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5401. In Conversation With… Christine Cassel, MD | PSNet
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      February 26, 2025 - Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services … Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services … and other payment models. … would not be worth the time and effort to collect the data to measure and report. … Resilience and Quality and Safety Programs in Obstetrics and Gynecology.

5402. S66 (pdf file)
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      October 01, 2007 - This can increase treat- ment-induced complications,22,23 healthcare utilization, and related costs.22,24,25 … Information was collected on: (1) health care utilization data, including num- ber of hospitalizations … and narcotics; and (3) specific dichotomous variables, indicating the utilization of anticonvulsants, … health care utilization) residual confounding cannot be ruled out. … A review of uses of health care utilization databases for epidemiologic research on therapeutics.

5403. Evidence-based Practice Center Review Protocol (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/prostate-cancer-surveillance_research-protocol.pdf
      May 19, 2011 - Background and Objectives for the Review The National Cancer Institute and the Centers for Disease … The cancer is often localized, and most tumors have low histological grades and Gleason Scores. … However, both surgical and radiation treatments result in significant short- and long-term adverse … The balance of potential benefits and harms may be different for different treatments, and such balances … Based on the final inclusion and exclusion criteria, we will assess the titles and/or abstracts of

5404. Final Progress Report: The PeaceHealth Community-wide Electronic Shared Medication List (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-07/stock-easton-report.pdf
      January 01, 2024 - and Alaska. … To develop a single, updated, and reconciled medication list and care plan that is electronically and … and process). … Gauthier D and Stock RD. … PHRs and EMRs: Sharing Data and Functionality Between Patients and Healthcare Professionals to Improve

5405. Organizational Climate, Stress, and Error in Primary Care: The MEMO Study (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol1/Linzer.pdf
      January 01, 2002 - Methods: MEMO is a longitudinal study of physicians and patients in New York, Chicago, and the state … quality and safety data. … “candid and open communication exists between physicians and nurses” (2.9). … Managed care places doctors in the uncomfortable position of controlling resource utilization, which … A model to predict and prevent physician burnout: Results from the US and the Netherlands.

5406. Strategies and Approaches for Tracking Improvements in Patient Safety | PSNet
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      June 15, 2024 - Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services … Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services … , professions, and skillsets to understand and learn from data. … A histogram allows improvement teams and stakeholders to evaluate patterns in performance and visualize … in significant morbidity and mortality, as well as increased health care costs.

5407. Stakeholder-Engagement-Benefits White-Paper (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/stakeholder-engagement-benefits_white-paper.pdf
      March 01, 2014 - dissemination and utilization of the findings. 8-12 However, as in the literature on stakeholder engagement … and utilization of findings Challenges • Additional time and resources • Selection of stakeholders … relevant, and useful, and to ensure uptake and use of the products. … experience using s/h engagement in SR to increase utilization of SR findings Information not found … Keown et al., 200822 Canada Not clear, possibly to increase utilization of reviews.

5408. Er r or Rate Reduction Regarding Lower Limb Prosthesis (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/prosthesis_research-protocol.pdf
      March 16, 2017 - (e.g., increased risk for cardiovascular disease,3 anxiety, and depression4) and higher mortality ( … may have vocational, therapeutic, or exercise activity that demands prosthetic utilization beyond simple … predictor tools and the clinical validity and utility of OMTs. … Finally, suboptimal matching of patients to LLPs may unnecessarily increase health care utilization, … “Reamputation, Mortality, and Healthcare Costs Among Persons with Dysvascular Lower-Limb Amputations

5409. Disposition of Comments Report for Imaging Techniques for Treatment Evaluation for Metastatic Breast Cancer (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/breast-cancer-imaging_disposition-comments.pdf
      October 01, 2014 - and Implications section. … Summary and Implications The summary is concise and consistent with the background and findings. … and unknowns in the literature and the strengths and limitations of the evidence will improve understanding … Background Solid background and summary information on potential for over, under, and misuse. … and monitor dose for CT exams.

5410. Final Progress Report: Deaf People and Healthcare (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-07/barnett-report.pdf
      January 01, 2024 - Final Progress Report: Deaf People and Healthcare Deaf People and Healthcare PI: Steven Barnett Primary … and healthcare with deaf ASL users and identify potential changes to the source English survey and surveys … epidemiology), selected national and international conferences, and individualized curricula and guided … other clinicians, and a large number of deaf social and professional organizations. … Survey (NHANES), and AHRQ’s Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP).

