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41. Outcome Measure Harmonization and Data Infrastructure for Patient-Centered Outcomes Research in Depression (pdf file)
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    March 15, 2021 - Calculation of the measures was limited by the availability of the measure data elements within these … calculating the measures and the value of providing the measure results. … implementations that seek to capture the full set of harmonized measures, including the Quality of … Quality of Life Enjoyment and Satisfaction Questionnaire: a new measure. … the Measures in Patient Registries Findings Availability of Measure Data Elements Adverse Events

42. A Framework for Assessing Quality Indicators for Cancer Care at the End-of-Life | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    May 13, 2010 - indicators or quality measures. … A quality indicator or quality measure is an agreed-upon process or outcome measure that is used to … Cancer care quality measures: symptoms and end-of-life care. … Quality measures for supportive cancer care: The cancer quality-ASSIST (Assessing Symptoms Side Effects … National Quality Forum. Measure Evaluation Criteria. 2008: Washington, DC. 17.

43. Outcome Measure Harmonization and Data Infrastructure for Patient-Centered Outcomes Research in Depression: Final Report_Structured Abstract (pdf file)
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    March 01, 2021 - Outcome Measure Harmonization and Data Infrastructure for Patient-Centered Outcomes Research in Depression … : Final Report_Structured Abstract Outcome Measure Harmonization and Data Infrastructure for Patient-Centered … support individual patient care and population health management, and using the resulting measures … national-level data infrastructure that could serve as the foundation for learning health systems, quality … Outcome Measure Harmonization and Data Infrastructure for Patient-Centered Outcomes Research in Depression

44. Developing and Testing a Framework for Cancer Quality Measures for End-of-Life Care | Effective Health Care Program
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    May 13, 2010 - Developing and Testing a Framework for Cancer Quality Measures for End-of-Life Care Timeline … Initiated May 13, 2010 Research Report A Framework for Assessing Quality

45. Standardized Library of Asthma Outcome Measures | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    April 18, 2019 - Standardized Library of Asthma Outcome Measures White Paper April 18, 2019 Download Main Document PDF … To address these limitations, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) developed the Outcome … A framework for creating standardized outcome measures for patient registries. … Standardized Library of Asthma Outcome Measures. Research White Paper. … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; April 2019.

46. Closing the Quality Gap Series: Measuring Outcomes of Care for Persons With Disabilities | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    August 03, 2011 - quality measures into the domains of access, outcome, patient experience, population health, process … Regardless of disability type or etiology, outcome measures to evaluate quality care for people with … efforts. 6 Research Timing: We will assess the duration of followup generally applied with each measure … instruments Measurement time frame and the potential for fluctuating levels Disability cut-points (if the measure … Developing Quality of Care Measures for People with Disabilities: Summary of Expert Meeting.

47. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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    October 05, 2010 - Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. July 2010. … reported outcome measures of Table 1 (page 17). … of the scales based on the citations provided. … Might it be a measure of scapular position? … Please define this measure, and clarify that this is a measure of function / disability.

48. Outcome Definition and Measurement in Observational Comparative Effectiveness Research
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    January 01, 2013 - what it is intended to measure Variability Distribution of values associated with an outcome measure … and comprehensively measures what it is intended to measure), and construct validity (the degree to … Health-related quality of life Measures impact of disease and treatment on the lives of patients Commonly … of Life Health-related quality-of-life measures the impact of disease and treatment on the lives of … Some scales such as the SF-12 and SF-36 require payment of fees for scoring.

49. Testing Cancer Quality Measures for End-of-Life Care | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    May 17, 2010 - Testing Cancer Quality Measures for End-of-Life Care Research Report Archived May 17, 2010 Download … Benchmark Measures We defined benchmark measures of quality of cancer care at the end-of-life using … Our measure of chemotherapy toxicity may be a more specific measure of over-zealous chemotherapy use … Measures of the quality of end-of-life care can be divided into those that measure over-use of aggressive … Quality measures for symptoms and advance care planning in cancer: a systematic review.

50. OUTLINE (pdf file)
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    April 01, 2010 - indicators or quality measures. … A quality indicator or quality measure is an agreed-upon process or outcome measure that is used to … Cancer care quality measures: symptoms and end-of-life care. … Quality measures for supportive cancer care: The cancer quality-ASSIST (Assessing Symptoms Side Effects … National Quality Forum. Measure Evaluation Criteria. 2008: Washington, DC. 22.

