AHRQ NRC Evaluation Toolkit (3)
AHRQ NRC Evaluation Toolkit (3)
AHRQ NRC Evaluation Toolkit (3)
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Measure Quality<br />
Domain(s)<br />
Data Source(s) Relative Cost Notes Potential Pitfalls<br />
knowledge<br />
(rules, order<br />
sets)<br />
• Subject matter<br />
experts<br />
Risk reduction<br />
measures<br />
• CMS fines for<br />
readmission<br />
• Patient safety,<br />
efficiency<br />
• Billing and<br />
administrative data<br />
Low<br />
Financial<br />
indicators<br />
• Accounts<br />
receivable<br />
• HARA metrics<br />
• N/A • Financial<br />
accounting systems<br />
Low The Hospital Accounts<br />
Receivable Analysis (HARA) is<br />
a published synopsis of<br />
statistical data related to hospital<br />
receivables.<br />
Improved billing compliance<br />
and reduced claims denial may<br />
improve the accounts receivable<br />
on the balance sheet.<br />
Note: Some measures in other categories may spill over here (e.g., effect on length of stay in Table 1)<br />
<strong>AHRQ</strong> National Resource Center<br />
<strong>Evaluation</strong> <strong>Toolkit</strong><br />
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