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4481. Gene Expression Profiling for Predicting Outcomes in Patients With Stage II Colon Cancer | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/colon-cancer-gene-profiling/research-protocol

4482. 04-E029-1 Summary (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/prostate-cancer-surveillance_executive.pdf
      December 01, 2011 - could minimize both unnecessary early curative treatments and avoidable prostate cancer symptoms and deaths … The baseline prostate cancer mortality in 1975 was 31 deaths per 100,000 men per year and has declined … to the current level of approximately 24 deaths per 100,000 men per year. … Data indicated that over time the proportion of deaths due to prostate cancer among patients diagnosed … statistics, 2011: The impact of eliminating socioeconomic and racial disparities on premature cancer deaths

4483. Disposition of Comments: Technical Brief 37 Prevention, Diagnosis, and Management of Opioids, Opioid Misuse, and Opioid Use Disorder in Older Adults (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/tech-brief-37-opiod-use-adults-comments.pdf
      November 03, 2020 - Background "Opioid-related hospitalizations, emergency department (ED) visits, and deaths are increasing … Indeed in some studies of long term opioid use, overdose deaths seem to diminish with age. … Counties that are poor and white have higher risk of opioid deaths because there is higher use of opioids … at serious risk of misuse or overdose in 2017.xi From 1999 to 2013, the rate of opioid poisoning deaths … Specifically, researchers were able to eliminate preventable deaths and brain damage due to opioid

4484. Final Progress Report: The National Quality Forum National Annual Policy Conference 2007 (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2025-02/feeney-report.pdf
      January 01, 2025 - Winston’s Research to Action program has led to a 15% reduction of child traffic deaths nationally. … 2003, the average length of stay per admission was approximately 13.8 days, and 82,588 ESRD patient deaths … million hospital-acquired HAIs occur each year in the United States, accounting for an estimated 90,000 deaths … In about 300,000 persons, PE proves fatal; it is the third most common cause of hospital-related deaths … In about 300,000 persons, PE proves fatal; it is the third most common cause of hospital-related deaths

4485. Distribution of Temperatures for Low Birth Weight Neonates (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/acute/chipra-118-fullreport.pdf
      October 01, 2016 - Deaths were disproportionate among those who were cool, in a graded fashion. … Using the categories defined in Proposed Measure 4 in this set, in-hospital deaths were disproportionately … Only 20 percent of deaths were among euthermic infants. Section 7. … Hispanic and non-Hispanic others who were disproportionately cool compared with non-Hispanic whites; and deaths

4486. Diagnostic Safety Research (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/diagnostic/DiagnosticSafety-flier.pdf
      November 01, 2024 - errors are common, consequential, and costly and contribute to avoidable suffering and preventable deaths

4487. Power to the Patient: Design and Test of Closed-Loop Interactive IT for Geriatric Heart Failure Self-Care | Digital Healthcare Research
      digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/power-patient-design-and-test-closed-loop-interactive-it-geriatric-heart
      January 01, 2023 - Power to the Patient: Design and Test of Closed-Loop Interactive IT for Geriatric Heart Failure Self-Care Project Final Report ( PDF , 925.1 KB) Disclaimer Disclaimer The findings and conclusions in this document are those of the author(s), who are responsible for its content, …

4488. Transitional Care Interventions To Prevent Readmissions for People With Heart Failure (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/heart-failure-transition-care_policymaker.pdf
      August 01, 2016 - Transitional Care Interventions To Prevent Readmissions for People With Heart Failure B A C K G R O U N D Heart failure (HF) is a major clinical and public health problem and a leading cause of hospitalization and health care costs in the United States. Despite a decline in HF-related hospitalizations during the …

4489. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
      psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49800/psn-pdf
      July 01, 2017 - The Hidden Harms of Hand Sanitizer July 1, 2017 Stewart S. The Hidden Harms of Hand Sanitizer. PSNet [internet]. 2017. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/hidden-harms-hand-sanitizer The Case A 57-year-old woman with a history of alcohol abuse and severe depression was admitted to the hospital for community-acquired pn…

4490. Archived: Published Comment - Will Recommendations against Spirometry Make Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Harder to Treat?: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD): Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
      www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/published-comment---will-recommendations-against-spirometry-make-chronic-obstructive-pulmonary-disease-harder-to-treat/chronic-obstructive-pulmonary-disease-copd-screening-2008
      November 15, 2008 - Share to Facebook Share to X Share to WhatsApp Share to Email Print archived Published Comment - Will Recommendations against Spirometry Make Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Harder to Treat? Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD): Scree…

