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  1. In Conversation with…Barbara A. Blakeney, MS, RN | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-withbarbara-blakeney-ms-rn
    August 01, 2005 - Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services … It is a continuing puzzle that health care does not respond to economic and research indicators the same … The National Quality Forum developed quality indictors that, if implemented in hospitals nationally, … could help improve safety and quality. … Hospital staffing, organization, and quality of care: cross-national findings.

  2. In Conversation with...Sorrel King | PSNet

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    March 01, 2007 - Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services … Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services … The internationally renowned statistician who taught leaders of industry how to improve quality, W. … "( 5 ) The more that performance measures are understood by the public and perceived as important indicators … of quality, the more that patients will be motivated to advocate for transparency, safety, and quality

  3. Duplicate Insulin Order | PSNet

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    May 04, 2012 - Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services … Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services … project was funded under contract number 75Q80119C00004 from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services … disseminate best practices in inpatient medication reconciliation: Multi-Center Medication Reconciliation Quality

  4. STATISTICAL BRIEF #378: Asthma Medication Use among Adults with Reported Treatment for Asthma, United States, 1998-1999 and 2008-2009

    meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/st378/stat378.shtml
    July 01, 2012 - It is cosponsored by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality and the National Center for Health … Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 2000. … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD.

  5. Screening for and Management of Obesity in Adults: USPSTF Recommendation Statement (pdf file)

    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/Bd9Cgr5WNueNbmfsPxUKDP
    September 01, 2012 - Evidence is lacking, of poor quality, or conflicting, and the balance of benefits and harms cannot be … Behavioral Interventions Behavioral intervention trials were generally of high quality, with 24% rated … as good quality. … They should not be construed as an official posi- tion of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … Rockville, MD: Agency for Health- care Research and Quality; October 2011. 5. U.S.

  6. Preparing Data from CAHPS Surveys for Analysis (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/toolkits/preparing-data-for-analysis.pdf
    May 15, 2017 - To ensure quality, two data entry specialists should enter the answers from paper-and-pencil questionnaires … As a data quality check, it also may be helpful to visualize how many respondents were excluded from

  7. Evaluation of a computerized clinical decision support system and Electronic Health Record (EHR)-linked registry to improve management of hypertension in community-based health centers - 2011 | Digital Healthcare Research

    digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/evaluation-computerized-clinical-decision-support-system-and-electronic-health/annual-summary/2011
    January 01, 2011 - Primary Care Development Corporation Funding Mechanism RFA: HS07-006: Ambulatory Safety and Quality … Program: Improving Quality through Clinician Use of Health IT (R18) Grant Number R18 HS 017167 … Specifically, the team analyzed the effects of a multicomponent, technology-driven quality improvement … Assess the implementation process, and delineate factors that influence adoption of the EHR-supported quality … In an effort to improve health outcomes, this CDSS intervention was implemented in the context of a quality

  8. Evidence Summary: Food Insecurity: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce

    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/food-insecurity-screening
    March 11, 2025 - They should not be construed as an official position of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … AHRQ had no role in study selection, quality assessment, or synthesis. … Core indicators of nutritional state for difficult-to-sample populations. … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2025. AHRQ publication 24-05314-EF-1. 15. … Quality: Study did not meet quality standards.

  9. ChartBook On Patient Safety (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/nhqrdr/chartbooks/patientsafety/qdr2015-ptschartbook.pdf
    March 04, 2016 - Summary of Trends Across National Quality Strategy Priorities Number and percentage of all quality … National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report | 5 Patient Safety 6 | National Healthcare Quality … Indicators, version 4.4. … Indicators, version 4.4. … National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report | 11 http://www.ahrq.gov/professionals/quality-patient-safety

  10. Executive Summary | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/candor/demo-program/grants/summary.html
    August 01, 2022 - Under the PSML initiative, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) funded 7 demonstration … ambulatory care Based on patient surveys, the primary care practices identified as "more engaged" in quality

