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  1. Using Electronic Health Records to Measure and Improve Quality for Colonoscopy Procedures (pdf file)

    digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/page/final-logan-story-7-2-12.pdf
    June 16, 2021 - Using Electronic Health Records to Measure and Improve Quality for Colonoscopy Procedures 1 AHRQ Health Information Technology Ambulatory Safety and Quality | EQM Using Electronic Health Records To Measure and Improve Quality for Colonoscopy Procedures The delivery of safe and successful colonoscopies— the mo…

  2. Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/methicillin-resistant-staphylococcus-aureus
    June 24, 2010 - Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Gary A. Noskin, MD | April 1, 2008  View more articles from the same authors. Citation Text: Noskin GA. Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Qua…

  3. Infectious Disease Including HIV/AIDS #09 (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/infectiousdisease_hi_impact.pdf
    December 01, 2013 - cancer, who have a 5-year survival rate of approximately 11% and must be treated with costly therapies … cancer (the tumor has penetrated beyond the bowel wall and there is evidence of metastasis to distant … NCCN clinical practice guidelines in oncology: colon cancer. V.2.2011 [slide set]. … Colon cancer screening and surveillance. In: MedicineNet.com [internet]. … What are the treatments and survival for colon cancer? [internet].

  4. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/838900/psn-pdf
    October 27, 2022 - Fecal Contamination of the Peritoneum from Laparoscopic Trocar Injury: A Routine Operation Goes Wrong. October 27, 2022 Ahmed SM, Ali M. Fecal Contamination of the Peritoneum from Laparoscopic Trocar Injury: A Routine Operation Goes Wrong. PSNet [internet]. 2022. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/fecal-contamination-…

  5. Appendix K Rapid Evidence Review Treatments for Clostridium difficile Colitis (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/clinical-pathway-methods-report-appendix-k.pdf
    February 01, 2018 - Appendix K Rapid Evidence Review Treatments for Clostridium difficile Colitis K-1 Appendix K. Rapid Evidence Review Treatments for Clostridium Difficile Colitis A Rapid Review From the ECRI-Penn Evidence-based Practice Center Revised February 2018 Project directors: Craig A. Umscheid, M.D., M.S.C.E. (P…

  6. Ccscategorynames Fulllabels (pdf file)

    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/toolssoftware/ccs/CCSCategoryNames_FullLabels.pdf
    October 07, 2016 - screening for infectious disease 11 Cancer of head and neck 12 Cancer of esophagus 13 Cancer of stomach 14 Cancer … of colon 15 Cancer of rectum and anus 16 Cancer of liver and intrahepatic bile duct 17 Cancer of pancreas … 1.5 Immunizations and screening for infectious disease [10] 2 Neoplasms 2.1 Colorectal cancer 2.1.1 Cancer … of colon [14] 2.1.2 Cancer of rectum and anus [15] 2.2 Other gastrointestinal cancer 2.2.1 Cancer of

  7. PowerPoint Presentation (ppt file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/import/webmm.ahrq.gov.323_slideshow.ppt
    May 01, 2014 - admitted with abdominal pain and diagnosed with a bowel obstruction secondary to a new diagnosis of colon … cancer.

  8. Preparing for and Recovering After Colorectal Surgery (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/booklets/colorectal-booklet.pdf
    November 01, 2023 - Colon or rectum surgery may be done to treat conditions like colon cancer, or conditions like diverticulitis

  9. Vitamin D With or Without Calcium Supplementation for Prevention of Cancer and Fractures: An Updated Meta-analysis for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)

    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/6L2obA88s86MoZDbWtMPTU
    December 01, 2011 - Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D and colon cancer: eight-year prospective study. Lancet. 1989;2:1176-8. … Colon cancer and serum vitamin D metabolite levels 10-17 years prior to diagnosis.