51. Testing Cancer Quality Measures for End of Life Care | Effective Health Care Program
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    May 17, 2010 - Testing Cancer Quality Measures for End of Life Care Timeline January 01, 2005 Topic … Initiated May 17, 2010 Research Report Archived Testing Cancer Quality … Measures for End-of-Life Care

52. Physiologic Predictors of the Need for Trauma Center Care: A Systematic Review (pdf file)
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    May 31, 2017 - This review will include any measure of circulatory or respiratory compromise or combination measures … interventions used for serious injury, or whether the injury is rated as severe using accepted rating scales … We will also abstract how the included studies evaluate the measures, the measure characteristics, and … trauma who are treated in the prehospital setting by EMS personnel, what is the evidence that scales … a circulatory measure and a respiratory measure and then the GCS is optional.

53. Closing the Quality Gap Series: Quality Improvement Interventions to Address Health Disparities | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    February 22, 2012 - O utcomes measures for each question: The outcome measures of interest include: health outcome measures … To measure potential changes in the inequity of care between patient groups, priority condition studies … Criteria for Inclusion/Exclusion of Studies in the Review Disparity Measure. … Included studies should capture health outcome measures and/or process measures. … improvement intervention and measure a change in outcomes relative to a referent group.

54. Health Facilities | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    November 15, 2011 - Measures for End-of-Life Care Research Report Archived May 17, 2010 Surveillance … Medical Devices Research Report November 19, 2012 Public Reporting of Cost Measures … Improvement Strategy: A Systematic Review of the Multiple Pathways Public Reporting May Influence Quality … Populations Systematic Review Archived May 29, 2013 Pharmacokinetic/Pharmacodynamic Measures … Pneumonia Research Protocol Archived July 19, 2013 Pharmacokinetic/Pharmacodynamic Measures

55. Effective Health Care (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2010 - In addition, they would like to assess whether use of these quality measures or performance metrics, … that examine how documentation (e.g., electronic health records) affects the use of quality measures … Comparator(s): Interventions that do not employ quality measures or performance metrics; interventions … )  Performance metrics, quality measures, and patient-centered outcomes are an important and … In addition, a lack of clarity regarding the definition of performance metrics, quality measures, and

56. Continuous-Outcomes-Quantitative-Synthesis Methods (pdf file)
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    March 01, 2011 - Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. July 2013. … Effect Measures for Continuous Outcomes The two effect measures most often used for continuous outcomes … calculating a weighted mean difference directly in the presence of missing SD data include sample size weights … The outcome was the measured change in parent-rated child behavior, and scales used to measure the … to measure the same outcome.

57. A Primer for Systematic Reviewers on the Measurement of Functional Status and Health-Related Quality of Life in Older Adults | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    September 23, 2013 - A Primer for Systematic Reviewers on the Measurement of Functional Status and Health-Related Quality … systematic reviewers, clinicians, and researchers on assessing functional status and health-related quality … Results Key measurement properties include construct validity (does the instrument measure what it … is supposed to measure?) … , studies of older adults should include measures of HRQL and function.

58. Developing Quality Indicators for Cancer End-of-Life Care: Proceedings From a National Symposium | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    September 08, 2010 - Improving quality across domains of care requires good measures of quality and outcomes. … Where multiple reasonable measures are available, choosing the best measure is less important than measuring … Quality measures for symptoms and advance care planning in cancer: a systematic review. … Quality of cancer care measures’ project symptom management/end-of-life cancer technical panel. 2006. … Which measurement scales should we use to measure breathlessness in palliative care?

59. Relationship Between Use of Quality Measures and Improved Outcomes in Serious Mental Illness | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    March 03, 2014 - Relationship Between Use of Quality Measures and Improved Outcomes in Serious Mental Illness … January 15, 2015 Technical Brief Archived Relationship Between Use of Quality … Measures and Improved Outcomes in Serious Mental Illness

60. Advancing Registry Methodology and Transparency | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    December 06, 2019 - Patient registries are an important tool for clinical research, quality improvement, population management … The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has supported several projects to improve the quality … Outcome Measures Framework (OMF) The Outcome Measures Framework (OMF) is a conceptual model for classifying … AHRQ is now leading an effort to implement the standardized library of depression outcome measures in … Learn more about the new initiative to implement the depression outcome measures .