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  1. Methodology Report #23: Design, Methods, and Field Results of the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Medical Provider Component (MEPS MPC)—2006 Calendar Year Data

    meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/mr23/mr23.shtml
    November 01, 2008 - by the National Center for Health Statistics of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention … The National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention provides

  2. Methodology Report #23: Design, Methods, and Field Reports of the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Medical Provider Component (MEPS MPC)--2006 Calendar Year Data (pdf file)

    meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/mr23/mr23.pdf
    November 01, 2008 - NHIS) conducted by the National Center for Health Statistics of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention … The National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention provides

  3. Rural and Urban Hospital Differences in Inpatient Stays Involving Sepsis, 2019 and 2021 (pdf file)

    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb308-hospital-sepsis-2019-2021.pdf
    January 01, 2021 - Centers of Disease Control and Prevention. https://www.cdc.gov/sepsis/index.html. … other diagnosis indicating sepsis (no requirement to have indication of organ dysfunction) *AHRQ Prevention

  4. Improving Medication Management Practices and Care Transitions through Technology - Final Report (pdf file)

    digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/publication/r18hs017837-feldman-final-report-2012.pdf
    January 01, 2012 - 0.01 Stroke 1.53 (1.07, 2.19) 0.02 1.49 (1.08, 2.05) 0.01 History of falls (2 or more falls - or any fall

  5. Strategies to De-escalate Aggressive Behavior in Psychiatric Patients (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/aggression_disposition-comments.pdf
    July 14, 2016 - these in the Executive Summary and in the Results section of the report to read: “KQ 1a (benefits of prevention … Response General TEP #4 Clinically, strategies for the management of persons who are aggressive fall

  6. In Conversation With... James Augustine, MD | PSNet

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    July 28, 2021 - I serve as a subject matter expert with CDC [the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention] in emergency … diagnostic decision making, but also fundamental patient safety topics such as teamwork, infection prevention

  7. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Gestational Diabetes: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce

    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary26/gestational-diabetes-screening-2008
    May 15, 2008 - Prevention of perinatal morbidity by tight metabolic control in gestational diabetes mellitus. … 10972579] Did not address morbidity and/or mortality Hill JC, Krishnaveni GV, Annamma I, Leary SD, Fall … Calcium for Preeclampsia Prevention (CPEP) Study Group. Am J Obstet Gynecol . 1998;179:1032-7. … Primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention. Program for diabetes in pregnancy. … Risk and prevention of type 2 diabetes in women with gestational diabetes.

  8. Screening for Obesity and Intervention for Weight Management in Children and Adolescents: Evidence Report and Systematic Review (pdf file)

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    June 20, 2017 - Trials were required to target individuals meeting the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC … Ogden, PhD, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; and Brian E. … Population-based childhood overweight prevention: outcomes of the “Be Active, Eat Right” study. … Pediatric primary care-based obesity prevention for parents of preschool children: a pilot study. … Telephone-based adiposity prevention for families with overweight children (T.A.F.F.

  9. Hypertension Screening for Children Who Are Overweight or Obese: Report (pdf file)

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    February 01, 2020 - the vulnerability of obese children to serious physical and emotional complications, the case for prevention … far-reaching consequences for quality of life and longevity, underscoring the importance of early prevention … will encourage States to include specific information on the standards of practice related to obesity prevention … mass index (BMI)…” BMI percentile screening is a national priority and an important part of obesity prevention … Expert committee recommendations regarding the prevention, assessment, and treatment of child and adolescent

  10. Ch 1-User-Guide-To-Ocer 130129 (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/ch_1-user-guide-to-ocer_130129.pdf
    August 13, 2012 - the comparative effectiveness, risks, or benefits of medical treatment, management, diagnosis, or prevention … While above this zone treatment may always be recommended, individuals who fall within the zone may

  11. Microsoft Word - NHQRDR9_HCUP Methods Report_final.doc (pdf file)

    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/methods/2011_06.pdf
    January 01, 2011 - Quality Indicator (PQI) composite per 100,000 population, age 18 and over PQI 92 Chronic Prevention … Prevention Quality Indicators: Software Documentation, Version 4.1 SAS. … Quality Indicator composite PQI 91 Acute Prevention Quality Indicator composite PQI 92 Chronic … Also, medical errors and their prevention occur at the provider, not the state, level. … In a similar analysis of state-level PSIs and Prevention Quality Indicators (PQIs) conducted in 2003

