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www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/index.html
October 01, 2022 - Toolkit To Improve Antibiotic Use in Ambulatory Care
Welcome to the Toolkit To Improve Antibiotic Use in Ambulatory Care. The Ambulatory Care Toolkit explains the Four Moments of Antibiotic Decision Making and has tools to support their implementation and improve prescribing in three areas: developing and im…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/factsheets/fullreports/chipra-89-adhd-behavior-section-2-attach-2.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Record Process: Manual Chart Abstraction
Create Denominator: All patients
aged 4 and 5 years with a diagnosis … patients diagnosed with ADHD
Step 2
Keep records of patients aged 4 through 5 years at
time of diagnosis
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/chronic/chipra-145-fullreport.pdf
July 01, 2016 - ADHD Diagnosis and Follow-up.
1
3. … an ADHD diagnosis code within 45 days; (2) three total visits with an ADHD diagnosis code
within 365 … , with
one visit within 45 calendar days after initial diagnosis. … MarketScan database by extending the denominator look-back period to 1
year to identify any prior diagnoses … For State programs that do not reimburse for mental health diagnoses codes, they may have
trouble evaluating
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/uti-guide.docx
September 01, 2022 - Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Asymptomatic Bacteriuria and Urinary Tract Infections … Facilitator Guide
AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use
1
Best Practices in the Diagnosis … Slide 5
UTI Diagnosis in Children and Adolescents
SAY:
Children at least 4 years of age are usually … Alternative diagnoses such as prostatitis, epididymitis, or sexually transmitted infections should also … pyuria is helpful to exclude the diagnosis of a UTI.
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www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/acute-care/diagnosis/respiratory.html
November 01, 2019 - Best Practices in Diagnosis, Treatment of Community-Associated Lower Respiratory Tract Conditions
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www.ahrq.gov/teamstepps-program/curriculum/mutual/tools/index.html
June 01, 2023 - Ask remote staff to provide virtual assistance with a task to support onsite staff with paperwork or diagnoses … More information about the value of reflective practice is in the TeamSTEPPS for Diagnosis Improvement … training materials at https://www.ahrq.gov/teamstepps/diagnosis-improvement/index.html.
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www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/teledx-table1.html
August 01, 2020 - Telediagnosis for Acute Care: Implications for the Quality and Safety of Diagnosis
Table 1. … Table of Contents
Telediagnosis for Acute Care: Implications for the Quality and Safety of Diagnosis … Communication of Diagnoses
Communication may be enhanced if family members participate and facilitate
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mvp/modules/vae/monitoring-fac-guide.html
February 01, 2017 - The core clinical signs associated with VAP used for the diagnosis are radiographic opacities, fever, … Slide 25: Inconsistency in VAP Diagnoses
Say:
If you are trying to use VAP as your outcome measure … The first takeaway from this research was that despite those tools for diagnosis, only a minority of … Slide 26: Inconsistency in VAP Diagnoses
Say:
The second takeaway is that there was a great deal … The bottom line is that the old clinical diagnosis for VAP is simply poor.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/mvp/modules/vae/monitoring-vae-facguide.docx
January 01, 2017 - The core clinical signs associated with VAP used for the diagnosis are radiographic opacities, fever, … Slide 24
Inconsistency in VAP Diagnoses
SAY:
If you are trying to use VAP as your outcome measure … The first takeaway from this research was that despite those tools for diagnosis, only a minority of … Slide 25
Inconsistency in VAP Diagnoses
SAY:
The second takeaway is that there was a great deal of … The bottom line is that the old clinical diagnosis for VAP is simply poor.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/nhqrdr/2018qdr-appa5.pdf
January 01, 2018 - respiratory failure per 1,000 elective surgical hospital discharges,
adults
84.39 12.55 HCUP 2016
Sepsis diagnoses … and over who received influenza vaccination in the last flu
season
38.8 12.29 NHIS 2017
Sepsis diagnoses … cancer with breast-conserving
surgery who received radiation therapy to the breast within 1 year of
diagnosis … cancer with breast-conserving
surgery who received radiation therapy to the breast within 1 year of
diagnosis … cancer with breast-conserving surgery
who received radiation therapy to the breast within 1 year of diagnosis
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www.ahrq.gov/news/blog/ahrqviews/portrait-of-sepsis.html
