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21. Quality Improvement Strategies | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.cahps.ahrq.gov/pqmp/implementation-qi/toolkit/child-hcahps/qi-strategies.html
    August 01, 2021 - Following the intervention, there were lower rates of discharge-related care failures, decreasing from … Outcome measure: Inpatient admission rates were lower for children after their involvement with patient … The average length of stay for children with admissions was lower after their involvement with patient … Children with navigators had a lower proportion of missed opportunities for care than they did before

22. Final report: To Quantify the Impact of the Existing vs. Enhanced Work Configuration of Radiation Therapy Technicians on Workload, Situation Awareness, and Performance during Pretreatment QA Tasks (pdf file)
    www.cahps.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/mosaly-report.pdf
    January 01, 2024 - However, the 3- RTT workflow indicated poor performance and higher RULA scores despite lower mental WL … Overall, the current configuration with a 3-RTT workflow has a lower performance score and increased … postural stressors by evaluating postures on 6 anatomical regions (neck, trunk, legs, upper arms, lower … Although the physical stressors are lower compared with the 3-RTT workflow, the 2-RTT workflow in the … Level of screen, lightning, comfort - sitting or standing Keyboard was lower than I'd like, mouse

23. Minimum Criteria for Antibiotics Tool | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.cahps.ahrq.gov/nhguide/toolkits/determine-whether-to-treat/antibiotic-tool.html
    September 01, 2017 - residents suspected of having one of three common infections: urinary tract, skin and soft tissue, and lower … Tract Infection 2    Skin and Soft Tissue Infection 11    Lower … For residents who regularly run a lower temperature, use a temperature of 2°F (1°C) … Yes 13 No 12 Notes: For residents who regularly run a lower temperature

24. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    January 01, 2024 - Accuracy of diagnosis was lower in the depression condition compared to the control condition, but this … Accuracy was lower in the depression condition (vs. control) when physicians ordered less tests, but … Their results showed a lower incidence of TJA in Medicare Advantage enrollees. … Medicare Advantage is associated with lower utilization of total joint arthroplasty. … The findings indicated a lower TI success rate for APRNs when compared to more experienced clinicians

25. National Collaborative for Innovation in Quality Measurement (pdf file)
    www.cahps.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/chronic/chipra-177-section-2-technical-specs.pdf
    May 23, 2014 - Note: A lower rate indicates better performance. … Note: A lower rate indicates better performance. … data For each age stratification and total Reported rate For each age stratification and total Lower

26. Lessons from the Field: Using Pediatric Quality Measures across Multiple Levels (pdf file)
    www.cahps.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/lessons/lessons-using-pqms.pdf
    January 01, 2016 - Small sample sizes when folding down to lower levels. … When using a measure at levels lower than what was intended – in other words, when “folding a measure … This issue with small numbers may be exacerbated at lower levels for measures targeting less common … At these lower levels, or for conditions affecting smaller numbers of patients, lack of precision means … Small sample sizes when folding down to lower levels. Lack of consensus on measure standards.

27. Study Finds Racial and Ethnic Inequities in End-of-Life Prescription Opioid Access | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.cahps.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/875.html
    August 01, 2023 - They also received lower daily doses and lower total doses. … Rural and smaller practices had lower adoption rates than urban and larger practices.

28. Oral, Linguistic, and Culturally Competent Services | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.cahps.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/tools/cultural-competence/index.html
    August 01, 2019 - individuals of limited English proficiency (LEP) typically experience less adequate access to care, lower … and Ethnic Disparities in Health Care , states that: "Racial and ethnic minorities tend to receive a lower

29. Blood Pressure Control Evidence and Resources | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.cahps.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/projects/heart-health/evidence/blood-pressure.html
    March 01, 2021 - issued a dissenting opinion , and results from a more recent PCOR study called SPRINT  supported lower … DASH) eating plan, an evidence-based plan designed to reduce intake of salt, sugar, and fat to help lower … eating plan, which emphasizes fruits, vegetables, and low-fat dairy products, and other steps to help lower

