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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/publications/files/psml-planning-grants-final-report.pdf
May 01, 2016 - This project examined patient, family, and clinician attitudes about
the disclosure of individual, team … Of the medication discrepancies examined, pharmacists found that 41 percent may
contribute to an ADE … Of the 230 claims examined, 13 (5.7%) were determined to involve a potential
transition of care event … Of the 1,389 medication discrepancies they examined,
pharmacists found 566 that may contribute to an … Of the 907 claims
examined, reviewers identified 133 in which an existing medical guideline applied
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www.ahrq.gov/topics/data.html
Topic: Data
AHRQ offers offers robust data sets, including the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project and the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, to help healthcare organizations, providers, and others to examine the quality and safety of care as well as access to care.
Comp…
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www.ahrq.gov/practiceimprovement/delivery-initiative/ihs/appendixb.html
December 01, 2017 - Fiscal year 2010
We examined how patient age, health status, and IHS total treatment
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www.ahrq.gov/healthsystemsresearch/hspc-research-study/appendix-b.html
June 01, 2020 - We also examined one additional HSR and PCR area of interest, multimorbidity, but do not report results … distinct from each other as well as the difficulty in distinguishing between studies that actually examined … a health intervention study that was not organization of care would be a clinical trial that solely examined … settings) are included under Organization of Care, even if care process or health outcomes are not examined
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www.ahrq.gov/topics/tobacco-use-smoking-cessation.html
Topic: Tobacco Use: Smoking Cessation
AHRQ list of content related to the topic smoking cessation and tobacco use.
First-of-its-Kind Study Examines Disparities in Healthcare Costs and Outcomes of Cigarette Smoking in the United States
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www.ahrq.gov/topics/substance-abuse.html
Topic: Substance Abuse
AHRQ supports research, tools, and resources related to substance abuse, especially in the area of unhealthy alcohol use and opioid abuse.
EvidenceNOW: Managing Unhealthy Alcohol Use
Updated Systematic Review Examines Pharmacotherapy for Adults…
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www.ahrq.gov/topics/alcohol-use.html
Topic: Alcohol Use
AHRQ has research focused on unhealthy alcohol use. About 18 million adult Americans have an alcohol use disorder. This means that their drinking causes distress and harm. It includes alcoholism and alcohol abuse.
Updated Systematic Review Examines Pharma…
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www.ahrq.gov/topics/tobacco-use.html
Topic: Tobacco Use
AHRQ has research, tools and resources for clinicians to help counsel their patients on tobacco cessation.
First-of-its-Kind Study Examines Disparities in Healthcare Costs and Outcomes of Cigarette Smoking in the United States
Five Major Steps to …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2025-06/xu-report.pdf
January 01, 2025 - Scope: Using linked hospital discharge records and cancer registry data from New York State, we
examined … In Aim 2, we focused on women with occult uterine cancer identified in Aim 1 and
examined the association … Other outcomes examined in this project included 1) histopathological and clinical characteristics of … centers throughout the state.30 By linking this cohort to the NYSCR data at the
patient level, we examined … measures of tumor
characteristics, cancer treatment, and vital status from the NYSCR database, we examined
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/089-or-traffic-fg.docx
April 01, 2025 - SAY:
The CUSP team next examined “Why did it happen?” … and examined the system factors that could have contributed to the event—in this case, increased door
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/reports/2024-annual-report/profile-p7-bell.html
May 01, 2024 - quality indicators, such as the number of avoidable emergency department encounters, the researchers then examined
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-11/sarkar-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - We then examined these triggers
across patient demographic and health characteristics to determine which … Settings and Participants
Building on our previous work,6,12 we examined adverse events and potential … literate, sicker) might be more likely to face
difficulties in their diabetes self-management, we examined … Because 30% of all calls with triggers included multiple triggers in a single call, we also
examined
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/hollingsworth-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - Specific hospital factors examined
included the number of CABG patients treated, the number of physicians … Results
In total, we examined 251,630 Medicare beneficiaries who underwent CABG during the study
period … and mortality (C)
stratified by the level of teamwork for CABG in a health system
Our next analyses examined
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-09/ratwani-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - The average number of interruptions was examined per category. … In addition, the number of interruptions that were part of each observed strategy was also
examined. … In addition to examining the source of the interruptions we examined the primary task that was
being
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www.ahrq.gov/topics/patient-centered-healthcare.html
Topic: Patient-Centered Healthcare
Patient-centered care partners with patients and families, welcomes their involvement, and personalizes care to preserve patients‘ normal routines as much as possible.
A Multipayer Patient-Centered Medical Home Initiative in Pennsylvania …
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www.ahrq.gov/sdoh/health-systems-research.html
December 01, 2022 - This study examined the association of multilevel organizational capabilities and adoption of social
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/202202.html
February 01, 2022 - As unit staff examined root causes of its CLABSI rates, they found that staff weren't using a standard
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www.ahrq.gov/news/blog/ahrqviews/public-health-emergency-refocus.html
May 01, 2023 - hospital-acquired infections before the pandemic, but has not demonstrated progress on most conditions we examined
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/implementation/educational-bundles/indwelling-urinary-catheteruse/catheter-insertion/unlicensed-staff/catheter-maint-scenarios.docx
March 01, 2017 - AHRQ Safety Program for Long-Term Care: HAIs/CAUTI
Urinary Catheter Types and How To Care for Them Activity
Staff Role Play—How good are your catheter care skills?
Scenario 1
A staff member comes in to say “hi” to the resident. The staff person does not perform hand hygiene or put on gloves, but proceeds to touch the…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol1/Advances-Schade_63.pdf
January 01, 2007 - We examined the frequencies of AEs reported during the pilot phase of operation of the
voluntary reporting … We calculated percentile distributions of the indicators every quarter and
examined indicator rates … We
examined each article to determine the denominator(s) used for comparing frequencies of events. … In addition, the utility of the reporting
system to participating hospitals was specifically examined