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5481. In Conversation with…William B. Munier, MD, MBA | PSNet
      psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-withwilliam-b-munier-md-mba
      July 01, 2011 - Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services … , and new organizations have been formed and incorporated solely to become PSOs. … The PSO must have written policies and procedures to address: Confidentiality and security (and meet … with respect to improving patient safety; Utilization of patient safety work product for the purposes … patient risk; Utilization of qualified staff; and Activities related to the operation of a patient

5482. Using Health IT: Eight Quality Improvement Stories (pdf file)
      digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/page/EightSuccessStories_092810.pdf
      September 01, 2010 - from 50 to 250 beds and served both rural and urban areas. … Kaiser, Medicaid and Long-Term Care Services and Support. … Pressure ulcers and prognosis: candid conversations about healing and death. … of the telehealth consultations, something they would do only if Health-e- Access did not increase health … care costs.

5483. Final Progress Report: Improving quality of postoperative pain care through innovative use of electronic health records (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-07/hernandez-boussard-report.pdf
      January 01, 2024 - healthcare costs. … Pain scores are now routinely recorded, however the utilization of the 5th vital sign is not clear … The main outcomes and measures were postoperative pain and consumption of opioids and analgesics. … of postoperative pain across both sites.(5) Utilization and effectiveness of multimodal discharge … Utilization and effectiveness of multimodal discharge analgesia for postoperative pain management.

5484. RESEARCH FINDINGS #36: Uninsurance and Insurance Transitions, 2012-2013 through 2014-2015: Estimates for U.S., Non-Elderly Adults by Health Status, Presence of Chronic Conditions, and State Medicaid Expansion Status
      meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/rf36/rf36.shtml
      August 01, 2017 - is a nationally representative longitudinal survey that collects detailed information on health care utilization … and expenditures, health insurance, and health status, as well as a wide variety of social, demographic … It is co-sponsored by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality and the National Center for Health … Rhoades, J.A. and Cohen, S.B. … We also invite you to tell us how you are using this Research Findings and other MEPS data and tools

5485. women-hiv-protocol-160301 (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/women-hiv_research-protocol.pdf
      March 01, 2016 - men and women living longer with HIV and those newly infected at an older age appear to be distinct.2 … The problem of drug/drug interactions and possible increased side effects between antiretrovirals and … are often subjected to violence, and face depression, and stigma.27 Transgender men (people who were … and pregnancy related guidelines). … HIV and aging: state of knowledge and areas of critical need for research.

5486. How are CHIPRA quality demonstration States supporting the use of care coordinators? Evaluation Highlight No. 9 (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/demoeval/what-we-learned/highlight09.pdf
      September 08, 2015 - community and social services— and it requires close communication and collaboration among all care … and their families. … Many providers noted that, after care coordinators were brought into practices, utilization rates … Define CSHCN needs broadly so that a care coordinator focuses on more than just high- utilization patients … during our site visits and telephone calls and to reviewing an early draft.

5487. MEPS Medical Provider Component (MPC) Glossary
      meps.ahrq.gov/survey_comp/appendix_d_glossary.shtml
      December 31, 2020 - Cost Containment: Activities designed to hold down the cost of health care. … Cost containment activities include coverage for expanded benefits (like … primary care physician of all but the most essential hospital visits, thereby reducing healthcare … costs. … insurance programs, emphasizing “gatekeepers” and utilization controls

5488. Patient Prioritization of Measurement Areas for Patient-Centered Clinical Decision Support (pdf file)
      cdsic.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-07/Final%20MO%20Patient%20Prioritization%20of%20Measurement%20Areas%207.18.24.pdf
      January 01, 2024 - The Measurement and Outcomes Workgroup supports the measurement of PC CDS implementation and effectiveness … PUBLIC DOMAIN NOTICE This document is in the public domain and may be used and reprinted without permission … ii Contributors: CDSiC Measurement and Outcomes Workgroup Members of the Measurement and Outcomes … the patient and clinician in both positive and negative ways. … review and narrative synthesis.

5489. Integrating Patient-Generated Health Data into Electronic Health Records in Ambulatory Care Settings: A Practical Guide (pdf file)
      digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/citation/pghd-practical-guide.pdf
      December 01, 2021 - children that includes physical, mental, and social health measures in English and Spanish, and may … , State, and payer guidelines. • Vet vendors and providers; negotiate and manages external contracts. … and protected. … review your protocols and practices and look for gaps. … in your PGHD program on such topics as healthcare utilization and costs.

5490. Final Progress Report: Show Your Work: Do Prescription Annotations Impact Near-miss Medication Errors? (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/johnson-baughman-report.pdf
      January 01, 2024 - staff and prescribers. … Although communication between physicians and pharmacists is an extremely important and often neglected … incomplete information on the prescription and then initiate a call and wait for the prescriber to … Setting Vanderbilt University Hospital and Clinics The Vanderbilt University clinics and hospital were … and adults.

