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41. Development of the CAHPS Cancer Care Survey | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.innovations.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance/cancer/develop-cancer-surveys.html
    March 01, 2017 - Development and testing of the initial version. … They then evaluated the content validity and comprehensibility of the questions by cognitively testing … This survey was put through an iterative testing process that included an initial round of field testing … They also conducted testing of the proposed measures with patients who had received cancer treatment.

42. Speaking Plainly: Communicating the Patient’s Role in Health Care Safety (pdf file)
    www.innovations.ahrq.gov/downloads/pub/advances/vol4/Miranda.pdf
    July 01, 2004 - Swift Abstract The development and testing of a patient fact sheet entitled Five Steps to Safer … “Consumer testing” refers to the process of testing materials or concepts with an audience.) … This testing also uncovered valuable information regarding cultural differences. … Development and testing of promotional materials As mentioned previously, physician testing of the … Abstract Introduction Background Consumer testing Physician testing Testing with consumers whose

43. Measure 13 and 17 combined (pdf file)
    www.innovations.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/factsheets/fullreports/chipra-164-materials-ii.pdf
    March 09, 2017 - 6-­‐8 9 10-­‐11 12-­‐18 1 Note,  we were not able to apply this eligibility to our feasibility testing … Our testing population was Medicaid enrollees. 1   PMCoE  Dental – Attachment 2.1 As a … This  variable was  not available. 3 No exclusions were applied in feasibility testing for this … Our testing population was Medicaid enrollees. 4   PMCoE  Dental – Attachment 2.1 Denominator … This variable was not available. 6 No exclusions were applied in feasibility testing for this measure

44. Explain and Motivate Use of Healthcare Quality Reports | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    June 01, 2019 - Testing Is Essential While this section offers many suggestions about how to explain quality information … You can also use cognitive testing to explore alternative ways of talking about a particular issue, to … Finally, use testing to make sure that your language and message do not offend your consumer audience … Learn more about The Purpose and Process of Cognitive Testing .  

45. Nursing Home Resources | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    January 01, 2022 - ) PPE (37) Safe Operations (48) Staff and Resident Well-being (74) Telehealth (5) Testing … COVID-19 Testing Basics This webpage provides some basic information regarding COVID-19 testing, including … COVID-19 Testing Vendors for Long-Term Care ​This document provides a list of COVID-19 testing vendors … The list contains the vendor's name, company details, testing process description, turnaround time, test

46. Nursing Home Resources | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    January 01, 2022 - ) PPE (37) Safe Operations (48) Staff and Resident Well-being (74) Telehealth (5) Testing … CMS Updates Testing Guidance ​This American Health Care Association (AHCA)/National Center for Assisted … Living (NCAL) blog summarizes updated testing guidance from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services … of symptomatic residents and healthcare professionals, testing of asymptomatic residents and healthcare … professionals in facilities as part of an COVID-19 outbreak response, and testing of asymptomatic healthcare

47. Appendix K. Quality Improvement Study Framework - Implementation Guide | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.innovations.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/implementation/implementation-guide/study.html
    May 01, 2017 - Continue to expand testing. A dapt – The goal was not met, but there was improvement. … Consider testing a new intervention. … Continue to expand testing. A dapt – The goal was not met, but there was improvement. … Consider testing a new intervention. … This cycle of testing interventions should continue until the desired results are achieved.

48. Measure: Initial Risk Assessment for Immobility-Related Pressure Ulcer Within 24 Hours of Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) Admission (pdf file)
    www.innovations.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/factsheets/chipra-16-p002-1-ef.pdf
    May 01, 2016 - Reliability and Validity of the Measure Reliability testing was performed at three children’s hospitals … Measure Development and Testing ● Feasibility testing of the eMeasure was conducted at four Chicago … ● At all four testing sites, each of the EHR systems had structured fields for all measure criteria … ● In parallel-forms reliability testing of the chart review measure, the clinical performance was … ● Feasibility testing indicated that in hospitals that currently administer the Braden-Q on paper,

49. Job Aid: Model for Improvement and PDSA Cycles (pdf file)
    www.innovations.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/ncepcr/resources/job-aid-model-pdsa.pdf
    May 17, 2021 - Using Plan-Do-Study-Act Cycles PDSAs are a scientific method for testing out and learning about the … Both positive and negative results of testing are valuable. A key word for PDSAs is SMALL! … Plan – The practice creates the plan for testing the change. Stage 2. … Cycles move from small tests, to refining the change based on the results of the small test, to testing

50. CHIPRA 207: Section 6, Tables 6 and 7 (pdf file)
    www.innovations.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/acute/chipra-207-section-6-tables-6-7.pdf
    June 14, 2019 - Section VI_A Table 6: Reliability Testing … Reliability testing of California hospital values Loneway Technique Spearman Correlation for lagged

51. Appropriate Emergency Department Blood Testing for Children with Sickle Cell Disease (pdf file)
    www.innovations.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/chronic/chipra-215-scd-ed-tech-specs.pdf
    August 28, 2017 - Appropriate Emergency Department Blood Testing for Children with Sickle Cell Disease Sickle Cell … Disease Measure 14: Appropriate Emergency Department Blood Testing for Children with Sickle Cell … A higher proportion indicates better performance as reflected by appropriate testing.

