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8581. AHRQ Nursing Home Survey on Patient Safety Culture: User’s Guide (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/quality-patient-safety/patientsafetyculture/nursing-home/nursinghome-users-guide.pdf
      April 01, 2022 - homes, residents may live in “neighborhood” clusters or communities staffed by a permanent team of clinical … If you plan to hire a vendor, the following guidelines may help you select the right one: • Look for … participation, you can distribute the surveys at staff meetings and serve refreshments, following these guidelines … Assemble Survey Materials Estimate the number of surveys you need to print, using the following printing guidelines

8582. THE HCUP NATIONWIDE READMISSIONS DATABASE (NRD), 2019
      hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/nation/nrd/Introduction_NRD_2019.jsp
      January 01, 2019 - that can be used to track a person across hospitals within a State, while adhering to strict privacy guidelines … that can be used to track a person across hospitals within a State, while adhering to strict privacy guidelines … The NRD contains more than 100 clinical and non-clinical data elements provided in a hospital discharge … and non-clinical data elements. … The coding scheme for NRD_DaysToEvent was designed to adhere to these strict privacy guidelines and protect

8583. Introduction To The HCUP Nationwide Readmission Database (NRD) 2021 (pdf file)
      hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/nation/nrd/NRDIntroduction2021.pdf
      March 01, 2024 - that can be used to track a person across hospitals within a State, while adhering to strict privacy guidelines … that can be used to track a person across hospitals within a State, while adhering to strict privacy guidelines … and non- clinical data elements. … highly sensitive information according to Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) guidelines … The coding scheme for NRD_DaysToEvent was designed to adhere to these strict privacy guidelines and

8584. Methods Applying AHRQ Quality Indicators to Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) Data for the Tenth (2012) NHQR and NHDR (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2012 - research on a broad range of health policy issues, including cost and quality of health services, medical practice … year (and weighted to the universe of community hospitals nationally), potential exists for different practice … patterns across States to influence national measures related to clinical practice over time. … State QI Rates: Variation in State rates can be caused by many factors, including differences in practice … No guidelines for applying the AHRQ QIs to emergency department data were available when this analysis

8585. Disposition of Comments for Technical Brief 21, Management Strategies To Reduce Psychiatric Readmissions (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/psychiatric-readmissions_disposition-comments.pdf
      May 21, 2015 - (Prepared by the RTI-UNC Evidence-based Practice Center under Contract No. 290-2012-00008-I.) … should be achieved by improving clinical outcomes. … I think that it is common practice, now, to use "person first" language. … Secondary outcomes included measures of clinical engagement. … It makes it clear that current research does not support a direction for establishment of guidelines

8586. Potentially Preventable Pediatric Hospital Inpatient Stays for Asthma and Diabetes, 2003-2012 #192
      hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb192-Pediatric-Preventable-Hospitalizations-Asthma-Diabetes.jsp
      June 01, 2015 - DATABASE INFORMATION RESEARCH TOOLS Tools for ICD-10-CM/PCS Clinical … CCS for Services and Procedures Surgery Flags for Services and Procedures Tools for ICD-9-CM Clinical … aged 0-17 years declined by 18 percent from 2000 to 2007, which may be a result of efforts to improve clinical … guidelines and establish medical homes, as well as other initiatives. 4 Despite these improvements … research on a broad range of health policy issues, including cost and quality of health services, medical practice

8587. Variation in the Rate of Cesarean Section Across U.S. Hospitals, 2013 (pdf file)
      hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb211-Hospital-Variation-C-sections-2013.pdf
      January 01, 2013 - particularly for low-risk deliveries with no medical indication for the procedure.13 Consensus guidelines … ICD-9-CM is the International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification, which … research on a broad range of health policy issues, including cost and quality of health services, medical practice

8588. Dementia-Agitation-Aggression Executive (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/dementia-agitation-aggression_executive.pdf
      March 01, 2016 - effectively reduce agitation/aggression and improve patient quality of life would ideally support practice … Few studies examined such environmental and practice shifts (other than the training to generate more … American Psychiatric Association practice guideline for the treatment of patients with Alzheimer’s disease … Treatment of agitation in AD: a randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial. … (Prepared by the Minnesota Evidence- based Practice Center under Contract No. 290-2012- 00016-I.)

8589. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Folic Acid to Prevent Neural Tube Defects: Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
      www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary25/folic-acid-to-prevent-neural-tube-defects-preventive-medication-2009
      May 15, 2009 - This report is intended as a reference and not as a substitute for clinical judgment. … This report may be used, in whole or in part, as the basis for the development of clinical practice guidelines … In: Guide to Clinical Preventive Services. 2nd ed. … ; dramatic results from uncontrolled experiments III: Opinions of respected authorities, based on clinical

8590. THE HCUP NATIONWIDE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT SAMPLE (NEDS), 2020
      hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/nation/neds/NEDS_Introduction_2020.jsp
      January 01, 2020 - DATABASE INFORMATION RESEARCH TOOLS Tools for ICD-10-CM/PCS Clinical … CCS for Services and Procedures Surgery Flags for Services and Procedures Tools for ICD-9-CM Clinical … Per coding guidelines, the use of diagnosis code "U071" is based on documentation by the provider or … regions–Northeast, Midwest, South, and West–were used to stratify EDs by geographic location because practice … domain and nnn denotes the CCSR number within the clinical domain.

