Appendix C. Tables
Table 1. Excluded External Research
Activities
| Source |
# of Activities
Excluded |
Reasons |
| New Starts Database |
1 |
Activity not substantially related to children's health |
| Conference and Workshops Links |
0 |
|
| SCHIP |
0 |
|
| IT Page |
0 |
|
| CHIRI™ |
2 |
Activity not funded by AHRQ |
| GOLD, child subcategory |
1 |
Activity not substantially related to children's health |
| GOLD, abstract |
28 |
Activity not substantially related to children's health
(13); Activities related to fertility (1); Activities only tangentially
related to children' health (11); Activity focuses on parents' health but no
direct study of impact on children's health |
| AMIS |
24 |
Activities not substantially related to children's health
(18); Activities only tangentially related to children's health (6) |
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Table 2. Interview Topics by
Primary Objective
| Interview Topic |
Primary
Objective 2 |
Primary
Objective 3 |
Primary
Objective 4 |
| Describe impact of case activity |
X |
|
|
| Which processes were important in
bringing about this impact |
X |
|
X |
| How AHRQ's involvement brought
about this impact including staff activities related to partnership,
implementation, dissemination |
X |
X |
X |
| Structure and organization of
AHRQ and how that structure and organization interfaces with children's
health care issues |
X |
X |
|
| Interaction/partnership with AHRQ |
|
|
X |
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Table 3. Number of External Child Health Activities by
First Year of Funding
| Year |
Number of
External Activities |
| 1990 |
13 |
| 1991 |
11 |
| 1992 |
20 |
| 1993 |
20 |
| 1994 |
14 |
| 1995 |
8 |
| 1996 |
19 |
| 1997 |
13 |
| 1998 |
22 |
| 1999 |
61 |
| 2000 |
74 |
| 2001 |
50 |
| 2002 |
71 |
| 2003 |
36 |
| 2004 |
48 |
| 2005 |
34 |
| Totals |
514 |
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Table 4. Total and Average Number of External Child
Health Activities by Time Period According to First Year of Funding
| First Year of Funding |
Number of
External Activities |
Average Number
of External Activities |
| 1990-1995 |
86 |
14.3 |
| 1996-1998 |
54 |
18.0 |
| 1999-2002 |
256 |
64.0 |
| 2003-2005 |
118 |
39.3 |
| Totals |
514 |
|
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Table 5. Funding for External Child Health Activities
by Time Period
| Year |
Total Child
Health Funding |
| 1990-1995 |
$42,096,000 |
| 1996-1998 |
$36,701,000 |
| 1999-2002 |
$208,428,000 |
| 2003-2005 |
$65,415,000 |
| Totals |
$352,639,000 |
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Table 6. Total and Average Number of Child Health
Publications by Initial Funding Year
| Initial Funding Year |
Number of
Publications |
Average Number
of Publications per Activity |
| 1996 |
54 |
3.6 |
| 1997 |
25 |
2.1 |
| 1998 |
53 |
3.1 |
| 1999 |
245 |
4.4 |
| 2000 |
209 |
3.4 |
| 2001 |
68 |
1.7 |
| 2002 |
87 |
1.5 |
| Totals |
741 |
2.9 |
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Table 7. AHRQ Strategic Goals
| Strategic
Plan Goals |
Budget Justification Goals |
AHRQ Strategic Goals |
| Supporting improvement in health outcomes |
|
1. Improve
health outcomes |
| Identifying strategies to improve access, foster
appropriate use, and reduce unnecessary expenditures |
Efficiency—Achieve wider access to effective health care
services and reduce health care costs. |
2. Improve
access, appropriate use and efficiency and reduce costs |
| |
Effectiveness—Assure that providers and
consumers/patients use beneficial and timely health care information to make
informed decisions/choices. |
3. Use data to
make informed decisions |
| Strengthening quality measurement and improvement |
|
4. Strengthen
quality measurement and improvement |
| |
Safety/Quality—Reduce the risk of harm from health care
services by promoting the delivery of appropriate care that achieves the best
quality outcome. |
5. Promote
safety |
| |
Organizational Excellence—Develop efficient and
responsive business processes. |
|
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Table 8. Number and Percent of
External Child Health Activities by AHRQ Strategic Goals, Overall and Over Time
