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www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/dxsafety-terminology5.html
April 01, 2025 - Metrics in the quality paradigm may or may not be outcome-based. … Thus, quality measurement is designed to be objective. … The quality paradigm is widely used for institutional quality improvement activities. … It does not neatly follow the logic of quality or safety science. … Do You Mean Quality or Safety?
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www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/resources/index.html
September 01, 2019 - Resources for Developers of Quality Reports for Consumers
Examples of Quality Reports for Consumers … is available to consumers and how it is reported, read brief profiles of comparative report on the quality … and costs of different kinds of health care providers
Writing a Quality Report
Learn what you can … the information you are providing with these tips on designing a quality report . … involved in efforts to measure, report, and improve the quality of healthcare.
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www.ahrq.gov/policymakers/chipra/demoeval/what-we-learned/nashp-webinar-slides.html
January 01, 2016 - Using Quality Measures to Drive Improvement: Lessons from the CHIPRA Quality Demonstration
Presentation … use those measures to drive quality improvement and, as a result, improve the quality of care. … Changes in quality measures may reflect:
Improvements in quality of care. … Providers were engaged in quality reporting and QI. … percent felt that quality reports are effective, 92 percent reported receiving external quality reports
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqdr23/app-b.html
December 01, 2023 - 2023 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report
Appendix B. … Quality Trends and Disparities Tables
Appendix B contains data tables showing trends in quality for … HIQR = Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting Program. … HOQR = Hospital Outpatient Quality Reporting Program. … QSRS = Quality and Safety Review System.
TEDS = Treatment Episode Data Set.
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www.ahrq.gov/workingforquality/events/webinar-using-payment-to-improve-health-and-health-care-quality.html
November 01, 2016 - Webinar Transcript - National Quality Strategy: Using Payment to Improve Health and Health Care Quality … quality. … The National Quality Strategy: Using Measurement for Quality Improvement [Slide 4]
Nancy Wilson: … The Alternative Quality Contract (AQC): Improving Quality While Slowing Spending Growth [Slide 25] … The Alternative Quality Contract: Twin goals of improving quality and slowing spending growth [Slide
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www.ahrq.gov/workingforquality/events/past-webinars.html
November 01, 2016 - Past National Quality Strategy (NQS) Webinars
National Quality Strategy Webinar: Best Practices … to Improve Community Health
The 2014 Quality and Disparities Report and the National Quality Strategy … to Improve Health and Health Care Quality
National Quality Strategy: Using Quality Measurement for … Quality Strategy: Introducing Nine Levers to Support the Aims and Priorities
National Quality Strategy … National Quality Strategy Levers in Action: Using Payment to Improve Health and Health Care Quality
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www.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/projects/heart-health/research-results/research/quality-survey-ok.html
March 01, 2021 - EvidenceNOW: Practice Quality Facilitation Survey
Oklahoma Cooperative
Resource: Quality … Acknowledgements: Healthy Hearts for Oklahoma, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality EvidenceNOW
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www.ahrq.gov/workingforquality/about/nqs-fact-sheets/index.html
January 01, 2017 - National Quality Strategy Fact Sheets
Learn more about the National Quality Strategy’s three … The National Quality Strategy: Fact Sheet ( PDF , 432 KB)
National Quality Strategy: Using Levers
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www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/measures/setting/hospitals/measurement-sets.html
February 01, 2023 - Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting Program Measures.
AHRQ Quality Indicators.
ORYX®. … AHRQ Quality Indicators
The AHRQ Quality Indicators (Qis) comprise four measure areas: inpatient, … The Pediatric Quality Indicators (PedQIs) include measures of inpatient quality and patient safety … Data Source: The Joint Commission's Quality Check® , a free public quality report, indicates whether … Also in "Measures of Hospital Quality"
Examples of Hospital Quality Measures for Consumers
Major
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/chtoolbx/index.html
June 01, 2020 - Child Health Care Quality Toolbox
Concepts, tips, and tools for evaluating the quality of health … evaluating the quality of health care for children. … the quality of health care for children. … and tools for evaluating the quality of health care for children. … the quality of health care for children.
