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141. Measure: Initial Baseline Screen of Nutritional Status for Every Patient Within 24 Hours of Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) Admission (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/factsheets/chipra-16-p002-3-ef.pdf
     May 01, 2016 - One site performed parallel-forms testing and compared the construction of this eMeasure against manual … 110 unique patients representing 121 events; this same site also performed five chart reviews and compared … Manual chart abstraction was then compared to the automated report of the constructed measure to determine … percent of patients who had a nutrition screen between January 1 – June 30, 2015 meeting the measure, as compared

142. Head of Bed Elevation or Semirecumbent Positioning Literature Review | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mvp/modules/technical/head-bed-elevation-lit-review.html
     January 01, 2017 - Unfortunately, the study failed to meet the target elevation of 45 degrees, and investigators compared … In contrast, RAc values in bronchial secretions were higher at 5 hours in the supine position compared … VAP occurred more often in cardiothoracic patients (21.6%) compared with medical patients (9.3%) (p=0.03 … obtained while patients were in the semirecumbent position (4,154 radiographic counts per minute [rcpm] compared … VAP occurred more often in cardiothoracic patients (21.6%) compared with medical patients (9.3%) (p=0.03

143. Tool: SSA (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/mvp/modules/technical/head-bed-elevation-litreview.docx
     January 01, 2017 - Unfortunately, the study failed to meet the target elevation of 45 degrees, and investigators compared … In contrast, RAc values in bronchial secretions were higher at 5 hours in the supine position compared … VAP occurred more often in cardiothoracic patients (21.6%) compared with medical patients (9.3%) (p=0.03 … obtained while patients were in the semirecumbent position (4,154 radiographic counts per minute [rcpm] compared … VAP occurred more often in cardiothoracic patients (21.6%) compared with medical patients (9.3%) (p=0.03

144. Infographic - New AHRQ Report Compares Early Stage Breast Cancer Radiotherapy Approaches (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/data/infographics/breast-cancer-radiotherapy.pdf
     June 02, 2025 - Years Whole Breast Irradiation (WBI) Acute Adverse Events Were Significantly Fewer With PBI Compared

145. AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa/046-evidence-behind-decolonization-strategies-slides.pptx
     October 01, 2024 - sites, hands of healthcare workers, patient environment Primary outcome: Acquisition of VRE Results: Compared … : Bioburden on Skin By Cleansing Method25,26 Popovich 2009: Pre-post study in an ICU (2004 to 2006) Compared … in blood culture contamination Popovich 2012: Study conducted in same ICU as previous study (2007) Compared … Outcome: MRSA bloodstream infections Arm 3 showed a reduction that was not statistically significant compared … trial of universal CHG in 10 pediatric ICUs Over 4,900 patients 36 percent reduction in bacteremia compared

146. Cardiovascular Disease | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/chartbooks/effectivetreatment/cvd.html
     June 01, 2018 - A higher percentage of females (8.9%) had high total cholesterol compared with males (5.9%). … higher percentage of Black (9.6%) and Asian (10.9%) children and adolescents had high total cholesterol compared … percentage of White children and adolescents with at least one abnormal cholesterol reading (17.8% compared … congestive heart failure were higher among residents in the lowest and second area income quartiles compared … congestive heart failure were higher among Blacks and lower among Asians and Pacific Islanders (API) compared

147. CAHPS Survey Administration: What We Know and Potential Research Questions (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/about-cahps/research/survey-administration-literature-review.pdf
     October 01, 2017 - Phone follow-up can improve CAHPS response rates compared to mail-only by 4 to 20 percentage points … Some CAHPS Medicare Fee-for-Service studies have therefore compared the use of regular mail with phone … The largest gap is by age: only 58% of seniors (65 years or older) used the Internet in 2015, compared … In the general survey research literature, one study found that compared to no incentive, the cost per … However, it has not frequently been compared to phone surveys using CAHPS, and has not been used as

148. Communication Measures: Home Health Care | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/chartbooks/personcentered/measures3.html
     June 01, 2018 - Groups With Disparities: In 2014, compared with English speakers, adults speaking Spanish or another … Groups With Disparities: In 2014, among home health care patients, compared with Whites: Asians