| AHRQ
Strategic Goals |
Number of
External Activities |
Percent of
External Activities |
Categories by
Years |
1990-1995
(n=86) |
1996-1998
(n=54) |
1999-2002
(n=256) |
2003-2005
(n=118) |
| 1. Improve
health outcomes |
269 |
52% |
63% |
54% |
55% |
38% |
| 2. Improve
access, appropriate use and efficiency and reduce costs |
131 |
25% |
37% |
44% |
23% |
13% |
| 3. Use
data to make informed decisions |
50 |
10% |
-- |
-- |
5% |
31% |
| 4. Strengthen
quality measurement and improvement |
8 |
2% |
-- |
-- |
3% |
1% |
| 5. Promote
safety |
56 |
11% |
-- |
2% |
13% |
18% |
| Total |
514 |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
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Table 9. Total and Percent of
Funding for External Child Health Activities by AHRQ Strategic Goals
| AHRQ
Strategic Goals |
Total Funding |
Percent of Total
Funding |
| 1. Improve health outcomes |
$142,235,000 |
40% |
| 2. Improve access, appropriate use and efficiency and reduce costs |
$75,814,000 |
21% |
| 3. Use data to make informed decisions |
$46,779,000 |
13% |
| 4. Strengthen quality measurement and improvement |
$4,097,000 |
1% |
| 5. Promote safety |
$83,715,000 |
24% |
| Total |
$352,639,000 |
100% |
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Table 10. Number and Percent of
Publications by AHRQ Strategic Goals
| AHRQ
Strategic Goals |
Number of
Publications |
Percent of
Publications |
| 1. Improve health outcomes |
398 |
54% |
| 2. Improve access, appropriate use and efficiency and reduce costs |
227 |
31% |
| 3. Use data to make informed decisions |
25 |
3% |
| 4. Strengthen quality measurement and improvement |
16 |
2% |
| 5. Promote safety |
75 |
10% |
| Total |
741 |
100% |
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Table 11. Number and Percent of
External Activities by Children's Health Strategic Plan Goals, Overall and Over
Time
| Children's Health Strategic Plan Goals |
Number of
External Activities |
Percent of
External Activities |
Categories by
Years |
1990-1995
(n=86) |
1996-1998
(n=54) |
1999-2002
(n=256) |
2003-2005
(n=118) |
| 1. Contribute to new knowledge about child health services |
311 |
61% |
72% |
69% |
62% |
45% |
| 2. Create tools and nourish talent to strengthen the knowledge base in
child health services |
127 |
25% |
15% |
19% |
20% |
44% |
| 3. Translate new knowledge into practice |
31 |
6% |
5% |
9% |
7% |
3% |
| 4. Improve communication with stakeholders in child health.a |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| 5. Include children and child health care in all AHRQ-supported research.b |
4 |
1% |
-- |
-- |
<1% |
3% |
| 6. Balance the AHRQ research portfolio to represent a broader range of
children and child health care |
41 |
8% |
8% |
4% |
10% |
6% |
| Total |
514 |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
a. AHRQ funded a number of conferences and workshops to bring stakeholder
together, but these activities were categorized according to their topical
area.
b. Many of the external activities could be categorized as including
children and child health care in all AHRQ-supported research, but these
activities were categorized according to their subject matter.
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Table 12. Total and Percent of
Funding for External Child Health Activities by Children's Health Strategic
Plan Goals
| Children's
Health Strategic Plan Goals |
Total Funding |
Percent of Total
Funding |
| 1. Contribute to new knowledge about child health services |
$195,233,000 |
55% |
| 2. Create tools and nourish talent to strengthen the knowledge base in
child health services |
$98,189,000 |
28% |
| 3. Translate new knowledge into practice |
$26,630,000 |
8% |
| 4. Improve communication with stakeholders in child health |
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|
| 5. Include children and child health care in all AHRQ-supported research. |
$1,205,000 |
<1% |
| 6. Balance the AHRQ research portfolio to represent a broader range of
children and child health care |
$31,382,000 |
9% |
| Total |
$282,691,041 |
100% |
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