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qualityindicators.ahrq.gov/Downloads/News/AHRQ_Rationale4notseekingNQFendorsement-May2021.pdf
May 01, 2021 - Research and Quality (AHRQ) will no longer seek NQF re-
endorsement for its portfolio of measures in … CMS has become the measure steward
for these revised measures. … measures for improving the quality of
healthcare. … To ensure that the measures meet the national standards for measure development, the AHRQ
QI program … measures for improving the quality of healthcare.
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qualityindicators.ahrq.gov/Downloads/Resources/Publications/2011/QI_Measure_Development_Implementation_Maintenance_Retirement_Full_5-3-11.pdf
January 01, 2011 - AHRQ Quality Indicators
Quality Indicator Measure Development,
Implementation, Maintenance … Endorsed® Standards1 and the National Quality Measures
Clearinghouse2
]. … • Is the measure harmonized
with similar measures? … In some instances, the measures may be reassigned to the “Experimental Quality Indicators” set. … National Quality Measures Clearinghouse. http://www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov.
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September 13, 2021 - improvement, and research
Quality Indicators (QIs) are standardized, evidence-based measures … data to measure and track clinical performance and outcomes. … - AHRQ publishes the explanation on PSI 03 (Pressure Ulcer Rate) measure … AHRQ will no longer seek NQF re-endorsement for its portfolio of measures … Sign Up for our newsletter
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qualityindicators.ahrq.gov/Downloads/Modules/V44/Module_NQF_Endorsement_V4.4.pdf
March 01, 2012 - Indicator:
National Quality Forum (NQF) Endorsed Composite and Individual Measures
Version 4.4 … Indicator:
National Quality Forum (NQF) Endorsed Composite and Individual Measures
Version 4.4 … NQF Endorsed Individual Measures
Inpatient Quality Indicators NQF Number
IQI #01 - Esophageal Resection … PDI #07 are paired measures that are to be reported together.
5 Time Limited Endorsement
AHRQ Quality … Indicator:
National Quality Forum (NQF) Endorsed Composite and Individual Measures
Version 4.4
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qualityindicators.ahrq.gov/Downloads/Resources/Presentations/2005/2005AHRQQI_Love_Quality_Reporting_Initiatives_State_Trends_and_Issues.ppt
January 01, 2005 - reporting of quality and respond to emerging demands for new measures for states (quality outcomes, … What quality measures are you/will you plan to publish? … AHRQ IQIs—all or select
AHRQ PSIs—all or select
CMS Measures—all or select
NQF measures—all or select … State-specific measures (outcomes reports)
Level of reporting and audience for reports
NAHDO Quality … State agency 2 7 3 12
Hosp
Assn 3 3
Other agency 1 1 1 3
Total 3 8 7 16
CMS Core Measure
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November 01, 2018 - activities to sharing information and insights about the use of the AHRQ QIs to improve health care quality … presentation addressed “AHRQ’s Prevention Quality Indicators: Using Data Measures to Improve Population … Measurement to Quality Improvement: AHRQ Quality Indicators: Connecting the Dots”
September 2015: … 2015, Washington DC
The topic of this presentation was “AHRQ QI Software: Transforming Raw Data into Measure … Results to Drive Quality Improvement”
September 2015: American Health Quality Association Annual Conference
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November 01, 2018 - activities to sharing information and insights about the use of the AHRQ QIs to improve health care quality … presentation addressed “AHRQ’s Prevention Quality Indicators: Using Data Measures to Improve Population … Measurement to Quality Improvement: AHRQ Quality Indicators: Connecting the Dots”
September 2015: … 2015, Washington DC
The topic of this presentation was “AHRQ QI Software: Transforming Raw Data into Measure … Results to Drive Quality Improvement”
September 2015: American Health Quality Association Annual Conference
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September 01, 2015 - AHRQ Quality Indicators™ : Inpatient Quality Indicators … AHRQ Quality Indicators™
Inpatient Quality … ahrq.gov/Downloads/Modules/IQI/V50
www.qualityindicators
Endorsement
A number of measures … Find NQF-endorsed
AHRQ measures at www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov. … Indicators
■ Parameter estimates, benchmark data tables, and
methodology to create composite measures
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qualityindicators.ahrq.gov/Downloads/Resources/Presentations/2005/2005AHRQQI_Fraser_AHRQ_Quality_Indicators.ppt
January 01, 2005 - &
macrosystems)
Measure and Document Results
Quality
Patient Safety
Efficiency
Access
ROI
Incent … HIT
Inform
by evidence and
models of successful
design strategies
Measurement Challenges (1):
Measure … Measuring culture of safety
Physician Measures – Ambulatory Quality Alliance
Measuring hospital quality … Quality Indicators Initiative
Develop, maintain, evolve measures
Strengthen administrative data at federal … measures
Develop evaluation criteria for measures
Timeline: 1 year
Vision for Quality Indicators
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qualityindicators.ahrq.gov/Downloads/Resources/Presentations/2005/2005AHRQQI_Haywood_Roman_Medicares_Healthcare_Quality_Incentive_Strategies.ppt
