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301. Measuring the Quality of Hospice Care | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     January 01, 2023 - Measuring the Quality of Hospice Care Hospice care is a set of services that allow patients in … The team then created and tested a Model Report on Hospice Quality. … Examples of Hospice Quality Measures for Consumers Measures of hospice quality are relatively new. … Commission Journal of Quality and Safety 2009 Aug;35(8):422-9. … Also in "Measures of Long-term Care Quality" Nursing Home Care Home Health Care Hospice Care

302. Related Resources on Healthcare Quality Reporting | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     July 01, 2022 - Related Resources on Healthcare Quality Reporting From AHRQ Public Reporting of Cost Measures … The Community Quality Collaborative Leader's Guide to Engaging Consumer Advocates —This guide is a resource … partnering with consumer advocates in their communities to produce and promote consumer reports on quality … The Informed Patient Institute (IPI)—IPI is a nonprofit that works to improve the quality of care by … Browse RWJF's published materials on quality reporting and related issues .

303. Using Root Cause Analysis to Improve Quality and Performance | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     February 01, 2025 - Using Root Cause Analysis to Improve Quality and Performance Resource: Using Root Cause Analysis … how practices can use a root cause analysis to understand underlying factors affecting performance on quality … make changes to integrate evidence into patient care, part of Key Driver 2: Implement a data-driven quality … Institution of origin: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Author(s): Knox L, Levine J, Sommers

304. Healthcare Research and Quality Act of 1999 (continued) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     October 01, 2014 - Healthcare Research and Quality Act of 1999 (continued) Text of the Act that reauthorizes the … INFORMATION ON QUALITY AND COST OF CARE. … COORDINATION OF FEDERAL GOVERNMENT QUALITY IMPROVEMENT EFFORTS. … oversight, quality improvement and quality research programs, the Secretary shall enter into a contract … with the Institute of Medicine— (A) to describe and evaluate current quality improvement, quality research

305. Teamwork in Quality Improvement (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2012 - Teamwork in Quality Improvement Teamwork in Quality Improvement February 2012  Podcast Speaker … patient experience is so important and began discussing some of the factors that are important to any quality … Carla Zema So tell us, why is teamwork so important to any quality improvement effort? … system, such as when we need to repeat tests because we don’t have access to those results or lower quality … https://www.cahps.ahrq.gov/News-and-Events/Podcasts.aspx Teamwork in Quality Improvement February

306. Pediatric Quality Indicators Overview. | PSNet
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     December 24, 2008 - Citation Text: Pediatric Quality Indicators Overview. … The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality's (AHRQ) Quality Indicators (QIs) represent quality … The Pediatric Quality Indicators focus on quality of care inside hospitals and identify potentially avoidable … Quality and Safety. … August 17, 2016 Prevention Quality Indicators Overview.

307. Prevention Quality Indicators Overview. | PSNet
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     December 24, 2008 - Citation Text: Prevention Quality Indicators Overview. … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. … The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Prevention Quality Indicators use hospital admissions … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. … September 1, 2021 Pediatric Quality Indicators Overview.

308. | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     January 01, 2025 - The review highlights needs for further research into the roles of microbiome and air quality in PM 2.5 … Study quality was mostly poor with a high risk of bias, partly owing to lack of reported information. … Keywords: Primary Care, Communication, Diagnostic Safety and Quality Sick-Samuels AC , Kelly … Keywords: Children/Adolescents, Sickle Cell Disease, Quality Improvement, Quality of Care, Imaging, … The use of high-quality interpreters was associated with better patient experience.

309. Child Quality Indicators At-A-Glance (doc file)
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     June 02, 2025 - Child Quality Indicators At-A-Glance PAGE 1 Child Health Care Quality Indicators at a Glance Matrix … Consumer Assessment of Health Plans (CAHPS®) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … Quality Indicators (AHRQ QIs) Patient Safety Indicators (PSQIs) Health Plan Employer Data … Health Measures Experience of Healthcare and Outcomes Survey (ECHO) Center for Quality

310. | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     December 05, 2024 - Harm November 6, 2024 National Advisory Council for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … States November 8, 2023 National Advisory Council for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