30. Study Finds Evidence of Intentional Inappropriate Painkiller Prescribing | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.cahps.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/846.html
    January 01, 2023 - Physicians Who Don’t Work in Teams, “Teamlets” Have Lower Burnout Rates . … Physicians Who Don’t Work in Teams, “Teamlets” Have Lower Burnout Rates Working in a team or collaboratively … Contrary to expectations, physicians who practiced independently had significantly lower rates of burnout

31. Biden Administration Tackles Financial Strains on Healthcare Consumers | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.cahps.ahrq.gov/news/blog/ahrqviews/financial-strains-healthcare.html
    November 01, 2023 - address the misaligned incentives across the healthcare ecosystem to improve the quality of care and lower … Although financial strain is most prevalent among lower-income families, every sector of society experiences

32. CHIPRA 81: Pediatric Global Health-7 Measure Report (pdf file)
    www.cahps.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/outcomes/chipra-081-fullreport.pdf
    April 01, 2019 - For example, the proposed measure may enhance an existing measure in the initial core set, it may lower … Lower standard error means greater reliability and precision of the estimate. … Race/Ethnicity H1: Black children have lower global health than white children. … H2: Hispanic children have lower global health than non-Hispanic children. … However, our results show that children with Hispanic ethnicity have lower global health than their

33. What To Learn About the Audience for a Health Care Quality Report | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.cahps.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/plan/your-audience/what-to-know.html
    November 01, 2018 - However, studies indicate that some older audiences have substantially lower literacy skills, which can … Those with lower incomes, for instance, may feel unable to consider factors beyond the costs of coverage

34. Hospital Admissions for Uncontrolled Diabetes Improving (pdf file)
    www.cahps.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/nhqrdr/dataspotlight-aian-diabetes.pdf
    December 01, 2018 - Lower rates are better. … Lower rates are better.

35. RED Lowering Hospital Readmissions and Improving Patient Satisfaction at Euclid Hospital in Ohio | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.cahps.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/201415.html
    September 01, 2014 - Skip to main content An official website of the Department of Health and Human Services Careers Contact Us Español FAQs Search all AHRQ sites Search small Search Menu …

36. Use of Multiple Concurrent Antipsychotics in Children (pdf file)
    www.cahps.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/chronic/chipra-126-fullreport.pdf
    May 01, 2018 - Note: While a rate of zero is not expected for this measure, a lower rate indicates better performance … Because this measure focuses on overuse, a lower rate indicates better performance. … We found positive correlation between rates as would be expected: a lower rate of multiple concurrent … antipsychotic use was associated with lower rates of behavioral health hospitalization. … Plan-level reliability was lower, with an average of 0.64 (range 0.28 to 0.87).

37. Blacks Experiencing Fast-Rising Rates of Overdose Deaths Involving Synthetic Opioids Other Than Methadone (pdf file)
    www.cahps.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/nhqrdr/dataspotlight-opioid.pdf
    February 20, 2020 - Note: For this measure, lower rates are better. … Note: For this measure, lower rates are better.

38. Use of Multiple Concurrent Antipsychotics in Children Section 2, Technical Specifications (pdf file)
    www.cahps.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/chronic/chipra-126-section-2-technical-specs.pdf
    April 30, 2018 - Note: While a rate of zero is not expected for this measure, a lower rate indicates better performance

39. Explain Whether a High or Low Health Care Quality Score Is Better | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    March 01, 2016 - When you are choosing a hospital, you should look for the hospital that has a lower number of deaths … A lower number is shown by a shorter bar on the graph below.

40. CHIPRA Pediatric Quality Measures Program (PQMP) Candidate Measure Submission Form (CPCF) (pdf file)
    www.cahps.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/outcomes/chipra-140-section-5.8.pdf
    January 01, 2014 - patient satisfaction quartile, relative to those in the lowest patient satisfaction quartile, had lower … Do Hospitals With Lower Mortality Have Higher Patient Satisfaction? … Hospitals with higher patient satisfaction tended to have lower severity- adjusted mortality rates. … The authors observe that increased patient engagement has been found to lead to lower resource use … Ten strategies to lower costs, improve quality, and engage patients: the view from leading health