Can State Databases Be Used to Develop a National, Standardized Hospital Nurse Staffing Database? AHRQ 09-R040
L. Unruh, C. Russo, H. Jiang, et al., Western Journal of Nursing Research 31(1):February 2009, 66-88. Examines the feasibility of building a national, standardized hospital nurse staffing database from State data collections to improve the availability of valid, reliable nursing staffing measures and to allow linkages to other databases.
Common Formats Allow Uniform Collection and Reporting of Patient Safety Data by Patient Safety Organizations AHRQ 10-R036
C. Clancy, American Journal of Medical Quality, January-February 2010; 25(1):73-75. Commentary by AHRQ director describes the introduction of Common Formats Version 1.0, a set of evidence-based common definitions and reporting formats that will allow patient safety organizations, health providers, and other entities to report patient safety events in a confidential, uniform manner.
Resource Guide to AHRQ Child and Youth Health and Health Care Services Data AHRQ 07(08)-0088
Agency for Health Care Research and Quality, February 2008, 106 pp. Provides summary information and guidance on accessing and using the child health data sets and measurement tools available through AHRQ, including the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project, and the Consumer Assessment of Health Providers and Systems Benchmarking Database.
Resource Guide to AHRQ Child and Youth Health and Health Care Services Data, CD AHRQ 07(08)-0088-CD
Agency for Health Care Research and Quality, February 2008, CD-ROM format. Provides summary information and guidance on accessing and using the child health data sets and measurement tools available through AHRQ, including the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project, and the Consumer Assessment of Health Providers and Systems Benchmarking Database.