4491. Spotlight Case [MONTH] 2003 (ppt file)
      psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/import/webmm.ahrq.gov.95_slideshow.ppt
      May 01, 2005 - Spotlight Case [MONTH] 2003 Spotlight Case May 2005 Diagnosing Diagnostic Mistakes Source and Credits This presentation is based on the May 2005 AHRQ WebM&M Spotlight Case See the full article at http://webmm.ahrq.gov CME credit is available through the Web site Commentary by: Robert McNutt, MD; Richard A…

4492. Spotlight Case [MONTH] 2003 (ppt file)
      psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/import/webmm.ahrq.gov.221_slideshow.ppt
      July 01, 2010 - Spotlight Case [MONTH] 2003 Spotlight Case Weighing in on Surgical Safety * * Source and Credits This presentation is based on the July 2010 AHRQ WebM&M Spotlight Case See the full article at http://webmm.ahrq.gov CME credit is available Commentary by: Jay B. Brodsky, MD, Stanford University Medical Cente…

4493. Screening for Iron Deficiency Anemia and Iron Supplementation in Pregnant Women to Improve Maternal Health and Birth Outcomes (pdf file)
      www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/2VxcSta8ko2L_GC97XjZqm
      September 01, 2015 - Screening for Iron Deficiency Anemia and Iron Supplementation in Pregnant Women to Improve Maternal Health and Birth Outcomes September 2015 Task Force FINAL Recommendation | 1 Understanding Task Force Recommendations Screening for Iron Deficiency Anemia and Iron Supplementation in Pregnant Women to Improve Mate…

4494. Background for AHRQ Quality Indicators
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/c3_combo_staffpresentation.pptx
      January 01, 2006 - Background for AHRQ Quality Indicators Use this PowerPoint presentation as a template for your presentation to hospital staff. Replace the charts with charts that you create with your data (use the Excel workbook in Tool B.3a) and replace the red text with information relevant to your hospital. Modify as needed to su…

4495. EvidenceNOW: Northwest Cooperative | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/projects/heart-health/about/cooperatives/northwest.html
      March 01, 2021 - EvidenceNOW: Northwest Cooperative EvidenceNOW: Advancing Heart Health in Primary Care is an initiative of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) to transform health care delivery by building a critical infrastructure to help smaller primary care practices improve the heart health of their patie…

4496. EvidenceNow Executive Summary - Northwest Cooperative (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/cooperatives/evidencenow-executive-summary-northwest.pdf
      November 01, 2017 - EvidenceNow Executive Summary - Northwest Cooperative Northwest Cooperative Washington Oregon Idaho An EvidenceNOW Project EvidenceNOW: Advancing Heart Health in Primary Care is an initiative of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) to transform health care delivery by building a critical i…

4497. The “Never Antibiotic” Diagnoses: Acute Bronchitis – Facilitator Guide (doc file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/bronchitis-guide.docx
      September 01, 2022 - The “Never Antibiotic” Diagnoses: Acute Bronchitis – Facilitator Guide AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use 1 The “Never Antibiotics” Diagnoses: Acute Bronchitis Ambulatory Care Slide Title and Commentary Slide Number and Slide The “Never Antibiotics” Diagnoses: Acute Bronchitis Ambulatory Care SAY…

4498. Comparative Effectiveness of Coronary Bypass Surgery and Percutaneous Coronary Interventions for Multivessel Disease: A Pooled Analysis of Individual Patient Data from Ten Randomized Trials (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cad-pci-bypass_addendum.pdf
      February 01, 2010 - Comparative Effectiveness of Coronary Bypass Surgery and Percutaneous Coronary Interventions for Multivessel Disease: A Pooled Analysis of Individual Patient Data from Ten Randomized Trials Comparative Effectiveness Review Number 9 Addendum Addendum to: Comparative Effectiveness of Percutane…

4499. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/angina-heart-attack-treatments_research-protocol.pdf
      December 11, 2012 - Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol 1 Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol Project Title: Antiplatelet and Anticoagulant Treatments for Unstable Angina/Non-ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction Amendment Date(s): Amendment 1 – December 11, 2012 (Amendment Detail…

4500. Retention Strategies for Medications for Addiction Treatment in Adults With Opioid Use Disorder: A Rapid Evidence Review (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/mat-retention-strategies-rapid-review-1.pdf
      August 01, 2020 - American deaths from opioid overdose now approach 50,000 annually. … methadone intervention reported 67 non–study-related hospitalizations and two non–study-related deaths … Drug and opioid-involved overdose deaths—United States, 2013–2017. … NIH funds study in four states to reduce opioid related deaths by 40 percent over three years. … PCM had 2 non-study related deaths, 1 from methadone overdose; 59 non-study related hospitalizations