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4481. Final progress Report: Spaced Education to Optimize Prostate Cancer Screening (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-03/kerfoot-conlin-report.pdf
      January 01, 2024 - In this same randomized trial, to evaluate the impact of the spaced education intervention on PSA utilization … The 14-item test was administered to participants at enrollment (test 1) and at weeks 18 (test 2) and … Based on published clinical guidelines and reports, inappropriate PSA utilization was defined as the … and 3 (week 36), respectively. … therapeutic procedures of questionable benefit and incurs substantial psychological and financial

4482. Archived: Rh(D) Incompatibility: Screening, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
      www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/rhd-incompatibility-screening-1996
      January 01, 1996 - hyperbilirubinemia, and another 20-25% will be hydropic and often will die either in utero or in the … They recommend administration of D immunoglobulin to unsensitized women at 28 weeks and postpartum, and … Comparison of transabdominal and transcervical CVS and amniocentesis: sampling success and risk. … Rh immunoglobulin utilization after spontaneous and induced abortion. … Rh immunoglobulin utilization after ectopic pregnancy.

4483. Meeting Minutes, July 2018 | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/news/events/nac/2018-07-nac/nacmtg0718-minutes.html
      July 01, 2021 - and approval. … AHRQ-supported platforms include the administrative data of the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project … (HCUP) and the survey data of the MEPS program and the Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and … and more. … We should observe and synthesize what is being done now regarding care and pain management and employ

4484. Layout 1 (pdf file)
      digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/page/Telehealth_Issue_Paper_Final_1.pdf
      December 01, 2008 - transports, and reducing patients’ health care utilization.20,23,24,25,26,27A recent report from the … The physicians described specific cases to the group of specialists and primary care providers, and … and remote clinicians. … Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. … Department of Health and Human Services, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2004.

4485. Regional Health eDecisions: A Guide to Connecting Health Information Exchange in Primary Care (pdf file)
      digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/citation/eDecisionsReport.pdf
      August 06, 2013 - The key is utilization of the EHR and adoption of workflows that create structured data to … and clinical relevance to justify the change and workflow and process. … trust with the practices and hospitals and providers Common Pitfalls Inadequate training and … Provider confidence and acceptance of the HIE and quality improvement goals are well understood, and … planning and governance and quality objectives versus the ROI and current budget of the network.

4486. Assessing the Impact of the Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) | Digital Healthcare Research
      digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/assessing-impact-patient-centered-medical-home-co
      January 01, 2023 - This project conducted an evaluation of the clinical outcomes, financial and economic impact, and patient … and provider satisfaction of this medical group. … , its impact on patient care and outcomes, and key cost allocation mechanisms used to finance it. … discharge transition processes, and strong provider incentives. … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. June 2015.

4487. Improving Uptake and Use of Personal Health Records - 2012 | Digital Healthcare Research
      digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/improving-uptake-and-use-personal-health-records/annual-summary/2012
      January 01, 2012 - attitudes toward its adoption, and the impact of perceptions and attitudes on behavioral intentions … The project introduced the PHR in four selected primary and specialty care practices (two control and … The investigators assessed the facilitators and barriers to adoption, implementation, and use of PHRs … at the organizational and patient levels, and evaluated the impact of the intervention on adoption and … adoption and implementation.

4488. Past National Quality Strategy (NQS) Webinars | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/workingforquality/events/past-webinars.html
      November 01, 2016 - Initiative, an individualized disease management program that has reported consistent decreases in hospital utilization … which tracks the six National Quality Strategy priorities Challenges and opportunities for health and … and resources to help you promote and align to the Strategy's aims, priorities, and levers Presenters … your organization achieve better health and health care Tools and resources to help you promote and … align to the Strategy's aims, priorities, and levers Presenters: Nancy J.

4489. Implementation of Health Improvement Collaboration in Cherokee County, OK | Digital Healthcare Research
      digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/implementation-health-improvement-collaboration-cherokee-county-ok
      January 01, 2023 - Department of Health and Human Services. … goals and activities of providers. … Department of Health and Human Services. … Health Information Technology and Health Information Exchange Implementation in Rural and Underserved … Link: Health Information Technology and Health Information Exchange Implementation in Rural and

4490. 124-Cusp-Science-Safety-Fg (doc file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/124-cusp-science-safety-fg.docx
      April 01, 2025 - Knee Joint Replacement, and Spinal Fusion Surgeries Slide Title and Commentary Slide Number and Slide … billion per year to healthcare costs in the U.S. … procedure and deal with the physical and emotional toll of their illness. … The science of safety seeks to understand the causes and consequences of each accident and incident and … decides they will balance safety risks with managing healthcare costs.

