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AHRQ 2012 PRESENTATIONS (PDF)

• Cox, G. (April 14-18, 2012). Preparing for ICD-10-CM/PCS OSHPD Experiences in California. Presentation given at the HCUP Partners Meeting. Bethesda, MD. (1.9 MB)
  
  
• Cox, G. (October 23-24, 2012). ICD-10-CM/PCS conversion for AHRQ Quality indicators ™. Presentation given at the 27th Annual NAHDO Conference. New Orleans, LA. (3.3 MB)
  
  
• Prellwitz, L. (September 11, 2012). Implementing QI Validation Tools for Coding and Clinical Quality Improvement in Academic Medical Centers. AHRQ Annual Conference. (2.2 MB)
  
  
• Romano, P.S. (June 25, 2012). Promises and Pitfalls of Consumer Use of Publicly Available Quality Information: Improving the Measures. N/A. (1.3 MB)
  
  
• Romano, P.S. (March 1, 2012). Quality Measurement 101 A Framework for CVEs. CVE Annual Meeting.(1.7 MB)
  
  
• Romano, P.S. (September 27, 2012). Validity of present on admission data and implications for the AHRQ QIs. AHRQ Annual Conference.(1.0 MB)
  
  
• Romano, P.S, Sadeghi, B. (June 26, 2012). Postoperative Venous Thromboembolism: Improved Coding after New ICD-9-CM Codes but Continuing Opportunities to Improve Care. AcademyHealth 2012 Annual Research Meeting. (0.4 MB)
  
  
• Romano, P.S, Sadeghi, B, White, R, et al. (N/A) Effect of Obesity on Efficacy of Medical Thromboprophylaxis After Total Knee Arthroplasty- A Case Control Study. N/A (0.3 MB)
  
  

2011 PRESENTATIONS (PDF)

• Romano, P.S. (May 12, 2011). Is stroke mortality a reasonable measure of stroke care quality? AHA QCOR 2011(1.0 MB)
  
  
• Romano, P.S. (September 21, 2011). The Development of Emergency Department Patient Quality/Safety Indicators. AHRQ Annual Conference.(2.3 MB)
  
  

2010 PRESENTATIONS (PDF)

• Bott, J. (December 1, 2010), AHRQ Quality Indicators 101: Background and Introduction to the AHRQ QIs. Georgetown University. (7.7 MB)
  
  
• Davies, S. (September 26, 2010). Development of the emergency department Prevention Quality Indicators (ED PQI). AHRQ Annual Conference. (3.0 MB)
  
  
• Davies, S. & Chin, D. (September 26, 2010). Challenges and approaches to measuring hospital emergency preparedness. AHRQ Annual Conference. (8.0 MB)
  
  
• Davies, S. (June 28, 2010). Measuring hospital preparedness for pandemic and mass casualty events: What is important to measure? Academy Health Annual Research Meeting. (1.5 MB)
  
  
• Davies, S. (June 26, 2010). AHRQ Neonatal Quality Indicators: The NQI and the research indicators. Academy Health Annual Research Meeting. (2.2 MB)
  
  
• Haberland, C. (June 26, 2010). Administrative data based tools for pediatric and neonatal health services and outcomes research: Risk-adjustment. Child Health Services Research Meeting. (346 KB)
  
  
• Romano, P.S. (October 21, 2010). Quality indicators and their use in proving quality of care and patient safety. AHRQ/HRET audio conference series for the Florida Hospital Association. (8.6 MB)
  
  
• Romano, P.S. (September 27, 2010). Validity of present on admission data and implications for the AHRQ QIs. AHRQ Annual Conference. (5.8 MB)
  
  
• Romano, P.S. (September 27, 2010). The development of emergency department patient quality/safety indicators. AHRQ Annual Conference. (7.1 MB)
  
  
• Romano, P.S. (May 18, 2010). Metric magic: Creating synergy between indicators, priorities, and mandates. National Patient Safety Congress. (2.4 MB)
  
  
• Romano, P.S. (May 18, 2010). Quality indicators and their use in improving quality of care and patient safety. AHRQ/HRET audio conference series for state hospital associations. (18.2 MB)
  
  
• Romano, P.S. (May 6, 2010). Lessons learned from PSI validation and demonstration projects. University HealthSystem Consortium Webinar. (5.9 MB)
  
  
• Utter, G.H. (November 10, 2010). Why focus on postoperative respiratory failure? University HealthSystem Consortium and Premier Healthcare Alliance Postoperative Respiratory Failure Sprint. (5.5 MB)
  
  
• Zrelak, P. et al. (April 15, 2010). Lessons for nursing from the AHRQ Patient Safety Indicator Validation Pilot Project. Academy Health and Western Institute of Nusing. (1.9 MB)
  
  

For presentations prior to 2010 see the Archive Resources page.