  10. Appendix I. Initial Risk Factors | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/ssi/ssiapi.html
    April 01, 2018 - Improving the Measurement of Surgical Site Infection Risk Stratification/Outcome Detection Appendix I. Initial Risk Factors Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Improving the Measurement of Surgical Site Infection Risk Stratification/Outcome Detection Executive Summary Chapter 1. Administra…

  11. Emergency Error | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/emergency-error
    January 18, 2013 - Postoperative medical complications are the main cause of early death after emergency surgery for colonic … cancer.

  12. 162-Example-Completed-Learning-Defects-Tool (doc file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa/162-example-completed-learning-defects-tool.docx
    October 01, 2024 - gastroesophageal reflux disease, hypertension, irritable bowel syndrome, previous hip replacement, and colon … cancer requiring surgery and chemotherapy.

  13. Template for Reports Developed (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/menopause_research-protocol.pdf
    March 25, 2012 - as “high” for ameliorating vasomotor symptoms and vaginal atrophy, preventing bone loss, decreasing colon … cancer risk, and increasing the risk of thromboembolism and gallbladder disease.

  14. PowerPoint Presentation: Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/best-practices/HAP-slides.pptx
    November 01, 2019 - PowerPoint Presentation: Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use Acute Care AHRQ Pub. No. 17(20)-0028-EF November 2019 HAP AHRQ Safety Program for Improv…

  15. Fecal Contamination of the Peritoneum from Laparoscopic Trocar Injury: A Routine Operation Goes Wrong. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/fecal-contamination-peritoneum-laparoscopic-trocar-injury-routine-operation-goes-wrong
    March 03, 2021 - SPOTLIGHT CASE Fecal Contamination of the Peritoneum from Laparoscopic Trocar Injury: A Routine Operation Goes Wrong. Citation Text: Ahmed SM, Ali M. Fecal Contamination of the Peritoneum from Laparoscopic Trocar Injury: A Routine Operation Goes Wrong.. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency fo…

  16. Promoting Use of an Integrated Personal Health Record for Prevention - 2010 | Digital Healthcare Research

    digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/promoting-use-integrated-personal-health-record-prevention/annual-summary/2010
    January 01, 2010 - Promoting Use of an Integrated Personal Health Record for Prevention - 2010 Project Name Promoting Use of an Integrated Personal Health Record for Prevention Principal Investigator Krist, Alexander H. Organization Virginia Commonwealth University Funding Mechanism P…

  17. Using Health Information Technology to Improve Health Care Quality in Primary Care Practices and in Transitions between Care Settings - 2011 | Digital Healthcare Research

    digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/using-health-information-technology-improve-health-care-quality-primary-care-va/annual-summary/2011
    January 01, 2011 - Using Health Information Technology to Improve Health Care Quality in Primary Care Practices and in Transitions between Care Settings - 2011 Project Name Using Health Information Technology to Improve Health Care Quality in Primary Care Practices and in Transitions between Care Settings Prin…

  18. Statistical Brief #87: Characteristics of Weekday and Weekend Hospital Admissions (pdf file)

    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb87.pdf
    March 01, 2010 - Statistical Brief #87: Characteristics of Weekday and Weekend Hospital Admissions HEALTHCARE COST AND UTILIZATION PROJECT Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality STATISTICAL BRIEF #87 Highlights Of the 39.5 million community hospital stays in 2007, 7.7 million stays or about 19 percent began on a …

  19. HCUP Facts and Figures 2007: Statistics on Hospital-Based Care in the United States

    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/factsandfigures/2007/sources_methods.jsp
    January 01, 2007 - 11 Cancer of head and neck 12 Cancer of esophagus 13 Cancer of stomach 14 Cancer … of colon 15 Cancer of rectum and anus 16 Cancer of liver and intrahepatic bile duct

  20. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/colorectal-cancer-liver-metastases-therapies_research-protocol.pdf
    September 27, 2012 - Colorectal cancer is the most common malignancy that metastasizes to the liver, with 25 percent of colon … cancer patients presenting with synchronous liver metastases and another 50 percent developing metachronous
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