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www.ahrq.gov/programs/index.html
January 01, 2016 - Digital Healthcare Research Advancing healthcare quality, safety, and effectiveness through the evolving … More
Programs
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)'s programs … AHRQuality Indicators™
The Quality Indicators are measures of health care quality that use readily … AHRQ develops Quality Indicators to provide health care decision makers with tools to assess their data … Surveys cover topics important to consumers and focus on those aspects of quality that consumers are
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/patients-families/engagingfamilies/strategy2/index.html
December 01, 2017 - Strategy 2: Communicating to Improve Quality
Research shows that when patients are engaged in … their health care, it can lead to measurable improvements in safety and quality. … To promote stronger engagement, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality developed the Guide to Patient … work as partners with patients and families to improve quality and safety. … Communicating to Improve Quality Strategy Implementation Handbook gives an overview of and rationale
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www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/measures/setting/hospitals/databases.html
January 01, 2023 - Databases Used for Hospital Quality Measures
Hospital data are available from a myriad of sources … Many hospital quality measures are created using hospital administrative discharge data. … Despite certain limitations (lack of clinical detail, coding variations, time lags), quality experts … "
Examples of Hospital Quality Measures for Consumers
Major Hospital Quality Measurement Sets … Databases Used for Hospital Quality Measures
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www.ahrq.gov/workingforquality/about/nqs-fact-sheets/nqs-fact-sheet-0214.html
November 01, 2016 - The National Quality Strategy: Fact Sheet
About the National Quality Strategy
How the National … Quality Strategy Works
Who Is Responsible for the National Quality Strategy? … About the National Quality Strategy
The National Quality Strategy (NQS) was first published in March … improvement efforts and a nationwide approach to measuring quality. … Who Is Responsible for the National Quality Strategy?
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www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/resources/podcasts-webinars.html
December 01, 2022 - Presentations on Health Care Quality Reporting Topics
Plug-In & Multimedia Help
Podcasts … Health Quality Partners (MHQP) talk about how MHQP uses social media to promote awareness and use of … comparative quality reports. … Rating the Raters: How the Informed Patient Institute Assesses Health Care Quality Reports
Carol Cronin … on producing quality reports that are designed around the needs and capabilities of users.
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www.ahrq.gov/pqmp/implementation-qi/toolkits.html
August 01, 2021 - PQMP Measure Implementation and Quality Improvement Toolkits
The Pediatric Quality Measures … Quality of Pediatric Hospital-to-Home Transitions . … Child HCAHPS allows tracking of quality improvement within individual hospitals and comparison of quality … The Child HCAHPS has National Quality Forum endorsement. … Health plans may use the measure for public reporting and quality improvement efforts.
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www.ahrq.gov/policymakers/chipra/demoeval/what-we-learned/qde-mmd-webinar-slides.html
January 01, 2016 - Putting Quality Measures to Work: Lessons from the CHIPRA Quality Demonstration Grant Program … Presentation for the Association of Medicaid Medical Directors
Slide 1
Putting Quality Measures … to Work: Lessons from the CHIPRA Quality Demonstration Grant Program
Presentation for the Association … improvement and, as a result, improve the quality of care. … improvement for the Core Set of Child Health Care Quality Measures.
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www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/explain/communicate/framework.html
December 01, 2022 - Provide a Framework for Understanding Healthcare Quality
The general public may not have a clear … “mental model” of healthcare quality, which can make it hard for them to understand your comparative … [1] Committee on Quality of Health Care in America, Institute of Medicine. … Crossing the Quality Chasm: A New Health System for the 21st Century. … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. 2008.
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www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/measures/setting/physician/examples.html
September 01, 2019 - Examples of Physician Quality Measures for Consumers
Following are a few examples of physician … quality measures that research evidence and practical experience suggest are appropriate for reporting … The list is categorized by the Institute of Medicine’s domains for a quality health care system; for … definitions, go to The Six Domains of Health Care Quality . … This type of measure—referred to as volume--is considered a proxy for quality.
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www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/measures/setting/hospitals/examples.html
March 01, 2016 - Examples of Hospital Quality Measures for Consumers
From the available set of hospital measures … The list is categorized by the Institute of Medicine’s domains for a quality health care system; for … definitions, go to The Six Domains of Health Care Quality . … Also in "Measures of Hospital Quality"
Examples of Hospital Quality Measures for Consumers
Major … Hospital Measurement Sets
Databases Used for Hospital Quality Measures