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221. Measure: Developmental Screening Follow-up: Follow-up Referral After Positive Developmental Screen (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/factsheets/chipra-16-p001-2-ef.pdf
     April 01, 2016 - Reliability and Validity of the Measure ● Pilot reliability testing of the eMeasure was conducted in … Feasibility testing was conducted in the primary care networks of the Chicago Pediatric Quality and … Selected Results from Tests of the Measure ● Feasibility testing indicated that while many demographic … Through detailed review of the results and reliability testing and comparison with manual chart review … ● Parallel forms reliability eMeasure testing indicated that in one site, while the eMeasure was

222. Investigating Interventions to Reduce Unsafe Use of Antibiotics | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/funding/grantee-profiles/grtprofile-grigoryan.html
     November 01, 2024 - associate professor of family and community medicine at Baylor College of Medicine, is developing and testing … During testing of the educational materials, the research team found that people liked information on … The team has designed and is testing a short, animated educational video and flyer.

223. Preface | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/reports/hotline/preface.html
     May 01, 2016 - Developing and Testing the Health Care Safety Hotline: A Prototype Consumer Reporting System for Patient … Safety Events Preface Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Developing and Testing … This report describes the development and testing of the hotline prototype, its implementation and use

224. AHRQ’s Care Coordination Quality Measure – Primary Care (CCQM-PC) - Frequently Asked Questions (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/prevention-chronic-care/improve/coordination/ccqmpc/ccqm-pc-faq.pdf
     July 13, 2016 - AHRQ encourages additional research and testing to create a psychometrically sound shorter version of … How can I learn more about the development and testing of the CCQM-PC? A. … documentation that is posted with the CCQM-PC survey provides information about the development, testing

225. Resources for Developers of Quality Reports for Consumers | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/resources/index.html
     September 01, 2019 - Testing Quality Reports With Consumers Learn how you can use the  cognitive testing to elicit audience

226. Brigham and Women's Hospital CERT-Leveraged Project: Placing Genetic Information at Physicians' Fingertips | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/chain/research-tools/featured-certs/genetic-information-for-physicians.html
     March 01, 2017 - Placing Genetic Information at Physicians' Fingertips By Shelley Norden Barnes The field of genetic testing … of transmitting the mutation to his or her child, a statistic that underscores the need for genetic testing … confirmed that the software tool had the most impact on decisions  that surround the use of genetic testing … GeneInsight captures key information related to a patients' genetic testing process. … "Testing a person’s DNA structure isn’t like testing for cholesterol or blood pressure, which can change

227. Evaluating a CAHPS Report | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/cahps/consumer-reporting/guidelines/evaluation/index.html
     March 01, 2016 - This step is related to but separate from the testing that the CAHPS team encourages survey users to … This kind of qualitative testing is typically done by an outside consultant or vendor. … Report testing and evaluation: Producing reports that people understand and use. 2004, Ninth National

228. Appropriate outpatient blood testing for children with sickle cell disease | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/pqmp/measures/scd-outpatient-blood-testing.html
     August 01, 2021 - Appropriate outpatient blood testing for children with sickle cell disease Measure Domain:  Management

229. Final progress Report: Spaced Education to Optimize Prostate Cancer Screening (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-03/kerfoot-conlin-report.pdf
     January 01, 2024 - Patients with PSA testing for nonscreening reasons were excluded using a validated protocol. … Inappropriate testing was defined as use of PSA for prostate cancer screening in patients >76 or <40 … The ‘testing effect’ refers to the research finding that the process of testing does not merely assess … Data on PSA testing and patient characteristics were extracted from VA electronic databases for the … Even so, the benefits of the spacing and testing effects are not limited to online education.

230. Issue Brief 9: Improved Diagnostic Accuracy Through Probability-Based Diagnosis (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/patient-safety/reports/issue-briefs/dxsafety-probabilistic-thinking.pdf
     September 01, 2022 - While many clinicians do not frame diagnostic testing in terms of patient benefit and harms, tests, … ■ Step 5: Final diagnosis or further testing. … Similar logic could be applied to testing more generally with better access to information. … Clinician attitudes and beliefs associated with more aggressive diagnostic testing. … Using Bayes’ rule in diagnostic testing: a graphical explanation.

