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41. National Collaborative for Innovation in Quality Measurement (pdf file)
    www.qualitymeasures.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

42. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/research/findings/studies/index.html
    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

43. Lessons from the Field: Using Pediatric Quality Measures across Multiple Levels (pdf file)
    www.qualitymeasures.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.

44. Key Study Outcomes Across Grants | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/research-transform-primary-care/transform/synthesis-report/outcomes.html
    October 01, 2015 - quality (i.e., the provision of chronic and preventive services), greater patient satisfaction, and lower … Specifically, practices that adopted more PCMH processes and systems were more likely to have lower emergency … care and health care utilization for the most complex patients, but not lower inpatient admissions. … specifically) declined steadily immediately following PCMH implementation and then stabilized at a lower … The researchers estimated that full implementation of the PCMH model would lower per member per month

45. Key Study Outcomes Across Grants | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/reports/grants-transform/key-study-outcomes.html
    March 01, 2017 - quality (i.e., the provision of chronic and preventive services), greater patient satisfaction, and lower … Specifically, practices that adopted more PCMH processes and systems were more likely to have lower emergency … care and health care utilization for the most complex patients, but not lower inpatient admissions. … specifically) declined steadily immediately following PCMH implementation and then stabilized at a lower … The researchers estimated that full implementation of the PCMH model would lower per member per month

46. Study Finds Racial and Ethnic Inequities in End-of-Life Prescription Opioid Access | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.qualitymeasures.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.

47. Affordability | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/2014chartbooks/womenhealth/wm-afford.html
    September 01, 2015 - Note: For this measure, lower rates are better. … Note: For this measure, lower rates are better. … Note: For this measure, lower rates are better. … Note: For this measure, lower rates are better. White and Black are non-Hispanics.

48. Guide to Implementing and Sustaining a Program To Prevent CLABSI and CAUTI in the Intensive Care Unit Setting (pdf file)
    www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/clabsi-cauti-icu/implementation-guide.pdf
    April 01, 2022 - This guide helps you utilize five groupings of resources to support your journey to lower infections … modules will walk you and your team through the correct steps in getting set up to start this work to lower … CLABSI and CAUTI steps that need to be understood by the team prior to implementation of work to lower … Toolkit for Preventing CLABSI and CAUTI in ICUs was developed to anticipate that ICU teams working to lower

49. Chartbook on Women's Health Care: Slide Presentation | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/2014chartbooks/womenhealth/womenh-slides.html
    March 01, 2020 - Note:  For this measure, lower rates are better. … For this measure, lower rates are better. … Note: For this measure, lower rates are better. … Note: For this measure, lower rates are better. … Note: For this measure, lower rates are better.

50. Person- and Family-Centered Care | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/2014chartbooks/womenhealth/wm-ppc.html
    March 01, 2020 - clearly, respected what the patients had to say, and spent enough time with them, For this measure, lower … For this measure, lower rates are better. … 2002 to 2012, the percentage of women reporting poor communication with their health providers was lower

51. Oral, Linguistic, and Culturally Competent Services | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.qualitymeasures.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

52. Blood Pressure Control Evidence and Resources | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.qualitymeasures.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

53. Conclusion | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/hcbs/findings/find6.html
    December 01, 2012 - Furthermore, although Hispanics (and areas with a higher proportion of Hispanics) exhibit lower rates … More generous HCBS programs are very consistently associated with lower rates of hospitalization. … Most, but not all, of the results suggest that use of HCBS is associated with a lower rate of hospitalizations … Personal care as a State plan service is associated with lower rates of hospitalization. … not exhibit an association with outcome indicator rates, but use of the service is associated with lower

54. Assess-Resident-Rti-Facilitator-Guide (doc file)
    www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/assess-resident-RTI-facilitator-guide.docx
    June 01, 2021 - Slide 1 Objectives SAY: This presentation will focus on distinguishing between upper and lower respiratory … Slide 3 Upper or Lower Respiratory Tract Infection Descriptions SAY: This is a visual model of some … Bronchitis and pneumonia affect the lower airways. … While bronchitis is largely caused by viruses that affect the lower respiratory tract airways, about … Acute bronchitis is inflammation of the larger airways of the lower respiratory tract while pneumonia

55. Affinity-Group-Improving-Support-Women (pdf file)
    www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/takeheart/training/affinity-group-improving-support-women.pdf
    May 01, 2021 - of women eligible for CR is growing • Percent of eligible women that start or finish CR is much lower … than for men • Largest gaps are for women of color and women with lower incomes Ritchey MD et al

56. Study Finds Evidence of Intentional Inappropriate Painkiller Prescribing | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.qualitymeasures.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

57. Biden Administration Tackles Financial Strains on Healthcare Consumers | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.qualitymeasures.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

58. CHIPRA 81: Pediatric Global Health-7 Measure Report (pdf file)
    www.qualitymeasures.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

59. NQMC Measure Domain Framework | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/gam/summaries/domain-framework/index.html
    July 01, 2018 - In practical terms, the criterion of quality determines whether a higher or lower score for a measure … evidence must indicate whether the higher of the two results represents better or worse quality than the lower

60. What To Learn About the Audience for a Health Care Quality Report | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.qualitymeasures.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