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441. Human Factors Considerations in the Design and Implementation of Telemedicine Integrated Ambulance-Based Environments for Stroke Care - Final Report (pdf file)
     digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/citation/r03hs026809-madathil-final-report-2022.pdf
     January 01, 2022 - Measures The National Aeronautics and Space Administration Task Load Index (NASA-TLX) was used to … The most frequent classification of severity was a minor usability problem with 45 violations rated … Development of NASA-TLX (Task Load Index): Results of Empirical and Theoretical Research. … Factors related to the sensitivity of emergency medical service impression of stroke. … Telemedicine consultations and medication errors in rural emergency departments.

442. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
     psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49601/psn-pdf
     April 01, 2010 -   A 59-year-old man with a history of idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) presented to the emergency … respond to the above measures or is profuse, patients should seek medical treatment in an urgent or emergency … If the bleeding has been prolonged, recurrent, or severe, a high index of suspicion for anemia and volume … Nasal endoscopy can be performed by the primary care physician or emergency care provider trained in … While many cases of epistaxis are minor, some can be life-threatening emergencies.

443. Final Progress Report: Transdisciplinary Learning Lab To Eliminate Patient Harm and Reduce Waste (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2025-03/sapirstein-report.pdf
     January 01, 2025 - The NASA Task Load Index (TLX)14 was administered after each block of scenarios. … This index could then be used to minimize the risk of patient harms and achieve High-Reliability ICU … The first group was related to the patient’s presenting conditions, age, gender, race, and severity … This kind of data management is not compatible with an automated susceptibility index. … Development of NASA-TLX (task load index): Results of empirical and theoretical research.

444. Hcupmalnutritionhospreport 083018 (pdf file)
     hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/ataglance/HCUPMalnutritionHospReport_083018.pdf
     August 01, 2018 - followed by a 30-day readmission for any cause (27.0 per index stays). … Compared to index stays without malnutrition, the readmission rate among malnutrition-related index … patients with malnutrition, 2016 Type of malnutrition at index stay Average cost of index admission … inpatient stay may be a readmission for a prior index stay and also the index stay for a subsequent … Emergency admission indicates that the patient was admitted to the hospital through the emergency department

445. Risk Mitigation Using the Anesthesia Risk Alert Program: Applying a Proactive Approach With Data Review & Collaborating With a Second Practitioner | PSNet
     psnet.ahrq.gov/innovation/risk-mitigation-using-anesthesia-risk-alert-program-applying-proactive-approach-data
     February 26, 2025 - key populations or risk groups with some common shared patient characteristics (i.e., high body mass index … suspected difficult airways in patients undergoing general endotracheal anesthesia, (2) a high body mass index … Specifically, the team observed the number of adverse events in all patients with a body mass index at … 2024 Patient Safety Innovations Suicide Prevention in an Emergency

446. Cognitive Load Theory and Its Impact on Diagnostic Accuracy: Issue Brief (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/diagnostic/resources/issue-briefs/dxsafety-cognitive-load-theory.pdf
     May 01, 2024 - The NASA-Task Load Index (TLX), Subjective Workload Assessment Technique (SWAT), and Paas Cognitive … The NASA-TLX and heart rate variability scores could then be compared with the number and severity of … Development of NASA-TLX (Task Load Index): results of empirical and theoretical research. … The NASA Task Load Index as a measure of overall workload among neonatal, paediatric, and adult intensive … NASA-Task Load Index (NASA-TLX) 20 years later.

447. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
     psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49736/psn-pdf
     June 01, 2015 - inflicting-confusion The Case A 26-year-old man with recently diagnosed Crohn disease presented to the emergency … involvement, flexible sigmoidoscopy or colonoscopy with biopsies can be performed to both assess disease severity … Antibiotic therapy should be reserved for those with known C. difficile infection, or in those with a high index

448. Executive Summary CER 171: Noninvasive Testing for Coronary Artery Disease (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/coronary-artery-disease-testing_executive.pdf
     March 01, 2011 - variety of factors, including plaque distribution and degree of vessel narrowing; however, lesion severity … addition to physical examination and patient history for people presenting with chest pain to the emergency … The severity, newness, and duration of symptoms may differ from those seen in outpatient settings, … indications for revascularization are based on the clinical presentation (ACS or stable angina); the severity … research purposes, but should not be considered current. 27 CAD = coronary artery disease; ED = emergency

449. Spotlight Case [MONTH] 2003 (ppt file)
     psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/import/webmm.ahrq.gov.88_slideshow.ppt
     March 01, 2005 - cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=9813653 Body Mass Index Body Mass Index (BMI) calculator

450. Spotlight Case [MONTH] 2003 (ppt file)
     psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/import/webmm.ahrq.gov.85_slideshow.ppt
     March 01, 2005 - cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=9813653 Body Mass Index Body Mass Index (BMI) calculator

451. Using Home Visits to Understand Medication Errors in Children (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol4/Advances-Walsh_74.pdf
     May 28, 2008 - Severity is rated as: 1. Clinically significant but not serious. 2. Serious. … Interrater reliability for severity was not calculated due to the small sample size. … Yes____ No ____ 20 Appendix B: Error Report Form Only to be completed for index cases … with possible errors If a single index visit has more than one error, a separate form should be completed … Was any additional emergency room visit made because of the error? 0 No 1 Yes 15.

