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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/publication/r18hs018226-sequist-final-report-2013.pdf January 01, 2013 - appropriate use of ACE-inhibitors/angiotensin receptor blockers (ARB), appropriate use of lipid- 
lowering therapy … Diabetes was defined as the presence of either a 
diagnosis of diabetes on the electronic problem list … Coexisting diabetes 
(29%) and hypertension (66%) were common. … Three-quarters of patients were receiving 
appropriate ACE-I/ARB therapy and had annual LDL cholesterol … This includes 
ways to keep your kidneys healthy, including what tests and treatments you may need. 
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/GC9cvM3tps6UBntyWrXNF4 Additional risk factors for cataracts are smoking, alcohol 
use, ultraviolet light exposure, diabetes … Treatment and 
Interventions 
Treatments include corrective lenses for refractive error; surgical removal 
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/publication/r18hs018157-hazlehurst-final-report-2013.pdf January 01, 2013 - condition is correctable and preventable through lifestyle 
changes, as well as medical and surgical treatments … Both the Diabetes Prevention 
Program (DPP) and the Finnish Diabetes Prevention study (FDP) provide strong … diabetes incidence by 31% compared to placebo. … Effect of BMI on lifetime risk for 
diabetes in the U.S. … Diabetes Care 2007 Mar 19; 
30:1562-1566.  
 
 
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/lipid-disorders-in-adults-cholesterol-dyslipidemia-screening-2001 March 14, 2014 - 5 years of initiating therapy. … Drug therapy is usually more effective than diet alone, but choice of treatment should consider overall … reductions in lipid levels from diet alone; drugs are frequently needed to achieve therapeutic goals … for heart disease, including smoking cessation, treatment of blood pressure, diabetes, and obesity, … Long-term adherence to therapies should be emphasized. 
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/publication/uc1hs015135-arora-final-report-2008.pdf January 01, 2008 - (diabetes, 
asthma, etc.) by building treatment capacity in New 
Mexico among rural medical providers … The only current treatment (drug therapy with 
Interferon and Ribavirin) of Hepatitis C involves severe … (Diabetes, Asthma, etc.) by 
Building Treatment Capacity in New Mexico among Rural Medical 
Providers … Because therapy is discontinued at 12 weeks in 
non-responders, SAE and treatment completion rates were … for Hepatitis C and Eventually Other Complex Diseases (Diabetes, Asthma, etc.) by Building Treatment 
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb151.pdf August 01, 2011 - time may signal an 
improvement in the quality of ambulatory care, in access to timely 
and effective treatment … lower 
extremity amputations, or for uncontrolled diabetes without complications. … $5,714 $6,355 +11.9% 
Uncontrolled diabetes without 
Complications $214 $230† +7.5% 
Short-term diabetes … complications $888 $1,168† +31.5% 
Long-term diabetes complications $2,988 $3,192 +6.8% 
Diabetes-related … However, if a patient received long-term care, rehabilitation, or treatment for psychiatric or 
chemical 
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/publication/r18hs017270-fricton-final-report-2011.pdf January 01, 2011 - Furthermore, cancer 
radiation therapy on or near the salivary glands can temporarily or permanently … 7%  • 
• 
• 
Review diabetes treatment and status at visit. … Clinician’s Guide to Treatment of Medically Complex Dental Patients. 4th ed. … Xerostomia: etiology, recognition and treatment. JADA 2003;134(1):61-9. 
21. … Clinician’s Guide to Treatment of Medically Complex Dental Patients. 4th ed. 
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/qns4u8H9_JgDHNje6by4dZ Factors associated with a reduced risk for AAA include African American race, Hispanic ethnicity, and diabetes … Treatment 
Patients with large AAAs (≥5.5 cm) are referred for open surgical repair or endovascular … Early open 
surgery for the treatment of smaller AAAs does not reduce AAA-specific or all-cause mortality … Short-term treatment with antibiotics or β-blockers does not appear to reduce AAA growth. 
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/bariatric-surgery_research.pdf June 01, 2010 - Lipid-lowering therapies decreased by 55% and 52% among enrollees with and without diabetes, 
respectively … patients with diabetes, which could be due to 
physicians‘ more aggressive treatment of hypertension … Adjustable gastric banding and conventional 
therapy for type 2 diabetes: a randomized 
controlled … An operation 
proves to be the most effective therapy for adult-
onset diabetes mellitus. … Diabetes Treatments insulin 
 pramlintide  
 sulfonylureas 
 biguanides 
 thiazolidinedione 
 alpha 
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/publication/r18hs020846-fricton-final-report-2016.pdf January 01, 2016 - When asked, only 47.7% of the diabetes patients felt 
that their dentist was aware of their diabetes. … recommended chair-side procedures needed to
 
address the medical condition as part of dental care treatments … disease, and patients with congestive heart failure need special 
treatment during dental care to prevent … The effect of diabetes mellitus on endodontic treatment outcome: 
data from an electronic patient record … Xerostomia: etiology, recognition and treatment. JADA 
2003;134(1):61-9. 
36. 
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/9uFAXAsAPjmgNPaR2CddwN December 01, 2007 - The Joint National Committee on Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure … JNC 7 guidelines for treatment of hypertension can be accessed at www.nhlbi.nih.gov/guidelines/hypertension … The following non-pharmacological therapies are associated with reductions in blood pressure:  
 reduction … Other Relevant 
Recommendations from the 
USPSTF 
Adults with hypertension should be screened for diabetes 
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/ace-inhibitor-arb-future_research.pdf March 01, 2012 - , and treatment 
adherence? … , and 
treatment adherence? … ACE 
inhibitor or 
ARB) 
 
