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8021. Children’s Hospital Uses AHRQ’s Pediatric QI Toolkit To Bring Physicians Together To Reduce CLABSIs (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/pdi/standalone_pdi_casestudy.pdf
      December 01, 2015 - and quality) Quality measure Central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI)—Centers for Disease … However, they successfully used many of the tools even though they used the Centers for Disease Control

8022. Emerging Measures | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/chtoolbx/emerging/index.html
      June 01, 2020 - National Survey of Children with Special Health Care Needs, a national survey conducted by the Centers for Disease … They are: Acute myocardial infarction (including coronary artery disease). Heart failure.

8023. Methods – Applying HCUP Quality Indicators (pdf file)
      hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/methods/2016-01.pdf
      January 01, 2016 - (CSS 127), asthma (CCS 128), chronic kidney disease (CCS 156–158), HIV (CCS 5), hepatitis (CCS 6), … PQI 5 Admissions with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)a or asthma per 100,000 population … principal diagnosis of infection; admissions with a procedure for appendicitis, infectious or parasitic diseases … , metastatic cancer, lymphoid/bone malignancy malignancy, or self-inflicted injury; admissions for diseases … , circulatory disease, craniofacial anomalies, neuromuscular disorders, or degenerative neurological

8024. Measure Inventory for Use with All-Payer Claims Databases (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/quality-resources/apcd/apcdmeasinvrpt.pdf
      January 01, 2020 - included: • Measures that address specific high-priority conditions and services (i.e., cardiac disease … utilization for specific topic areas for an assessment of population health management within or across diseases … to capture care across settings maximizes the opportunities to monitor care and access to chronic disease … Chronic diseases remain one of the most resource intensive and influential areas of healthcare, yet … for public health policy and assess the impact of policy changes.7 The data may be used to estimate disease

8025. Findings From the AHRQ Transforming Primary Care Grant Initiative: A Synthesis Report (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/primary-care/tpc/tpc-synthesis-report.pdf
      July 22, 2015 - management by measuring the impact of PCMH iv transformation on two of the most common chronic diseases … encountered in primary care, diabetes and cardiovascular disease. … using protocols and practices developed for diabetes patients to manage other patients with chronic diseases … by measuring the impact of PCMH transformation on two of the most common chronic diseases encountered … in primary care, diabetes and cardiovascular disease.

8026. Menopause Executive (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/menopause_executive.pdf
      March 01, 2015 - What are the effects of menopausal hormone therapy preparations on coronary heart disease, stroke, … or venous thromboembolism; gallbladder disease; osteoporotic fractures; or endometrial, breast, colorectal … What are the effects of nonhormone therapy preparations on coronary heart disease, stroke, or venous … thromboembolism; gallbladder disease; osteoporotic fractures; or endometrial, breast, colorectal, … Trials enrolling women with preexisting conditions (e.g., heart disease, lupus, fibromyalgia, breast

8027. Screening for Hepatitis C | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/hepatitis-c-screening/research-protocol

8028. Frequently Asked Questions for Coronary Procedures Project
      hcup-us.ahrq.gov/datainnovations/clinicalcontentenhancementtoolkit/ny14.jsp
      September 01, 2014 - is limited to a select group of hospitals and their patients who were admitted for coronary artery disease … codes 410.00 through 410.92) and Every patient admitted with a principal diagnosis of ischemic heart disease … Most hospitals and clinical labs currently send mandated data related to communicable diseases, cancer … This levels the playing field among hospitals with different distributions of underlying disease patterns

8029. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
      psnet.ahrq.gov/node/863308/psn-pdf
      February 28, 2024 - woman with weight of 100.2 kg (body mass index of 39.1) with a history of gastroesophageal reflux disease … increase aspiration risk include full stomach, incompetent lower esophageal sphincter, and esophageal diseases … if patients have cardiorespiratory risk factors such as recent myocardial infarction, chronic lung disease … Impact of obesity treatment on gastroesophageal reflux disease.

8030. HCUP Statistical Brief #16: Hospital Stays for Influenza, 2004 (pdf file)
      hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb16.pdf
      November 01, 2006 - Introduction Influenza (flu) is a contagious respiratory disease caused by a virus that, on average … percent lower than in 2003, but twice the number of admissions in 2001 (figure 1). 1Centers for Disease … 2Influenza hospitalizations represent one component of the monitoring conducted by the Centers for Disease … ICD-9-CM is the International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification, which

8031. Archived: Evidence Summary: Lung Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
      www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary4/lung-cancer-screening-december-2013
      July 30, 2013 - Because early-stage lung cancer is associated with lower mortality than late-stage disease, early detection … Future research to identify methods for focusing LDCT screening on persons at highest risk for disease … CT screening for lung cancer brings forward early disease. … [PMID: 8780538] Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). … Higher risk of lung cancer in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

8032. Obesity (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/obesity-horizon-scan-high-impact-1312.pdf
      December 01, 2013 - would be high for this drug because the potential to eliminate long-term sequelae of obesity-related diseases … BMIs of 30 kg/m2 or more or BMIs of 25 kg/m2 or more with comorbid obesity- related risk factors or diseases … BMIs of 30 kg/m2 or more or BMIs of 25 kg/m2 or more with comorbid obesity- related risk factors or diseases … BMIs of 30 kg/m2 or more or BMIs of 25 kg/m2 or more with comorbid obesity-related risk factors or diseases … Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). U.S. obesity trends. [internet].

