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101. The Role of the National Quality Forum (NQF) in the Quest for Transparency in U.S. Hospitals' Patient Safety Performance | PSNet
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     April 01, 2010 - in order to stimulate improvement.( 21 ) For example, consumers may have difficulty understanding a measure … By harmonizing measure sets, it will make it much easier for clinicians to understand and use the information … Once a measure is developed and endorsed by the organization, is the organization's role in that measure … Our role does continue, though, once a measure goes out the door. … For example, a lot of our measures relate to the medical care process, but very few measures address

102. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     October 02, 2024 - New Analysis Shows Hospitals Improving Performance on Key Patient Safety Measures Surpassing Pre- pandemic … October 2, 2024 New Analysis Shows Hospitals Improving Performance On Key Patient Safety Measures Surpassing … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/new-analysis-shows-hospitals-improving-performance-key-patient-safety- measures-surpassing-pre … This report analyzed a set of patient safety measures in 1,300 hospitals and found that in the first … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/new-analysis-shows-hospitals-improving-performance-key-patient-safety-measures-surpassing-pre

103. Health Plan Patient Safety Initiatives | PSNet
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     July 10, 2024 - Another promising avenue for future research is developing a better understanding for how we can best measure … that change every year, including the weights and targets. … Amy Helwig: We often refer to these as quality measures rather than patient safety measures. … that we use, including chronic care prevention measures, diabetes measures, cardiac disease measures … These measures are similar to those used by providers.

104. In Conversation With...Amy Helwig about Health Plan Patient Safety Initiatives | PSNet
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     July 10, 2024 - that change every year, including the weights and targets. … Amy Helwig: We often refer to these as quality measures rather than patient safety measures. … that we use, including chronic care prevention measures, diabetes measures, cardiac disease measures … These measures are similar to those used by providers. … Another promising avenue for future research is developing a better understanding for how we can best measure

105. Complications in surgery: root cause analysis and preventive measures. | PSNet
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     November 24, 2021 - Commentary Complications in surgery: root cause analysis and preventive measures. … Complications in surgery: root cause analysis and preventive measures. … Complications in surgery: root cause analysis and preventive measures.

106. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     September 07, 2022 - Strength of safety measures introduced by medical practices to prevent a recurrence of patient safety … Strength of safety measures introduced by medical practices to prevent a recurrence of patient safety … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/strength-safety-measures-introduced-medical-practices-prevent-recurrence … This study characterizes safety measures described in incident reports from German outpatient care settings … Of the 243 preventative measures identified across 160 reports, 83% of preventative measures were classified

107. Meaningful Measurement in Patient and Family Engagement | PSNet
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     March 10, 2021 - A more direct link to patient engagement is the Patient Activation Measure (PAM). … development of clinical measures to ensure that measures are meaningful to patients. … Per the Measures Management System Blueprint , CMS would like measure developers to actively engage … if the measure will be calculated using patient-reported data. … Why process measures are often more important than outcome measures in healthcare. HealthCatalyst.

108. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     June 01, 2021 - Quality measures of clinical pharmacy services during transitions of care. … Quality measures of clinical pharmacy services during transitions of care. … The Task Force recommended process measures to evaluate medication discrepancies and medication therapy … problems as well as outcome measures to evaluate health care utilization (e.g., unplanned readmissions … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/quality-measures-clinical-pharmacy-services-during-transitions-care https

109. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2021 - Improving patient safety in public hospitals: developing standard measures to track medical errors and … Improving Patient Safety in Public Hospitals: Developing Standard Measures to Track Medical Errors and … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/improving-patient-safety-public-hospitals-developing-standard-measures-track … This study sought to use a consensus approach to develop standard measures for tracking safety gaps … The investigators identified nine measures suitable for tracking two high-priority safety gaps: notifying

110. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     June 07, 2023 - Underreporting of quality measures and associated facility characteristics and racial disparities in … Underreporting of quality measures and associated facility characteristics and racial disparities in … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/underreporting-quality-measures-and-associated-facility-characteristics-and … study examined the association between nursing home characteristics and reporting patterns for two measures … Findings suggest underreporting of both measures, and researchers identified an association between

