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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/34889/psn-pdf
March 04, 2011 - This study aimed to evaluate the
impact of such a system on the use and quality of ambulatory care. … investigators collected data on utilization of office visits, lab, and
radiology services, as well as quality … measures from the Health Plan Employer Data and Information Set
(HEDIS). … decrease in utilization of office visits, an increase in telephone contacts, and
largely unaffected measures … of quality.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/processes-identifying-and-reviewing-adverse-events-and-near-misses-academic-medical-center
September 25, 2024 - Speaking up' about patient safety concerns and unprofessional behaviour among residents: validation of two scales … April 18, 2018
Examining the relationship of an all-cause harm patient safety measure … and critical performance measures at the frontline of care. … October 31, 2017
Closing the gap and raising the bar: assessing board competency in quality
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/use-positive-deviance-approach-improve-health-service-delivery-and-quality-care-scoping
May 29, 2024 - Review
The use of positive deviance approach to improve health service delivery and quality … The use of positive deviance approach to improve health service delivery and quality of care: a scoping … leaders embark on learning from positive deviants, a clear definition of PD and relevant performance measures … May 29, 2024
Medical errors and quality of care: from control to commitment. … and performance measures for improvement.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44863/psn-pdf
July 01, 2016 - Rating the raters: the inconsistent quality of health care
performance measurement. … Rating the Raters: The Inconsistent Quality of Health
Care Performance Measurement. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/rating-raters-inconsistent-quality-health-care-performance-measurement … issue/hospital-compare
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/relationship-between-patients-perception-care-and-measures-hospital-quality-and-safety … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/accountability-measures-using-measurement-promote-quality-improvement
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ranking-hospitals-based-preventable-hospital-death-rates-systematic-review-implications-both
April 22, 2017 - This systematic review examined whether preventable death rates could be used as a measure of hospital … quality. … The authors conclude that preventable death rates would not be a valid or reliable measure of patient … From the Same Author(s)
Reviewing deaths in British and US hospitals: a study of two scales … January 27, 2021
Whistleblowing over patient safety and care quality: a review of the
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45564/psn-pdf
October 03, 2017 - Fostering transparency in outcomes, quality, safety, and
costs. … Fostering Transparency in Outcomes, Quality, Safety, and Costs. … quality and safety measures hinders health care improvement and transparency goals. … This commentary recommends ways to enhance the use of quality and safety measures, including
establishing … /issue/validity-agency-healthcare-research-and-quality-patient-safety-indicators-and-centers
https://
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42380/psn-pdf
December 29, 2014 - Missed medication doses in hospitalised patients: a
descriptive account of quality improvement measures … Missed medication doses in hospitalised patients: a descriptive
account of quality improvement measures … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/missed-medication-doses-hospitalised-patients-descriptive-account-quality … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/missed-medication-doses-hospitalised-patients-descriptive-account-quality-improvement … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/missed-medication-doses-hospitalised-patients-descriptive-account-quality-improvement
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/867394/psn-pdf
March 10, 2025 - Agency for Healthcare Research and
Quality. Fed Register. December 12, 2024;89:100497-100498. … This call for public comment focuses on
the value and usability of existing measures and others under … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/achieving-diagnostic-excellence-roadmaps-develop-and-use-patient-reported-measures-equity
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41741/psn-pdf
October 10, 2012 - Improving America's Hospitals—The Joint Commission's
Annual Report on Quality and Safety. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/improving-americas-hospitals-joint-commissions-annual-report-quality-and … These accountability measures have been
shown to be directly linked to patient outcomes. … the report's first publication in 2007, data
demonstrates that hospitals have measurably improved quality … psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/joint-commission-center-transforming-healthcare
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/accountability-measures-using-measurement-promote-quality-improvement
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/accuracy-infection-reporting-us-nursing-home-ratings
August 24, 2022 - and safety measures of certified facilities, including nursing homes. … August 24, 2022
Underreporting of quality measures and associated facility characteristics … April 14, 2021
Advancing nursing home quality through quality improvement itself. … February 10, 2015
Assessment of nursing home reporting of major injury falls for quality … December 22, 2021
Coronavirus Commission for Safety and Quality in Nursing Homes.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/instruments-patient-safety-assessment-scoping-review