452. Spotlight (pdf file)
     psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/spotlight_case_laceration_needed_exam_not_x-ray_final.pdf
     January 01, 2024 - • Hand injuries are one of the most common emergency department (ED) chief complaints. … • Clinicians who evaluate hand injuries must maintain a high index of suspicion and have a low threshold … high-resolution visualization of soft tissues and can identify tendon injuries, characterize their location and severity … Clinical Procedures in Emergency Medicine. 7th ed. Saunders Elsevier; 2019:956-979. 9. … American Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2012;30(8):1617-1621. [Available at] 10.

453. Methods Guide for Medical Test Reviews Chapter 1 (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/methods-guidance-tests-introduction_methods.pdf
     July 01, 2012 - Patient population Patient population; includes results of other/prior tests Condition(s), disease severity … and stage, comorbidities, patient demographics I Intervention Index test; includes clinical role … of index strategy in relation to comparator, and test-and-treat strategy in relation to clinical … Three main clinical roles in relation to comparator: replacement, add-on, triage Desciption of index … test performance and interpretation; how results of index test lead to management decisions/actions

454. Template for Reports Developed (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/methods-guidance-updates_methods.pdf
     July 01, 2011 - important dimensions: (1) setting updating priorities based on factors such as public health burden, severity … Based on the previous work, 14,19 the EPCs of Southern California (RAND), University of Ottawa, and Emergency … Available at: http://effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/index .cfm/search-for-guides-reviews-and- reports

455. Final Progress Report: Improving Safety After Hospitalization in Older Persons on High-Risk Medications (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-02/gurwitz2-report.pdf
     January 01, 2024 - characteristics, including demographic factors, comorbidity, prescribed medications, and aspects of the index … We also calculated the distribution of levels of severity and source of errors. … Emergency hospitalizations for adverse drug events in older Americans. … National surveillance of emergency department visits for outpatient adverse drug events. … Medication use leading to emergency department visits for adverse drug events in older adults.

456. Creating Online Newborn Intensive Care Unit (NICU) Networks to Educate, Consult & Team - 2009 | Digital Healthcare Research
     digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/creating-online-newborn-intensive-care-unit-nicu-networks-educate-consult-team/annual-summary/2009
     January 01, 2009 - technology-based strategies to improve care to newborns at hospitals, in rural physician offices, and in emergency

457. Evidence-based Contingency Planning for Electronic Health Record Downtime - Final Report (pdf file)
     digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/citation/r21hs024350-wernz-final-report-2018.pdf
     January 01, 2018 - Scope: EHR downtime was studied in the emergency department and clinical laboratory at two hospitals … improve various downtime contingency plans. 4 Scope EHR downtime was studied in the emergency … Emergency medicine is particularly reliant on rapid laboratory testing. … Emergency physicians rely on laboratory results for clinical decision-making, and any delays or errors … Arriving patients were classified according to their emergency severity index (ESI) and were then seen

458. Final Progress Report: Diagnostic Error in Dystonia (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2025-03/tanner-report.pdf
     January 01, 2025 - For controls, healthcare contacts were assessed prior to an index date determined by matching cases' … Antecedent conditions were defined as KPNC-related coded events occurring prior to index date. … a complete listing of all healthcare interactions was generated, including outpatient, inpatient, emergency … practice, internal medicine, ENT, orthopedics, pediatrics, physiatry, ophthalmology, psychiatry, emergency … professional, any other healthcare-affiliated professional Type of interaction Inpatient; Outpatient; Emergency

459. 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-steps2.html
     December 01, 2009 - was continuously enrolled in the measurement year) whose medical record documents that a Body Mass Index … Emergency Department Use Emergency departments are a critical feature of the U.S. health care delivery … Emergency Department (ED) Utilization—average number of emergency room visits per member per reporting … white children. 56-57 Annual number of asthma patients ( > 1 year old) with > 1 asthma-related emergency … This measure assesses the extent to which children ages 6-12 diagnosed with ADHD as of the index prescription

460. A National Web Conference on the Role of Telehealth to Increase Access to Care and Improve Healthcare Quality - Slides (pdf file)
     digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/telehealth-slides-06092020.pdf
     June 09, 2020 - Discuss how telemedicine can impact care during public health emergencies 5 Comparison of Asynchronous … • Primary outcome was the psychiatrist-completed Clinical Global Impressions (CGI) severity (6 months … P-value Characteristic N Mean ± SD N Mean ± SD Age (years) 92 72.7 ± 11.9 96 71.7 ± 12.4 .66 CGI Severity … doi:10/1002/acr.24049 Not shown and not associated: autoantibodies, erosions, smoking, comorbidity index … • The goal is to reduce both the emergency department and urgent care visits.