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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/cardio-hit-phase-ii/annual-summary/2009
January 01, 2009 - The quality measure and EHR collaboration, known as Cardio-HIT, explored analysis of exception reporting … This project was a 2-year, observational study of quality measure exception reporting on the feasibility … A manuscript on the CAD findings, Exceptions to Outpatient Quality Measures for Coronary Artery Disease … of the EHR found the measure was not met and no acceptable exception was identified. … Physicians are more likely to accept the quality measure results as valid if they can account for exceptions
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/nlp-slides-041112.pdf
April 11, 2012 - Asthma Care Quality Measure Set (partial)
Quality Measure Denominator criteria
[Index Date]
Numerator … (AHRQ)
mailto:Brian.Hazlehurst@kpchr.org
NLP to Measure Quality of Care
in Diabetes: Lessons … MEDIcal Record CLASSifier
Asthma Care Quality Measure Set (partial)
Clinical Events Dataset File … Results of Asthma Care Quality Measurement
Outcomes Related to ACQ Measures
Ongoing Work
CER HUB … Asthma Care Quality (ACQ) Study
NLP to Measure Quality of Care in Diabetes: Lessons Learned
Project
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/publication/r18hs017037-ornstein-final-report-2010.pdf
January 01, 2010 - medication-related quality measures and the functionality
embedded in the decision support features … The purpose of the first meeting was to introduce the final MS-TRIP measure set, review initial
audit … Results
Medication safety measure development
The medication safety measure set resulting from the … Quality improvement strategies
The refined set of medication safety quality improvement strategies … Performance for 3 measure categories improved significantly (P <
8
0.05 for the trend):
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/publication/r18hs018275-parsons-final-report-2013.pdf
January 01, 2013 - The
third study aim incorporates quantitative analyses of EHR derived quality measures, utilization … The data set includes outpatient
quality of care measures based on Healthcare Effectiveness Data and … Data on measures of EHR use and clinical
quality measures were transmitted directly from the EHRs to … Description of Quality Measures Abstracted from Medical Records (electronic and paper)
Measure Eligible … • Using claims derived clinical quality measures from a multi-payer database, PCIP
practices were
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/cardio-hit-phase-ii
January 01, 2023 - Measurement
Quality measure exceptions are defined by the Physician Consortium for Performance … Improvement® (PCPI) as reasons why patients who are eligible for a measure based on a broad criterion … 13,985 HF patients for three HF drug therapy performance measures, including exception reasons. … measures for coronary artery disease in electronic health records. … Exceptions to outpatient quality measures for coronary artery disease in electronic health records.
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/publication/uc1hs015431-brooks-final-report-2007.pdf
January 01, 2007 - Three of these measures come from the AHRQ
Inpatient Quality Indicator (IQI) measure set: in-hospital … CMS inpatient quality of care Core Measure and AHRQ patient safety and
quality indicators considered … The questions contained rating scales and
opportunities for open-ended comments.
5. … AHRQ PSI
Table 4 – RCT group by time analysis of heart failure core measures
HF Measure
Table 5 … – RCT group by time analysis of the pneumonia core measures
PN Measure
Table 6 – RCT group by time
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/citation/r03hs025043-ellis-final-report-2019.pdf
January 01, 2019 - Acknowledgment of Agency Support: This project was funded by the Agency for Healthcare
Research and Quality … National Outcomes Measures (NOMS) – is a clinician reported measure of functional
communication outcome … NOMS utilizes a series of seven-point assessment scales to
obtain functional abilities and over multiple … ASHA Quality of Communication Life Scale (ASHA-QCL) – is a measure of patient-
reported quality of communication … The ASHA-QCL uses 18 visual analog scales
designed to measure quality of communication life from the
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/health-information-technology-enablement-quality-measurement-health-information/annual-summary/2010
January 01, 2010 - The QDS is a classification system by which measure developers can offer and refine definitions. … measures. … The QDS aims to provide direction to measure developers, electronic health record vendors, and other … measures. … These elements will be used to construct, with measure-related logic, numerators and denominators.