October 12, 2022 - Measuring patient safety is essential to ensuring healthcare organizations are providing safe, high-quality … This scoping review includes 63 studies that collectively reported on 47 instruments or scales used to … March 9, 2022
Moving towards a core measures set for patient safety in perioperative … September 23, 2020
Effect of a quality improvement intervention with daily round checklists … October 18, 2023
Relationship of the nursing practice environment with the quality of
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33759/psn-pdf
October 01, 2012 - Hospital-associated
patient safety issues have been relatively easier to measure and improve, because … (AHRQ's Patient
Safety Indicators and Quality Indicators), specific performance measures required by … A hospital using all of these measures
would, however, only scratch the surface of evaluating the quality … to this: There is no overall scheme today (nor is there likely to be one soon)
guiding individual measure … versus
the value of the information produced by those measures.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45935/psn-pdf
September 29, 2017 - Radiology research in quality and safety: current trends
and future needs. … Radiology Research in Quality and Safety: Current Trends and
Future Needs. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/radiology-research-quality-and-safety-current-trends-and-future-needs
This … authors discuss safety culture, education, data infrastructure, incident reporting, and
performance measures … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/international-review-patient-safety-measures-radiotherapy-practice
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/association-measured-quality-financial-health-among-us-hospitals
December 07, 2022 - Study
Association of measured quality with financial health among U.S. hospitals. … Association of measured quality with financial health among U.S. hospitals. … Association of measured quality with financial health among U.S. hospitals. … December 7, 2022
Patients' experiences and perspectives of patient-reported outcome measures … measures and financial performance.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/where-does-risk-adjusted-mortality-fit-safety-measurement-program
March 01, 2015 - Do hospital standardized mortality ratios measure patient safety? … At the time I was trying to work out what to allocate to each hospital and what measures of quality that … So we didn't do the morbidity measures. … RW : There's been debate in the medical literature about using the HSMR as a quality measure, and some … We also say that HSMR is not the measure of the quality of the hospital.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39256/psn-pdf
November 14, 2011 - Improving America's Hospitals: The Joint Commission's
Annual Report on Quality and Safety 2009. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/improving-americas-hospitals-joint-commissions-annual-report-quality-and … -
safety-2009
America's hospitals continued to improve the quality of care they provide for myocardial … In particular, significant improvements were
achieved in use of measures to prevent surgical site infections … While the prior report provided data on
adherence to the National Patient Safety Goals, these measures
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44599/psn-pdf
December 09, 2015 - In this retrospective observational study, investigators
examined maternal and neonatal quality measures … They found that four of seven performance measures studied were worse
during the weekend, but staffing … association-between-day-delivery-and-obstetric-outcomes-observational-study
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/do-hospitals-provide-lower-quality-care-weekends
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37436/psn-pdf
January 01, 2013 - Ventilator-associated pneumonia—the wrong quality
measure for benchmarking. … Ventilator-associated pneumonia—the wrong quality measure for benchmarking. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ventilator-associated-pneumonia-wrong-quality-measure-benchmarking
This … rates should not be used as a measure to reward quality of care. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ventilator-associated-pneumonia-wrong-quality-measure-benchmarking
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/relationship-between-physician-burnout-and-quality-and-cost-care-medicare-beneficiaries
August 12, 2020 - Study
Relationship between physician burnout and the quality and cost of care for … Relationship between physician burnout and the quality and cost of care for Medicare beneficiaries is … from family physicians to Medicare claims to explore any association of burnout with four objective measures … There was no consistent, statistically significant relationship between burnout and the four measures … Relationship between physician burnout and the quality and cost of care for Medicare beneficiaries is
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39895/psn-pdf
September 21, 2011 - Improving America's Hospitals: The Joint Commission's
Annual Report on Quality and Safety 2010. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/improving-americas-hospitals-joint-commissions-annual-report-quality-and … -
safety-2010
In the fifth report on the quality of care provided by hospitals in the United States … , The Joint Commission
shifts its focus to performance on accountability measures—evidence-based, easily … psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/joint-commission-center-transforming-healthcare
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/accountability-measures-using-measurement-promote-quality-improvement