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  1. Recommendation: Iron Deficiency Anemia in Young Children: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce

    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/iron-deficiency-anemia-in-young-children-screening
    September 07, 2015 - However, these observational studies have limitations due to the types of measures reported and confounding … screening tools for iron deficiency anemia have not been well studied. 11 Serum ferritin, often used to measure … have been reported between iron deficiency and iron deficiency anemia and poorer neurodevelopmental measures … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2015. 4. … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2006. 11. U.S.

  2. Studying organisational cultures and their effects on safety. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/studying-organisational-cultures-and-their-effects-safety
    April 20, 2014 - April 20, 2014 Quality and safety of artificial intelligence generated health information … Related Resources Using the Communication and Teamwork Skills (CATS) assessment to measure

  3. Blacks Experiencing Fast-Rising Rates of Overdose Deaths Involving Synthetic Opioids Other Than Methadone (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/nhqrdr/dataspotlight-opioid.pdf
    February 20, 2020 - The measure of drug overdose deaths involving synthetic opioids other than methadone describes individuals … Note: For this measure, lower rates are better. … Note: For this measure, lower rates are better. … The data represented here can be accessed on CDC WONDER and AHRQ’s Quality and Disparities Reports (

  4. New Mexico Health Information Collaborative (NMHIC) | Digital Healthcare Research

    digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/new-mexico-health-information-collaborative-nmhic
    January 01, 2023 - Completed Grant Number UC1 HS015447 Funding Mechanism(s) Transforming Healthcare Quality … Employers received aggregate reports on the health of their workforce, enabling them to develop and measure … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 2008. … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. January 2009.

  5. Insulin-Blood-Sugar-2010 Executive (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/insulin-blood-sugar-2010_executive.pdf
    January 01, 2010 - We classified measures of quality of life (QOL) into the following categories: general health-related … Quality Assessment We used different quality assessment tools for RCTs and observational studies. … did not report most quality items of interest. … Quality-of-life measures in children and adults with type 1 diabetes: Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. July 2012.

  6. Cystic-Fibrosis-Hgh Surveillance (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cystic-fibrosis-hgh_surveillance.pdf
    August 01, 2012 - Thus this measure may have prognostic value in adult CF patients. … RIAs used to measure Serum IGF-1, IGFBP-2 and IGFBP-3 AEs n/a When patients were stratified by … Qualitative improvements in several measures of exercise tolerance were seen after rhGH therapy in … between pulmonary function and HRQoL in patients with CF was evaluated in 14 studies, but 10 different scales … between anthropometrics and HRQoL in patients with CF was evaluated in 10 studies, but nine different scales

  7. Connecticut Hospital Reduces Pressure Injuries Using AHRQ Toolkit | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/201802.html
    August 01, 2018 - Preventing Pressure Ulcers in Hospitals: A Toolkit for Improving Quality of Care was central to the … This involved working with the hospital’s quality and data staff to make sure common terms and measurement … Topic(s): Healthcare Costs, Outcomes, Patient Safety, Pressure Ulcers, Quality

  8. New Models of Primary Care Workforce and Financing - Case Example #1: Stanford Coordinated Care (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/primary-care/workforce-financing/case_example_1.pdf
    October 01, 2016 - Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; October 2016. … ” – SCC physician SCC reassesses patients with the PAM at 6 months to measure changes in confidence … ▌pg. 10 Quality SCC receives reports on performance measures from the Stanford Health Care system … Examples of measures are the number of telephone calls answered within a specific time, percentage of … two last reported quarters of 2014, patient experience ratings were in the 99th percentile, HEDIS measures

  9. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/ptsd-5-protocol-update-2023.pdf
    January 01, 2023 - Symptoms and subjective quality of life in post-traumatic stress disorder: a longitudinal study. … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; Month 2023. doi: XX. 14. … Diagnostic measure(s) and assessment type 17. … PTSD outcome measure and assessment type 2. Analysis Type 3. Method for Handling Missing Data 4. … have been selected, on the basis of the results, from multiple eligible outcome measurements (e.g. scales

  10. Preventing Complications and Treating Symptoms of Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/diabetic-neuropathy-disposition-170707.pdf
    March 24, 2017 - Need to address absence of function as a key outcome measure especially for KQ2. … We assessed dropout rates due to side effects as a measure of harm, as was done in previous meta- analyses … The use of composite symptom scales (inclusion of multiple symptoms) is not in and of itself all that … We have clarified the balance section and the effects on balance measures and outcomes in the discussion … Quality of the Report: Good Thank you.

  11. Preventing Complications and Treating Symptoms of Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/diabetic-neuropathy-disposition-170707.pdf
    March 24, 2017 - Need to address absence of function as a key outcome measure especially for KQ2. … We assessed dropout rates due to side effects as a measure of harm, as was done in previous meta- analyses … The use of composite symptom scales (inclusion of multiple symptoms) is not in and of itself all that … We have clarified the balance section and the effects on balance measures and outcomes in the discussion … Quality of the Report: Good Thank you.

