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21. Tailoring Digital Technologies To Improve Outcomes Among Minorities With Chronic Conditions | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    March 01, 2024 - The system allowed LHWs to track blood pressure readings on web-based and congregation-specific dashboards … pressure. … Schoenthaler’s research not only improved the method used to track blood pressure readings, which originally … were recorded on paper index cards, but her web-based platform helped LHWs see changes to blood pressure … Schoenthaler’s intervention helped community members lower their blood pressure and was pivotal in laying

22. Module 14: Collecting Performance Data Using (pdf file)
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    September 01, 2015 - pressure is lower. … pressure is lower. … Blood pressure is lower. He is following his diet, by his account. … pressure is lower. … pressure documented = [Total(C)/30 (total # of charts audited)]  100 = Blood pressure less than

23. Medication Reconciliation Intervention Reduces Drug Discrepancies | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    May 01, 2023 - medication history while a patient is still in the hospital emergency department (ED) along with reconciling medications … AHRQ in the Professional Literature Pediatric home blood pressure monitoring: feasibility and concordance … with clinic-based manual blood pressure measurements.

24. Fallpxtool3N (doc file)
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    January 01, 2008 - Proceed to: · Check vital signs (blood pressure, heart rate, respiratory rate, oxygen saturation, and … · Get baseline vital signs (blood pressure, heart rate, respiratory rate, oxygen saturation, temperature

25. Cholesterol Management Evidence and Resources | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    March 01, 2021 - Heart Health Evidence for Advancing Heart Health Aspirin Use Evidence and Resources Blood … Pressure Control Evidence and Resources Cholesterol Management Evidence and Resources Smoking … Automated Outreach to Increase Primary Adherence to Cholesterol-Lowering Medications This journal article

26. Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement (pdf file)
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    May 17, 2016 -  Normal blood pressure for age. … If low cardiac output and elevated systemic vascular resistance with normal blood pressure present, … Equipment • Equipment for blood draws • Appropriate medications, including antibiotics and vasopressors

27. Strategy 6L: Planned Visits | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    March 01, 2020 - visits can lead to better clinical control of the illness (e.g., improvements in indicators such as blood … pressure, cholesterol, HbA1c), reduce symptoms, improve overall health, and increase patients' sense … Patients at risk could include: Those who are not adhering to their medications. … Schedule the visit and instruct the patient to bring all medications. … Review medications; eliminate any unnecessary drugs and adjust remaining medications as necessary.

28. Tool 3N: Postfall Assessment, Clinical Review | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    January 01, 2013 - Proceed to: Check vital signs (blood pressure, heart rate, respiratory rate, oxygen saturation, and … Get baseline vital signs (blood pressure, heart rate, respiratory rate, oxygen saturation, temperature

29. Primary Care Providers in Pennsylvania Use Medication for Successful Treatment of Opioid Use Disorders | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    November 01, 2021 - “In one visit, a patient can get his diabetes and blood pressure medications, plus his medication for … Project RAMP incorporated universal screening for substance use disorders in outpatient clinics and medications

30. Follow Up with Patients: Tool 6 | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    February 01, 2024 - Review health outcomes like blood pressure and blood sugar values.  Discuss lab results. … Ask your patients which system for tracking key clinical values (e.g., blood sugar, blood pressure, weight … Make use of resources such as these from Million Hearts ® on Self-Measured Blood Pressure (SMBP) Monitoring … paper forms, instruct them to contact the practice when their clinical values are of concern (e.g., blood … pressure above 140/90, weight gain of more than 2 to 3 pounds in a day for heart failure patients).

