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Quality Diagnostic Tools for States

The Quality Diagnostic Tools for States program consists of events and technical assistance opportunities that disseminate and encourage the use of Quality Improvement tools from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), created to support State policymakers with their health care quality improvement efforts.

Quality Diagnostic Tools for States

Goal: To increase State policymakers' use of the following Quality Improvement tools: State Snapshots, HCUPnet, Diabetes Workbook Summary, Asthma Workbook Summary, Asthma Return on Investment (ROI) Calculator, Preventable Hospitalization Costs and Mapping Tool, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) Chronic Disease Cost Calculator. Technical assistance for the tools includes workshops, audio and Web conferences, and hands-on technical assistance with individual States to encourage and facilitate use of the tools. Explore the Quality Improvement tools below and learn more about activities related to the tools.

Who Should Participate?

Quality Improvement Tools

State Snapshot Summary (PDF File, 25 KB; Plugin Software Help)
HCUPnet Summary (PDF File, 23 KB; Plugin Software Help)
Diabetes Workbook Summary (PDF File, 24 KB; Plugin Software Help)
Asthma Workbook Summary (PDF File, 22 KB; Plugin Software Help)
Asthma Return on Investment ROI Calculator Summary (PDF File, 24 KB; Plugin Software Help)
Preventable Hospitalization Costs and Mapping Tool Summary (PDF File, 86 KB; Plugin Software Help)

Technical Assistance

Audio Conference and Web Conference Materials

PowerPoint® files can be accessed with a free PowerPoint® Viewer (Plugin Software Help).

Innovations Exchange
Audio Conference, October 13, 2010
- Full-length recording (Flash File, 1 hour, 9 minutes; Plugin Software Help ; Transcript)
- Innovations Exchange (PowerPoint® File, 5.2 MB)
  Judi Consalvo
- AHRQ Health Care: Administrative Overhaul Improves Access to Substance Abuse Services for Iowa Patients (PowerPoint® File, 1.5 MB)
  DeAnn Decker, Iowa Department of Public Health
- The Pennsylvania Academic Detailing Program (PowerPoint® File, 485 KB)
  Thomas Snedden, Pennsylvania PACE Program
State Quality Tools: ROI Calculator
Audio Conference, September 14, 2010
- Full-length recording (Flash File, 1 hour, 27 minutes; Plugin Software Help ; Transcript)
- The Asthma Care Return-on-Investment Calculator: Overview and Demonstration (PowerPoint® File, 4.8 MB)
  Rosanna Coffey, Ph.D., Ginger Carls, Ph.D., and Elizabeth Stranges, M.S.
- Alabama's Experience Using AHRQ's Quality Diagnostic Tools and Technical Assistance (PowerPoint® File, 3.6 MB)
  Mary G. McIntyre, M.D., M.P.H. and Stephanie Lindsay
Overview of State Snapshots
Audio Conference, August 10, 2010
- Full-length recording (Flash File, 1 hour, 8 minutes; Plugin Software Help ; Transcript)
- 2009 State Snapshots (PowerPoint® File, 5.8 MB)
  Ernie Moy, M.D., M.P.H., AHRQ, and Rosanna Coffey, Ph.D., Thomson Reuters
- Sustaining a Culture of Excellence: Enterprise Performance Measurement Project (PowerPoint® File, 990 KB)
  Judith Nugent, M.P.A, Wisconsin Department of Health Services
MONAHRQ's Preventable Costs and Hospitalization Mapping Tool
Audio Conference, July 21, 2010
- Full-length recording (Flash File, 1 hour, 14 minutes; Plugin Software Help ; Transcript)
- MONAHRQ: A Web-Based Tool for Quality and Utilization Reporting (PowerPoint® File, 4 MB)
  Anne Exlihauser, Ph.D.
- Preventable Hospitalization Costs and Mapping Tool (PowerPoint® File, 1.8 MB)
  John Bott
- Use of AHRQ's Preventable Hospitalization Costs and Mapping Tool (PowerPoint® File, 1.8 MB)
  Brooks Daverman
Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP): Overview of HCUP Databases, Tools, & Resources (PowerPoint® File, 17 MB; PDF File, 6 MB; Plugin Software Help).
Lauren Wier, M.P.H.
Audio Conference, May 18, 2010
- Full-length recording (Flash File, 1 hour, 15 minutes; Plugin Software Help ; Transcript)
- Question and Answer session

Archived Quality Diagnostic Tools for States

For more information, contact: Margie Shofer (Margie.Shofer@ahrq.hhs.gov).

Current as of September 2012

Internet Citation:

Quality Diagnostic Tools for States. September 2012. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/qual/kt/index.html