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8401. Daily Care Processes | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mvp/technical-bundles-daily-care.html
      March 01, 2017 - PowerPoint Slide Presentation , 1.73 MB - Text Version ; Facilitator Guide - Word File , 3.26 MB) Measure

8402. Behavioral Counseling to Promote Physical Activity and a Healthful Diet to Prevent Cardiovascular Disease in Adults: A Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
      www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/bF5BNLvASN5r9EnP3VTJPN
      December 01, 2010 - Good-quality studies met all of the specified quality criteria, whereas fair-quality studies did not … Trials that focused on physical activity–only counseling did not often report measures of adiposity, … can be dif- ficult to measure validly and reliably (Table 4). … addition to a self-reported measure. … Greater use of objective measures to assess phys- ical activity would probably provide more accurate

8403. NISChangesBeginningDataYr2016 (pdf file)
      hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/nation/nis/NISChangesBeginningDataYr2016.pdf
      September 01, 2022 - Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. … Researchers and policymakers use the NIS to make national estimates of healthcare utilization, cost, quality … Newly Added Data Elements Data Element Name Description NIS File Year Added CMR_aaab Comorbidity measures … codes Diagnosis and Procedure Groups 2019 CMR_VERSION Version of the Elixhauser Comorbidity Measure … b Where aaa denotes the specific comorbidity measure.

8404. Archived: Evidence Summary: Visual Impairment in Children Ages 1-5: Screening, 2004 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
      www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/visual-impairment-in-children-ages-1-5-screening-2004
      May 13, 2004 - Quality Rating Criteria developed by the USPSTF were used to rate study quality ( Appendix ). … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; May 2004. … cycloplegics; more than 2 mos of amblyopia therapy in the past 2 yrs; aged 7 or older; not able to measure … Measures Equal, Reliable, Valid, Including Masking of Outcomes? … permuted-block design Yes No; 97% followup patch; 98% atropine Yes Primary visual acuity outcome measure

8405. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
      psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49836/psn-pdf
      July 01, 2018 - After discussion with the patient's family, comfort measures were instituted on the fourth hospital … Although they were grateful that a thorough analysis had been performed and measures would be implemented … ), a strategy supported by clinical guidelines (6) if the stoma tract is mature.(7) This temporary measure … project was funded under contract number 75Q80119C00004 from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

8406. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      August 01, 2010 - For example, one could measure and regularly report on certain measures of the safety of the handoff … Sittig, PhD University of Texas—Memorial Hermann Center for Healthcare Quality & Safety School of Biomedical … project was funded under contract number 75Q80119C00004 from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

8407. Information to Help Hospitals Get Started (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/engagingfamilies/howtogetstarted/How_to_Use_Guide_Ldr_Slide_508.pdf
      June 02, 2025 - Information to Help Hospitals Get Started The Guide to Patient and Family Engagement in Hospital Quality … and Safety: Engaging Patients and Families to Improve the Quality and Safety of Care We Provide … where patients, families, clinicians, and hospital staff work together as partners to improve the quality … readmissions – Improved patient outcomes • Emotional health, symptom resolution, pain control, physiologic measures … Working with Patients and Families at the Bedside: Communicating to Improve Quality 3.

8408. Unhealthy Alcohol Use Tools & Resources | The Academy
      integrationacademy.ahrq.gov/products/substance-use-resources/environmental-scan/unhealthy-alcohol-use
      January 01, 2023 - Expert Insight Expert Tips Success Stories Measures … /Post-Partum Women & Their Infants Primary Care Program Policies & Procedures Psychosocial Supports Quality … Guide Audience Behavioral Health Providers Medical Providers Practice Facilitators/Quality … Improvement (eCQI) Resource Center Describes Electronic Clinical Quality Improvement (eCQI) … activities, which provide common standards and shared technologies to monitor and analyze the quality

8409. Team-Developed Care Plan and Ongoing Care Management by Social Workers and Nurse Practitioners Result in Better Outcomes and Reduced Acute Care Utilization in Low-Income Seniors and other High-Risk Populations | PSNet
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      July 23, 2024 - of Elders (GRACE), improved the provision of evidence-based care; led to significant improvements in measures … The GRACE program improved the provision of evidence-based care; led to significant improvements in measures … Compared with the control group, participants exhibited significant improvements in four of eight measures … Information on the Assessing Care of Vulnerable Elders measure set can be found at http://www.rand.org … Information on the Medical Outcomes 36-Item Short Form measure set can be found at https://www.rand.org

8410. Enabling Large-Scale Research on Autism Spectrum Disorders Through Automated Processing of EHR Using Natural Language Understanding - Final Report (pdf file)
      digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/citation/r21hs024988-leroy-final-report-2020.pdf
      January 01, 2020 - We evaluated different versions of word embeddings and compared their quality. … The quality of these was compared and the EHR based word embeddings found to be of the highest quality … something different from the data, which together, should produce more insightful predictions. 4.4 Measures … high, the F- measure will be high, however if one of them is low the F-measure will reflect this with … By using additional structured fields, it is expected that all measures will improve because more information

