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41. Smoking Cessation Evidence and Resources | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    pcmh.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/projects/heart-health/evidence/smoking.html
    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 … of smoking, health benefits of quitting smoking, and the effectiveness of behavioral counseling and medications

42. Reducing Diagnostic Errors in Primary Care Pediatrics Toolkit | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    pcmh.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/ambulatory/diagnostic-safety/toolkit.html
    November 01, 2018 - systematic approach to reduce diagnostic errors among children in three important areas: Elevated blood … pressure, which is misdiagnosed in 74 to 87 percent of children Adolescent depression, which affects … Increased Provider Recognition of Elevated Blood Pressure in Children. 

43. Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement (pdf file)
    pcmh.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/d4g_combo_psi10-postopmetaderangement-bestpractices.pdf
    May 20, 2016 - Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement Toolkit for Using the AHRQ Quality Indicators How To Improve Hospital Quality and Safety 1 Tool D.4g Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement PSI 10: Postoperative Physiologic and Metabolic Derangement Why Focus on Postoperative Phys…

44. Final Topic Refinement Document - Therapeutic Options for Obesity in the Medicare Population (pdf file)
    pcmh.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/ta/topicrefinement/obesity_topic-refinement.pdf
    May 22, 2014 - Question 1b CMS Intermediate outcomes We are excluding all intermediate outcomes (adherence, blood … pressure, glucose levels, inflammatory markers and lipid levels) At the request of CMS due to their … pressure, glucose levels, inflammatory markers and lipid levels) At the request of CMS due to their … kilograms, skinfold thickness and waist circumference; excluding all intermediate outcomes (adherence, blood … pressure, glucose levels, inflammatory markers and lipid levels); including a different list of clinical

45. Implementing Team Approaches for Improving Diabetes Care in Health Centers | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    pcmh.ahrq.gov/practiceimprovement/delivery-initiative/rodriguez/index.html
    December 01, 2020 - Blood pressure. Patients’ Experiences of Care: CG-CAHPS Communication (k=6). … Slide 22 Blood Pressure Control (≤140/90 mmHg) Over Time Image: Bar graph compares blood pressure … Improved blood pressure control for CHW arm (6.1% points). … Slide 28 Key Conclusions Diabetic patients improved intermediate outcomes (Blood pressure for

46. TeamSTEPPS® Instructor Manual: Specialty Scenarios | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    pcmh.ahrq.gov/teamstepps/instructor/scenarios/labordel.html
    March 01, 2014 - Hospital   Sue Jones a 28-year-old G1 P0 at term is undergoing an induction of labor for elevated blood … pressure. … pressure (BP) of 110/70, and an oxygen saturation (O 2 sat) of 97 percent. … pressure. … In the physician's office, her blood pressure (BP) was 140/96; on admission it is 130/88.

47. EvidenceNOW: North Carolina Cooperative | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    pcmh.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/projects/heart-health/about/cooperatives/north-carolina.html
    March 01, 2021 - their patients adopt the ABCS of cardiovascular disease prevention: Aspirin in high-risk individuals, Blood … pressure control, Cholesterol management, and Smoking cessation. … pressure under control, and only half of patients aged 40 to 64 with elevated cholesterol have been … Blood pressure control among patients has increased close to an absolute of 5 percentage points. … Recent trends in the prevalence of high blood pressure and its treatment and control, 1999-2008.

48. TeamSTEPPS Speciality Scenarios, Labor & Delivery (pdf file)
    pcmh.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/education/curriculum-tools/teamstepps/instructor/scenarios/labordel.pdf
    March 18, 2014 - Hospital Sue Jones a 28-year-old G1 P0 at term is undergoing an induction of labor for elevated blood … pressure. … pressure (BP) of 110/70, and an oxygen saturation (O2 sat) of 97 percent. … pressure. … In the physician’s office, her blood pressure (BP) was 140/96; on admission it is 130/88.

