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1. Outcome Measure Framework Design Document (pdf file)
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   January 01, 2014 - this outcome measure. … The NQMC is a database of evidence-based health care quality measures and measure sets.9 Sponsored by … to the derived measure that is based on the patient outcome measure. … The clinically equivalent measures are displayed on the full record for the outcome measure (see Figure … Some registries consider their outcome measures proprietary and only share the measure definitions

2. A Review of Quality of Care Evaluation for the Palliation of Dyspnea | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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   January 01, 2019 - Part 1: Quality Measures of the Palliative Dyspnea Care Experience A dyspnea quality measure review … Similar to intensity and activity impact dyspnea scales, correlations among HRQoL measures are high, … Which measurement scales should we use to measure breathlessness in palliative care? … Structural Measure Structural measures of quality refer to the innate characteristics of a system and … Process Measure Process measures refer to what health providers do in the delivery of care including

3. Quantitative Synthesis: Chapter 2. Presenting Different Effects for Different Data Types (pdf file)
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   February 01, 2018 - • The 3 most common effect measures in meta-analysis are: ► Risk difference (RD, absolute measure) … ► Risk ratio* (RR, relative measure) ► Odds ratio* (OR, relative measure) *Formulas for calculating … difference ► May be computed when all studies in the meta-analysis report outcome on the same scale or scales … outcome on scales that cannot be converted (e.g., differing Quality of Life measurement scales) • … Standardized mean difference • Standardized mean difference (SMD) is used for outcomes measured on different scales

4. Assessing the Impact of Indexing Performance Measure Codes on the Perceived Value of EPC Reports to Health Systems | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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   February 01, 2020 - The first identified quality measures covered by the report with descriptive information. … The second contained page numbers in the report’s executive summary where those quality measures are … We incorporated them in revised quality measure tables. … when the hyperlinked quality measure indexing tables were available. … AHRQ Series on Improving Translation of Evidence: Linking Evidence Reports and Performance Measures to

5. Dyspnea DEcIDE (pdf file)
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   April 01, 2010 - Part 1: Quality Measures of the Palliative Dyspnea Care Experience A dyspnea quality measure review … Similar to intensity and activity impact dyspnea scales, correlations among HRQoL measures are high, … Which measurement scales should we use to measure breathlessness in palliative care? … Structural Measure Structural measures of quality refer to the innate characteristics of a system and … Process Measure Process measures refer to what health providers do in the delivery of care including

6. Research White Paper: Outcome Measure Harmonization and Data Infrastructure for Patient-Centered Outcomes Research in Depression (pdf file)
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   November 01, 2020 - Harmonized outcome measures selected for pilot project OMF Category Outcome Measure Definition … Availability of Measure Data Elements After clarifying the measure definitions, the registries compared … for Depression Measure Calculation in the PRIME Registry Pilot Site Recruitment Adding Measures … Measures to the Registry Platform IRB Review Key Findings Harmonized Outcome Measure Definition … Standardized Measure Definition Appendix B. Measure Display Within the PRIME Registry

7. Assessing the Impact of Indexing Performance Measure Codes on the Perceived Value of EPC Reports to Health Systems (pdf file)
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   September 01, 2018 - The first identified measures covered by the report with descriptive information on the measures. … This facilitates the acquisition of quality measures but after they benchmark and identify measures … measure number and the exact page number in the executive summary where that measure can be found. … would make the identification and specification of these measures very efficient. … Quality measures addressed in the urinary incontinence report QM# Title Developer/ Steward Measure

8. Pediatric Quality Measures Program 3.0: An Evidence Map of Measures for Vision, Hearing, and Developmental Screening and Followup | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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   April 01, 2025 - The measures varied by age, timeframe specifications, measure quality, and intended use. … and integration, and measure feasibility. … Few studies demonstrated improvement in quality measure differences between groups. … workload burden, and lack of standardized measure definitions and processes. … Evidence was lacking on measure specification, evaluation of alignment with intended purposes and across

9. Outcome Measure Harmonization and Data Infrastructure for Patient-Centered Outcomes Research in Depression | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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   June 01, 2022 - EHC FAQs Home Evidence Reports Outcome Measure … SHARE: Outcome Measure … Four reports related to this project are below: Outcome Measure Harmonization and Data Infrastructure … for Patient-Centered Outcomes Research in Depression  (PDF, 935 KB) Registry Configuration: Outcome Measure … created October 2021 Internet Citation: Abstract: Outcome Measure

10. Development of Harmonized Outcome Measures for Use in Patient Registries and Clinical Practice: Methods and Lessons Learned (pdf file)
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    February 01, 2019 - The consultants also provided input on outcome measures used in the minimum measure set and guided … team conducted additional research to identify other relevant outcome measures and measure definitions … Additionally, rather than asking about specific tools or scales, we asked workgroup members about measure … Refining Minimum Measure Sets and Harmonization Identifying the MMS and harmonizing the measures in … Depression measure scales include: PARS, MADRS, HAM-D, CGI-S, CDRS-R, PHQ-9 Other outcomes measures

11. Measure Criteria for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality’s National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    April 01, 2025 - Español EHC FAQs Home Evidence Reports Measure … Report SHARE: Measure … , and feasibility of measures. … Measure Criteria for Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality’s National Healthcare Quality and Disparities … Project Timeline Measure Criteria for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality’s National Healthcare

12. Developing Quality Indicators for Cancer End-of-Life Care: Proceedings From a National Symposium | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    January 01, 2020 - Improving quality across domains of care requires good measures of quality and outcomes. … At a minimum, dyspnea assessment should include a measure of intensity plus at least one measure of bother … Where multiple reasonable measures are available, choosing the best measure is less important than measuring … A systematic review of measures of end-of-life care and its outcomes. … Which measurement scales should we use to measure breathlessness in palliative care?

