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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/citation/state-regional-demonstration-hit-in-evaluation-report.pdf
July 01, 2015 - Because measure definitions evolved over the life of
the program, we recomputed historical measure scores … Number of patients included in the denominator for several different quality measures
Quality Measures … Because measure definitions evolved over the life of the program, we recomputed historical measure scores … Number of patients included in the denominator for several different quality measures
Quality Measures … *The vertical axis represents the proportion of patients that meet the quality measure.
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/patient-readiness-use-internet-health-resources/annual-summary/2010
January 01, 2010 - To help examine the question of patient readiness, the project team is developing a practical measure … examine how use of an interactive online patient portal is associated with improvements in clinical measures … Specific Aims:
To develop a measure of the readiness (aptitude and desire) of patients with chronic … frequency and type of use of Web-based health resources are associated with improvements in clinical measures … also been informed by a comprehensive literature review of validated items from previously published scales
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/health-information-technology-enablement-quality-measurement-health-information/annual-summary/2010
January 01, 2010 - report recommended 11 data categories and 39 data types, for a set of 84 high-priority performance measures … within quality data management workflows for identifying patients who are eligible for inclusion in measure … The QDS is a classification system by which measure developers can offer and refine definitions. … The QDS aims to provide direction to measure developers, electronic health record vendors, and other … These elements will be used to construct, with measure-related logic, numerators and denominators.
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/cardio-hit-phase-ii
January 01, 2023 - stakeholders, including consumer and patient groups, physicians, payers, policymakers, performance measure … Two sources of data were used for this study: PCPI physician performance measure data that were collected … The practices reported data on 47,075 CAD patients for four CAD drug therapy performance measures and … 13,985 HF patients for three HF drug therapy performance measures, including exception reasons. … Exceptions to outpatient quality measures for coronary artery disease in electronic health records.
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/medication-monitoring-vulnerable-populations-information-technology-mmiti/annual-summary/2010
January 01, 2010 - The quality and safety measures evaluated were developed for ambulatory care by the National Committee … An automated query that used the BMS EHR to find eligible patients for the measures was developed. … Data to fulfill the measures were collected by a newly-developed, bidirectional interface and patient … Complex eligibility rules for quality measures may limit the usefulness of human EHR reviewers. … able to measure provider responses to other quality improvement or practice management interventions
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/building-and-implementing-predictive-decision-support-system-based-proactive
January 01, 2024 - FCP uses patient flow measures (PFMs) that set criteria to trigger escalating levels of interventions … move a reactive FCP for ED overcrowding interventions into a proactive FCP by predicting patient flow measures … A DES model will be used to measure the effectiveness of the proactive versus reactive FCP to compare
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/activity/patient_readiness_to_use_internet_health_resources_2010_pdf__2.pdf
January 01, 2010 - To help examine the question of patient readiness, the
project team is developing a practical measure … examine how use of an interactive online patient
portal is associated with improvements in clinical measures … This measure will be called the Electronic Health Information Exchange Readiness Scale
(E-HIERS). … frequency and type of use of Web-based health resources are associated
with improvements in clinical measures … also been informed by a comprehensive literature review of validated items from previously
published scales
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digital.ahrq.gov/health-it-tools-and-resources/ahrq-funded-project-resources-archives/excellence-report-quality-0
January 01, 2023 - The Excellence Report: Quality Measures for Colonoscopy1
Description
Sample report … Technology
Clinical Decision Support System
PDF
The Excellence Report: Quality Measures
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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/organization/joint-commission
January 01, 2023 - Principal Investigator(s)
Koss, Richard
Development of Risk-Adjusted Outcome Measures … conference to examine methodological issues related to the identification and development of outcome measures … Optimal Patient Safety Information System
Development of Risk-Adjusted Outcome Measures … Principal Investigator
Schmaltz, Stephen
Project Name
Development of Risk-Adjusted Outcome Measures … in the EHR Environment
Development of Risk-Adjusted Outcome Measures in the
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/activity/medication_monitoring_for_vulnerable_populations_via_information_technology__mmiti__2010_pdf__2.pdf
