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  1. AHRQ National Scorecard on Hospital-Acquired Conditions: Updated Baseline Rates and Preliminary Results 2014-2017 (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/pfp/hacreport-2019.pdf
    January 01, 2019 - variety of adverse events, including the 10 HACs selected for special focus by CMS as part of the programs … Measures used to estimate the national HAC rate HAC Type Source Measure Adverse Drug Event MPSMS … The weights follow, based on their percentage11 of the inpatient population: • AMI: 2.15%, • CHF: 3.24% … , • Pneumonia: 4.41%, • SCIP plus 5 other major surgeries: 19.17%, • Global: 71.03%. 11 These weights … The change in weights to incorporate newer information is the reason that the HAC rate calculated in

  2. In Conversation With… Ashish K. Jha, MD, MPH | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-ashish-k-jha-md-mph
    May 01, 2013 - Some measures are more problematic, the biggest one being the readmissions measure. … RW : One of the tensions between safety and quality is that while it's relatively easy to measure mortality … and maybe case-mix adjust mortality and certain process measures, it's pretty hard to measure diagnostic … And do you worry that because it's easier to measure quality we'll take our eye off the safety ball? … In its first iteration the program includes 13 measures taken from Medicare's Inpatient Quality Reporting

  3. PowerPoint Presentation

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/teamstepps-program/curriculum/teamstepps-implementation-slides.pptx
    June 02, 2025 - (https://www.ahrq.gov/teamstepps-program/curriculum/implement/pre/ready.html) Discuss results as a group … Quality Indicators: PSI Measures 19 Accurately and Efficiently Measuring Outcomes Measurement … Measure time lag can delay the availability of some measures substantially (especially if based on claims … Identify a measure and define target ranges for that measure. … At what level will you measure and what measures will you use? 1. Level I Reactions: 2.

  4. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33751/psn-pdf
    January 01, 2014 - In its first iteration the program includes 13 measures taken from Medicare's Inpatient Quality Reporting … (IQR) program, including process measures focused on the prevention of surgical infection, postoperative … no small measure because traditional models of hospital payment are so problematic and can be viewed … Who pays for poor surgical quality? Building a business case for quality improvement. … Hospital quality for acute myocardial infarction: correlation among process measures and relationship

  5. Building the Business Case for CANDOR Worksheet | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/candor/modules/worksheet2.html
    August 01, 2022 - Alignment of the plan to the organization's strategic and risk/quality/patient safety goals. … Outline the organization's risk/quality/patient safety program and how the CANDOR process connects to … Set specific measures and related goals. … Collaborate with finance and the risk/quality/patient safety division to calculate the projected costs … Performance measures to consider include: Patient experience (use measures such as HCAHPS scores

  6. Ncinqtobaccousehelpform (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/factsheets/fullreports/NCINQTobaccoUseHelpForm.pdf
    August 01, 2012 - Pediatric Quality Measures Program (PQMP) Candidate Measure Submission Form (CPCF) Italics indicate … /By-Topics/Quality-of- 2 http://www.medicaid.gov/Medicaid-CHIP-Program-Information/By-Topics/Quality-of-Care … programs. … , and enrollment in a smoking/tobacco use program as well as other quality measures, 12 … For example, a measure that measures the quality of diabetes care by whether a provider conducted an

  7. Facilitator Guide: Build Your SSI Prevention Bundle (doc file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/mvp/modules/technical/measuredesc-ltvv-facguide.docx
    January 01, 2017 - Patients Measure Descriptions for Low Tidal Volume Ventilation Facilitator Guide AHRQ Pub. … quality improvement process development. … Slide 14 Data Measures Guide SAY: Data should drive all quality improvement projects. … measures in your unit using data gathered from the data collection tools provided for this safety program … Slide 16 7 AHRQ Safety Program for Mechanically Ventilated PatientsLTVV Measures image2.png image4

  8. 3 Tk2 T1-Suggested Agenda For Meeting On Monitoring Final (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/3_TK2_T1-Suggested_Agenda_for_Meeting_on_Monitoring_Final.pdf
    October 01, 2016 - Brief review of antimicrobial stewardship program goals 5 minutes 2. … How does antimicrobial stewardship program fit in with existing infection control or quality improvement … What measures are needed to evaluate progress towards goals? … (a) Examples of simple measures: (1) the rate of antibiotic use (e.g., the number of fluoroquinolones … (c) Example of complex measures: (1) Focus on a particular infection and look at the rate of compliance

  9. 3 Tk2 T1-Suggested Agenda For Meeting On Monitoring Final (doc file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/3_TK2_T1-Suggested_Agenda_for_Meeting_on_Monitoring_Final.docx
    October 01, 2016 - or quality improvement (QI) efforts? … 5 minutes What measures are needed to evaluate progress towards goals? … Examples of simple measures: (1) the rate of antibiotic use (e.g., the number of fluoroquinolones used … Examples of moderately complex measures: (1) number of antibiotic prescriptions divided by the number … Example of complex measures: (1) Focus on a particular infection and look at the rate of compliance with

