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  1. Hospital Stays Related to Asthma for Children, 2006 (pdf file)

    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb58.pdf
    August 01, 2008 - While pediatric asthma stays originated in the ED more often, the in-hospital death rate for these children

  2. Disposition of Comments for Comparative Effectiveness of Therapies for Clinically Localized Prostate Cancer: An Update of a 2008 Systematic Review (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/prostate-cancer-therapies-update_disposition-comments.pdf
    December 16, 2014 - One may wish to qualify that PC death is subject to ascertainment bias and so all cause death which … The issue with all cause death is quantifying comorbidity using a validated metric which has not been … low and unlikely to be reduced by early intervention (in PIVOT < 10% and among men with "definite death … Swedish study but that the HR for ACM was higher in PIVOT then the Swedish study suggests that PC death

  3. Methods Applying AHRQ Quality Indicators to Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) Data for the 2024 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report (NHQDR) (pdf file)

    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/methods/MS2024-01-NHQDRMethodsReport.pdf
    November 25, 2024 - Methods Applying AHRQ Quality Indicators to Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) Data for the 2024 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report (NHQDR) HCUP Methods Series Methods Report Describing 2016-2021 HCUP Data in the National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report (NHQDR) Report #202…

  4. Chartbook on Healthy Living: Slide Presentation | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/chartbooks/healthyliving/healthyliving-slides.html
    April 01, 2018 - adults who were physically active. 26% among adults who consumed a healthy diet. 2 The risk of death … For adults engaged in all three healthy behaviors, the risk of death was reduced by: 82% for all … adults (34.9%) are obese: Obesity-related conditions are among the leading causes of preventable death … Importance: Immunization is a cost-effective strategy for reducing illness, death, and disparities associated … Nursing home residents with weight loss are at higher risk for functional decline, hip fracture, and death

  5. PULMONARY with "Discussions" in Exec Summary (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pulmonary-horizon-scan-high-impact-1406.pdf
    June 01, 2014 - Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Exacerbations  Key Facts: COPD is the third most common cause of death … Exacerbations Unmet need: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the third most common cause of death … Unmet need and health outcomes: No cure exists for COPD, the third leading cause of death and a significant

  6. Section5 (pdf file)

    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/factsandfigures/2007/pdfs/section5.pdf
    January 01, 2007 - HCUP Facts and Figures: Statistics on Hospital-Based Care in the United States, 2007 49 SECTION 5 PAYERS FOR INPATIENT HOSPITAL STAYS EXHIBIT 5.1 Discharges by Payer ............................................................................ 51 EXHIBIT 5.2 Average Length of Stay by Payer ........…

  7. Guide-Infection-Prevention (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/resources/guides/guide-infection-prevention.pdf
    March 01, 2017 - ▪ Infections cause pain, injury, disability, and sometimes even death, and can be very expensive … antibiotics, longer treatment times, and more financial costs, and may lead to hospitalization and even death … Respiratory illnesses often result in hospital stays—and sometimes even death.

  8. Recommendation: Unhealthy Drug Use: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce

    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/drug-use-illicit-screening
    June 09, 2020 - dependence or abuse of drugs in the past year. 1 Drug use is one of the most common causes of preventable death … including use of heroin and misuse of prescription opioids, is associated with the leading causes of death—suicide

  9. Respectful Maternity Care: Dissemination and Implementation of Perinatal Safety Culture to Improve Equitable Maternal Healthcare Delivery and Outcomes (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/product/pdf/respectful-maternity-care-protocol.pdf
    September 16, 2022 - Background Despite sizeable resources invested in US maternity care, severe maternal morbidity and death … successfully reach populations facing barriers and could address the diversity of contributors to maternal death

  10. Re-engineering the Hospital Discharge: An Example of a Multifaceted Process Evaluation (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol2/Anthony.pdf
    January 01, 2005 - Physical functioning and mental health have been associated with hospital utilization and death among … Early revisit, hospitalization, or death among older persons discharged from the ED.