Persistence 
with drug 
therapy/ 
treatment 
adherence: 
Moderate (ACE 
inhibitor … Factors associated with the use of evidence-based therapies after 
discharge among elderly patients with … Use of evidence-based therapies after discharge among elderly 
patients with acute myocardial infarction 
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/high-cholestorol-medicines-update_research-protocol.pdf December 31, 2013 - and therapeutic targets based on 
LDL-c cutoffs. … In addition, 
more aggressive targets were advocated as a therapeutic option for individuals at the highest … Lipid lowering in high-risk populations 
is likely to require treatment modification (intensifying therapy … Effects of combination lipid 
therapy in type 2 diabetes mellitus. … A systematic review and meta-‐analysis on the therapeutic
equivalence	
  of statins. 
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/obesity-horizon-scan-high-impact-1412.pdf December 01, 2014 - new (and new uses of existing) pharmaceuticals, medical 
devices, diagnostic tests and procedures, therapeutic … , screening and diagnostics, therapeutics, surgery, programs, and 
care delivery innovations that address … Because of even greater morbidity risk, therapeutic intervention is considered to 
be urgently needed … In September 2014, FDA approved naltrexone-bupropion 
(Contrave®, Orexigen Therapeutics, Inc., La Jolla … Treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus added to 
EnteroMedics CE mark for obesity. [internet]. 
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/datainnovations/raceethnicitytoolkit/ca9.pdf June 16, 2014 - by the underlying health conditions or treatment 
preferences of patients. … identified > 600 studies 
• The IOM report identified many areas of concern: 
- Cardiovascular treatments … and cerebrovascular disease 
- HIV disease (HAART and PCP prophylaxis) 
- Diabetes 
- ESRD 
- Maternal … ) 
- Treatment of chest pain (Johnson et al. … General Internal Medicine (2008) 
169 Primary Care Clinicians 
  88% acknowledged that disparities in diabetes 
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan141/obesity-in-children-and-adolescents-screening-june-2017 February 12, 2015 - The analytic framework also depicts the possible adverse events occurring after screening (KQ2) or treatment … Hispanic, black, or American Indian/Alaska Native ethnicity) or obesity-related medical problems (e.g., diabetes … Outcomes 
 Child health outcomes:
			 
 Reduced asthma or sleep apnea 
 Decreased morbidity from diabetes … Cardiometabolic measures (only when weight-related measures are also reported): insulin resistance/blood glucose/diabetes … ) or other treatment-related harms reported in trials meeting inclusion criteria for intermediate or 
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/hypertension-drugs-utilization_research.pdf January 25, 2011 - of High Blood Pressure 
recommends that treatment of hypertension start with lifestyle 
modifications … control is not achieved with 
lifestyle modifications, thiazide diuretics should be used as initial 
therapy … control their 
blood pressure.4
Considerable effort has been devoted to increasing awareness and 
treatment … Recent trends in the prevalence of high 
blood pressure and its treatment and control, 1998-2008. … Seventh report of the Joint 
National Committee on Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment 
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/j69Hq5ALvzg74e-ngkzSep April 01, 2016 - colorectal cancer prevention)
and conducted sensitivity analyses by dose, frequency,
and duration of therapy … We calculated absolute treatment effects for bleed-
ing outcomes to represent the range of control group … Clinical features of
gastroduodenal injury associated with long-term low-dose aspirin
therapy [Editorial … Aspirin treatment and risk of first incident cardio-
vascular diseases in patients with type 2 diabetes … Aspirin therapy in primary cardiovascular disease
prevention: a position paper of the European Society 
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/stem-cell-children_surveillance.pdf October 29, 2012 - modification implied restricting the inclusion 
criteria to studies that provided direct comparison of the treatments … Hence, for this surveillance assessment we included only studies with 
direct comparisons of treatments … or disease 
natural history in patients with newly diagnosed type 1 
juvenile diabetes mellitus or those … Mellitus, Type 1/ (57337) 
83     (("type 1" and (diabetes or diabetic or DM)) or "juvenile diabetes … or disease natural history in patients with newly 
diagnosed type 1 juvenile diabetes mellitus or those 
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cds.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/cds/artifact/21/Implementation%20Guide_Statin%20Therapy%20for%20the%20Prevention%20and%20Treatment%20of%20CVD%20eCQM_Final.docx October 01, 2017 - CDS Connect Implementation Guide Draft
Implementation Guide
Statin Therapy for the Prevention and Treatment … Implementation Guide: Statin Therapy for the Prevention and Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) … Statin Therapy for the Prevention and Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease Electronic Clinical Quality … Figure 1: Artifact Relationship Diagram
Testing
The Statin Therapy for the Prevention and Treatment … CQL Q&As on the eCQI Resource Center
Statin Therapy for the Prevention and Treatment of Cardiovascular