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www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/translate/organize/quality-domain.html
December 01, 2022 - Organizing Quality Measures by Domains of Health Care Quality
Quality information is easier to understand if users have a framework, or mental model, for thinking about health care quality. (Learn more about quality frameworks .) One of the most commonly used frameworks comes from the Institute of Medicine (IO…
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January 01, 2023 - Pareto Chart
Also Known As
Pareto Diagram
Description
A pareto chart is a bar graph where the bars appear in decreasing length from left to right. The bar length corresponds to time, frequency, or amount.
Uses
When you want to find the most significant causes or problems from a l…
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December 18, 2007 - Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Mailing List
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July 24, 2024 - Medication Without Harm - How Digital Healthcare Tools Can Support Providers and Improve Patient Safety
Event Date:
July 24, 2024 | 2:30pm – 4:00pm ET
Event Materials:
Presentation Slides ( PDF , 8.39 MB). Q&As ( PDF , 135 KB).
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Clinical Summary: Risk Assessment for Cardiovascular Disease With Nontraditional Risk Factors
Clinical Summary: Risk Assessment for Cardiovascular Disease With Nontraditional Risk Factors
Population Adults
Recommendation
No recommendation.
Grade: I (insufficient evidence)
Risk Assessment
Sev…
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digital.ahrq.gov/national-webinars/applying-advanced-analytics-clinical-care
January 01, 2023 - Applying Advanced Analytics in Clinical Care
Event Date:
October 14, 2020 | 2:00pm – 3:30pm ET
Event Materials:
Presentation Slides ( PDF , 3.82 MB). (Persons using assistive technology may not be able to fully access information in this presentation. For assistance, please …
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digital.ahrq.gov/health-it-tools-and-resources/evaluation-resources/workflow-assessment-health-it-toolkit/all-workflow-tools/root-cause-analysis
January 01, 2023 - Root Cause Analysis
Acronym
RCA
Examples
Latino RJ. The "5 PS" concept. Patient safety: the PROACT root cause analysis approach. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press; 2009. p. 77-86.
Latino RJ. Case studies. Patient safety: the PROACT root cause analysis approach. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press; 2009. p. …
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digital.ahrq.gov/health-it-tools-and-resources/evaluation-resources/workflow-assessment-health-it-toolkit/all-workflow-tools/pert-chart
January 01, 2023 - Program Evaluation and Review Technique Chart
Acronym
PERT
Also Known As
PERT Chart
Description
Program evaluation and review technique (PERT) charts are useful when managing a project. It is used to streamline project planning and scheduling. The method is particularly useful when…
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digital.ahrq.gov/health-it-tools-and-resources/evaluation-resources/workflow-assessment-health-it-toolkit/all-workflow-tools/verbal-protocol-analysis
January 01, 2023 - Verbal Protocol Analysis
Acronym
VPA
Description
A verbal protocol analysis (VPA) is a think-aloud method of eliciting cognitive and physical process descriptions from a user. The descriptions are of processes that are performed by the user to complete a specific task.
Uses
To gain c…
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digital.ahrq.gov/health-it-tools-and-resources/evaluation-resources/workflow-assessment-health-it-toolkit/all-workflow-tools/balanced-scorecard
January 01, 2023 - Balanced Scorecard
Description
A balanced scorecard provides a way to look at an organization from four perspectives by developing benchmarks and collecting and analyzing data relative to those perspectives. The four perspectives are: 1) financial, 2) customer, 3) internal business processes, an…
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digital.ahrq.gov/health-it-tools-and-resources/evaluation-resources/workflow-assessment-health-it-toolkit/all-workflow-tools/critical-to-quality-analysis
January 01, 2023 - Critical-to-Quality Analysis
Acronym
CTQ
Description
A critical-to-quality (CTQ) analysis is a means of examining a processs flowchart in order to find quality features or characteristics that are significant and to identify problems. The method looks at inputs and outputs and identifies s…
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digital.ahrq.gov/health-it-tools-and-resources/evaluation-resources/workflow-assessment-health-it-toolkit/all-workflow-tools/brainwriting
January 01, 2023 - Brainwriting
Description
Brainwriting is a nonverbal form of brainstorming. Instead of brainstorming out loud, each member of the brainstorming team writes their ideas on paper.
Uses
To generate ideas.
When you want to ensure the entire group participates in the brainstorming session.
To…
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digital.ahrq.gov/health-it-tools-and-resources/evaluation-resources/workflow-assessment-health-it-toolkit/all-workflow-tools/goms
January 01, 2023 - Goals, Operators, Methods, and Selection Rules
Acronym
GOMS
Description
Goals, operators, methods, and selection rules is a method derived from human-computer interaction (HCI) and constructs a description of human performance. The level of granularity will vary based on the needs of the analy…
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Prevention of Dental Caries in Children from Birth Through Age 5 Years: Clinical Summary of USPSTF Recommendtion
PREVENTION OF DENTAL CARIES IN CHILDREN FROM BIRTH THROUGH AGE 5 YEARS
CLINICAL SUMMARY OF U.S. PREVENTIVE SERVICES TASK FORCE RECOMMENDATION
Population Children age 5 years and younger
Recomm…
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digital.ahrq.gov/national-webinars/role-health-it-improve-medication-management
January 01, 2023 - Role of Health IT to Improve Medication Management
Event Date:
September 13, 2018 | 1:00pm – 2:30pm ET
Event Materials:
Presentation Slides ( PDF , 2.18 MB) Q&A ( PDF , 448 KB)
Note: The full description of Dr. Margie Snyder’s project is pending publication in a p…
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Screening for Skin Cancer
Figure. Screening for Obesity in Children and Adolescents: Clinical Summary
Population Children and adolescents 6 y and older
Recommendation
Screen for obesity; offer or refer children and adolescents with obesity to comprehensive, intensive behavioral
interventions to promot…
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Screening for Asymptomatic Bacteriuria in Adults: Clinical Summary of a U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement
Figure. Screening for asymptomatic bacteriuria in adults: clinical summary of a U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
(USPSTF) recommendation.
Screening for Asymptomatic Bacteriuria in A…