  11. Hcupmalnutritionhospreport 083018 (pdf file)

    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/ataglance/HCUPMalnutritionHospReport_083018.pdf
    August 01, 2018 - malnutrition have a longer length of stay, higher costs, more comorbidities, and 5 times the likelihood of death … Percentage of non-maternal and non-neonatal stays that resulted in in-hospital death by malnutrition

  12. Archived: Final Evidence Review: Genital Herpes: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce

    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-review55/genital-herpes-screening-2005
    March 15, 2005 - Costs include $1,319,457 per case of neonatal HSV prevented, and $3,012,459 per death or disability prevented … Costs include $493,641 per case prevented, and $1,127,034 per death or disability prevented. … prevent 5 cases of neonatal HSV infections at a cost of $400,382 per case prevented, and $914,114 per death … HSV refers to the comment, "Includes disseminated disease, encephalitis, neurological impairment, and death … *Includes disseminated disease, encephalitis, neurological impairment, and death.

  13. Hypertension Screening for Children Who Are Overweight or Obese: Report (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/chronic/chipra-0232-fullreport.pdf
    February 01, 2020 - significant and increasing burden of chronic disease, rising healthcare costs, disability, and premature death … , hypertension, and glucose intolerance were strongly associated with increased rates of premature death … causes in a population of American Indian children without diabetes; the increased risk of premature death … and too much unhealthy food, may be important components of the causal pathway between obesity and death … Childhood obesity, other cardiovascular risk factors, and premature death.

  14. Outcome Measure Framework Design Document (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/registry-of-patient-registries_research-2014.pdf
    January 01, 2014 - patient registries vary widely depending on the purpose of the study and may include events (e.g., death … (2) Sudden, unexpected cardiac death, involving cardiac arrest, often with symptoms suggestive of … elevation, or new LBBB, and/or evidence of fresh thrombus by coronary angiography and/or at autopsy, but death

  15. Evidence Summary: Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce

    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/abdominal-aortic-aneurysm-screening
    December 10, 2019 - assumptions 111 estimated that 3900 screening invitations would be required to avoid 1 AAA-related death … e Defined as hospital death or death within 30 days of surgery. … i Defined as hospital death or death within 30 days of surgery.

  16. Screening for Depression in Adult Patients in Primary Care Settings: An Update (pdf file)

    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/-wqedxmwdpdE5BmzcBeTmn
    December 01, 2009 - , depressive illness diagnosis, suicidality (attempts or ideation), change in health status (e.g., death … Rahme et al, 2008 (105) Used a large Canadian health care database to compare risk for suicide death … ratings Assessments of functioning Suicidality (attempts or ideation) Change in health status (e.g., death

  17. AHRQ-Funded Patient Safety Project Highlights: Improving Healthcare Safety by Enhancing Teamwork and Leadership (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/patient-safety/highlights/ps-project-highlights-teamwork-leadership-2025.pdf
    January 01, 2025 - adherence to policies were the leading causes of sentinel events (unexpected occurrences involving death … structure, learning, and safety culture. 3 Study Suggests Medical Errors Now Third Leading Cause of Death … John Hopkins Medicine; May 2016. https://hub.jhu.edu/2016/05/03/medical-errors- third-leading-cause-of-death … pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25077248/ https://hub.jhu.edu/2016/05/03/medical-errors-third-leading-cause-of-death … / https://hub.jhu.edu/2016/05/03/medical-errors-third-leading-cause-of-death/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

  18. Antiplatelet-Treatment Executive (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/antiplatelet-treatment_executive.pdf
    September 01, 2013 - to test used Test Used (Total Number of Studies; Studies by Patient Population) All-Cause Death … CV Death ACS ST Stroke Bleeding MACE Other Clinical Outcomes Platelet Reactivity LTA (total … had statistically significantly greater effects on several clinical outcomes (all-cause mortality, cardiac … death, and a composite outcome of all-cause mortality, myocardial infarction, or 14 target-lesion … or nonfatal myocardial infarction or (2) cardiovascular death, nonfatal myocardial infarction, or

  19. Research Protocol for Interventions for Substance Use Disorders in Adolescents: A Systematic Review (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/suda-final-protocol.pdf
    October 02, 2018 - , and physical health problems.7 Adolescent substance use is associated with the leading causes of death … opiates (e.g., heroin), have brought heightened attention to the significant risk of drug overdose death

  20. Text Messaging to Improve Hypertension Medication Adherence in African Americans - Final Report (pdf file)

    digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/publication/r21hs019092-artinian-final-report-2014.pdf
    January 01, 2014 - HTN).1 HTN is a key risk factor for heart disease and stroke (the first and fourth leading causes of death … Stroke 48.9 ± 1.6 34.3 ± 0.4 Hypertensive Heart Disease as a Cause of Cardiovascular Death
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