Presentations

Published papers and material from public presentations using the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Quality Indicators (QIs) and of potential interest to users are available here. Some of the files below are in PDF format, help with PDF files is available.

Public Reporting and Quality-Based Purchasing: The Evidence Base and Practical Tools -- Free October Web Conferences

Where is the value in health care purchasing? Can hospital quality be measured well enough to link payment to quality? As health care costs continue to escalate and shortfalls remain in health care quality, employers and other purchasers are pursuing “quality-based purchasing” strategies. The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) is sponsoring two interactive web conferences in October that will help purchasers, plans and providers understand the evidence base for quality-based purchasing and public reporting and increase their understanding of an important tool set available to assist with evaluations of health care quality.

Event #1: “Paying for Performance”
Thursday, October 21, 2004, 3:00-4:30pm, EDT
The first conference in the series features a current look at the evidence base for quality-based purchasing with an emphasis on practical implications for purchasers and providers.

Event #2: “Using Quality Indicators for Hospital-Level Public Reporting & Payment”
Wednesday, October 27, 2004, 1:00-2:30pm, EDT
The second conference in the series will provide guidance on the benefits and limitations of using AHRQ’s quality indicators for public reporting of quality or to inform purchasing decisions.

The Buy-Right for Health Care Quality Series will help purchasers make well-informed decisions about whether and how to pursue quality-based purchasing. The series will also help plans and providers prepare for and participate in quality-based purchasing and public reporting initiatives.  

To register for these web conferences, please visit the conference website at www.academyhealth.org/ahrq/valuepurchasing and click on the Register link.  Registration is free.

• The Buy-Right for Health Care Quality Series Brochure
  • PDF format — 4.6 MB | (PDF help)

The Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council Data Initiative has kindly provided access to their guide designed to assist users in interpreting results from the Inpatient Quality Indicators.

• Inpatient Quality Indicators, Interpretive Guide
  • PowerPoint® format — 140 KB
  • PDF format — 191 KB | (PDF help)

This chartbook is the first comprehensive national report on the quality of pediatric care. The researchers reviewed over 500 studies and synthesized this information into 40 charts that provide a portrait of the current state of pediatric health care.

• Quality of Health Care for Children and Adolescents: A Chartbook

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