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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 4 of 4 Research Studies DisplayedSheetz KH, Ryan A
Accuracy of quality measurement for the hospital acquired conditions reduction program.
Accuracy of quality measurement for the hospital acquired conditions reduction program.
AHRQ-funded; HS026244; HS000053.
Citation: Sheetz KH, Ryan A .
Accuracy of quality measurement for the hospital acquired conditions reduction program.
BMJ Qual Saf 2020 Jul;29(7):605-07. doi: 10.1136/bmjqs-2019-009747..
Keywords: Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs), Hospitals, Quality Measures, Quality Improvement, Quality of Care, Surgery, Infectious Diseases
Hsu HE, Wang R, Jentzsch MS
The impact of measurement changes on evaluating hospital performance: the case of catheter-associated urinary tract infections.
Researchers observed that catheter-associated urinary tract infections in 592 hospitals immediately declined after federal value-based incentive program implementation, but found that this was fully attributable to a concurrent surveillance case definition revision. They found that post revision, more hospitals had favorable standardized infection ratios, likely leading to artificial inflation of their performance scores unrelated to changes in patient safety.
AHRQ-funded; HS000063; HS025008; HS018414.
Citation: Hsu HE, Wang R, Jentzsch MS .
The impact of measurement changes on evaluating hospital performance: the case of catheter-associated urinary tract infections.
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2019 Nov;40(11):1269-71. doi: 10.1017/ice.2019.240..
Keywords: Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection (CAUTI), Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs), Hospitals, Patient Safety, Provider Performance, Quality Measures, Urinary Tract Infection (UTI)
Masnick M, Morgan DJ, Sorkin JD
Can national healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) data differentiate hospitals in the United States?
This study was designed to determine whether patients using the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Hospital Compare website can use nationally reported healthcare-associated infection (HAI) data to differentiate hospitals. The authors concluded that HAI data generally are reported by enough hospitals to meet minimal criteria for useful comparisons in many geographic locations, though this varies by type of HAI.
AHRQ-funded; HS018111.
Citation: Masnick M, Morgan DJ, Sorkin JD .
Can national healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) data differentiate hospitals in the United States?
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2017 Oct;38(10):1167-71. doi: 10.1017/ice.2017.179..
Keywords: Quality of Care, Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs), Hospitals, Provider Performance, Quality Measures
Minami CA, Dahlke AR, Barnard C
Association between hospital characteristics and performance on the new hospital-acquired condition reduction program's surgical site infection measures.
This research letter evaluated the association between hospital characteristics and surgical site infection (SSI) measures. The authors found that hospitals with higher hospital quality summary scores were more frequently poor performers for SSI and had higher standardized infection ratios. Hospitals were more likely to be poor performers for colon SSI and hysterectomy SSI if they were a teaching hospital, safety-net hospital, or level I trauma center. Teaching hospitals were more likely to be poor performers for colorectal SSI, but the association was not as consistent for hysterectomy.
AHRQ-funded; HS021857.
Citation: Minami CA, Dahlke AR, Barnard C .
Association between hospital characteristics and performance on the new hospital-acquired condition reduction program's surgical site infection measures.
JAMA Surg 2016 Aug;151(8):777-9. doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2016.0408.
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Keywords: Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs), Surgery, Injuries and Wounds, Adverse Events, Quality Measures, Hospitals, Quality of Care