8033. Newly Medicare-Eligible Elders: Data Points #12 (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/medicare-utilization-seniors_research.pdf
      June 01, 2012 - (COPD), depression, diabetes, and ischemic heart disease.6 Cancer is indicated if one or more of the … 0.3 COPD 12.0 9.4 6.2 2.5 Depression 12.4 9.3 6.9 4.1 Diabetes 27.8 22.2 18.1 11.3 Ischemic Heart Disease … one of our target conditions of cancer, Alzheimer’s, COPD, depression, diabetes, and ischemic heart disease … Cancer † 3,391 809 1,953 64,307 Alzheimer’s 3,266 248 951 8,011 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease … 57,189 Depression 11,632 2,246 4,554 95,030 Diabetes 25,971 5,331 11,953 261,468 Ischemic Heart Disease

8034. Final Progress Report: Diagnostic Error in Dystonia (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2025-03/tanner-report.pdf
      January 01, 2025 - Primary dystonia, thought to be the third most common movement disorder, is a chronic neurological disease … Primary dystonia, thought to be the third most common movement disorder, is a chronic neurological disease … Dystonia cases overall were more likely than controls to be seen for "disc disease" (OR 1.72, p < 0.001 … 943 15.1% 1.64 1.19 2.26 0.002 Sprain/Strain Upper limb 77 12.3% 636 10.2% 1.59 1.07 2.38 0.023 Disc disease … Overall 175 28.0% 1154 18.5% 1.72 1.42 2.07 <0.001 Disc disease Cervical 86 13.8% 341 5.5% 3.83 2.8

8035. Ch 11-User-Guide-To-Ocer 130129 (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/ch_11-user-guide-to-ocer_130129.pdf
      January 03, 2012 - These are patients who suffer from multiple disease states at once. … These disease states (or the treatment[s] for these disease states) may interfere with each other, … A classic example is the treatment of cardiovascular disease in HIV-infected patients. … - Consider pediatric, racial/ethnic subgroups, patients with complex disease states. … like randomized experiments: an application to postmenopausal hormone therapy and coronary heart disease

8036. Archived: Obesity in Children and Adolescents: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
      www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/obesity-in-children-and-adolescents-screening-june-2017
      June 20, 2017 - sex-specific body mass index [BMI] in the 95th percentile or greater, based on year 2000 Centers for Disease … Although overt cardiovascular disease can take many years to develop, obesity is associated with poor … Return to Table of Contents References Centers for Disease Control and Prevention … use of measures of obesity in childhood for predicting obesity and the development of obesity-related diseases … Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

8037. Transparency of Reporting Requirements: Effectiveness of Treatments Options for the Prevention of Complications and Treatment of Symptoms of Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/transparency-neuropathy_research-protocol.pdf
      September 01, 2016 - we first used the advanced search function and the condition term (diabetic peripheral neuropathy [DISEASE … recruiting" OR "terminat- ed" OR "withdrawn") [OVERALL-STATUS] AND diabetic peripheral neuropathy [DISEASE … ] AND NOT pain [DISEASE] =97 studies (64 completed studies and 33 ongoing studies) 50 of which applicable

8038. Background Report for the Request for Public Comment on Initial, Recommended Core Set of Children's Healthcare Quality Measures for Voluntary Use by Medicaid and CHIP Programs | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/policymakers/chipra/overview/background/next-steps.html
      December 01, 2009 - Quality Collaborative; and one is a measure used by the National Health Safety Network at the Centers for Disease … Immunizations are a well-known approach to protecting children and the general population from infectious disease … Preventing pertussis in adolescents would reduce disease among that population and perhaps others by … eliminating a reservoir of the disease. … Meningococcal disease, on the other hand, can be deadly or debilitating; 312 cases among 5-24 year-olds

8039. Ncinqtobaccousehelpform (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/factsheets/fullreports/NCINQTobaccoUseHelpForm.pdf
      August 01, 2012 - disease and emphysema. … Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 2010. … Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 2011. … Tobacco Use: A Pediatric Disease. … , including sickle cell disease and Turner syndrome.

8040. Pain Management Resources to Support Clinical Decision Support Artifact Development: An Environmental Scan (pdf file)
      digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/citation/cds-connect-environmental-scan.pdf
      December 01, 2017 - • Use disease-specific treatments when available. … Determining risk by predisposition: identifying patients with chronic pain International Classification of Diseases … References [1] Murray CJ, Atkinson C, Bhalla K, et al. (2014) The state of US health, 1990-2010: Burden of diseases … National Center for Biotechnology Information. (2011) Management of Chronic Pain in the Rheumatic Diseases … Department of Health and Human Services ICD International Classification of Diseases IOM Institute