Appendix C. Tables
Table 1. Excluded External Research Activities
| Source |
# of Activities Excluded |
Reasons |
| New Starts Database |
1 |
Activity not substantially related to children's health |
| Conference and Workshops Links |
0 |
|
| SCHIP |
0 |
|
| IT Page |
0 |
|
| CHIRI™ |
2 |
Activity not funded by AHRQ |
| GOLD, child subcategory |
1 |
Activity not substantially related to children's health |
| GOLD, abstract |
28 |
Activity not substantially related to children's health (13); Activities related to fertility (1); Activities only tangentially related to children' health (11); Activity focuses on parents' health but no direct study of impact on children's health |
| AMIS |
24 |
Activities not substantially related to children's health (18); Activities only tangentially related to children's health (6) |
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Table 2. Interview Topics by Primary Objective
| Interview Topic |
Primary Objective 2 |
Primary Objective 3 |
Primary Objective 4 |
| Describe impact of case activity |
X |
|
|
| Which processes were important in bringing about this impact |
X |
|
X |
| How AHRQ's involvement brought about this impact including staff activities related to partnership, implementation, dissemination |
X |
X |
X |
| Structure and organization of AHRQ and how that structure and organization interfaces with children's health care issues |
X |
X |
|
| Interaction/partnership with AHRQ |
|
|
X |
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Table 3. Number of External Child Health Activities by First Year of Funding
| Year |
Number of External Activities |
| 1990 |
13 |
| 1991 |
11 |
| 1992 |
20 |
| 1993 |
20 |
| 1994 |
14 |
| 1995 |
8 |
| 1996 |
19 |
| 1997 |
13 |
| 1998 |
22 |
| 1999 |
61 |
| 2000 |
74 |
| 2001 |
50 |
| 2002 |
71 |
| 2003 |
36 |
| 2004 |
48 |
| 2005 |
34 |
| Totals |
514 |
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Table 4. Total and Average Number of External Child
Health Activities by Time Period According to First Year of Funding
| First Year of Funding |
Number of External Activities |
Average Number of External Activities |
| 1990-1995 |
86 |
14.3 |
| 1996-1998 |
54 |
18.0 |
| 1999-2002 |
256 |
64.0 |
| 2003-2005 |
118 |
39.3 |
| Totals |
514 |
|
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Table 5. Funding for External Child Health Activities by Time Period
| Year |
Total Child
Health Funding |
| 1990-1995 |
$42,096,000 |
| 1996-1998 |
$36,701,000 |
| 1999-2002 |
$208,428,000 |
| 2003-2005 |
$65,415,000 |
| Totals |
$352,639,000 |
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Table 6. Total and Average Number of Child Health Publications by Initial Funding Year
| Initial Funding Year |
Number of Publications |
Average Number of Publications per Activity |
| 1996 |
54 |
3.6 |
| 1997 |
25 |
2.1 |
| 1998 |
53 |
3.1 |
| 1999 |
245 |
4.4 |
| 2000 |
209 |
3.4 |
| 2001 |
68 |
1.7 |
| 2002 |
87 |
1.5 |
| Totals |
741 |
2.9 |
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Table 7. AHRQ Strategic Goals
| Strategic Plan Goals |
Budget Justification Goals |
AHRQ Strategic Goals |
| Supporting improvement in health outcomes |
|
1. Improve health outcomes |
| Identifying strategies to improve access, foster appropriate use, and reduce unnecessary expenditures |
Efficiency—Achieve wider access to effective health care services and reduce health care costs. |
2. Improve access, appropriate use and efficiency and reduce costs |
| |
Effectiveness—Assure that providers and consumers/patients use beneficial and timely health care information to make informed decisions/choices. |
3. Use data to make informed decisions |
| Strengthening quality measurement and improvement |
|
4. Strengthen quality measurement and improvement |
| |
Safety/Quality—Reduce the risk of harm from health care services by promoting the delivery of appropriate care that achieves the best quality outcome. |
5. Promote safety |
| |
Organizational Excellence—Develop efficient and responsive business processes. |
|
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Table 8. Number and Percent of External Child Health Activities by AHRQ Strategic Goals, Overall and Over Time