  11. Implementation Coaching | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.ahrq.gov/teamstepps-program/curriculum/implement/activity/coach.html
    June 01, 2023 - Assessing Strengths and Weaknesses – Identifying root causes of the quality of performance through keen

  12. Overview | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/resource/pressureulcer/tool/intro.html
    October 01, 2014 - To accomplish this coordination, high-quality prevention requires an organizational culture and operational … The toolkit was developed under a contract with the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality through … An expert advisory panel and quality improvement teams at six participating medical centers provided

  13. Overview | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.ahrq.gov/es/patient-safety/settings/hospital/resource/pressureulcer/tool/intro.html
    October 01, 2014 - To accomplish this coordination, high-quality prevention requires an organizational culture and operational … The toolkit was developed under a contract with the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality through … An expert advisory panel and quality improvement teams at six participating medical centers provided

  14. Archived: Published Comment - Will Recommendations against Spirometry Make Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Harder to Treat?: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD): Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce

    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/published-comment---will-recommendations-against-spirometry-make-chronic-obstructive-pulmonary-disease-harder-to-treat/chronic-obstructive-pulmonary-disease-copd-screening-2008
    November 15, 2008 - They should not be construed as an official position of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

  15. Final Progress Report: Conference on Medical Error Communication and Dispute Resolution (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-07/liebman-hyman-report.pdf
    January 01, 2024 - Project Officer: Kerm Henriksen Acknowledgment of Agency Support: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

  16. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/migraine-emergency_research-protocol.pdf
    July 18, 2011 - Quality of life/return to regular activities 8. … Quality of life/return to activities Adverse effects of intervention(s): 1. … Two reviewers will independently assess the methodological quality of included studies. … Migraine, quality of life, and depression: a population-based case-control study. … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; March 2011.

  17. Measuring IT Sophistication in Nursing Homes (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol4/Advances-Alexander_10.pdf
    January 20, 2008 - Improving the quality of long-term care. JAMA 1995; 273: 1376-1380. 3. Ray WA. … Improving the quality of long-term care. Med Care 2000; 38: 1151-1153. 4. … Information systems for monitoring quality. In: Wunderlich GS, Kohler PO, eds. … Improving the quality of long-term care. … Crossing the quality chasm: A new health system for the 21st century.

  18. Sources of NIS Data and State-Specific Restrictions 2003

    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/nation/nis/nis_2003_stspecific_restr.jsp
    January 01, 2003 - Supplemental Variables for Revisit Analyses American Hospital Association (AHA) Linkage Files AHRQ Quality … Indicators (QIs) REQUEST DATA REPORTS & PUBLICATIONS Favorites … independent state agency responsible for addressing the problem of escalating health costs, ensuring the quality … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/nation/nis/nis_2003 … Search Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality 5600 Fishers Lane Rockville, MD

  19. STATISTICAL BRIEF #274: Variations in Perceived Need and Access to Specialist Care among Adults in the U.S. Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population, 2007

    meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/st274/stat274.shtml
    December 01, 2009 - The health care quality measures in the SAQ were taken from the health plan version of Consumer Assessment … Providers and Systems (CAHPS®), an AHRQ-sponsored family of survey instruments designed to measure quality … It is cosponsored by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality and the National Center for Health … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD.

  20. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    November 14, 2018 - An additional challenge is that identifying adverse events and defining what constitutes high quality … dental care has lagged behind medical care, resulting in a dearth of quality measures available for … dgcid=PromoSpots_EBDsite_ABX https://www.aaos.org/quality/quality-programs/tumor-infection-and-military-medicine-programs … orthopaedic-implant-infection-in-patients-undergoing-dental-procedures/ https://www.aaos.org/globalassets/quality-and-practice-resources … /dental/dental-prophylaxis-auc-decision-tree-1.pdf https://www.aaos.org/globalassets/quality-and-practice-resources
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