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8681. Procedure Manual Appendix VI. Criteria for Assessing Internal Validity of Individual Studies | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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      July 01, 2017 - The USPSTF accepted the criteria, and the associated definitions of quality categories, at its September … systematic reviews are continuously evolving, the USPSTF allows the EPC to use newer methods of assessing quality

8682. Cesarean-Birth-2010 Executive (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2010 - Core Measures, noting: “There are no data that higher rates improve any outcomes, yet the CS [cesarean … Outcome Measures for Each Key Question: Outcomes included route of birth, maternal morbidity and mortality … Three of the four studies investigating use of fetal pulse oximetry to measure oxygen levels and blood … Most studies summarized obstetrics outcome measures traditionally reported in the literature such as … Specifications manual for Joint Commission national quality core measures. 2010. manual. jointcommission.org

8683. Evidence Report on the (pdf file)
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      June 15, 2010 - will include the type of instrument or scale, primary or secondary outcome status, type of effect measure … (endpoint or change score, measure of variance (standard deviation, standard error), etc), definition … on clinical judgment with regards to comparability of study populations, treatments, and outcome measures … and outcome characteristics (e.g., long-term follow-up vs. short-term followup, different measuring scales … We will use DerSimonian and Laird random-effects model to generate pooled measures of treatment effect

8684. Meeting Minutes, May 2022 | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      August 01, 2022 - AHRQ’s role includes producing scientific evidence for ways to make healthcare safer, of higher quality … The agency has programs for improving the organization and delivery of high-quality care. … AHRQ could study how quality connects to unintended consequences in low-resource environments. … AHRQ can help to determine the role of telehealth to improve access and quality of care. … AHRQ could support research in pricing, competition, private equity, and measures. Dr.

8685. Disposition of Comments for CER 211: Drug Therapy for Early Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Systematic Review Update (pdf file)
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      December 20, 2018 - We agree there are limits to this measure and thus additionally examined measures of discontinuation … This report included the most common outcome measures for RA. … We were limited by the measures chosen by the individual studies. … of-the-genantmodified-sharp-and-van-der-heijdemodified- sharp-scoring-methods-for-radiographic-assessment-in- r.pdf).1 To account for the difference scales … Peer Reviewer #1 Quality of the Report N/A N/A Peer Reviewer #2 Quality of the Report Superior

8686. Safety skills for clinicians: an essential component of patient safety. | PSNet
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      June 01, 2012 - August 21, 2015 Developing a primary care patient measure of safety (PC PMOS): a modified … 2023 Annual Perspective Improving Diagnostic Safety and Quality … May 25, 2011 Development of a measure of patient safety event learning responses.

8687. Patient perceptions of missed nursing care. | PSNet
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      September 27, 2017 - September 27, 2017 Development and psychometric testing of a tool to measure missed nursing … June 2, 2019 Perspective Missed Nursing Care: A Key Measure … View More See More About The Topic Hospitals Nurses Nurse Managers Quality

8688. South Carolina medication error bill is dangerously off target. | PSNet
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      October 14, 2015 - September 28, 2016 Move toward full use of metric dosing: eliminate dosage cups that measure … Use cups that measure mL. … July 8, 2015 Addressing the quality and safety gap—parts I-III.

8689. Archived: High Blood Cholesterol and Other Lipid Abnormalities: Screening, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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      January 01, 1996 - They should not be construed as an official position of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … They should not be construed as an official position of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … specimens compared to venous specimens was +4-7%. 55 As a result of these considerations, a single measure … Even then, intraindividual variation is greater than 20%, and a single measure is inadequate to categorize … How reliably can compact chemistry analyzers measure lipids?

8690. Challenging Patient Behaviors and Concerns | The Academy
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      January 01, 2021 - Expert Insight Expert Tips Success Stories Measures … reporting and documenting incidents and review this information regularly to reassess whether additional measures … Patient Progress Assessment Tracking Patient Outcomes Collecting and Using Data for Quality … Improvement Approaches to Quality Improvement Avoiding Common Pitfalls … Email Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality 5600 Fishers Lane Rockville

8691. Knowledge Brief #1 Public Deliberation on Health Topics (pdf file)
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      February 01, 2013 - Look for the Knowledge Brief on Methods and Measures of Public Deliberation (No. 2) and for the full … The panel’s deliberations generated several core values, such as “universal access,” “choice,” and “quality … consider the community in prioritizing socioeconomic and health interventions to maximize health and quality-of-life … consumer engagement in health care research prioritization, care service delivery, and safety and quality … Listen to the people: Public deliberation about social distancing measures in a pandemic.

8692. Evidence Summary for CER 239: Acute Treatments for Episodic Migraine (pdf file)
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      December 01, 2020 - one or a few small trials, several nonpharmacological treatments for migraine may improve various measures … established methodologies of systematic reviews as outlined in the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … or a few small trials, several nonpharmacological acute treatments of migraine may improve various measures … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2014. 8. … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; December 2020.

8693. Methods Guide for Medical Test Reviews (pdf file)
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      July 01, 2012 - We also assume familiarity with the common measures of medical test performance (reviewed in the Appendix … covariates to explain heterogeneity in sensitivity or specificity or both; and again, covariates for each measure … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; June 2012. … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; June 2012. … Bivariate analysis of sensitivity and specificity produces informative summary measures in diagnostic

8694. Statistical Brief #151: Trends in Potentially Preventable Hospital Admissions among Adults and Children, 2005-2010 (pdf file)
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      August 01, 2011 - (AHRQ) Prevention Quality Indicators (PQIs). … Prevention Quality Indicators The Prevention Quality Indicators (PQIs; version 4.1), a component of … the AHRQ Quality Indicators (QIs), are a set of measures that can be used with hospital inpatient … ), which includes measures of potentially preventable hospitalizations for children for asthma, gastroenteritis … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

8695. HCUP Nationwide Inpatient Sample Design Report 2003
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      January 01, 2003 - Variance Calculations It may be important for researchers to calculate a measure of precision for … e.g., produce more precise estimates) if they account for the potential correlation between repeated measures … Variance Calculations It may be important for researchers to calculate a measure of precision for … One approach to consider in hospital-level longitudinal analyses is to use repeated-measure models that … e.g., produce more precise estimates) if they account for the potential correlation between repeated measures

8696. HEALTHCARE COST AND UTILIZATION PROJECT — HCUP (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2000 - Data Analysis Variance Calculations It may be important for researchers to calculate a measure of … e.g., produce more precise estimates) if they account for the potential correlation between repeated measures … DATA ANALYSIS Variance Calculations It may be important for researchers to calculate a measure … One approach to consider in hospital-level longitudinal analyses is to use repeated-measure models that … e.g., produce more precise estimates) if they account for the potential correlation between repeated measures

8697. Striving for diagnostic excellence. | PSNet
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      January 09, 2018 - podcast interview shares problem-solving tactics that support diagnostic excellence and how to measure … March 6, 2024 Prioritizing Patient Safety Through Quality Measurement.

8698. Maryland hospitals aren't reporting all errors and complications, experts say. | PSNet
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      June 14, 2011 - August 10, 2016 Rating hospitals by the stars: the feds' latest plan to measure quality

8699. Cardio-HIT Phase II - Final Report (pdf file)
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      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

8700. 2012 04 (pdf file)
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      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.