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41. Established Child Health Care Quality Measures | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    June 01, 2020 - Contents Overview: Existing Measurement Sets Advantages of Using Established Measures Quality Measures … on the process of measure development can be found in the section Develop Your Own? … Return to Contents   Advantages of Using Established Measures The process of quality measure development … Online Resource: More information on quality measure development can be found in the section Develop … measure.

42. Chapter 6. Measure Maps and Profiles (continued, 14) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/care/coordination/atlas/chapter6m.html
    June 01, 2014 - Care Coordination Measures Atlas Update Chapter 6. … Care Coordination Measures Atlas Update Chapter 1: Background Chapter 2. … Measure Mapping Strategy Appendix II. Identifying Measures Appendix III. … Care Coordination Measure Instruments Measures 35-38a Measure #35. … The QCM identified 7 distinct scales of physician office care, which include: (1) Physician Care, (2)

43. NQMC Measure Domain Framework | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    July 01, 2018 - NQMC Measure Domain Framework The National Quality Measures Clearinghouse (NQMC) was a database … Accommodate the expanding range of measure types over time, beyond the common focus on Process, Outcome … In practical terms, the criterion of quality determines whether a higher or lower score for a measure … That is, if two results derived using the same measure differ then the measure's supporting evidence … sub-groups: quality measures, related measures and efficiency measures.

44. Examples of Physician Quality Measures for Consumers | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    September 01, 2019 - Examples of Physician Quality Measures for Consumers Following are a few examples of physician … Efficiency Measures: Appropriate use of imaging studies for low back pain. … Descriptive Measures: While not associated with any particular IOM domain, descriptive measures can … This type of measure—referred to as volume--is considered a proxy for quality. … Also in "Measures of Physician Quality" Examples of Physician Measures for Consumers Major Physician

45. Hospital Financial Measures Database Data Dictionary (pdf file)
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    May 01, 2024 - Hospital Financial Measures Database Data Dictionary Hospital Financial Measures Database Data … Dictionary Naming Conventions Prefix Type Example HFMD Hospital Financial Measure HFMD01 Grp_HFMD … Hospital Financial Measure (Group) Grp_HFMD01 SE_HFMD Standard Error Financial Measure (Group) SE_HFMD01 … Cost of Unreimbursed and Uncompensated Care to Total Cost (Group) Num Hospital Financial Measures … AHRQ Publication No. 24-0047-1-EF May 2024 Hospital Financial Measures

46. Measure Inventory | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    April 01, 2017 - Provided with each measure is a brief description of the measure, measure steward, NQF endorsement status … , type of measure (cost, quality, or utilization), risk adjustment, and Web site or reference (if measure … is from the literature) where the measure was found. … These measures contain more detailed measure specifications, information on whether validity and reliability … Although there are some limitations to both APCD data and the measures themselves, the measure inventory

47. EvidenceNOW: Evaluation Measures | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/projects/heart-health/research-results/research/methods/measures.html
    August 01, 2018 - EvidenceNOW: Evaluation Measures Evaluation Measures EvidenceNOW cooperatives will collect … practice-level data from participating primary care practices on the clinical quality measures that correspond … The EvidenceNOW evaluation measures were initially determined by AHRQ and then refined by the cooperatives … Clinical Quality Measures Measure Description Measure ID (if applicable) Aspirin … diabetes mellitus (DM), or low-density lipoprotein (LDL) > 190 receiving a statin Newly developed measure

48. Background Report for the Request for Public Comment on Initial, Recommended Core Set of Children's Healthcare Quality Measures for Voluntary Use by Medicaid and CHIP Programs | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    December 01, 2009 - Objective information (e.g., on underlying scientific soundness of the measures) related to both measure … The measure should contribute to a final core set that represents a balanced portfolio of measures and … In addition to all newly nominated measures, each measure that either (1) passed Delphi round one or … Measures recommended by the contractors included a measure of medical home (for "most integrated health … The annual dental visit measure was removed because two other dental measures were recommended using

49. Resources for Health Care Quality Measurement | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    April 01, 2019 - Health Care Quality Measurement Several organizations and resources provide information on measures … CMS Measures Inventory Tool The CMS Measures Inventory Tool is a compilation of measures used by … Guideline Central Guideline Central offers free access to an inventory of quality measures using … Also in "Select Measures to Report" The Six Domains of Health Care Quality Types of Measures You … Can Report Understanding Data Sources Selecting the Right Measures for Your Report Measures of

50. EvidenceNOW: Measures Specifications | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/projects/heart-health/research-results/research/measures-specifications-sw.html
    March 01, 2021 - EvidenceNOW: Measures Specifications Southwest Cooperative Resource: Clinical Quality Measures—Southwest … Cooperative (PDF, 426.25 KB, 4 pages) This document outlines measure specifications for the ABCS

