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  1. 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
    August 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.

  2. Restless-Legs Research-Protocol (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/restless-legs_research-protocol.pdf
    December 16, 2011 - However, severe RLS can have a crippling impact on quality of life. … and a total score >5 indicates poor sleep quality. … RLS quality of life questionnaire, RLS quality of life questionnaire) o Change in patient-reported … if at least one of the quality criteria was not met; and a high risk of bias if two or more quality … Evaluating the quality of life of patients with restless legs syndrome.

  3. Electronic Health Record Use, Work Environments & Patient Outcomes - Final Report (pdf file)

    digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/citation/r21hs023805-kutney-lee-final-report-2019.pdf
    January 01, 2019 - and does not necessarily represent the official views of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … Nurse-reported quality and safety outcomes. … The impact of eHealth on the quality and safety of health care: a systematic overview. … The effect of health information technology on quality in U.S. hospitals. … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture.

  4. Meeting Minutes, July 2018 | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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    July 01, 2021 - It can address data quality and sharing. Dr. … Atkins cited the challenge of addressing quality—of even defining the word. … AHRQ can address issues of both data quality and data integration. … Jeff Brady, M.D., of AHRQ, responded that safety is an on ramp to quality. … Chesley noted that the AHRQ grant program fosters some quality activities.    Dr.

  5. Mixed MethodsReview -Integrating Palliative Care with Chronic Disease Management in Ambulatory Care (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/palliative-care-research-amended-protocol.pdf
    November 21, 2019 - record.5 These approaches may comprise patient or illness characteristics, recent hospitalizations, indicators … Closing the Quality Gap: A Critical Analysis of Quality Improvement Strategies (Vol 1: Series Overview … Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (US); 2004. 28. … treatment options and preferences for future care.32 Triggers: Also known as screening criteria; indicators … HHSA290201500006I from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, U.S.

  6. 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.

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

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    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

  8. Archived: Iron Deficiency Anemia: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce

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    May 15, 2006 - 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 … The USPSTF found poor evidence (poor quality and conflicting studies) that iron-fortified formula or … (President and CEO, National Quality Forum, Washington, DC); Michael L. LeFevre, M.D., M.S.P.H. … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. April 2006.

  9. Background Report for the Request for Public Comment on Initial, Recommended Core Set of Children's Healthcare Quality Measures for Voluntary Use by Medicaid and CHIP Programs | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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    December 01, 2009 - Report for the Request for Public Comment on Initial, Recommended Core Set of Children's Healthcare Quality … These include 13 measures of the quality of prevention and health promotion services, 5 measures of the … quality of management of acute conditions; 4 measures of the quality of management of chronic conditions … for priorities to be set to guide a new pediatric quality measures program. … Not every State has a Maternal Quality Collaborative to collect the data.

  10. Diagnosis and Treatment of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/chronic-fatigue_executive.pdf
    July 01, 2016 - Evidence-Based Practice Evidence-based Practice Program The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … Outcomes from treatment trials include improved function, fatigue, quality of life, and involvement … Scientists from the NIH and Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) and a panel of experts … (Low strength of evidence) Improved quality of life in 2 trials; no differences in 2 trials. … Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. January 2014.

  11. Section 4: Selecting Care Management Interventions | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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    October 01, 2014 - collaboration in care management of members, and delivery of key clinical interventions that help improve quality … The program offers two levels of reward: Excellent Performance and Quality Improvement. … Winning the Quality Improvement reward requires a practice to improve from the baseline by 20 percent

  12. Making Healthcare Safer IV: Summary of Findings on Patient Safety Practices and Ratings by a Technical Expert Panel, 2024-2025 (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/mhs-iv-patient-safety-practices-year-2.pdf
    May 01, 2025 - Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. May 2025. … Director Center for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … and Quality Meghan Wagner, Pharm.D., M.B.A. … Program Director Executive Master's Clinical Quality, Safety, and Leadership, MedStar Institute Quality … Co-Chief, Health Policy, Quality and Informatics Program Center for Innovations in Quality, Effectiveness

  13. Overview of Hospital Stays for Children in the United States, 2012 #187

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    December 01, 2014 - Indicators (QIs) REQUEST DATA REPORTS & PUBLICATIONS Favorites … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

  14. Screening for Intimate Partner Violence and for Caregiver Abuse of Older and Vulnerable Adults: An Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)

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    June 24, 2025 - MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES Test accuracy; abuse exposure and associated morbidity, quality of life, and … Data Extraction and Quality Assessment For each included study, 1 investigator extracted information … AHRQ does not mandate national standards of clinical practice or quality health care standards. … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2025. AHRQ publication 24-05315-EF-1. 13. … Effective Health Care Program, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

  15. Modeling Study: Colorectal Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce

    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-modeling-study18/colorectal-cancer-screening
    May 18, 2021 - 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 … by race among each sex (eTables 2-3 in the JAMA Supplement), suggesting that with equal access to quality … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2021. AHRQ publication 20-05271-EF-1. 3. … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2021. AHRQ publication 20-05271-EF-2. 7.

  16. Meeting Minutes (Draft), November 2023 | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.ahrq.gov/news/events/nac/2023-11-nac/nacmtg111623-minutes.html
    January 01, 2024 - Kline, MD, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ … Expanding access to high-quality, affordable healthcare. … The program has supported studies of quality improvement, such as a study of associations among quality … A related topic involved how many questions in such surveys should target leading vs. lagging indicators … The group had discussed standardization in clinical pathways to drive safety and quality.

  17. Screening and Treatment for Hypercholesterolemia in Children and Adolescents: Systematic Evidence Review (pdf file)

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    January 01, 2007 - Stability of indicators of the metabolic syndrome from childhood and adolescence to young adulthood … Endurance running performance in relation to cardiovascular risk indicators in adolescents. … Stability of indicators of the metabolic syndrome from childhood and adolescence to young adulthood: … Definition and application of the discretionary screening indicators according to the National Cholesterol … Endurance running performance in relation to cardiovascular risk indicators in adolescents.

  18. Disposition of Comments for Management of Suspected Opioid Overdose With Naloxone by Emergency Medical Services Personnel (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-193-disposition-comments-naloxone.pdf
    November 27, 2017 - Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; November 2017. … its contents, and do not necessarily represent the views of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … Although applicable data were scant and of low quality, this is a strength of the methodology and specificity … does not reach strong conclusions, that is because the authors correctly excluded irrelevant and low-quality … We think that the details of the cohort studies, which were generally of low quality, are presented

  19. Lessons from the Field: Identifying Measurement Challenges and Successes (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/lessons/lessons-challenges-successes.pdf
    January 01, 2019 - in Quality Measurement: Implementing and Improving PQMP Pediatric Quality Measure Program PQMP-LC … Pediatric Quality Measure Program Learning Collaborative QI Quality Improvement Q-METRIC University … The “Nuts and Bolts” Behind Quality Measurement in Medicaid Managed Care. … The Future of Quality Measurement for Improvement and Accountability. … Measuring and Improving Quality of Care. In J. L. Wiler, J. M. Pines & M. J.

  20. Findings and Lessons From the Enabling Patient-Centered Care Through Health IT Grant Initiative (pdf file)

    digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/page/findings-and-lessons-from-enabling-patient-centered-care-through-health-it.pdf
    January 01, 2013 - Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. January 2013. … Prepared for: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality U.S. … safety and quality of ambulatory health care in the United States. … interface includes basic education on sleep apnea and CPAP; recording of adherence, sleepiness, and other indicators … team or by patients in the course of care delivery or self-management. 4 Intermediate outcomes are indicators
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