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8941. Measuring errors in surgical pathology in real-life practice: defining what does and does not matter. | PSNet
      psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/measuring-errors-surgical-pathology-real-life-practice-defining-what-does-and-does-not-matter
      January 14, 2011 - pathology and cytology: guideline from the College of American Pathologists Pathology and Laboratory Quality … June 10, 2020 Clinical communities at Johns Hopkins Medicine: an emerging approach to quality … August 13, 2010 Quality in cancer diagnosis. … February 15, 2010 View More See More About The Topic Risk Managers Quality

8942. PowerPoint Presentation
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/esrd/using-checklists/checklistandauditslides.pptx
      September 03, 2014 - removal Connection and disconnection technique Evaluation efforts Improve Culture of Safety – Audit tools Measure … Explain what you are measuring and why those measures were chosen. … They should not distract from quality care but rather support the process to ensure standardized quality … baseline and identify areas for improvement Prioritize QAPI efforts Simplify procedures when necessary Measure … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

8943. Training Program Summary: Millard Fillmore College Practice Facilitator Certificate Program | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      April 01, 2022 - Investing in ongoing QI efforts helps ensure program quality. … workflow Measurement skills addressed during the course include selecting and developing measures … This self-assessment measures students’ knowledge and confidence levels regarding several topics related … students develop and describe each of the steps in a hypothetical PDSA cycle that could be used to measure … Investing in ongoing QI efforts helps ensure program quality.

8944. A Risk Based Approach to Improving Management of Chronic Kidney Disease - 2010 | Digital Healthcare Research
      digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/risk-based-approach-improving-management-chronic-kidney-disease/annual-summary/2010
      January 01, 2010 - Women's Hospital Funding Mechanism RFA: HS08-270: Utilizing Health IT to Improve Health Care Quality … Assessment of the appropriate documented problem list and encounter codes will be used to measure primary … disease, including patient characteristics and nephrology involvement. ( Achieved ) Assess whether quality … Preliminary Impact and Findings: In the first phase of research the team analyzed the predictors of quality

8945. Using Health Information Technology to Improve Transitions of Complex Elderly Patients from Skilled Nursing Facilities to Home - 2012 | Digital Healthcare Research
      digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/using-health-information-technology-improve-transitions-complex-elderly/annual-summary/2012
      January 01, 2012 - University of Massachusetts Medical School Funding Mechanism RFA: HS08-002: Ambulatory Safety and Quality … The research team evaluated the intervention through a time-series assessment to measure the efficacy … Field and her team measured a range of outcomes to determine whether the intervention facilitates high-quality … across transitions in care settings, and the use of electronic exchange of health information to improve quality

8946. Archived: Cognitive Impairment in Older Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
      www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/cognitive-impairment-in-older-adults-screening-2014
      March 18, 2014 - several drug therapies and nonpharmacologic interventions have a small effect on cognitive function measures … The USPSTF found adequate evidence that interventions targeted to caregivers have a small effect on measures … cognitive stimulation with or without cognitive training seems to improve global cognitive function measures … dementia with several drug therapies and nonpharmacologic interventions results in small improvements in measures … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2013.

8947. CDS Connect Work Group October 2021 Summary (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2021 - Connect artifacts to use Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resource (FHIR) version R4 and Clinical Quality … Fabian noted the caveat that it is difficult to measure exactly how users interact with artifacts, as … noted opportunities for improving integration with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) Measure … Clinical decision support and quality measurement are closely related; one could imagine a quality measure

8948. Health Information Technology Enhanced Family Health History Documentation & Management in Primary Care - 2012 | Digital Healthcare Research
      digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/health-information-technology-enhanced-family-health-history-documentation/annual-summary/2012
      January 01, 2012 - Funding Mechanism PAR: HS08-270: Utilizing Health Information Technology to Improve Health Care Quality … (Ongoing) Measure the reach and effectiveness of this integrated risk assessment module by conducting … This survey will measure self-efficacy for individualized risk assessment, patient counseling about personalized … The pilot of the risk assessment in the IVRS identified quality problems with the system. Dr.

8949. AHRQ Research Summit on Learning Health Systems: Executive Summary | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      October 01, 2020 - 2017 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland On September 15, 2017, the Agency for Research and Quality … Quality improvement is about processes, whereas the LHS is about structure and culture, as in supporting … Pronovost proposed creating a management structure for quality based on the concept of the fractal, in … Advance patient-reported outcomes and patient experience measures to support the ability of LHSs to pursue … The LHS should use the highest quality methods for developing evidence.