111. Patient Safety, Spring 2019 Final CDP Report. | PSNet
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     October 28, 2020 - The development of effective measures to document and track patient safety is challenging. … This report contributes to a long-standing initiative to define an evolving set of measures to respond … July 16, 2009 Identification and Prioritization of Health IT Patient Safety Measures. … December 23, 2020 The use of "lives saved" measures in nurse staffing and patient safety

112. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     January 24, 2018 - annual report provides performance data for United States hospitals across a range of accountability measures … In 2016, hospital performance on accountability measures remained strong. … composite accountability score decreased slightly, this result is thought to be due to the fact that measures … Quality program, which was designed to facilitate hospital reporting of electronic clinical quality measures … In 2016, 470 hospitals reported electronic clinical quality measure data compared to only 34 in 2015

113. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     November 15, 2023 - An exploratory analysis of the association between hospital quality measures and financial performance … An exploratory analysis of the association between hospital quality measures and financial performance … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/exploratory-analysis-association-between-hospital-quality-measures-and- … This study examines the association of several quality-of-care measures and hospital profitability as … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/exploratory-analysis-association-between-hospital-quality-measures-and-financial-performance

114. Measuring preventable harm: helping science keep pace with policy.   | PSNet
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     December 29, 2014 - This commentary discusses the shortcomings in policy measures to improve patient safety.  … To a large extent, policy measures are limited by an inability to distinguish between "inevitable" and … Policy measures should be informed by this research, so that payment policies appropriately incentivize … Trauma Care Checklist Program in 11 centers across multiple economic strata: effect on care process measures … Health care quality and safety in a correctional system: creating goals and performance measures

115. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2021 - Expert consensus on currently accepted measures of harm. … Expert consensus on currently accepted measures of harm. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/expert-consensus-currently-accepted-measures-harm This article describes … A panel of 71 experts from nine institutions identified 218 triggers and measures with high or very … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/expert-consensus-currently-accepted-measures-harm https://psnet.ahrq.gov

116. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     June 07, 2023 - Home health agency patient experience measures and their relationship to Joint Commission accreditation … Home health agency patient experience measures and their relationship to Joint Commission accreditation … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/home-health-agency-patient-experience-measures-and-their-relationship-joint … study, researchers identified significant associations between Joint Commission accreditation and measures … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/home-health-agency-patient-experience-measures-and-their-relationship-joint-commission

117. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     December 11, 2024 - Exploring the relationship between hospital patient safety culture and performance on measures of hospital … Exploring the relationship between hospital patient safety culture and performance on measures of hospital-acquired … psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/exploring-relationship-between-hospital-patient-safety-culture-and- performance-measures … psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/exploring-relationship-between-hospital-patient-safety-culture-and-performance-measures … psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/exploring-relationship-between-hospital-patient-safety-culture-and-performance-measures

118. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     April 05, 2023 - An examination of Leapfrog safety measures and Magnet designation. … An examination of Leapfrog safety measures and Magnet designation. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/examination-leapfrog-safety-measures-and-magnet-designation Healthcare-associated … explored the correlation between hospitals’ Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade and Magnet designation on measures … higher for Magnet-designated versus non-Magnet-designated hospitals – particularly for structural measures

119. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     August 17, 2022 - Quality measures for patients at risk of adverse outcomes in the Veterans Health Administration: expert … Quality Measures for Patients at Risk of Adverse Outcomes in the Veterans Health Administration. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/quality-measures-patients-risk-adverse-outcomes-veterans-health- administration-expert-panel … This paper describes the development of quality measures to assess the safety and quality of primary … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/quality-measures-patients-risk-adverse-outcomes-veterans-health-administration-expert-panel

120. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     November 02, 2022 - Comparison of quality measures from US hospitals with physician vs nonphysician chief executive officers … Comparison of quality measures from US hospitals with physician vs nonphysician chief executive officers … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/comparison-quality-measures-us-hospitals-physician-vs-nonphysician-chief … This cross-sectional study examined differences in hospital quality measures between hospitals who have … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/comparison-quality-measures-us-hospitals-physician-vs-nonphysician-chief-executive-officers