31. Strategy 6J: Support Groups and Self-Care | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    March 01, 2020 - may learn about a variety of topics, including symptom management, nutrition, community resources, medications … teach skills that make people better able to manage their medical problems on their own, e.g., taking a blood … pressure, giving injections, taking medications, and even performing diagnostic tests such as urine

32. EvidenceNOW: Midwest Cooperative | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    March 01, 2021 - pressure, 29.3 percent are considered obese, 38.1 percent have high cholesterol levels, and 20.5 percent … pressure control; and staff training and electronic reminders to encourage use of the "5As" (Ask, Advise … can conduct direct outreach, developing partnerships with community pharmacists to enhance team-based blood … pressure care, and connecting documented smokers to local quit lines and other telephone-based smoking … Pressure Monitoring Program [2017] Improving Health Outcomes: Blood Pressure Measurement [2017]

33. EvidenceNow Executive Summary - Midwest Cooperative (pdf file)
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    November 01, 2017 - their patients adopt the ABCS of cardiovascular disease prevention: Aspirin in high-risk individuals, Blood … pressure control, Cholesterol management, and Smoking cessation. … pressure, 29.3 percent are considered obese, 38.1 percent have high cholesterol levels, and 20.5 percent … conduct direct outreach, developing partnerships with community pharmacists to enhance team-based blood … Pressure Monitoring Program [2017] • Improving Health Outcomes: Blood Pressure Measurement [2017

34. Emergency Department Workflow Diagrams (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2018 - community-acquired pneumonia ICU=intensive care unit EHR=electronic health record RR=respiratory rate BP=blood … pressure BUN=blood, urea, nitrogen Ambulatory patient arrives. … community-acquired pneumonia ICU=intensive care unit EHR=electronic health record RR=respiratory rate BP=blood … pressure BUN=blood, urea, nitrogen AHRQ Pub.

35. AHRQ Safety Program for Perinatal Care: Rapid Response for Perinatal Safety: Rapid Response Systems (doc file)
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    May 01, 2017 - pressure · Severe headache · Inability to control pain · Seizure Activation can done by anyone—a nurse … pressure (BP) or systolic BP > 180 mm Hg or diastolic BP > 120 mm Hg · Severe headache · Inability to … pressure Sudden low blood pressure SaO2 < 90% Uterine tachysystole Severe abdominal pain Seizure … Nebulized med (specify): IV access IV fluid bolus Blood product Tocolytic Methergine Other medications … pressure; c-section = cesarean section; FHR = fetal heart rate; FM = face mask; ICU = intensive care

36. Case Scenarios: Handling Challenging Communications | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    August 01, 2022 - Eventually the team is able to re-establish Mary's normal heart rate, blood pressure, and adequate blood … During the resuscitation efforts, information obtained from the devices monitoring Mary's EKG, blood … pressure, and blood oxygen levels reveals a period of approximately 7 minutes during which she may not

37. AHRQ Signals Plan To Establish Healthcare Extension Service | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    November 01, 2023 - The report, which updates a 2014 systematic review, recognizes that the literature on medications for … Access the report , which includes key findings on the benefits and harms of several medications, and … The impact of stimulant medications on blood pressure and body mass index in children with attention

38. Health Literacy Assessment Quiz | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    March 01, 2024 - Hypertension OR High Blood Pressure c. Blood Glucose OR Blood Sugar d. … A, B, C, and D A–True F B–False F A–True C      Option 1 – Bad Option 2 – High Blood … Pressure   Option 2 – Blood Sugar Option 1 – You have the flu.

39. Module 31: Facilitating Panel Management (pdf file)
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    September 01, 2015 - The registry can also identify patients not in control of HbA1c, LDL, or blood pressure, patients who … Other information may need to be input by someone in the clinic, for example, blood pressure, weight … to intensify medications based on the clinician’s orders. … pressure, LDL or HbA1c value). … Which of these patients would you call to schedule a group blood pressure clinic appointment?

40. Re-Engineered Discharge Toolkit (pdf file)
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    September 01, 2012 - Morning Blood pressure PROCARDIA XL NIFEDIPINE 90 mg 1 pill By mouth Blood pressure … HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE 25 mg 1 pill By mouth Blood pressure CLONIDINE HCl 0.1 mg 3 pills By mouth … Blood pressure COZAAR LOSARTAN POTASSIUM 50 mg 1 pill By mouth Infection in eye VIGAMOX … High blood pressure is also called hypertension. … Pressure High blood pressure is also called hypertension.