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3121. National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report Chartbook on Rural Health Care (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/nhqrdr/chartbooks/qdr-ruralhealthchartbook-update.pdf
      January 01, 2020 - patients age 18 years and over with length of stay of 4 or more days, excluding patients admitted for infection … patients age 18 years and over with length of stay of 4 or more days, excluding patients admitted for infection … 12.2 per 1,000 Discharges 20 | National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report • Importance: Infections … acquired during hospital care—also known as nosocomial infections—are among the most common complications … Patients are particularly vulnerable to healthcare-associated infections after surgery.

3122. 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
      www.ahrq.gov/policymakers/chipra/overview/background/next-steps.html
      December 01, 2009 - and inpatient); multiple conditions (pregnancy, vaccine-preventable conditions, sexually transmitted infections

3123. Improving the Safety of Heparin Administration by Implementing a Human Factors Process Analysis (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol3/Harder.pdf
      May 19, 2003 - patients, drug complications were the most common type of adverse event (19 percent), followed by wound infections

3124. Choosing Quality Measures | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/chtoolbx/choosing/index.html
      June 01, 2020 - Choosing Quality Measures Child Health Care Quality Toolbox The Child Health Toolbox contains concepts, tips, and tools for evaluating the quality of health care for children. Choosing the most useful quality measures is one critical step toward success, no matter what your planned uses. This section: …

3125. Toolbox Contents | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      June 01, 2020 - Toolbox Contents Child Health Care Quality Toolbox The Child Health Toolbox contains concepts, tips, and tools for evaluating the quality of health care for children.   Understanding Quality Measurement What Is Quality? Quality Domains Consumer Perspectives What Is Quality Measurement for Chil…

3126. Develop Your Own? | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/chtoolbx/develop/index.html
      June 01, 2020 - Develop Your Own? The Child Health Toolbox contains concepts, tips, and tools for evaluating the quality of health care for children. Existing measurement sets assess a limited number of factors. There may be health conditions, health services, or specific population subgroups of great interest for which esta…

3127. Child Health Care Quality Toolbox: Resources | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      June 01, 2020 - Child Health Care Quality Toolbox: Resources The Child Health Toolbox contains concepts, tips, and tools for evaluating the quality of health care for children. This section identifies national initiatives that serve as clearinghouses for measures of the quality of children's health, health care, and general …

3128. Strategic Plan: Children as a Priority Population | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/cpi/about/mission/strategic-plan/CHStratPlan.html
      December 01, 1999 - Strategic Plan: Children as a Priority Population Describes AHRQ's Strategic Plan goals and objectives for including children in research as a priority population. Vision To establish the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) as one of the Nation's key public organizations for improving the qual…

3129. Final Progress Report: Improving Medication Safety Across Clinical Settings (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/bates-report.pdf
      January 01, 2024 - investigators in our group from content domains, including clinical epidemiology, human factors theory, infection … telephone call from the nursing home to a covering physician about a resident with a urinary tract infection

3130. References | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/dxsafety-current-state-references.html
      January 01, 2024 - Serious misdiagnosis-related harms in malpractice claims: the ““Big Three”“ - vascular events, infections … Issue Brief: COVID-19 Racial Disparities in Testing, Infection, Hospitalization, and Death: Analysis … https://www.kff.org/report-section/covid-19-racial-disparities-in-testing-infection-hospitalization-and-death-analysis-of-epic-patient-data-issue-brief

3131. Established Child Health Care Quality Measures--Young Adult Health Care Survey (YAHCS) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/chtoolbx/measures/measure-7.html
      November 01, 2017 - Established Child Health Care Quality Measures--Young Adult Health Care Survey (YAHCS) Child Health Care Quality Toolbox The Child Health Toolbox contains concepts, tips, and tools for evaluating the quality of health care for children. Contents Availability Child Measures Included Users Compariso…

3132. Examples of How States Use Quality Measures | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      December 01, 2017 - Examples of How States Use Quality Measures Child Health Care Quality Toolbox The Child Health Toolbox contains concepts, tips, and tools for evaluating the quality of health care for children. Contents Arizona Michigan Minnesota New York North Carolina Ohio Rhode Island Vermont Washingt…

3133. Factors for Selecting Performance Measures | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/chtoolbx/cahptab.html
      December 01, 2017 - Factors for Selecting Performance Measures The Child Health Toolbox contains concepts, tips, and tools for evaluating the quality of health care for children.   Factors CAHPS® HCUP QIs HEDIS® Title V Suitable for comparing? Yes, if CAHPS® specifications followed. Not designed for com…

3134. Established Child Health Care Quality Measures--Child and Adolescent Health Measurement Initiative (CAHMI): Promoting Healthy Development Survey (PHDS) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/chtoolbx/measures/measure-6.html
      November 01, 2017 - Established Child Health Care Quality Measures--Child and Adolescent Health Measurement Initiative (CAHMI): Promoting Healthy Development Survey (PHDS) Child Health Care Quality Toolbox The Child Health Toolbox contains concepts, tips, and tools for evaluating the quality of health care for children. Conten…

3135. Quality Indicators at a Glance Matrix | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      December 01, 2017 - Quality Indicators at a Glance Matrix Child Health Care Quality Toolbox The Child Health Toolbox contains concepts, tips, and tools for evaluating the quality of health care for children. Measure Effectiveness Safety Patient-Centered Timeliness Established Measures Consumer Assessment …

3136. Federal Balance Budget Act of 1997: Excerpts | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      December 01, 2017 - Federal Balance Budget Act of 1997: Excerpts Child Health Care Quality Toolbox The Child Health Toolbox contains concepts, tips, and tools for evaluating the quality of health care for children.   The Federal Balanced Budget Act of 1997, Public Law 105-33, increased the attention given to performance monito…

3137. Established Child Health Care Quality Measures--Title V of the Social Security Act | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      November 01, 2017 - Established Child Health Care Quality Measures--Title V of the Social Security Act Child Health Care Quality Toolbox The Child Health Toolbox contains concepts, tips, and tools for evaluating the quality of health care for children. Contents Child Measures Included Users Comparisons and Trends Ben…

3138. AHRQ Program Management Tools | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      July 01, 2018 - AHRQ Program Management Tools Child Health Care Quality Toolbox The Child Health Toolbox contains concepts, tips, and tools for evaluating the quality of health care for children. National Guideline Clearinghouse™ The National Guideline Clearinghouse™ taken down on July 16, 2018, because federal funding t…

3139. Uses of Quality Measurement | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      June 01, 2020 - Uses of Quality Measurement Child Health Care Quality Toolbox The Child Health Toolbox contains concepts, tips, and tools for evaluating the quality of health care for children. A clear plan for using quality measurement is a prerequisite to a successful quality measurement strategy. An established plan hel…

3140. Established Child Health Care Quality Measures | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/chtoolbx/measures/index.html
      June 01, 2020 - Established Child Health Care Quality Measures Child Health Care Quality Toolbox The Child Health Toolbox contains concepts, tips, and tools for evaluating the quality of health care for children. Contents Overview: Existing Measurement Sets Advantages of Using Established Measures Quality Measures in…