8591. Evidence Summary: Tobacco Smoking Cessation in Adults, Including Pregnant Persons: Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
      www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/tobacco-use-in-adults-and-pregnant-women-counseling-and-interventions
      January 19, 2021 - This article is intended as a reference and not as a substitute for clinical judgment. … This article may be used, in whole or in part, as the basis for the development of clinical practice … guidelines and other quality enhancement tools, or as a basis for reimbursement and coverage policies … Study Selection: Systematic reviews of tobacco cessation interventions and randomized clinical trials … Where strength of evidence grades were not available, the Evidence-based Practice Center approach was

8592. Screening for Visual Impairment in Children Ages 1–5 Years: Update for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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      February 01, 2011 - AUTHORS: Roger Chou, MD,a,b,c Tracy Dana, MLS,a and Christina Bougatsos, BSa aOregon Evidence-Based Practice … Address correspondence to Roger Chou, MD, Corresponding author contact information: Oregon Evidence-Based Practice … Uniform guidelines for reporting results of pre- school vision screening studies. … American Academy of Pediatrics, Commit- tee on Practice and Ambulatory Medicine, Section on Ophthalmology … American Academy of Pediatrics, Commit- tee on Practice and Ambulatory Medicine, Section on Ophthalmology

8593. THE HCUP NATIONWIDE READMISSIONS DATABASE (NRD), 2010-2017
      hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/nation/nrd/Introduction_NRD_2010-2017.jsp
      January 01, 2017 - that can be used to track a person across hospitals within a State, while adhering to strict privacy guidelines … that can be used to track a person across hospitals within a State, while adhering to strict privacy guidelines … The NRD contains more than 100 clinical and non-clinical data elements provided in a hospital discharge … and non-clinical data elements. … The coding scheme for NRD_DaysToEvent was designed to adhere to these strict privacy guidelines and protect

8594. Comparative Effectiveness of Nonoperative and Operative Treatments for Rotator Cuff Tears | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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8595. Rapid Evidence Product: Misuse of ADHD Prescription Stimulants in Adults (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/misuse-adhd-prescription-rapid-research.pdf
      July 01, 2025 - The Journal of clinical psychiatry. 2016;77(3):15331. 23. Cole VT, Hussong AM. … This report is not intended to be a substitute for the application of clinical judgment. … practice guidelines, other quality enhancement tools, or reimbursement or coverage policies, may not … Director Evidence-based Practice Center Program Center for Evidence and Practice Improvement Agency … Task Order Officer Evidence-based Practice Center Program Center for Evidence and Practice Improvement

8596. HCUP Central Distributor User Guide (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2024 - settings exclusively in the State databases (SID, SEDD, and SASD) while adhering to strict privacy guidelines … Utilization by special populations • Most common conditions and procedures • Variations in medical practice … Frequency Tables, which provide frequencies of ICD-9-CM and ICD-10-CM/PCS codes (individually and by clinical … • Checklist for Working with the NIS, these guidelines also apply to the use of the KID • Checklist

8597. Draft Comparative Effectiveness Review Appendicies (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/renal-artery-stenosis_appendixes.pdf
      April 01, 2005 - 3190 19 limit 18 to "all child (0 to 18 years)" 488 20 16 not 19 6924 21 limit 20 to (guideline or practice … Renal artery angioplasty: technical results and clinical outcome in 320 patients. … Endovascular revascularization of renal artery stenosis: technical and clinical results. … Renal artery stent placement: immediate and midterm technical and clinical results. … Clinical and angiographic predictors of restenosis following renal artery stenting.

8598. Diagnosis and Treatment of Tethered Spinal Cord | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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8599. Engaging Stakeholders to Improve the Quality of Children's Health Care (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/demoeval/what-we-learned/implementation-guides/implementation-guide1/impguide1.pdf
      September 08, 2015 - Developing a Group Charter The Public Health Foundation has written guidelines for creating an effective … These guidelines may be a useful tool for your stakeholder group in drafting its own group charter. … comfortable with and understand the language being used or by helping nonclinical stakeholders understand clinical … participate equally and meaningfully, staff in Massachusetts have noted the importance of avoiding clinical … Using a collaboratory model to translate social work research into practice and policy.

8600. Effectiveness of Noninvasive Diagnostic Tests for Breast Abnormalities Appendices (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/breast-abnormalities-tests_appendixes.pdf
      May 23, 2005 - April 2005) Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (through 2005, Issue 2) Cochrane Registry of Clinical … Surgicenter* Tertiary Timing User error Visuali* Whole-body counting[mh] Publication types Guidelines … ” “Position statement” Practice guidelines[mh] “Practice parameter” Standard*[ti] Standards[sh] … Were the readers of the reference standard blinded to all other clinical information? 13. … It is the threshold that the test will most likely be used at in the clinical setting.