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5421. Detailed Findings | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/candor/demo-program/grants/findings.html
      August 01, 2022 - early offer, and, over time, lower malpractice costs and premiums. … and systems improvement; (6) system process and performance improvement; and (7) education and training … patient and family perspectives on disclosure and event analysis processes. … employ physicians and other health professionals and those that do not). … participate in the JDN program and the handling and resolution of those cases.

5422. Slide 1 (ppt file)
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      June 01, 2011 - and investigators and medical clinics and their associations Health care policymakers at the Federal, state and local … and payers, such as employers and public and private insurers     * Engagement Exercise 5: Defining … direct interactions with research increases this utilization (Lavis et al., 2002; Lomas, 2000). … Stakeholder Interests Engaging stakeholders throughout the research process increases relevancy, utilization

5423. A Toolset for E-Prescribing Implementation in Independent Pharmacies (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2020 - and initiatives. … utilization process. … , and how do you make changes to improve quality and safety? … Review and approvals. … the physician’s and patient’s goals for care and long-range plans.

5424. Technical Brief Protocol: Impact of Community Health Worker Certification on Workforce and Service Delivery for Asthma and Other Selected Chronic Diseases (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/community-health-worker-protocol.pdf
      March 26, 2019 - They provide culturally appropriate health education and information and informal counseling and social … They also link individuals and families to needed resources and advocate for individual and community … factors have hindered their full integration in healthcare settings, which may threaten their optimal utilization … Input from patients, caregivers, and clinicians supporting asthma self-management and control and/or … that data can be used to guide CHW interventions and practice), and relevance to CHWs and asthma-related

5425. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
      psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49589/psn-pdf
      August 01, 2009 - She was diagnosed with a musculoskeletal injury and discharged from the ED with muscle relaxants and … These complications have an impact on health care costs, productivity, and quality of life for those … All of these treatment limitations argue for increased utilization of the VZV vaccine. … of vesicles and scabbing. … Herpes zoster and postherpetic neuralgia: prevention and management.

5426. new disposition of comments insulin analogues -- jda revs.xls (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/insulin-analogues-disposition-081229.pdf
      September 01, 2008 - Comments and input may be submitted through several modes, including  this Web site, letter, and e‐mail … it is simpler and easier for the patients and public to understand. … Too many words and not enough concise use of tables and figures We have added tables and a figure to … Including the Holman study and showing the results with and without it strengthens the review. … Figures The text inside the figures is very small and hard to read and needs to be made bigger.

5427. 3. What Is the Clinical-Community Relationships Measurement Framework? | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/prevention/resources/chronic-care/clinical-community-relationships-measures-atlas/ccrm-atlas3.html
      March 01, 2013 - The specific health and community resources available and accessible in each community are unique and … patient and the community resource; and the clinic/clinician and community resource. … and programs. … and sustainability, along with staff development, motivation, and improved job satisfaction. … then looking within the informed and activated patient and proactive and ready community resource

5428. Diabetes Mellitus (pdf file)
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      March 01, 2012 - The comments and opinions received are then considered and synthesized by ECRI Institute to identify … and interventions. … biologics, medical devices, screening and diagnostic tests, procedures, services and programs, and … is NOT the goal of the AHRQ Healthcare Horizon Scanning System to make predictions on the future utilization … for high impact on some aspect of health care or the health care system (e.g., patient outcomes, utilization

5429. Improving Healthcare Safety by Enhancing Medication Safety (pdf file)
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      April 30, 2025 - and guidelines, education and training programs, and technological interventions … They were most successful and productive in the work on formulary decision making, drug utilization … review, and lab-pharmacy linkages and less so in pharmacoeconomics and N-of-1 clinical trials. … [Grant] Off-Label Prescribing: Comparative Evidence, Regulation, and Utilization 2009-2011 $798,371 … The utilization rate was higher among non-Hispanic White children and children with prior asthma-related

5430. Making Healthcare Safer Practices: 12. Infusion Pumps (pdf file)
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      March 01, 2020 - and monitoring of infusion pumps. … pump use through workflow and process changes as well as education and training. … For example, DeGraff found that a hospital was able to significantly improve utilization of IV infusion … Not provided Hospital dramatically improved utilization of IV infusion pumps by streamlining their … utilization.

