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341. Statistical Brief Highlights Cost of Heart Disease | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/968.html
     July 01, 2025 - Statistical Brief Highlights Cost of Heart Disease In the United States, the cost of treating adults … AHRQ Stats: Availability of Medical Care in Rural and Urban Areas Over one-quarter of adults in small … (Source: AHRQ Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Statistical Brief #564,  Adult Ratings of Neighborhood … Systematic Review (draft open for comment through August 15):  Medical Care for Adults With Down Syndrome … draft open for comment through September 2): Diagnosis of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in Adults

342. Outcomes | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/cusp/clabsi-final-companion/clabsicomp4.html
     January 01, 2013 - Readiness Assessment Adult ICUs Section Summary Data from over 1,100 adult ICUs … A total of 1,185 adult ICUs reported at least one data point. … Summary results for all adult ICUs can be found in Table 3 . Figure 8. … Adult ICU CLABSI rate overall over time Table 2. … CLABSI rate by cohort over time for adult ICUs Table 4.

343. Chapter 6. Measure Maps and Profiles (continued, 3) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     June 01, 2014 - Country: United States Past or Validated Applications*: Patient Age: Adults Patient Condition … Country: United States Past or Validated Applications*: Patient Age: Adults Patient Condition … patient-centered medical home. 3 Country: United States Past or Validated Applications * : Patient Age: Adults … A version of the PCMH Supplement Survey is also available for adults. … The adult version is intended for inclusion in the CAHPS Clinician and Group Adult Version 2.0 Survey

344. Upper Respiratory Tract Infection: The Common Cold (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/respiratory-one-pager.pdf
     September 01, 2022 - • Consider the following treatments for symptom management in adults and children ≥ 6 years of age … Over-the- counter (OTC) medications for acute cough in children and adults in community settings. … Treatment of the common cold in children and adults. Am Fam Physician. 2012 Jul 15;86(2):153-9.

345. Management of Clostridiodes difficile Infection (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/best-practices/CDI-one-page.pdf
     November 01, 2019 - suppression medications whenever possible • Do not prescribe antimotility agents • Nonsevere CDI o Adults … intestinal perforation, toxic megacolon) o Obtain abdominal imaging and prompt surgical consultation o Adults … Clinical practice guidelines for Clostridium difficile infection in adults and children: 2018 update

346. Statistical Brief Discusses Availability of Medical Services in Rural and Nonrural Areas | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     August 01, 2025 - Services in Rural and Nonrural Areas In 2021, AHRQ’s  Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) asked adults … Nearly one in five adults in only fair or poor health considered their healthcare access to be limited … Systematic Review (draft open for comment through August 15):  Medical Care for Adults With Down Syndrome … draft open for comment through September 2): Diagnosis of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in Adults

347. Making Healthcare Safer III Patient Safety Practices | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/making-healthcare-safer/mhs3/practices.html
     April 01, 2020 - , 1.5 MB) Standardized Insulin Protocols Teach-Back Reducing Adverse Drug Events in Older Adults … Care Transitions ( PDF , 1.7 MB) Transitions of Care Models BOOST: Better Outcomes for Older Adults

348. Publications About Priority Populations | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     February 01, 2025 - for Health System Transformation To Optimize Health, Functional Status, and Well-Being Among Older Adults … Women's Health Test Performance of Cervical Cytology Among Adults With vs Without Human Papillomavirus

349. AHRQ Multiple Chronic Conditions Research Network Publications | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     May 01, 2014 - Health care task difficulty among older adults with multimorbidity. Med Care . … Risk of coronary heart disease events over 15 years among older adults with depressive symptoms. … Clinical complexity and mortality in middle-aged and older adults with diabetes. … Supplemental fluoride use for moderate and high caries risk adults: a systematic review. … Difficulty assisting with health care tasks among caregivers of multimorbid older adults.

350. Slide 1
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     January 01, 2020 - The gap between adults ages 45-64 and adults ages 18-44 was growing larger over time, as was the gap … between adults ages 45-64 and adults age 65 and over. 15 Total 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 … In all years, uninsured adults were less likely than adults with private insurance to receive needed … Trauma centers in the United States provide care for both pediatric and adult populations. … When a usual source of care and usual provider matter: adult prevention and screening services.

