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  1. Assessing the Quality of Individual Studies (ppt file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/assessing-quality.ppt
    January 01, 2010 - Assessing the Quality of Individual Studies Assessing the Quality of Individual Studies Agency for … To list the steps in quality assessment To describe and report the methods for quality assessment … What Is Quality Assessment? Different institutions may use the word “quality” for varied purposes. … quality assessment. … rating Reporting Quality Ratings Key Messages (I): Definition of Quality Assessment Quality assessment

  2. Archived: Evidence Summary: Healthful Diet and Physical Activity for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in Adults Without Known Risk Factors: Behavioral Counseling | United States Preventive Services Taskforce

    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/healthful-diet-and-physical-activity-for-cardiovascular-disease-prevention-in-adults-without-known-risk-factors-behavioral-counseling-july-2017
    July 11, 2017 - Data Extraction and Quality Assessment Two reviewers independently assessed the methodological quality … activity, moderate- and/or vigorous-intensity physical activity, walking behaviors, and multiple other indicators … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2014. … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2014. … Quality: Study was poor quality. USPSTF indicates US Preventive Services Task Force.  

  3. Methods Guide for Comparative Effectiveness Reviews - Expanded Guidance on Selected Quantitative Synthesis Topics (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/quantitative-synthesis-expanded-methods_methods.pdf
    March 01, 2013 - Tufts Evidence-based Practice Center (EPC) under contract to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; March 2013. … Director Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Jean Slutsky, P.A., M.S.P.H. … Rockville, MD; Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. … Rockville, MD; Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

  4. STATISTICAL BRIEF #490: Uninsurance and Insurance Transitions Before and After 2014: Estimates for U.S., Non-Elderly Adults by Health Status, Presence of Chronic Conditions and State Medicaid Expansion Status

    meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/st490/stat490.shtml
    June 01, 2016 - Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. … 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. AHRQ's Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Pressure Ulcer Prevention | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/ontime/pruprev/4.html
    December 01, 2017 - AHRQ's Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Pressure Ulcer Prevention Functional Specifications 3. Specifications for Each Pressure Ulcer Prevention Report (continued) 3.4. Trigger Summary Report: Resident Level 3.4.1. Report Description There are two Trigger Summary Reports. Each report uses the s…

  6. Affordable Care Act Boosts Individual Health Insurance Enrollment and Stability | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/944.html
    January 01, 2025 - AHRQ Grantee Profile Highlights Work of Jennifer Anger To Provide Quality Urinary Incontinence Care . … AHRQ Grantee Profile Highlights Work of Jennifer Anger To Provide Quality Urinary Incontinence Care Jennifer … research in the Department of Urology at UC San Diego Health, has dedicated her career to improving the quality … Review Findings With Healthcare System Data: Pilot Projects From the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … This service is provided to you at no charge by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ

  7. HEALTHCARE COST AND UTILIZATION PROJECT — HCUP (pdf file)

    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/nation/neds/NEDS_2006v2_IntroductionRevised.pdf
    November 01, 2015 - FEDERAL-STATE-INDUSTRY PARTNERSHIP IN HEALTH DATA Sponsored by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … Issued April 2010 Updated November 2015 Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Healthcare … Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP), sponsored by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … 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.

  8. HEALTHCARE COST AND UTILIZATION PROJECT — HCUP (pdf file)

    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/nation/neds/NEDS2007v2IntroductionRevised.pdf
    November 01, 2015 - FEDERAL-STATE-INDUSTRY PARTNERSHIP IN HEALTH DATA Sponsored by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … Issued April 2010 Updated November 2015 Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Healthcare … Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP), sponsored by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … 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.

  9. HEALTHCARE COST AND UTILIZATION PROJECT — HCUP (pdf file)

    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/nation/neds/NEDS2008Introductionv3.pdf
    November 01, 2015 - FEDERAL-STATE-INDUSTRY PARTNERSHIP IN HEALTH DATA Sponsored by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … Issued October 2010 Updated November 2015 Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Healthcare … Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP), sponsored by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … Sponsored by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) of the U.S. … Control Procedures – describes procedures used to assess data quality  File Specifications – details

  10. Self-Management & Reminders with Technology: SMART Appraisal of an Integrated PHR - Final Report (pdf file)

    digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/citation/r18hs018167-roberts-final-report-2013.pdf
    January 01, 2013 - outcome measures included rates of screening tests performed, levels of various disease and risk indicators … The Joint Commission journal on quality improvement. Sep 1999;25(9):480-485. 4. … The Joint Commission journal on quality improvement. Oct 1999;25(10):522-528. 5. … Clinical practice guidelines and quality of care for older patients with multiple comorbid diseases: … The association between personal health record use and diabetes quality measures.

