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9981. FRN 30: Outpatient Case Management for Adults With Medical Illnesses and Complex Care Needs: Future Research Needs (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/case-management-future_research.pdf
      June 01, 2015 - Quality of care, as indicated by disease-specific process measures, receipt of recommended health care … Quality of care, as indicated by disease-specific process measures, receipt of recommended health care … • Assess the impact of patient activation (a specific measure that includes confidence, engagement … 33% (3) 56% (5) 11% (1) 37 Studies to assess the impact of patient activation (a specific measure … measures including patient/family satisfaction, impact of interventions on patient/familya Patient

9982. Final progress Report: Anticholinergics and Cognitive Decline in the Elderly with Depression (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/aparasu-report.pdf
      January 01, 2024 - Previous studies reported strong inter-rater reliability and internal consistency of scales used in MDS … The repeated-measure mixed model did not find statistically significant difference in cognition with … Minimum Data Set Plus (MDS+) scores compared with scores from five rating scales. … The Anticholinergic Drug Scale as a measure of drug-related anticholinergic burden: associations with … Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (US); 2010 Apr.

9983. AHRQ Final Progress Report: Impacts of the Physical Environment on Healthcare (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/zimring-report.pdf
      January 01, 2024 - Goals and indicators used to measure performance. … contribute to making the very large upcoming US healthcare construction program safer; of higher quality … Continue to publish results in a variety of publications read by architects, payers, executives, quality … Develop mechanisms for assisting small and rural hospitals with designing quality facilities. … Goals and indicators used to measure performance.

9984. Disposition of Comments for CER 168 Infantile Hemangioma (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/infantile-hemangioma_disposition-comments.pdf
      January 15, 2016 - The criteria for outcome measures and strength of evidence are clearly stated. … Two studies in the meta- analysis used VAS scales, one on a 10-point scale and one on a 100-point scale … Methods for dealing with these multiple scales are described in Appendix D. … This measure can be used comparatively by considering the difference in expected clearance. … We ran the analysis without poor quality studies.

9985. Recommendation: Autism Spectrum Disorder in Young Children: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
      www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/autism-spectrum-disorder-in-young-children-screening
      February 16, 2016 - They should not be construed as an official position of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … 18 and 24 months with later screening or case-finding on educational, behavioral, functional, and IQ measures … 294 children) reported that these interventions improved cognitive scores by 11 to 16 points (Mullen Scales … Twelve RCTs of play- or interaction-based interventions reported significant improvements in some measures … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2015. 3.

9986. Methodology Report #2: Sample Design of the 1996 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Household Component
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      January 01, 2002 - The survey is cosponsored by the Agency for Health Care Research and Quality (AHRQ) and … by geographic area (Census region and State), metropolitan status, and sociodemographic measures … sample of blocks (segments) was selected after the blocks were stratified by measures … should satisfy the following precision requirements for mean estimates of the following measures … Search Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality 5600 Fishers Lane

9987. A National Web Conference on Improving Health IT Safety through the Use Natural Language Processing to Improve Accuracy of EHR Documentation - Q&As (pdf file)
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      February 07, 2017 - QUESTION: Over the course of your project, you saw a dip in quality improvement and meaningful use … measures. … Did everything make it to the right box to be gathered into the reports that were needed for those quality … This didn’t affect our quality improvement or our compliance efforts. … QUESTION: What are some ways to address the increasing security measures that compound worsening bandwidth

9988. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      December 06, 2007 - The National Quality Forum has defined 27 serious adverse events and includes death or serious harm … team communication.(7) Protection of patients from elopement risks requires attention to preventive measures … Such preventive measures may include placing the patient on an observation protocol (special precautions … California Hospital Quality Initiative: reducing serious events. Briefs Focus. … project was funded under contract number 75Q80119C00004 from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

9989. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      October 01, 2020 - its National Patient Safety Goals (NPSG) with the most recent 2020 update.7,8 Systems Changes and Quality … The submitted case highlights how a variety of factors and quality gaps may contribute to errors during … significant, and many of the strategies aimed at reducing waste may also act as additional safety measures … carefully examine the strategies that are currently present and to work to develop additional safety measures … project was funded under contract number 75Q80119C00004 from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

