
One of the most important research needs is a randomized, controlled … risk, such as those with a history of tobacco and heavy alcohol use. … in 2009, the most recent year of data available 2 . … A post hoc subgroup analysis of participants in the Kerala study who reported tobacco and alcohol use
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/who-responsible-safe-introduction-new-surgical-technology-important-legal-precedent-da-vinci
April 15, 2015 - ensuring surgeon technical expertise in the use of robotic surgical equipment . … June 25, 2018
Evaluation of the effectiveness of a surgical checklist in Medicare patients … May 1, 2015
Early impact of the 2011 ACGME duty hour regulations on surgical outcomes … July 18, 2019
The SAGES Fundamental Use of Surgical Energy program (FUSE): history, development … June 7, 2018
A policy-based intervention for the reduction of communication breakdowns
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cpi/about/mission/arra/arracer-slides.pptx
October 15, 2013 - aided awareness of CER, just over half (56%) currently use the research to help make medical decisions … CER, just over half (52%) currently use the research to help make medical decisions
The most common … rely on several information sources, they rely on those with which they have developed a comfort level … and government-sponsored research
The majority of clinicians had little to no experience with the EHC … with AHRQ’s brand of this research.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/hospital-acquired-infections-pennsylvania
December 06, 2006 - PHC4 Research Briefs. … This report summarizes hospital-acquired infection data from Pennsylvania hospitals in 2004 and indicates … that the number of such infections has likely been underreported. … January 8, 2020
Medication Safety: Advancing the Development of Improvement Strategies … August 7, 2018
Final Report of the Commission on Care.
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www.ahrq.gov/takeheart/training/index.html
February 01, 2023 - This module provides guidance on assessing the data you have available for establishing a baseline for … webinar was designed to explore the collection and use of data within CR programs. … Effective use of data is essential for CR programs and foundational to automatic referral systems and … Select to view a recording of the webinar, the slides, and a PDF of a Q&A session . … Select to view a recording of the webinar, the slides, and a PDF of the Q&A session .
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/identification-warning-signs-during-selection-surgical-trainees
March 17, 2021 - claims data. … April 9, 2013
Frequency and outcome of cervical cancer prevention failures in the United … A cross-sectional study of urology trainees. … June 1, 2016
Young surgeons on speaking up: when and how surgical trainees voice concerns … to transform the surgeons of tomorrow.
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/index.html
February 01, 2025 - Network of Patient Safety Databases Chartbook provides an overview of data captured by Patient Safety … Organizations on the nature of patient safety events in hospital settings. … Pressure Injury Prevention in Hospitals Training Program supports the training of hospital staff on … It consists of a five-module, in-person training curriculum and a series of companion webinars on specific … Re-Engineered Discharge (RED) Toolkit is a research-based tool to assist hospitals, including those
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/research/health-it/opioids.html
September 01, 2022 - The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) is investing in a series of grants to discover … The four awards are:
The American Institutes of Research in partnership with the State of Oklahoma … Based on their experience and a robust evaluation, the team will produce training materials to assist … The program will use a Reach, Effectiveness, Adoption, Implementation, Maintenance (RE-AIM) approach … Effectiveness of the intervention will be assessed indirectly, using Medicaid and insurance claims data
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/topics/DxSafety-March2019-MeetingNotes.pdf
March 08, 2019 - The Senate Committee on
Appropriations requested that “AHRQ convene a cross-agency working group that … This should include a review of current research, as well as consideration of
opportunities for public-private … Representatives provided a brief description of the diagnostic safety research activities occurring … IHS • There is a need to explore the topic of disparities within the context of
diagnostic safety. … • AHRQ is interested in multidisciplinary research on the topic (with a
heavy emphasis on human factors
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-withjames-l-reinertsen-md
August 01, 2007 - There's interesting data on this subject. … reports, there are sometimes more than 300 data elements on it. … hearing the stories that illustrate the data points in a matched time set. … JR: Actually there's some interesting data on this subject, and the evidence from the field suggests … When the board gets the harm bit in its teeth and really gets good at watching over the data on harm
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digital.ahrq.gov/health-it-tools-and-resources/workflow-assessment-health-it-toolkit/experience/chapman-l-2009-ehr
January 01, 2009 - IT Functions
The EHR includes "a comprehensive set of features that ... support operational efficiency … The ordering physician then has a complete view of the patient's condition and diagnosis from an office … "As a result of [the Advanced Access Program] and other workflow improvements, physicians have been able … click on the appropriate box in the EHR and the system automatically populates the health maintenance … record with the appropriate patient data."