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461. Rural Hospital Collaborative for Excellence Using IT - Final Report (pdf file)
     digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/publication/uc1hs015431-brooks-final-report-2007.pdf
     January 01, 2007 - We evaluated the additional benefit of the educational program by comparing the quality of care measures … Three of these measures come from the AHRQ Inpatient Quality Indicator (IQI) measure set: in-hospital … The questions contained rating scales and opportunities for open-ended comments. 5. … AHRQ PSI Table 4 – RCT group by time analysis of heart failure core measures HF Measure Table 5 … – RCT group by time analysis of the pneumonia core measures PN Measure Table 6 – RCT group by time

462. Lessons from the Field: Measuring Intermediate Progress (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/lessons/lessons-intermediate-progress.pdf
     November 04, 2018 - by L&M Policy Research, LLC with guidance from the Pediatric Quality Measure Program (PQMP) Grantees … Measure Program PQMP-LC Pediatric Quality Measure Program Learning Collaborative QI Quality Improvement … Measures Program (PQMP) grantees’ work. … Measures being applied in rapid-cycle or continuous quality improvement settings should be capable of … From a process of care to a measure: the development and testing of a quality indicator .

463. Developing and Using Valid Clinical Quality Metrics for HIT with HIE (pdf file)
     digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/publication/r18hs017067-kaushal-final-report-2011.pdf
     January 01, 2011 - First, existing metrics were largely designed to measure quality of care in ambulatory practices as … program: to develop safety and quality measures in ambulatory care settings, automate quality measurement … , including measure development. … measures as will be measured in this program. … Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Electronic Health Record Incentive Program; Final Rule. 75 Federal

464. Improving the Quality of Pediatric Emergency Care Using an Electronic Medical Record Registry and Clinician Feedback - 2012 | Digital Healthcare Research
     digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/improving-quality-pediatric-emergency-care-using-electronic-medical-record/annual-summary/2012
     January 01, 2012 - of care, performance measures, and patient outcome measures efficiently. … This project is developing a registry to collect and report quality measures of emergency care provided … The benchmarks of care will gauge the performance measure outcomes. … Quality performance measure report cards (hereafter, report cards) will be developed for ED sites and … The team has selected a de-identifying software program and is in the process of populating the program

465. Final Progress Report: Demonstration of Quality Improvement of Medication Therapy Management Services (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-12/doucette-report.pdf
     January 01, 2024 - Services (CMS) wrote a letter calling for raised quality standards for MTM programs [CMS 2010]. … within the quality improvement program. … Measures The drug claims-based measures were developed and tested by the Pharmacy Quality Alliance … (PQA) [NCQA Measure Development Report 2007]. … While the study was in process, several of these measures were added to Medicare drug plan quality ratings

466. Ko, Clifford | Digital Healthcare Research
     digital.ahrq.gov/principal-investigator/ko-clifford
     January 01, 2024 - Improvement Program Patient-reported outcome measures within a national multispecialty … surgical quality improvement program. … Patient-reported outcome measures within a national multispecialty surgical quality improvement program … of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program: Results of the first 33,842 patients from … National Surgical Quality Improvement Program is not only feasible but is also a notable step toward

467. Guide to Sustainability Planning: Long-Term Care Facilities (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/sustainability-plan.pdf
     June 01, 2021 - the necessary skills to implement effective antibiotic stewardship programs. … As you think of evaluating your antibiotic stewardship program, you may want to consider process measures … and clinical measures. … March 2017. https://www.ahrq.gov/professionals/quality-patient-safety/quality- resources/tools/cauti-ltc … /quality-patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/sustainability/guide.html Introduction

468. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
     psnet.ahrq.gov/node/855422/psn-pdf
     November 15, 2023 - An exploratory analysis of the association between hospital quality measures and financial performance … An exploratory analysis of the association between hospital quality measures and financial performance … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/exploratory-analysis-association-between-hospital-quality-measures-and- … This study examines the association of several quality-of-care measures and hospital profitability as … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/health-economic-evaluation-infection-prevention-and-control-program-are-quality-and-patient

469. Bringing High Performing Systems to Small Practices - Final Report (pdf file)
     digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/publication/r18hs018275-parsons-final-report-2013.pdf
     January 01, 2013 - program on the performance of clinical quality measures (CQM) focused on cardiovascular health – aspirin … program. … recognition programs in general, and demographics. … Data on measures of EHR use and clinical quality measures were transmitted directly from the EHRs to … Description of Quality Measures Abstracted from Medical Records (electronic and paper) Measure Eligible

470. Strengthening the Business Case for Patient Safety | PSNet
     psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/strengthening-business-case-patient-safety
     May 01, 2013 - In its first iteration the program includes 13 measures taken from Medicare's Inpatient Quality Reporting … 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?