9990. Booz Allen Hamilton | Digital Healthcare Research
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      January 01, 2023 - Booz Allen Hamilton Pathways to Quality through Health Information Technology … - 2012 Principal Investigator Flemming, Anjanette Project Name Pathways to Quality … through Health Information Technology Pathways to Quality through Health IT … Health Information Technology Pathways to Quality through Health Information … Technology Description This project sought to identify obstacles to improving quality through

9991. Improving the quality and safety of care on the medical ward: a review and synthesis of the evidence base. | PSNet
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      November 03, 2015 - Review Improving the quality and safety of care on the medical ward: a review and … Improving the quality and safety of care on the medical ward: A review and synthesis of the evidence … Improving the quality and safety of care on the medical ward: A review and synthesis of the evidence … November 1, 2017 Rethinking medical ward quality. … November 9, 2016 Beyond clinical engagement: a pragmatic model for quality improvement

9992. Transformational improvement in quality care and health systems: the next decade. | PSNet
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      October 14, 2020 - Commentary Transformational improvement in quality care and health systems: the next … Transformational improvement in quality care and health systems: the next decade. … Transformational improvement in quality care and health systems: the next decade. … June 29, 2009 Repurposing clinical decision support system data to measure dosing errors … and clinician-level quality of care.

9993. Sustaining reductions in catheter related bloodstream infections in Michigan intensive care units: observational study. | PSNet
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      May 25, 2011 - The findings provide strong evidence for the impact and sustainability of a multifaceted quality improvement … January 20, 2010 The business case for quality: economic analysis of the Michigan Keystone … March 21, 2012 Using the opportunity estimator tool to improve engagement in a quality … November 7, 2018 Explaining Michigan: developing an ex post theory of a quality improvement … March 2, 2011 Quality of traditional surveillance for public reporting of nosocomial

9994. Does the patient's payer matter in hospital patient safety?: a study of urban hospitals. | PSNet
      psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/does-patients-payer-matter-hospital-patient-safety-study-urban-hospitals
      November 05, 2008 - Related Resources From the Same Author(s) Hospital financial condition and the quality … 2016 Analysis of suicides reported as adverse events in psychiatry resulted in nine quality … February 21, 2024 Association of measured quality and future financial performance among … December 7, 2022 Association of measured quality with financial health among U.S. hospitals … October 21, 2020 Correlation between hospital finances and quality and safety of patient

9995. The business case for quality: economic analysis of the Michigan Keystone Patient Safety Program in ICUs. | PSNet
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      September 20, 2011 - Study Classic The business case for quality: economic analysis … The business case for quality: economic analysis of the Michigan Keystone Patient Safety Program in ICUs … Substantiating the business case for quality in this fashion will further stimulate wide dissemination … The business case for quality: economic analysis of the Michigan Keystone Patient Safety Program in ICUs … May 25, 2011 Using the opportunity estimator tool to improve engagement in a quality

9996. The impact of internal service quality on preventable adverse events in hospitals. | PSNet
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      September 24, 2016 - Study The impact of internal service quality on preventable adverse events in hospitals … The Impact of Internal Service Quality on Preventable Adverse Events in Hospitals. … Using data from a hospital that created a measure for the quality of service provided by support departments … , researchers found that higher quality service from support departments was associated with decreased … The Impact of Internal Service Quality on Preventable Adverse Events in Hospitals.

9997. HEALTHCARE COST AND UTILIZATION PROJECT — HCUP (pdf file)
      hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/nation/nis/reports/NIS_2002_Design_Report.pdf
      January 01, 2002 - Variance Calculations It may be important for researchers to calculate a measure of precision for … ., 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

9998. HEALTHCARE COST AND UTILIZATION PROJECT — HCUP (pdf file)
      hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/nation/nis/reports/NIS_2001_Design_Report.pdf
      January 01, 2001 - 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 … the HCUP NIS, 2001 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

9999. AHRQ Organization Chart | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      July 01, 2025 - Center for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Craig Umscheid, M.D., M.S., Director Works to improve … the safety, quality, and value of healthcare through research; tools and other resources; implementation

10000. Enhancing Patient Matching in Support of Operational Health Information Exchange | Digital Healthcare Research
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       April 29, 2023 - data, and give those caring for patients more comprehensive patient health information improving the quality … project were as follows: Implement three general classes of recommended matching data enhancements and measure … Measure the matching accuracy improvements resulting from using combinations of 1) three best practice … underlying correlation between agreeing fields), and the benefits of data standardization and similarity measures … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 2023.