231. AHRQ CAHPS Program: Addressing Emergining Needs for Patient Experience Measurement & Improvement webcast-EDGEMAN-LEVITAN (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/events/webinars/addressing-emerging-needs-09132023-edgeman-levitan.pdf
     October 01, 2023 - ► Testing of new instrument: What populations and which survey administration modes? … 29 Potential Testing Activities • Cognitive interviews to evaluate new questions and content • Field … Health Outcomes Business Outcomes New CAHPS Surveys Potential Testing Activities Using CAHPS Surveys

232. Technology Based on AHRQ-Funded Research Used to Track Tuberculosis in Homeless | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/cp31308.html
     May 01, 2013 - open-source electronic medical record (EMR) system, inspired by AHRQ-funded research, to track tuberculosis testing … This challenge was demonstrated in tracking tuberculosis testing. … vital social services such as housing and mental health care, but there was no system to track proof of testing … The central registry improved communication among service providers and reduced duplicate testing that

233. Abstract | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/policymakers/chipra/measure_retirement/measure_retirement1.html
     February 01, 2014 - recommendation for retirement: children and adolescent access to primary care practitioners, appropriate testing … for children with pharyngitis, and annual pediatric hemoglobin (HbA1c) testing. … careful consideration, CMS is recommending that the Secretary retire the following measures: appropriate testing … for children with pharyngitis, annual pediatric hemoglobin (HbA1c) testing, and annual percentage of

234. 29.12 Sick Day Record | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/prevention/curriculum/diabnotebk/diabnotebk2912.html
     October 01, 2014 - Blood Sugar Testing Diary 23. Type 2 Diabetes 24. … Blood Glucose and Urine Ketone Testing 28. … ______________________________________ Sick day treatment plan (your doctor or nurse will mark the testing

235. Development of the CAHPS American Indian Survey | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance/american-indian/about/Development-AI-Care-Survey.html
     April 01, 2018 - Cognitive testing. … In the summer of 2004, the RAND members of the CAHPS team conducted cognitive testing of the first draft … Field testing.

236. Federal Interagency Workgroup: Improving Diagnostic Safety and Quality in Healthcare (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/topics/dagnostic-safety-workgroupmeeting-notes-july2022.pdf
     November 03, 2022 - o TeamSTEPPS for Diagnosis Improvement is now posted on the AHRQ website o Completed the pilot testing … o Completed pilot testing of our resource – Calibrate Dx: A Resource to Improve Diagnostic Decisions … Mobile Application Reporting through Standards project to address the unmet need of shifting in COVID testing … , to ensure accurate and appropriate reporting on at-home testing results.

237. Federal Interagency Workgroup: Improving Diagnostic Safety and Quality in Healthcare (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/topics/diagnostic-safety-workgroupmeeting-notes-july2022.pdf.pdf
     November 03, 2022 - o TeamSTEPPS for Diagnosis Improvement is now posted on the AHRQ website o Completed the pilot testing … o Completed pilot testing of our resource – Calibrate Dx: A Resource to Improve Diagnostic Decisions … Mobile Application Reporting through Standards project to address the unmet need of shifting in COVID testing … , to ensure accurate and appropriate reporting on at-home testing results.

238. Nursing Home Resources | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/resources/search.html?page=12
     January 01, 2022 - Testing Guidelines for Nursing Homes: Interim SARS-CoV-2 Testing Guidelines for Nursing Home Residents … and Healthcare Personnel The latest COVID-19 testing guidelines for nursing homes can be found on this … treating COVID-19 in immunocompromised patients, including the role of monoclonal antibodies, serologic testing

239. Access to Outpatient Specialty Care for Children (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/availability/chipra-235-fullreport.pdf
     September 01, 2018 - Measure Owner The Quality Measurement, Evaluation, Testing, Review, and Implementation Consortium (Q- … Testing was performed using the same measure specifications for two calendar years (2012, 2013). … If so, in what health IT system was it tested and what were the results of testing? … NPPES also is a very accurate data source, as evidenced in validity testing. … Validity testing was performed to assess three aspects of the measure: (1) Testing to determine whether

240. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/studies/index.html?page=149
     January 01, 2024 - for SARS-CoV-2 PCR testing in hospital emergency departments. … A hypothetical scenario of 1000 patients requiring testing was developed, but in this scenario testing … This study asks whether, and to what extent, universal cholesterol testing has been adopted since the … elevated BMI were more likely to complete testing for all birth cohorts. … toward universal cholesterol testing in pediatrics since the 2011 recommendation.