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501. 2021 Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Chartbook: What Enrollees Say About Their Experiences With Their Health Plans and Medical Care (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/cahps-database/2021-hp-chartbook.pdf
     January 01, 2021 - Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; December 2021. … The 5.1H version of the survey is included in both the 2021 Adult and Child Core Health Care Quality … measures. … The CAHPS Health Plan Survey uses several different response scales. … Top Box and Proportional Score Crosswalk to CAHPS Response Scales Response Scale Lower Proportion

502. SOPS Nursing Home Survey: What You Need To Know - Theresa Famolaro, MPS, MS, MBA (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/events/webinar/04-nh_webcast-famolaro.pdf
     September 21, 2022 - assessed In the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Nursing Home Survey on Patient Safety … and opportunities to improve patient safety culture 40 2019 SOPS Nursing Home Database Composite Measure … Resident Safety 81% Organizational Learning 69% 41 2019 SOPS Nursing Home Database Composite Measure … ratings • Five NH SOPS measures were related to the Overall, Health Inspections, and Quality Five-Star … Linking Patient Safety Culture to Quality Ratings in the Nursing Home Setting.

503. Appendix I: Online and Journal Resources | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/hcbs/report/api.html
     June 01, 2010 - Services Reviewed 5/18 This compendium of quality indicators included measures related to older … http://www.chcs.org National Inventory of Mental Health Quality Measures Reviewed 5/18 … Measure specifications are drawn from developer source materials; a directory of developers provides … http://www.samhsa.gov/SBHH/default.asp AHRQ Quality Measures Clearinghouse Reviewed 6/2 … 5/28 This system is an electronic database of the health care quality measures CMS uses in its

504. Clinic/Clinician-Community Resource Relationships | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/prevention/resources/chronic-care/ccrm-atlas-suppl/ccrm-atlas3-5.html
     October 01, 2013 - Potential Measures for Clinical-Community Relationships Clinic/Clinician-Community Resource Relationships … List of Measures from the CCRM Atlas A-4. … Measure 22: The quality of the service provided by community resource to a practice  (GP-LI) Clinical-Community … Notes Measure may also collect qualitative information on ease of use, utility of resource, quality … Notes Measure may also collect qualitative information on ease of use, utility of resource, quality

505. Strategies for Improving Patient Experience with Ambulatory Care (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/quality-improvement/improvement-guide/6-strategies-for-improving/6-improvement-strategies.pdf
     March 01, 2017 - the ACO Survey: ACO-9 and ACO-12. ** Health Status/Functional Status is not included as a composite measure … Publicly reported quality-of-care measures influenced Wisconsin physician groups to improve performance … of quality, including but not limited to CAHPS survey measures. … measures. … measures, including CAHPS measures.

506. Capacity for Chronic Disease Management in General Practice Research Study Practice Profile Interview—Linkages with External Organisations of Providers (GP-LI) 109 | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/prevention/resources/chronic-care/clinical-community-relationships-measures-atlas/ccrm-atlasapd6.html
     March 01, 2013 - Clinical-Community Relationships Measures (CCRM) Atlas Capacity for Chronic Disease Management in General … Why Was the Clinical-Community Relationships Measures Atlas Developed? 2. … What Are the Existing Measures of Clinical-Community Relationships? References Appendix A. … National Quality Measures Clearinghouse™ Data Sources Appendix C. … Practice Profile Interview—Linkages with External Organisations of Providers (GP-LI) CCRM Atlas Measure

507. Sustaining Pressure Ulcer Prevention Practices at Your Hospital (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/pressure_ulcer_prevention/webinars/webinar8_pu_sustainingpractices.pdf
     April 01, 2011 - Examples of outcome measures How to measure Plan how to assess data 21 Purpose of Measurement … 24 How To Measure • • Decide— – – – – Who will measure pressure ulcer rates Who will measure … Preventing pressure ulcers in hospitals: a toolkit for improving quality of care. … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; April 2011. … Examples of Outcome Measures How To Measure Plan How To Assess Data Reinforcing Desired Results

508. Action Planning Tool for the AHRQ Surveys on Patient Safety Culture (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/publications/files/planningtool_0.pdf
     January 01, 2016 - How will you measure progress and success? 9. What is the timeline? … How will you measure progress and success? … You should develop these measures before implementation. Keep the measures simple. … Think about when it will be best for you to measure outcomes, and then plan accordingly. … How will you measure progress and success? 9. What is the timeline? 10.

509. Key Lessons from the National Evaluation of the CHIPRA Quality Demonstration Grant Program (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/publications/files/finalsummary.pdf
     February 21, 2016 - Most States have not yet demonstrated widespread use of EHR data for calculating quality measures. … Reporting and using the Child Core Set of quality measures Key Lessons from the National Evaluation … • States can use validated quality measures for children to monitor quality and compare performance … and paper charts means that practices first have to improve documentation before they can improve measure … measure reports.

510. Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/d4j_combo_psi13-sepsis-bestpractices.pdf
     May 20, 2016 - Obtain blood cultures, administer antibiotics, measure serum lactate, and manage fluid status for hypotension … Toolkit for Using the AHRQ Quality Indicators How To Improve Hospital Quality and Safety 2 Tool … hypotension despite volume resuscitation (septic shock) or initial lactate > 4 mmol/L (36 mg/dL):  Measure … central venous pressure (CVP).*  Measure central venous oxygen saturation (ScvO2).*  Remeasure … Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting (IQR) Program measures (calendar year 2014 discharges).

