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  1. Using IT to Improve the Quality of Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) Prevention and Management (pdf file)

    digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/publication/r18hs017016-williams-final-report-2010.pdf
    January 01, 2010 - The indices fall into two broad categories according to the type of service: Prevention Indices (PIs … Prevention: Risk Factor Detection—Screening for Hypertension, Hyperlipidemia. … Overview of Prevention Indices and Disease Management Indices Definitions. … The Prevention Index: Using Technology to Improve Quality Assessment. … Electronic Medical Records and Prevention Quality: The Prevention Index.

  2. Statistical Brief #147: Emergency Department Visits and Hospital Inpatient Stays for Seasonal and 2009 H1N1 Influenza, 2008-2009 (pdf file)

    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb147.pdf
    March 01, 2012 - billion per year.1 In the United States, annual epidemics of influenza occur during the late fall … The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate that between 1976 and 2007 influenza- related … MMWR. 2010;59(33):1057–1062. 3 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. … Prevention and Control of Influenza with Vaccines: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization

  3. HCUP_methods_series_cover.ai (pdf file)

    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/methods/2004_6.pdf
    January 01, 2004 - Atlanta (GA): Centers of Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control … Marietta, GA: State and Territorial Injury Prevention Directors Association, 2003. … Injury Prevention, 7:334-338, 2001. Marganitt B, MacKenzie EJ, Smith GS, Damiano AM. … National Center for Injury Prevention and Control. Injury Fact Book 2001-2002. … Atlanta, GA: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2001. Utah Health Data Committee.

  4. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49705/psn-pdf
    January 01, 2020 - A "Reflexive" Diagnosis in Primary Care April 1, 2014 Betjemann J, Josephson AS. A "Reflexive" Diagnosis in Primary Care. PSNet [internet]. 2014. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/reflexive-diagnosis-primary-care Case Objectives Appreciate that primary care doctors may be caring for an increasing number of patients wi…

  5. Title Page (pdf file)

    digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/publication/uc1hs015270-hayden-final-report-2008.pdf
    January 01, 2008 - plan and that all appropriate precautions have been taken to insure a safe and accurate procedure, Fall … Prevention protocol). … Focus groups were conducted in fall of 2005 and again in the summer of 2008. … achievement of national recognition for quality, along with two safety-related strategies. 10 fall … prevention and aspiration prevention protocols, had begun to be introduced to improve the quality of

  6. Using the EMR to identify and screen patients at risk for delirium - Final Report (pdf file)

    digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/citation/r18hs022666-weckmann-final-report-2016.pdf
    January 01, 2016 - used the following specific aims, related to Health IT and the EMR, to improve delirium screening, prevention … displays items of interest to the healthcare team (patient name, age, admission reason, LACE score, fall … predict delirium in real time has the potential to improve delirium diagnoses and lead to improved prevention … The impact of computerized physician order entry on medication error prevention. … Effect of computerized physician order entry and a team intervention on prevention of serious Final

  7. Disposition of Comments: Technical Brief 37 Prevention, Diagnosis, and Management of Opioids, Opioid Misuse, and Opioid Use Disorder in Older Adults (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/tech-brief-37-opiod-use-adults-comments.pdf
    November 03, 2020 - Disposition of Comments: Technical Brief 37 Prevention, Diagnosis, and Management of Opioids, Opioid … in Older Adults Technical Brief Disposition of Comments Report Research Review Title: Prevention … Prevention, Diagnosis, and Management of Opioids, Opioid Misuse, and Opioid Use Disorder in Older Adults … this report is to improve education and training of the healthcare workforce, these specific items fall … Nucynta blunts my pain enough to allow me to fall sleep before midnight and sleep for six to seven

  8. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/837658/psn-pdf
    July 08, 2022 - In these situations, decisions for the unrepresented patient fall to the medical provider.

  9. Research Findings #48 Influenza Vaccination Prevalence Among Adults with Increased Risk of Severe COVID-19 (pdf file)

    meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/rf48/rf48.pdf
    April 20, 2021 - is below average among some racial and ethnic minority groups (The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention … including deliveries in medical settings), and pregnancies that resulted in live births prior to the fall … cboPuf Number=HC-192 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2018). … managers/coverage/adultvaxview/pubs-resources/NHIS-2017.html The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention … https://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/burden/index.html The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2020b

  10. In Conversation with...Sorrel King | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-withsorrel-king
    March 01, 2007 - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Web site.