51. Recommended Core Measures and Next Steps | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    October 01, 2013 - Potential Measures for Clinical-Community Relationships Recommended Core Measures and Next Steps … Recommended Measures and Core Steps This report includes 52 potential measures plus 22 existing measures … The suggested core measures are listed below, divided among Donabedian’s measure categories 6 : Structure … Measures Percentage of referrals to a community resource that are actionable ( Potential Measure … services ( Potential Measure EE ) Patient experience of care with community resource ( Potential Measures

52. NQMC Measure Domain Definitions | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    July 01, 2018 - NQMC Measure Domain Definitions Health Care Delivery Measure Domains Measures of care delivered … Process measures are supported by evidence that the clinical process—that is the focus of the measure—has … Outcome measures are supported by evidence that the measure has been used to detect the impact of one … Structure measures are supported by evidence that an association exists between the measure and one of … Patient experience measures are supported by evidence that an association exists between the measure

53. What Health Care Quality Measures Will You Report? | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    November 01, 2018 - have decided whose quality to report, you will need to determine which aspects of their performance to measure … Relevance to Your Audience Is the measure relevant to your intended audience and its needs for health … Consistency With Key Messages Does the measure support the message you wish to convey to your audience … On the other hand, a measure that reinforces your message can be very powerful. … Learn About Measures To learn about quality measures for consumer reports, go to Select Measures to

54. Chapter 6. Measure Maps and Profiles (continued, 24) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/care/coordination/atlas/chapter6w.html
    June 01, 2014 - Care Coordination Measures Atlas Update Chapter 6. … Measure Mapping Strategy Appendix II. Identifying Measures Appendix III. … Care Coordination Measure Instruments Measures 70-73 Measure #70. … Survey items are grouped together into six validated sub-scales: (1) access and communication, (2) patient … The total scale score is calculated between 0 (poor) to 100 (best), by averaging together the six sub-scales

55. Appendix II. Identifying Measures | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    June 01, 2014 - Measure Mapping Chapter 6. Measure Maps and Profile Appendix I. … Measure Mapping Strategy Appendix II. Identifying Measures Appendix III. … The measure search was updated on July 13, 2010, to capture any additional measures indexed in MEDLINE … Measure Selection Measures for inclusion in the Atlas were identified in two steps. … The same Atlas measure selection criteria were used, with the following modifications: Measures

56. Evaluation of Measures in the Scan | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    June 01, 2010 - Validity: How well does it measure what it is intended to measure? … The importance of selected measures and measure constructs within the three DRA domains was assessed … work were excluded. vii The resulting measures were organized into matrices, by DRA domain and measure … While the measure scan makes no recommendations regarding the relative merit of any of the measures or … In essence, all quality measures can be considered measures of program performance.

57. Chapter 6. Measure Maps and Profiles (continued, 22) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/care/coordination/atlas/chapter6u.html
    June 01, 2014 - Care Coordination Measures Atlas Update Chapter 6. … Measure Mapping Strategy Appendix II. Identifying Measures Appendix III. … Care Coordination Measure Instruments Atlas Update: New Measure Additions and Measures … These measures are: # Measure Title   New Measures Related to Measures from Original … scales have demonstrated strong construct validity and internal consistency (Cronbach’s alphas ranged

58. Organizing Quality Measures by Type | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    February 01, 2016 - Organizing Quality Measures by Type The oldest categorization of health care quality measures … Advantages of Categorizing by Type of Measure It is relatively easy for report designers to sort … Disadvantages of Categorizing by Type of Measure Consumers are unfamiliar with both these terms and … the concept of measure types. … Measures by Data Source

59. Environmental Scan of Measures for Medicaid Title XIX Home and Community-Based Services | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    June 01, 2010 - Client Functioning Measures and Gaps Client Experience Measures and Gaps Program Performance Measures … and Tools Appendix IV: List of Measures Appendix V: Tested Measures by DRA Domain Appendix VI: … The measure scan was AHRQ's first step in fulfilling the directive, through documentation of the available … science to support measure development and use. … Tested Functioning Measures     Table A.V.2a. Tested Experience Measures     Table A.V.3a.

60. Let Consumers Select Measures or Measure Categories To Compare | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    October 01, 2015 - Let Consumers Select Measures or Measure Categories To Compare Over time, more measures are being … Once users are at the list of measures, you can either use checkboxes for each measure or make the label … for each measure a clickable link. … to more detailed information on performance for that measure. … or Measure Categories To Compare Drill Down to Items Included in Composites and Summary Scores