Notice2023-22915
Supplemental Evidence and Data Request on Updating the Framework for AHRQ's National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report (NHQDR)
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October 18, 2023
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Health and Human Services DepartmentAgency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Abstract
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) is seeking scientific information submissions from the public. Scientific information is being solicited to inform our review on Updating the Framework for AHRQ's National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report (NHQDR), which is currently being conducted by the AHRQ's Evidence- based Practice Centers (EPC) Program. Access to published and unpublished pertinent scientific information will improve the quality of this review.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 200 (Wednesday, October 18, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71866-71867]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-22915]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Supplemental Evidence and Data Request on Updating the Framework
for AHRQ's National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report (NHQDR)
AGENCY: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), HHS.
ACTION: Request for Supplemental Evidence and Data Submission.
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SUMMARY: The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) is
seeking scientific information submissions from the public. Scientific
information is being solicited to inform our review on Updating the
Framework for AHRQ's National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report
(NHQDR), which is currently being conducted by the AHRQ's Evidence-
based Practice Centers (EPC) Program. Access to published and
unpublished pertinent scientific information will improve the quality
of this review.
DATES: Submission Deadline on or before November 17, 2023.
ADDRESSES:
Email submissions: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#2643564566474e5457084e4e5508414950"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e98c998aa988819b98c781819ac78e869f">[email protected]</span></a>.
Print submissions:
Mailing Address: Center for Evidence and Practice Improvement,
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, ATTN: EPC SEADs
Coordinator, 5600 Fishers Lane, Mail Stop 06E53A, Rockville, MD 20857.
Shipping Address (FedEx, UPS, etc.): Center for Evidence and
Practice Improvement, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, ATTN:
EPC SEADs Coordinator, 5600 Fishers Lane, Mail Stop 06E77D, Rockville,
MD 20857.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kelly Carper, Telephone: 301-427-1656
or Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#4520352605242d37346b2d2d366b222a33"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="fc998c9fbc9d948e8dd294948fd29b938a">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Agency for Healthcare Research and
Quality has commissioned the Evidence-based Practice Centers (EPC)
Program to complete a review of the evidence for Updating the Framework
for AHRQ's National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report (NHQDR).
AHRQ is conducting this review pursuant to Section 902 of the Public
Health Service Act, 42 U.S.C. 299a.
The EPC Program is dedicated to identifying as many studies as
possible that are relevant to the questions for each of its reviews. In
order to do so, we are supplementing the usual manual and electronic
database searches of the literature by requesting information from the
public (e.g., details of studies conducted). We are looking for studies
that report on Updating the Framework for AHRQ's National Healthcare
Quality and Disparities Report (NHQDR). The entire research protocol is
available online at: <a href="https://effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/updating-framework/protocol">https://effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/updating-framework/protocol</a>.
This is to notify the public that the EPC Program would find the
following information on Updating the Framework for AHRQ's National
Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report (NHQDR) helpful:
[ssquf] A list of completed studies that your organization has
sponsored for this topic. In the list, please indicate whether results
are available on <a href="http://ClinicalTrials.gov">ClinicalTrials.gov</a> along with the <a href="http://ClinicalTrials.gov">ClinicalTrials.gov</a>
trial number.
[ssquf] For completed studies that do not have results on
<a href="http://ClinicalTrials.gov">ClinicalTrials.gov</a>, a summary, including the following elements, if
relevant: study number, study period, design, methodology, indication
and diagnosis, proper use instructions, inclusion and exclusion
criteria, primary and secondary outcomes, baseline characteristics,
number of patients screened/eligible/enrolled/lost to follow-up/
withdrawn/analyzed, effectiveness/efficacy, and safety results.
[ssquf] A list of ongoing studies that your organization has
sponsored for this topic. In the list, please provide the
<a href="http://ClinicalTrials.gov">ClinicalTrials.gov</a> trial number or, if the trial is not registered, the
protocol for the study including, if relevant, a study number, the
study period, design, methodology, indication and diagnosis, proper use
instructions, inclusion and exclusion criteria, and primary and
secondary outcomes.
[ssquf] Description of whether the above studies constitute ALL
Phase II and above clinical trials sponsored by your organization for
this topic and an index outlining the relevant information in each
submitted file.
Your contribution is very beneficial to the Program. Materials
submitted must be publicly available or able to be made public.
Materials that are considered confidential; marketing materials; study
types not included in the review; or information on topics not included
in the review cannot be used by the EPC Program. This is a voluntary
request for information, and all costs for complying with this request
must be borne by the submitter.
The draft of this review will be posted on AHRQ's EPC Program
website and available for public comment for a period of 4 weeks. If
you would like to be notified when the draft is posted, please sign up
for the email list at: <a href="https://www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/email-updates">https://www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/email-updates</a>.
The review will answer the following questions. This information is
provided as background. AHRQ is not requesting that the public provide
answers to these questions.
Guiding Questions (GQ)
GQ1. Which frameworks have been developed or are used for quality
of care?
<bullet> What settings, populations, and intended use were the
frameworks developed for?
<bullet> How are the framework domains defined?
<bullet> In what context have these frameworks been used?
<bullet> How do these frameworks intersect with levers and tools
available to federal and state governments?
<bullet> How are the frameworks and domains similar or different
from the 2010 NASEM framework?
GQ2. How should the 2010 NASEM framework and its domains be
updated?
<bullet> How would existing AHRQ NHQDR measures be reorganized in
the updated framework and domains?
<bullet> Are there available measures for new framework domains?
[cir] Describe measures in terms of their definition, population,
years available, geographic representation, data sources, and
supporting evidence.
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Criteria for Inclusion/Exclusion of Studies in the Review
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Domain Inclusion Exclusion
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Population........................... <bullet> Publications that address quality of <bullet> Publications
care indicators, criteria, or benchmarks. We not addressing quality
will accept the authors' definition of quality of care and
of care. Quality indicators may include care publications not
processes-related measures (e.g., follow-up mentioning quality of
post discharge, continuity of care, medication care nor health equity
errors), heath services utilization measures as a central feature
(e.g., hospital readmission, emergency of a framework.
department visit), care satisfaction (e.g.,
patient satisfaction, care needs met, trust in
care provider), or health outcomes (e.g.,
mortality, physical functional status, mental
functioning, quality of life) used as quality
indicators. Publications that do not address
quality of care in detail but include quality
of care and health equity in a framework will
also be eligible. Care disparities may either
address differences in provided health
services, focus on care services or health
outcomes of priority populations.
Concept.............................. <bullet> Publications that include a figure or <bullet> Publications
detailed description of a framework of quality citing existing
of care or care disparities; frameworks may use frameworks without
the format of a logic model, analytic further conceptual
framework, conceptual model, or other contribution to the
conceptualizations of quality of care. framework and
publications
describing only the
need of quality of
care measures.
Context.............................. <bullet> Healthcare, specifically healthcare <bullet> Studies in
delivery organizations. contexts outside of
healthcare or not
specific to
healthcare.
Other limiters....................... <bullet> Reports published in English-language, <bullet> Data reported
journal manuscripts, trial records, and gray in abbreviated format
literature in the public domain from the (e.g., conference
outlined sources. abstracts) will be
excluded; studies not
published in English
<bullet> Systematic
reviews will be
retained for reference
mining.
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Dated: October 12, 2023.
Marquita Cullom,
Associate Director.
[FR Doc. 2023-22915 Filed 10-17-23; 8:45 am]
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