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341. Summary | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/chartbooks/healthyliving/summary.html
     June 01, 2018 - Chartbook on Healthy Living Summary Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Chartbook on Healthy Living Acknowledgments Healthy Living Summary Healthy Living Measures Maternal and Child Health Care Maternal and Child Health Care: Effectiveness Measures Maternal and Child Health Car…

342. Development of the CAHPS Surgical Care Survey | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance/surgical/about/Development-of-the-CAHPS-Surgical-Care-Survey.html
     February 01, 2018 - Development of the CAHPS Surgical Care Survey The development of the Surgical Care Survey was sponsored by the American College of Surgeons (ACS) and the Surgical Quality Alliance (SQA), which was created by ACS in 2005 to coordinate and unify over twenty surgical and anesthesia specialty societies. Developing …

343. NAC Member Biography: Peter B. Angood | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     February 01, 2025 - NAC Member Biography: Peter B. Angood Peter B. Angood, M.D., FRCS(C), FACS, MCCM, FAAPL (Hon) President and Chief Executive Officer American Association for Physician Leadership Peter B. Angood, M.D., FRCS(C), FACS, MCCM, FAAPL (Hon) is chief executive officer and president of the American Association for Phys…

344. Clinical Topic (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2012 - Clinical Topic Text Description for PCPI eSpecification Copyright 2012 American Medical Association and the National Committee for Quality Assurance. All rights reserved. Clinical Topic Maternity Care Measure Title Cesarean Delivery for Nulliparous (NTSV) Women (Appropriate Use) Measure # MC-6 Measure D…

345. Chapter 3. Outline the Evidence and Identify Best Practices | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     February 01, 2016 - Preventing Hospital-Associated Venous Thromboembolism Chapter 3. Outline the Evidence and Identify Best Practices Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Preventing Hospital-Associated Venous Thromboembolism Preface Executive Summary Chapter 1. The Framework for Improvement Chapter 2. Anal…

346. AHRQ National Advisory Council (NAC) Meeting Minutes from November 17, 2021 (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2021 - to AHRQ’s mission to improve healthcare quality, safety, access, equity, and affordability for all Americans

347. Meeting Minutes, July 2021 | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     December 01, 2021 - definition of priority populations to include black, Latino, and indigenous/native American people, Asian Americans

348. Appendix C. Environmental Scan Process | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/prevention/resources/chronic-care/clinical-community-relationships-measures-atlas/ccrm-atlasapc.html
     March 01, 2013 - Clinical-Community Relationships Measures (CCRM) Atlas Appendix C. Environmental Scan Process Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Clinical-Community Relationships Measures (CCRM) Atlas Introduction Acknowledgments 1. Why Was the Clinical-Community Relationships Measures Atlas Developed? …

349. Cholesterol Management Evidence and Resources | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     March 01, 2021 - Cholesterol Management Evidence and Resources People with elevated levels of cholesterol are at increased risk of having a heart attack or stroke. Substantial evidence shows that taking a statin medication each day to manage blood cholesterol can reduce the chance of having a heart attack for people at increase…

350. Measuring the Quality of Hospice Care | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     January 01, 2023 - Measuring the Quality of Hospice Care Hospice care is a set of services that allow patients in the final phase of life to spend their last days at home or a home-like setting rather than in a hospital. It is for patients who have decided that they would rather have comfort care while they remain alive than cura…

351. Aspirin Use Evidence and Resources | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     March 01, 2021 - Aspirin Use Evidence and Resources A substantial body of evidence shows that taking aspirin can help patients lower their risk of heart attack or stroke. Patients with heart disease or who have had a stroke in the past are at high risk for having a heart attack or another stroke. Taking an aspirin every day can…

352. Appendix A: Members of the 2012 AHRQ Subcommittee to the National Advisory Council on Children's Health Quality Measures (SNAC) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/policymakers/chipra/pubs/background-2012/backgrndapa.html
     December 01, 2012 - Appendix A: Members of the 2012 AHRQ Subcommittee to the National Advisory Council on Children's Health Quality Measures (SNAC) Recommendations to Improve Children's Health Care Quality Measures This background report describes the process used to identify, evaluate, and select children's health care quality …

353. Part 2: Trends in Priorities of the Heckler Report—Care for Cancer | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/chartbooks/blackhealth/part2-cancer.html
     June 01, 2018 - Chartbook on Health Care for Blacks Part 2: Trends in Priorities of the Heckler Report—Care for Cancer Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Chartbook on Health Care for Blacks Health Care for Blacks Acknowledgments Part 1: Overviews of the Report and the Black Population Part 2: Trends …

354. Clinical Topic (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/factsheets/fullreports/0084textdesc.pdf
     January 01, 2012 - Clinical Topic Text Description for PCPI eSpecification Copyright 2012 American Medical Association and the National Committee for Quality Assurance. All rights reserved. Clinical Topic Maternity Care Measure Title Post-Partum Follow-Up and Care Coordination Measure # MC-10 Measure Description Perce…

355. Chartbook on Care Coordination: Slide Presentation | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     June 01, 2018 - Notes: Improvements in access were led by sustained reductions in the number of Americans without … health insurance and increases in the number of Americans with a usual source of medical care.

356. Chapter 4. Factors to Consider when Analyzing Data for Multiple Project Sites | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     December 01, 2017 - ARRA ACTION: Comparative Effectiveness of Health Care Delivery Systems for American Indians and Alaska Natives Using Enhanced Data Infrastructure Chapter 4. Factors to Consider when Analyzing Data for Multiple Project Sites Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents ARRA ACTION: Comparative Effective…

357. Executive Summary: Person-Centered Preventive Healthcare: Gathering Stakeholder Input on Evidence Implementation (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/ncepcr/research/gathering-stakeholder-input-summary.pdf
     January 01, 2024 - Few Americans receive all high-priority, appropriate clinical preventive services.

358. Appendix III. Advisory Group Participants | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     June 01, 2014 - Care Coordination Measures Atlas Update Appendix III. Advisory Group Participants Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Care Coordination Measures Atlas Update Chapter 1: Background Chapter 2. What is Care Coordination? Chapter 3. Care Coordination Measurement Framework Chapter 4, Emergi…

359. Background Report for the Request for Public Comment on Initial, Recommended Core Set of Children's Healthcare Quality Measures for Voluntary Use by Medicaid and CHIP Programs | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     December 01, 2009 - Background Report for the Request for Public Comment on Initial, Recommended Core Set of Children's Healthcare Quality Measures for Voluntary Use by Medicaid and CHIP Programs Background Report on request for public comment on initial, recommended core set of Children's Healthcare Quality Measures for voluntary…

360. AHRQ Subcommittee of the National Advisory Council on Healthcare Quality Measurement: Executive Summary (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cpi/about/organization/nac/snac-executive-summary.pdf
     October 19, 2021 - telehealth, aligning agency efforts in telehealth to improve safety, quality, equity, and access for all Americans … charged with improving the quality, safety, efficiency, and effectiveness of health care for all Americans … The USPTF works to improve the health of all Americans by making evidence-based recommendations about