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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/canada-continues-lag-behind-other-oecd-countries-measures-patient-safety
March 26, 2014 - Fact Sheet/FAQs
Canada continues to lag behind other OECD countries on measures of … indicators across 12 countries worldwide and gives Canada's current status on a variety of patient safety measures … July 29, 2020
The Canadian Quality and Patient Safety Framework for Health and Social … August 1, 2012
Canada's Virtual Forum on Patient Safety and Quality Improvement. … March 1, 2023
Transparency, public reporting, and a culture of change to quality and
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/clinical-data-sharing-improves-quality-measurement-and-patient-safety
August 04, 2021 - This study compared quality measure calculations between an individual electronic health record (EHR) … The results show that adding HIE data changed 15% of quality measure calculations. … at a community hospital
August 25, 2021
Methods used to obtain pediatric patient weights … measures and financial performance. … April 26, 2023
An examination of Leapfrog safety measures and Magnet designation.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/home-health-agency-patient-experience-measures-and-their-relationship-joint-commission
October 04, 2023 - Study
Home health agency patient experience measures and their relationship to Joint … 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 … October 4, 2023
Hospital performance trends on national quality measures and the association … April 6, 2016
Accountability measures—using measurement to promote quality improvement
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ventilator-associated-pneumonia-wrong-quality-measure-benchmarking
December 19, 2007 - Commentary
Ventilator-associated pneumonia—the wrong quality measure for benchmarking … Ventilator-associated pneumonia--the wrong quality measure for benchmarking. … rates should not be used as a measure to reward quality of care. … Ventilator-associated pneumonia--the wrong quality measure for benchmarking. … and performance measures for improvement.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/partnering-va-stakeholders-develop-comprehensive-patient-safety-data-display-lessons-learned
September 25, 2019 - measures related to safety in a single location in order to facilitate collaboration at local sites. … November 10, 2010
Using harm-based weights for the AHRQ Patient Safety for Selected Indicators … and measure diagnostic errors. … November 3, 2010
Failure-to-rescue: comparing definitions to measure quality of care. … July 26, 2023
Underreporting of quality measures and associated facility characteristics
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/meaningful-measurement-patient-and-family-engagement
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. … Since then we have expanded into Quality Improvement Organizations (QIOs) , research teams, measure
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/prioritizing-patient-safety-through-quality-measurement
July 29, 2015 - measures. … Measures Report. … April 24, 2024
The National Healthcare Safety Network's digital quality measures: CDC's … automated measures for surveillance of patient safety. … Measures Report.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/sepsis-quality-safety-net-hospitals-analysis-medicares-sep-1-performance-measure
May 05, 2021 - Sepsis quality in safety-net hospitals: An analysis of Medicare's SEP-1 performance measure. … The 703 safety-net hospitals performed worse on the CMS SEP-1 quality measure and this association was … Sepsis quality in safety-net hospitals: An analysis of Medicare's SEP-1 performance measure. … measure. … and performance measures for improvement.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/impact-diagnosis-timing-indicators-measures-safety-comorbidity-and-case-mix-groupings
August 05, 2009 - Study
Impact of diagnosis-timing indicators on measures of safety, comorbidity, and … February 18, 2015
How best to measure surgical quality? … March 8, 2006
Development and psychometric testing of a tool to measure missed nursing … February 18, 2015
Hospital performance trends on national quality measures and the association … measures and financial performance.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/deciphering-harm-measurement
December 01, 2010 - This editorial discusses methods to measure patient harm in the United States and advocates for consensus … September 4, 2013
Are quality improvement collaboratives effective? … May 21, 2014
"Canary measures" among the AHRQ Patient Safety Indicators. … hospitals and residents' knowledge of quality and patient safety? … July 20, 2016
Reviewing deaths in British and US hospitals: a study of two scales for
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/improving-patient-safety-public-hospitals-developing-standard-measures-track-medical-errors
December 19, 2018 - Study
