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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/demoeval/what-we-learned/cmsqualconf0615.pdf
September 01, 2015 - Second Annual CMS Quality Conference: Improving Care and Proving It!
National Evaluation of the CHIPRA Quality
Demonstration Grant Program: An Update
Second Annual CMS Quality Conference:
Improving Care and Proving It!
Baltimore, Maryland
June 15, 2012
http://www.urban.org/index.cfm
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/prevention-chronic-care/decision/research-centers/kenzie_pneumococcal_vaccine.pdf
January 01, 2011 - Understanding and Addressing High Rates of Refusal of Pneumococcal Vaccination Among African-Americans
Research Centers for Excellence
in Clinical Preventive Services
Working to get the right services, to the right people, at the right time
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September 01, 2015 - AHRQ Tools Help Wisconsin Hospitals Post Big Quality, Safety Gains
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September 2015
Several AHRQ resources have helped Wisconsin hospitals improve the quality and safety of care for more than 4,400 patients. This resulted in a savings of $45.6 million through 2013, according to …
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November 01, 2018 - Key Driver 5: Engage with Patients and Families in Evidence-Based Care and Quality Improvement
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The best evidence will not result in improved clinical outcomes unless it is put into practice. One often overlooked aspect of making care evidence-based is engaging patients and their familie…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/5_TK2_P4O-Comprehensive_Antibiogram_Toolkit_Phase_4_Monitoring.pdf
May 01, 2014 - Phase 4 Monitoring
Advancing Excellence in Health Care www.ahrq.gov
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality HAIs
Healthcare-
Associated
Infections
PREVENT
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Phase 4 Monitoring
It will be important to monitor the antibiogram program by (1) soliciting feedback from prescribin…
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/diabetes-mellitus-type-2-in-adults-screening-2003
February 03, 2003 - Even if this estimate is accurate, however, it represents a mean value. … The trials do not permit a clear estimate of the added impact on diabetic complications. … the risk for CVD and the relative risk reduction from intensive hypertension control lead to an NNS estimate … For key question 1, we required a well-conducted RCT of screening of adequate size and length to estimate
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July 01, 2025 - AHRQ Stats
New data nuggets from AHRQ News Now posted weekly to highlight AHRQ statistical reports on health care trends. Adverse Drug Events Involving Hypoglycemic Agents In 2021, 7.5 percent of Hispanic patients, 6.6 percent of Black patients, 6.2 percent of patients with an “other” or unknown race, and 4.0…
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb162.jsp
September 01, 2013 - Using the HCUP Nationwide Inpatient Sample to Estimate Trends. (Updated for 1988-2004).
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/transitions-care-pediatric-to-adult-services-disposition-comments.pdf
May 31, 2022 - The citation is correct and is an estimate based on the 2009-
2010 National Survey of Children with Special … We now clarify that this is an estimate. … The citation is correct and is an estimate based on the 2009-
2010 National Survey of Children with Special … We now clarify that this is an estimate. … Additional
evidence necessary before concluding that
findings are stable or that estimate of effect
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/coronary-artery-stenting-future_research.pdf
January 01, 2014 - To estimate an appropriate trial sample size, we carried out a power calculation using
standard formula … As there was only a 7 percent attrition at 1
year for this trial, one could conservatively estimate … To estimate an appropriate trial sample size, we carried out a power calculation using
standard formula … As there was zero attrition at 1 year for the FAME trial,
one could conservatively estimate loss to
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/inline-files/uspstf-annual-report-to-congress-2019.pdf
January 01, 2019 - Ninth Annual Report to Congress on High-Priority Evidence Gaps for Clinical Preventive Services
NOVEMBER 2019
High-Priority Evidence Gaps
for Clinical Preventive Services
SUBMITTED BY:
Dr. Douglas K. Owens, Chair
Dr. Karina W. Davidson, Vice Chair
Dr. Alex H. Krist, Vice Chair
ON BEHALF OF THE
U.S. PREVENT…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/delayed-diagnosis-mesenteric-ischemia
March 31, 2021 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
Delayed Diagnosis of Mesenteric Ischemia
Citation Text:
Robles A, Utter GH. Delayed Diagnosis of Mesenteric Ischemia. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2022.
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April 04, 2018 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
The Pains of Chronic Opioid Usage
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb99.pdf
November 01, 2010 - HCUP Statistical Brief #99: Potentially Preventable Hospitalizations for Acute and Chronic Conditions, 2008
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HEALTHCARE COST AND
UTILIZATION PROJECT
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Research and Quality
STATISTICAL BRIEF #99
Highlights
■ In 2008, one out of every ten
hospital stays was potential…
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Delayed Breast Cancer Diagnosis: A False Sense of
Security.
December 23, 2020
Weingart SN, James TA, Schiff G. Delayed Breast Cancer Diagnosis: A False Sense of Security. PSNet
[internet]. 2020.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/delayed-breast-cancer-diagnosis-false-sense-security
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb156.pdf
March 14, 2013 - Causes of Injuries Treated in the Emergency Department, 2010
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May 2013
Causes of Injuries Treated in the
Emergency Department, 2010
Andrés Villaveces, M.D., M.P.H., Ph.D., Ryan Mutter, Ph.D.,
Pamela L. Owens, Ph.D., and Marguerite L. Barrett, M.S.
Introduction
One person dies from an inju…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/arthritis-psoriatric_executive.pdf
April 01, 2012 - 1
Comparative Effectiveness Review
Number 54
Drug Therapy for Psoriatic Arthritis in Adults:
Update of a 2007 Report
Executive Summary
Background
Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is among the most
disabling forms of arthritis, even though
it affects fewer people than other types
of arthritis. PsA has a highly variabl…
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June 01, 2007 - Statistical Brief #33
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June 01, 2006 - HCUP Statistical Brief #9: Hospitalizations among Males, 2003
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