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401. Participating in the 2023 CAHPS® Home and Community-Based Services Survey Database: What You Need to Know - Brown (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/events/webinars/3-2023hcbs-survey-webcast-brown.pdf
     April 01, 2024 - Measure Set • In July 2022, CMS released the first-ever HCBS Quality Measure Set through State Medicaid … measures in HCBS programs • Implementation of the HCBS Quality Measure Set creates opportunities … HCBS CAHPS Measures in the HCBS Quality Measure Set • The following HCBS CAHPS measures are included … in the HCBS Quality Measure set: • scale measures; • unmet needs measures; and • personal safety … Measure Set HCBS CAHPS Measures in the HCBS Quality Measure Set

402. Improving Care and Proving It! | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/policymakers/chipra/demoeval/what-we-learned/cmsqualconf0615.html
     March 01, 2019 - Program Presentation to the Demonstration States at the CMS Medicaid and CHIP Quality Conference, … Friday, June 15, 2012 National Evaluation of the CHIPRA Quality Demonstration Grant Program: An Update … Contact Information Slide 1 National Evaluation of the CHIPRA Quality Demonstration Grant Program … Quality measures: reporting “up” to CMS is very different from reporting “down” to practices HIT projects … measures?

403. In Conversation With... Libby Hoy and Stephen Hoy | PSNet
     psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-libby-hoy-and-stephen-hoy
     March 10, 2021 - Since then we have expanded into Quality Improvement Organizations (QIOs) , research teams, measure … improvement program is going to hit the target? … Per the Measures Management System Blueprint , CMS would like measure developers to actively engage … Other process measures could assess whether dedicated budget or staff members are allocated to PFE programs … J Fam Pract. 2000;49(9):796-804. [ PubMed ] [4] Gateways to PFA Program.

404. Section 2: Why Improve Patient Experience? | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/cahps/quality-improvement/improvement-guide/2-why-improve/index.html
     February 01, 2020 - Medicaid Services (CMS) has been using several versions of the CAHPS Health Plan Survey since 1998 to measure … CAHPS survey results are combined with other quality measures in "star ratings" that take into account … Similarly, the Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) program administered by CMS includes a patient … time; eventually, all medical practices with two or more eligible professionals will be required to measure … The National Committee for Quality Assurance's (NCQA) Patient-Centered Medical Home program includes

405. Maternal and Child Health Care | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/chartbooks/healthyliving/mch-measures.html
     June 01, 2018 - Preservation and Rehabilitation Supportive and Palliative Care National Healthcare Quality … of care, as well as their health outcomes. 1-3 Resources through the Children’s Health Insurance Program … Reauthorization Act (CHIPRA) are designed to increase Medicaid/CHIP enrollment: Outreach programs … Income 17.5 15.3 High Income 6.7 9.2 Key: CHIP = Children's Health Insurance Program … Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, 2002-2013.

406. About the CAHPS Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) Item Set (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/surveys-guidance/item-sets/PCMH/about-pcmh-item-set-cg20.pdf
     May 22, 2014 - the CAHPS Clinician & Group Surveys • Guidelines for Translating CAHPS Surveys Data Analysis Program … and Guidelines • CAHPS Analysis Program (SAS) • Preparing and Analyzing Data from the CAHPS Clinician … Because a public report would include both the core survey measures as well as the composite measures … listed above, and possibly other measures of quality, it is important to consider the value and potential … NCQA) gathered from stakeholders on the development of a patient experience survey for its PCMH program

407. Re-Engineered Discharge (RED) Toolkit | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/red/toolkit/index.html
     March 01, 2025 - Case Study: Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute Slashes Readmission Rates with AHRQ-based Discharge Program … 2016 JHQ Impact Article of the Year) Learn how a hospital that participated in AHRQ’s RED Training Program … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Cindy Brach, M.P.P. Contract No. … Hospital Care Plan         Step 10: Provide the RED for Diverse Populations         Step 11: Plan To Measure … Selecting Implementation Measures         Outcome Measures               Hospital Reutilization Measures

408. Clinical-Community Relationships Evaluation Roadmap | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/prevention/resources/chronic-care/clinical-community-relationships-eval-roadmap/index.html
     July 01, 2013 - The Roadmap will be of use to funders, researchers, and program evaluators interested in primary care … , based on an environmental scan of measures, a targeted literature review of research, an assessment … Prepared for: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality U.S. … Characteristics, Including the Use of Tailored or Semi-Tailored Interventions         2.2.3 Researchers and Program … this article should be construed as an official position of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

409. 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.

