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8201. Benefits and Harms of Prostate-Specific Antigen Screening for Prostate Cancer: An Evidence Update (pdf file)
      www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/NhXnjZM5ubvygH5GrqDZHC
      August 01, 2008 - combinations of the MeSH terms and keywords prostatic neoplasms, nat- ural history, epidemiology, disease … candidates for delayed treatment if subsequent testing showed biochemi- cal or histologic evidence of disease … and many men in the mon- itoring groups eventually opted for treatment without any objective signs of disease … of causes other than prostate cancer; 11 received or would receive radical treatment; no evidence of disease … free prostate-specific antigen to enhance differen- tiation of prostate cancer from benign prostatic disease

8202. Implementation Guide: Toolkit for MRSA Prevention in ICU & Non-ICU Settings (doc file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa/123-mrsa-toolkit-implementation-guide.docx
      October 01, 2024 - Acute-Care Hospitals: 2022 Update · The Society of Healthcare Epidemiology of America, the Infectious Diseases … Acute-Care Hospitals: 2022 Update · The Society of Healthcare Epidemiology of America, the Infectious Diseases … Acute-Care Hospitals: 2022 Update · The Society of Healthcare Epidemiology of America, the Infectious Diseases … Day External Resources: CDC | Clean Hands: About Hand Hygiene in Healthcare Settings · Centers for Disease … Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

8203. Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs and Cyclooxygenase-2 Inhibitors for Primary Prevention of Colorectal Cancer: A Systematic Review (pdf file)
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      March 01, 2007 - In the United States, cancer is the second leading cause of death after heart disease and is the leading … At the request of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, the Centers for Disease Control and … Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. … Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. … Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

8204. Comparative Effectiveness of Percutaneous Coronary Interventions and Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting for Coronary Artery Disease | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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8205. Sharing patient lifelog data with the primary care team for two patient populations: preventative care & chronic disease management - Final Report (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2017 - patient lifelog data with the primary care team for two patient populations: preventative care & chronic disease … lifelog data with the primary care team for two patient populations: preventative care & chronic disease … We hypothesized that patients who are symptomatic from a disease such as IBS will have greater motivation … Overweight and obesity are associated with increased risk of cardiovascular diseases, type 2 diabetes … Gastroenterology, 150(6), 1481–1491 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

8206. Association of Digestible Carbohydrate Intake With Cardiovascular Disease, Type 2 Diabetes, Obesity, and Body Composition | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/effect-dietary-digestible/research

8207. Evidence Summary: Genital Herpes Infection: Serologic Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
      www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/genital-herpes-serologic-screening
      February 14, 2023 - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends serologic screening for specific asymptomatic … , RN, MSN, Westover Research Group) and 2 individuals from 2 federal partner reviewers (Centers for Disease

8208. March 2022 CDS Connect Work Group Summary (pdf file)
      cds.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/workgroups/71451/CDS_Connect_WG_March_2022_Summary.pdf
      January 01, 2022 - Maria Michaels (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) then reviewed the agenda and facilitated … Force (USPSTF) aspirin prescribing guidelines for preventing colorectal cancer and cardiovascular disease

8209. Accessible Facilitator Guide: Designing a Scorecard (doc file)
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      December 01, 2017 - Throughout most of his life, 19th-century French chemist Louis Pasteur insisted that germs were the cause of disease … In other words, a germ (the seed) causes disease when our bodies (the soil) provide a hospitable environment

8210. Designing a Scorecard for Sustainability: Facilitator Notes | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/surgery/modules/sustainability/scorecard-fac-notes.html
      December 01, 2017 - most of his life, 19 th -century French chemist Louis Pasteur insisted that germs were the cause of disease … In other words, a germ (the seed) causes disease when our bodies (the soil) provide a hospitable environment

8211. Improving Care: Advancing Evidence into Practice through Interoperable, Patient-Centered Clinical Decision Support | Digital Healthcare Research
      digital.ahrq.gov/2019-year-review/research-spotlights/improving-care-advancing-evidence-practice-through-interoperable
      January 01, 2019 - Based on USPSTF guidelines, the CDS Connect project developed CDS focused on cardiovascular disease 2,3 … regularly updated, they are often not tailored to patient-specific characteristics such as severity of disease

8212. AHRQ Releases New MRSA Prevention Toolkit for Intensive and Non-Intensive Care Units | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      October 01, 2024 - The Task Force, supported by AHRQ, is an independent, volunteer panel of national disease prevention … Developed by the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, MyHealthfinder includes plain language

8213. How Well Do You Know AHRQ? Quizzes (pdf file)
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      September 01, 2024 - Alzheimer’s Disease ANSWER: B. Hepatitis C. Project ECHO was launched in 2003 by Dr. … Arora, a social innovator and liver disease specialist at the University of New Mexico Health Sciences

8214. Emerging Measures (doc file)
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      January 01, 2001 - 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.

8215. I. Introduction | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      April 01, 2018 - Guide (Postintervention) A.3-1 Patient Focus Group Guide According to the Centers for Disease … The project was part of a task order funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) under

8216. Strategy 6M: Group Visits | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      March 01, 2020 - with chronic conditions, who are often struggling to understand how to control and live with their disease … In Chronic Disease Management. Nuovo J (Ed.) New York: Springer-Verlag New York. 2007.

8217. PowerPoint Presentation
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      April 01, 2025 - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Hospital Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee … Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Guideline for the prevention of surgical site infection, 2017

8218. Table 4. Evidence for Prompt Antimicrobial Therapy for Treatment of Children With Severe Sepsis or Septic Shock (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2014 - include previous pathogens isolated, known colonization with specific pathogens, presence of underlying disease … characteristics, such as drug intolerance, recently used antibiotics, previous infections, underlying disease

8219. Comparative Effectiveness and Safety of Analgesics for Osteoarthritis—An Update of the 2006 Report. (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/osteoarthritis-pain-disposition-120516.pdf
      October 01, 2011 - -5.4% of baseline over two or three years, value that is clinically meaningful for osteoarticular diseases … relevancy in the elderly (infections), in patients with osteoporosis and in patients with cardiovascular diseases … Foundation From an Ad Hoc Comittee of the National Kidney Foundation," American Journal of Kidney Diseases … The study has just been accepted for publication in the Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, the EULAR … Accepted for publication Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases 2011.

8220. Research Protocol: Diabetes Medications for Adults With Type 2 Diabetes: An Update Focused on Monotherapy and Add-On Therapy to Metformin (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/diabetes-update-2015_research-protocol.pdf
      January 01, 2015 - death nearly two-fold and is the leading cause of new-onset blindness and new-onset end-stage renal disease … or cirrhosis • End-stage renal disease (i.e., stage 5 chronic kidney disease or dialysis) • Cancer … ESLD = end-stage liver disease; ESRD = end-stage renal disease; KQ = Key Question; RCT = randomized controlled … Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. … Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.