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www.ahrq.gov/policymakers/measurement/quality-by-state/index.html
December 01, 2015 - comprehensive resource and guide for organizations that produce and disseminate reports to consumers on the quality … of care provided by health care organizations (e.g., hospitals, health plans, medical groups, nursing … State Snapshots
The State Snapshots provide State-specific health care quality information, including
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/chartbooks/effectivetreatment/effectivetreatment.html
June 01, 2018 - These reports provide a comprehensive overview of the quality of health care received by the general … care, quality of health care, and priorities of the National Quality Strategy. … Quality of health care continues to improve, but wide variation exists across the National Quality Strategy … Disparities in quality of care and disparities in access to care typically follow the same pattern, although … Access and quality of care for different priority populations.
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www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/translate/organize/type.html
February 01, 2016 - Organizing Quality Measures by Type
The oldest categorization of health care quality measures … Many people who work in health care quality find it very easy to think about measures using these categories
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www.ahrq.gov/policymakers/chipra/demoeval/what-we-learned/final-report/section1.html
March 01, 2019 - of health care for children enrolled in Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). … of health care for children. … of health care for children enrolled in Medicaid and CHIP. … care quality. … of health care for children.
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www.ahrq.gov/funding/grantee-profiles/grtprofile-hernandez-boussard.html
April 01, 2024 - Grantee Profile
Analyzing Big Datasets to Improve Healthcare Quality, Equity
Tina Hernandez-Boussard … “Large clinical datasets contain a goldmine of information on healthcare quality and safety. … quality. … Hernandez-Boussard gained expertise in analyzing data to identify and address healthcare quality and … Hernandez-Boussard is a member of AHRQ’s National Advisory Council Subcommittee on Healthcare Quality
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/resources/index.html
December 01, 2022 - Safety Resources
Tips for preventing medical errors and promoting patient safety, measuring health … care quality, consumer assessment of health plans, evaluation software, report tools, and case studies … Patient Safety Email updates
Sign up: Quality Improvement Email updates
Sign up: National Health … Care Quality and Disparities Email updates
AHRQ's Healthcare-Associated Infections Program
AHRQ's
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/tools-and-materials/EvidenceNOW-Webinar-Practical-Solutions.pdf
May 01, 2018 - Practical Solutions for Supporting Primary Care Quality Improvement with Health Information Technology … Practical Solutions for Supporting Primary
Care Quality Improvement with … • Implement PCOR findings in primary care practice
to improve health care quality
– Focus on heart
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www.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/tools/facilitation/primary-care.html
November 01, 2018 - train practice facilitators, this resource explains the concept of practice facilitation to improve health … care quality and how to help practices understand the purpose and functions of a practice facilitator
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www.ahrq.gov/policymakers/hrqa99b.html
October 01, 2014 - (iii) To improve the quality of health care while reducing the cost of health care through— (I) an increase … of health care, including the types of health care services Americans use, their access to health care … of health care provided to the American people. … to further health services research and health care quality improvement; and (D) strengthen the management … of Federal health care quality improvement programs.
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www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/measures/setting/long-term-care/index.html
January 01, 2023 - Measuring the Quality of Long-term Care
The measurement and reporting of quality of care for
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www.ahrq.gov/workingforquality/about/nqs-fact-sheets/nqs-fact-sheet-0214.html
November 01, 2016 - Improving health and health care quality can occur only if all sectors of the health care community make … of care, by making health care more patient-centered, reliable, accessible, and safe. … To advance these aims, the NQS focuses on six priorities for health and health care quality that have … The Interagency Working Group on Health Care Quality, also established by the Affordable Care Act, intends … What You Can Do
The NQS supports the sharing of best practices in health and health care quality improvement
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www.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/projects/state/how-to-guide/index.html
August 01, 2024 - Developing and Sustaining State-Based Infrastructure To Support Primary Care Quality Improvement … Page
Table of Contents
Developing and Sustaining State-Based Infrastructure To Support Primary Care … Quality Improvement
Using This Guide
1. … Support for Primary Care Quality Improvement, by Type and Geographic Reach Abt Global, LLC developed … Developing and sustaining state-based infrastructure to support primary care quality improvement: A how-to
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www.ahrq.gov/data/monahrq/myqi/safety_prov.html
June 01, 2021 - You can use the information in this guide to improve quality of care across settings and at multiple … Improvements
Safety Culture
Improving the culture of safety is essential for improving overall health … care quality.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/nhqrdr/2023-nhqdr-es-rev.pdf
January 01, 2023 - Geographic Variations in Care
• Overall quality of care varied among states. … • There also were differences in quality of care by race and ethnicity among states. … of care for
nursing home residents. … of care during telehealthcare visits as during in-person visits. … The NHQDR team invites readers to use the data and resources in this report
to improve quality of care
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/nhqrdr/2023-nhqdr-es.pdf
January 01, 2023 - Geographic Variations in Care
• Overall quality of care varied among states. … • There also were differences in quality of care by race and ethnicity among states. … of care for
nursing home residents. … of care during telehealthcare visits as during in-person visits. … The NHQDR team invites readers to use the data and resources in this report
to improve quality of care
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www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/resources/comparative-reports/home-health.html
October 01, 2022 - and Other Long-Term Care
The following reports are examples of comparative information on the quality … of care provided by home health care, hospice care and other long-term care providers. … Location: United States
Synopsis: The Home Health Compare website contains information about the quality … of care provided by Medicare-certified home health agencies across the United States.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/nhqrdr/2017nhqdr-intro-methods.pdf
November 01, 2018 - Congress, the report focuses on “national trends in the
quality of health care provided to the American … The 2017 report and chartbooks are organized around the concept of access to care, quality of
care, … • Variation in Health Care Quality and Disparities that presents state differences in
quality and … Quality of Healthcare
• Purpose. … of care over
time, and to identify aspects of quality of care that are improving and aspects that are
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/NQS_BriefingSlides_1-27-17.pptx
January 01, 2017 - of health care by making health care more patient-centered, reliable, accessible, and safe. … of health care. … Quality and Disparities Report (QDR) annually publishes reports on progress in health care quality, … Continued improvement in Quality of health care, but wide variation exists across the National Quality … health care quality and disparities in America.
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www.ahrq.gov/policymakers/chipra/overview/background/tables.html
December 01, 2009 - Background Report on request for public comment on initial, recommended core set of Children's Healthcare … Quality Measures for voluntary use by Medicaid and CHIP Programs
Table 1. … Initial, recommended set of children's health care quality measures
Note: Summaries of the measures … Number of Medicaid and CHIP Enrollees At Risk of Poor Healthcare Quality
PREVENTION AND HEALTH … A profile of leading health problems and health care quality for children using the 2007 National Survey
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www.ahrq.gov/data/apcd/backgroundrpt/intro.html
April 01, 2017 - Inventory
Overview of All-Payer Claims Databases
For the past three decades, measures of health … care quality have been embraced as tools for quality improvement, transparency, and accountability. … APCDs have a variety of other potential uses as tools for improving quality of care and population health