January 01, 2005 - Use of 34 measures
Expands 10 measure “Starter Measure Set” in HQA
Drawn largely from NQF endorsed … hospital performance measure sets
Uses both process and outcome measures
Includes 2 AHRQ PSIs … HQI demonstration project
A three-year effort linking payment with quality measures (launched October … HQID Hospital Scoring
Hospitals scored on quality measures related to each condition
Individual measures … Performance
Selection of measures/off label use of measures
Dynamic measurement environment
Measures
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qualityindicators.ahrq.gov/Downloads/Resources/Publications/2006/fr04ap06N.pdf
January 01, 2006 - AHRQ Quality Indicators Workgroup
on Inpatient and Patient Safety
Composite Measures
AGENCY: Agency … an AHRQ-
convened Quality Indicators Workgroup
on Composite Measures for the Inpatient
Quality Indicators … is intended
to measure;
• Suggesting and considering the
individual quality indicators that
should … Results from
this process will influence the
development of composite measures for
the AHRQ Quality … measures of
health care quality that make use of
readily available hospital inpatient
administrative
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qualityindicators.ahrq.gov/Downloads/Resources/Presentations/2005/2005AHRQQI_Moy_National_Healthcare_Reporting_Quality_and_Disparities_Reports.ppt
January 01, 2005 - Level
Provide tools for self-assessment
Provide national benchmarks
Promote awareness and change
Measure … Across Most Measures of Quality
10:1 ratio of measures improved to declined
Overall improvement rate … measures, 50% of access measures
Hispanics worse off on 50% of quality & 90% of access measures
Poor … worse off than high income on 85% of quality & 100% of access measures
Many disparities are diminishing … Racial disparities are growing smaller rather than larger for 60% of quality core report measures &
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qualityindicators.ahrq.gov/Archive/News2009.aspx
January 27, 2010 - Implement the NQF Composites – The SAS software includes the recently endorsed composite measures. … Measures moved to other SAS modules – PSI 17 (Birth trauma – Injury to Neonate) and PQI 9 (Low Birth … Removal of risk adjustment – Risk adjustment has been removed from the following process measures: IQI … In general, process measures are not risk-adjusted. … coding update of the AHRQ Pediatric Quality Indicators and Neonatal Quality Indicators.
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qualityindicators.ahrq.gov/Downloads/Modules/V43/Module_NQF_Endorsement_V4.3.pdf
August 01, 2011 - and Individual Measures
Prepared for:
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … Indicator:
National Quality Forum (NQF) Endorsed Composite and Individual Measures
Version 4.3 … Indicator:
National Quality Forum (NQF) Endorsed Composite and Individual Measures
Version 4.3 … AHRQ Quality Indicator:
National Quality Forum (NQF) Endorsed Composite and Individual Measures
Version … Measure will come up for review for full endorsement at a
future date.
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qualityindicators.ahrq.gov/Downloads/Resources/Publications/2011/QI_Measure_Development_Implementation_Maintenance_Retirement_Summary_05-03-11.pdf
January 01, 2011 - AHRQ Quality Indicators
Quality Indicator Measure Development,
Implementation, Maintenance … Quality Indicator Measure Development, Implementation, Maintenance, and
Retirement Summary (Prepared … Quality Indicator Measure Development Timeline ...................................................... … The resources and time line for developing QI
measures depend on factors such as: number of measures … Also, articles that describe a measure with
limited empirical support (e.g., measures with poor sensitivity
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September 13, 2021 - May 18, 2021
AHRQ will no longer seek NQF re-endorsement for its portfolio of measures in the AHRQ … , 2021
AHRQ publishes the explanation on PSI 03 (Pressure Ulcer Rate) measure … measures, challenges and barriers these organizations face, and what resources are … improvement experts, researchers, and quality measure developers about current use of the AHRQ … Quality Indicators (AHRQ QIs) for quality improvement efforts.
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qualityindicators.ahrq.gov/news/
September 13, 2021 - May 18, 2021
AHRQ will no longer seek NQF re-endorsement for its portfolio of measures in the AHRQ … , 2021
AHRQ publishes the explanation on PSI 03 (Pressure Ulcer Rate) measure … measures, challenges and barriers these organizations face, and what resources are … improvement experts, researchers, and quality measure developers about current use of the AHRQ … Quality Indicators (AHRQ QIs) for quality improvement efforts.
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qualityindicators.ahrq.gov/news/default.aspx
September 13, 2021 - May 18, 2021
AHRQ will no longer seek NQF re-endorsement for its portfolio of measures in the AHRQ … , 2021
AHRQ publishes the explanation on PSI 03 (Pressure Ulcer Rate) measure … measures, challenges and barriers these organizations face, and what resources are … improvement experts, researchers, and quality measure developers about current use of the AHRQ … Quality Indicators (AHRQ QIs) for quality improvement efforts.