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441. The CAHPS Ambulatory Care Improvement Guide: Why Improve Patient Experience? (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/quality-improvement/improvement-guide/2-why-improve/cahps-section-2-why-improve-patient-experience.pdf
     May 01, 2017 - 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 … o 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

442. R18Hs017179-Tang-Final-Report-2011 (pdf file)
     digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/publication/r18hs017179-tang-final-report-2011.pdf
     January 01, 2011 - to deliver significant improvements in the desired outcome.5 Typical self-management education programs … Traditional programs rely mainly on in-person visits, and phone contact for patient-provider interactions … The complete questionnaire included questions or scales measuring patient diabetes knowledge, attitudes … Patients have access to aggregate information about the PAMF physician performance on quality measures … The PHQ-9: validity of a brief depression severity measure.

443. CAHPS In-Center Hemodialysis Survey | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance/ich/index.html
     November 01, 2023 - Dialysis facilities and End-Stage Renal Disease Networks (known simply as Networks) use this tool to measure … Quality Measures from the CAHPS In-Center Hemodialysis Survey The In-Center Hemodialysis Survey produces … the following measures of patient experience: Nephrologists' communication and caring Quality … programs and measures, and then resurveyed their patients in order to analyze the effectiveness of their … Hemodialysis Survey was developed by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality’s (AHRQ) CAHPS program

444. Medication Monitoring for Vulnerable Populations via Information Technology (MMITI) | Digital Healthcare Research
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     January 01, 2023 - Program: Enabling Quality Measurement through Health IT (R18) AHRQ Funded Amount $994,325 … Develop and implement EHR-based quality and safety measures of medication monitoring for vulnerable populations … Develop and implement EHR-based quality and safety measures of medication monitoring for vulnerable populations … The study found that automatic queries of EHRs to identify patients eligible for quality measures are … However, only one to five providers described reports of quality measure data as being useful.

445. Evaluation of Diagnostic Stewardship Implementation | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/dxsafety-dx-stewardship7.html
     August 01, 2024 - Guidance is available and continues to evolve for diagnostic excellence programs in hospitals and other … healthcare organizations. 86,87 One specific program, Core Elements of Hospital Diagnostic Excellence … Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and others in late 2024. 88   Second, it is possible to measure … Contamination rates for diagnostic specimens. 89 Internal laboratory quality measures, such as the percentage … to assess the value, cost-effectiveness, and sustainability of diagnostic stewardship activities and programs

446. Opportunities for Integrating MOC Part IV Requirements into PBRN Practices (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/ncepcr/resources/MOC-PIV-Field-Guide.pdf
     June 01, 2015 - For examples look at the ABIM and ABMS Portfolio programs. … /quality-improvement-program-providers/default.aspx http://www.abim.org/quality-improvement-program-providers … Measures must be relevant to the quality gap. … Preferably at least one measure per aim. 10. … Must have a minimum of 25 patients per measure for most situations.

447. PSNet Curated Library (pdf file)
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     January 31, 2024 - This systematic review identified several gaps in the available safety measures used for quality monitoring … This portal enables access to comparative quality and... … The program,... … This systematic review identified several gaps in the available safety measures used for quality monitoring … The program,...

448. State at a Glance: Florida | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     March 01, 2019 - Demonstration Grant Program? … measures can be used to improve quality of care for children. … of children's health quality using multiple existing data sources from various children's programs across … Working with the Initial Core Set of Children's Quality Measures Florida will collect, assess, and … measures?

449. HCBS CAHPS Survey Database: What You Need to Know - GINSBERG (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/events/webinars/hcbs-webcast-051623-ginsberg.pdf
     April 02, 2025 - , Ph.D., CPXP Director, CAHPS and Surveys on Patient Safety Culture (SOPS) Programs Center for Quality … • Data & Analytics: Generate measures and data to track and improve performance, and evaluate progress … survey data 9 CAHPS Surveys: Gold standard for patient experience measurement CAHPS Surveys: ►Measure … patient experience, not patient satisfaction ►Capture the patient’s voice in development and testing ►Measure … recognizes adherence to CAHPS design principles; ensures comparability across settings, plans, providers, programs

450. How To Use This Toolkit | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     January 01, 2017 - Mechanically Ventilated Patients Technical Bundles Module Ventilator-Associated Events and Outcome Measures … However, implementation of technical bundles is facilitated by having Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program … In addition, quality improvement initiatives are built around improving processes in order to improve … patient outcomes, so pertinent measures from the Ventilator-Associated Events and Outcome Measures Module … guide walks users through one step of planning, implementing, and sustaining an infection prevention program

451. Module 1: Preventing Pressure Injuries in Hospitals—Understanding Why Change Is Needed | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/resource/pressureinjury/workshop/guide1.html
     October 01, 2017 - How will it affect quality scorecards? … These measures tell the story of your prevention efforts. … You absolutely need to collect baseline measures. … If you can’t measure it, you can’t improve it. … How often are you going to measure? Who will collect the data?