49. Your Medicine: Be Smart. Be Safe. | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    pcmh.ahrq.gov/questions/resources/your-meds/index.html
    November 01, 2020 - About any other illness or medical condition you have, like diabetes or high blood pressure. … why you need the medicine... for example, not just "take once a day" but "take once a day for high blood … pressure." … If you are take medicine for high blood pressure or to lower your cholesterol, you may need your medicine

50. EvidenceNow Executive Summary - Oklahoma Cooperative (pdf file)
    pcmh.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/cooperatives/evidencenow-executive-summary-ok.pdf
    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 control, statins, and low-dose aspirin. 3. … • Community-level interventions, such as smoking quit line referral and blood pressure medication … A second randomization assigns practices to work first on either smoking cessation and blood pressure

51. AHRQ’s Research and Tools Help Transform Delivery of Primary Care | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    pcmh.ahrq.gov/news/blog/ahrqviews/delivery-primary-care.html
    November 01, 2022 - Blood pressure control rose 1.6 percent, despite a national decline in blood pressure control over this

52. Making Patients Part of Conversations About Their Care: Integrating Patient-Generated Health Data into Electronic Health Records | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    pcmh.ahrq.gov/news/blog/ahrqviews/making-patients-part-of-conversations.html
    February 01, 2022 - With encouragement from his family, he checks his blood pressure daily using a digital blood pressure

53. EvidenceNow Executive Summary - North Carolina Cooperative (pdf file)
    pcmh.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/cooperatives/evidencenow-executive-summary-nc.pdf
    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 under control, and only half of patients aged 40 to 64 with elevated cholesterol have been … • Blood pressure control among patients has increased close to an absolute of 5 percentage points … Recent trends in the prevalence of high blood pressure and its treatment and control, 1999-2008.

54. TeamSTEPPS Specialty Scenarios: ICU (pdf file)
    pcmh.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/education/curriculum-tools/teamstepps/instructor/scenarios/icu.pdf
    March 19, 2014 - At 16 hours into her stay, the patient’s blood pressure begins to drop. … She is expecting a new admission to be arriving momentarily from Labor and Delivery and has medications

55. Methods and Measures | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    pcmh.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/projects/heart-health/research-results/research/methods/index.html
    March 01, 2021 - measures that EvidenceNOW practices used to monitor the delivery of cardiovascular care included Aspirin, Blood … Pressure, Cholesterol, and Smoking Cessation (i.e., ABCS clinical quality measures overview and handout … Blood Pressure: Measures narrative and flow chart . … Blood Pressure: Instructions , protocol , and template . Cholesterol: Template .

56. EvidenceNOW: Oklahoma Cooperative | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    pcmh.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/projects/heart-health/about/cooperatives/oklahoma.html
    March 01, 2021 - their management of patients at risk for CVD events, especially methods such as smoking cessation, blood … pressure control, statins, and low-dose aspirin. … Community-level interventions, such as smoking quit line referral and blood pressure medication assistance … A second randomization assigns practices to work first on either smoking cessation and blood pressure

57. Patient Safety and Quality Areas | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    pcmh.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/about/areas.html
    February 01, 2018 - SHARE: More topics in this section Patient Safety Patient Safety Research Summaries Patient Safety Resources by Setting Quality Measures Reports Engaging Patients and Families About AHRQ's Quality & Patient Safety Work Conne…

58. Addressing Today’s Steep Challenges of Providing High-Quality Behavioral Healthcare | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    pcmh.ahrq.gov/news/blog/ahrqviews/high-quality-behavioral-healthcare.html
    December 01, 2022 - Because there is no reliable biomarker, such as blood pressure or hemoglobin A1c, for common behavioral … on a few screening measures and measures of follow-up after inpatient psychiatric care or starting medications

59. TeamSTEPPS® Instructor Manual: Specialty Scenarios | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    pcmh.ahrq.gov/teamstepps/instructor/scenarios/icu.html
    March 01, 2014 - At 16 hours into her stay, the patient's blood pressure begins to drop. … She is expecting a new admission to be arriving momentarily from Labor and Delivery and has medications

60. For American Heart Month, AHRQ Offers New Tools for Expanding Cardiac Rehabilitation | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    pcmh.ahrq.gov/news/blog/ahrqviews/heart-month-tools.html
    February 01, 2023 - primary care practices can improve heart health by counseling patients on aspirin use, focusing on blood … pressure control, improving cholesterol management, and continuing the push against smoking. … interviewing training to help primary care practices improve the use of patient self-monitoring of blood … pressure and encourage greater use of state quit-smoking phone lines and other smoking cessation supports