  12. Improving Sickle Cell Transitions of Care Through Health Information Technology: Recommendations for Tool Development (pdf file)

    digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/citation/improving-sickle-cell-transitions-of-care-through-health-it-final-action-report.pdf
    January 01, 2015 - which allowed the team to begin planning and recruitment for the focus groups to be conducted in the fall … This regimen requires high quality acute and chronic treatment and prevention to achieve optimal health … Evaluation of a wireless handheld medication management device in the prevention of drug-drug interactions

  13. AHRQ Subcommittee of the National Advisory Council on Healthcare Quality Measurement: Executive Summary (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cpi/about/organization/nac/snac-executive-summary.pdf
    October 19, 2021 - The SNAC was formed in the fall of 2020, composed of twelve diverse scholars and healthcare leaders … Prior to joining NQF, she was the Director of the Center for Primary Care Prevention and Clinical Partnerships … Department of Health and Human Services in the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. … Yu is an advocate for improving quality of care and patient safety prevention of healthcare-associated … Prevention Task Force (USPTF)2 are shining examples of AHRQ’s ability to manage departmental-wide infrastructure

  14. Dangers of Missing an Epidural Abscess: Multiple Visits and Delayed Diagnosis with a Severely Negative Outcome | PSNet

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    April 27, 2022 - or paravertebral steroid injections. 14 Blunt spinal trauma, such as a motor vehicle collision or fall

  15. Recruitment and Retention of Primary Care Practices in Quality Improvement Initiatives: A Toolkit (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/tools-and-materials/recruitment-and-retention-toolkit.pdf
    January 01, 2019 - preferred, practices can be identified only by a letter such that each practice only knows where they fall

  16. Identifying Barriers to the Success of a Reporting System (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol3/Harper.pdf
    March 01, 2004 - Identifying Barriers to the Success of a Reporting System 167 Identifying Barriers to the Success of a Reporting System Michelle L. Harper, Robert L. Helmreich Abstract Spurred by a controversial report from the Institute of Medicine on the prevalence of medical error, To Err Is Human, the medical profe…

  17. Common Cause Analysis: Focus on Institutional Change (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol1/Advances-Browne_5.pdf
    January 20, 2008 - Common Cause Analysis: Focus on Institutional Change Common Cause Analysis: Focus on Institutional Change Anne Marie Browne, MSN, RN; Robert Mullen, PharmD; Jeanette Teets, MSN, CRNP, RN; Annette Bollig, MSN, RN; James Steven, MD, SM Abstract The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia has created a mechanism …

  18. Peripheral-Artery-Disease-Treatment Research-Protocol (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/peripheral-artery-disease-treatment_research-protocol.pdf
    January 31, 2013 - Secondary prevention includes the use of antiplatelet agents and angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) … higher doses.18 However, a recent meta-analysis of all trials in which aspirin was used for primary prevention … We anticipate that any included retrospective studies would fall into a grading of fair or poor. … Collaborative meta-analysis of randomised trials of antiplatelet therapy for prevention of death, myocardial … Results of PREVENT III: a multicenter, randomized trial of edifoligide for the prevention of vein graft

  19. Value of Technology to Transfer Discharge Information (pdf file)

    digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/publication/r01hs015084-graumlich-final-report-2007.pdf
    January 01, 2007 - Proc AMIA Annu Fall Symp 1996:699-703. 18. Sands DZ, Safran C.

  20. How to Report Results of the CAHPS Clinician & Group Survey (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/surveys-guidance/cg/cgkit/HowtoReportResultsofCGCAHPS080610FINAL.pdf
    August 01, 2010 - That is, for each physician group or individual physician, you can see the percentage of patients who fall … and Healthy (for the Child Survey only) (5 questions) • Respondent and doctor talked about injury prevention … • Doctor gave written information on injury prevention • Respondent and doctor talked about child
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