410. 43-Pathway-Worksheet (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/surgery/43-pathway-worksheet.docx
     June 01, 2023 - Evidence Review Conducted for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Safety Program for Improving … Evidence Review Conducted for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Safety Program for Improving … Evidence Review Conducted for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Safety Program for Improving … Evidence Review Conducted for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Safety Program for Improving … Evidence review conducted for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Safety Program for Improving

411. Methods and Metrics Issues in Delivery Systems Research | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/practiceimprovement/delivery-initiative/alexander.html
     December 01, 2020 - Sign up: Quality Measure Tools Email updates Slide 1 Methods and Metrics Issues in Delivery System … causal directions, and base rates depending on the ecological conditions under which the processes or programs … Measure context as an analytic variable in our models– not as study setting descriptions. … components were delivered as specified by the program logic model/theory. … Measures Topic: Tools & Toolkits

412. SOPS Ambulatory Surgery Center Survey | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/sops/surveys/asc/index.html
     July 01, 2024 - have been certified and approved to participate in the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' ASC program … Survey Items and Composite Measures Ambulatory Surgery Center Survey Items and Composite Measures—English … Ambulatory Surgery Center Survey Items and Composite Measures—Spanish Version and Description of Translation … Additional Resources The SOPS Program offers resources to assist survey users, including an Action … Announcements Learn more about the AHRQ-sponsored webcasts ,  podcasts , and announcements on the SOPS Program

413. Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/d4l_combo_psi15-accidentalpuncturelaceration-bestpractices.pdf
     May 31, 2016 - used for Medicare’s Hospital Value-Based Purchasing (as part of a composite measure) that links quality … Reporting Program.4 • Accidental puncture and laceration can also result in harm to health care personnel … Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting (IQR) Program measures (calendar year 2014 discharges). … Measures displayed on Hospital Compare. http://www.medicare.gov/hospitalcompare/Data/Measures-Displayed.html … Occupational Health Surveillance Program.

414. 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

415. 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

416. Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/d4j_combo_psi13-sepsis-bestpractices.pdf
     May 20, 2016 - Obtain blood cultures, administer antibiotics, measure serum lactate, and manage fluid status for hypotension … central venous pressure (CVP).*  Measure central venous oxygen saturation (ScvO2).*  Remeasure … • Implement a sepsis education program offered systemwide. … : Sepsis alert program leads to more timely diagnosis and treatment, reducing morbidity, mortality, … Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting (IQR) Program measures (calendar year 2014 discharges).

417. eHealth Blood Pressure Control Program (eHealth BP) - Final Report (pdf file)
     digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/publication/r21hs018238-eaton-final-report-2012.pdf
     January 01, 2012 - Federal Project Officer: Vera Rosenthal Submitted to: The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … health information from home to the medical office and back to home, with the aim of improving the quality … (Chart Audits) X X Morisky Scale of self-reported adherence RV1 RV2 RV3 RV4 Patient Activation Measure … patient navigators; and c) a measure of patient navigator adherence to the training manual. 4. … Field tested and refined a reliable measure of patient navigator adherence to the training manual and

418. Introducing the CAHPS Child Hospital Survey_Transcript (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/events/20150122/introducing-cahps-child-hospital-survey-transcript.pdf
     January 01, 2015 - It’s an entire program. It’s funded by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. … And one component of the CHIPRA program is the Pediatric Quality Measures Program. … measures, of standardized quality measures for Medicaid and SCHIP programs. … of these pediatric quality measures, not only for the state and SCHIP programs but also more broadly … Schuster, Slide 15 So the Pediatric Quality Measures Program, which again Carla introduced, was established

419. Using Precision Performance Measurement to Conduct Focused Quality Improvement - 2011 | Digital Healthcare Research
     digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/using-precision-performance-measurement-conduct-focused-quality-improvement/annual-summary/2011
     January 01, 2011 - Program: Improving Quality Through Clinician Use of Health Information Technology (IQHIT) Grant … A quality measure may be recorded as not having been met because a patient was incorrectly considered … and seamlessly link data to practice-level quality improvement programs and point-of-care interventions … The project used previously-developed quality measurement programs that examine EHR data to measure quality … Exception codes for 18 national quality measures were introduced into the EHR.

420. Using Information Technology to Provide Measurement Based Care for Chronic Illness - Final Report (pdf file)
     digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/publication/r18hs017189-trivedi-final-report-2010.pdf
     January 01, 2010 - At the time of this study, Centerstone’s programs and services reached residents of nearly all of the … to measure progress, and guidance regarding next steps in treatment. … Also as part of Study Aim 1, all clinicians were given the following surveys intended to measure physician … The Physician Evaluation of Algorithm Training Survey (EOTS) measures the quality of algorithm training … activities subscale of the Q-LES-Q is reported as a general evaluation of social function, and this measure