Public Reporting: Bring Your Lunch and Make Connections

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Public Reporting Bring Your Lunch and Make
Connections

• Introduction to the AHRQ QI Learning Institute
• AHRQ Annual Meeting
• September 9, 2008

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Agenda

• Welcome and Introductions
• Overview of the Learning Institute
• Applying for Membership
• Discussion

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Planning Committee

• Dale Bratzler, DO - Oklahoma Foundation for
  Medical Quality
• Brooks Daverman, MPP, Division of Health
  Planning, Tennessee Department of Finance and
  Administration
• Jeff Geppert, JD - Battelle Memorial Institute
• Denise Love, MBA - National Association of Health
  Data Organizations
• Shoshanna Sofaer, MPH, DrPH - Baruch College, The
  City University of New York
• Kim Streit, MBA, MHA - Florida Hospital
  Association

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Staff

• AHRQ Center for Delivery, Organization, and
  Markets
• Irene Fraser, PhD, Director
• Mamatha Pancholi, MS, Program Officer, Quality
  Indicators Team Project
• Marybeth Farquhar, PhD, MSN, RN, Senior Advisor,
  Quality Indicators Team Project
• AHRQ Office of Communications and Knowledge
  Transfer
• Marjorie Shofer, MBA, Senior Program Analyst
• Margaret K. Rutherford, Editor
• AcademyHealth (Contractor)
• Katherine Griffith, Associate

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12 States Use QIs for Public Hospital Reporting
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Purpose of the QI Learning Institute

• To provide a forum for discussing and
  facilitating the use of the AHRQ Quality
  Indicators (QIs) in statewide and regional
  programs that report hospital quality measures to
  the public.

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Target Audience

• Leaders (or their representatives, including
  project staff and consultants) that are directly
  involved with developing public reporting
  programs from
• State agencies/task forces,
• State hospital associations, and/or
• coalitions

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Possible Topics of Monthly Webinars

• Selecting Measures and Sample Size
• Preparing Data for the Report
• Classifying Hospitals
• Displaying the Data
• Explaining the QIs on your Website
• Creating a Consumer-friendly Website
• Marketing and Promoting Your Report
• Evaluation of Public Reporting Program

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Upcoming Events

• QI 101 Webinar
• Wednesday, September 17, 2008 at 300 pm ET.
• Please register at http//www.ahrq.gov/qilearning
  institute/
• Tracking Hospital Readmissions Consesus-building
  Conference
• October 28-29, 2008, following the NAHDO Annual
  Conference, at the Omni La Mansion del Rio in San
  Antonio, TX.
• Please register to participate in the conference
  at http//nahdo.org/cs/meetings/.

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Applying for Membership

• If you are interested in becoming a member of
• the AHRQ QI Learning Institute
• Send an e-mail to QualityIndicatorsLearning_at_ahrq.
  hhs.gov with the subject heading Application
  Information for the QI Learning Institute. 
• AHRQ will respond with application details.
• Application due by September 30, 2008.

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Discussion Questions

• How did you get involved with public reporting?
• What have been your biggest accomplishments to
  date in developing your public reporting program?
  
• What are your biggest challenges going forward?
• What insights/lessons would you like to share
  with your peers?
• What requests do you have of your peers regarding
  issues you need help with?

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For More Information

• QI Learning Institute Web site
• http//www.ahrq.gov/qilearninginstitute/
• E-mail QualityIndicatorsLearning_at_ahrq.hhs.gov
• QI Web site
• http//www.qualityindicators.ahrq.gov/

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