| AHRQ Strategic Goals |
Number of External Activities |
Percent of External Activities |
Categories by Years |
1990-1995
(n=86) |
1996-1998
(n=54) |
1999-2002
(n=256) |
2003-2005
(n=118) |
| 1. Improve health outcomes |
269 |
52% |
63% |
54% |
55% |
38% |
| 2. Improve access, appropriate use and efficiency and reduce costs |
131 |
25% |
37% |
44% |
23% |
13% |
| 3. Use data to make informed decisions |
50 |
10% |
-- |
-- |
5% |
31% |
| 4. Strengthen quality measurement and improvement |
8 |
2% |
-- |
-- |
3% |
1% |
| 5. Promote safety |
56 |
11% |
-- |
2% |
13% |
18% |
| Total |
514 |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
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Table 9. Total and Percent of Funding for External Child Health Activities by AHRQ Strategic Goals
| AHRQ Strategic Goals |
Total Funding |
Percent of Total Funding |
| 1. Improve health outcomes |
$142,235,000 |
40% |
| 2. Improve access, appropriate use and efficiency and reduce costs |
$75,814,000 |
21% |
| 3. Use data to make informed decisions |
$46,779,000 |
13% |
| 4. Strengthen quality measurement and improvement |
$4,097,000 |
1% |
| 5. Promote safety |
$83,715,000 |
24% |
| Total |
$352,639,000 |
100% |
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Table 10. Number and Percent of Publications by AHRQ Strategic Goals
| AHRQ Strategic Goals |
Number of Publications |
Percent of Publications |
| 1. Improve health outcomes |
398 |
54% |
| 2. Improve access, appropriate use and efficiency and reduce costs |
227 |
31% |
| 3. Use data to make informed decisions |
25 |
3% |
| 4. Strengthen quality measurement and improvement |
16 |
2% |
| 5. Promote safety |
75 |
10% |
| Total |
741 |
100% |
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Table 11. Number and Percent of External Activities by Children's Health Strategic Plan Goals, Overall and Over Time
| Children's Health Strategic Plan Goals |
Number of External Activities |
Percent of External Activities |
Categories by Years |
1990-1995
(n=86) |
1996-1998
(n=54) |
1999-2002
(n=256) |
2003-2005
(n=118) |
| 1. Contribute to new knowledge about child health services |
311 |
61% |
72% |
69% |
62% |
45% |
| 2. Create tools and nourish talent to strengthen the knowledge base in
child health services |
127 |
25% |
15% |
19% |
20% |
44% |
| 3. Translate new knowledge into practice |
31 |
6% |
5% |
9% |
7% |
3% |
| 4. Improve communication with stakeholders in child health.a |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| 5. Include children and child health care in all AHRQ-supported research.b |
4 |
1% |
-- |
-- |
<1% |
3% |
| 6. Balance the AHRQ research portfolio to represent a broader range of
children and child health care |
41 |
8% |
8% |
4% |
10% |
6% |
| Total |
514 |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
a. AHRQ funded a number of conferences and workshops to bring stakeholder together, but these activities were categorized according to their topical area.
b. Many of the external activities could be categorized as including
children and child health care in all AHRQ-supported research, but these activities were categorized according to their subject matter.
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Table 12. Total and Percent of Funding for External Child Health Activities by Children's Health Strategic Plan Goals
| Children's Health Strategic Plan Goals |
Total Funding |
Percent of Total Funding |
| 1. Contribute to new knowledge about child health services |
$195,233,000 |
55% |
| 2. Create tools and nourish talent to strengthen the knowledge base in child health services |
$98,189,000 |
28% |
| 3. Translate new knowledge into practice |
$26,630,000 |
8% |
| 4. Improve communication with stakeholders in child health |
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| 5. Include children and child health care in all AHRQ-supported research. |
$1,205,000 |
<1% |
| 6. Balance the AHRQ research portfolio to represent a broader range of children and child health care |
$31,382,000 |
9% |
| Total |
$282,691,041 |
100% |
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