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321. Hypertension Screening for Children Who Are Overweight or Obese: Technical Specifications (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/chronic/chipra-0232-technicalspecs.pdf
     June 02, 2025 - This measure requires medical record data and is calculated as three rates as well as an overall rate … that is a composite of the three individual rates. … The three individual rates are: 1.

322. P4: Impacts of Changes in Payment Policy on Access to Primary Care for People with Lower Incomes | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/reports/2024-annual-report/profile-p4-fung.html
     April 01, 2024 - Objective: To identify the effects of the temporary Affordable Care Act increases in Medicaid payment rates … for primary care providers in 2013 and 2014, which increased payment rates for dually eligible beneficiaries … Approach: The research team is using Medicare claims data to compare primary care visit rates for beneficiaries … Results: To date, findings from this study show that relative rates of primary care visits for dually

323. Info FAQs | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     How does AHRQ recommend that users interpret QI rates calculated with the v2018 software? … All measures that use the ICD-10 CM/PCS coding standards may see some variation in rates resulting from … AHRQ recommends using v2018 rates as a starting point for internal assessment and not for comparison … The inaccurate population estimates affect the rates of all area-level indicators only and does not affect … The inaccurate population estimates also affects rates of the following area-level indicators retired

324. Decolonization Strategies
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/012-ss-decolonization-strategies.pptx
     April 01, 2025 - positive screenings 5-day course of mupirocin twice daily and CHG daily Outcomes MRSA colonization rates … at admission MRSA transmission CABG SSI rates Decolonization duration | 9 AHRQ Safety Program for … morning of surgery 76 percent decreased risk of developing SSI, compared to pre-intervention Lower rates … cohort for the reasons listed above.* Targeted decolonization approach Local epidemiology and MRSA rates … Collect patient compliance data in EHR Follow up audits to determine the impact on infection rates

325. The Case for Cardiac Rehabilitation | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/takeheart/about/case-for-cardiac-rehab/index.html
     December 01, 2022 - Low participation rates result from barriers to referral and barriers to participation. … The Opportunities CR improves the health of cardiac patients and reduces readmission rates for hospitals … , but participation rates remain low due to a variety of challenges.

326. PowerPoint Presentation (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/demoeval/what-we-learned/supln-slides.pdf
     January 24, 2025 - Medical Home (Sept 2011 – April 2012):  Goal: Within 12 months to increase overall immunization rates … Point Change in First STEPS Phase I Practices’ Combination and Individual Rates, 8/11 – 9/12 11.6% … CHIPRA Immunization Rates Successes  Increased use of state registry/ accuracy of data reported …  Producing registry reports for pediatric practices not in First STEPS to submit rates for public …  Goal for developmental, autism, and lead screening rates:  Improve the rate of these screenings

327. Neonatal Intensive Care Outcomes: Technical Specifications (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/acute/chipra-0209-technical-specs.pdf
     June 02, 2025 - The adjusted results of the outcome rates using all of these variables are described as “Adjusted Model … data are not available, we present information on the validity and reliability of the risk-adjusted rates

328. Close-Out Report: Improving Resuscitation Team Response to Inpatient Critical Events by Simulation (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/pliego-report.pdf
     January 01, 2024 - Our ultimate aim is to decrease mortality rates in non-expectant (non-Do Not Resuscitate), non-intensive … knowledge, skills, and attitudes in resuscitation teams, we believe that we will decrease mortality rates … team training using simulated clinical critical events on non-expectant, non-ICU inpatient mortality rates … We acquired data for the patient safety baseline inpatient mortality rates in non-expectant, non-ICU … ° This study heightens the importance of RRTs and their impact on hospital mortality rates and

329. Project Report - Lean Sigma (ppt file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/education/curriculum-tools/clabsitools/clabsitoolsap3.ppt
     January 01, 2003 - CLABSIs are — Associated with increased morbidity Associated with mortality rates of 10 percent to … days) and increase in medical costs >$28,000 * National Nosocomial Infection Surveillance Rates … Table 1 compares ICUs from one academic medical center to national benchmark CLABSI rates. … * CLABSI Rates per 1,000 Catheter Days   NHSN 90th Percentile NHSN 50th Percentile Pre-VAD … Femoral sites have higher infection rates and risk of thrombosis.

330. Final Progress Report: Improving Transplant Med Safety through a Pharmacist-Led, mHealth-Based Program (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-02/taber-report.pdf
     January 01, 2024 - The intervention arm also demonstrated significantly lower rates of hospitalizations (incident risk … Scope Within kidney transplantation, despite dramatic improvements in acute rejection rates, long-term … with current 1-year rates of <10% compared with 30 to 40% three decades prior. … Rates of grade 1 and grade 2 AEs were comparable between treatment arms. … AEs, and reduced hospitalization rates compared with controls during the 12-month study.

