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41. Evaluating Electronic Health Record Data for Use in Diabetes Quality Reporting - 2012 | Digital Healthcare Research
    digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/evaluating-electronic-health-record-data-use-diabetes-quality-reporting/annual-summary/2012
    January 01, 2012 - University Funding Mechanism PAR: HS09-212: AHRQ Grants for Health Services Research Dissertation Program … may be a particular concern given that existing quality measures are often perceived by physicians to … not measure quality accurately. … (Achieved) Determine the impact of utilizing different EHR criteria on existing quality measures for … performance programs, and leadership pressure.

42. Using Precision Performance Measurement to Conduct Focused Quality Improvement | Digital Healthcare Research
    digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/using-precision-performance-measurement-conduct-focused-quality-improvement
    January 01, 2023 - Program: Improving Quality through Clinician Use of Health IT (R18) AHRQ Funded Amount … Patients may incorrectly be considered eligible for a measure; appear to fail a quality measure they … have met because data satisfying the measure was not captured; or have reasons the measure was not appropriate … measures. … Frequency of inappropriate medical exceptions to quality measures.

43. Bringing High Performing Systems to Small Practices | Digital Healthcare Research
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    January 01, 2023 - programs on the performance of cardiovascular health clinical quality measures (CQM)—aspirin therapy … experienced a more rapid rate of improvement on their quality measures than practices that did not participate … program. … Receipt of technical assistance was associated with higher performance on quality measures. … Quality measure performance in small practices before and after electronic health record adoption.

44. Automating Assessment of Obesity Care Quality - 2010 | Digital Healthcare Research
    digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/automating-assessment-obesity-care-quality/annual-summary/2010
    January 01, 2010 - Percent change in body weight was selected as the primary outcome measure. … 1) the proportion of overweight or obese patients who are receiving advice, counseling, weight loss program … Specific Aims: Develop obesity care quality measures based on updated NHLBI guidelines to evaluate … (OCQ) Measure Set that defines the following: Study population, including reasons for exclusion. … Nine distinct measures of obesity care quality, including criteria for qualification and measurement.

45. Integrating Patient-Reported Outcomes into Practice: Benefits, Challenges, and Recommendations for Action (pdf file)
    digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/integrating-pros-into-practice-slides-02272024.pdf
    February 27, 2024 - Status PRO Quality Measure Improving • QPP178: Rheumatoid Arthritis Yearly Functional Status … Description, scoring, and interpretation of each measure Guidance for Quality Payment Program … measures 2014-present RA quality measures endorsed by NQF and CMS 2014-2018 Build measures in … federal quality programs, and using a national EHR-based registry to extract PROs and provide performance … Activity Quality Measure Improving Performance on RA Functional Status PRO Quality Measure Improving

46. FAQs: The Excellence Report: Colonoscopy Quality Measures in Ambulatory Care (pdf file)
    digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/resource/Logan_TheExcellenceReport_FAQs.pdf
    January 01, 2007 - Report: Colonoscopy Quality Measures in Ambulatory Care Q: What quality measures will be used? … What quality measures will be used? Initially, seven quality measures will be reported. … Why were those quality measures chosen? … measures for the AMA Physicians Performance Measures program … Measures in Ambulatory Care What quality measures will be used?

47. Advancing Quality Measurement and Care Improvement with Health Information Exchange - Final Report (pdf file)
    digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/citation/r01hs021261-shapiro-final-report-2018.pdf
    January 01, 2018 - EHR data, Aim 2) retrospectively measure the change in our ability to employ these measures using HIE … data, and Aim 3) implement these HIE-enhanced measures and prospectively measure changes in their performance … of these measures in ongoing QA and case management programs will improve these programs performance … quality measures in existing QA and case management programs and measure the impact. … in programs aimed at improving ED quality measurement and reducing potentially preventable ED visits

48. Automating Assessment of Asthma Care Quality - 2010 | Digital Healthcare Research
    digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/automating-assessment-asthma-care-quality/activity/automating-assessment-asthma/annual-summary/2010
    January 01, 2010 - Program: Enabling Quality Measurement through Health Information Technology (EQM) Grant Number … Most quality measures were associated with several unique target concepts identified by MediClass processing … Specific Aims: Refine ACQ measures from the RAND Quality Assessment Tools Project for use as a quality … (generalizable and scalable) method for applying the above care quality measures using comprehensive … measure.

49. Improving Quality in Cancer Screening: The Excellence Report for Colonoscopy | Digital Healthcare Research
    digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/improving-quality-cancer-screening-excellence-report-colonoscopy
    January 01, 2023 - Program: Enabling Quality Measurement through Health IT (R18) AHRQ Funded Amount $590,775 … Defined quality measures for colonoscopy were used in individual quality report cards with 15 measures … to the quality measures. … programs, which are seen as inevitable and even desirable, but that programs will need to emphasize … Measures for Colonoscopy Description: A list of quality measures for colorectal cancer screening

50. Improving Healthcare Through AHRQ's Digital Healthcare Research Program: 2022 Year in Review | Digital Healthcare Research
    digital.ahrq.gov/program-overview/research-reports/2022-year-review
    January 01, 2022 - Improving Healthcare Through AHRQ's Digital Healthcare Research Program: 2022 Year in Review … Executive Summary "At the Digital Healthcare Research Program, our work … the key to this vision, and research holds the key to ensuring that these technologies advance care quality … is RAW content Executive Summary At AHRQ’s Digital Healthcare Research (DHR) program … Chronic Disease Management Completed Research Automated Retract-and-Reorder Measures