149. 2014-Women-Chartbook (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/nhqrdr/chartbooks/2014-women-chartbook.pdf
     January 01, 2014 - Centers Use of Health Care Services by Women  Women, on average, use more health care services compared …  Women differ in disease risk factors and certain patterns of illness compared with men even when … Women experience a higher burden of chronic disease and tend to live more years with a disability compared … ■ The rate was lower for API infants (3.6) compared with White infants. … About half of Asian women with less than a high school education (49.8%) received a Pap smear compared

150. Transitioning to the SOPS™ Hospital Survey Version 2.0: What’s Different and What To Expect, Part I: Main Report (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/surveys/hospital/hsops2-pt1-transition-updated.pdf
     June 01, 2022 - The final HSOPS 2.0 has 40 survey items compared with 51 survey items in HSOPS 1.0. … The final HSOPS 2.0 is shorter than HSOPS 1.0, with 40 survey items in HSOPS 2.0 compared with 51 survey … All HSOPS 2.0 composite measure percent positive scores were higher compared with HSOPS 1.0, except … Based on the 2019 pilot test, Table 4 presents differences in percent positive scores on HSOPS 2.0 compared … -1% to 6%] No wording change, identically worded 4 3% [range: -3% to 6%] Total number of items compared

151. Potentially Avoidable Hospitalizations | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/chartbooks/carecoordination/measure3.html
     June 01, 2018 - and over were higher than for those ages 18-44 (454.0 and 489.4 per 1,000 admissions, respectively, compared … hypertension were higher for Blacks and Hispanics than for Whites (200.5 and 67.8 , respectively, compared … Rates were lower for API s compared with Whites (30.9 vs. 35.8 per 100,000 population).

152. Slide 1
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/cauti-tools/archived-webinars/infectious-complications-090914.pptx
     January 01, 2014 - LTACHs: higher proportion of multidrug resistant P. aeruginosa CAUTI isolates (25%) compared to acute … significant difference in CRE CAUTI isolates between LTACHs and ICUs, but 42% of LTACHs reported a CRE CAUTI compared … Infect Dis (2012) 31:1797–1804) 20 Prospective evaluation of 15 nursing homes in Southeastern Michigan, compared … patients with and without device (urinary catheter, feeding tube or both) Compared 90 patients with … infection rate, and 55% higher UTI rate 54% of device group were colonized with resistant organisms compared

153. Infographic - COVID-19’s Impact on Medical Visits in 2020 (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/data/infographics/covid-impact-medical-visits.pdf
     June 02, 2025 - to COVID-19 disruptions, office-based or outpatient visits declined for several conditions in 2020 compared

154. Comparing Health Plan and Provider Quality Scores to Each Other | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/translate/compare/choose/compare-providers.html
     January 01, 2023 - of the public, including local policy makers, may be interested in how the entire community is doing compared

155. 100-Skin-Prep-Prior-Incision-One-Pager (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/100-skin-prep-prior-incision-one-pager.docx
     April 01, 2025 - a reduction of SSIs in the CHG with alcohol group.4 · Ritter, et al., 2020: This single-center RCT compared … antisepsis using chlorhexidine may reduce surgical wound infections in lower limb trauma surgery when compared

156. Receiving Courtesy and Respect From Home Health Providers, by Race, 2017 | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/data/infographics/asian-nhpi-homehealth.html
     June 01, 2020 - that home health providers always treated them with courtesy and respect in the last 2 months of care compared

157. Factors That Influence Effectiveness of Checklists | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/dxchecklists-4.html
     September 01, 2020 - First, some studies have shown that checklists are more effective when used by novices compared with

158. University of Texas Health at San Antonio, University Health System Used AHRQ Tools | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/201905.html
     September 01, 2019 - Once a prototype of the new decision aid was complete, a study compared two groups of patients: one using … used the multimedia decision aid tool scored higher on knowledge recall and retention (4.9 and 4.8) compared

159. Person-Centered Care Among Asian and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander Home Health Patients Needs Improvement (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/nhqrdr/dataspotlight-asian-nhpi.pdf
     June 01, 2020 - health care reveal that Asians and Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders (NHPIs) experienced disparities compared … home health providers always treated them with courtesy and respect in the last 2 months of care, compared

160. EvidenceNOW Building State Capacity Profile: Alabama Cooperative (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/building-capacity/EvidenceNOW-BSC-AL-profile.pdf
     September 01, 2021 - American individuals in Alabama (27% of the state’s population), with rates of CVD at 386/100,000 compared … The Alabama adult smoking rate is 19.2 percent compared to the U.S. average of 14 percent.