2014 Clinical Quality Measures Now Available

AHRQ has developed the U. S. Healthcare Knowledgebase (USHIK) with both Meaningful Use Stage 1 and State 2 (2014) clinical quality measures.  The USHIK Web site provides different formats for viewing, downloading, and comparing versions of electronic CQMs and their value sets.  It allows users to compare present, past, and future proposed versions of Meaningful Use quality measure and value sets.  USHIK allow researchers to browse, compare, and synchronize diverse data sets in order to promote interoperability, uniformity, and comparability of health data.  Select to access USHIK.

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http://jamia.bmj.com/site/icons/amiajnl8946.pdf
  • patient safety should trump all other values; corporate concerns about liability and intellectual property ownership may be valid but should not over-ride all other considerations;
  • transparency and a commitment to patient safety should govern vendor contracts;
  • institutions are duty-bound to provide ethics education to purchasers and users, and should commit publicly to standards of corporate conduct; and
  • vendors, system purchasers, and users should encourage and assist in each others’ efforts to adopt best practices.

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