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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/quality-improvement/improvement-guide/5-determining-focus/cahps-ambulatory-care-guide-section-5.pdf
May 01, 2017 - The CAHPS Ambulatory Care Improvement Guide: Determining Where to Focus Efforts to Improve Patient Experience
The CAHPS Ambulatory Care
Improvement Guide
Practical Strategies for Improving Patient Experience
Section 5: Determining Where to Focus Efforts to Improve
Patient Experience
Visit the AHRQ Website for…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/pfp/hacreport-2019.pdf
January 01, 2019 - AHRQ National Scorecard on Hospital-Acquired Conditions: Updated Baseline Rates and Preliminary Results 2014-2017
January 2019
AHRQ National Scorecard on Hospital-Acquired Conditions
Updated Baseline Rates and Preliminary Results 2014–2017
Summary
Updated and new patient safety data for 2014 through 2017 conti…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/chronic-cough_executive.pdf
March 01, 2014 - 1
Comparative Effectiveness Review
Number 100
Assessment and Management
of Chronic Cough
Executive Summary
Background
In the United States, cough is the most
common complaint for which patients
seek medical attention and is the second
most common reason for a general
medical examination, accounting for
…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/tinnitus_executive.pdf
August 01, 2013 - 1
Comparative Effectiveness Review
Number 122
Evaluation and Treatment of Tinnitus:
Comparative Effectiveness
Executive Summary
Background
Tinnitus is the perception of sound in
the absence of an external auditory
stimulus; as such, tinnitus is a symptom,
not a disease. An estimated 16 percent
of the America…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/protocol-pharm-pregnant-women_0.pdf
December 05, 2018 - Maternal and Fetal Effects of Mental Health Treatments in Pregnant and Breastfeeding Women: A Systematic Review of Pharmacological Interventions
Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol
Project Title: Maternal and Fetal Effects of Mental Health Treatments in Pregnant
and Breastfeeding …
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/plasma-cell-dyscrasias-sflc-assay_executive.pdf
August 01, 2012 - 1
Comparative Effectiveness Review
Number 73
Serum Free Light Chain Analysis for the
Diagnosis, Management, and Prognosis
of Plasma Cell Dyscrasias
Executive Summary
Background
Plasma cell dyscrasias (PCDs) are a group
of neoplastic disorders characterized by
the uninhibited expansion of a monoclonal
popula…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/depression-pregnancy-postpartum_disposition-comments.pdf
July 08, 2014 - Disposition of Comments Report for Treatment of Depression During Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment Disposition of Comments Report
Research Review Title: Treatment of Depression During Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period
Draft review available for public comment f…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer18-heart-disease-ace-inhibitor-arb-executive.pdf
October 01, 2009 - Layout 1
Background
Nearly 2,400 Americans die of
cardiovascular disease each day, an average
of one death every 36 seconds.
Cardiovascular disease claims more lives
each year than cancer, chronic lower
respiratory diseases, accidents, and
diabetes mellitus combined. An estimated
79,400,000 American adults (one in …
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/health-topics/child-behavior-disorders
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/dementia-agitation-aggression_executive.pdf
March 01, 2016 - today despite current
clinical guidance recommending nonpharmacologic
interventions as the first choice
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/angina-heart-attack-treatments_executive.pdf
January 01, 2014 - Second, optimal
medical management may be affected by the choice of
revascularization strategy.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/distributed-network-expansion_research.pdf
April 01, 2012 - Enhanced Functionality for the Distributed Research Network Pilot
Jeff Brown, Ph.D.
David Hertz, B.S.
Richard Platt, M.D., M.Sc.
Robert Rosen, M.B.A.
Adam Sigelman, B.A.
Beth Syat, M.P.H.
Kiran Shah, B.S.
Enhanced Functionality
for the Distributed Research Network Pilot
April 2012
Number 37
ii …
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/sickle-cell-dental-rapid-response.pdf
July 01, 2024 - Dental Care for People With Sickle Cell Disease: A Rapid Response Literature Review
Rapid Response
May 2024
Dental Care for People With Sickle Cell
Disease: A Rapid Response Literature
Review
Main Points
Background
Sickle cell disease is a group of inherited hematologic disorders that affect approxim…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/rapid-response-chemotherapy-dental.pdf
July 01, 2023 - Rapid Response: Efficacy of Dental Services for Reducing Adverse Events in Those Receiving Chemotherapy for Cancer
Rapid Response
July 2023
Efficacy of Dental Services for Reducing
Adverse Events in Those Receiving
Chemotherapy for Cancer
Main Points
Background
Disorders of the teeth, gums, …
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/dementia-agitation-aggression_disposition-comments.pdf
March 21, 2016 - are common and the use of unnecessary pharmacological
interventions are discouraged there is little choice … that a drug approach is the gold
standard it implies that it is at least a viable option an eitheror choice
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/08_functional_limitations_potential_high_impact_2012-12-10.pdf
January 01, 2012 - cost comparable to current first-line agents, if approved, it could become
the first-line therapy of choice … therapy costs comparable to current first-line agents, it could become
the first-line therapy of choice
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/factsheets/fullreports/chipra-145-materials-v-a.pdf
June 25, 2014 - Char
acteristics of each medication are pro
vided to help guide the clinician’s
choice in prescribing … Scottish
Intercollegiate
Guidelines
Network (SIGN)
Psychostimulants are recommended as the first choice
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/antibiotics-respiratory-infection_disposition-comments.pdf
January 27, 2016 - There is
little choice but to take the approach taken
here, which is to take each author's definition … top, the authors write
that “For sore throat, … use of the FeverPain
clinical score may be a better choice
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/page/findings-and-lessons-from-the-ahrq-ambulatory-safety-and-quality-program.pdf
August 09, 2013 - Findings and Lessons From the AHRQ Ambulatory Safety and Quality Program
AHRQ Health Information Technology Ambulatory Safety and Quality | Summaryi
AHRQ Health Information Technology
Ambulatory Safety and Quality
Findings and Lessons
From the AHRQ
Ambulatory Safety and
Quality Program
• www.ahrq.gov HEALTH IT
…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/kidney-disease-medicine_executive.pdf
January 01, 2012 - 1
Comparative Effectiveness Review
Number 37
Chronic Kidney Disease Stages 1–3: Screening,
Monitoring, and Treatment
Executive Summary
Objectives
This systematic review evaluates the
evidence regarding the potential benefits
and harms of: (1) screening adults for
early-stage chronic kidney disease (CKD
stages…