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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 6 of 6 Research Studies DisplayedBradford A, Shofer M, Singh H
AHRQ Author: Shofer M, Singh H
Measure Dx: implementing pathways to discover and learn from diagnostic errors.
This paper discusses Measure Dx, a new AHRQ resource that translates knowledge from diagnostic measurement research into actionable recommendations. This resource guides healthcare organizations to detect, analyze, and learn from diagnostic safety events as part of a continuous learning and feedback cycle. The goal of Measure Dx is to advance new frontiers in reducing preventable diagnostic harm to patients.
AHRQ-authored; AHRQ-funded; 233201500022I; HS027363.
Citation: Bradford A, Shofer M, Singh H .
Measure Dx: implementing pathways to discover and learn from diagnostic errors.
Int J Qual Health Care 2022 Sep 10;34(3). doi: 10.1093/intqhc/mzac068..
Keywords: Diagnostic Safety and Quality, Patient Safety, Quality Improvement, Quality of Care, Electronic Health Records (EHRs), Health Information Technology (HIT), Health Systems, Learning Health Systems
Hernandez AV, Roman YM, White CM
Developing criteria and associated instructions for consistent and useful quality improvement study data extraction for health systems.
This paper describes AHRQ’s efforts to collate and assess quality improvement studies to support learning health systems (LHS). The authors identified quality improvement studies and evaluated the consistency of data extraction from two experienced independent reviewers at three time points: baseline, first revision, and final revision. Six investigators looked at the data extracted by the independent reviewers and determined the extent of similarity on a scale of 0 to 10. Two LHS participants were then asked to assess the relative value of their criteria. The consistency of extraction improved from a mean 1.17 score at baseline to 6.07 at first revision, and 6.81 at the final revision. There was not a significant improvement from the first to final revision. However, the LHS participants rated the value of these ratings a 9 and a 6, demonstrating that there is value in developing criteria.
AHRQ-funded; 290201500012I.
Citation: Hernandez AV, Roman YM, White CM .
Developing criteria and associated instructions for consistent and useful quality improvement study data extraction for health systems.
J Gen Intern Med 2020 Nov;35(Suppl 2):802-07. doi: 10.1007/s11606-020-06098-1..
Keywords: Quality Improvement, Quality of Care, Learning Health Systems, Health Systems, Health Services Research (HSR), Research Methodologies
White CM, Coleman CI, Jackman K
AHRQ series on improving translation of evidence: linking evidence reports and performance measures to help learning health systems use new information for improvement.
This paper analyzed ways to enhance usability of AHRQ’s Evidence-based Practice Center (EPC) reports. The reports are often lengthy and difficult for users to navigate. A quality measure index was created to allow health systems to more efficiently access relevant information. A test was created where two tables were embedded in an EPC report. The first identified quality measures covered by the report descriptively. The second contained page numbers in the executive summary which hyperlinked to those pages with the quality measures. An exercise with two health system-targeted scenarios was then created. The participants were timed how long it took to find answers to scenario questions and gave feedback. It was found that it took 63.4% less time to find quality measure information with the hyperlinked indexing tables than without. The participants felt that the tables were easy to use and more user friendly to health systems.
Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf 2019 Oct;45(10):706-10. doi: 10.1016/j.jcjq.2019.05.002.
Citation: White CM, Coleman CI, Jackman K .
AHRQ series on improving translation of evidence: linking evidence reports and performance measures to help learning health systems use new information for improvement.
Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf 2019 Oct;45(10):706-10. doi: 10.1016/j.jcjq.2019.05.002..
Keywords: Implementation, Evidence-Based Practice, Health Systems, Learning Health Systems, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research, Provider Performance, Quality Measures, Quality Improvement, Quality of Care
Fiordalisi C, Borsky A, Chang S
AHRQ EPC series on improving translation of evidence into practice for the learning health system: introduction.
This article introduces a special series of articles summarizing the AHRQ EPC program’s work to improve translation of high-quality evidence into practice. The authors summarize each of the nine EPC pilot projects and characterize the chosen approach to improve uptake of EPC review findings. They anticipate that the articles in this series will inform health systems about how others have tried to improve the translation of evidence into practice and use this information to inform their own efforts to bridge the evidence-to-practice gap going forward.
AHRQ-authored; AHRQ-funded; 290201700003C.
Citation: Fiordalisi C, Borsky A, Chang S .
AHRQ EPC series on improving translation of evidence into practice for the learning health system: introduction.
Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf 2019 Aug;45(8):558-65. doi: 10.1016/j.jcjq.2019.05.006..
Keywords: Evidence-Based Practice, Learning Health Systems, Implementation, Quality Improvement, Quality of Care
Nix M, McNamara P, Genevro J
AHRQ Author: Nix M, McNamara P, Genevro J, Vargas N, Mistry K, Fournier A, Shofer M, Lomotan E, Miller T, Ricciardi R, Bierman AS
Learning collaboratives: Insights and a new taxonomy from AHRQ's two decades of experience.
The authors examined AHRQ's experience with learning collaboratives to characterize their attributes, identify factors that might contribute to their success or failure, and assess the challenges they encountered. Building on the literature and insights from AHRQ's experience, they propose a taxonomy that can offer guidance to decision makers and funders about the factors they should consider in developing collaboratives.
AHRQ-authored.
Citation: Nix M, McNamara P, Genevro J .
Learning collaboratives: Insights and a new taxonomy from AHRQ's two decades of experience.
Health Aff 2018 Feb;37(2):205-12. doi: 10.1377/hlthaff.2017.1144.
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Keywords: Learning Health Systems, Health Systems, Quality Improvement, Quality of Care, Healthcare Delivery
Nembhard IM, Morrow CT, Bradley EH
Implementing role-changing versus time-changing innovations in health care: differences in helpfulness of staff improvement teams, management, and network for learning.
This paper examined the hypothesis that the degree to which access to groups that can alter organizational learning depends on innovation type. Team representativeness and network membership were positively associated with implementing role-changing practices; while senior management engagement was positively associated with implementing time-changing practices. The authors concluded that these findings advance implementation science by explaining mixed results across past studies, that the nature of change for workers alters potential facilitators' effects on implementation.
AHRQ-funded; HS018987.
Citation: Nembhard IM, Morrow CT, Bradley EH .
Implementing role-changing versus time-changing innovations in health care: differences in helpfulness of staff improvement teams, management, and network for learning.
Med Care Res Rev 2015 Dec;72(6):707-35. doi: 10.1177/1077558715592315.
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Keywords: Healthcare Delivery, Quality Improvement, Organizational Change, Teams, Quality of Care, Learning Health Systems, Implementation