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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/hypothyroidism-hyperthyroidism-screening-treatment_research-protocol.pdf
March 11, 2010 - metabolic homeostasis in adults. … hyperthyroidism is accomplished through serum
TSH, with testing of serum free T4 and free T3 if the TSH falls … In 2004 the U.S. … Long-term overdosage could result in a decrease in bone
density
iv. … Settings
• Primary care setting in populations in the US or similar to the US.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/s9.pdf
October 01, 2007 - Medicare benefits since the program’s
inception in 1965. … For example, these files include detail on the specific
drugs included in formularies used in each benefit … reflected in these counts. … An example of
those summary data appears in Table 3. … 20061); specifically, these include 10.4 million in
a PDP; 6 million in an MA-PDP, and 6.1 million beneficiaries
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/pneumonia-antibiotic-treatment_executive.pdf
November 01, 2014 - The
incidence rates for HAP, which can occur
in all areas of hospitals, range from 5 to
more than … 20 per 1,000 admissions.1,2
HAP is the leading cause of hospital-
acquired infection in the intensive … Clinicians may manage HAP
patients in a hospital ward or in an ICU when the illness
is more severe … all acute care hospitals in the
United States.36 Pharmacodynamic dose optimization has
been suggested … High prevalence of multidrug-
resistant nonfermenters in hospital-acquired pneumonia in Asia.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/hip-fracture-pain_surveillance.pdf
July 08, 2015 - Quality of sleep in the hospital
g.! Ability to participate in rehabilitation
h.! … Prevention of falls
in the elderly--a review. Osteoporosis International,24;3:747-62.
•! … Length of hospital stay for hip fracture falls by a day, audit shows. BMJ,345:e5940.
•! … Association of hospital spending intensity with mortality
and readmission rates in Ontario hospitals … Quality of sleep in the hospital
•! Ability to participate in rehabilitation
•!
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/pneumonia-antibiotic-treatment_research-protocol.pdf
July 19, 2013 - HAP may be managed in a hospital ward or in the intensive care
unit (ICU) when the illness is more severe … • HCAP is a pneumonia that develops in any patient who was hospitalized in an acute care
hospital … the hospital (emergency
department, floor, or ICU)
Treatment continuing in other settings (e.g … ., in
the home or in a skilled nursing facility)
Pneumonia developing in the hospital
Treatment … Includes pneumonia in any patient who was
hospitalized in an acute care hospital for 2 or more days
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/app-d-opioid-chronic-pain-surveill-report-1.xlsx
September 30, 2015 - Inclusion: Patients with chronic opioid therapy (≥84 consecutive days of available opioids) ending in … Dose escalators (≥20% increase average daily opioid dose in second 180-day period) (n=20,767)
B. … Dose maintainers (<20% change in average daily dose in second 180-day period) (n=32,420) A vs. … (29.52) vs. 30.33 (41.44)
Mean MED (SD), second 180 days: 45.76 (48.41) vs. 30.61 (41.62)
% change in … HR 1.19 (95% CI 1.06 to 1.35)
Falls/hip fractures
A vs. B vs. C: HR 1.59 (95% CI 1.51 to 1.68) vs.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/angina-heart-attack-treatments_research-protocol.pdf
December 11, 2012 - Length of hospital stay
3. … and anticoagulant treatments for UA/NSTEMI
Intermediate outcomes
• Rehospitalization
• Length of hospital … Antiplatelet
• Anticoagulant
• Aspirin
• Oral antiplatelet
• Anticoagulant
• Proton pump
inhibitor
In-hospital … without an active
comparator
Outcomes • Intermediate outcomes
o Rehospitalization
o Length of hospital … Canada; not
available in the
US
Not FDA approved:
In Canada, indicated for the
treatment of
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/quality-gap-palliative-hospice_disposition-comments.pdf
October 01, 2012 - Source: Division of Surgery, Imperial College London, St
Mary's Hospital Campus, London, UK. … The frequency of ER use whether or not it
results in a hospital admission would be useful if
supported … Groups that need to
be able to do true local QI that falls outside of the
purview of research and the … P18--The third paragraph under Pain section states:
"These reviews all addressed pain in general hospital … The term general hospital sounds
odd, consider revising this term.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/procalcitonin_research-protocol.pdf
September 08, 2011 - evidence that procalcitonin is more
specific for bacterial infections with serum levels rising and falling … Timing:
3 months
Settings:
Outpatient: Ambulatory clinics, urgent care centers
Inpatient: Hospital … Timing:
3 months
Settings:
Outpatient: Ambulatory clinics, urgent care centers
Inpatient: Hospital … this review were antibiotic use/duration
and hospital/ICU length of stay. … Source: www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov
Published Online: September 8, 2011
hospital/ICU length
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/blood-clots-hip-knee-surgery_disposition-comments.pdf
March 01, 2012 - treatment, as
with treatment for PE, usually with warfarin, carries with
it its own risks of bleeding, falls … the hospital. … What the physician sees in
the immediate days in the hospital is the risk of
bleeding with its potential … the hospital. … the hospital.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/cer-243-prehospital-airway-management-disposition-comments.pdf
June 14, 2021 - oxygenation and
ventilation until the transfer
of patient care to an
emergency department
(ED) or hospital … Procedural experience with out of
hospital endotracheal intubation. … Reviewer #3
Results Please see the attached table from the paper. 50%
of the studies were on out-of-hospital … Reviewer #5
Results Please see the attached table from the paper. 50%
of the studies were on out-of-hospital … For example, 50% of
the studies were on out-of-hospital cardiac arrest
patients; 17% were trauma; and
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pulmonary_hi_impact.pdf
April 01, 2012 - an
outpatient hospital setting. … The 2012 national unadjusted Hospital Prospective Payment
System payment is $2,023.82. … an outpatient hospital setting. … The 2012 national unadjusted Hospital Prospective Payment System payment is $2,023.82. … (Assistant professor of medicine,
Harvard Medical School and Brigham and
Women's Hospital).