5431. Using-Health-It-To-Support-Qi (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/ncepcr/tools/PCMH/using-health-it-to-support-qi.pdf
      March 01, 2015 - IT and QI, and • practice processes and workflows that incorporate effective use of health IT for … • HIE to capture hospital and ED use, laboratory and test results, medications, immunizations, and … Clinician and staff knowledge and skills are needed to extract and analyze health IT data, to execute … such as patient satisfaction, days until appointment, and quality and utilization measures. … service utilization (hospitalizations and outpatient visits) and providing patient engagement and care

5432. EHC Protocol: Making Healthcare Safer IV: Engaging Family Caregivers with Structured Communication for Safe Care Transitions (pdf file)
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      August 04, 2023 - These approaches may improve direct health and utilization outcomes for patients, but may also impact … 6 Study Parameter Inclusion criteria Exclusion criteria Outcome • Post care transition: o ED utilization … ; and valid conclusions … - patient-education-and. … and c...

5433. EHR Usability Toolkit: A Background Report on Usability and Electronic Health Records (pdf file)
      digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/citation/EHR_Usability_Toolkit_Background_Report.pdf
      January 26, 2006 - resources in the area and with measures and metrics for measuring usability of EHR systems, and to … and analysis of usability problems (according to a specific function) and the usability methods and … A randomized trial of a computer-based intervention to reduce utilization of redundant laboratory … Defining and testing EMR usability: Principles and proposed methods of EMR usability evaluation and … and Sauro (usability and learnability), and did not find a fit to the data.

5434. Case 1. Lakeview Healthcare | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      November 01, 2014 - and related training and technical assistance. … The Global Golden Objectives comprise positive financial returns, reduced space utilization, optimization … and outcomes assessments, and patient safety. … And that's what we did, and we got there." … And then May came, and it was still like 80s, 90s, and then high 90s, and it has stayed that way the

5435. New Models of Primary Care Workforce and Financing - Case Example #3: Fairview Health Services (pdf file)
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      October 01, 2016 - The risk scores are a barometer of a patient’s medical complexity only and do not reflect utilization … utilization to prospectively identify patients most likely to seek hospital services in the future, … levels, and inpatient and outpatient settings. … on age and preventive and chronic-condition health needs. … Fairview is an exemplar primary care practice in its utilization of MTM to address and improve patients

5436. Disposition of Comments for CER 158 Diagnosis of Gout (pdf file)
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      February 24, 2016 - and logical. … and patients. … DECT above and beyond history and physical exam, which is always available. … TEP 3 Clarity and Usability The document is clear and easy to follow. Thank you. … TEP 4 Clarity and Usability The report is reasonably structured and organized, and the main points

5437. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
      psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33607/psn-pdf
      September 27, 2022 - PSNet primers are regularly reviewed and updated to ensure that they reflect current research and practice … professional feelings of exhaustion and cynicism and they can become distant and cold when facing the … job satisfaction as well as greater patient and family complaints and patient dissatisfaction. … Workload and job demands 2. Efficiency and resources 3. Meaning in work 4. … Culture and values 5. Control and flexibility 6. Social support and community at work 7.

5438. Publications From the Comparative Health System Performance Initiative | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      September 01, 2023 - Configuration and Delivery of Primary Care in Rural and Urban Settings. … Access and Quality. … Removing Medicare’s Outpatient Ban and Medicare and Private Surgical Trends. … Health Systems and Telemedicine Adoption for Diabetes and Hypertension Care. … Patient and Provider-Level Factors Associated With Changes in Utilization of Treatments in Response to

5439. July Syndrome | PSNet
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      July 01, 2011 - 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 … This affects more than 100,000 house staff in the United States ( 3 ) and 32,000 in Europe ( 4 ) and … programs that do not permit entry into patient care until competence has been established, increased utilization … Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services

5440. Antipsychotics for the Prevention and Treatment of Delirium: A Systematic Review (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/delirium-research-protocol.pdf
      June 01, 2018 - and treatment of delirium. … facility or nursing home)  Caregiver burden/strain  Falls  Memory of patient distress o Resource utilization … impairment; institutionalization; caregiver burden/strain; falls; memory of patient distress) o Resource utilization … One-year health care costs associated with delirium in the elderly population. … Review and Meta-Analysis.