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digital.ahrq.gov/2018-year-review/research-spotlights/leveraging-health-it-test-solutions-are-replicable-scalable-and
January 01, 2018 - where he is advising several hospitals on how to implement the Wrong-Patient Retract-and-Reorder (RAR) Measure … cancels the order and places the same order for a different patient within the next 10 minutes, the measure … such data as evidence of the CPOE’s potential impact on patient safety, decision makers can factor RAR measures … In the study, published in the May 14, 2019 issue of JAMA , 3 using the RAR measure, Dr. … The intent is to develop health IT measures that identify deviations from the Five Rights of Medication
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digital.ahrq.gov/health-it-tools-and-resources/health-it-costs-and-benefits-database/computerized-system-measure
August 01, 1996 - A computerized system to measure treatment outcomes and cost
Authors: Marks, I.
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/activity/the_bettering_lives_utilizing_electronic_systems__blues__2010_pdf__2.pdf
January 01, 2010 - Various data analysis methods are being used to measure the progress toward attaining the project aims … For example, clinician use of the various components of the EHR are being modeled as a continuous
measure … (percent or proportion) rather than a strict yes or no binary measure, and a mixed model analysis
of … covariance will be used to analyze the measure, controlling for fixed (clinic, time) and random (patient … Lastly, a
multivariate model is being used to investigate and measure changes from baseline to end-of-study
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/providing-evidence-and-developing-toolkit-accelerate-adoption-patient
July 31, 2023 - Outcomes were measured using the Wrong-Patient Retract-and-Reorder (WP-RAR) measure, a validated method … Wrong patient orders were identified by using the Wrong-Patient Retract-and-Reorder Measure (WP-RAR), … such data as evidence of the CPOE’s potential impact on patient safety, decision makers can factor RAR measures … In the study, published in the May 14, 2019 issue of JAMA , 3 using the RAR measure, Dr. … The intent is to develop health IT measures that identify deviations from the Five Rights of Medication
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/publication/r13hs021051-schmaltz-final-report-2012.pdf
January 01, 2012 - Key Words: electronic health record (EHR); outcome measure; performance measurement;
quality improvement … As a consequence, the quality and usefulness of an outcome
measure depends on the quality of the risk … Provide decision support guides for each outcome
measure to effect desired action. … There will always be things to measure for which
there is no standardized data capture. … across different
measure stewards.
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/activity/value_of_health_information_exchange_in_ambulatory_care_2009_pdf__2.pdf
January 01, 2009 - To measure the value of making data available from the
HIE, access to these data was randomly allocated … Claims data
were used to measure any reduction in charges that result from the intervention. … (Achieved)
• Create an HIE “laboratory” to measure the value of HIE. … (Achieved)
• Conduct a randomized, controlled trial to measure the value of HIE (value to be measured … InformatIon excHange In ambulatory care
2010 grant Summary
of reduced costs of care and selected quality measures
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digital.ahrq.gov/health-it-tools-and-resources/health-it-costs-and-benefits-database/timer-new-objective-measure
July 05, 1986 - Timer: a new objective measure of consultation content and its application to computer assisted consultations … Evaluation Method: Measures of length of consultation, the problems being dealt with, the physical activity
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/preventing-medication-related-problems-care-transitions-skilled-nursing
January 01, 2023 - Compare patient-, family-, and caregiver-reported measures of quality of communication and care coordination … A patient-reported measure, the Care Transitions Measure (CTM), will be used to capture patient and caregiver … The research team will also measure equity within the program’s implementation, observing how people
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/Impact%20of%20Health%20IT%20on%20Quality%20Assessment.pdf
April 25, 2013 - And that measure we didn't study in this study. … code reported for the quality measure. … We could report on all 62 measures -- if they failed to click enough buttons, they
would fail the measure … Integrating Quality Measures into EHRs: Lessons Learned and Next Generation Measure Specifications, Karen … So that was a various information to us as we seek to try to continually improve the measures and measure
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digital.ahrq.gov/events/national-web-conference-quality-metrics-and-measurement
January 01, 2023 - Weiner will describe shortcomings of the existing HBA1c-threshold-based quality measure and propose an … alternative measure that credits providers who are performing better than expectations.
