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21. Updating the Measurement Criteria for AHRQ's National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report (NHQDR) | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    February 01, 2025 - For each area, numerous measures of quality of care have been proposed and a central question for the … Which prioritization criteria for health care quality measures have been proposed? … How should the current NHQDR measure selection prioritization criteria be updated? … describing only the need for quality of care measures, only quality of care measures without describing … regarding the procedural effort to obtain measures, evidence of content validity for the measure selection

22. Outcome Measures Framework: Literature Review Findings and Implications (pdf file)
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    April 15, 2019 - measures and measure sets.37 National Quality Registry Network (NQRN) Data harmonization (planned) … quality measures it has endorsed.92 The QPS allows users to search for measures by type and interest … as electronic clinical quality measures (eCQMs). 3. … ,” as used in this project and as differentiated from the term “quality measure.” … National Quality Measures Clearinghouse (NQMC). http://www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/.

23. Outcome Measure Framework Design Document (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2014 - Both the NQMC and the NQF provide information on quality measures, rather than outcome measures. … The NQMC is a database of evidence-based health care quality measures and measure sets.9 Sponsored by … While the system focuses on quality measures rather than outcome measures, it contains many similar … on national quality improvement priorities, endorsing national consensus standards for quality measures … Specifications Manual for National Hospital Inpatient Quality Measures.

24. Assessing the Impact of Indexing Performance Measure Codes on the Perceived Value of EPC Reports to Health Systems (pdf file)
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    September 01, 2018 - This facilitates the acquisition of quality measures but after they benchmark and identify measures … or would inform an aspect of a quality measure. … measure tables hyperlinked to the pages of the executive summaries where those quality measures are … Quality measures addressed in the urinary incontinence report QM# Title Developer/ Steward Measure … Assurance; NQMC = National Quality Measure Clearinghouse; QM = Quality Measure; UI = urinary incontinence

25. Outcomes of Serious Mental Illness | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    December 01, 2019 - Although stakeholders have proposed a variety of quality measures (QMs), no single validated measure … The technical brief will interview key informants—including quality measure developers, quality measure … measures, how documentation affects use of quality measures, duration of patient followup, outcomes … measures), quality measures, and types of outcomes. … Definition of Terms Quality measure (QM) : Broadly defined, quality measures are tools that help measure

26. Research White Paper: Outcome Measure Harmonization and Data Infrastructure for Patient-Centered Outcomes Research in Depression (pdf file)
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    November 01, 2020 - Harmonized outcome measures selected for pilot project OMF Category Outcome Measure Definition … Data are used primarily to support a practice’s quality improvement activities and quality reporting … After review of the workgroup activities and the related quality measures, the project team clarified … for Depression Measure Calculation in the PRIME Registry Pilot Site Recruitment Adding Measures … Measures to the Registry Platform IRB Review Key Findings Harmonized Outcome Measure Definition

27. Standardized Library of Depression Outcome Measures | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    August 01, 2020 - To address these limitations, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) developed the Outcome … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; May 2020. … Management of Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors in Youth Abstract Oct 14, 2021 Outcome Measure … Effective Health Care Program, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. … Search Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality 5600 Fishers Lane Rockville, MD

28. Standardized Library of Lumbar Spondylolisthesis Outcome Measures | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    March 01, 2021 - To address these limitations, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) developed the Outcome … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; March 2021. … Procedures for Degenerative Disease of the Lumbar Spine Abstract Oct 14, 2021 Outcome Measure … Effective Health Care Program, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. … Search Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality 5600 Fishers Lane Rockville, MD

29. Disabilities-Quality-Improvement-Outcomes Executive (pdf file)
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    October 01, 2012 - Unintended Consequences of Measurement How we measure outcomes for research or quality improvement … Outcome measure list Study Domain Outcome Measure List Critical Evaluations of Available Outcome Measures … , Environmental levels Quality of Well-Being Scale (QWB) (measure may not be appropriate for children … We found no measures that assessed changes in process measures of quality over time. … Health-related quality of life outcomes measures.

