United States Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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An agency of the PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE established in 1990 to "provide indexing, abstracting, translating, publishing, and other services leading to a more effective and timely dissemination of information on research, demonstration projects, and evaluations with respect to health care to public and private entities and individuals engaged in the improvement of health care delivery..." It supersedes the National Center for Health Services Research. The United States Agency for Health Care Policy and Research was renamed Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) under the Healthcare Research and Quality Act of 1999.

Descriptor ID	D016270
MeSH Number(s)	I01.409.418.750.600.650.592 N03.540.348.500.500.600.650.592
Concept/Terms	United States Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality United States Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (U.S.) Agency for Health Care Policy and Research United States Agency for Health Care Policy and Research

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Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena [I]
Social Sciences [I01]
Government [I01.409]
Government Agencies [I01.409.418]
United States Government Agencies [I01.409.418.750]
United States Dept. of Health and Human Services [I01.409.418.750.600]
United States Public Health Service [I01.409.418.750.600.650]
United States Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality [I01.409.418.750.600.650.592]
Health Care [N]
Health Care Economics and Organizations [N03]
Organizations [N03.540]
Government [N03.540.348]
Federal Government [N03.540.348.500]
United States Government Agencies [N03.540.348.500.500]
United States Dept. of Health and Human Services [N03.540.348.500.500.600]
United States Public Health Service [N03.540.348.500.500.600.650]
United States Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality [N03.540.348.500.500.600.650.592]

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2005	0	1	1
2006	0	1	1
2007	0	1	1
2008	0	1	1
2010	0	1	1
2011	0	2	2
2012	2	5	7
2013	2	0	2
2014	0	1	1
2016	1	1	2
2018	0	1	1

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Shin MH, Rivard PE, Shwartz M, Borzecki A, Yaksic E, Stolzmann K, Zubkoff L, Rosen AK. Tailoring an educational program on the AHRQ Patient Safety Indicators to meet stakeholder needs: lessons learned in the VA. BMC Health Serv Res. 2018 02 14; 18(1):114.

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Chen Q, Rosen AK, Borzecki A, Shwartz M. Using Harm-Based Weights for the AHRQ Patient Safety for Selected Indicators Composite (PSI-90): Does It Affect Assessment of Hospital Performance and Financial Penalties in Veterans Health Administration Hospitals? Health Serv Res. 2016 Dec; 51(6):2140-2157.

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Engineer LD, Winters BD, Weston CM, Zhang A, Sharma R, Bass E, Jones D, Rosen A, Yoon FB, Borzecki A, Dy SM. Hospital Characteristics and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Inpatient Quality Indicators: A Systematic Review. J Healthc Qual. 2016 Sep-Oct; 38(5):304-13.

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Shin MH, Sullivan JL, Rosen AK, Solomon JL, Dunn EJ, Shimada SL, Hayes J, Rivard PE. Examining the validity of AHRQ's patient safety indicators (PSIs): is variation in PSI composite score related to hospital organizational factors? Med Care Res Rev. 2014 Dec; 71(6):599-618.

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Chen Q, Hanchate A, Shwartz M, Borzecki AM, Mull HJ, Shin MH, Rosen AK. Comparison of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Patient Safety Indicator Rates Among Veteran Dual Users. Am J Med Qual. 2014 Jul-Aug; 29(4):335-43.

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Rosen AK, Loveland S, Shin M, Shwartz M, Hanchate A, Chen Q, Kaafarani HM, Borzecki A. Examining the impact of the AHRQ Patient Safety Indicators (PSIs) on the Veterans Health Administration: the case of readmissions. Med Care. 2013 Jan; 51(1):37-44.

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Treadwell JR, Singh S, Talati R, McPheeters ML, Reston JT. A framework for best evidence approaches can improve the transparency of systematic reviews. J Clin Epidemiol. 2012 Nov; 65(11):1159-62.

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Franklin PD, Allison JJ, Ayers DC. Beyond joint implant registries: a patient-centered research consortium for comparative effectiveness in total joint replacement. JAMA. 2012 Sep 26; 308(12):1217-8.

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Chen Q, Borzecki AM, Cevasco M, Shin MH, Shwartz M, Itani KM, Rosen AK. Examining the relationship between processes of care and selected AHRQ patient safety indicators postoperative wound dehiscence and accidental puncture or laceration using the VA electronic medical record. Am J Med Qual. 2013 May-Jun; 28(3):206-13.

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Navathe AS, Silber JH, Small DS, Rosen AK, Romano PS, Even-Shoshan O, Wang Y, Zhu J, Halenar MJ, Volpp KG. Teaching hospital financial status and patient outcomes following ACGME duty hour reform. Health Serv Res. 2013 Apr; 48(2 Pt 1):476-98.

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