  11. Modeling Study: Cervical Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce

    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/modeling-study/cervical-cancer-screening
    August 21, 2018 - 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 … professional organizations. 4 Although empirical studies such as randomized clinical trials provide high-quality … funded under contract HHSA-290-2012-00015-I, Task Order 6, from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2018.

  12. Appendicitis Executive (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/appendicitis_executive.pdf
    December 01, 2015 - Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. January 2014. … Evaluation of QUADAS, a tool for the quality assessment of diagnostic accuracy studies. … Development and validation of methods for assessing the quality of diagnostic accuracy studies. … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. June 2012.

  13. hemangioma-protocol-141223 (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/infantile-hemangioma_research-protocol.pdf
    December 23, 2014 - A second reviewer will review the extracted data for quality control. … studies with lower risk of bias, i.e., studies of good or fair quality as determined in our quality … in our quality assessment process, and those employing comparison groups. … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. … Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (US); 2008. 24.

  14. Implementation Guide: Toolkit for MRSA Prevention in ICU & Non-ICU Settings (doc file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa/123-mrsa-toolkit-implementation-guide.docx
    October 01, 2024 - The patient safety and quality improvement concepts from CUSP are integrated into the toolkit materials … It provides guidance on assembling and running a CUSP team, and how to engage individuals in quality … These tools and resources are flexible and can be used with any type of quality improvement initiative … Sharing quality improvement data to raise awareness of an issue and to track its progress is a practical … A systematic review of clinical indicators should be conducted before placing any central line to determine

  15. Evaluation and Research on Antimicrobial Stewardship's Effect on Clostridium difficile (ERASE C. difficile) Project: toolkit (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/publications/files/cdifftoolkit.pdf
    September 01, 2012 - Jalon, M.S., Director, Quality Improvement, UHF Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Contributors … Katherine Crosson, M.P.H., Center for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety (retired) James I. … Cleeman, M.D., Center for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Darryl T. … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality;April 2008. … Evaluation Date: XXX ======================================================================== INDICATORS

  16. Archived: Syphilis Infection in Nonpregnant Adults and Adolescents: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce

    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/syphilis-infection-in-nonpregnant-adults-and-adolescents-june-2016
    June 07, 2016 - 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 US Congress mandates that the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) support the operations … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2016. 8. … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2004. 18.

  17. Preparing a Questionnaire Using the CAHPS Clinician & Group Survey (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/surveys-guidance/mhs/cahps-outpatient-mental-health-guidance.pdf
    December 01, 2024 - calculating the starting sample size for CAHPS surveys Maintaining the Confidentiality of the Sample High-quality … confidentiality of substance abuse records, see: Institute of Medicine (US) Committee on Crossing the Quality … Improving the Quality of Health Care for Mental and Substance-Use Conditions: Quality Chasm Series.

  18. Observation Status Related to U (pdf file)

    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/methods/FinalReportonObservationStatus_v2Final.pdf
    January 01, 2010 - Information: Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. … ‡ Agency for Healthcare Research And Quality TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ...... … inpatient admission, asthma patients assigned to an emergency department observation unit had better quality … Furthermore, observation status indicators were not consistent with other data elements in the HCUP

  19. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/73905/psn-pdf
    October 06, 2021 - clinical outcomes between patients or groups of patients and determine if there are differences in the quality … family needs; strengthening of services for patients with limited English proficiency; patient-centered quality … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Annual Perspectives. … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. December 2016. Content last reviewed September 2021.

  20. SOPS® Nursing Home Survey Items and Composite Measures (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/surveys/nursing-home/nursing-home-survey-items-composite-english.pdf
    September 01, 2024 - • In this document, the items in the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Nursing Home … Last updated: September 2024 https://www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/quality-patient-safety … patientsafetyculture/nursing-home/nursinghome-users-guide.pdf https://www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/quality-patient-safety … nursing-home/nursinghome-users-guide.pdf https://www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety … nursing-home/resources/nh-survey.pdf https://www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety
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