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<p><a href="qualityindicators.pdf" class="pdf">Evaluation of the Use of AHRQ and Other Quality Indicators (PDF)</a> [666.9 KB] </p> </div>
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<h1 class="page__title title" id="page-title">Evaluation of the Use of AHRQ and Other Quality Indicators</h1><h2>Final Contract Report</h2>
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<div class="field field-name-ahrq-generic-body field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>To improve its services continuously, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) evaluates its programs to examine the performance of those programs in achieving their objectives. An important part of the HHS evaluation function is communicating the findings and recommendations of the evaluation studies.</p>
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<p>This report evaluates a program of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). It was prepared by RAND Health under Contract No. WR-426-HS.</p>
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<p><em>By Peter S. Hussey, Soeren Mattke, Lindsey Morse, and M. Susan Ridgely</em><a id="contents" name="contents"> </a></p>
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<h2>Contents</h2>
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<p><a href="#Ack">Acknowledgments</a><br />
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<a href="/research/findings/final-reports/qualityindicators/sum.html">Summary</a><br />
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<a href="/research/findings/final-reports/qualityindicators/sum.html#QIMarket">The Market and Uses for AHRQ QIs</a><br />
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<a href="/research/findings/final-reports/qualityindicators/sum.html#Findings">Key Findings</a><br />
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<a href="/research/findings/final-reports/qualityindicators/sum.html#Lessons">Lessons Learned for Future Activities</a><br />
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<a href="/research/findings/final-reports/qualityindicators/sum.html#Discussion">Discussion</a><br />
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<a href="/research/findings/final-reports/qualityindicators/sum.html#Symbols">List of Symbols</a><br />
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<a href="/research/findings/final-reports/qualityindicators/chapter1.html">Chapter 1. Introduction</a><br />
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<a href="/research/findings/final-reports/qualityindicators/chapter1.html#Background">1.1. Background</a><br />
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<a href="/research/findings/final-reports/qualityindicators/chapter1.html#QIDescription">1.2. Description of the AHRQ Quality Indicators (AHRQ QIs)</a><br />
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<a href="/research/findings/final-reports/qualityindicators/chapter1.html#Objectives">1.3. Objectives</a><br />
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<a href="/research/findings/final-reports/qualityindicators/chapter1.html#OrgReport">1.4. Organization of the Report</a><br />
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<a href="/research/findings/final-reports/qualityindicators/chapter2.html">Chapter 2. Methods</a><br />
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<a href="/research/findings/final-reports/qualityindicators/chapter2.html#EnviroScan">2.1. Environmental Scan</a><br />
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<a href="/research/findings/final-reports/qualityindicators/chapter2.html#Interviews">2.2. Interviews</a><br />
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<a href="/research/findings/final-reports/qualityindicators/chapter2.html#CaseStudies">2.3. Case Studies</a><br />
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<a href="/research/findings/final-reports/qualityindicators/chapter3.html">Chapter 3. The Market for Quality Indicators</a><br />
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<a href="/research/findings/final-reports/qualityindicators/chapter3.html#Developers">3.1. Developers</a><br />
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<a href="/research/findings/final-reports/qualityindicators/chapter3.html#Vendors">3.2. Vendors</a><br />
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<a href="/research/findings/final-reports/qualityindicators/chapter3.html#MktPosition">3.3. AHRQ's Position in the Market for Quality Indicators</a><br />
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<a href="/research/findings/final-reports/qualityindicators/chapter5.html">Chapter 4. Evaluation of the AHRQ QI Program</a><br />
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<a href="/research/findings/final-reports/qualityindicators/chapter5.html#Importance">4.1. Importance</a><br />
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<a href="/research/findings/final-reports/qualityindicators/chapter5.html#Soundness">4.2. Scientific Soundness</a><br />
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<a href="/research/findings/final-reports/qualityindicators/chapter5.html#Usability">4.3. Usability</a><br />
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<a href="/research/findings/final-reports/qualityindicators/chapter5.html#Feasibility">4.4. Feasibility</a><br />
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<a href="/research/findings/final-reports/qualityindicators/chapter5.html">Chapter 5. Findings from the Case Studies</a><br />
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<a href="/research/findings/final-reports/qualityindicators/chapter5.html#Boston">5.1. Boston</a><br />
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<a href="/research/findings/final-reports/qualityindicators/chapter5.html#DFW">5.2. Dallas-Fort Worth</a><br />
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<a href="/research/findings/final-reports/qualityindicators/chapter6.html">Chapter 6. "Lessons Learned" for Future Activities</a><br />
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<a href="/research/findings/final-reports/qualityindicators/chapter6.html#CustomerVoice">6.1. Voices Of The Customer: Priorities for Future Development of the QIs</a><br />
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<a href="/research/findings/final-reports/qualityindicators/chapter6.html#Perspectives">6.2. User Perspectives: The Future Role of AHRQ Compared to Other Players</a><br />
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<a href="/research/findings/final-reports/qualityindicators/chapter6.html#Willingness">6.3. User Views: Willingness To Pay for the AHRQ QIs</a><br />
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<a href="/research/findings/final-reports/qualityindicators/chapter7.html">Chapter 7. Discussion</a><br />
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<a href="/research/findings/final-reports/qualityindicators/chapter7.html#Limitations">7.1. Limitations</a><br />
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<a href="/research/findings/final-reports/qualityindicators/chapter7.html#MktPosition">7.2. What is AHRQ'S Current Market Position?</a><br />
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<a href="/research/findings/final-reports/qualityindicators/chapter7.html#Growth">7.3. Where are the Growth Opportunities for the AHRQ QI Program?</a><br />
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<a href="/research/findings/final-reports/qualityindicators/chapter7.html#Finance">7.4. How Could Growth Be Financed?</a><br />
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<a href="/research/findings/final-reports/qualityindicators/ref.html">References</a></p>
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<h2>Acknowledgments</h2>
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<p>Prepared for:</p>
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<p>AHRQ Contract No. WR-426-HS.<br />
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AHRQ Publication No. 08-M012-EF</p>
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<p>Prepared by: RAND Health</p>
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<p><em>Authors:</em></p>
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<p>Peter S. Hussey<br />
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Soeren Mattke<br />
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Lindsey Morse<br />
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M. Susan Ridgely</p>
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<p>This product is part of the RAND Health working paper series.</p>
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