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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/page/final-eqm-report-6-21-12.pdf
May 01, 2012 - measures
or to develop new quality measures which had
previously not been feasible. … measures or to develop
new quality measures which had previously not been
feasible. … An important step for any new quality
measure, whether it is an outcome or process
measure, is the … between higher scores on the measures and positive
patient outcomes (i.e., measure validity). … measures should be accurate, capturing a
high proportion of cases that meet the criteria for
the measure
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/past-initiatives/health-it-enabled-quality-measurement
January 01, 2022 - Health IT-Enabled Quality Measurement (2012-2013) … Pathways to Quality Measurement Through Health IT is a 2-year, AHRQ-sponsored … measures. … the expectation that health IT-enabled quality measurement can make quality improvement possible. … the prioritization of activities and an overview of recurring topics that emerged, including -- (a) Measure
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/publication/r18hs017099-weiner-final-report-2010.pdf
January 01, 2010 - As a
result, the translation of this cross sectional measure of quality into actual practice is not … Develop a new quality measure for diabetes that accounts for patient heterogeneity in
terms of baseline … diabetes for the
quality measure and then consider issues in associating patients with the correct … This is
essentially the approach taken by current quality measures for diabetes. … that our data do not
support the use of a single composite measure for diabetes quality of care.
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/publication/r18hs017022-hazlehurst-final-report-2010.pdf
January 01, 2010 - Refine asthma care quality measures from the RAND Quality Assessment Tools
Project[1] for use as a quality … Developing Measures of Care Quality
Our initial measure set was created from existing quality measures … We first identified 25 measures from comprehensive, rigorous, process quality measure sets,
primarily … ACQ measure set
# Quality Measure Denominator criteria [Index Date]
Numerator criteria
[Measure Interval … ACQ measure set (continued)
# Quality Measure Denominator criteria [Index Date]
Numerator criteria
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/bringing-measurement-point-care
January 01, 2022 - Validate a set of automated clinical quality measures that address priority public health issues. … Characterize provider attitudes and measure provider satisfaction with performance indicators. … derived quality measures. … Though most quality measures selected for this study showed post implementation improvement, a review … measures and those of national entities, such as the AQA.
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/publication/r18hs017160-kmetik-final-report-2009.pdf
January 01, 2009 - for patient management and quality improvement5,6 Performance measure definitions and
specifications … Electronic medical records for patients in the exception, apparent quality
failure and measure met samples … The rate for each quality measure
was lower than the rate reported for similar measures used in the … measure reporting and had no financial incentives for quality
reporting. … Physicians are more likely to accept the quality measure results as valid if they can account
for exceptions
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/activity/bringing_measurement_to_the_point_of_care_2010_pdf__2.pdf
January 01, 2010 - A set of 38 clinical quality measures designed to address priority
public health issues has been developed … on the accuracy
of, and provider satisfaction with, EHR-derived quality measures. … measures. … A separate team compared
the monthly data collected from the quality measures against other data sources … measures.
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/bringing-measurement-point-care/activity/bringing-measurement-point-care/annual-summary/2010
January 01, 2010 - A set of 38 clinical quality measures designed to address priority public health issues has been developed … Specific Aims:
Validate a set of automated clinical quality measures that addresses priority public … with, EHR-derived quality measures. ( Achieved )
Disseminate findings through the National Quality … measures. … measures.
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/activity/2011_017163_baker_pdf_3.pdf
January 01, 2011 - A quality measure may be recorded as not having been met
because a patient was incorrectly considered … The project used
previously-developed quality measurement programs that examine EHR data to measure … Exception codes for 18 national quality measures were introduced into the EHR. … it (r18)
Phase 2 included printing a list of unsatisfied quality measures for physicians to review … Performance improved significantly for eight of the 16 measures during Phase 2.
