AHRQ announces a job opening with the MONAHRQ program.
MONAHRQ was developed to help
organizations with hospital administrative data efficiently generate an
informational website based on their data and has since been expanded to include
other data sources as well.
One strategy increasingly used to improve quality is the production of public reports comparing the quality of hospitals and other providers. But mounting a website is a time-consuming and expensive effort, and production of a website that consumers will actually use in their decision-making is not easy. To facilitate such efforts, AHRQ has created MONAHRQ – My Own Network Powered by AHRQ. MONAHRQ is a desktop software tool that enables organizations such as state and local data organizations, community quality collaborative, hospitals and hospital systems, and health plans to quickly and easily create a website using their own hospital discharge data, inpatient measures from CMS Hospital Compare and/or HCAHPS survey measures for public reporting of quality (for more information please visit http://www.monahrq.ahrq.gov/).
Communities and states also can use the software tool for reports and graphics to identify problem areas such as counties with very high admissions (and therefore costs) for potentially preventable admissions. To date, six states have adopted MONAHRQ for public reporting, and others are using it for public health planning and other uses.
MONAHRQ recently was recognized as one of the most innovative HHS programs in the country, receiving honorable mention in the HHSInnovates program. MONAHRQ also has received additional funding from the Department to accelerate its growth. The incumbent will lead this effort. The incumbent will also form part of a quality measurement and reporting team at AHRQ, which includes activities such as the Quality Indicators, the Chartered Value Exchanges and a new grant program on the Science of Public Reporting.
- Job Title: Staff Fellow
- This Service Fellow position for a MONAHRQ Program Lead is equal to a Civil Service GS 13 or 14; it which be open until October 16. To view the job announcement, use this link.
One strategy increasingly used to improve quality is the production of public reports comparing the quality of hospitals and other providers. But mounting a website is a time-consuming and expensive effort, and production of a website that consumers will actually use in their decision-making is not easy. To facilitate such efforts, AHRQ has created MONAHRQ – My Own Network Powered by AHRQ. MONAHRQ is a desktop software tool that enables organizations such as state and local data organizations, community quality collaborative, hospitals and hospital systems, and health plans to quickly and easily create a website using their own hospital discharge data, inpatient measures from CMS Hospital Compare and/or HCAHPS survey measures for public reporting of quality (for more information please visit http://www.monahrq.ahrq.gov/).
Communities and states also can use the software tool for reports and graphics to identify problem areas such as counties with very high admissions (and therefore costs) for potentially preventable admissions. To date, six states have adopted MONAHRQ for public reporting, and others are using it for public health planning and other uses.
MONAHRQ recently was recognized as one of the most innovative HHS programs in the country, receiving honorable mention in the HHSInnovates program. MONAHRQ also has received additional funding from the Department to accelerate its growth. The incumbent will lead this effort. The incumbent will also form part of a quality measurement and reporting team at AHRQ, which includes activities such as the Quality Indicators, the Chartered Value Exchanges and a new grant program on the Science of Public Reporting.
