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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/chartbooks/effectivetreatment/cvd.html
June 01, 2018 - Cardiovascular Disease Measures for Which Disparities Were Eliminated
Inpatient deaths per 1,000 … 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.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/events/webinars/child-hcahps-benefits-participation.pdf
January 01, 2019 - ► Tracking progress over time
• Research data sets can be used to link to other important
quality measures … Opportunities for Improvement
• Pediatric hospitals nationwide have used Child HCAHPS
scores to measure … Intervention:
• Communication bundle
► Bedside nurse shift reporting, whiteboards,
scripting
Outcome Measures … Intervention:
• Interactive patient care technology
and new pain assessment workflows
Outcome Measure … viders and Systems; CHA = Children’s Hospital Association benchmark; FY14 = fiscal year 2014, baseline measure
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/a1c_combo_pdifactsheet.pdf
October 01, 2015 - The Pediatric Quality Indicators (PDIs) are a set of 16 measures (15 standalone measures and one
composite … measure) developed by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) that
can be used with hospital … PDI 19 is a composite measure that is intended to reflect the safety climate of the hospital by
providing … assessing performance; especially in the
presence of competing priorities or where more than one component measure … Count N/A* 0350 2012
PDI 19 Pediatric Safety for Select Indicators **
* N/A: Not applicable; measure
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/pdi/a1a_pdi_pdifactsheet.pdf
October 01, 2015 - The Pediatric Quality Indicators (PDIs) are a set of 16 measures (15 standalone measures and
one composite … measure) developed by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
that can be used with hospital … PDI 19 is a composite measure that is intended to reflect the safety climate of the hospital by
providing … assessing performance; especially in
the presence of competing priorities or where more than one component measure … Count N/A* 0350 2012
PDI 19 Pediatric Safety for Select Indicators **
* N/A: Not applicable; measure
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/events/webinar/02-sops-riverside-handoffs-webcast-bakdash.pdf
January 01, 2022 - : A composite measure is a grouping of two or more survey items that assess the
same area of culture … The 10 composite measures and 32 survey items assessed in the SOPS Hospital
Survey 2.0 are:
• Teamwork … : in addition to the composite measures, single item measures included assess:
• Number of events reported … Background questions (4 items)
10
SOPS Hospital 2.0 Survey:
Handoffs and Information Exchange Composite Measure … SOPS Hospital 2.0 Survey
SOPS Hospital 2.0 Survey: Handoffs and Information Exchange Composite Measure
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/events/webinar/04-new_sops_diagnostic_safety-yount.pdf
October 20, 2021 - • Ten composite measures:
1. Communication About Error
2. Communication Openness
3. … Three composite measures, or groups of items assessing specific
areas of diagnostic safety:
► Time … Your Medical Office
Results
Composite Measure Results
Item Results
3. … Comparative Results
Composite Measure Results
Item Results
4. … areas of organ izational
culture assessed by the composite measures included in the AHRQ Diagnostic
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/surveys/medical-office/2024-medical-office-database-report-appendix.pdf
January 01, 2024 - Database
Number of Providers
SOPS Composite Measures 1 2 3 to 5 6 to 10 11 to 19 20 or More
# … Multispecialty
SOPS Composite Measures Single Specialty Multispecialty
# Medical Offices 1,005 159 … Database
Primary Care Specialty
SOPS Composite Measures
Family Pract./
Family Med./
General … Database
Specific Specialty
SOPS Composite Measures
Cardi-
ology
Emergency
Med. … Staff Position
SOPS Composite Measures
Admin./
Clerical
Staff Mgmt.