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cad-women-treatment_executive.pdf
August 01, 2012 - Coronary Revascularization
Coronary revascularization falls broadly into two
categories: coronary artery … – Hospital characteristics (hospital volume, setting,
guideline-based treatment protocols)?
c. … – Hospital characteristics (hospital volume, setting,
guideline-based treatment protocols)?
c. … – Hospital characteristics (hospital volume, setting,
guideline-based treatment protocols)?
c. … stroke/revascularization) and time points (e.g., in hospital
and 30 days) to combine in the meta-analysis
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/outcome-research-white-paper.pdf
June 01, 2022 - data in EHRs in the mental health
care setting. … at twelve months falls into a
worse category of depression than
their baseline PHQ-9. … (e.g. if a
patient has a score falling into the
mild category at baseline and the
moderate category … at twelve months falls into a
worse category of depression than
their baseline PHQ-9. … (e.g. if a
patient has a score falling into the
mild category at baseline and the
moderate category
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/case-management_executive.pdf
January 01, 2013 - The evolution of CM models in health care and their
expanding use in chronic illness management has … Resource utilization, including overall financial cost,
hospitalization rates, days in the hospital, … rates, days in the
hospital, emergency department
use, and number of clinic visits
(including primary … Moderate
Key Question 1c Diabetes Hospital readmission rates. … Case managers
can interact with patients in their homes, in clinics,
or by telephone.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/aggression_disposition-comments.pdf
July 14, 2016 - hospital settings. … For one, the public state hospitals have been doing
this work for many more years than the majority … of private
hospitals. … Second, most of the EU research reports are
better compared to the US public mental health hospitals … Another issue is that
increasingly specific hospitals are getting a higher
concentration of at risk
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/app-d-opioid-chronic-pain-surveillance-report-2.xlsx
September 30, 2015 - Inclusion: Patients with chronic opioid therapy (≥84 consecutive days of available opioids) ending in … )
B: Dose maintainers (<20% change in average daily dose in second 180-day period) (n=32,420) A vs. … (29.52) vs. 30.33 (41.44)
Mean MED (SD), second 180 days: 45.76 (48.41) vs. 30.61 (41.62)
% change in … HR 1.19 (95% CI 1.06 to 1.35)
Falls/hip fractures
A vs. B vs. C: HR 1.59 (95% CI 1.51 to 1.68) vs. … before the last round of followup
B) Intermittent opioid use: opioid use reported in any one of the
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/monitoring-programs-rapid-research.pdf
April 01, 2025 - Implementation of
supply management strategies by the
pharmacy service in a general hospital during … Impact of anti-cancer drugs
shortages in oncology and hematology
departments in a Moroccan hospital … Management of drugs supply shortages in a
hospital. … hospitals. … hospital.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/product/pdf/mmm-draft-protocol-amendment.pdf
February 02, 2022 - Methods
Criteria for inclusion/exclusion of studies in the review:
Studies will be included in the … SMFM Special
Report: Putting the "M" back in MFM: Reducing racial and ethnic disparities in maternal … Relationship Between Hospital‐Level Percentage of
Midwife‐Attended Births and Obstetric Procedure Utilization … Trends in ectopic
pregnancy mortality in the United States: 1980-2007. … Rochester or San Antonio or Salt Lake City or San Francisco or San
Diego or Sacramento or Seattle or Sioux Falls
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/methods-research-report-unhealthy-alcohol-use-final.pdf
September 01, 2018 - In our initial implementation and quality improvement project we aimed to fill gaps in the
delivery … approach to primary and consultative clinical care to both the inpatient and outpatient population
at UNC Hospitals … those with
significant problems from alcohol use received a recommendation to stop drinking11—but falls … In addition to the
barriers identified in team member interviews (e.g., competing demands during visits … Did you observe patterns in or differences among in the patients we were able to reach?