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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/ncepcr/tools/PCMH/pcpf-module-8-approaches-to-qi.pdf
September 01, 2015 - ··-I MEASURES. Identify appropriate measures to
! track your success.
CHANGES. … want to help your practices assure that the changes
they are making and the outcomes they plan to measure … responsible
When to
be done
Where to
be done
Predict what will happen when the test is carried Measures
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www.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/projects/state/meeting-summary-cooperatives/building-state2.html
October 01, 2024 - interested in employee engagement, there were constraints with sharing data and collecting process measures … Measure whether there is an association between the QI support provided by the cooperatives and practice … To measure the intervention “dose,” the evaluation team used active hours of QI support. … Lessons learned: Given the well-documented challenges, time, and resources needed to obtain QI measures … performing primary care providers and the data that can adequately capture QI efforts, (e.g., quality measures
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patientsafetyculture/asc/resources/asc_pilotstudy.pdf
April 01, 2015 - The final survey includes 27 survey items that measure eight areas of organizational culture
pertaining … The survey uses either 5-point agreement scales (“Strongly
disagree” to “Strongly agree”) or frequency … scales (“Never” to “Always”). … Positive Scores
A composite score summarizes how respondents answered groups of survey items that all
measure … the average percentage of respondents who answered positively when looking at the
survey items that measure
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/events/webinar/2-SOPS_101_Webcast_2020-Gray.pdf
January 01, 2020 - (SOPS)
Westat
AHRQ’s SOPS Program
• Initiated and funded by AHRQ since 2001
• Develops survey measures … Identifies strengths and areas for safety culture improvement
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Patient Safety Culture Composite Measures … organized by topics:
• Patient safety culture improvement
• Linking culture to outcomes
• Analyzing measures
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www.ahrq.gov/topics/patient-experience.html
Topic: Patient Experience
AHRQ's Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems program measures
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/resource/pressureinjury/guide/apf.html
October 01, 2017 - the visibility board with strategies to improve deficiencies that were noted when monitoring process measures … Provide information about outcome and process measures. … Module 5: How To Measure Pressure Injury Rates and Prevention Practices
Hospital: 50–200 beds
Pilot … Module 5: How To Measure Pressure Injury Rates and Prevention Practices
Hospital: 50–200 beds
Pilot … Module 5: How To Measure Pressure Injury Rates and Prevention Practices
Hospital: 600+ beds
Pilot
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol4/Graham.pdf
April 01, 2004 - Furthermore, research is already underway
to measure improvement in caregiver attitudes as a result … High performance on internal and external patient safety measures. … A survey instrument developed by the
University of Texas that measures attitudes toward teamwork climate … This internal survey is distributed annually to all KP
employees and physicians in order to measure … Scores by medical center on this
measure are evaluated for improvements following the walkarounds.