  10. Bringing High Performing Systems to Small Practices - 2012 | Digital Healthcare Research

    digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/bringing-high-performing-systems-small-practices/annual-summary/2012
    January 01, 2012 - care and experience a rapid rate of improvement of their quality measures. … rapid rate of improvement on their quality measures than practices that did not participate. … Quality measures trended included: aspirin therapy for patients with ischemic vascular disease and/or … An analysis of the effect of each of the individual EHR adoption interventions on 39 quality measures … Similarly, technical assistance was not associated with quality performance on the targeted measures,

  11. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/72836/psn-pdf
    January 26, 2021 - Per the Measures Management System Blueprint, CMS would like measure developers to actively engage with … Accountable Leader of Program Area 4. … Other process measures could assess whether dedicated budget or staff members are allocated to PFE programs … be critical should PFE programs not be translating into desired outcomes.   … if the measure will be calculated using patient-reported data.

  12. Harnessing Health IT for Self-Management Support and Medication Activation in a Medicaid Health Plan - 2010 | Digital Healthcare Research

    digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/harnessing-health-information-technology-self-management-support-and-medication/annual-summary/2010
    January 01, 2010 - University of California, San Francisco Funding Mechanism RFA: HS07-007: Ambulatory Safety and Quality … This work builds on a previously-funded Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) project by … implementing modifications to adapt the program for sustained use. … Specific Aims: Measure the effects of a Medicaid health plan-directed ATSM on patient-centered outcomes … events triggered and/or identified through active surveillance among ATSM participants. ( Upcoming ) Measure

  13. OUTLINE (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/cancer-end-of-life-measures-framework_research.pdf
    April 01, 2010 - measures. … A quality indicator or quality measure is an agreed-upon process or outcome measure that is used to … and improvement programs. … improvement programs, and policymakers. … Cancer care quality measures: symptoms and end-of-life care.

  14. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45671/psn-pdf
    November 23, 2016 - , referred to as accountability measures. … Reporting Program, The Joint Commission decreased the number of accountability measures from 49 to … The percent of hospitals that performed at 95% or above for all accountability measures declined from … Hospitals were also given the opportunity to submit electronic clinical quality measure data for the … psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/joint-commission-center-transforming-healthcare https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/accountability-measures-using-measurement-promote-quality-improvement

  15. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46783/psn-pdf
    January 24, 2018 - In 2016, hospital performance on accountability measures remained strong. … The report also describes the Pioneers in Quality program, which was designed to facilitate hospital … reporting of electronic clinical quality measures. … In 2016, 470 hospitals reported electronic clinical quality measure data compared to only 34 in 2015 … psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/joint-commission-center-transforming-healthcare https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/accountability-measures-using-measurement-promote-quality-improvement

  16. Research White Paper Registries in Accountable Care Addendum Registries for Evaluating Patient Outcomes Third Edition (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/accountable-care-registries-guide-3rd-ed-addendum-white-paper-2018-5.pdf
    January 01, 2018 - is a single measure plus a composite of five measures and the coronary artery disease metric is a composite … measure results. … Metrics One major challenge for registries in accountable care is the variation in quality measure … Two entities working on quality metric harmonization are the National Quality Forum’s Measure Applications … /Downloads/ ACO-Shared-Savings-Program-Quality- Measures.pdf.

  17. Spotlight Case [MONTH] 2003 (ppt file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/import/webmm.ahrq.gov.137_slideshow.ppt
    November 01, 2006 - Hospital Quality Alliance (HQA) Began in 2003 with 10 quality measures spread across 3 clinical conditions … 21 measures including those focused on quality of surgical care Hospital Quality Alliance Web site. … HQA: Current Measure Set (cont.) … Wisconsin: A report on the impact of the Quality Counts program in Wisconsin found that hospitals involved … Care in U.S. hospitals--the Hospital Quality Alliance program.

  18. Discharging Our Responsibility | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/discharging-our-responsibility
    January 16, 2019 - , increasing from 29% to 55%, an absolute change of 26%.( 9 ) Building on features of previous programs … , the American Heart Association's Get With The Guidelines (GWTG) Program aimed to increase adherence … The GWTG program employed a web-based patient registry that facilitated feedback of performance data, … Quality of care in U.S. hospitals as reflected by standardized measures, 2002-2004. … Performance Measure Name Measure Description Discharge instructions Heart failure patients

  19. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39746/psn-pdf
    August 11, 2010 - using criteria validated from the adult population: justifying the need for pediatric-focused outcome measures … using criteria validated from the adult population: justifying the need for pediatric-focused outcome measures … (the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program and the AHRQ Patient Safety Indicators) originally … The authors argue that applying adult measures to a pediatric population overestimates the incidence … analysis-adverse-events-pediatric-surgery-using-criteria-validated-adult-population https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/national-surgical-quality-improvement-program

  20. Effective Health Care (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/TND_0371_11-23-2010.pdf
    January 01, 2010 - In addition, they would like to assess whether use of these quality measures or performance metrics, … that examine how documentation (e.g., electronic health records) affects the use of quality measures … Comparator(s): Interventions that do not employ quality measures or performance metrics; interventions … )  Performance metrics, quality measures, and patient-centered outcomes are an important and … In addition, a lack of clarity regarding the definition of performance metrics, quality measures, and
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