331. Measure: Pediatric All-Condition Readmission Measure (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/factsheets/chipra_14-p008-1-ef.pdf
     October 01, 2014 - prevent assessment of eligibility for the measure cohort or compromise the accuracy of readmission rates … Evidence Base for the Focus of the Measure Readmission rates can reflect the quality of health care … , and the provision of timely followup care have been associated with reduced hospital readmission rates … ● Patients with public insurance were found to have higher readmission rates in comparison with patients … Readmission rates and cost following colorectal surgery.

332. Improving Primary Care Understanding of Resources and Screening for Urinary Incontinence to Enhance Treatment (PURSUIT) (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/projects/urinary/evidencenow_pursuit.pdf
     January 01, 2024 - Variables to be assessed include diagnosis rates of UI and other symptoms and UI symptom improvement … The data dashboard captures clinic-level outcomes that include diagnosis rates, adoption rates of provider … usage of the toolkit (from baseline to post six months from baseline) and consultation rates (captured

333. QDR 2014: Chartbook for Hispanic Health Care, Part 1 (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/nhqrdr/2014chartbooks/hispanichealth/2014nhqdr-hispanichealth-pt1.pdf
     October 01, 2015 - Data are generally available through 2012, although rates of uninsurance have been tracked through … ■ Patient Safety improved, led by a 17% reduction in rates of hospital-acquired conditions between … ■ Healthy Living improved, led by doubling of selected adolescent immunization rates from 2008 to … ■ At the same time, several racial and ethnic disparities in rates of childhood immunization and …  Most Hispanic populations have lower infant mortality rates than Whites.

334. Study Shows Strong Link Between Smoking, Opioid Use | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/923.html
     July 01, 2024 - July 30, 2024 AHRQ Stats: Postoperative Sepsis Rates In 2020, for every 1,000 elective surgical procedures … Smokers also report higher rates of chronic pain, severe work limitations due to pain and poor mental … Hispanic and White adults had higher rates of Long COVID than Asian and Black adults, and women had higher … rates than men. … Adults who received a COVID-19 booster had lower rates of Long COVID than both unvaccinated adults and

335. New AHRQ SOPS® Workplace Safety Supplemental Items for Hospitals - McGaffigan (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/events/webinar/03-new-sops-workplace-safety-mcgaffigan.pdf
     December 01, 2020 - Publications.aspx Higher incidence of injuries than manufacturing or construction Increasing rates … physical and psychological safety and joy in work (e.g., safety culture ratings, turnover and absentee rates … , requests to reduce hours, likelihood to recommend organization, staff suicide rates) • AHRQ Surveys

336. 043-Vap-Prevention-Notes (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa/043-vap-prevention-notes.docx
     October 01, 2024 - rates in the surgical ICU (SICU) have been on the rise. … Nursing turnover rates are high, and new hires and float staff are working in the SICU. … Over the past 6 months, rates have gone from 1.1 to 2.4 percent. … This includes rates of HAI, but also process and outcome measures. … In this case example, the unit sees a significant reduction in NV-HAP rates.

337. 011-Ss-Decolonization-Strategies-Fg (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/011-ss-decolonization-strategies-fg.docx
     April 01, 2025 - surgery), MRSA transmission within the cardiac surgery ICU, coronary artery bypass graft SSI rates, … and the duration of the decolonization procedure on decolonization rates. … There was no difference in deep SSI rates between arms and no difference in deep SSI rates due to S. … SSI rates were compared in the intervention as compared to the pre-intervention period. … They conducted audits to determine the impact on infection rates.

338. Introduction to the Pediatric Toolkit for Using the AHRQ Quality Indicators: How To Improve Hospital Quality and Safety (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/pdi/a1_pdi_intro.pdf
     January 01, 1993 - QIs to Your Hospital’s Data Section B helps quality leaders and analysts calculate their AHRQ PDI rates … and identify documentation and coding issues that can affect those rates. … PDI Rates Generated by SAS QI (B.2a) and Windows QI (B.2b) Software Includes sample output from both … Excel Worksheets for Charts on Data, Trends, and Rates To Populate the PowerPoint Presentation Instructions … Assessing Indicator Rates Using Trends and Comparators Includes guidance for conducting trend and

339. Introducing electronic screening tools for developmental delay and autism into pediatric primary care | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/policymakers/chipra/demoeval/what-we-learned/pa-specialinnovation.html
     August 01, 2018 - for developmental delay and autism helped improve efficient documentation and tracking of screening rates … Practices were able to track their screening rates more easily and accurately. … Practices could also more confidently calculate their screening rates. … CHOP was able to report screening rates more accurately. … Monitoring practice performance will only improve screening rates if staff act on the data.

340. 46. What's New in 2008? 2000 Recommendations Changed for 2008 (Continued) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/prevention/guidelines/tobacco/clinicians/presentations/2008update-full/slide46.html
     October 01, 2014 - Guideline: Recommendation: Three types of counseling and behavioral Therapies result in higher abstinence rates … Update: Recommendation: Two types of counseling and behavioral therapies result in higher abstinence rates