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361. Federal Interagency Workgroup: Improving Diagnostic Safety and Quality in Healthcare July Meeting Summary (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/topics/IAWG-July-2024-meeting-notes.pdf
     January 01, 2024 -  The National Quality Forum Blood Culture Contamination (BCC) measure received full endorsement … The BCC measure will support DHQP’s Hospital-Acquired Bacteremia (HOB) measure. … The measure will standardize the clinical laboratory’s approach across the country to handling BCC … One class of measures, clinical tracer conditions, will increase capacity in the system to monitor enterprise … Some measures under consideration are also directly related to diagnostic performance.

362. Established Child Health Care Quality Measures--Young Adult Health Care Survey (YAHCS) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     November 01, 2017 - Established Child Health Care Quality Measures--Young Adult Health Care Survey (YAHCS) Child … Contents Availability Child Measures Included Users Comparisons and Trends Benchmarking and … Results of the YAHCS can be used to report eight composite measures assessing domains of preventive and … development process included: Development of conceptual framework and investigation of relevance of measure … Lack of more reliable, valid, or efficient way to measure the topic.

363. Established Child Health Care Quality Measures--Child and Adolescent Health Measurement Initiative (CAHMI): Promoting Healthy Development Survey (PHDS) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     November 01, 2017 - Established Child Health Care Quality Measures--Child and Adolescent Health Measurement Initiative (CAHMI … Contents Availability Child Measures Included Users Comparisons and Trends Benchmarking and … The PHDS is endorsed by The National Quality Forum as a valid measure for system, plan, and provider-level … development process included: Development of conceptual framework and investigation of relevance of measure … Lack of more reliable, valid, or efficient way to measure the topic.

364. Discussion | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     April 01, 2017 - All-Payer Claims Databases Introduction Reviewing the Landscape of All-Payer Claims Databases Measure … These measure sets can be used to learn about more efficient ways to achieve better outcomes. … Measure development gaps. … Measure sets are likely to provide the best picture of health care value. … Testing is required before a measure can be fully implemented.

365. Combining Healthcare Quality Measures Into Composites or Summary Scores | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     September 01, 2019 - Types of Composites Established by measure developers. … In some cases, measure developers use statistical analyses to devise a recommended scoring methodology … Summary scores combine many measures into one "overall" score, even though the individual measures may … Sponsors who decide to set weights will need a strong rationale for their decision. … (clinicians, patients, managers, and payers) in setting the weights to make sure they are not biased

366. Diagnostic Error Measures: For Quality Improvement & Patient Safety Research (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2016 - Diagnostic Error Measures: For Quality Improvement & Patient Safety Research Diagnostic Error Measures … Diagnostic Error Measures Types of Patient Safety & Quality Measures xxVoluntary Reporting Chart … • Not useful as an outcome measure to test interventions • Labor Intensive • Usually requires significant … 17.1%) 27 (35.5%) 76 Total 74 (44.3%) 29 (17.4%) 64 (38.3%) 167 Wrong-Patient Retract-and-Reorder Measure … (NQF Measure #2723) *First Health IT Safety Measure Endorsed by NQF AHRQ Funded Study (R01HS024538

367. 2018 CAHPS Clinician & Group Survey Database Chartbook (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2019 - , rating measures, and individual questions. … (85%) and Getting Timely Appointments, Care, and Information (Access) was the lowest scoring measure … The Care Coordination composite measure had a slight increase in scoring between 2017 and 2019. … For questions and composite measures using 4-point response scales (i.e., always, usually, sometimes, … LISTING OF COMPOSITE MEASURES, RATINGS, AND INDIVIDUAL ITEMS Adult Survey 3.0 Measures Adult Survey

368. All-Payer Claims Databases Measurement of Care: Systematic Review and Environmental Scan of Current Practices and Evidence | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     June 01, 2017 -          Key Categories and Domains for Measures That Leverage APCD Data          Barriers to Using … That Leverage Unique APCD Data          Level of Measurement          Measure Type          Measure …      Sources of Measures for Use With APCDs          Literature Review      Barriers to Use of APCDs … Use of APCD Data for Measurement          Issue 1: Inadequate Measurement Science          Issue 2: Measure … Specification          Issue 3: Measure Implementation Issues          Issue 4: Measure Gaps Conclusion

369. Measures of Person- and Family- Centered Care | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     June 01, 2018 - of Person- and Family- Centered Care Communication Measures: Hospital Communication Measures: Home … Health Care Measures of Engagement in Decisionmaking End-of-Life Care Measures National … Note: For this measure, lower rates are better. … Note: For this measure, lower rates are better. White and Black are non-Hispanic. … Note: For this measure, lower rates are better.

