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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 7 of 7 Research Studies DisplayedMistry KB, Sagatov RDF, Schur C
AHRQ Author: Mistry KB, Sagatov RDF
Design and implementation of the Pediatric Quality Measures Program 2.0.
This AHRQ-authored research discusses the design and implementation of the Pediatric Quality Measures Program (PQMP) 2.0. The PQMP was established in response to the Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009. AHRQ and CMS awarded 6 grants to Centers of Excellence (COEs) and a contract to facilitate collaboration and learning across the COEs. The COEs partnered with stakeholders from multiple levels to field test real-world implementation and refinement of pediatric quality measures and quality improvement initiatives. A PQMP Learning Collaborative (PQMP-LC) consisting of AHRQ, CMS, the 6 COEs, and L&M Policy Research, LLC was created to complete literature reviews, conduct key informant interviews, and collect data to develop reports to address the Research Foci. It also aided with development of measure implementation and quality improvement toolkits; conceptualized an implementation science framework, analysis, and roadmap; and facilitated dissemination of learnings and products. The various products created are intended to support the uptake of PQMP measures and inform future pediatric measurement and improvement work.
AHRQ-authored.
Citation: Mistry KB, Sagatov RDF, Schur C .
Design and implementation of the Pediatric Quality Measures Program 2.0.
Acad Pediatr 2022 Apr;22(3s):S59-S64. doi: 10.1016/j.acap.2021.12.021..
Keywords: Children/Adolescents, Medicaid, Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), Quality Measures, Quality Improvement, Quality of Care, Implementation
Forrest CB, Simpson L, Mistry KB
AHRQ Author: Mistry KB
PQMP Phase 2: implementation and dissemination.
The authors provide an overview of the articles in this supplement concerning the Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act Pediatric Quality Measures Program (PQMP). The articles examine the opportunities and challenges associated with the PQMP 2.0 work of the Centers for Excellence and how findings may advance the science for pediatric quality measurement and improvement, and, ultimately, child health outcomes.
AHRQ-authored.
Citation: Forrest CB, Simpson L, Mistry KB .
PQMP Phase 2: implementation and dissemination.
Acad Pediatr 2022 Apr;22(3s):S55-S58. doi: 10.1016/j.acap.2022.01.012..
Keywords: Children/Adolescents, Medicaid, Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), Quality Measures, Quality Improvement, Quality of Care, Implementation
Schur C, Johnson M, Doherty J
AHRQ Author: Mistry KB
Real-world considerations for implementing pediatric quality measures: insights from key stakeholders.
This AHRQ-authored paper describes key stakeholder insights focused on measure implementation and increasing the uptake of Pediatric Quality Measures (PQM). The PQMP Learning Collaborative conducted semistructured interviews with 9 key informants (KIs) presenting states, health plans, and other potential end users. The interviews focused on obtaining KIs’ perspectives on 6 research questions focused on assessing the feasibility and usability of PQM and strengthening the connection between measurement and improvement. The KIs uniformly acknowledged the complexity of the issues raised and pinpointed multiple unresolved issues.
AHRQ-authored; AHRQ-funded; 290201400003I.
Citation: Schur C, Johnson M, Doherty J .
Real-world considerations for implementing pediatric quality measures: insights from key stakeholders.
Acad Pediatr 2022 Apr;22(3S):S76-S80. doi: 10.1016/j.acap.2021.04.007..
Keywords: Children/Adolescents, Medicaid, Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), Quality Measures, Quality Improvement, Quality of Care, Implementation
Shenkman E, Mistry KB, Davis D
AHRQ Author: Mistry KB
Stakeholder engagement: bridging research and policy to improve measurement and dental care for children in Medicaid.
The University of Florida Child Health Quality (CHeQ) initiative, funded by the Agency for Health Care Research and Quality (AHRQ)/Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Pediatric Quality Measurement Program, examined measures that states use to evaluate quality of oral health care for children in Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). This paper discusses stakeholder engagement in bridging research and policy to improve measurement and dental care for children in Medicaid.
AHRQ-authored; AHRQ-funded; HS025298.
Citation: Shenkman E, Mistry KB, Davis D .
Stakeholder engagement: bridging research and policy to improve measurement and dental care for children in Medicaid.
Acad Pediatr 2022 Apr;22(3S):S65-S67. doi: 10.1016/j.acap.2021.08.012..
Keywords: Children/Adolescents, Dental and Oral Health, Medicaid, Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), Quality Measures, Quality Improvement, Quality of Care
Desai AD, Simon TD, Leyenaar JK
Utilizing family-centered process and outcome measures to assess hospital-to-home transition quality.
This commentary describes the success of using 8 new caregiver-reported measures to assess the quality of hospital- and emergency department (ED)-to-home transitions in pediatric patients. This measures were originally created by the national Pediatric Quality Measures Program mandated by the Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009 (CHIPRA). An original article describing these measures was published 2016 and there have been several follow-up studies. These measures are undergoing further testing.
AHRQ-funded; HS024133; HS024299; HS020506.
Citation: Desai AD, Simon TD, Leyenaar JK .
Utilizing family-centered process and outcome measures to assess hospital-to-home transition quality.
Acad Pediatr 2018 Nov - Dec;18(8):843-46. doi: 10.1016/j.acap.2018.07.013..
Keywords: Hospital Discharge, Patient-Centered Healthcare, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research, Transitions of Care, Quality of Care, Quality Measures, Quality Improvement, Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), Evidence-Based Practice
Burton RA, Peters RA, Devers KJ
Perspectives on implementing quality improvement collaboratives effectively: qualitative findings from the CHIPRA quality demonstration grant program.
The most frequently pursued intervention in the Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009 (CHIPRA) quality demonstration (2010-2015) was quality improvement collaboratives. This study was conducted to identify which aspects of these collaboratives were viewed by organizers and participants as working well and which were not. It found that aspects of collaboratives that interviewees valued were aimed at attracting participation, maintaining engagement, or facilitating learning.
AHRQ-funded; 2902009000191.
Citation: Burton RA, Peters RA, Devers KJ .
Perspectives on implementing quality improvement collaboratives effectively: qualitative findings from the CHIPRA quality demonstration grant program.
Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf 2018 Jan;44(1):12-22. doi: 10.1016/j.jcjq.2017.08.004.
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Keywords: Children/Adolescents, Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), Health Insurance, Quality of Care, Quality Improvement
Bailey LC, Mistry KB, Tinoco A
AHRQ Author: Mistry KB
Addressing electronic clinical information in the construction of quality measures.
The authors draw on the experience of Centers of Excellence to review both structural and pragmatic considerations in e-measurement. They suggest that addressing these challenges will require investment by vendors, researchers, and clinicians alike in developing better pediatric content for standard terminologies and data models, encouraging wider adoption of technical standards that support reliable quality measurement, better harmonizing data collection with clinical work flow in EHRs, and better understanding the behavior and potential of e-measures.
AHRQ-authored.
Citation: Bailey LC, Mistry KB, Tinoco A .
Addressing electronic clinical information in the construction of quality measures.
Acad Pediatr 2014 Sep-Oct;14(5 Suppl):S82-9. doi: 10.1016/j.acap.2014.06.006.
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Keywords: Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), Electronic Health Records (EHRs), Quality Improvement, Quality Indicators (QIs), Quality Measures