8950. Data Collection and Analysis | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      January 01, 2013 - Eliminating CLABSI, A National Patient Safety Imperative: Neonatal CLABSI Prevention Data Collection and Analysis Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Eliminating CLABSI, A National Patient Safety Imperative: Neonatal CLABSI Prevention Executive Summary Introduction & Objectives Methods …

8951. AHRQ-Funded Research Highlights Impact of Private Equity in Healthcare | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      August 01, 2024 - Medication safety refers to the practices and measures implemented to minimize the risk of medication … Practical applications for quality improvement in healthcare . … Digital maturity as a predictor of quality and safety outcomes in US hospitals: cross-sectional observational … The workshop will include presentations on topics including factors that create barriers to high-quality … This service is provided to you at no charge by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ

8952. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/quality-gap-palliative-hospice_research-protocol.pdf
      June 27, 2011 - quality), influencing (or incentives for better-quality care), and improving (addressing quality infrastructure … Outcomes measures for each KQ For both KQs, we will include all relevant patient or family/caregiver … – Quality of care measures, such as timeliness of response to pain and other symptoms. … National Quality Forum. … If the article was captured in the original search, the principal investigator will determine what measures

8953. Overview | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      June 01, 2023 - Overview Tools and Resources To Help Hospitals Choose an ISCR Program This section gives a high-level overview of the Improving Surgical Care and Recovery (ISCR) program to support hospitals in implementing evidence-based enhanced recovery pathways. The Overview lists the tools and materials, organized in the…

8954. Implementation | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      May 01, 2017 - The tools referenced throughout the guide include items such as checklist templates, quality improvement

8955. The Emergency Department & Catheter Insertions | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/hai/cauti-tools/archived-webinars/ed-catheter-insertions-slides.html
      December 01, 2017 - American Hospital Association with contract funding provided by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

8956. Arthritis-Psoriatric Executive (pdf file)
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      April 01, 2012 - EPC program.3,4 We graded strength of evidence for the outcomes determined to be most important: measures … Most studies were of fair quality. … * American College of Rheumatology measure of disease activity: response scores based on 20, 50, or … Table B gives a range for effect sizes for commonly reported measures, including the American College … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

8957. Community Pharmacy Survey on Patient Safety Culture: 2015 User Comparative Database Report, Part 1 (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2015 - The survey includes 36 items that measure 11 composites of patient safety culture. … In the planning stage, it is also important to identify quantitative and qualitative measures that can … Evaluative measures will need to be used before, during, and after implementation of your action plan … It requires tracking quantitative and qualitative measures of progress and success that have already … Step 7: Share What Works In Step 6, you track measures to identify which changes result in improvement

8958. Operations Center: Charter – Option Year 2 (pdf file)
      cdsic.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2025-03/Operations%20Center%20OY2%20Charter_508.pdf
      January 01, 2025 - Center: Charter – Option Year 2 Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … project was funded under contract number 75Q80120D00018 from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … the broader CDS ecosystem should inform CDSiC activities 4 ■ Established mechanisms and measures … federal agencies/policymakers, patients/patient advocates, clinicians, medical/academic institutions, measure … 30 >> /JPEG2000ColorImageDict << /TileWidth 256 /TileHeight 256 /Quality 30

8959. Trends in Hospital Readmissions for Four High-Volume Conditions, 2009-2013 (pdf file)
      hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb196-Readmissions-Trends-High-Volume-Conditions.pdf
      December 01, 2014 - Measure Methodology. https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Quality-Initiatives-Patient- Assessment-Instruments … /HospitalQualityInits/Measure-Methodology.html. … /HospitalQualityInits/Measure-Methodology.html https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Quality-Initiatives-Patient-Assessment-Instruments … NHEA spending or revenue measures the amount of income received by the hospital for treatment and other … Discharge weights for national estimates are developed using the target universe of community hospitals

8960. Showing Health Information Value in a Community Network | Digital Healthcare Research
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      January 01, 2023 - Improvement Quality Measurement This three-year project assessed the costs and benefits … From these measures, we assessed the costs and benefits of this community-wide effort to promote interoperability … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 2008. … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. January 2009. … Potentially, a great deal, in terms of both health care quality and costs.