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pbrn.ahrq.gov/professionals/quality-patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/asthmaqual/index.html
October 01, 2014 - to play a central role in quality improvement efforts than can transform health care systems, reduce costs … care entities because of its increased prevalence (especially among children and adolescents), high cost
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pbrn.ahrq.gov/cpi/about/otherwebsites/meps.ahrq.gov/index.html
August 01, 2013 - collects data on the specific health services that Americans use, how frequently they use them, the cost … of these services, and how they are paid for, as well as data on the cost, scope, and breadth of health … Go to http://meps.ahrq.gov
Relevance
MEPS is the most complete source of data on the cost and use … plans provided by public and private employers, including premiums, employee contributions, and total costs
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pbrn.ahrq.gov/funding/grant-mgmt/nces.html
November 01, 2020 - Grantee Profiles
Getting Recognition for Your AHRQ-Funded Study
Grants by State
No‐Cost … Extensions (NCEs)
Contracts
No‐Cost Extensions (NCEs)
How do … I request a no‐cost extension for my grant? … AHRQ grant recipients may, and effective October 1, 2020, AHRQ grantee recipients must , use the No-Cost … Accessible from the eRA Commons “Status” screen, the link for the No-Cost Extension feature appears 90
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pbrn.ahrq.gov/data/apcd/index.html
February 01, 2018 - Databases
Background Report
Conference Report
Environmental Scan
Healthcare Cost … feasible approach for using all-payer claims databases to advance the goal of improving health care affordability … , efficiency, and cost transparency. … develop an effective and feasible approach for using APCDs to advance the goal of improving health care affordability … , efficiency, and cost transparency.
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pbrn.ahrq.gov/cpi/about/otherwebsites/clinical-decision-support/index.html
September 01, 2023 - CDS can potentially lower costs, improve efficiency, and reduce patient inconvenience.
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pbrn.ahrq.gov/healthsystemsresearch/hspc-research-study/breadth-and-focus.html
July 01, 2021 - Health care financing and costs.
HIT adoption and effective use. … Health care costs and spending, including value-based care programs.
Behavioral health care. … CMS generates HSR and PCR through evaluation to inform efforts to improve care and reduce costs for its … patient safety; access and disparities; organization of delivery systems and markets; financing and costs … These databases include the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project ( Healthcare Cost and Utilization
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pbrn.ahrq.gov/funding/grant-mgmt/noncomp.html
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
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pbrn.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/surgery/about.html
December 01, 2017 - They can increase the length of hospital stay, health care costs, risk of readmission, and risk of mortality
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pbrn.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/distribute/promote/multiple/advertise.html
September 01, 2019 - Testing costs money, but it can save you money that might otherwise be wasted on ineffective ads.
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pbrn.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/explain/share-info/highlight.html
September 01, 2019 - Additional Information
Explain Health Care Facts
Consumer Rights, Complaints
How Costs
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pbrn.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/diagnostic-error-grants/index.html
January 01, 2021 - To estimate the impact of diagnostic delays in terms of healthcare costs and mortality.
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pbrn.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/match/index.html
April 01, 2023 - most medication discrepancies, potentially avoiding a large number of adverse drug events and related costs
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pbrn.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/projects/heart-health/research-results/research/collection.html
March 01, 2021 - Protocol to Collect Cost Information
The national evaluation team collected information from cooperatives … regarding their costs associated with the project , including information on personnel (salary and … benefits), external consultants, subcontractors, and direct and indirect costs.
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pbrn.ahrq.gov/cahps/quality-improvement/improvement-guide/6-strategies-for-improving/access/strategy6g-rapid-referral.html
April 01, 2023 - increases satisfaction with care. 4
For providers, health plans, and payers, quicker approvals save costs … associated with the phone and paper-based approval processes, 5 as well as costs resulting from grievances
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pbrn.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mvp/modules/vae/overview-off-ventilator-fac-guide.html
February 01, 2017 - Every day a patient is on the ventilator causes an increase in health care costs. … being on a ventilator increases the patient’s length of stay, and is generally associated with other costs … Say:
The average intensive care unit or ICU cost for a ventilated patient is $2,300 per day, and that … cost rises to more than $3,900 per day after the fourth day. … Mortality rates and health care costs were decreased while safety climate and patient outcomes improved
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pbrn.ahrq.gov/data/infographics/heart-disease.html
May 01, 2021 - Visualizations
Data Tools
Data Innovations
All-Payer Claims Databases
Healthcare Cost … Information Knowledgebase
Data Sources Available from AHRQ
Prevalence and Cost … of Heart Disease
Prevalence and Cost of Heart Disease (PDF, 1.8 MB)
Source: MEPS … reviewed May 2021
Page originally created January 2021
Internet Citation: Prevalence and Cost
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pbrn.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/engagingfamilies/howtogetstarted/Ways_To_Learn_More_508.docx
May 21, 2013 - Web site: http://www.ihi.org
Partnership for Patients: Better Care, Lower Costs
The Partnership for Patients … : Better Care, Lower Costs is a public-private partnership that is led by the Department of Health and … The partnership aims to improve the safety, quality, and affordability of health care.
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pbrn.ahrq.gov/news/blog/ahrqviews/deep-dive-into-covid19.html
June 01, 2023 - Our Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) and Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) data … the parameters of the current U.S. healthcare system and how changes to that system can affect the cost … For example, William Encinosa, Ph.D., will present a paper on racial and ethnic disparities in the costs … Cohen is Director of AHRQ’s Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends.
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pbrn.ahrq.gov/chsp/about-chsp/index.html
May 01, 2021 - effective 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.
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pbrn.ahrq.gov/news/blog/ahrqviews/patient-safety-stakeholders.html
March 01, 2021 - Diagnostic error harms too many and costs too much .