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  1. Improving organizational climate for quality and quality of care: does membership in a collaborative help? | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/improving-organizational-climate-quality-and-quality-care-does-membership-collaborative-help
    December 14, 2016 - April 24, 2019 Americans' growing exposure to clinician quality information: insights

  2. #14 SUBSTANCE ABUSE (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/substance-abuse-horizon-scan-high-impact-1506.pdf
    June 01, 2015 - recently estimated that hazardous alcohol use alone was responsible for 10% of deaths among adult Americans … According to a 2011 Pew Research Center study, 83% of adult Americans own a mobile phone, and 73% of … these mobile phone owners regularly use text messaging features.46 Among Americans aged 18–29 years … Americans and text messaging. [internet]. … / http://www.pewinternet.org/2011/09/19/americans-and-text-messaging/ http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.amepre

  3. Archived: High Blood Pressure in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce

    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/high-blood-pressure-in-adults-screening-monitoring-october-2015
    October 12, 2015 - have high-normal blood pressure (130–139/85–89 mm Hg), those who are overweight or obese, and African Americans … In 2010, it was the primary or contributing cause of death for more than 362,000 Americans. 1 Detection … high-normal blood pressure (130 to 139/85 to 89 mm Hg), those who are overweight or obese, and African Americans … have the highest prevalence (42.1%) compared with white (28.0%), Hispanic (26.0%), and Asian (24.7%) Americans … are diagnosed with hypertension after confirmatory monitoring is significantly higher among African Americans

  4. Concordance of hospital ranks and category ratings using the current technical specification of US Hospital Star Ratings and reasonable alternative specifications. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/concordance-hospital-ranks-and-category-ratings-using-current-technical-specification-us
    September 29, 2018 - June 10, 2020 She hoped to shine a light on maternal mortality among Native Americans

  5. Effective Health Care (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/TND_0334_08-04-2010.pdf
    January 01, 2010 - reduced- or loss-of-function CYP2C19 variants is considered to be higher among Asians than African-Americans

  6. Developing and Evaluating Online Education to Improve Older Adults Health Information - 2010 | Digital Healthcare Research

    digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/developing-and-evaluating-online-education-improve-older-adults-health/annual-summary/2010
    January 01, 2010 - Target Population: Adults, Elderly * Summary: An increasing number of Americans

  7. What is known about adverse events in older medical hospital inpatients? A systematic review of the literature. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/what-known-about-adverse-events-older-medical-hospital-inpatients-systematic-review
    January 12, 2012 - April 22, 2012 Emergency hospitalizations for adverse drug events in older Americans.

  8. Medication use leading to emergency department visits for adverse drug events in older adults. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medication-use-leading-emergency-department-visits-adverse-drug-events-older-adults
    March 05, 2008 - December 16, 2020 Emergency hospitalizations for adverse drug events in older Americans

  9. heart-failure-readmission-protocol-130611 (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/heart-failure-transition-care_research-protocol.pdf
    June 10, 2013 - Epidemiology of Heart Failure in the United States Nearly 7 million Americans 18 years of age and … older were diagnosed with HF in 2010; an additional 3 million Americans will have the condition by … have the highest risk of developing HF, followed by Hispanic, white, and Chinese Americans.16-19 This … higher risk among black Americans reflects differences in the prevalence of hypertension and diabetes … mellitus and in socioeconomic status.17,18 Black Americans have the highest proportion of incident

  10. VCU Web study targets preventive careOnline tool helps track patients' history and can prompt them to get care (pdf file)

    digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/resource/PCC_Krist_Q2_Richmond_times_Article_3_08.pdf
    March 06, 2008 - Krist said a recent study found that Americans receive only 50 percent of recommended preventive services

  11. JAMA JATS (pdf file)

    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/Nop5YpEpMybx_oNPKC76-X
    July 11, 2017 - recommendations, including the US Department of Health and Human Services’ 2015- 2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans … Department of Health and Human Services has published national dietary and physical activity guidelines for Americans … diabetes or polycystic ovarian syndrome, or being a member of certain racial/ethnic groups [African Americans … , American Indians or Alaskan Natives, Asian Americans, Hispanics or Latinos, or Native Hawaiians or … US Department of Health and Human Services. 2008 Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans.

  12. State Documentation of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities to Inform Strategic Action

    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/race/R_E_Disparities_rpt.jsp
    July 01, 2016 - Department of Health and Human Services is responsible for improving healthcare quality for Americans … Department of Health and Human Services is responsible for improving healthcare quality for Americans … Between now and 2014, the ACA extends health insurance to millions of Americans, which is critical as … Georgia and Colorado, for example, have very little data on Asian Americans; Colorado would also like … Asians and Pacific Islanders, Hispanics/Latinos, and Native Americans.

  13. U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Highlights High Priority Evidence Gaps in 2023 Report to Congress (pdf file)

    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/file/supporting_documents/2023-report-to-congress-news-bulletin.pdf
    January 01, 2023 - Mental health conditions are common and affect many Americans and their families.

  14. Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Background

    meps.ahrq.gov/communication/household_participant_back.jsp
    January 01, 1996 - with their medical use and health care costs, MEPS provides a comprehensive picture of how Americans

  15. Effective Health Care (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/TND_0193_08-12-2009.pdf
    January 01, 2009 - She states that African Americans with hypertension are a population of particular interest.

  16. Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Background

    meps.ahrq.gov/mepsweb/communication/household_participant_back.jsp
    January 01, 1996 - with their medical use and health care costs, MEPS provides a comprehensive picture of how Americans

  17. Identifying patient-centred recommendations for improving patient safety in General Practices in England: a qualitative content analysis of free-text responses using the Patient Reported Experiences and Outcomes of Safety in Primary Care (PREOS-PC) questionnaire. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/identifying-patient-centred-recommendations-improving-patient-safety-general-practices
    April 25, 2018 - September 26, 2018 Americans' Experiences With Medical Errors and Views on Patient Safety

  18. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49649/psn-pdf
    March 01, 2012 - Working with Asian Americans: A Guide for Clinicians. … Psychiatric care of Indochinese Americans. In: Gaw AC, ed. Culture, Ethnicity and Mental Illness.

  19. Archived: Evidence Summary: Lipid Disorders in Adults (Cholesterol, Dyslipidemia): Screening, 2001 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce

    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/lipid-disorders-in-adults-cholesterol-dyslipidemia-screening-2001
    April 09, 2001 - for those identifying themselves as Caucasian or African American. 10 HDL-C is higher for African Americans … younger people. 66 Special Populations The clinical approach to screening and treating African Americans … Although trial data on African Americans are scarce, there is no good reason to believe that African … Americans will respond differently than European Americans at any given level of risk. … Efficacy and safety of pravastatin in African Americans with primary hypercholesterolemia.

  20. PII: S0749-3797(01)00255-0 (pdf file)

    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/yw_rbA_nQrCnkaN8X5t56S
    January 01, 2001 - for those identifying them- selves as Caucasian or African American.10 HDL-C is higher for African Americans … in younger people.66 Special Populations The clinical approach to screening and treating African Americans … Although trial data on African Americans are scarce, there is no good reason to believe that African … Americans will respond differ- ently than European Americans at any given level of risk. … Efficacy and safety of pravastatin in African Americans with primary hypercholesterolemia.
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