311. AHRQ's Quality & Patient Safety Programs by Setting: Hospital | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     February 01, 2025 - AHRQ's Quality & Patient Safety Programs by Setting: Hospital Communication and Optimal Resolution … Guide to Patient and Family Engagement in Hospital Quality and Safety helps hospitals work as partners … with patients and families to improve quality and safety. … Multi-Center Medication Reconciliation Quality Improvement Study (MARQUIS) Toolkit includes a set of … Toolkit for Using the AHRQ Quality Indicators: How To Improve Hospital Quality and Safety  helps hospitals

312. | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     December 01, 2015 - practices implement evidence More Tools The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … - Featured Clinicians & Providers Hospitals & Health Systems Prevention & Chronic Care Primary Care Quality … Curricular modules that can help pharmacy faculty integrate health literacy quality improvement into

313. Organizing Quality Measures by Data Source | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     November 01, 2018 - Organizing Quality Measures by Data Source Often, report sponsors gain access to information … Compare Web site organizes data by three data sources: Health Inspections, Nursing Home Staffing, and Quality … "Organizing Measures To Reduce Information Overload" Using Composites Organizing Measures by Quality

314. Organizing Quality Measures by Disease or Condition | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     May 01, 2019 - Organizing Quality Measures by Disease or Condition Research indicates that consumers are more … Comparing Doctors' Office by Area of Care Title: Compare Your Care Sponsor: Oregon Health Care Quality … URL: http://www.q-corp.org/compare-your-care/compare-doctors The Oregon Health Care Quality Corp … Source: Oregon Health Care Quality Corp. Compare Your Care. … "Organizing Measures To Reduce Information Overload" Using Composites Organizing Measures by Quality

315. Comparing Quality Scores to an Independent Standard | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     January 01, 2023 - Comparing Quality Scores to an Independent Standard Another approach would be to compare scores … trying to be as good or better than other local plans or providers; this may encourage collaborative quality … Comparing to an Independent Standard Independently developed, defensible standards exist for only a few quality

316. Using the Core Set of Quality Measures | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     March 01, 2019 - Using the Core Set of Quality Measures Ten demonstration States are using the core set of quality … Evaluation Highlight 11 : How are CHIPRA quality demonstration States using quality reports to drive … Learn more about quality measurement for children on this page: Increased Attention to Quality Measures … In particular, nationally recognized and well-tested quality measures can drive quality improvement activities … As part of the Pediatric Quality Measures Program (PQMP) , the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

317. Measuring the Quality of Home Health Care | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     January 01, 2023 - Measuring the Quality of Home Health Care Home health is an important category of service delivery … The quality measures developed to date for use in assessing Medicare-certified home health agencies focus … Medicare-certified home health care agencies, which are required to submit data that can be used for quality … Learn More Examples of Home Health Quality Measures for Consumers Major Home Health Agency Measurement … Sets Also in "Measures of Long-term Care Quality" Nursing Home Care Home Health Care Hospice

318. Measuring the Quality of Nursing Home Care | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     January 01, 2023 - Measuring the Quality of Nursing Home Care Nursing homes provide less intensive services than … When selecting measures of nursing home quality, keep in mind that for residents, especially long-stay … Therefore, the quality of their daily life is an important aspect of quality. … Learn More Examples of Nursing Home Quality Measures for Consumers Major Nursing Home Measurement … Sets and Databases Also in "Measures of Long-term Care Quality" Nursing Home Care Home Health

319. Physician Quality Reporting and Patient Outcomes in Medicare | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     December 01, 2017 - Physician Quality Reporting and Patient Outcomes in Medicare Abstract Principal Investigator … Public Health, University of Minnesota Purpose This study examined the impact of the Physician Quality … Reporting System (PQRS) on the quality and cost of care for Medicare patients. … physicians and other eligible professionals to voluntarily select the measures to report data on the quality … The term "value" implies consideration of both cost and quality, a major change in the philosophy underlying

320. Timing the Distribution of a Healthcare Quality Report | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     March 01, 2016 - Timing the Distribution of a Healthcare Quality Report Information is more likely to be useful … Many sponsors of health plan quality information address this issue by providing it at the same time … This helps the audience see how information about quality fits with the other factors they care about … Flood the Market One option is to place promotional materials or even the quality information itself … The goal of this approach is to keep the idea of comparative quality information in front of consumers