5411. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      February 01, 2010 - and educational organizations, and calls for innovation. … Requirements and Policies The Outcomes Project The mainstay of resident education has been and continues … Interpersonal and communication skills, and System-based practice. … performance and patient outcomes. … lab utilization.(26) We engage Chief Residents in a monthly dialogue https://psnet.ahrq.gov//#ref19

5412. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
      psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49833/psn-pdf
      June 01, 2018 - Nevertheless, when this complication occurs it is devastating for both patients and providers, and this … Defined tasks during the stroke evaluation process, improved communication among practitioners, utilization … of validated identification and screening tools, selective use of MRI, and rapid accessibility to neurological … Department of Health and Human Services. … Department of Health and Human Services.

5413. EBC-webinar-slides (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/ebc-webinar-slides.pdf
      June 01, 2014 -  call  and  join  the  teleconference …  and  patients  on  CER  and  the  EHC  Program     o Share  new  research, …  CE  opportunities,  patient  education,  and  resources  and  tools  with   members … Project    Educational  sessions  for  local  retail  health  clinicians    for  utilization … o “Wait  and  see”  approach  (9).

5414. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      June 01, 2015 - We spoke with her about NQF's work in developing and utilizing measures to improve safety and quality … purchasing and other payment models. … and science based—an important combination of both political buy-in and evidence-based measurement. … would not be worth the time and effort to collect the data to measure and report. … How feasible is it to get this data, and would it be hugely expensive and very difficult for doctors

5415. Person-Centered Care Planning for People with Multiple Chronic Conditions (PCCP4P): Rapid Scan Report (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/mcc/pccp4p/human-social-service-rapid-scan-report.pdf
      May 01, 2025 - a research and policy agenda that will advance the science and practice of PCCP and promote its routine … and models adapted and matured. … follow-up observational study focused on understanding the impact of socioeconomic needs on health care utilization … Impact of health care and socioeconomic needs on health care utilization and disease management: the … Health Care and Human and Social Service Organization Contracting and Coordination Networks and Hubs

5416. Disposition of Comments: Technical Brief No. 38_Automated Entry Patient Generated Health Data for Chronic Conditions: The Evidence on Health Outcomes (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/tech-brief-38-chronic-conditions-comments.pdf
      March 01, 2021 - It does not appear that the report measured the health outcomes of RPM utilization based on the potential … could lead to excess healthcare utilization and quality of life impairment. … feels and functions and PGHD may be interesting and could support the measures. … asthma, through RPM utilization but does not adequately explore them. … and transmit PGHD.

5417. EHC Protocol: Addressing Social Isolation To Improve Health of Older Adults: A Rapid Evidence Review (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/mhs-IV-sepsis.pdf
      July 01, 2023 - What are the effectiveness and unintended effects of sepsis-related PSPs and what new evidence has … Adherence to this bundle of interventions and tasks varies greatly across institutions, and there are … , timeliness of diagnosis and treatment, and adherence to clinical best practices), and patient outcomes … system recommendations, and barriers and facilitators to implementation). … ; and valid conclusions

5418. Summary of the Design Plan for the National Evaluation of the CHIPRA Quality Demonstration Grant Program (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/demoeval/what-we-learned/design_plan_for_chipra.pdf
      July 01, 2012 - staff and other stakeholders, and focus groups with physicians and families. … and across States … CHIP expenditures, and promote transparency and consumer choice. … health care costs; (2) learn how best to use data from the model pediatric EHR format for quality improvement … and early childhood care for children enrolled in Medicaid and CHIP

5419. Final Progress Report: Pharmacist Technology for Nursing Home Resident Safety (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/lapane-report.pdf
      January 01, 2024 - Elderly patients account for one third of the US healthcare costs, with the proportion of healthcare … costs increasing with each decade (Harlan, 1989). … Drug utilization in the US: 1986. … The health care cost of drug-related morbidity and mortality in nursing facilities. … Impact on health care costs. JAMA 1990; 263(17):2335-40.

5420. Undiagnosed Vaginal Bleeding | PSNet
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      July 06, 2022 - and curettage (D&C). … , and hospital type. … Health insurance coverage and utilization of health services by Mexican Americans, mainland Puerto Ricans … , and Cuban Americans. … Breast and cervical cancer screening in Ontario and the United States.