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www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/plan/subject.html
December 01, 2022 - Wanting to measure and being able to measure are two different things. … Purchasers usually want to measure and report on the quality of the organizations with which they contract … You can also rotate what you measure each year, e.g., by providing one set of measures in odd years and
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/ta/topicrefinement/sleep-apnea-protocol.pdf
June 09, 2020 - sleep time (and often other sleep
measures) and respiratory events. … AHI is often used as part of both diagnosis (and, thus, study
inclusion criteria) and as a surrogate measure … What is the ideal study
design for establishing the validity of a surrogate or intermediate measure? … ])
• Glycemia measures (e.g., hemoglobin A1c, fasting blood glucose)
• Instruments to measure severity … (s) with outcome(s)
o Patient-level association between change in measure and change or incident
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/sustainability/training-tools/training-tools-slideset.pptx
May 01, 2017 - unit/facility
Choose a Family of Measures framework
Use process, outcome, and balancing measures
Build … What happened to the system as we improved the outcome and process measures? … Patient experience of care and/or satisfaction
Staff satisfaction
Cost per case
Family of Measures ( … data over time
Tool: Run charts
Evaluate impact of changes on the system
Tool: Small multiples of measures … reach goals
Program champion
Fit within organizational mission
Ongoing evaluation and transparency of measures
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www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/translate/labels/limit-info.html
November 01, 2018 - Information and Caveats in Quality Data Displays
It is very easy to say too much about each of your measures … Events
There is one exception to the rule of not presenting caveats within a data display: when the measure … For example, a report on a measure of hip fracture mortality in the hospital may say:
“It is very rare … Also in "Describing Measures in User-Friendly Ways"
Label Measures in Plain English
Explain Why … the Information Matters
Describe How the Plan or Provider Can Influence the Measure
Explain What
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/nhqrdr/chartbooks/personcentered/qdr2015-chartbook-personcenteredcare.pdf
October 01, 2016 - Note: For this measure, lower rates are better. … Care Measure With Elimination of Disparities
Person-Centered Care Measures With Widening of Disparities … Effective Treatment Measure Reintroduced in the 2015 QDR
Effective Treatment Measures That Showed … Care Measure With Elimination of Disparities
Person-Centered Care Measures With Widening of Disparities … Care Measure With Elimination of Disparities
Person-Centered Care Measures With Widening of Disparities
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www.ahrq.gov/data/apcd/envscan/methods.html
June 01, 2017 - claims data
claims database AND charges
claims database
price transparency
claims data measure … Additional Search Terms
cost
database AND public reporting
price
database AND measure … charges
database AND (state)
report
price transparency
measure
price transparency … of price, utilization, quality of care, episodes of care, and other measures based on APCDs. …
AHRQ expert materials
Potential avenues to explore, as suggested by AHRQ
Measure
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/patient-safety/resources/diagnostic-toolkit/06-pfe-planning-evaluation.pdf
August 01, 2021 - You can use this Evaluation Planning Worksheet as a
guide to help you plan how you will measure the … _______________________________________________________
What will we measure? … Identify the measures your practice will use to evaluate success. … You should select at least one process measure
and one outcome measure for each intervention.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/nhqrdr/chartbooks/2014-women-chartbook.pdf
January 01, 2014 - Infant mortality per 1,000 live births, all birth weights, by sex, 2003-2005 and
2007-2010
0
1
2 … www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/
nvsr56/nvsr56_16.pdf
Infant mortality per 1,000 live births, all birth weights … Trends: From 2003 to 2010, the infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births for all weights
improved … Mortality per 1,000 Female Live Births
Infant mortality per 1,000 female live births, all birth weights … Infant mortality per 1,000 female live births, all birth weights, by race and
ethnicity, 2010
0
2
4
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/surgery/modules/on-boarding/ssi-investigation-fac-notes.html
December 01, 2017 - For example, one process measure is antibiotic redosing. … Slide 9: Normothermia Maintenance
Say:
Here are some single-process measure audits. … It’s just one process measure initially developed for the colorectal operating room. … Then use this tool again after you implement a system change to measure and trend your improvement efforts … Again, these are just some of the process measure tools available to you.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/d1_combo_improvementmethodsoverview.pdf
April 02, 2025 - Measure results and analyze
4. Evaluate effectiveness of actions taken
5. … Hospital Quality and Safety
Tool D.1 Slide 4
Step 2
Plan and
Implement
Best Practices
Step 3
Measure … Slide 5
Step 2
Plan and Implement Best
Practices
• Develop Implementation
Plan (Tool D.6)
Step 3
Measure … Results and Analyze
• Implementation Measurement
(Tool D.7)
• Collect data on key
process measures
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/d1_combo_improvementmethodsoverview.pptx
April 02, 2025 - Hospital Quality and Safety
Tool D.1 Slide ‹#›
Diagnose the problem
Plan and implement best practices
Measure … Improve Hospital Quality and Safety
Tool D.1 Slide ‹#›
Step 2
Plan and Implement Best Practices
Step 3
Measure … Slide ‹#›
4
Step 2
Plan and Implement Best Practices
Develop Implementation Plan (Tool D.6)
Step 3
Measure … Results and Analyze
Implementation Measurement (Tool D.7)
Collect data on key process measures related
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/pdi/d1_pdi_improvementmethodsoverview.pdf
April 02, 2025 - Measure results and analyze
4. Evaluate effectiveness of actions taken
5. … Improve Hospital Quality and Safety
Tool D.1 Slide 4
Step 2
Plan and
Implement
Best Practices
Step 3
Measure … Slide 5
Step 2
Plan and Implement Best
Practices
• Develop Implementation
Plan (Tool D.6)
Step 3
Measure … Results and Analyze
• Implementation Measurement
(Tool D.7)
• Collect data on key
process measures
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/pdi/d1_pdi_improvementmethodsoverview.pptx
April 02, 2025 - Hospital Quality and Safety
Tool D.1 Slide ‹#›
Diagnose the problem
Plan and implement best practices
Measure … Improve Hospital Quality and Safety
Tool D.1 Slide ‹#›
Step 2
Plan and Implement Best Practices
Step 3
Measure … Slide ‹#›
4
Step 2
Plan and Implement Best Practices
Develop Implementation Plan (Tool D.6)
Step 3
Measure … Results and Analyze
Implementation Measurement (Tool D.7)
Collect data on key process measures related