  11. Prompting Removal of Unnecessary Indwelling Urinary Catheters Facilitator Notes (doc file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/clabsi-cauti-icu/urinary-catheter-removal-notes.docx
    April 01, 2022 - Sustaining improvements in CAUTI prevention requires monitoring and feedback of catheter use and CAUTI

  12. Implementation Guide: Statin Therapy for the Prevention and Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease (CVD): An Electronic Clinical Quality Measure (eCQM)-derived CDS (pdf file)

    cds.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/cds/artifact/21/2024_CDS_Connect_IG_Statin_Therapy_CVD_eCQM.pdf
    January 01, 2024 - Implementation Guide: Statin Therapy for the Prevention and Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) … Electronic Clinical Quality Measure (eCQM)-derived CDS Implementation Guide Statin Therapy for the Prevention … Statin Therapy for the Prevention and Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease Electronic Clinical Quality … ; in comparison, the clinician- and patient-facing CDS artifacts for statin use cover only primary prevention … If they are 76 years old, then they fall outside the highest ACC/AHA recommendation).

  13. Webinar Transcript - National Quality Strategy: 2013 Annual Progress Report Update | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.ahrq.gov/workingforquality/events/webinar-2013-annual-progress-report-update.html
    November 01, 2016 - Desiree Backman who serves as the Chief Prevention Officer. … Our Facebook page will be reinforced by regular prevention tweets and a new prevention Web page that … Now a topic that is very near and dear to my heart is the next priority, which is to advance prevention … In particular, the priority areas of patient and family engagement, prevention and healthy communities … Our plan is to have the 2013 Quality Strategy released this Fall.

  14. National Opportunity To Improve Infection Control in ESRD (NOTICE) Phase Two Final Report (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/esrd/finalreportphase2.pdf
    September 29, 2014 - • Development of an infection prevention change package or toolkit. … An additional video focused on patient engagement in infection prevention efforts was developed. … presentations, facilitator notes, and accompanying tools was originally developed during summer and fall … focused on proper clinical practice and two exhibiting different cultures of safety—were developed in fall … demonstrate proper technique at the CMS Survey and Certification ESRD Facility Surveyors Trainings in fall

  15. Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Survey Questionnaires

    meps.ahrq.gov/mepsweb/survey_comp/survey.jsp
    July 18, 2025 - It is distributed to all eligible adults 18 years and older every other year during the fall

  16. Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Survey Questionnaires

    meps.ahrq.gov/survey_comp/survey.jsp
    July 18, 2025 - It is distributed to all eligible adults 18 years and older every other year during the fall

  17. Spotlight

    psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-12/spotlight_case_csf_leak_after_elective_spine_surgery_slides_-_final.pptx
    January 01, 2024 - minimize CSF leak, mimic the compliance of dura, and be biologically inert.48 Currently, the options fall … suture repair. 26 26 Intraoperative Management – Sealants (2) Commercially available sealants fall … Closed continuous drainage of cerebrospinal fluid via a lumbar subarachnoid catheter for treatment or prevention

  18. Screening for Gestational Diabetes: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation (pdf file)

    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/WYvNt2GWJf8uGcAm3p_PFJ
    October 05, 2021 - diabetes is made when 2 or more glucose values fall at or above the specified glucose thresholds.27 … A diagnosis of gestational diabetes is made when 1 or more glucose values fall at or above the specified … The USPSTF has several recommendations related to pregnancy and the prevention of gestational diabetes … Related USPSTF Recommendations The USPSTF has several recommendations related to pregnancy and the prevention

  19. The Brighton Collaboration: Creating a Global Standard for Case Definitions (and Guidelines) for Adverse Events Following Immunization (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol2/Kohl.pdf
    April 01, 2004 - conceived, and modeled loosely after the Cochrane Collaboration (http://www.cochrane.org/)—was formed in fall … Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. … Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. … Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. … Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

  20. Sustaining Zero CLABSIs (Transcript) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.ahrq.gov/hai/cusp/toolkit/content-calls/zero-clabsi.html
    April 01, 2013 - One nurse noted that patients who needed wheelchairs would try unassisted and fall.
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