452. Module 1: Preventing Pressure Injuries in Hospitals (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/pressure_ulcer_prevention/module1/module1_pu-whychange.docx
     July 12, 2017 - How will it affect quality scorecards? … These measures tell the story of your prevention efforts. … You absolutely need to collect baseline measures. … If you can’t measure it, you can’t improve it. … How often are you going to measure? Who will collect the data?

453. Primary Care Practice Redesign–Successful Strategies | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/practiceimprovement/delivery-initiative/abstract-magill.html
     December 01, 2017 - The program aimed to demonstrate improvements in care quality through redesign of care delivery. … on clinical quality, patient satisfaction and experience, total costs of care, provider and staff attitudes … Results The care management program was associated with significant improvements in some clinical quality … measures, such as hemoglobin A1c and low-density lipoprotein levels, and with enhancements in coordination … Surveys of providers and staff showed improvements in measures of team development in 2012, but declines

454. Getting a Good Report Card: Unintended Consequences of the Public Reporting of Hospital Quality | PSNet
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     October 01, 2004 - The public release of hospital quality measures is typically undertaken with a number of explicit and … By 2006, the program had expanded to include 21 measures ( Table ) related to the original three clinical … areas, with the addition of new measures focused on the quality of surgical care. … Care in U.S. hospitals—the Hospital Quality Alliance program. N Engl J Med. 2005;353:265-274. … Table Hospital Quality Alliance: Current Measure Set Heart Attack (Acute Myocardial Infarction

455. State at a Glance: South Carolina | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/policymakers/chipra/demoeval/demostates/sc.html
     March 01, 2019 - Demonstration Grant Program? … to put quality measures to work? … measures can be used to improve quality of care for children. … measures; (2) use health IT to automate quality reporting and feedback and improve care coordination … and reporting of the initial core set of children's quality measures in 18 pilot pediatric practices

456. 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.

457. Surgical Site Infections | PSNet
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     December 15, 2024 - These definitions are also used by the  National Surgical Quality Improvement Program  (NSQIP), although … implemented the CUSP with mentorship from a national project team, used either the NHSN or NSQIP method to measure … program to enhance the recovery of surgical patients. … measures) on its  Care Compare  website. … References AHRQ Safety Program for Surgery. Final Report.

458. Module 6: Sustainability: Facilitator Notes | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/implementation/long-term-modules/module6/mod6-facguide.html
     March 01, 2017 - Identify and Develop Program Champion(s) Say: Identify and Develop Program Champion(s) The first … Process measures, or measures that describe how the project is implemented, will yield data on the actual … Outcomes measures, or measures that describe the effect of the intervention, will allow you to see the … Understanding the Sustainability of Health Programs and Organisational Change. … Understanding the Sustainability of Health Programs and Organisational Change.

459. Developing Invitation Messages that Increase Survey Response Rates - Ginsberg (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/events/webinars/invitation-messages-ahrq-cahps-program.pdf
     April 02, 2025 - Caren Ginsberg, Ph.D., CPXP, Director, CAHPS Division Center for Quality Improvement & Patient Safety … • Health Systems Research: Invest in research and evidence to make health care safer and improve quality … • Data & Analytics: Generate measures and data to track and improve performance, and evaluate progress … knowledge of measuring PE and collecting PE data − informative reporting of patient experience data − Quality … • Surveys measure patient experience of care in different settings, with health plans and with providers

460. Clinic/Clinician-Community Resource Relationships | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/prevention/resources/chronic-care/ccrm-atlas-suppl/ccrm-atlas3-5.html
     October 01, 2013 - Measure 9: Physician satisfaction with service coordination (Alzheimer’s Service Coordination Program … Measure 17: Referral rate for intensive counseling from a community program A-21. … Measure 22: The quality of the service provided by community resource to a practice  (GP-LI) Clinical-Community … Notes Measure may also collect qualitative information on ease of use, utility of resource, quality … Notes Measure may also collect qualitative information on ease of use, utility of resource, quality