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nhqrnet.ahrq.gov/inhqrdr/reports/factsheets
January 01, 2012 - Resources Help Maine Telehealth Network Improve Care in Remote Areas
AHRQ's Role in Improving Care for Patients … Safety
AHRQ fact sheets about medical errors and patient safety
Improving … Patient Safety Through Simulation Research
Tools & Tool Kits … Clostridium difficile Infections Through Antimicrobial Stewardship
Toolkit for Using the AHRQ Quality Indicators … Toolkit To Improve Safety for Mechanically Ventilated Patients
Toolkit To Improve Safety in Ambulatory
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nhqrnet.ahrq.gov/inhqrdr/resources/info
December 01, 2020 - Also reports trends in health care quality, including effectiveness of care, patient safety, timeliness … of care, patient centeredness, and efficiency of care. … HRSA
Health Equity Report 2017
HRSA’s report provides data on health inequities experienced by patients … how leading States that participate in the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) and their clients … quality improvement guide for CEOs, high-level managers in hospitals, and other leaders in the fields of safety
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nhqrnet.ahrq.gov/inhqrdr/reports/qdr
January 01, 2021 - Quality is described in terms of six priorities: patient safety, person-centered care, care coordination … Measure Specifications (PDF, 4 MB)
Additional Methods Information
Methods Applying AHRQ Quality Indicators
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nhqrnet.ahrq.gov/inhqrdr/xls/DATABASES_WITHOUT_MEASURES.xlsx
June 01, 2013 - to the AHRQ sponsored Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture, which asks questions about perceived … patient safety culture in hospitals. … of results of drug therapy • Frequency of performing safety monitoring lab tests while a patient is … surveillance system that integrates patient and healthcare personnel safety systems. … Hospitals voluntarily self-report their status on patient safety and safety of selected procedures.
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nhqrnet.ahrq.gov/inhqrdr/static/xls/DATABASES_WITHOUT_MEASURES.xlsx
June 01, 2013 - to the AHRQ sponsored Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture, which asks questions about perceived … patient safety culture in hospitals. … of results of drug therapy • Frequency of performing safety monitoring lab tests while a patient is … surveillance system that integrates patient and healthcare personnel safety systems. … Hospitals voluntarily self-report their status on patient safety and safety of selected procedures.
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nhqrnet.ahrq.gov/inhqrdr/National/trend/table/Priority_Areas/Care_Affordability
Priority Areas
Care Affordability
Care Coordination
Effective Treatment
Healthy Living
Patient … Safety
Person-Centered Care
National-Level Benchmarks
See Benchmark
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nhqrnet.ahrq.gov/inhqrdr/xls/Benchmarking_UseGuide.pdf
September 01, 2013 - Safety
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
540 Gaither Road, Rockville, MD 20850
Project … Experience
• Quality/Patient Safety
Clinical Condition An indication of the clinical area addressed … State
average
3008 Hospital Compare Median Time from ED Arrival to ED
Departure for Admitted ED Patients … Department
Yes
3008 Hospital Compare Median Time from ED Arrival to ED
Departure for Discharged ED Patients … 3008 Hospital Compare Head CT or MRI Scan Results for
Acute Ischemic Stroke or
Hemorrhagic Stroke Patients
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nhqrnet.ahrq.gov/inhqrdr/static/xls/Benchmarking_UseGuide.pdf
September 01, 2013 - Safety
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
540 Gaither Road, Rockville, MD 20850
Project … Experience
• Quality/Patient Safety
Clinical Condition An indication of the clinical area addressed … State
average
3008 Hospital Compare Median Time from ED Arrival to ED
Departure for Admitted ED Patients … Department
Yes
3008 Hospital Compare Median Time from ED Arrival to ED
Departure for Discharged ED Patients … 3008 Hospital Compare Head CT or MRI Scan Results for
Acute Ischemic Stroke or
Hemorrhagic Stroke Patients
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nhqrnet.ahrq.gov/inhqrdr/National/benchmark/table/Priority_Areas/Care_Affordability
Priority Areas
Care Affordability
Care Coordination
Effective Treatment
Healthy Living
Patient … Safety
Person-Centered Care
National-Level Benchmarks
See
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nhqrnet.ahrq.gov/inhqrdr/resources/methods
December 01, 2021 - report due to the change from ICD-9 1 diagnosis codes to ICD-10 codes and changes to the AHRQ Quality Indicators … Different from the 2018 report, HCUP risk-adjusted benchmarks were used for some of the Quality Indicators … Safety
1 ICD-9 is the International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision. … NHQDR Integrated Website Subject Areas and Topics, 2021
Priority Areas
Patient Safety … Safety
Measures are often included in more than one subject area and topic area.