5491. Stimulant Use Disorders and IBH | The Academy
      integrationacademy.ahrq.gov/products/topic-briefs/stimulant-use-disorders-and-behavioral-health-integration
      February 01, 2025 - Reductions in stimulant cravings Longer retention in treatment Reductions in risky sexual behavior Higher utilization … and adolescents, have a higher risk of stimulant use and stimulant-involved morbidity and mortality. … and Human Services: State and Community Efforts to Address Stimulant Use Substance Abuse and Mental … ), and staff from Westat for sharing their time and expertise to develop, improve, and publish this work … Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) Statistical Brief #271.

5492. Implementation and Dissemination of 'Gabby,' a Health Information Technology (HIT) System for Young Women, into Community-Based Clinical Sites - Final Report (pdf file)
      digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/citation/r18hs025131-jack-final-report-2022.pdf
      January 01, 2022 - prenatal care increased, growing from 76.3% to 83.9% in 2004.3 However, this increase in prenatal care utilization … In Person and Virtual Site Visits and Trainings. … The list goes on and on and on. … school at night and this, that, and the other. … “Health Care Utilization and Receipt of Preventive Care for Patients Seen at Federally Funded Health

5493. MAINTAIN AND EXPAND (pdf file)
      hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/methods/2000NISComparisonReportFinal.pdf
      February 28, 2003 - MAINTAIN AND EXPAND HCUP Methods Series kbr33831 Contact Information: Healthcare Cost and … Utilization Project (HCUP) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality 540 Gaither Road Rockville … NIS Background The 2000 NIS was established as part of the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project … Created as a part of the Hospital Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) under funding from the Agency … • The Illinois Health Care Cost Containment Council stipulated that no more than 40 percent of

5494. Final Progress Report: Developing an HIV-Specific Prevention Index Using the Electronic Medical Record (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2025-02/meenan-report.pdf
      January 01, 2025 - Higher DMI scores for blood pressure were associated with lower incident disease and care  utilization … The PI for lipid screening was associated with reduced annual outpatient care utilization.  … EMR encounter codes that specify the encounter setting  were used to determine healthcare utilization … Utilization data were collected between 1/1/01  and 12/31/10 to allow for observation periods before … for the fixed effect represent the change in  AIDS diagnoses, other clinical outcomes, or healthcare utilization

5495. Patient Safety and Health Information Technology: Learning from Our Mistakes | PSNet
      psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/patient-safety-and-health-information-technology-learning-our-mistakes
      July 01, 2012 - 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 … data standards, interoperability rules, and a true focus on usability and patient safety. … and better. … It's technical and political and economic and cultural and organizational. It has every dimension.

5496. In Conversation With… David Blumenthal, MD, MPP | PSNet
      psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-david-blumenthal-md-mpp
      July 01, 2012 - 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 better. … It's technical and political and economic and cultural and organizational. It has every dimension. … data standards, interoperability rules, and a true focus on usability and patient safety.

5497. FRN 29: Future Research Needs on Procalcitonin-Guided Antibiotic Therapy (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/procalcitonin-future_research.pdf
      August 01, 2014 - , costly medical conditions and new health care technologies and strategies. … May inform and help focus future clinical trials and data collection. … 3) and treatment decisions (Level 4) to patient and societal outcomes (Levels 5 and 6). … prioritize the research needs listed in the CER and gathered throughout this project, and develop and … PCT OR 'procalcitonin'/de OR procalcitonin AND [20-3-2012]/sd NOT [22-4-2012]/sd AND [english]/lim AND

5498. Measure 1, Section 14, Attachment 1 (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/factsheets/fullreports/chipra-88-measure-1-section-14-attachment-1.pdf
      January 01, 2011 - to physicians and other health care providers that is timely and actionable. … and providers. … , MD, and Karen Pierce, MD. … to 62% and 45% of CC and Beh participants, respectively … to physicians and other health care providers that is timely and actionable.

5499. ADHD Performance Measurement Set (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2011 - is focusing significant resources and expertise toward specifying and testing measures within EHRs, … to physicians and other health care providers that is timely and actionable. … , MD, and Karen Pierce, MD. … to 62% and 45% of CC and Beh participants, respectively … to physicians and other health care providers that is timely and actionable.

5500. Wheeled Mobility (Wheelchair) Service Delivery (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/wheelchair-service_technical-brief.pdf
      January 01, 2012 - of the wheeled mobility device selected for the patient and their utilization of the device. … Outcomes assessed (i.e., functional ability, utilization of chair, patient satisfaction, quality of … policy specialists with practical experience with mobility device utilization issues.41 The CMS guideline … Power wheelchair prescription, utilization, satisfaction, and cost for patients with amyotrophic lateral … Wheelchair utilization and satisfaction following cerebral vascular accident.