30. Measurement-Criteria-Qdr-Executive-Summ (pdf file)
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    September 06, 2023 - Technical Brief Number xxx Measure Criteria for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … Findings Guiding Question 1: Which prioritization criteria for healthcare quality measures have been … The table documents the proposed criteria to prioritize quality of care measures. … for the NHQDR and other measure collections. … We propose an update of the current criteria to prioritize quality of care and care disparities measures

31. Research White Paper: Standardized Library of Depression Outcome Measures (pdf file)
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    May 01, 2020 - and Quality U.S. … iaa=2481 2 Approach to Representing an Outcome Definition For each measure, the accompanying … The recommended timeframes align with existing quality measures for depression remission and response … Harmonized Definitions for Depression Outcome Measures OMF CATEGORY OUTCOME MEASURE DEFINITION Survival … Patient Reported Depression-specific Quality of Life Depression-specific quality of life should be measured

32. Research White Paper: Standardized Library of Depression Outcome Measures (pdf file)
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    May 01, 2020 - and Quality U.S. … iaa=2481 2 Approach to Representing an Outcome Definition For each measure, the accompanying … The recommended timeframes align with existing quality measures for depression remission and response … Harmonized Definitions for Depression Outcome Measures OMF CATEGORY OUTCOME MEASURE DEFINITION Survival … Patient Reported Depression-specific Quality of Life Depression-specific quality of life should be measured

33. A Primer for Systematic Reviewers on the Measurement of Functional Status and Health-Related Quality of Life in Older Adults (pdf file)
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    September 01, 2013 - Utility- based quality of life measures in Alzheimer's disease. … Measuring health: a guide to rating scales and questionnaires. … A measure of quality of life for clinical trials in chronic lung disease. … Utility- based quality of life measures in Alzheimer's disease. … Measuring Health: A Guide to Rating Scales and Questionnaires.

34. Executive Summary: ADHD Diagnosis and Treatment in Children and Adolescents (pdf file)
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    March 01, 2024 - rarely assessed test-retest reliability, no findings have been replicated prospectively using the same measure … rarely assessed test-retest reliability, no findings have been replicated prospectively using the same measure … AHRQ Publication No. 18-EHC005-EF Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (US). … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; March 2024.

35. Quantitative Synthesis: Chapter 2. Presenting Different Effects for Different Data Types (pdf file)
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    February 01, 2018 - • The 3 most common effect measures in meta-analysis are: ► Risk difference (RD, absolute measure) … ► Risk ratio* (RR, relative measure) ► Odds ratio* (OR, relative measure) *Formulas for calculating … difference ► May be computed when all studies in the meta-analysis report outcome on the same scale or scales … outcome on scales that cannot be converted (e.g., differing Quality of Life measurement scales) • … Standardized mean difference • Standardized mean difference (SMD) is used for outcomes measured on different scales

36. Measuring Documentation Burden in Healthcare | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    March 01, 2025 - Main Points This technical brief identifies 11 measure … Funding This evidence review was funded by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. May 2024. … Effective Health Care Program, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. … Search Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality 5600 Fishers Lane Rockville, MD

37. serious-mental-illness-outcomes-140303 (pdf file)
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    March 03, 2014 - Although stakeholders have proposed a variety of quality measures (QMs), no single validated measure … The technical brief will interview key informants—including quality measure developers, quality measure … measures, how documentation affects use of quality measures, duration of patient followup, outcomes … measures), quality measures, and types of outcomes. … Definition of Terms Quality measure (QM): Broadly defined, quality measures are tools that help measure

38. Outcome Measures Framework | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    February 01, 2020 - To address this variation, AHRQ developed the Outcome Measures Framework (OMF). … Outcome Measures Framework:  Literature Review Findings and Implications  (PDF, 842 KB) Outcome Measures … Research Protocol Oct 11, 2023 Updating the Framework for AHRQ’s National Healthcare Quality … Effective Health Care Program, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. … Search Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality 5600 Fishers Lane Rockville, MD

39. White Paper: Standardized Library of Lumbar Spondylolisthesis Outcome Measures (pdf file)
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    March 01, 2021 - Prepared for: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality U.S. … Interagency Agreement #16-566R-16. 2 Approach to Representing an Outcome Definition For each measure … Harmonized Definitions for Lumbar Spondylolisthesis Outcome Measures OMF CATEGORY OUTCOME MEASURE … A-2 OMF CATEGORY OUTCOME MEASURE DEFINITION Patient Reported Pain interference Pain interference … in an emergency room visit, new hospitalization, or new operation A-4 OMF CATEGORY OUTCOME MEASURE

40. White Paper: Standardized Library of Lumbar Spondylolisthesis Outcome Measures (pdf file)
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    March 01, 2021 - Prepared for: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality U.S. … Interagency Agreement #16-566R-16. 2 Approach to Representing an Outcome Definition For each measure … Harmonized Definitions for Lumbar Spondylolisthesis Outcome Measures OMF CATEGORY OUTCOME MEASURE … A-2 OMF CATEGORY OUTCOME MEASURE DEFINITION Patient Reported Pain interference Pain interference … in an emergency room visit, new hospitalization, or new operation A-4 OMF CATEGORY OUTCOME MEASURE