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www.ahrq.gov/data/nhqdr.html
July 01, 2024 - Users can review healthcare quality trends and compare benchmarks to assess healthcare quality performance … Compare their state's healthcare quality standing with all other states. … healthcare quality information. … Where is a state performing particularly well on healthcare quality? … Where is a state underperforming on healthcare quality?
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www.ahrq.gov/workingforquality/events/webinar-using-measurement-for-quality-improvement.html
November 01, 2016 - Webinar Transcript - National Quality Strategy Webinar: Using Measurement for Quality Improvement … Good afternoon, and welcome to the National Quality Strategy Webinar: Using Measurement for Quality Improvement … She'll speak to CMS' quality strategy and vision for quality measurement. … The National Quality Strategy: Using Measurement for Quality Improvement, Nancy Wilson, B.S.N., M.D., … And this is where the National Quality Strategy and the CMS Quality Strategy have really helped us.
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/chtoolbx/measures/measure-9.html
November 01, 2017 - Mental Health Quality Measures
Child Health Care Quality Toolbox
The Child Health Toolbox contains … concepts, tips, and tools for evaluating the quality of health care for children. … Measures
Overview
The lack of reliable and useful quality measures for mental and behavioral … National Inventory of Mental Health Quality Measures: Developed by the Center for Quality Assessment … Domain of quality, such as access, prevention, and treatment.
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www.ahrq.gov/policymakers/chipra/factsheets/fullreports/index.html
July 01, 2016 - Pediatric Quality Measures Program
Quality Measures Full Reports
The following two tables list … children's health care quality measures from the AHRQ-CMS Pediatric Quality Measures Program (PQMP). … & Medicaid Services (CMS) under the CHIPRA Pediatric Quality Measures Program Centers of Excellence … Measures; CEPQM = Children's Hospital Boston Center of Excellence for Pediatric Quality Measurement; … Measurement; NICU = neonatal intensive care unit; OPD = outpatient department; NQMC = National Quality
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www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/translate/organize/type.html
February 01, 2016 - Organizing Quality Measures by Type
The oldest categorization of health care quality measures … Many people who work in health care quality find it very easy to think about measures using these categories … Moreover, it is not clear that this model helps them understand quality measures. … Evaluating the quality of medical care. Milbank Mem Fund Q. 1966 Jul;44(3):Suppl:166-206. … "Organizing Measures To Reduce Information Overload"
Using Composites
Organizing Measures by Quality
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/evidence-based-reports/er208-series.html
July 01, 2016 - Closing the Quality Gap Series
Revisiting the State of the Science
Overview of a new series … of reports on quality improvement strategies. … Overview
Between 2004 and 2007, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) published a series … of evidence reports— Closing the Quality Gap: A Critical Analysis of Quality Improvement Strategies … Through the Quality Kaleidoscope: Reflections on the Science and Practice of Improving Health Care Quality
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www.ahrq.gov/workingforquality/events/index.html
February 01, 2017 - National Quality Strategy (NQS) Webinars
National Quality Strategy Webinars cover a range of … programs, initiatives and topics related to health care quality and disparities. … Presentations and discussions revolve around National Quality Strategy efforts towards better, more affordable … health care and how organizations can help improve health care quality by aligning to the Strategy.
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqdr18/index.html
June 01, 2025 - 2018 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report
For the 16th year in a row, AHRQ is reporting … on healthcare quality and disparities. … overview of the quality of healthcare received by the general U.S. population and disparities in care … Introduction The National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report assesses the performance of our … Quality Trends (PDF, 149 KB) Appendix A.3.
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqdr23/index.html
June 01, 2025 - 2023 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report
For the 21st year, AHRQ is reporting … on healthcare quality and disparities. … overview of the quality of healthcare received by the general U.S. population and disparities in care … Measures Used in State Disparities and Quality Maps Appendix D. … Quality and Disparities Summary Charts Appendix E. Definitions and Abbreviations Appendix B.