351. Chapter 2. Background: Case for Community Linkages | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/tools/obesity-kit/obtoolkit2.html
     March 01, 2014 - Control and Prevention's (CDC) National Center for Health Statistics, more than one-third (35.7%) of U.S. adults … Compared with normal-weight adults, overweight adults report the following more frequently: fair or poor

352. Appendix B.2: Use of Measures in Evaluation | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/prevention/resources/chronic-care/clinical-community-relationships-eval-roadmap/ccre-roadmap-apb2.html
     July 01, 2013 - services: alcohol misuse counseling; healthy diet counseling; obesity screening and counseling for adults … ; and tobacco use counseling and interventions for non-pregnant adults.

353. Strategy 6R: Reminder Systems for Immunizations and Preventive Services | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     March 01, 2020 - The fact that vaccination rates for adults and children are below optimal levels supports this finding … According to the National Center for Health Statistics, in 2013: Less than 68 percent of adults 65 … and over had had the influenza vaccine Less than 60 percent of adults 65 and over had been vaccinated … Effectiveness was shown for adult pneumococcus, tetanus, and influenza vaccines and for childhood vaccines … Interventions that increase use of adult immunization and cancer screening services: a meta-analysis.

354. Community-Acquired Pneumonia – Discussion Guide (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/cap-discussion-guide.docx
     September 01, 2022 - What will be the practice’s standard antibiotic treatment regimen for otherwise healthy adults with CAP … What will be the practice’s standard antibiotic treatment regimen for adults with comorbid conditions

355. The “Sometimes Antibiotics” Diagnoses: Sinusitis – Slides
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     September 01, 2022 - Diagnosis and treatment recommendations are the same as in adults. … Improving Antibiotic Use – Ambulatory Care Moment 3: Choice of Antibiotic Regimen9,10 First-line for adults … IDSA clinical practice guideline for acute bacterial rhinosinusitis in children and adults. … Clinical practice guideline (update): adult sinusitis. … Uncomplicated acute sinusitis and rhinosinusitis in adults: Treatment. UpToDate.

356. Making Healthcare Safer Practices: 15. Care Transitions (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2020 - These models appear to be especially beneficial for high-risk and older adult populations, who are often … Review of current conceptual models and frameworks to guide transitions of care in older adults. … Cost impact of the transitional care model for hospitalized cognitively impaired older adults. … All three models were designed to target and improve care for adults age 65 and older. … Adult Patients intervention group (n=685), control group (n=276) 120 general hospitals across 14 regional

357. Asymptomatic Bacteriuria One Pager (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/one-pager-asymptomatic-bacteriuria.pdf
     June 01, 2021 - Urinary tract infection and asymptomatic bacteriuria in older adults. … Diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of catheter associated urinary tract infection in adults: 2009 … Infectious diseases in older adults of long-term care facilities: update on approach to diagnosis

358. National Healthcare Quality And Disparities Report Patient Safety Chartbook (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/nhqrdr/chartbooks/patientsafety/2017qdr-patsafchartbook.pdf
     October 01, 2018 - prescription medications for older adults • Adult surgery patients with catheter-associated urinary … surgery patients with postoperative venous thromboembolic events • Bloodstream infection in adult … prescription medications for older adults. … Denominator: Adult hospital discharges, age 18 and over. … Denominator: Adult hospital discharges, age 18 and over.

359. Increasing Patients’ Self-Monitoring of Blood Pressure in Safety Net Settings (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/ncepcr/about/profiles/profile_khoong.pdf
     July 09, 2025 - Study Overview Problem: Nearly half of adults in the United States have hypertension, and rates are … Estimated hypertension prevalence, treatment, and control among US adults. … Health care expenditures and use associated with hypertension among U.S. adults.

360. PowerPoint Presentation
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/manage-resident-RTI-slides.pptx
     June 01, 2021 - Diagnosis and treatment of adults with community-acquired pneumonia. … Community-acquired pneumonia requiring hospitalization among U.S. adults. … Community-acquired pneumonia in adults: guidelines for management. … Comparison of 8 vs 15 days of antibiotic therapy for ventilator-associated pneumonia in adults: a randomized … Management of adults with hospital-acquired and ventilator-associated pneumonia: 2016 clinical practice