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  1. Perception and Use of a Patient Care Window to Improve Care and Family Engagement | Digital Healthcare Research

    digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/perception-and-use-patient-care-window-improve-care-and-family-engagement
    January 01, 2023 - HS023626 Funding Mechanism(s) Exploratory and Developmental Grant to Improve Health Care Quality … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 2017.

  2. Primary Care Interventions to Support Breastfeeding: Recommendation Statement (pdf file)

    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/HMTQY64cVavMZjxR3mCe5E
    January 01, 2020 - Evidence is lacking, of poor quality, or conflicting, and the balance of benefits and harms cannot be … health outcomes, but confidence in the estimate is constrained by such factors as the number, size, or quality … The US Congress mandates that the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) support the operations … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2016.

  3. Methods Guide for Medical Test Reviews Chapter 2 (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/methods-guidance-tests-topics_methods.pdf
    July 01, 2012 - Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. January 2006. … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. November 2008. … Funding: Funded by the Agency for Health Care Research and Quality (AHRQ) under the Effective Health … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; June 2012. www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov

  4. Nppv-Respiratory-Failure Executive (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/nppv-respiratory-failure_executive.pdf
    July 01, 2012 - Of the 49 studies, 22 (45%) were of good methodological quality, 21 (43%) were of fair quality, and … 6 (12%) were of poor quality. … Of these, four were of good quality, six were of fair quality, and two were of poor quality. … Of the 12 studies, 6 were of good methodological quality, 5 were of fair quality, and 1 was of poor … quality.

  5. Effects of Health Information Exchange Adoption on Ambulatory Testing Rates - Final Report (pdf file)

    digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/publication/r21hs018749-nease-final-report-2013.pdf
    January 01, 2013 - Federal Project Officer: Rebecca Roper Submitted to: The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … economic benefits of HIE may reside instead in other downstream outcomes of better informed, higher quality … explored investments in HIE to improve the quality of care (e.g. through the Health Information Technology … Announcement PAR-08-269, “Exploratory and Developmental Grant to Improve Health Care Quality through … Acknowledgments The Quality Health Network team provided invaluable assistance in obtaining, linking

  6. Archived: Osteoporosis: Screening 2011 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce

    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/osteoporosis-screening-2011
    January 15, 2011 - They should not be construed as an official position of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … They should not be construed as an official position of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … They should not be construed as an official position of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2010. … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2002.

  7. Evidence Summary: Folic Acid Supplementation to Prevent Neural Tube Defects: Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce

    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/folic-acid-for-the-prevention-of-neural-tube-defects-preventive-medication
    August 01, 2023 - They should not be construed as an official position of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … used, in whole or in part, as the basis for the development of clinical practice guidelines and other quality … AHRQ had no role in study selection, quality assessment, or synthesis. … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2017. AHRQ publication 14-05214-EF-1. 3. U.S. … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2023. AHRQ publication 22-05302-EF-1. 5.

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

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/coronary-artery-stenting_research-protocol.pdf
    August 19, 2011 - of life, and quality-adjusted survival). … We will extract relevant data and assess methodological quality. … However, we expect retrospective studies will likely be of fair or poor quality due to the increased … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; August 2010. … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; March 2011.

  9. Collect and Use Data for Quality Improvement | The Academy

    integrationacademy.ahrq.gov/products/playbooks/behavioral-health-and-primary-care/implementing-plan/collect-and-use-data-quality-improvement
    September 01, 2025 - Using data aggregated at the practice level, a practice can initiate quality improvement activities to … Data collection is of little use unless it feeds into a robust quality improvement plan. … The person you hire or assign to this role should understand how to use data for quality improvement … Do the available data help you assess quality of care for patients in your practice? … Assessing quality of care.

  10. Final Progress Report: Proactive Risk Assessment in the ED: Building the Safety Case (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2025-03/wears-perry-report.pdf
    January 01, 2025 - gratefully acknowledge the support of this project from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2008: pp 1-10.