51. Prospective | Digital Healthcare Research
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    January 01, 2024 - Improvement Program - Final Report Citation Ko C. … Improvement Program – Final Report. … for Children With Medical Complexity Develop and Validate Health IT Safety Measures … Develop and Validate Health IT Safety Measures To Capture Violations of the Five Rights of Medication … , Jason Stuart Project Name Develop and Validate Health IT Safety Measures To Capture Violations

52. Implementation Outcomes of a Health IT Program for Vulnerable Diabetes Patients - Final Report (pdf file)
    digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/publication/r03hs020684-handley-final-report-2012.pdf
    January 01, 2012 - Measures related to integration of ATSM and SMARTSteps Core Component Data Source Aim/Measure Used … Measures related to delivery adherence of ATSM Data Source Aim/Measure Used ATSM content (did patients … with Smart Steps staff to provide context for the results and to guide recommendations for similar programs … Measures related to moderating factors Moderating Component Data Source Aim/Measure A. … health IT interventions that work with registries and panel management types of self-management support programs

53. Director's Corner | Digital Healthcare Research
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    September 01, 2024 - We are interested in how these ecosystem elements and actors can best support the quality and safety … as patient-reported outcomes (PROs), health-relevant behaviors, anthropometrics, and physiological measures … In 2016, AHRQ embarked on an ambitious multi-component program to advance patient-centered CDS and to … He has also conducted research to develop and validate new medication safety measures needed for automatically … Each of the new measures achieved high positive predictive values and can be readily integrated into

54. Findings and Lessons From the Enabling Quality Measurement Through Health IT Grant Initiative (pdf file)
    digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/page/final-eqm-report-6-21-12.pdf
    May 01, 2012 - (ASQ) program. … It is part of AHRQ’s Ambulatory Safety and Quality (ASQ) program, which was designed to improve the … An important step for any new quality measure, whether it is an outcome or process measure, is the … between higher scores on the measures and positive patient outcomes (i.e., measure validity). … measures should be accurate, capturing a high proportion of cases that meet the criteria for the measure

55. eHealth BP Control Program - 2010 | Digital Healthcare Research
    digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/ehealth-bp-control-program/annual-summary/2010
    January 01, 2010 - eHealth BP Control Program - 2010 Project Name eHealth Blood Pressure Control Program … Funding Mechanism RFA: HS08-269: Exploratory and Developmental Grant to Improve Health Care Quality … , a manual of procedures for the patient navigators, and a measure of patient navigator adherence to … A document for adherence measures was prepared to provide guidance on what is an “acceptable” level of … across transitions in care settings, and the use of electronic exchange of health information to improve quality

56. Examination of the Use of Electronic Health Record Data for Measuring Performance in Diabetes Care - Final Report (pdf file)
    digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/publication/r36hs020165-hirsch-final-report-2012.pdf
    January 01, 2012 - programs.4, 5 Performance measures help identify gaps in healthcare delivery and target areas for … Internal quality improvement program. … He noted, “because of the quality program, we call (for the labs) and all that.” … program, in which diagnosis of CKD is automatically added to the problem list based on lab measures … Second, when developing performance measures, administrators of quality reporting programs must provide

57. Quality Oral Health Care in Medicaid Through Health IT (pdf file)
    digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/citation/QualityOralHealthCareMedicaid.pdf
    January 01, 2016 - of CMS, is developing quality measures for dentistry as the convening authority for the Dental Quality … which was organized to develop quality measures for dental programs as well as for oral health more … are clinical quality measures. … quality measures. … The stigma of public programs: Does a separate SCHIP program reduce it?

58. Feedback of Treatment Intensification Data to Reduce Cardiovascular Disease Risk - 2010 | Digital Healthcare Research
    digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/feedback-treatment-intensification-data-reduce-cardiovascular-disease-risk/annual-summary/2010
    January 01, 2010 - Program: Enabling Quality Measurement Through Health Information Technology (EQM) Grant Number … clinicians appropriately increase pharmacotherapy in the face of poor control, has been proposed as a new measure … of clinical quality. … population management software tool used for the Preventing Heart Attacks and Strokes Everyday (PHASE) program … physician and staff perceptions of the value (effectiveness and efficiency) of the population management program

59. Web-Based Intervention for Alcohol Use in Women of Childbearing Potential (pdf file)
    digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/publication/r36hs018071-delrahim-howlett-final-report-2010.pdf
    January 01, 2010 - Scope: More effective programs to accurately measure and reduce alcohol consumption among women before … There is a need for more effective primary prevention and intervention programs aimed to reduce preconception … as described for the baseline measures. … All of the participants reported that they were comfortable using the program and found the program … In summary, we found no significant effect of treatment on any outcome measure.

60. Health IT-Enabled Quality Measurement: Perspectives, Pathways, and Practical Guidance (pdf file)
    digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/hit-eqm-slides-091313.pdf
    September 13, 2013 - Measurement Enabled by Health IT, which describes over 150 different public and private programs … • Focused on improving quality • Measures are developed for various stakeholders and purposes • … measurement programs should be aligned and harmonized uniformly through a centralized multi-stakeholder … users to help set the measure ideation agenda; better alignment with other programs and certifications … ▪ Nomination forms and instructions are available on AHRQ’s Effective Health Care Program Web site