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41. A Risk-Based Approach to Improving Management of Chronic Kidney Disease - Final Report (pdf file)
    digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/publication/r18hs018226-sequist-final-report-2013.pdf
    January 01, 2013 - Cardiovascular risk management was evaluated as annual monitoring of LDL cholesterol, appropriate use … of ACE-inhibitors/angiotensin receptor blockers (ARB), appropriate use of lipid- lowering therapy ( … Appropriate use of ACE inhibitor/ARB use was defined as a prescription within the last 12 months for … Appropriate use of statins was defined as a prescription within the last 12 months for patients with … laboratory testing, and in some cases, increasing use of appropriate medications.

42. Clinical Decision Support for Mild Traumatic Brain Injury | Digital Healthcare Research
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    January 01, 2023 - specific aims of the project were to: Identify nonclinical, human factors that promote or inhibit the appropriate … team at Yale University sought to identify the non-clinical, human factors that promote or inhibit the appropriate … team’s overall goal was to better prepare clinicians to guide patients with minor head injuries on appropriate … When physicians expressed empathy and had increased knowledge of when CT use was appropriate, patients … While development of CDS for minor head injuries increased the likelihood of clinically appropriate CT

43. Computer Automated Developmental Surveillance and Screening - 2012 | Digital Healthcare Research
    digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/computer-automated-developmental-surveillance-and-screening/annual-summary/2012
    January 01, 2012 - ‘Best practices’ guidelines require that children receive appropriate and timely screening and treatment … for pediatric practices called CHICA—Child Health Improvement through Computer Automation—to deliver appropriate

44. Computer Automated Developmental Surveillance and Screening - 2011 | Digital Healthcare Research
    digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/computer-automated-developmental-surveillance-and-screening/annual-summary/2011
    January 01, 2011 - "Best practices" guidelines require that children receive appropriate and timely screening and treatment … pediatric practices called CHICA - Child Health Improvement Through Computer Automation - to deliver appropriate

45. Meta-Analysis | Digital Healthcare Research
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    January 01, 2023 - Project Name Improving Missing Data Analysis in Distributed Research Networks Appropriate … Appropriate use of cardiac stress testing with imaging: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

46. Implementation and Evaluation of Standing Orders Using Health Information Technology - 2010 | Digital Healthcare Research
    digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/implementation-and-evaluation-standing-orders-using-health-information/annual-summary/2010
    January 01, 2010 - The promotion of health maintenance services and timely, appropriate vaccination is an ongoing focus … Standing orders (SOs) authorize nurses and other appropriate medical staff to provide services in the … This project implemented and examined the effectiveness of an electronic SO process to deliver appropriate … Practices increased the presentation of reminders at appropriate intervals for each patient.

47. Implementing USPSTF Recommendations for Breast Cancer Screening and Prevention by Integrating Clinical Decision Support Tools with the Electronic Health Record | Digital Healthcare Research
    digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/implementing-uspstf-recommendations-breast-cancer-screening-and-prevention
    January 01, 2023 - breast symptoms identified with MammoScreen will then be stored in the EHR for clinician review to guide appropriate … MammoScreen: Using Interoperable Standards Within a Clinical Decision Support Tool to Increase Appropriate … patient-personalized decision support for both patients and clinicians and, in turn, improve quality of care for appropriate … symptoms identified with MammoScreen will then be stored in the EHR for clinicians to review to guide appropriate

48. Appendix-E-Cdspain-Sample-Clinical-Practice-Guidelines (doc file)
    digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/citation/appendix-e-cdspain-sample-clinical-practice-guidelines.docx
    October 16, 2020 - Please refer to the most up-to-date guidelines for opioid tapering regarding the selection of appropriate … Please refer to the most up-to-date guidelines for opioid tapering regarding the selection of appropriate … · Mental health conditions. · Patient preference (tapering both formulations simultaneously may be appropriate … **Providers will need to determine whether a telephone or in-clinic appointment is appropriate based … HHS Guide for Clinicians on the Appropriate Dosage Reduction or Discontinuation of Long-Term Opioid Analgesics

49. Pediatric Medication Prescribing Made Simpler and Safer (pdf file)
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    June 16, 2021 - percent of the most commonly prescribed medications for children and evaluating these medications for appropriate … drop-down dosage menus can save provid- ers time previously spent making complex calculations to determine appropriate … was convened with support from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) to develop consensus on appropriate

50. AHRQ's Guide to Evaluating Health Information Exchange Projects - Section 1 (pdf file)
    digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/page/guide-to-evaluating-hie-projects-section-1.pdf
    June 16, 2021 - evaluation team is essential to ensure that the clinical measures selected for your evaluation effort are appropriate … methodologists, who often have academic affiliations, can help determine which measures are reasonable and appropriate … The methodologist will help determine the appropriate study design and data collection tools, and can