511. AHRQ National Advisory Council (NAC) Meeting Minutes from November 17, 2021 (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/news/events/nac/nac-meeting-minutes-2021-nov.pdf
     January 01, 2021 - They developed the following key findings: • Many quality measures for patient care exist, but not … She suggested that perhaps there should be an emphasis on measure development. Dr. … Perhaps AHRQ could develop an overall framework for the issue of quality measures. Dr. … Edgman-Levitan noted that there is no national quality plan to advise on measures. Dr. … What data resources and quality measures are needed? Mr.

512. 2. What Is a Clinical-Community Relationship? | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/prevention/resources/chronic-care/clinical-community-relationships-measures-atlas/ccrm-atlas2.html
     March 01, 2013 - Clinical-Community Relationships Measures (CCRM) Atlas 2. … Why Was the Clinical-Community Relationships Measures Atlas Developed? 2. … National Quality Measures Clearinghouse™ Data Sources Appendix C. … Measuring care coordination is essential in improving the quality of primary care services. … Even in this third situation it is important to measure and track the structure and functioning of the

513. Protocol - Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Treatment for Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Medicare Eligible Patients (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/ta/topicrefinement/sleep-apnea-protocol.pdf
     June 09, 2020 -  Quality of life and functional outcomes (validated measures)  Sexual function: clinical diagnosis … ]) • Glycemia measures (e.g., hemoglobin A1c, fasting blood glucose) • Instruments to measure severity … Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (US); 2011. 12. … Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (US); 2007. 24. … Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (US); 2007. 25.

514. 2023 CAHPS Health Plan Survey Database Chartbook (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/cahps-database/2023-hp-chartbook.pdf
     January 01, 2023 - Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; January 2024. … composite measure, the four ratings, HEDIS questions, and Children with Chronic Conditions measures … CHIP Composite Measures Top Box by General Child and Children with Chronic Conditions Composite Measure … The CAHPS Health Plan Survey uses several different response scales. … Table H-1 displays the different response scales and how the options are categorized for top box and

515. Chapter 8. Lessons Learned and Suggestions for Data | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     December 01, 2017 - The collaboration included development of project measures and reports that would provide actionable … Service Utilization Measures Clinical Pharmacy Services We used provider codes, clinic codes, and … In order to more fully understand pharmacy use, it is important to have a measure of the number of days … Measures of Kidney Function Across I/T health programs, a number of tests are used to measure kidney … To increase use of existing NDW data for planning, quality improvement, and other purposes, we suggest

516. Transitioning to the SOPS™ Hospital Survey Version 2.0: What’s Different and What To Expect, Part I: Main Report (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/surveys/hospital/hsops2-pt1-transition-updated.pdf
     June 01, 2022 - Different and What To Expect Part I: Main Report Prepared for: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; September 2019. … • Thirty-two survey items grouped into 10 composite measures (a composite measure consists of 2 … survey items in each composite measure. … scores for the individual survey items within each composite measure.

517. How to Use the AHRQ SOPS Ambulatory Surgery Center Survey to Improve Patient Safety -Ginsberg (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/events/webinar/2-ASC_Webcast_2021-Ginsberg.pdf
     January 01, 2021 - Center for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) … Department of Health and Human Services that supports evidence-based practices, and develops tools to measure … • Health Systems Research: Invest in research and evidence to make health care safer and improve quality … • Data & Analytics: Generate measures and data to track and improve performance, and evaluate progress … 10 ASC SOPS Survey Patient Safety Culture Composite Measures 27 items assess 8 composite measures

518. Let Consumers Drill Down to Components of Roll-Up Scores | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/translate/web/pathways/composites.html
     May 01, 2019 - reduce the burden on users and help them decide what plan or provider to choose, go to: Combining Measures … Composite Scores In the case of a composite, you can let people see scores on all the individual measures … The first layer could offer a small number of categories of measures while the second layer could include … Improving patients' choice of clinician by including roll-up measures in public healthcare quality reports … or Measure Categories To Compare Drill Down to Items Included in Composites and Summary Scores

519. Methods To Estimate the Baseline 2010 PFP National Hospital-Acquired Condition Rate (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/pfp/pfphac.pdf
     September 01, 2014 - Collectively, 28 specific measures are used: 14 measures to generate rates for the 9 specific PFP HACs … and 14 measures to generate a summary rate for “all other” HACs. … The measures are shown in Table 1 below. Table 1. … Conditions Source Measure Adverse Drug Event (ADE) MPSMS ADE Associated With Digoxin … The rate of 21 MPSMS adverse events in the MPSMS sample provided by the CMS Inpatient Quality Reporting

520. EvidenceNow Executive Summary - North Carolina Cooperative (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/cooperatives/evidencenow-executive-summary-nc.pdf
     November 01, 2017 - Many practices have shown significant improvements, regardless of which measures the practices chose … practice readiness for change (determined by the Organizational Readiness for Implementing Change [ORIC] scales … All practices are now submitting at least two ABCS measures and more than 90 percent of practices have … submitted three measures. … Despite the limitations in many EHRs to create new measures, build registries, and perform risk stratification