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nhqrnet.ahrq.gov/inhqrdr/National/trend/table/Priority_Populations/Children
February 19, 2021 - of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine -7.8
People under age 65 who were uninsured all year -6.6
Patients … care who indicated a financial or insurance reason for not having a source of care -1.3
Hemodialysis patients … Children 0-40 lbs. for whom a health provider gave advice within the past 2 years about using a child safety
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nhqrnet.ahrq.gov/inhqrdr/National/benchmark/table/Priority_Populations/Children
February 19, 2021 - persons age 12 and over per 100,000 population
Ages 12-17
7.0
9.4
Achieved: 25% better
Patients … vaginal deliveries without instrument assistance
Ages 15-17
18.2
14.3
27.5%
Hemodialysis patients … Children 0-40 lbs. for whom a health provider gave advice within the past 2 years about using a child safety
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nhqrnet.ahrq.gov/inhqrdr/National/trend/table/Priority_Populations/Multiple_Races
Percent Change
Long-stay nursing home residents with physical restraints -26.1
Home health care patients … who had influenza vaccination during flu season -25.3
Short-stay nursing home patients with pressure … -9.4
Long-stay nursing home residents with moderate to severe pain -9.3
Home health care patients … of care -9.1
Home health care patients whose bathing improved -8.0
Long-stay nursing home residents … Children 0-40 lbs. for whom a health provider gave advice within the past 2 years about using a child safety
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nhqrnet.ahrq.gov/inhqrdr/National/trend/table/Health_Insurance/Uninsured
February 17, 2021 - calendar year -13.8
Adults who filled an outpatient opioid prescription in the calendar year -13.2
Patients … Children 0-40 lbs. for whom a health provider gave advice within the past 2 years about using a child safety
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nhqrnet.ahrq.gov/inhqrdr/National/trend/table/Priority_Populations/Hispanic
February 19, 2021 - whose management of oral medications improved -8.4
Long-stay nursing home patients who were assessed … and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine -7.8
Home health care patients whose ability … whose bathing improved -5.3
Short-stay nursing home patients who had flu vaccination appropriately … given -5.1
Home health care patients whose pain when moving around decreased -5.0
Women under age … Children 0-40 lbs. for whom a health provider gave advice within the past 2 years about using a child safety
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nhqrnet.ahrq.gov/inhqrdr/National/trend/table/Priority_Populations/Male
Measures That Are Improving
Measure Average Annual Percent Change
Home health care patients who had … around decreased -10.4
Home health care patients whose management of oral medications improved -9.7 … Home health care patients who had timely initiation of care -9.6
Adult surgery patients with catheter-associated … whose surgical wound was improved -5.3
Patients with tuberculosis who completed a curative course … Children 0-40 lbs. for whom a health provider gave advice within the past 2 years about using a child safety
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nhqrnet.ahrq.gov/inhqrdr/National/trend/table/Priority_Populations/Non-Hispanic_White
February 19, 2021 - Percent Change
Long-stay nursing home residents with physical restraints -29.0
Home health care patients … with pressure ulcers that are new or worsened -16.2
Home health care patients whose ability to get … decreased -11.4
Home health care patients whose pain when moving around decreased -11.2
Home health … care patients who had timely initiation of care -11.1
Home health care patients whose bathing improved … Children 0-40 lbs. for whom a health provider gave advice within the past 2 years about using a child safety
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nhqrnet.ahrq.gov/inhqrdr/National/trend/table/Priority_Populations/Asian
February 19, 2021 - Measures That Are Improving
Measure Average Annual Percent Change
Home health care patients who had … care patients whose ability to walk or move around improved -7.8
Home health care patients whose bathing … who had flu vaccination appropriately given -5.6
Home health care patients who had improvement in … upper body dressing -5.4
Home health care patients who had timely initiation of care -5.4
Family … Children 0-40 lbs. for whom a health provider gave advice within the past 2 years about using a child safety
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nhqrnet.ahrq.gov/inhqrdr/National/trend/table/Health_Insurance/Public
February 17, 2021 - Measures That Are Improving
Measure Average Annual Percent Change
Patients with colon cancer who … Children 0-40 lbs. for whom a health provider gave advice within the past 2 years about using a child safety
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nhqrnet.ahrq.gov/inhqrdr/National/trend/table/Health_Insurance/Private_Insurance
February 17, 2021 - Measures That Are Improving
Measure Average Annual Percent Change
Patients with colon cancer who … Children 0-40 lbs. for whom a health provider gave advice within the past 2 years about using a child safety