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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2023-09/a_missed_bowel_perforation_-_the_importance_of_diagnostic_reasoning.pdf
January 01, 2023 - , but two hours later, the
patient developed pulseless cardiac arrest requiring resuscitation and
emergency … conjunction with screening, but it is so non-specific as to be more
useful for prognostication and severity … , APACHE II (Acute Physiology
and Chronic Health Evaluation II), and the MPI (Mannheim Peritonitis Index … Emergency Laparotomy Audit (NELA). … Damage control surgery for abdominal emergencies. BJS. 2014;101:e109-e118. [Free full text]
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/citation/ahrq_cedar_final_project_report_2023.pdf
January 01, 2023 - is responsible for the creation and maintenance
of the FEvIR Platform, an open-source platform that indexes … Fundamentally, CEDAR needs to maintain the high
quality and trust of the information it indexes; it
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/865655/psn-pdf
April 24, 2024 - The patient was taken by ambulance to the nearest hospital and underwent
emergency surgery (open reduction … Pain out of proportion to injury severity is a hallmark sign of CS and should
have been investigated … Background
Acute compartment syndrome (CS) is a limb-threatening emergency caused by elevated pressure … Because of the spectrum of severity of CS, resolved pain may indicate that an
opportunity to intervene … Take-Home Points
In patients at risk for compartment syndrome, maintain a high index of suspicion and
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/acute/chipra-196-section-5.pdf
April 21, 2015 - Although emergency department visits were
associated with CT scans, two-thirds of patients
with CT … scans had no emergency department
use. … There were a variety of provider types seen
for the index diagnosis of headache including
pediatrics … Headache
in young children in the
emergency department: Use of
computed tomography. … Increasing
utilization of computed
tomography in the pediatric
emergency department, 2000-
2006.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/statesummaries/chipra-750-massachusetts-state-snapshot.pdf
January 01, 2018 - Demonstration
practices increased their Medical Home Index scores
at a faster rate than comparison … identified three priorities for
its work: (1) promoting care coordination, (2) reducing
unnecessary emergency … Increase in the average Medical Home Index
score in Massachusetts’s participating practices
Note: Data … For more information on the Medical Home Index, visit http://
www.ahrq.gov/policymakers/chipra/demoeval … conducted with staff in
Massachusetts agencies and participating
practices, an analysis of Medical Home
Index
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-02/gurses-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - In the US, adverse drug events (ADEs) in community settings accounted
for 2.5-11.2% of all emergency … (30)
Major events since discharge (e.g., Since the patient came home, did the patient go
to the emergency … National
surveillance of emergency department visits for outpatient adverse drug events. … Adverse drug events after
hospital discharge in older adults: types, severity, and involvement of Beers … Development and validation of the medication
regimen complexity index.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary32/intimate-partner-violence-and-abuse-of-elderly-and-vulnerable-adults-screening-2013
May 08, 2012 - language. 54 Five instruments and their modifications were used as reference standards, including the Index … Validation of an index of the quality of review articles. J Clin Epidemiol . 1991;44:1271-8. … of Spouse Abuse; ISA-P = Index of Spouse Abuse–Physical; NA = not applicable; NR = not reported; OAS … Measures included CTS1 at baseline, CTS2 at follow-up, Mental Health Index, and drug and alcohol use. … , 54
78 items, 8-point Likert scale; various revisions have fewer items
Prevalence, frequency, severity
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-11/kowozer-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - capacity to benefit from
surgical therapy requires estimating the combined effects of the patient’s severity … Models demonstrated excellent
performance characteristics (C index = 0.92, Nagelkerke R2 = 0.37). … The C index for the mortality
model was 0.77. … 1.4 (1.1 , 1.7) 0.01
Forced Expiratory Volume in 1 second 1.1 (1.0 , 1.2) <0.001
Body Mass Index … Each of the models demonstrated excellent
performance characteristics (C index > 0.8, Nagelkerke
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb230-7-Day-Versus-30-Day-Readmissions.pdf
December 01, 2016 - index stays) and acute myocardial infarction (7-day readmission rate of 6.1 per 100 index
stays) ranked … Only CCS with at least 50,000 Medicare index stays,
20,000 Medicaid index stays, 25,000 privately insured … index stays, and 5,000 uninsured index stays are shown. … rate (6.2 per 100 index stays). … Topics include hospital inpatient, ambulatory surgery, and emergency
department use and costs, quality
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digital.ahrq.gov/health-information-exchange-2
January 01, 2023 - Summary: Emergency physicians often must deliver medical care with minimal access to historical clinical … large, longitudinal, computer-based patient record system of clinical data from an urban hospital to emergency … The emergency physician received information both as a printed abstract and by means of online access … We assessed charges, hospital admissions, repeat visits to EDs, and the emergency physicians' satisfaction … Master Patient Index (MPI - a common medical record number or algorithm that identifies patients across
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/MjwZ4vRLZDVUSnfMA6SrDo
June 01, 2012 - Five instruments and their modifications
were used as reference standards, including the Index of
Spouse … of Spouse Abuse; ISA-P � Index of Spouse Abuse–Physical; NA � not applicable; NR � not reported; OAS … Measures included
CTS1 at baseline, CTS2 at follow-up, Mental
Health Index, and drug and alcohol use. … Validation of an index of the quality of review
articles. J Clin Epidemiol. 1991;44:1271-8. … 49,
54)
78 items, 8-point
Likert scale; various
revisions have
fewer items
Prevalence, frequency,
severity
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-250-cannabis-apps-a-e-surveillance-report-2-final_0_0.pdf
March 01, 2022 - : Any nonhospital setting or setting of self-
directed care
All KQs: Hospital care, hospice care, emergency … 63 (1.6%) vs.
