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41. Choosing Quality Measures | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/chtoolbx/choosing/index.html
    June 01, 2020 - If only one entity is involved, almost any quality measure can be used, provided that a rigorous and … highly precise set of specifications is developed and followed with each measure production cycle for … For measures not in the public domain, the costs of the measure specifications, software, etc. … Examples: Survey-based measure—the costs of drawing a sample and administering the survey. … measures.

42. Chapter 6. Measure Maps and Profiles (continued, 11) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/care/coordination/atlas/chapter6j.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 23-26 Measure #23. … Differences were compared, applied, and addressed concerning scales between MPOCs. … Response provided on 4 – 6 point Likert scales.

43. 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.

44. Final Progress Report: A National Report of Nursing Home Quality Measures and Information Technology (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-07/alexander-report.pdf
    January 01, 2024 - Information Technology Sophistication changes in nursing homes are associated with changes in Quality Measure … The Minimum Data Set’s multidimensional, resident-specific items measure quality of care more directly … These post-stratified weights were used in all analyses. 3.5.3 Quality Measures: We unzipped and downloaded … have concluded that data could still be used to measure good and poor quality-of-care practices(20) … and the total with each of the QMs (using post-stratified weights).

45. 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)

46. Methods and Measures | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    March 01, 2021 - measures: ABCS and practice capacity. … These measures are briefly described below. … national evaluation team ( ESCALATES ), in collaboration with Minnesota Community Measurement , developed measure … capturing the desired measurement period, generating trustworthy or credible EHR reports, modifying measure … infrastructure (i.e., data warehouse, hub, health information exchange ) to generate ABCS clinical quality measure

47. 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.

48. 2021 CAHPS Hospital Survey Database Chartbook (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/cahps-database/2021-childhcahps-chartbook.pdf
    January 01, 2021 - measure, and the single-item measures. … Hospital Environment Measures Cleanliness of Hospital Room Single-Item Measure Response Options … Global Ratings Measures Overall Rating of Hospital Single-Item Measure Response Options Q48 Rating … The Child HCAHPS Survey uses several different response scales. … In the Child HCAHPS Survey, there are composite measures that have items on two different response scales

49. 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

50. 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

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. PQMP Measure Implementation and Quality Improvement | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    August 01, 2021 - PQMP Measure Implementation and Quality Improvement The second phase of the Pediatric Quality … Measures Program (PQMP 2.0) was designed to support and strengthen pediatric quality measurement and … PQMP 2.0 focused on assessing the feasibility and usability of PQMP or existing Child Core Set measures … Measure Implementation and Quality Improvement Toolkits . Implementation Science Roadmap . … Each toolkit is tailored to a specific measure or measure set and contains resources such as measure

53. 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

54. 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

55. What Health Care Quality Measures Will You Report? | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/plan/quality-measures.html
    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

56. 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

57. Final Progress Report: Composite Measures of Surgical Performance (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-12/dimick-report.pdf
    January 01, 2024 - We will then determine whether addition of the SCIP process measures to the composite morbidity measure … Each measure was developed by empirically weighting several input measures, including quality indicators … Composite Morbidity Measure We developed a composite measure that incorporates information from multiple … In creating these measures, we considered several individual quality measures, including morbidity rates … Next, we calculated weights for each quality indicator.

58. 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.

59. 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

60. 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