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digital.ahrq.gov/organization/battelle-memorial-institute
January 01, 2022 - Battelle Memorial Institute
Quality … the Care Coordination Measures Atlas, which catalogues 61 measures of care coordination, maps them to … elements of a care coordination measurement framework, and summarizes key measure properties. … Principal Investigator(s)
Brustrom, Jennifer
Quality … , Jennifer
Project Name
Quality Indicators Care Coordination Measures Project
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/bringing-high-performing-systems-small-practices/annual-summary/2011
January 01, 2011 - care and experience a rapid rate of improvement of their quality measures. … measures. … Through the review of clinical outcomes data, the project team is beginning to measure the impact of … measures as those calculated through the EHR. … Trends were calculated for the following quality-of-care measures: antiplatelet therapy; blood pressure
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digital.ahrq.gov/health-it-tools-and-resources/workflow-assessment-health-it-toolkit/research/nemeth-ls
January 01, 2022 - practices; identified methods and strategies; determined barriers and facilitators; and measured changes in quality … Two practices achieved significant improvement on 14 of the 15 measures. … All practices significantly improved on at least 3 of the measures. … and to determine barriers and facilitators to the use of electronic SOs in these practices; and to measure … changes in quality of care indicators resulting from use of electronic SOs.
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digital.ahrq.gov/organization/citizens-memorial-hospital-district
January 01, 2022 - Standardization and Automatic Extraction of Quality … Measures in an Ambulatory Electronic Medical Record (EMR)
Description
Citizens Memorial … Healthcare (CMH) will establish the standardization efforts necessary for data capture of quality measures … Measures in an Ambulatory Electronic Medical Record - 2009
Principal Investigator … Measures in an Ambulatory Electronic Medical Record (EMR)
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/citation/state-regional-demonstration-hit-in-evaluation-report.pdf
July 01, 2015 - measure that was used for
the next iteration of measures. … Number of patients included in the denominator for several different quality measures
Quality Measures … Quality Health First Quality Measures Summary
Appendix B. … measure that was used for the next iteration of measures. … Number of patients included in the denominator for several different quality measures
Quality Measures
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/integrating-pros-into-practice-slides-02272024.pdf
February 27, 2024 - PMID 27696755
Performance on RA Disease Activity Quality
Measure Improving … Status PRO
Quality Measure Improving
• QPP178: Rheumatoid
Arthritis Yearly Functional
Status … Description, scoring, and
interpretation of each
measure
Guidance for Quality
Payment Program … measures
2014-present
RA quality measures
endorsed by NQF
and CMS
2014-2018
Build measures
in … Activity Quality Measure Improving
Performance on RA Functional Status PRO Quality Measure Improving
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/page/ImpactHealthITPrimaryCareWorkflow.pdf
September 19, 2011 - Care Workflow and
Financial Measures
Neil S. … Statistical Model
We estimated the effects for the following linear model for our work flow
and financial measure … variables:
Yit = β 0 + β AEHR*EHR + βT*Tit + βH*H+ εit
where Yit is the work flow or financial measure … Enhancing causal interpretations of quality improvement
interventions. Qual Health Care. … Toward stronger evidence on quality improvement.
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/quality-metrics-slides-042811.pdf
January 01, 2011 - • EHR systems have the potential to routinely
measure quality with a high accuracy
Denominator (if … Hybrid Measurement
Quality measure Automated
%
After MD
review %
Percent
change
1. … is wrong with using control
as the quality measure? … measure? … in 1
patient skew the overall quality measure?
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/bringing-high-performing-systems-small-practices/annual-summary/2012
January 01, 2012 - care and experience a rapid rate of improvement of their quality measures. … Quality measures trended included: aspirin therapy for patients with ischemic vascular disease and/or … An analysis of the effect of each of the individual EHR adoption interventions on 39 quality measures … Similarly, technical assistance was not associated with quality performance on the targeted measures, … However, while financial incentives for quality measures were significantly associated with improved
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/20130913-health-it-enabled-quality-measurement-presentation-slides.pdf
September 13, 2013 - • Focused on improving quality
• Measures are developed for various
stakeholders and purposes
• … Development,
Implementation, and Testing
Increasing need for measure
users to help set the measure … measures
of interest, making it essential that barriers be removed … ”
▪ Measures must matter to patients. … better engaged in the
measure development
and implementation
process.
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/hit-eqm-slides-091313.pdf
September 13, 2013 - • Focused on improving quality
• Measures are developed for various
stakeholders and purposes
• … should be
constrained to information that would
reasonably be needed to support care
• Measures … measures
of interest, making it essential that barriers be removed … ”
▪ Measures must matter to patients. … better engaged in the
measure development
and implementation
process.