4491. Breast-Cancer-Imaging Technical-Brief (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/breast-cancer-imaging_technical-brief.pdf
      October 01, 2014 - how imaging for treatment evaluation affects survival time, quality of life, and health care utilization … identify a Key Informant to provide the perspective of health care entities that finance or reimburse for health … costs, we could not identify one who was willing to serve in this capacity. … and appropriateness of utilization of each type of imaging. … resource utilization, or adverse events related to imaging.

4492. The Impact of Standardized Order Sets on Quality and Financial Outcomes (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol2/Advances-Ballard_12.pdf
      February 02, 2008 - • Developing and deploying the best evidence-based operational and clinical models. … order sets and protocols. … other care providers and staff are identified and recruited for the development team. … order set intranet portal following its implementation in March 2002.1 The 82 percent order set utilization … Utilization of evidence-based computerized order sets in pediatrics.

4493. Assessing the Impact of Indexing Performance Measure Codes on the Perceived Value of EPC Reports to Health Systems (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/methods-assessing-impact.pdf
      September 01, 2018 - We believe that the current process is slow, cumbersome, and a barrier to utilization of AHRQ reports … the urinary incontinence report QM# Title Developer/ Steward Measure Type Quality Program Utilization … AMDA Outcome None 1-4 A-2 QM# Title Developer/ Steward Measure Type Quality Program Utilization … Exercises for Key Informants: QM# Title Developer/ Steward Measure Type Quality Program Utilization … The answer found: QM# Title Developer/ Steward Measure Type Quality Program Utilization

4494. 170-Cusp-Science-Safety-Notes (doc file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa/170-cusp-science-safety-notes.docx
      October 01, 2024 - And HAIs contribute $28–$33 billion per year to healthcare costs in the United States. … best and safest care they can. … The science of safety seeks to understand the causes and consequences of each accident and incident and … decides they will balance safety risks with managing healthcare costs. … Challenge your staff and leadership directly and invite dissent.

4495. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
      psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33565/psn-pdf
      September 01, 2024 - the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). … VAP) and SSIs account for approximately half of all HAIs. … The challenge has been making it easy for clinicians and healthcare executives to establish and adopt … hand hygiene, and increased and improved cleaning of the environment of care including patient rooms … As standardized measurement strategies and quality and safety interventions are adopted by more providers

4496. Using stakeholder intervention refinement teams to develop approaches for real-time integration of patient-reported safety information during older adults’ hospital-to-home-health care transitions. | PSNet
      psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/using-stakeholder-intervention-refinement-teams-develop-approaches-real-time-integration
      January 21, 2019 - This participatory co-design process identified ways patients, caregivers, and staff differ in how and … for Life-Sustaining Treatments threatens patient safety and causes undertreatment and overtreatment. … Complications and Enhances Satisfaction for Elderly Patients. … Ongoing Care Management by Social Workers and Nurse Practitioners Result in Better Outcomes and Reduced … Acute Care Utilization in Low-Income Seniors and other High-Risk Populations June 12, 2020

4497. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
      psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49825/psn-pdf
      April 01, 2018 - Recognize the risk of communication and clinical errors and how that risk can be mitigated by working … Department of Health and Human Services. … to result in fewer errors in communication (11), reduce disparities in utilization of services (12), … Detailed languages spoken at home and ability to speak English for the population 5 years and over: … utilization.

4498. Chapter 3. Care Coordination Measurement Framework | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/care/coordination/atlas/chapter3.html
      June 01, 2014 - through analysis of medical chart data, electronic health record, or administrative data Health care utilization … The effects noted in the Chapter 1 are the ultimate endpoints of interest (e.g., clinical outcomes, utilization-related … and goals for care and/or identifies coordination gaps. … Monitor for successes and failures in care and coordination. … access to comprehensive and coordinated care and employs a system-based approach to quality and safety

4499. Improving Patient Access and Patient-Clinician Continuity Through Panel Redesign - 2011 | Digital Healthcare Research
      digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/improving-patient-access-and-patient-clinician-continuity-through-panel/annual-summary/2011
      January 01, 2011 - Balasubramanian and his team are investigating how group practices can manage physician and resident-patient … resident-patient panels in a group practice and utilized systems engineering methods (optimization and … , and changes in the supply and demand dynamics of a practice, the project team will extend the framework's … the preceptor and patients. … and number of visits was reduced.

4500. Health Information Technology to Support Clinical Decision Making in Obesity Care - 2012 | Digital Healthcare Research
      digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/health-information-technology-support-clinical-decision-making-obesity-care/annual-summary/2012
      January 01, 2012 - Outcome assessments are conducted at the provider and system levels. … for prevention of obesity and related conditions. … community collaboration; and 4) sharing lessons learned. … Due to challenges with site recruitment and IRB approval, Dr. … and evidence-based tools to improve health care decisionmaking through the use of integrated data and