  11. MEPS - IC Technical Notes

    meps.ahrq.gov/survey_comp/ic_technical_notes.shtml
    January 01, 2020 - Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, … Search Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality 5600 Fishers Lane

  12. Methods Guide for Comparative Effectiveness Reviews_Inclusion of Nonrandomized Studies of Interventions in Systematic Reviews of Intervention Effectiveness: An Update (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/product/pdf/methods-guide-inclusion-nonrandomized-studies.pdf
    September 01, 2022 - from low-quality ones remains a challenge. … Heterogeneity statistical indicators (e.g., I2, H2) and statistical tests (e.g., Cochran’s Q test) only … As a general rule, reviewers should not use statistical tests or indicators of heterogeneity (e.g., I2 … Effect of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination on clinical indicators of sexual behaviour among adolescent … Rating the quality of evidence.

  13. Methods Guide for Comparative Effectiveness Reviews_Inclusion of Nonrandomized Studies of Interventions in Systematic Reviews of Intervention Effectiveness: An Update (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pdf/methods-guide-inclusion-nonrandomized-studies.pdf
    September 01, 2022 - from low-quality ones remains a challenge. … Heterogeneity statistical indicators (e.g., I2, H2) and statistical tests (e.g., Cochran’s Q test) only … As a general rule, reviewers should not use statistical tests or indicators of heterogeneity (e.g., I2 … Effect of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination on clinical indicators of sexual behaviour among adolescent … Rating the quality of evidence.

  14. Rate of Emergency Department Visit Use for Children Managed for Identifiable Asthma (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/chronic/chipra-113-fullreport.pdf
    May 01, 2018 - National Quality Forum (NQF) ID (if applicable) Not applicable. 1.F. … • Potential for quality improvement (i.e., there are effective approaches to reducing the quality … gap or disparity in quality) … Health plan*: Can compare quality of care among health plans. … Emotional quality-of-life and outcomes in adolescents with asthma.

  15. S166 (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/s166.pdf
    October 01, 2007 - Capital Health Evidence Based Practice Center was commissioned by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … latency (SOL), wakefulness after sleep onset (WASO), sleep efficiency (SE), total sleep time (TST), sleep quality … Sleep Quality Differences in SQ (defined as subject’s overall satis- faction with sleep) estimates across

  16. Final Progress Report: Advancing Patient Safety Innovation in Rheumatology (ASPIRE) (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-02/yazdany-report.pdf
    January 01, 2024 - Data from epidemiologic investigations were then used to develop quality measurement tools to improve … Third, some important patient safety errors are not amenable to EHR-based quality measurement. … to national benchmarks, filling key information needs to drive local quality improvement. … Leveraging the electronic health record to improve quality and safety in rheumatology. … A new era of quality measurement in rheumatology: electronic clinical quality measures and national registries

  17. Appendix C. Article Exclusion List with Reason for Exclusion | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.ahrq.gov/hai/cusp/clabsi-final-companion/clabsicompapc.html
    January 01, 2013 - Published before 2002 Misset B, 2004 A continuous quality-improvement program reduces nososcomial … to calculated attributable CLABSI cost estimates Waters HR, 2011 The business case for quality

  18. Section 5. Preparing to Launch | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/ptflow/section5.html
    July 01, 2018 - Still, there are several other quality improvement approaches to use, such as Lean or Six Sigma, and … many of these popular quality improvement approaches employ similar techniques. … The implementation steps are the heart of the IP and will reflect the dynamic nature of quality improvement … Next, the patient flow team participated in a 3-1/2-day kaizen (i.e., continuous quality improvement) … three physicians, two nurses, two nurse practitioners, a technician, a registration manager, and three quality

  19. CDS Artifact Enhancement Based on Pilot Implementation. Factors to Consider in Managing Chronic Pain: (pdf file)

    cds.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/cds/artifact/476/EnhancementofCDSArtifact%20BasedonPilotImplementation10012018.pdf
    December 01, 2018 - Managing Chronic Pain: A Pain Management Summary Prepared for: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … for its content, and do not necessarily represent the views of Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; September 2018. 2 … Scope This document catalogs all enhancements made to the clinical quality language (CQL) code during … OCHIN has two commonly used screening questions related to alcohol and drug use that are valid indicators

  20. CDS Artifact Enhancement Based on Pilot Implementation. Factors to Consider in Managing Chronic Pain: (pdf file)

    digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/citation/cds-artifact-enhancement.pdf
    December 01, 2018 - Managing Chronic Pain: A Pain Management Summary Prepared for: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … for its content, and do not necessarily represent the views of Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; September 2018. 2 … Scope This document catalogs all enhancements made to the clinical quality language (CQL) code during … OCHIN has two commonly used screening questions related to alcohol and drug use that are valid indicators
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