Improving patient safety in public hospitals: developing standard measures … Improving Patient Safety in Public Hospitals: Developing Standard Measures to Track Medical Errors and … This study sought to use a consensus approach to develop standard measures for tracking safety gaps in … The investigators identified nine measures suitable for tracking two high-priority safety gaps: notifying … Improving Patient Safety in Public Hospitals: Developing Standard Measures to Track Medical Errors and
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/communication-training-adverse-events-and-quality-measures-2-retrospective-database-analyses
August 04, 2021 - Study
Communication training, adverse events, and quality measures: 2 retrospective … Communication Training, Adverse Events, and Quality Measures: 2 Retrospective Database Analyses in Washington … Communication Training, Adverse Events, and Quality Measures: 2 Retrospective Database Analyses in Washington … May 18, 2011
Collaboration with regulators to support quality and accountability following … November 16, 2022
Developing a reliable and valid patient measure of safety in hospitals
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/safety-organizing-scale-development-and-validation-behavioral-measure-safety-culture-hospital
October 10, 2007 - Study
The Safety Organizing Scale: development and validation of a behavioral measure … The Safety Organizing Scale: development and validation of a behavioral measure of safety culture in … survey administered at 13 Catholic health system hospitals were used to develop an instrument that measures … The Safety Organizing Scale: development and validation of a behavioral measure of safety culture in … December 7, 2022
Reviewing deaths in British and US hospitals: a study of two scales
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-safety-2015-final-technical-report
July 13, 2016 - The value of current measures to track patient safety has been called into question . … July 13, 2016
Identification and Prioritization of Health IT Patient Safety Measures. … April 21, 2010
Patient Safety Measures: Complications. … July 7, 2010
Patient Safety Measures. … July 27, 2016
Reviewing deaths in British and US hospitals: a study of two scales for
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/performance-measures-neurosurgical-patient-care-differing-applications-patient-safety
June 03, 2020 - Study
Performance measures in neurosurgical patient care: differing applications … Performance Measures in Neurosurgical Patient Care: Differing Applications of Patient Safety Indicators … Performance Measures in Neurosurgical Patient Care: Differing Applications of Patient Safety Indicators … April 15, 2005
Description and yield of current quality and safety review in selected … February 24, 2016
Sustaining reliability on accountability measures at the Johns Hopkins
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/confusion-specimen-mix-dermatopathology-and-measures-prevent-and-detect-it
September 21, 2016 - Review
Confusion—specimen mix-up in dermatopathology and measures to prevent and … Confusion-specimen mix-up in dermatopathology and measures to prevent and detect it. … Confusion-specimen mix-up in dermatopathology and measures to prevent and detect it. … November 1, 2017
Strength of safety measures introduced by medical practices to prevent … measure for continuity of pharmacotherapy.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/board-quality-scorecards-measuring-improvement
June 25, 2008 - March 10, 2010
Developing and pilot testing practical measures of preanalytic surgical … November 7, 2007
Sustaining reliability on accountability measures at the Johns Hopkins … January 27, 2016
Demonstrating high reliability on accountability measures at The Johns … November 9, 2011
Impact of diagnosis-timing indicators on measures of safety, comorbidity … December 18, 2013
Demonstrating high reliability on accountability measures at The Johns
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/complications-surgery-root-cause-analysis-and-preventive-measures
September 12, 2012 - 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. … August 12, 2020
Quality measures for patients at risk of adverse outcomes in the Veterans … of clinical and nonclinical quality?
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/navigating-ship-broken-compass-evaluating-standard-algorithms-measure-patient-safety
October 14, 2015 - Study
Navigating a ship with a broken compass: evaluating standard algorithms to measure … Navigating a ship with a broken compass: evaluating standard algorithms to measure patient safety. … The AHRQ Patient Safety Indicators (PSIs) represent quality measures derived from administrative data … Navigating a ship with a broken compass: evaluating standard algorithms to measure patient safety. … Evaluation of the association between Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture (HSOPS) measures
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/2024-national-impact-assessment-centers-medicare-medicaid-services-cms-quality-measures
August 05, 2015 - Measures Report. … March 27, 2005
Request for comments on the proposed measures and 2020 targets for the … National Action Plan for Adverse Drug Event Prevention: inpatient and outpatient measures for reduction … April 24, 2024
The National Healthcare Safety Network's digital quality measures: CDC's … automated measures for surveillance of patient safety.