8411. Creating effective quality-improvement collaboratives: a multiple case study. | PSNet
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      December 19, 2012 - Study Creating effective quality-improvement collaboratives: a multiple case study … Creating effective quality-improvement collaboratives: a multiple case study. … This study provides insights into the development of a quality improvement collaborative , focusing … Creating effective quality-improvement collaboratives: a multiple case study. … June 30, 2021 Assessment of nursing home reporting of major injury falls for quality

8412. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      February 10, 2015 - incidence-adverse-events-and-negligence-hospitalized-patients-results-harvard-medical https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/quality-australian-health-care-study

8413. Florida AHCA - LOINC Introduction
      hcup-us.ahrq.gov/datainnovations/clinicaldata/FL16LOINCbriefpresentationAHCAkickoff.jsp
      April 16, 2011 - Procedure Classes for ICD-9-CM Surgery Flags for ICD-9-CM HCUP Supplemental Files NIS-Trend Weights … is the scale EIA is the method Secondary uses of standardized data Public Health Payers Quality … Map to LOINC / report to site Unit of measure check Confirmation of completion Questions? … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/datainnovations/clinicaldata … Search Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality 5600 Fishers Lane Rockville, MD

8414. Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      October 01, 2014 - conduct independent health services research within the following topic areas: Patient Safety, Quality … This area will focus on the factors associated with the attainment of patient safety, efficiency, quality … implementation science for adoption of evidence-based practice, development of advanced metrics for quality … benefit and provider payment design) and organizational structure affect the efficiency, equity, and quality … ) and vulnerable groups with complex care needs that often lead to poor care coordination and lower quality

8415. Speaking up about patient safety concerns: the influence of safety management approaches and climate on nurses' willingness to speak up. | PSNet
      psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/speaking-about-patient-safety-concerns-influence-safety-management-approaches-and-climate
      August 12, 2020 - This study developed a measure of patient safety leadership style for nurse managers. … Researchers found that their measure of control-based versus commitment-based safety management was valid … December 21, 2017 Dedicated teams to optimize quality and safety of surgery: a systematic … November 16, 2022 Impact of providing patients access to electronic health records on quality

8416. A Three-pronged Approach to Monitoring the Effect of an EMR Implementation on Medication-related Events in a Pediatric Hospital (pdf file)
      digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/page/2006Dye_051111comp.pdf
      June 05, 2006 - Joseph.dye@choa.org Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta 2 Comprehensive IT Solutions for Quality & … , bar coding • Staged Implementation • Vendor: Epic  Goal: Reduce medication errors and increase quality … since May 2005  Medication administration observational study • Shadow ICU nurses in the field to measure … reporting of events using existing event reporting system (ONS)  Events reviewed and acted on by quality … Implementation on Medication-related Events in a Pediatric Hospital Comprehensive IT Solutions for Quality

8417. Recommendation: High Body Mass Index in Children and Adolescents: Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
      www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/obesity-in-children-and-adolescents-screening
      June 18, 2024 - in kilograms divided by the square of height in meters) is the currently accepted clinical standard measure … BMI is an imperfect measure of adiposity and is not an equivalent measure of adiposity across all racial … measures was 3.8 points (95% CI, 3.6 to 4.1) (most scales ranged from 0-100). 1 , 10 No studies reported … of life than placebo (mean difference, 5.3 [95% CI, 0.2 to 8.3]) (scales ranged from 0-100), which is … The PedsQL 4.0 as a pediatric population health measure: feasibility, reliability, and validity.

8418. SNAC Member: Helen Burstin, M.D., M.P.H. | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/cpi/about/nac/snac-burstin.html
      December 01, 2021 - Burstin formerly served as chief scientific officer of the National Quality Forum. … Prior to joining the National Quality Forum, she was the director of the Center for Primary Care Prevention … and Clinical Partnerships at the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. … Burstin was director of quality measurement at Brigham and Women's Hospital and an assistant professor … Return to Members of the Subcommittee of the National Advisory Council on Healthcare Quality Measurement

8419. Cardio-HIT Phase II - Final Report (pdf file)
      digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/publication/r18hs017160-kmetik-final-report-2009.pdf
      January 01, 2009 - for patient management and quality improvement5,6 Performance measure definitions and specifications … Electronic medical records for patients in the exception, apparent quality failure and measure met samples … The rate for each quality measure was lower than the rate reported for similar measures used in the … measure reporting and had no financial incentives for quality reporting. … Physicians are more likely to accept the quality measure results as valid if they can account for exceptions

8420. 2012 04 (pdf file)
      hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/methods/2012_04.pdf
      January 01, 2012 - These measures are also endorsed by the National Quality Forum (NQF) for public reporting and quality … Reference National Quality Forum, Quality Positioning System, Measure Title Display Information accessed … Reference National Quality Forum, Quality Positioning System, Measure Title Display Information accessed … Reference National Quality Forum, Quality Positioning System, Measure Title Display Information accessed … READMISSION MEASURES Measure 1.