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721. Disparities | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     pbrn.ahrq.gov/topics/disparities.html
     differences in access to or availability of medical facilities and services and variation in rates of disease

722. URINARY CATHETERIZATION – Sample Policy (doc file)
     pbrn.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/cauti-tools/impl-guide/implementation-guide-appendix-b.docx
     April 24, 2015 - prostate, blood clots, or an edematous scrotum/penis or unable to empty the bladder because of neurologic disease … Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.http://www.cdc.gov/hicpac/cauti/001_cauti.html.

723. Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement (pdf file)
     pbrn.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/d4n_combo_iqi-mortalityreview-bestpractices.pdf
     May 20, 2016 - resuscitate on admission − Stage 4 cancer − End stage AIDS − End stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease … − End stage congestive heart failure − End stage dementia − End stage liver disease − Other ___ … Discussion is focused on causative factors and preventability3:  Causative factors:  Underlying disease … condition (agitation, confusion), fatigue or burnout of caregivers  Unidentified and independent of the disease

724. AHRQ Research and Other Activities Relevant to American Indians and Alaska Natives | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     pbrn.ahrq.gov/research/findings/factsheets/minority/amindbrf/index.html
     July 01, 2018 - Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) people have long experienced lower life expectancy and disproportionate disease … Diabetes is traditionally a disease of older people, but diabetes is being diagnosed at young ages in … In addition to creating the network of primary care practices where disease-and tribe-specific data can … This lack of exercise puts them at risk for obesity, hypertension, type 2 diabetes, and cardiovascular disease … The main health challenges currently faced by AI/AN people are the health conditions and chronic diseases

725. Adaptation of Consumer Summaries for Patients with Low Health Literacy (pdf file)
     pbrn.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/clinicians-providers/iadapt/suarezalmazor.pdf
     December 19, 2014 - Participants preferred how the information was presented in the multimedia decision aid regarding: impact of disease

726. Application and Dissemination of a Culture-Centered Approach to Tailoring Comparative Effectiveness Research Summaries (pdf file)
     pbrn.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/clinicians-providers/iadapt/dutta.pdf
     December 19, 2014 - Study Populations African American Health Condition Addressed Heart Disease (specifically

727. Event Investigation and Analysis Guide: Appendix F | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     pbrn.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/candor/modules/guide4/apf.html
     August 01, 2022 - Delivery Units Emergency Department Long Term Care Ambulatory Care End-Stage Renal Disease

728. Tools for Reducing Central Line-Associated Blood Stream Infections (pdf file)
     pbrn.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/clabsi-tools/clabsi-tools-revised.pdf
     January 01, 2013 - incidence of CLABSI and the ensuing morbidity, mortality, and costs.6-9 In addition, the Centers for Disease … Critical Care Medicine, the Society of Healthcare Epidemiologists of America (SHEA), the Infectious Disease … Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. … Atlanta, GA: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, January 2012. … Atlanta, GA: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, February 2012.

729. EvidenceNow Executive Summary - Southwest Cooperative (pdf file)
     pbrn.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/cooperatives/evidencenow-executive-summary-southwest.pdf
     November 01, 2017 - care practices have the evidence they need to help their patients adopt the ABCS of cardiovascular disease … American (Colorado: 1.6 percent; New Mexico: 10.6 percent) populations.1 The burden of cardiovascular disease … In each State, about 20 percent of adults die of heart disease and 5 percent from stroke,2 25 to 30

730. Event Investigation and Analysis Guide: Appendix E | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     pbrn.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/candor/modules/guide4/ape.html
     August 01, 2022 - Delivery Units Emergency Department Long Term Care Ambulatory Care End-Stage Renal Disease

731. Smoking Cessation in Primary Care (pdf file)
     pbrn.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/heart-health/smoking-detail-aid.pdf
     January 01, 2015 - A Report of the Surgeon General: How Tobacco Smoke Causes Disease - The Biology and Behavioral Basis … for Smoking-Attributable Disease Fact Sheet aUSGsR. 4.

732. Adaptation, Education and Motivation: Improving Evidence-Based Medication Adherence Among Adults With Type 2 Diabetes (pdf file)
     pbrn.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/clinicians-providers/iadapt/mayberry.pdf
     December 19, 2014 - health workers (CHWs) in diabetes care, and its role in medication use and adherence and improving disease

733. Medication Summary Guides for Vulnerable Populations with Rheumatoid Arthritis (pdf file)
     pbrn.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/clinicians-providers/iadapt/yelin.pdf
     December 19, 2014 - Outcomes for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have improved as a result of earlier use of, and a wider array of, disease-modifying

734. Chartbook on Healthcare for Asians and Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders (pdf file)
     pbrn.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/nhqrdr/chartbooks/asian-nhpi/asian-nhpi-chartbook.pdf
     May 15, 2020 - Asians and NHPIs have lower death rates for diabetes, heart disease, and cancer. … The best way to prevent pneumococcal disease is by getting vaccinated (CDC, 2019c). … • Importance: Obesity increases the risks for numerous diseases and detrimental health conditions … • National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. Pneumococcal Disease. 2014. … • Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. Healthy People 2020.

735. Gap Analysis Facilitator's Guide: Appendix A | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     pbrn.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/candor/modules/facguide3/apa.html
     August 01, 2022 - Delivery Units Emergency Department Long Term Care Ambulatory Care End-Stage Renal Disease

736. Gap Analysis Facilitator's Guide: Appendix D | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     pbrn.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/candor/modules/facguide3/apd.html
     August 01, 2022 - Delivery Units Emergency Department Long Term Care Ambulatory Care End-Stage Renal Disease

737. Collection of Microbiological Cultures (pdf file)
     pbrn.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/microbiological-cultures.pdf
     June 01, 2021 - When to collect a specimen • Only if pneumonia is suspected—not for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

738. AHRQ’s Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Falls Prevention | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     February 01, 2018 - Conditions On-Time Quality of Life Ambulatory Care End-Stage Renal Disease

739. AHRQ’s Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Pressure Ulcer Prevention | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     pbrn.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/ontime/pruprev/index.html
     May 01, 2016 - Conditions On-Time Quality of Life Ambulatory Care End-Stage Renal Disease

740. Gap Analysis Facilitator's Guide: Appendix E | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     pbrn.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/candor/modules/facguide3/ape.html
     August 01, 2022 - Delivery Units Emergency Department Long Term Care Ambulatory Care End-Stage Renal Disease