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  1. antibiotics-respiratory-infection-protocol-140922 (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/antibiotics-respiratory-infection_research-protocol.pdf
    September 22, 2014 - A 2006 technical review by AHRQ, entitled “Closing the Quality Gap: A Critical Analysis of Quality Improvement … rated good in quality; the remainder will be rated fair in quality. … In: Shojania KG MK, Wachter RM, Owens DK, ed Closing the Quality Gap: A Critical Analysis of Quality … Michigan Quality Improvement Consortium. … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

  2. Exhibit 5. Consumer reporting systems inputs and analytic capabilities | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/patients-families/consumer-exp/reporting/exh5.html
    August 01, 2022 - Designing Consumer Reporting Systems for Patient Safety Events Exhibit 5. Consumer reporting systems inputs and analytic capabilities Previous Page   Table of Contents Designing Consumer Reporting Systems for Patient Safety Events Executive Summary Chapter 1. Background Chapter 2. Conceptual F…

  3. State Databases Data Use Agreement

    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/team/StateDUA.jsp
    May 01, 2022 - Indicators (QIs) REQUEST DATA REPORTS & PUBLICATIONS Favorites … Databases from the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … Utilization Project (HCUP) which are maintained by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. hcup-us.ahrq.gov/team/StateDUA.jsp. … Search Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality 5600 Fishers Lane Rockville, MD

  4. Comparative Reports on Dialysis Facilities | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/resources/comparative-reports/dialysis-facilities.html
    October 01, 2022 - on Dialysis Facilities The following reports are examples of comparative information on the quality … Location: United States Synopsis: Dialysis Facility Compare provides detailed information on the quality … Each facility is given a star rating based on eight measures of quality, with detailed quality scores … Dialysis Facility Compare uses other methods of displaying quality information including numeric data

  5. Section 2: Why Improve Patient Experience? | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.ahrq.gov/cahps/quality-improvement/improvement-guide/2-why-improve/index.html
    February 01, 2020 - CAHPS survey results are combined with other quality measures in "star ratings" that take into account … The National Committee for Quality Assurance's (NCQA) Patient-Centered Medical Home program includes … Business Case for Improving Patient Experience Patient experience is correlated with key financial indicators … Examining the role of patient experience surveys in measuring health care quality. … Quality monitoring of physicians: Linking patients' experiences of care to clinical quality and outcomes

  6. Living Systematic Review on Cannabis and Other Plant-Based Treatments for Chronic Pain: 2023 Update -- Surveillance Report 2 (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cannabis-2023-update-surv-rep-2.pdf
    January 01, 2023 - Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; August 2023. … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; January 2024.

  7. Race and Ethnicity Data Improvement Toolkit

    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/datainnovations/raceethnicitytoolkit/case_for_re.jsp
    February 01, 2025 - Indicators (QIs) REQUEST DATA REPORTS & PUBLICATIONS Favorites … There is an obvious need to document and improve the quality of care provided to at-risk populations. … Improvement in the quality of care delivered will come about when healthcare organizations use these … quality of healthcare in the United States. … R/E/L data that meet state requirements and can be used to improve quality in hospitals.

  8. Measure: Pediatric All-Condition Readmission Measure (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/factsheets/chipra_14-p008-1-ef.pdf
    October 01, 2014 - Pediatric All-Condition Readmission Measure Measure Developer: Center of Excellence for Pediatric Quality … , hospitalizations are excluded from the measure entirely if they meet specified clinical or data quality … Evidence Base for the Focus of the Measure Readmission rates can reflect the quality of health care … ● Caveats – Data quality varies; however, the measure report includes technical specifications … for assessing data quality and methods that enhance the ability to perform national comparisons

  9. Improving Quality through Decision Support for Evidence-Based Pharmacotherapy | Digital Healthcare Research

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    January 01, 2023 - Improving Quality through Decision Support for Evidence-Based Pharmacotherapy Project … Improving Quality through Decision Support for Evidence-Based Pharmacotherapy - 2011 Improving … Improving Quality through Decision Support for Evidence-Based Pharmacotherapy - Final Report. … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 2012. … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. November 2009.