51. Health Information Technology in the Nursing Home - 2008 | Digital Healthcare Research
    digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/health-information-technology-nursing-home/annual-summary/2008
    January 01, 2008 - The proportions of final drug orders for which doses were appropriate were similar between the intervention … For each of the remaining alert categories, a significantly higher proportion of drug orders was appropriate … The relative risks for appropriate drug orders were 2.4 for the alert category recommending maximum frequency … Across all categories of alerts, drug orders were appropriate significantly more often—relative risk

52. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Laboratory Exchange Meeting
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    December 01, 2006 - Without the availability of the appropriate information at the time care is delivered, some improvements … database that would allow those with appropriate rights to access the data from a single source. … Although LOINC is an appropriate terminology for the labs and their coding, this does not translate … t specify methods may also be appropriate to use for ordering where the provider doesn? … ELINCS is an appropriate vehicle for the evolution of laboratory information for patient-centered use

53. Health Improvement Collaboration in Cherokee County, OK (pdf file)
    digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/publication/p20hs015364-jones-final-report-2005.pdf
    January 01, 2005 - sound business and financial plan for implementation, conducting assessments required to determine an appropriate … information architecture, activities to determine existing and needed (most appropriate) health information … Development of an appropriate Data Exchange between collaborative partners 3. … This information required the Collaborative to determine an intervention to result in a more appropriate … The measures resulted in appropriate development of implementation goals and measures that will result

54. Colorado | Digital Healthcare Research
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    January 01, 2023 - participating states to analyze and address the privacy and security concerns that are barriers to appropriate

55. Scalable Decision Support and Shared Decision Making for Lung Cancer Screening | Digital Healthcare Research
    digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/scalable-decision-support-and-shared-decisionmaking-lung-cancer-screening
    January 01, 2023 - Research Story If scaled nationally, a shared decision making tool to support the appropriate … for the early detection of lung cancer among individuals with a history of heavy smoking–to increase appropriate … Healthcare Interventions Across Healthcare Systems A shared decision-making tool to support the appropriate … that supports individualized shared decision making for lung cancer screening is expected to increase appropriate

56. Enhancing Providers' Ability to Follow Up on Abnormal Test Results | Digital Healthcare Research
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    January 01, 2023 - Appropriate and timely follow up of abnormal results must occur to achieve the full benefit of cancer … that longitudinal monitoring and tracking of abnormal test results and patient status can help ensure appropriate … research is needed to quantify effects of innovative functionality and usability features for ensuring appropriate

57. Apkon M et al. 2005 "A randomized outpatient trial of a decision-support information technology tool." | Digital Healthcare Research
    digital.ahrq.gov/health-it-tools-and-resources/workflow-assessment-health-it-toolkit/research/apkon-m-et-al-2005
    January 01, 2005 - information is linked to a proprietary database of medical knowledge that generates suggestions for appropriate … Patients randomized to use [the DSS] completed the one appropriate for their specific complaint or, when … no condition-specific [DSS component] was appropriate, a generic History and Screening [component],

58. R18Hs017203-Gurwitz-Final-Report-2011 (pdf file)
    digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/publication/r18hs017203-gurwitz-final-report-2011.pdf
    January 01, 2011 - In addition, lack of appropriate follow-up care exacerbates problems during this vulnerable period. … (2) on the prevalence of appropriate monitoring for selected high-risk medications at 45 days from … One barrier to appropriate monitoring is lack of standardized monitoring guidelines. … drugs having a lower prevalence of appropriate testing. … One barrier to appropriate monitoring is lack of standardized monitoring guidelines.

59. Ambulatory Care Compact to Organize Risk and Decisionmaking (ACCORD) - 2010 | Digital Healthcare Research
    digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/ambulatory-care-compact-organize-risk-and-decisionmaking-accord/annual-summary/2010
    January 01, 2010 - The current study design for the controlled trial focuses on three ACCORDs expected to be appropriate … needs to be a local configuration that associates observations with specific data services and the appropriate … need to support local configuration of information to guide linkage with clinical documentation to the appropriate … support keyword searches for templates that will use the same terms used in clinical queries that find appropriate

60. Framework for Write-up from the June 8-9, 2006 AHRQ NRC Laboratory Meeting (pdf file)
    digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/page/ahrq-lab-meeting-summary.pdf
    December 01, 2006 - Without the availability of the appropriate information at the time care is delivered, some improvements … mechanisms are in place to transmit lab data from one EHR to another with appropriate business rules … Although LOINC is an appropriate terminology for the labs and their coding, this does not translate … ELINCS is an appropriate vehicle for the evolution of laboratory information for patient-centered use … Appropriate quality assurance and auditing techniques must be developed and implemented systematically