January 01, 2010 - An automated query that used the BMS EHR to find eligible patients for the measures was developed. … Data to fulfill the measures were collected by a newly-developed, bidirectional interface and patient … Explore factors that influence accuracy of EHR-
derived measures. … Complex eligibility rules for quality measures may limit the usefulness of human EHR reviewers. … able to measure provider responses to other quality improvement or practice management interventions
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/monitoring-intensification-treatment-hyperglycemia-and-hyperlipidemia/annual-summary/2010
January 01, 2010 - Therefore, it is important to know which measures are best associated with clinical outcomes. … Turchin and his team developed a physician performance process measure using both structured and unstructured … Specific Aims:
Test the hypothesis that an accurate measure of treatment intensification in the management … computational analysis of the text of physician notes in the EHR. ( Achieved )
Test the hypothesis that the measure … treatment intensification at a given visit. ( Achieved )
Test the hypothesis that case mix-adjusted measure
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digital.ahrq.gov/health-it-tools-and-resources/evaluation-resources/workflow-assessment-health-it-toolkit/all-workflow-tools/balanced-scorecard
January 01, 2023 - When determining how to measure and monitor improvement efforts, during either an initial trial or standardization … For each perspective, CHOOSE AT MOST FIVE MEASURES to indicate progress toward achieving the organization … For each measure, CHOOSE AMBITIOUS TARGETS. … Disadvantages
May be difficult to develop measures for each of the necessary four perspectives. … Evidence-based practice manual: research and outcome measures in health and human services.
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/publication/r21hs022166-beebe-final-report-2016.pdf
January 01, 2016 - measure at six months and 119 completed at least one measure at nine months. … Measures. … The MARS1 was used to measure self-
reported medication adherence. … at least one measure at 9 months. … Measures.
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/improving-post-hospital-transitions-and-ambulatory-care-children-asthma-1
January 01, 2023 - The joint commission children's asthma care quality measures and asthma readmissions. … The joint commission children's asthma care quality measures and asthma readmissions.
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/enhancing-complex-care-through-integrated-care-coordination-information-system/annual-summary/2011
January 01, 2011 - ICCIS incorporates population management techniques, patient-centered goals, quality measures, and clinical … Measures include indicators of patient engagement, clinic-level quality of care, clinic-level process … From the end-user perspective, Version Two of ICCIS increased the speed of loading quality measure reports … In the quality improvement arm, clinics received reimbursement for meeting quality measure benchmarks … Overall, this arm demonstrated a doubling of achieved quality measures and achieved more consecutive
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/activity/health_information_technology_enablement_of_quality_measurement_2010_pdf__2.pdf
January 01, 2010 - report
recommended 11 data categories and 39 data types, for a set of 84 high-priority performance measures … within quality data management workflows for identifying
patients who are eligible for inclusion in measure … The QDS is a classification system
by which measure developers can offer and refine definitions. … The
QDS aims to provide direction to measure developers, electronic health record vendors, and other … These elements will be used to construct, with measure-related logic, numerators
and denominators.
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digital.ahrq.gov/health-it-tools-and-resources/health-it-bibliography/quality-measurement-and-improvement/assessing
Assessing the validity of national quality measures for coronary artery disease using an electronic health … record
Nationally endorsed, clinical performance measures are available that allow for quality … There were 7 performance measures included the following: antiplatelet drug, lipid-lowering drug, beta-blocker … Nov Volume: 166 Issue: 20 Page Number: 2272-7 Link: Assessing the validity of national quality measures
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/activity/implementation_and_evaluation_of_standing_orders_using_health_information_technology_2010_pdf__2.pdf
January 01, 2010 - The outcome measures for this study include:
• Four screening measures (cholesterol, HDL-cholesterol … , mammograms, and osteoporosis).
• Six adult immunization measures (tetanus, zoster, and two measures … The research team used quarterly EMR data extracts to measure the presence of health maintenance templates … ,
use of the templates, and performance on the study measures for each practice. … increases in these measures over time.
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/citation/r21hs021301-miller-final-report-2015.pdf
January 01, 2015 - Purpose
The overall goal of this project was to measure the effects of health information technology … Measures developed for the hospital setting will not translate directly to ambulatory
care. … We created a total measure for the entire local population to use
for overall effects and separate measures … We used the measures based on HCUP data for supplementary analysis for younger
populations. … Our hospital supply measure includes the
number short-term general hospital beds per 1,000