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqdr21/index.html
June 01, 2025 - 2021 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report
For the 19th year, AHRQ is reporting … on healthcare quality and disparities. … overview of the quality of healthcare received by the general U.S. population and disparities in care … Introduction The National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report assesses the performance of our … Related Data and Tools National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report Data and Tools
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqdr19/index.html
June 01, 2025 - 2019 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report
For the 17th year in a row, AHRQ is reporting … on healthcare quality and disparities. … overview of the quality of healthcare received by the general U.S. population and disparities in care … Introduction The National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report assesses the performance of our … Quality is described in terms of six priorities: patient safety, person-centered care, care coordination
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqdr22/index.html
June 01, 2025 - 2022 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report
For the 20th year, AHRQ is reporting … on healthcare quality and disparities. … overview of the quality of healthcare received by the general U.S. population and disparities in care … Introduction The National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report assesses the performance of our … Quality and Disparities Summary Charts Appendix E. Preliminary Analyses of HCUP Data Appendix F.
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www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/measures/setting/physician/index.html
September 01, 2019 - Measuring the Quality of Physician Care
Consumers are very interested in information about the … quality of physician care. 1 - 3 To meet that demand, researchers, medical societies, and health care … As a result, sponsors of quality reports can find a growing set of valid and reliable physician quality … physicians, most information on quality is at the level of medical groups or practices. … What type of quality information do consumers want in a health care report card?
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www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/measures/setting/hospitals/index.html
March 01, 2016 - Measuring the Quality of Hospital Care
Initiatives for measuring and reporting the quality of … This page reviews hospital quality measures that you can report and suggests where and how you can get … information about the measures:
Examples of Hospital Quality Measures for Consumers
Major Hospital … Measurement Sets
Databases Used for Hospital Quality Measures
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www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/measures/setting/health-plan/index.html
March 01, 2016 - Measuring the Quality of Health Plans
The practice of measuring and reporting quality at the … Examples of Health Plan Quality Measures for Consumers
Major Health Plan Measurement Sets
Databases … Used for Health Plan Quality Measures
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www.ahrq.gov/pqmp/implementation-qi/index.html
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 … quality improvement based on learnings from quality improvement demonstration projects that implemented … Measure Implementation and Quality Improvement Toolkits .
Implementation Science Roadmap . … These important and ambitious questions outlined key research areas in the quality improvement field
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www.ahrq.gov/pqmp/about/index.html
September 01, 2021 - About the Pediatric Quality Measures Program
Information About the Pediatric Quality Measures … The Importance of Pediatric Quality Measurement and Improvement: The Role of the PQMP
Publications
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www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/measures/types.html
July 01, 2015 - Types of Health Care Quality Measures
Measures used to assess and compare the quality of health … give consumers a sense of a health care provider’s capacity, systems, and processes to provide high-quality … The majority of health care quality measures used for public reporting are process measures. … Outcome measures may seem to represent the “gold standard” in measuring quality, but an outcome is the … for Different Health Care Settings
Quality Measurement Resources
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www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/measures/resources.html
April 01, 2019 - Resources for Health Care Quality Measurement
Several organizations and resources provide information … National Quality Forum (NQF)
The National Quality Forum (NQF) is a private, not-for-profit membership … organization created to develop and implement a national strategy for health care quality measurement … Guideline Central
Guideline Central offers free access to an inventory of quality measures using … for Different Health Care Settings
Quality Measurement Resources
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www.ahrq.gov/cpi/centers/cquips/index.html
October 01, 2024 - Center for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety (CQuIPS)
The Center for Quality Improvement … and Patient Safety (CQuIPS) works to improve the safety, quality, and value of healthcare through research … The Center for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety (CQuIPS): Conducts and supports research on safety … Develops and disseminates tools , data, and other resources to support healthcare safety, quality, and … Improvement and Patient Safety (CQuIPS) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality 5600 Fishers Lane