471. Measuring Patient Safety | PSNet
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     December 14, 2022 - and Value-Based Programs & Initiatives , aim to use measures like the PSIs to both determine the quality … , a measure that was recently added by CMS to its Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting Program . … of the quality measures and value-based quality programs that are used within CMS. … home health, and hospice; many hospital programs (such as the Hospital Readmission Reduction Program, … Sometimes measures are just slightly different from one program to another.

472. 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

473. Final Progress Report: The National Quality Forum National Annual Policy Conference 2006 (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-12/nishimi-report.pdf
     January 01, 2024 - This panel included a discussion of pay-for-performance programs and the role of quality measures within … Program … Gosfield spoke about the shortcomings of pay-for-performance programs and the myriad measures that are … Providers also need to continue to participate in quality improvement programs. Mr. … programs.

474. 2-Overview-Guide (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/surgery/2-overview-guide.docx
     June 01, 2023 - and Quality (AHRQ) Safety Program for Improving Surgical Care and Recovery (ISCR) and toolkit. … This tool also helps you spot where you have existing barriers and facilitators to quality improvement … A Pathway Audit Tool to help you measure compliance with ISCR process measures. … you’ve shared with stakeholders so you can provide regular updates on changes in process measure compliance … and outcome measures over time.

475. Improving Communication and Teamwork in the Surgical Environment
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/sustainability/training-tools/training-tools-slideset.pptx
     May 01, 2017 - | ‹#› AHRQ Safety Program for Ambulatory Surgery 29 Measure Type Description Surgical Safety Team … Sustainability | ‹#› AHRQ Safety Program for Ambulatory Surgery 30 When To Measure Sustainability … How To Measure: Run Charts5 Sustainability | ‹#› AHRQ Safety Program for Ambulatory Surgery 33 … How To Measure: Run Chart Example Sustainability | ‹#› AHRQ Safety Program for Ambulatory Surgery … Understanding the Sustainability of Health Programs and Organisational Change.

476. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
     psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33902/psn-pdf
     December 22, 2014 - National Quality Measures Clearinghouse (NQMC). … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/national-quality-measures-clearinghouse-nqmc This web-accessible database …  provided access to evidence-based quality measures and measure sets. … Funding for the program ended in 2018. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/national-quality-measures-clearinghouse-nqmc

477. SOPS Nursing Home Survey: What You Need To Know - Caren Ginsberg, Ph.D. (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/events/webinar/02-nh_webcast-ginsberg.pdf
     July 01, 2018 - Center for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety, AHRQ Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … • Data & Analytics: Generate measures and data to track and improve performance, and evaluate progress … safety culture within healthcare settings ► Develops survey measures that are validated and use best … between January 2016 and July 2018 ► 191 nursing homes with 10,499 respondents ► Top scoring composites measures … ’s Surveys on Patient Safety Culture™(SOPS®) Program Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality AHRQ

478. Evaluating electronic health record data for use in diabetes quality reporting - 2011 | Digital Healthcare Research
     digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/evaluating-electronic-health-record-data-use-diabetes-quality-reporting/annual-summary/2011
     January 01, 2011 - measures. … concern given that existing quality measures are often perceived by physicians to not accurately measure … Hirsch is evaluating the validity of using EHR data in P4P measures, specifically focusing on quality … (Ongoing) Determine the impact of utilizing different EHR criteria on existing quality measures for … programs (e.g., providers are more motivated to document diagnoses if participation in quality initiatives

479. CHIPRA 234: Access to Outpatient Dental Care for Children (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/availability/chipra-234-fullreport.pdf
     June 17, 2014 - asthma care quality, inpatient care measures). 6 There are no known existing quality measures … In addition, validity was considered by experts in State Medicaid program operations, health plan quality … Identification of Disparities CHIPRA requires that quality measures be able to identify disparities … Levels of Aggregation CHIPRA states that data used in quality measures must be collected and reported … Measures Program (PQMP) Candidate Measure Submission Form (CPCF) was approved by the Office of Management

480. AHRQ National Scorecard on Hospital-Acquired Conditions: Final Results for 2014 Through 2017 (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/pfp/Updated-hacreportFInal2017data.pdf
     July 01, 2020 - 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 percentage8 of the inpatient population: • AMI: 2.15%, • CHF: … The change in weights to incorporate newer information is the reason that the HAC rate calculated in … for 201511 (9 months), and each ICD-10-dependent measure for 2016,12 and 201713 Measure Name 2015