  12. CDS Connect Implementation Guide Draft (doc file)

    cds.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/cds/artifact/18/Enhanced%20CDS%20Artifact%20Based%20on%20Pilot%20Implementation_Final.docx
    October 01, 2017 - Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) This page is intentionally left blank. … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; October 2017. Error! … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) … Measures (eCQMs) were consulted. … Clinical Quality Information eCQM Electronic Clinical Quality Measure EHR Electronic Health

  13. Meta-analysis of Test Performance Evidence When There is a “Gold Standard” Reference Standard (ppt file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/medical-test-reviews-meta-analysis.ppt
    June 01, 2012 - Measures Used To Assess Test Performance (1 of 2) Trikalinos TA, Coleman CI, Griffith L, et al. … Measures Used To Assess Test Performance (1 of 2) Sensitivity is the proportion of people with disease … Measures Used To Assess Test Performance (2 of 2) Trikalinos TA, Coleman CI, Griffith L, et al. … Measures Used To Assess Test Performance (2 of 2) Here are a few more ways to assess test performance … The diagnostic odds ratio is a measure of the effectiveness of a diagnostic test.

  14. Meta-analysis of Test Performance Evidence When There is a “Gold Standard” Reference Standard (ppt file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/medical-test-reviews-meta-analysis.ppt
    June 01, 2012 - Measures Used To Assess Test Performance (1 of 2) Trikalinos TA, Coleman CI, Griffith L, et al. … Measures Used To Assess Test Performance (1 of 2) Sensitivity is the proportion of people with disease … Measures Used To Assess Test Performance (2 of 2) Trikalinos TA, Coleman CI, Griffith L, et al. … Measures Used To Assess Test Performance (2 of 2) Here are a few more ways to assess test performance … The diagnostic odds ratio is a measure of the effectiveness of a diagnostic test.

  15. The Role of Leadership in Quality Improvement Efforts (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/podcasts/Role_of_Leadership_In_QI-_2011_11_01.pdf
    January 01, 2011 - The Role of Leadership in Quality Improvement Efforts The Role of Leadership in Quality Improvement … Lawrence Center for Quality and Safety Moderator Carla Zema, Consultant, CAHPS User Network; Assistant … Lawrence Center for Quality and Safety. … So Gregg, how important is leadership in quality improvement efforts? … In the end, we want our quality improvement efforts to be driven from the ground up.

  16. S5Tzxonejd3Qzsoj-7Bq5P (pdf file)

    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/s5tZxonEjD3qZsoj-7Bq5P
    May 01, 2014 - We rated 2 of these studies as good-quality (14, 19) and the third as fair-quality (18). … surprising given that the interventions focused on samples of children Table 2—Continued Primary Outcome Measure … 160 • Number 9 www.annals.org studies that found significant effects relied on a self- reported measure … Use of consistent and clinically meaningful measures of drug use is also needed. … Table 2—Continued Primary Outcome Measure Follow-up Intervention Group Control Group Effect Size P Value

  17. LOINC Maintenance (pdf file)

    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/datainnovations/clinicaldata/FL25LOINCMaintenance.pdf
    September 22, 2010 - Units of measure change e. CPT code change f. Interpretive data change g. Method change h. … Non-chartable definitions include internal specimen tracking, problem resolution tracking, and internal quality … the LOINC User’s Guide for additional information on specimens. 2d Changing or adding a unit of measure

  18. Appendixb (pdf file)

    digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/page/AppendixB.pdf
    February 01, 2012 - At one of the original centers, Erie Family Health Center, some outcomes measures have improved since … In the 5 years since implementation and the end of the grant, measures for the percentage of people … Grant Title: Enhancing Quality in Patient care (EQUIP) Project Principal Investigator: Fred d. … Erie  also  uses  quality  dashboards  to  aggregate  EHR  data  and  set  goals  on  quality  for  … “ Having  providers  pick  the [annual] goals [on  quality]  makes  a  difference.

  19. The Impact of Health Information Technology on Demand for Inpatient Services | Digital Healthcare Research

    digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/impact-health-information-technology-demand-inpatient-services
    January 01, 2023 - The decisions consumers make can affect the cost and quality of those services as well as the market … The project aims included: Measure the effect of hospital adoption of health IT on the demand for … Evaluate the effect of changes in patient hospital choices using consumer surplus as a welfare measure … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 2011.

  20. AHRQ's Patient Safety Culture Survey Yields Meaningful Results at Palo Alto Medical Foundation | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/cquips0603.html
    October 01, 2014 - "Overall, this survey is a really good way to measure how your processes are. … The Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture can be accessed online at www.ahrq.gov/professionals/quality-patient-safety
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