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Research Studies is a compilation of published research articles funded by AHRQ or authored by AHRQ researchers.
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1 to 2 of 2 Research Studies DisplayedWahl ER, Yazdany J
Challenges and opportunities in using patient-reported outcomes in quality measurement in rheumatology.
This article reviews the use of patient-reported outcomes (PROs) in assessing health care quality, and highlights challenges and opportunities specific to their use in rheumatology quality measurement. It describes the current use of PROs as quality measures in rheumatology, and frames an agenda for future work supporting development of meaningful quality measures based on PROs.
AHRQ-funded; HS024412.
Citation: Wahl ER, Yazdany J .
Challenges and opportunities in using patient-reported outcomes in quality measurement in rheumatology.
Rheum Dis Clin North Am 2016 May;42(2):363-75. doi: 10.1016/j.rdc.2016.01.008.
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Keywords: Quality of Care, Outcomes, Quality Indicators (QIs), Quality Measures
Maggard-Gibbons M
The use of report cards and outcome measurements to improve the safety of surgical care: the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program.
This review summarized the history of American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Project and its components, and described the evidence that feeding outcomes back to providers, along with real-time comparisons with other hospital rates, leads to quality improvement, better patient outcomes, cost savings and overall improved patient safety.
AHRQ-funded; 2902007100621.
Citation: Maggard-Gibbons M .
The use of report cards and outcome measurements to improve the safety of surgical care: the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program.
BMJ Qual Saf 2014 Jul;23(7):589-99. doi: 10.1136/bmjqs-2013-002223..
Keywords: Quality Improvement, Quality Indicators (QIs), Quality Measures, Quality of Care, Surgery, Patient Safety, Outcomes, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research, Provider Performance