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/using-precision-performance-measurement-conduct-focused-quality-improvement/annual-summary/2010
January 01, 2010 - A quality measure may be recorded as not having been met because a patient was incorrectly considered … The project uses previously developed quality measurement programs that examine EHR data to measure quality … Exception codes are being introduced into the EHR for 18 national quality measures. … For four other measures, quality improved, but the rate of improvement did not differ significantly from … One measure improved at a significantly slower rate, and the performance of mammography declined due
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/impact-health-information-technology-primary-care-workflow-and-financial/annual-summary/2011
January 01, 2011 - Impact of Health Information Technology on Primary Care Workflow and Financial Measures - 2011 … Research Institute
Funding Mechanism
PAR: HS08-268: Small Research Grant to Improve Health Care Quality … Specific Aims:
Estimate the effect of the EHR on workflow outcome measures. … (Achieved)
Estimate the effect of the EHR on financial measures. … across transitions in care settings, and the use of electronic exchange of health information to improve quality
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digital.ahrq.gov/technology/administrative-system
January 01, 2023 - Indicators Care Coordination Measures Project
Description
This project developed the Care … Coordination Measures Atlas, which catalogues 61 measures of care coordination, maps them to elements … of a care coordination measurement framework, and summarizes key measure properties. … and evaluate its effects on patient safety and quality. … Defined quality measures for colonoscopy were used in individual quality report cards with 15 measures
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/page/guide-to-evaluating-hie-projects-section-6.pdf
June 16, 2021 - and financial measures to use in analyzing the process and quality of
clinical care. … CliniCal ouTComes measures
Measure Quality
Domain(s)
Data Source(s) Practical Notes Considerations … CliniCal proCess measures
Measure Quality
Domain(s)
Data Source(s) Practical
Notes
Considerations … measures
Measure Quality
Domain(s)
Data Source(s) Practical Notes Considerations Resources
• Percentage … Staffing
measures may
be influenced
by the quality
of the vendor
or the tools
provided by the
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digital.ahrq.gov/principal-investigator/yazdany-jinoos
February 27, 2024 - develop the American College of Rheumatology's Toolkit for implementation of rheumatoid arthritis outcome measures … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 2022. … measures among RISE registry practices. … Significant gains in rheumatoid arthritis quality measures among RISE registry practices. … The relationship between electronic health record system and performance on quality measures in the American
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/choice-coalition-hospices-organized-investigate-comparative-effectiveness
January 01, 2023 - This project studied the feasibility of abstracting quality measures from the electronic medical record … measures from EMRs among a network of hospice members. … Assess whether the measures that are abstracted are associated with families' perceptions of care. … Identify which quality measures hospice stakeholders identify as the highest priority for use in performance … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 2014.
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digital.ahrq.gov/health-it-tools-and-resources/workflow-assessment-health-it-toolkit/research/nemeth-ls
January 01, 2023 - practices; identified methods and strategies; determined barriers and facilitators; and measured changes in quality … Two practices achieved significant improvement on 14 of the 15 measures. … All practices significantly improved on at least 3 of the measures. … and to determine barriers and facilitators to the use of electronic SOs in these practices; and to measure … changes in quality of care indicators resulting from use of electronic SOs.
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/page/guide-to-evaluating-hie-projects-section-4.pdf
June 16, 2021 - Specific programs at participating institutions (e.g., hospital quality control program)
7. … This subsection describes how to narrow the list of candidate measures by—
z Ranking each measure … larger number of measures.
4-18
Table 4-3. evaluaTion plan deTails
Document for Each Measure Final … Evaluation Measures
Measure 1 Measure 2 Measure 3 Measure 4
Briefly describe the HIE project. … 4-19
Document for Each Measure Final Evaluation Measures
Measure 1 Measure 2 Measure 3 Measure 4
Estimate
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/past-initiatives/health-it-enabled-quality-measurement
January 01, 2023 - Health IT-Enabled Quality Measurement (2012-2013)
Pathways to Quality Measurement … measures. … Health IT-Enabled Quality Measurement: Perspectives, Pathways, and Practical Guidance ( PDF , 2.87 MB … the expectation that health IT-enabled quality measurement can make quality improvement possible. … the prioritization of activities and an overview of recurring topics that emerged, including -- (a) Measure
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/page/guide-to-evaluating-hie-projects-appendix-a.pdf
June 16, 2021 - positive effects, such as increased
revenues, decreased costs, and improvements in patient safety and quality … Identifying Potential Evaluation Measures
Select a set of evaluation measures that you may use in assessing … 4, “Identifying Potential Evaluation
Measures” to narrow down to a set of candidate measures before … Document for each measure Final evaluation measures
Measure 1 Measure 2 Measure 3 Measure 4
Briefly … Sample size:
A-7
Document for each measure Final evaluation measures
Measure 1 Measure 2 Measure
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/citation/r01hs021261-shapiro-final-report-2018.pdf
January 01, 2018 - EHR data, Aim 2) retrospectively measure the change in our ability to employ
these measures using HIE … data, and Aim 3) implement these HIE-enhanced measures and
prospectively measure changes in their performance … quality measures in existing QA and case
management programs and measure the impact. … Aim 3: Implement the new inter-institutional e-Quality measures in existing quality
assurance (QA) and … Work completed under this award demonstrates the improved ability to measure quality
when HIE is used
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/scaling-and-spreading-electronic-capture-patient-reported-outcomes-leveraging
January 01, 2024 - Project Description
Publications
Routine capture of patient-reported outcome measures … Improvement
On an individual patient basis, patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) can … Current measures of surgical quality emphasize processes, adverse events, and resource use, which are … Patient-reported outcome measures within a national multispecialty surgical quality improvement program … Patient-reported outcome measures within a national multispecialty surgical quality improvement program