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/chartbooks/healthyliving/acknowledgments.html
June 01, 2018 - Contents
Chartbook on Healthy Living
Acknowledgments
Healthy Living
Summary
Healthy Living Measures … Maternal and Child Health Care
Maternal and Child Health Care: Effectiveness Measures
Maternal … Health Care: Person-Centered Care & Patient Safety
Maternal and Child Health Care: Care Coordination Measures
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/nhqrdr/dataspotlight-infantmortality.pdf
October 25, 2018 - deaths.3 The National Healthcare Quality and
Disparities Report (NHQDR)4 shows disparities among birth weights … ◆ From 2007 to 2015, Black mothers had a higher percentage of live-born infants with lower birth
weights … These measures are provided by the National Vital Statistics System of the National Center for Health
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2025-05/fraser-dunagan-report.pdf
January 01, 2025 - Results:
• Designed study to measure sensitivity, specificity, and positive predictive
value of NLP … Another manuscript, “A Practical Approach to
Measure the Quality of Hand Written Medication Orders: … A
Practical Approach to Measure the Quality of Hand Written Medication Orders: A Tool
for Improvement … A
Practical Approach to Measure the Quality of Hand Written Medication Orders: A Tool
for Improvement
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/news-and-events/events/index.html
August 01, 2025 - Topics addressed over the last several years include: Patient-reported Experience and Outcome Measures
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/surgery/modules/onboarding/onboarding_build_ssibundle_facnotes.docx
December 01, 2017 - toward improving performance on the Joint Commission’s Surgical Care Improvement Project, or SCIP, measures … Slide 7
Deeper Dive Into SCIP Measures To Identify Local Defects
SAY:
In this section, we will take … a deeper dive into SCIP measures to identify local defects. … And you can see, defects with SCIP measures were identified that the quality control department hadn’ … it’s documented that hyperglycemia correlates with the rate of wound infection, and this is a SCIP measure
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/surveys/hospital/spanish-hospital-ve-supp-item-set-2022.pdf
January 01, 2022 - • Composite Measures: A composite measure is a grouping of two or more survey items that assess the … The composite measures assessed in this supplemental item set
are listed below along with the internal … Support for Improving Efficiency and Reducing Waste (4
items) (Cronbach’s alpha = .88)
• Additional Measures … : Other measures assess:
• Experience with Activities to Improve Efficiency (8 items)
• Overall Ratings
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-07/ferguson2-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - the MFM Center, built
on past collaborations at the University of Cincinnati to identify specific measures … Data Collection and Measures:
A pilot study was designed to assess survey methodology for evaluating … Khoury to determine
which predetermined clinical outcomes measures could be collected from the information … medical record review: A number of
maternal demographic, health and pregnancy, and neonatal outcomes measures … Each partner hospital was sent an Excel file that contained all of the potential
variables that could measure
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/research-transform-primary-care/transform/profile/solberg.html
April 01, 2015 - Annual recertification required demonstration of improvement on standardized performance measures and … of Care
In 2010, HCH clinics had higher overall performance rates for diabetes and vascular care measures … Practice systems that showed the strongest association with higher performance measures for diabetes
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2025-03/fenton-report.pdf
January 01, 2025 - Measures: We used electronic medical record (EMR) data to ascertain primary and secondary
imaging … visits were identified using criteria similar to those used for the NCQA
low-value spinal imaging measure … Secondary imaging outcomes included 1) an analogous measure of the completion of cervical
spinal imaging … A new measure
and new insights. Med Care. 1990/08/01 ed. 1990 Aug;28(8):724–36.
29. … Available from:
https://www.ncqa.org/hedis/measures/use-of-imaging-studies-for-low-back-pain/
37.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2025-07/fenton2-report.pdf
January 01, 2025 - visits were identified using criteria similar to those used for the NCQA
low-value spinal imaging measure … (36).
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Secondary imaging outcomes included: 1) an analogous measure of the completion of cervical … in a large majority of the announced SP visits,
and both ceiling effects (in these measures) and floor … A new measure
and new insights. Med Care. 1990/08/01 ed. 1990 Aug;28(8):724–36.
29. … Available from:
https://www.ncqa.org/hedis/measures/use-of-imaging-studies-for-low-back-pain/
37.
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www.ahrq.gov/teamstepps-program/curriculum/implement/overview.html
May 01, 2023 - Key Implementation Phases and Activities
The figure below provides an overview of the key processes required for any successful implementation.
Pre-implementation activities begin by assessing readiness and considering the goals of your implementation and how they will be measured.
Active implementation …
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/914.html
May 01, 2024 - interplay between cognitive load theory and diagnostic accuracy, while providing a review of ways to measure … The largest number of associations between survey measures were overall support from hospital leaders
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/clinicians-providers/ahrq-works/impact-burnout.pdf
July 01, 2017 - (AHRQ grant
HS00032)
Interventions
AHRQ-funded research led to a new measure of burnout
and the … clinicians to cover unexpected leave
• Building workplace teams that address work flow
and quality measures