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www.ahrq.gov/practiceimprovement/delivery-initiative/abstract-williams.html
December 01, 2017 - This effort ultimately produced episode definitions and model contracts for 10 clinical conditions. … that have been documented in various tools and other deliverables, including white papers, episode definitions
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/mvp/modules/vae/monitoring-vae-facguide.docx
January 01, 2017 - describe the impact of mechanical ventilation and ventilator-associated events or VAEs, identify the definitions … The new definitions, broken down into tiers, are objective, streamlined, potentially automatable with … Slide 10
VAE Definition Tiers
SAY:
Here you see the VAE definitions tiers. … You can see that all these definitions are different. … to tell us if one of these definitions is more accurate than another.
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/omissions.html
October 01, 2019 - Omissions of care research in nursing home settings is limited and definitions of omissions of care vary
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/implementation/education-bundles/urine-culturing/when-to-order/cultures-slides.html
April 01, 2017 - Slide 8: CAUTI Criteria NSHN* Definitions Pocket Card
A really helpful tool that can be used at the … bedside for all staff is the NHSN Definitions Pocket Card, found on the AHRQ website. … It provides detailed definitions for the constitutional criteria for long-term residents; for example … Images: Front of NHSN Definitions CAUTI Criteria pocket card
Back of NHSN Definitions CAUTI Criteria
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/toolkits/technical-specifications.pdf
June 02, 2025 - department visits for children ages 3 – 21 who are being
managed for identifiable asthma, using specified definitions … Asthma
Measure 1: Pediatric Asthma Emergency Department Use
Description
Calculation
Definitions
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/chsp/news-and-events/events/workshops/chsp-annual-workshop1-slides.pdf
September 29, 2016 - 40–1:00)
Lunch (1:00–1:30)
• Using data to identify health systems, Part 2 (1:30–2:30)
• Beyond “definitions … Skilled nursing facilities ACO participants Physician practice M&A
Inpatient rehab facilities Market definitions … Definitions
SK&A definition: provider organizations owned by common
corporate entity
AHA definition: … • Objective
– Assemble definitions of health systems
• Approach
– Snowballing approach based on initial … Next steps in defining health systems
Agenda for the Day
Beyond definitions: Measuring health system
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/availability/chipra-0237-technicalspecs.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Definitions
CAHPS Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems. … Measure Specification
Description
Calculation
Specification
Definitions
Eligible Population
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/941.html
December 01, 2024 - More Than Three Dozen New Definitions Included in Updated Healthcare Simulation Dictionary . … More Than Three Dozen New Definitions Included in Updated Healthcare Simulation Dictionary The new third … edition of AHRQ's Healthcare Simulation Dictionary (PDF, 1.8 MB) includes 170 definitions of terms … new terms—including 16 aimed at supporting patient safety efforts—and more than 125 new and revised definitions
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/935.html
October 01, 2024 - Evidence Review Finds Evolving Definitions and Care Models for Long COVID . … Evidence Review Finds Evolving Definitions and Care Models for Long COVID A new AHRQ evidence review … sheds light on the evolving definitions and care models for Long COVID. … Annals of Internal Medicine in conjunction with an AHRQ technical brief , the article identified five definitions
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/pfp/haccost2017-discuss.html
November 01, 2017 - Another concern is that, although the QSRS Common Formats for Surveillance definitions use clinical information … in addition to ICD codes for defining HACs, much of the literature still relies on definitions of HACs … Definitions relying on ICD codes can miss cases resulting in lower estimates of incidence and prevalence … In light of the changing definitions used in QSRS, future research should study HACs using these new … definitions to better understand the incidence and consequences of HACs.
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www.ahrq.gov/pqmp/implementation-qi/toolkit/asthma/about.html
July 01, 2021 - of ED visits for children ages 3-21 who are being managed for identifiable asthma, using specified definitions … Input File Specifications: This Excel file (36 KB) provides definitions and names for input variables
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www.ahrq.gov/prevention/resources/chronic-care/ccrm-atlas-suppl/exec-summ.html
October 01, 2013 - Measurement framework domains and definitions
A-3. List of Measures from the CCRM Atlas
A-4. … The investigators provide as much detail as possible in the potential measure definitions, but these … definitions should be viewed as concepts for future measure development, testing, and adaptation rather
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/chronic/chipra-0217-section-1-tables-1-4.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Hb F,S 282.6, 282.61, 282.62
Table 2: Pain Assessments for Children with Sickle Cell Disease
Definitions … as negative, no follow‐up plan
is required
Table 3: Excluded Pain Assessment Procedure Codes
Definitions
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mvp/modules/vae/surveillance-slides.html
February 01, 2017 - Slide 6: Why Use the New VAE Surveillance Definitions? … surveillance but is faster, more objective, and a superior predictor of outcomes. 2
Objective surveillance definitions … Objective surveillance definitions for ventilator-associated pneumonia. … When definitions are objective, caregivers can focus on what went wrong rather than debate the definition … Objective surveillance definitions for ventilator-associated pneumonia.
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/care/coordination/atlas/jumpstart-guide.html
June 01, 2014 - Step 2: Read Framework Domain Definitions
We categorized measures by linking them to framework domains … For additional context and definitions related to care coordination, please refer to Chapter 2: What
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/chronic/chipra-215-scd-ed-tech-specs.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Definitions
Intake period: January 1 to December 31 of the measurement year. … Blood tests for the emergency department management of sickle cell disease
Definitions Procedure … E-carrier Hb F,A,E 282.7
Hb S (sickle)-carrier Hb F,A,S 282.5
Sickle Cell Disease
Calculation
Definitions
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/chronic/chipra-0242-technicalspecs.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Visits for Children Who Are Overweight or Obese with
a Weight-Related Comorbidity
Description
Definitions … for Children Who Are Overweight or Obese with a Weight-Related Comorbidity
Description
Calculation
Definitions
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/chronic/chipra-0232-technicalspecs.pdf
June 02, 2025 - 3: Hypertension Screening for Children Who Are Overweight or
Obese
Description
Calculation
Definitions … Measure 3: Hypertension Screening for Children Who Are Overweight or Obese
Description
Calculation
Definitions
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mvp/modules/technical/ltvv-fac-guide.html
October 01, 2020 - Low Tidal Volume Ventilation
Say:
In this module, you will learn about the data measures and definitions … you will be able to collect and enter LTVV data using the LTVV Data Collection Tool, understand the definitions
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cauti-tools/phys-championsgd/index.html
October 01, 2015 - Teamwork and Communication Definitions and Tools
Focus on Reducing Catheter-Associated … Teamwork and Communication Definitions and Tools
Acknowledgments
The toolkit was prepared by Mohamad