0/62 (0%)
WAE: 11/63 (17.46%)
vs. 2/62 (3.23%)
Function (0 to 70 Pain Disability Index … 0%)
NR
Abbreviations: CBD = cannabidiol; HAQ-DI = Health Assessment Questionnaire Disability Index … confidence interval; MD = mean difference; NA = not applicable; NR = not reported; PDI = Pain Disability
Index … Scale; IA = inflammatory arthritis; NPP = neuropathic pain; NR = not reported; PDI = Pain Disability Index
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/app-d-surv-report-3-noninvasive-nonpharma_0.xlsx
January 01, 2022 - (PSQI) (range NR, higher=worse sleep)
Fatigue Severity Scale (FSS) (range NR) 3.5 months A vs. … associated with radiographic skyline views demonstrating patellofemoral osteoarthritis (none to moderate severity … symptoms: NR
Pain etiology/type or diagnostic classification: Patellofemoral OA
- Mild to moderate severity … College of Rheumatology criteria at least 6 months ago, being at orover 65 years of age and having pain severity … Higher scores indicate higher symptom severity. 10 months A vs.
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb67.pdf
February 01, 2009 - Consumer Price Index All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), U.S. city average. … Uninsured adults presenting to U.S. emergency
departments. … JAMA. 2008;300(16):1914−1924.
6Note: These figures do not control for differences in severity of illness … cost data have been presented in 2006 dollars
using the Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Price Index … Emergency
admission indicates the patient was admitted to the hospital through the emergency department
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-02/taber-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - errors and (2) the
incidence and severity of AEs compared between the intervention and control arms … Medication error
severity was determined using a previously validated scale. … AE type and severity were defined
using the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events. … function, cytomegalovirus (CMV) serostatus, and donor
characteristics (donor type, kidney donor risk index … involvement in transitions of care leads to a reduction in
medication errors and reduces subsequent emergency
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/disabilities-quality-improvement-outcomes_executive.pdf
October 01, 2012 - ER = emergency room
3
the disability as a demographic descriptor, as suggested
in Healthy People … civic life)
Community Living Skills Scale (CLSS) (all 9 ICF chapters)
Mayo Portland Adaptability Index … QOLS)
Rivermead Head Injury Follow-Up Questionnaire (RHFUQ)
Reintegration to Normal Living Index … Barthel Index
Level of Rehabilitation Scale (LORS)
Patient Evaluation and Conference System (PECS … The review
collected severity information (mild, moderate, severe,
chronic stable, frail, end stage
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/care/coordination/atlas/chapter6y.html
June 01, 2014 - transfer of clinical information at the time of patient transitions to and from the hospital (including emergency … Patient Condition: Not Condition Specific
Setting: Primary Care Facility, Inpatient Care Facility, Emergency … related versions of this measure set exist, each tailored to transitions to and from a different setting: emergency … Survey responses can be combined to create a PCMH index ranging from 0 to 20, where a greater score indicates … Among 291 medical groups, larger groups (measured by number of physicians) scored higher on the PCMH Index
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/wdxHdZ2U5ggjuNW-nwun8n
October 01, 2009 - ,
homocysteine level, leukocyte count, fasting blood glucose, peri-
odontal disease, ankle–brachial index … Members of the
USPSTF determined the risk factors to evaluate: ankle–
brachial index (ABI), leukocyte … Fair
Ankle–brachial index 3 Serious** Significant
uncertainty�
Sparse or imprecise data Predictive … The association of the ankle-brachial index with incident coronary heart
disease: the Atherosclerosis … Use of
ankle brachial pressure index to predict cardiovascular events and death: a cohort
study.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/nhqrdr/2014chartbooks/hispanichealth/2014nhqdr-hispanichealth-pt4.pptx
January 01, 2014 - Outcomes: Significantly reduced asthma-related emergency department visits, hospitalizations, missed … Non-Border Counties
Border Counties Non-Border
Counties Hispanics Non-Hispanics
Severity index based … All ratios are of the percentage of diabetes stays with complications, except for the severity index, … Severity index is based on a weighted sum of the 29 individual comorbidity indicators with more severe … Severity index is based on a weighted sum of the individual comorbidity indicators with more severe comorbidities
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www.ahrq.gov/policymakers/chipra/demoeval/what-we-learned/final-report/section4.html
October 01, 2015 - large proportion of AHRQ’s original research questions ( www.ahrq.gov/policymakers/chipra/demoeval/index … of comparison practices to assess whether outcomes (such as receipt of well child care and avoidable emergency … CHIPRA practices for the full 3-year demonstration had a significant reduction in potentially avoidable emergency