September 01, 2024 - Quick diagnosis and early treatment are crucial to minimizing its devastating effects. … support these efforts, such as utilizing rapid response systems or tools to reduce missed or delayed diagnoses … AHRQ also offers several resources to confront sepsis's challenges, including Best Practices in the Diagnosis
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/availability/chipra-120-section-2-technical-specs.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Revenue Code 722 Delivery
Outcome of delivery ICD-9 ICD-9-CM = V27
Normal delivery ICD-9-CM = 650
Diagnosis-related … Class A: Maternal Diagnoses and Comorbidities
CCS Category Look Back
Period
Descriptor Remove from … Data with billing and diagnosis codes
a. Identify Eligible population
i. … Maternal record: High Risk Diagnoses
2. Maternal record: Complicated Delivery
3.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/availability/chipra-121-technicalspecs.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Revenue Code 722 Delivery
Outcome of delivery ICD-9 ICD-9-CM = V27
Normal delivery ICD-9-CM = 650
Diagnosis-related … Class A: Maternal Diagnoses and Comorbidities
CCS Category Look Back
Period
Descriptor Remove from … Data with billing and diagnosis codes
a. Identify Eligible population
i. … Maternal record: High Risk Diagnoses
2. Maternal record: Complicated Delivery
3.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/availability/chipra-0123-technical-specifications.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Revenue Code 722 Delivery
Outcome of delivery ICD-9 ICD-9-CM = V27
Normal delivery ICD-9-CM = 650
Diagnosis-related … Class A: Maternal Diagnoses and Comorbidities
CCS Category Look Back
Period
Descriptor Remove from … Data with billing and diagnosis codes
a. Identify Eligible population
i. … Maternal record: High Risk Diagnoses
2. Maternal record: Complicated Delivery
3.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/chronic/chipra-089-fullreport.pdf
January 30, 2017 - ADHD Diagnosis and Follow-up.
3. … Denominator Statement
All patients aged 4 through 5 years with a diagnosis of ADHD.
1.J. … of ADHD and a new standard of care for ADHD diagnosis, follow-up, and
treatment. … Review criteria for inclusion: Age, date of diagnosis.
4. … • Current Active ADHD Diagnosis: ICD-9 code linked within the chart in the "Diagnosis"
field.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/news/events/ahrq-research-summit/schiff-summit2016.pdf
January 01, 2013 - Preliminary diagnosis
Working diagnosis
Differential diagnosis
Syndrome diagnosis
Etiologic diagnosis … Possible diagnosis
Problem on Problem List
Self limited diagnosis
Ruled-out diagnosis
Computer diagnosis … (EKG read)
Deferred diagnosis
Multiple/dual diagnoses
Preclinical diagnosis
Incidental finding
Over-diagnosis … Diagnosis complication
Billing diagnosis
Telephone diagnosis
Postmortem diagnosis
Prenatal diagnosis … Rare diagnosis
Difficult/challenging diagnosis
Undiagnosed disease
Contested diagnosis
Novel diagnosis
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www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/dxsafety-pediatric-safety-refs.html
August 01, 2023 - Delayed Diagnoses in Children with Constipation: Multicenter Retrospective Cohort Study. … Medical diagnoses commonly associated with pediatric malpractice lawsuits in the United States. … Initial Validation of GRASP: A Differential Diagnoses Algorithm for Children With Medical Complexity … Improving diagnosis in health care. Quality chasm series. … Evaluation and accurate diagnoses of pediatric diseases using artificial intelligence. Nat Med .
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www.ahrq.gov/research/publications/search.html?page=4
November 01, 2020 - Checklists are considered a promising intervention for the area of diagnosis because they can support … diagnostic decision making by helping them take correct diagnostic steps and ensuring that possible diagnoses … EF
Telediagnosis for Acute Care: Implications for the Quality and Safety of Diagnosis … telediagnosis at scale, it is vital to consider quality and safety issues that arise when it is used for the diagnosis
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/topics/dx-safety-workgroup-meeting-notes-mar2024.pdf
July 26, 2024 - cross agency working group that will propose a
strategy to enhance scientific research to improve diagnosis … • Contract to Implement and Evaluate TeamSTEPPS for Diagnosis
Improvement
o The recruitment for … training on TeamSTEPPS for Diagnosis
Improvement will begin soon … advance diagnostic excellence:
DLS is working with Zufall Health and HealthEfficient to
increase diagnoses … Evaluations of the message
(product), processes, and timeliness of making diagnoses and
prescribing
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/2014chartbooks/hispanichealth/part3-nqs2.html
October 01, 2015 - Rates are adjusted by age, sex, age-sex interactions, comorbidities, major diagnostic category, diagnosis-related … Databases, California, 2009-2011, and AHRQ Quality Indicators, version 4.5 with the use of indication of diagnoses … Rates are adjusted by age, sex, age-sex interactions, comorbidities, major diagnostic category, diagnosis-related