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101. Organizing Quality Measures by Type | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     February 01, 2016 - distinguished between measures of structure, process, and outcome. [1] More recently, patient experience and cost … measures have been added to those being considered.

102. Implementation and Impact of Medicare’s Voluntary Ambulatory Care Quality Reporting Program (pdf file)
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     November 01, 2015 - participating practices, and a second evaluating the impact of PQRS on inappropriate utilization and costs … compare performance on vetted, claims-computable measures of inappropriate utilization and Medicare costs … To compare costs, researchers looked at average annual risk-adjusted, per-beneficiary Medicare expenditures … Most managers considered the benefits and costs of participation, which influenced how they presented … participation in PQRS was not associated with significant changes in inappropriate utilization or risk-adjusted costs

103. 2018 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     July 01, 2023 - patient safety, person-centered care, care coordination, effective treatment, healthy living, and care affordability … 3.6 MB) Additional Methods Information ​ Methods Applying AHRQ Quality Indicators to Healthcare Cost

104. HCUPnet (Health Care Utilization Project Network) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     June 01, 2017 - HCUPnet is an online query system for the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP), the Nation … These databases enable research on a broad range of health policy issues, including cost and quality

105. Amendment to Charter | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     April 01, 2014 - matters related to actions of the Agency to enhance the quality, improve the outcomes, and reduce the costs … for:  priorities regarding health care research, especially studies related to quality, outcomes, cost … Annual Cost Estimated annual cost for operating the Council, including compensation and travel expenses … The estimate of staff years of support required is .7, at an estimated annual cost of $58,723. 

106. Diseases With the Largest Shares of 30-Day Readmissions, 2020 | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     December 01, 2023 - Visualizations Data Tools Data Innovations All-Payer Claims Databases Healthcare Cost … Diseases With the Largest Shares of 30-Day Readmissions, 2020 (PDF, 3 MB) Source: AHRQ Healthcare Cost

107. Healthcare Research and Quality Act of 1999 | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     October 01, 2014 - including preventive measures and long-term care; (C) existing and innovative technologies; (D) the costs … appropriateness and value of health care services; (2) quality measurement and improvement; (3) the outcomes, cost … , cost-effectiveness, and use of health care services and access to such services; (4) clinical practice … practice-oriented research; (5) health care technologies, facilities, and equipment; (6) health care costs … ) MULTIDISCIPLINARY CENTERS- The Director may provide financial assistance to assist in meeting the costs

108. Strategy 6J: Support Groups and Self-Care | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     March 01, 2020 - Inexpensive self-care programs and support groups appear to be responsible for significant cost savings … Additionally, one study found a total health savings of ten times the cost of the self-care program. … Additional cost savings could come from holding these meetings at the health care facility (if sufficient … room is available) or at low-cost sites in the community, such as churches, senior centers, or public … self-management in patients with chronic arthritis has sustained health benefits while reducing health care costs

109. QuestionBuilder App | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     June 01, 2022 - seconds) Alternative Audio-Described Version (3 minutes, 53 seconds) The app is available at no cost … The app is available at no cost through the Apple App Store and Google Play .   … , 532 KB) Frequently Asked Questions The QuestionBuilder App The app is available at no cost

110. Connecting for Health Common Framework Resources for Implementing Secure Health Information Exchange
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     January 01, 2011 - post-discharge AE 20% of Medicare patients readmitted within 30 days 39.5 million hospital discharges per year Costs … Rate of Patients Experiencing Hospital Utilization 30 days After Index Discharge 17 Outcome Cost … Analysis Cost (dollars) Usual Care (n=368) Intervention (n=370) Difference Hospital visits 412,544 … 268,942 +143,602 ED visits 21,389 11,285 +10,104 PCP visits 8,906 12,617 -3,711 Total cost/group … 442,839 292,844 +149,995 Total cost/subject 1,203 791 +412 We saved $412 in outcome costs for each

111. Other HHS Agencies | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     March 01, 2018 - AHRQ Leadership Video Series In " Understanding Health Care Costs ," Joel Cohen, Ph.D., Director of … AHRQ's Center for Financing, Access, and Cost Trends, explains how the center conducts and supports … health services research that answers important questions such as "How much does health care cost?"

112. AHRQ National Scorecard on Hospital-Acquired Conditions: Updated Baseline Rates and Preliminary Results 2014-2016 (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2016 - These HAC reductions lead to projections that about $2.9 billion in costs were saved, and about 8,000 … In 2017, AHRQ released a new study on the costs and inpatient mortality due to HACs.2 2 This report … From 2014 Baseline Costs 2016 Change From 2014 Baseline Costs 2015 Change From 2014 Baseline … New Estimates for HAC Costs and Mortality Exhibit A5. … New Estimates for HAC Costs and Mortality

113. Noncompeting Application Requirements | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     November 01, 2015 - Grantee Profiles Getting Recognition for Your AHRQ-Funded Study Grants by State No‐Cost … requirements that differ from NIH requirements are specified in the RPPR Instruction Guide and below: Total costs … If the estimated cumulative total cost dollar amount of the unobligated balance is $0, enter "0" in G … If the estimated cumulative total cost dollar amount of the unobligated balance is less than 25%, enter … Also, note that: The total costs (direct and indirect) should not exceed the committed level listed

114. Ten Attributes of Health Literate Health Care Organizations | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     January 01, 2024 - Before making healthcare decisions, consumers need information about their out-of-pocket costs. … Health literate healthcare organizations inform consumers about the costs of care in advance, and refer … with Attribute #10 include: All-Payer Claims Databases to advance the goal of improving healthcare affordability … , efficiency, and cost transparency Direct Patients to Medicine Resources Price Transparency from

115. Hospitalizations for Diabetes | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     September 01, 2021 - Visualizations Data Tools Data Innovations All-Payer Claims Databases Healthcare Cost … Diabetes     Hospitalizations for Diabetes (PDF, 723 KB) Source: AHRQ, Healthcare Cost

116. Adult Hospital Readmissions in 2018 | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     November 01, 2021 - Visualizations Data Tools Data Innovations All-Payer Claims Databases Healthcare Cost … Adult Hospital Readmissions in 2018   Source: AHRQ, Healthcare and Cost

117. About the Nursing Home Antimicrobial Stewardship Guide | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     March 01, 2023 - When examining the cost of antibiotic medications alone, one study showed that antibiotic stewardship … on antibiotics per resident over the study period and, when taking into consideration the potential costs … of treating adverse health events, the cost savings was $1,098 per resident. 2 Why Is Antimicrobial … The result is increased resident mortality, hospitalizations, and costs.

118. All-Cause Readmissions for Septicemia | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     October 01, 2021 - Visualizations Data Tools Data Innovations All-Payer Claims Databases Healthcare Cost … Septicemia All-Cause Readmissions for Septicemia (PDF, 554.7 KB) Source: AHRQ, Healthcare Cost

119. AHRQ Comparative Health System Initative (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2016 - adoption and use of PCOR evidence holds promise as a way to improve clinical outcomes and reduce costs … Classify and characterize types of health systems and compare their performance in terms of clinical and cost … to systematically track health systems, their characteristics, and their performance on quality and cost … • Evaluate the association between use of PCOR evidence and quality and cost of care.

120. In-Hospital Mortality Rates Related to Diabetes | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     September 01, 2021 - Visualizations Data Tools Data Innovations All-Payer Claims Databases Healthcare Cost …   In-Hospital Mortality Rates Related to Diabetes (PDF, 1.2 MB) Source: AHRQ, Healthcare Cost