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/page/2006WakefieldHalbeslebenWard_051311comp.pdf
May 24, 2011 - Needed is a measure to assess staff perceptions
regarding EHR and CPOE expectations and
experiences … NNFI = .99, CFI = .99, RMSEA = .032
Based on 6 months of experience with the technology
Final Measure … Excellent fit for post-implementation data
χ2 (47) = 54.24, NNFI = .99, CFI = .99, RMSEA = .039
Final Measure … perceptions lower for the NR subscale for
those without previous technology experience
Implications
Measure … Results: Section I Pre/Post Experience with Technology
Section II Factor Analysis Results
Final Measure
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/activity/r01hs021290-agha-annual-summary-2012.pdf
January 01, 2012 - Specific Aims:
• Measure and compare EMR use patterns. … (Ongoing)
• Measure and compare clinical workflow and physician-patient communication. … (Ongoing)
• Measure satisfaction and cognitive load.
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digital.ahrq.gov/health-it-tools-and-resources/workflow-assessment-health-it-toolkit/research/samore-mh-et-al-2005
January 01, 2005 - Objective: To measure the added value of CDSS when coupled with a community intervention to reduce inappropriate … Main Outcome Measure: Community-wide antimicrobial usage was assessed using retail pharmacy data. … Objective
"To measure the added value of CDSS when coupled with a community intervention to reduce
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/publication/k08hs017948-koopman-final-report-2014.pdf
January 01, 2014 - Feasibility testing of the measure.
3. … measures of resource use within the system. … We used focus
groups, key informants, and review of existing scales for item generation. … Does the eHealth Literacy Scale (eHEALS) measure
what it intends to measure? … In:
Health measurement scales: a practical guide to their
development and use. 2nd ed.
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/activity/2011_018157_hazlehurst_pdf_3.pdf
January 01, 2011 - Measures to evaluate the association include: reasons
for visit; orders; referrals; diagnosis codes; … The project team is using percent change
in body weight as the primary outcome measure. … knowledge base of the automated program that identifies the relevant
clinical events of the quality measure … An abstraction form and process were developed to enable chart review to validate the measures. … the project team was able to view
patient data and begin the key tasks of chart review and quality measure
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/page/unlocking_quality_information__understanding_the_value_of_health_it_for_quality_measurement_and_improvement_5.pdf
April 26, 2010 - A given measure contains a numerator,
denominator, exclusions, and exceptions.
5
Anatomy of a … Quality Measure
6
Quality Measurement in
Evolution
• Drive toward higher performance … • Measure disparities in all we do.
• Harmonize measures across sites and providers.
• Promote shared … Measure: 80% of CHCs have adopted the components of
the advanced medical home: multidisciplinary care … Anatomy of a Quality Measure
Quality Measurement in Evolution
Growth of NQF Endorsed Measures
Problem
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/page/Feb%2025%202009%20GLIDES%20Presentation.pdf
March 18, 2009 - of understanding
about asthma causes, treatment and
symptom prevention
Clinical Objectives
• Measure … poorly
According to EPR3, this patient meets
criteria for Step 3
Clinical Objectives
• Measure
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/page/percentage-of-verbal-orders-quick-reference-guide.pdf
March 01, 2009 - Percentage of Verbal
Orders
Monitoring the percentage of verbal orders allows
organizations to measure … Measure Category: Clinical Process
Quality Domain: Patient Safety
Current Findings in the Literature … handwritten and electronic orders each accounting
for 38 percent of the orders.5
Source of Data for the Measure … Health Care www.ahrq.gov
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Health IT
Study Design
Measure
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/page/guide-to-evaluating-hie-projects-section-1.pdf
November 13, 2014 - A technical implementation expert can help
you to determine what is technically possible to measure. … needed to
document health care workflows pre- and post-HIE, in order to determine efficacy and to
measure … to the
evaluation team, and help determine what health care organizations and stakeholder need
to measure … In addition, health care operations expertise will help determine the validity of
measures for financial … Research methodologists, who often have academic
affiliations, can help determine which measures are
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/using-precision-performance-measurement-conduct-focused-quality-improvement/annual-summary/2011
January 01, 2011 - A quality measure may be recorded as not having been met because a patient was incorrectly considered … The project used previously-developed quality measurement programs that examine EHR data to measure quality … Exception codes for 18 national quality measures were introduced into the EHR. … Performance improved significantly for eight of the 16 measures during Phase 2. … Performance had improved significantly during Phase 1 for all of these eight measures.