370. 2020 CAHPS Health Plan Survey Database Chartbook (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2020 - DEFINITION OF COMPOSITE MEASURES, ITEMS, AND RATINGS ................................... 25 CAHPS … , rating measures, and individual items. … For questions and composite measures based on 4-point response scales (i.e., "always," "usually," "sometimes … DEFINITION OF COMPOSITE MEASURES, ITEMS, AND RATINGS The following tables present the composite measures … DEFINITION OF COMPOSITE MEASURES, ITEMS, AND RATINGS

371. Chartbook on Care Affordability: Slide Presentation | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     September 01, 2018 - Slide 10 Care Affordability Measures for Which Disparities Were Eliminated For the measure people … Slide 11 Care Affordability Measures for Which Disparities Were Eliminated For the measure people … Slide 12 Care Affordability Measures for Which Disparities Were Growing For the measure people … Slide 13 Care Affordability Measures for Which a New Disparity Was Identified For the measure … Notes: For this measure, lower rates are better.

372. Appendix A. Detailed Literature Search Methodology | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     June 01, 2017 - were included to help shape the guiding questions for which there is more limited empirical data: Measure … that might be needed for a more focused topical review of quality measures using APCDs. … charges database AND (State) report price transparency measure price transparency … that was already endorsed nationally (and thus would form the basis for a measure in the environmental … empirical study that would have formed the basis for an APCD measure but also required non-claims data

373. Mental Health Quality Measures | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     November 01, 2017 - Mental Health Quality Measures Child Health Care Quality Toolbox The Child Health Toolbox contains … Includes related measures including parental guidance on child development. … representatives from CAHPS®, the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA), NCQA's Behavioral Health Measure … Results of an indicator search of the database include a description of the measure, appropriate data … sources to use for the numerator and denominator of rates, and the developer of the measure.

374. Hospital Financial Measures Database List of Measures (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2024 - Hospital Financial Measures Database List of Measures Hospital Financial Measures Database List of … Hospital Financial Measures Database List of Measures 2 Burden Cost of Unreimbursed and Uncompensated … Other Burden Cost of Uncompensated Careg Total Uncompensated Care Total Cost Measure of hospital … e Overall measure of hospital care provided for which no payment was received. a. … AHRQ Publication No. 24-0047-2-EF May 2024 Hospital Financial Measures Database List of Measures

375. Examples of How States Use Quality Measures | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     December 01, 2017 - Examples of How States Use Quality Measures Child Health Care Quality Toolbox The Child Health … Three of the measures included in the report are based on HEDIS®: immunizations, well child care visits … The measures, known as Quality Assurance Reporting Requirements, are largely adopted from HEDIS®. … Wisconsin publicly reports 58 measure numerators for 14 health maintenance organizations (HMOs) in Family … Medicaid and SCHIP programs and 34 measure numerators for the SSI program; Wisconsin is the only State

376. Patient Experience Measures from the CAHPS Health Plan Survey (pdf file)
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     September 08, 2017 - : • Rating measures are based on items that use a scale of 0 to 10 to measure respondents’ assessment … This measure is sometimes referred to as the “global rating” or “overall rating. … When reporting single-item measures, it is important to indicate that the measure reflects performance … Descriptions of these measures and lists of the survey questions included in each measure are provided … A high level of reliability is not necessary for a measure to provide useful information for quality

377. 2015 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report: Chartbook on Care Affordability (pdf file)
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     August 01, 2016 - Care Affordability Measures for Which Disparities Were Eliminated  For the measure people under age … White Care Affordability Measures for Which Disparities Were Growing  For the measure people without … Note: For this measure, lower rates are better. … Note: For this measure, lower rates are better. … Note: For this measure, lower rates are better.

378. About the CAHPS® Health Literacy Item Set for Hospitals (pdf file)
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     October 30, 2017 - Are you planning to include a composite measure in internal or public reports of the survey results? … If you intend to report a composite measure, make sure you include all the items in the measure as well … Composite measures can only be calculated if all of the items in the measure are included. … Health Literacy Composite Measures The following table lists the items in the two composite measures … Health Literacy Composite Measures

379. Patient Experience Measures from the CAHPS® Child Hospital Survey (pdf file)
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     March 20, 2017 - This measure is sometimes referred to as the “global rating” or “overall rating. … When reporting single-item measures, it is important to indicate that the measure reflects performance … Suggested descriptions for each measure are provided in Appendix A. … to include that measure in a public report. … a description for each measure.

380. Federal Interagency Workgroup: Improving Diagnostic Safety and Quality in Healthcarae Meeting (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/topics/dx-safety-workgroup-meeting-notes-nov2023.pdf
     January 01, 2025 - The BCC measure will support the DHQP’s Hospital Acquired Bacteremia measure, which is undergoing NQF … This partnership will allow DLS to understand the challenges and barriers to adopting the measure in … DLS also presented at two meetings to increase awareness and encourage uptake of the national measure … Epidemiology of Clostridioides difficile Infection (CDI) and Limitations of Current NHSN CDI Measure … Kristina Betz, M.D., Ph.D., presented “Update on the New NHSN C. difficile Digital Quality Measure.