52. Appropriate Emergency Department Blood Testing for Children with Sickle Cell Disease (pdf file)
    www.innovations.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/chronic/chipra-215-fullreport.pdf
    August 01, 2017 - Appropriate Emergency Department Blood Testing for Children with Sickle Cell Disease Appropriate Emergency … Department Blood Testing for Children with Sickle Cell Disease Section 1. … Measure Name Appropriate Emergency Department Blood Testing for Children with Sickle Cell Disease … A higher proportion indicates better performance as reflected by appropriate testing. … Reliability testing is described below.

53. Advancing Diagnostic Equity Through Clinician Engagement, Community Partnerships, and Connected Care (pdf file)
    www.innovations.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/topics/advancing-diagnostic-equity.pdf
    November 15, 2022 - are less likely to be tested for coronavirus.1 Similar disparities have been documented with cardiac testing … address their biases through self-reflection activities (e.g., examining rates of how often essential testing … improve appointment attendance, ad- dress language barriers, and reinforce the importance of refer- rals, testing … COVID-19 racial disparities in testing, infection, hospitalization, and death: analysis of Epic data … November 12, 2021. https://www.kff.org/coronavirus-covid-19/issue- brief/covid-19-racial-disparities-testing-infection-hospitalization-death

54. An Update on the CAHPS Patient Narrative Item Sets - Martino (pdf file)
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    June 01, 2021 - environmental scan • Drafting of narrative items • Pretesting to assess readability and clarity • Validity testing … and revision • Translation and cognitive testing • Field testing and revision • Periodic refinement … Providing Insights into Racial and Ethnic Inequities in Care Experiences Revisiting Original Validity Testing … Providing Insights into Racial and Ethnic Inequities in Care Experiences Revisiting Original Validity Testing

55. Development of the CAHPS American Indian Survey | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.innovations.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.

56. Measure: Initial Baseline Screen of Nutritional Status for Every Patient Within 24 Hours of Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) Admission (pdf file)
    www.innovations.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/factsheets/chipra-16-p002-3-ef.pdf
    May 01, 2016 - Reliability and Validity of the Measure Reliability testing was performed at three children’s hospitals … One site performed parallel-forms testing and compared the construction of this eMeasure against manual … Measure Development and Testing ● Feasibility testing of the eMeasure was conducted at four Chicago … ● In parallel-forms reliability testing of the chart review measure, the clinical performance was … ● Feasibility testing indicated that in order to increase feasibility of this measure, all elements

57. Methods To Deploy Training | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.innovations.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/methods-to-deploy.html
    March 01, 2017 - Community-Acquired Pneumonia Toolkit Improving Surgical Care and Recovery Improving Your Laboratory Testing … Skills Updates or Competency Testing . Use the materials as part of competency testing of staff. … Competency testing can be done in a controlled environment such as a skills lab or can be accomplished

58. About the Measure | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    July 01, 2021 - A higher proportion indicates better performance as reflected by appropriate testing. … Measure Reporting Validity and Reliability Testing This measure was originally tested for validity … While QMETRIC testing efforts support the feasibility of implementing this measure, the testing process … QMETRIC’s empirical validity testing of this performance measure compared the MAX data for the state … Disparities During testing using ICD-9-CM codes, there were no identified gender disparities in TCD

59. Advice on Using Design Professionals for a Quality Report | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    December 01, 2022 - Resources Comparative Report Profiles Writing Tips Design Tips Cognitive Testing … Start consumer testing of the design at an early stage when it’s still possible and cost-effective to … Invite your design team to observe this testing. … Work with your design team to use the results from consumer testing to improve the report's design. … will support changes in design (such as changes that might be needed based on results from consumer testing

60. CHIPRA 209: Section 6, Tables 6 and 7 (pdf file)
    www.innovations.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/acute/chipra-209-section-6-table-6-7.pdf
    June 14, 2019 - SUPPLEMENTARY TABLES Table 6: Reliability Testing Table 6. … Reliability testing of California hospital values Loneway Technique Spearman Correlation for lagged