  10. INTRODUCTION TO THE HCUP KIDS' INPATIENT DATABASE (KID), 2009

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    January 01, 2009 - Indicators (QIs) REQUEST DATA REPORTS & PUBLICATIONS Favorites … with the 2009 KID: DRG in use on discharge date, calculated without Present On Admission (POA) indicators … (DRG_NoPOA) and MDC in use on discharge date, calculated without POA indicators (MDC_NoPOA). … (CHRON16-CHRON25) Ten additional Chronic Condition Indicators - body system (CHRONB16-CHRONB25) … Indicators.

  11. Healthy Teens TXT ME; IT to Change Teen Health Risk Behaviors - 2010 | Digital Healthcare Research

    digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/healthy-teens-txt-me-it-change-teen-health-risk-behaviors/annual-summary/2010
    January 01, 2010 - Funding Mechanism PAR: HS08-269: Exploratory and Developmental Grant to Improve Health Care Quality … across transitions in care settings, and the use of electronic exchange of health information to improve quality

  12. Statistical Brief #11: The Health Insurance Status of U.S. Workers, 2001 (pdf file)

    meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/st11/stat11.pdf
    September 17, 2024 - 2001 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS), conducted by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … MEPS is cosponsored by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) and the National Center

  13. Developmental Screening and Follow-Up: Follow-Up Referral Tracking (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/preventive/chipra-205-fullreport.pdf
    January 01, 2014 - • Potential for quality improvement (i.e., there are effective approaches to reducing the quality … gap or disparity in quality) … National Quality Measures Clearinghouse. … References Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. … , is necessary in order to improve pediatric care quality.

  14. Continuity of Primary Care for Children with Medical Complexity | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.ahrq.gov/pqmp/measures/primary-care-medical-complexity.html
    August 01, 2021 - System (SAS) Programming Code (SAS in ZIP) Pediatric Medical Complexity Algorithm   (PDF, 88.3 KB) Quality … of Care for Children With Medical Complexity: An Analysis of Continuity of Care as a Potential Quality

  15. Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) NIS Notes

    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/vars/ageday/nisnote.jsp
    September 01, 2008 - Supplemental Variables for Revisit Analyses American Hospital Association (AHA) Linkage Files AHRQ Quality … Indicators (QIs) REQUEST DATA REPORTS & PUBLICATIONS Favorites … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/vars/ageday/nisnote.jsp … Search Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality 5600 Fishers Lane Rockville, MD

  16. 012-Blood-Culture-Practices-Webinar (doc file)

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    October 01, 2024 - Culture Contamination SAY: Monitoring and reporting blood culture contamination rates is a laboratory quality … Studies indicate that fever and leukocytosis are not reliable indicators of bacteremia. … Slide 11 Blood Culture Decision Support SAY: This algorithm was developed as part of a quality improvement … blood specimen diversion has shown encouraging results; however, the current evidence is limited in quality … It is an established laboratory quality best practice, which integrates well into patient safety improvement

  17. THE HCUP NATIONWIDE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT SAMPLE (NEDS), 2015

    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/nation/neds/NEDS_Introduction_2015.jsp
    January 01, 2015 - Indicators (QIs) REQUEST DATA REPORTS & PUBLICATIONS Favorites … Missing Values Missing data values can compromise the quality of estimates. … Sponsored by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) of the U.S. … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD.

  18. Colorado Associated Community Health Information Exchange - Final Report (pdf file)

    digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/citation/r18hs017205-davidson-final-report-2010.pdf
    January 01, 2010 - Quality Information System Current quality reports ● What are current quality reports and how are … for AQA DM quality measures? … indicators, health resource indicators) ● Review temporal needs for data. ● Where does this data reside … to the health center throughout the year while comparing those scores to in-house Key Performance Indicators … Data Quality Assessments—Site 2. Data quality assessments have not yet been completed.

  19. NYC REACH Regional Extension Center Provider Survey (pdf file)

    digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/survey/nyc-reach-regional-extension-center-provider-survey.pdf
    June 16, 2021 -     Provide a summary of care record for each transition of care/referrals       Report quality … with training, workflow, and best practices for EHR use) QI specialist (visits practice to help with quality … Bridges to Excellence) Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI)              

  20. Tools and Resources to Help Improve Urinary Incontinence Care for Women | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/projects/urinary/resources.html
    August 01, 2025 - sustainability menus offer next steps after project participation, such as practice opportunities for continuing quality
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