13. Outcome Measures Framework: Literature Review Findings and Implications (pdf file)
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    April 15, 2019 - for Phenotypes and eXposures (PhenX) Measure development; Repository Develops standardized measures … Further, as particular measures become highly used for particular conditions, new outcome measure users … , and a measure library. … Definitions of measure construction, e.g., proportion, continuous variable and ratio measures, will … The OMF Measure Library also should provide information about usage of the measures including challenges

14. Measurement-Criteria-Qdr-Executive-Summ (pdf file)
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    September 06, 2023 - Technical Brief Number xxx Measure Criteria for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … Findings Guiding Question 2: How could the current NHQDR measure selection prioritization criteria be … The list does not include criteria that are prominent in other, primary measure collections, such as … for the NHQDR are selected from existing measure compendiums and the NHQDR aims to provide a meaningful … for the NHQDR and other measure collections.

15. A Primer for Systematic Reviewers on the Measurement of Functional Status and Health-Related Quality of Life in Older Adults (pdf file)
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    September 01, 2013 - for whom the measure is applicable.6 Generic measures typically include both physical and mental health … Measuring health: a guide to rating scales and questionnaires. … A systematic review of Instrumental Activities of Daily Living scales in dementia: room for improvement … Measuring Health: A Guide to Rating Scales and Questionnaires. … Barthel ADL Lawton IADL HUI3 CRQ Longitudinal Construct Validity (Responsiveness) In general SF-36 scales

16. Relationship Between Use of Quality Measures and Improved Outcomes in Serious Mental Illness | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    December 01, 2019 - The need for such measures is crucial in serious mental illness (SMI), a long-term illness involving … include an agreed-upon list of relevant QMs; identification of the most meaningful outcomes by which to measure … Outcomes against which to evaluate the effectiveness of QMs are difficult to measure. … of care actually measure quality of care or improve outcomes. … SMI population, and the outcomes against which to assess the effectiveness of QMs are challenging to measure

17. Research White Paper: Standardized Library of Depression Outcome Measures (pdf file)
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    May 01, 2020 - iaa=2481 2 Approach to Representing an Outcome Definition For each measure, the accompanying … Harmonized Definitions for Depression Outcome Measures OMF CATEGORY OUTCOME MEASURE DEFINITION Survival … A-2 OMF CATEGORY OUTCOME MEASURE DEFINITION Clinical Response Improvement in Depressive Symptoms … A-3 OMF CATEGORY OUTCOME MEASURE DEFINITION Clinical Response Worsening in Depressive Symptoms – … A-4 OMF CATEGORY OUTCOME MEASURE DEFINITION Events of Interest Suicide Ideation & Behavior Selection

18. Research White Paper: Standardized Library of Depression Outcome Measures (pdf file)
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    May 01, 2020 - iaa=2481 2 Approach to Representing an Outcome Definition For each measure, the accompanying … Harmonized Definitions for Depression Outcome Measures OMF CATEGORY OUTCOME MEASURE DEFINITION Survival … A-2 OMF CATEGORY OUTCOME MEASURE DEFINITION Clinical Response Improvement in Depressive Symptoms … A-3 OMF CATEGORY OUTCOME MEASURE DEFINITION Clinical Response Worsening in Depressive Symptoms – … A-4 OMF CATEGORY OUTCOME MEASURE DEFINITION Events of Interest Suicide Ideation & Behavior Selection

19. White Paper: Standardized Library of Lumbar Spondylolisthesis Outcome Measures (pdf file)
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    March 01, 2021 - Interagency Agreement #16-566R-16. 2 Approach to Representing an Outcome Definition For each measure … Harmonized Definitions for Lumbar Spondylolisthesis Outcome Measures OMF CATEGORY OUTCOME MEASURE … post-treatment • 1 year post-treatment Annual follow-up beyond 1 year is recommended as a supplemental measure … A-2 OMF CATEGORY OUTCOME MEASURE DEFINITION Patient Reported Pain interference Pain interference … in an emergency room visit, new hospitalization, or new operation A-4 OMF CATEGORY OUTCOME MEASURE

20. White Paper: Standardized Library of Lumbar Spondylolisthesis Outcome Measures (pdf file)
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    March 01, 2021 - Interagency Agreement #16-566R-16. 2 Approach to Representing an Outcome Definition For each measure … Harmonized Definitions for Lumbar Spondylolisthesis Outcome Measures OMF CATEGORY OUTCOME MEASURE … post-treatment • 1 year post-treatment Annual follow-up beyond 1 year is recommended as a supplemental measure … A-2 OMF CATEGORY OUTCOME MEASURE DEFINITION Patient Reported Pain interference Pain interference … in an emergency room visit, new hospitalization, or new operation A-4 OMF CATEGORY OUTCOME MEASURE