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5921. Spotlight: Overdiagnosis and Delay: Challenges in Sepsis Diagnosis | PSNet
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      October 28, 2020 - 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 … His blood pressure was low (80/50 mm Hg), and he was started on intravenous fluids and broad spectrum … CT scans of his head and abdomen were ordered, and he was admitted to the medical intensive care unit … his presenting symptoms and exam findings were most likely caused by AMI and cardiogenic shock.

5922. Topic Brief: Radiation Therapy for Bone Metastases (pdf file)
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      August 01, 2022 - Questions and PICO (population, intervention, comparator, and outcome) Questions 1. … Effectiveness and harms of RT 2. … Appropriateness and Importance We assessed the nomination for appropriateness and importance. … expectations, and varied imaging and clinical features that must be considered, all of which appear … Yes First and Last Name: Lisa Bradfield Title: Senior Manager of Guidelines and QI Email Address:

5923. 5. Improving Data Collection Across the Health Care System (continued) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      May 01, 2018 - is being asked and why. … Policies to reduce racial and ethnic disparities in child health and health care. … Shea, and K. Davis. 2007. … Use of geocoding and surname analysis to estimate race and ethnicity. … Asian American and Pacific Islander breast and cervical carcinoma screening rates and Healthy People

5924. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      September 27, 2023 - The time out was done with the two residents and the bedside nurse and did not include verification … /web-mm/mark-my-limb procedure and the site with confirmation and agreement from all team members. … and usually preventable. … current staffing, equipment and facilities, culture of safety, or policies and procedures. … TeamSTEPPS™: Team Strategies and Tools to Enhance Performance and Patient Safety.

5925. The Forgotten Med | PSNet
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      July 01, 2006 - 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 … administered the evening glargine and the former who performed the glucose checks and would have administered … Unanticipated interactions become difficult to predict and control.( 5 ) The labor of producing and maintaining … Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services

5926. Correct Treatment Plan for Incorrect Diagnosis: A Pharmacist Intervention | PSNet
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      May 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 … EHR use and adoption impacts how health care professionals care for their patients and communicate with … lists (inpatient and preadmission), laboratory results, and provider orders (especially over the last … test results, diagnoses and current conditions, medical history, and physical assessment data has the

5927. Hip Fractures in Older Patients: the Case for Geriatrics Comanagement | PSNet
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      July 01, 2004 - 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 … Radiographs and CT scan of the pelvis and hip showed a left intertrochanteric hip fracture. … of Cardiology/American Heart Association clinical practice guidelines would decrease echocardiogram utilization … improved functional independence at 4 and 12 months.( 12-14 ) Hip fracture is a common and serious

5928. Microsoft Word - CaseforPOAIndicator_final_060806 _2_.doc (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2007 - CaseforPOAIndicator_final_060806 _2_.doc HCUP Methods Series kbr33831 Contact Information: Healthcare … Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality 540 Gaither Road … NIS BACKGROUND The 2004 NIS was established as part of the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project … (HCUP) to provide data supporting analyses of hospital utilization across the United States. … These measures of utilization and outcomes were selected because they are common in health services

5929. Case 2. Central Hospital | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      November 01, 2014 - Historically, the city was a relatively high-utilization and high-cost market. … states, and the current and target metrics. … and development. … Better rapport and communication between the catheterization lab and the ED. … driving this and others that are followers and sort of timid about it, and that's been a challenge for

5930. Gout Executive-2016 (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2016 - of 88 percent and 97 percent, respectively, and specificities of 75 percent and 96 percent, respectively … laboratory criteria, and validating the use of ultrasound and DECT imaging. … seen and diagnosed. … Ambulatory resource utilization and cost for gout in United States. … Hyperuricemia and gout: new concepts in diagnosis and management.

5931. Disposition of Comments Report for Methods for Insulin Delivery and Glucose Monitoring (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2010 - And the key questions are appropriate and explicitly stated. … significantly lower healthcare costs for all stakeholders. … (5) and and Pańkowska et al. (6). … Our title was incorrectly posted and the correct title should include "methods" and not "devices" and … utilization of data as it relates to therapy management decisions.

5932. Improving Health Care and Palliative Care for Advanced and Serious Illness Disposition of Comments Report (pdf file)
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      October 01, 2012 - , and strengths and limitations section. … Note that on P3 the Outcome measures for each Key Question section has a bullet for Health care utilization … Figure 1), which would normally highlight certain kinds of outcomes (e.g. healthcare utilization, family … outcomes such as quality and utilization We have addressed this through de- emphasizing the … Health care utilization (as noted on page 37 as admissions and LOS) might also need to be carefully

5933. Archived: Breast Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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      December 15, 2009 - assess the benefits and harms of screening mammography in women 75 years and older. … psychological harms, unnecessary imaging tests and biopsies in women without cancer, and inconvenience … and harms cannot be determined. … breast cancer worry, as well as repeated visits and unwarranted imaging and biopsies. … and harms of screening, as well as on a woman's preferences and breast cancer risk profile 29 .

5934. Sustainability Module: Facilitator Notes | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      October 01, 2020 - improvement, linking sustainability and spread, and discussing barriers and solutions to sustainability … Step 4 : Understanding and buy-in Make sure that others understand and support the vision and the strategy … They tend to consist of social leaders and be educated and popular. … and small and both early on and long term—is important to sustainability.  … trends, and feedback and communication to senior leadership and medical staff.

5935. Spontaneous Awakening Trials and Spontaneous Breathing Trials Literature Review | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      January 01, 2017 - Note : Literature supporting the guidelines is listed first, followed by reviews and meta-analyses and … The SAT and SBT should be paired. … and titration of medications. … and nurses: Effect on weaning time and incidence of ventilator-associated pneumonia. … and titration of medications.

5936. Ebola: Are We Ready? | PSNet
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      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 … leg and shoe covers. … , and his oxygen saturation dropped and did not respond to supplemental oxygen. … supplies and ultrasound.

5937. Systematic Review of Intermittent Inhaled Corticosteroids and of Long-acting Muscarinic Antagonists for Asthma (pdf file)
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      December 27, 2016 - disability adjusted life years.3 In the US, asthma contributes significantly to healthcare resource utilization … asthma-specific • Healthcare utilization o Asthma-related hospitalizations, emergency department … asthma- specific deaths Asthma exacerbations Asthma-related healthcare utilization Asthma control … Word and Excel. … healthcare utilization.

5938. Fillmore (pdf file)
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      August 01, 2014 - personal experiences and by inviting students to reflect upon and share their knowledge and experiences … readiness and organizational assessments, measuring and benchmarking clinical and organizational … and delivery. … and feedback, and strategies for reaching out to the market … administration and marketing skills of the college and the Department of Family Medicine staff, and

5939. Template for Reports Developed (pdf file)
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      November 01, 2012 - Comments and suggestions on the Methods Guide for Effectiveness and Comparative Effectiveness Reviews … Effectively utilizes existing research and knowledge by considering: -Adequacy (type and volume) of … EPCs and AHRQ staff identified development and evaluation of nominations that are too broad, vague, … What is the current utilization of the intervention of interest? 12. … and effectiveness).

5940. Outcomes and Objectives Workgroup: Patient-Focused Outcome Measures for Patient-Centered CDS (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2023 - context of shared decision making (SDM).1,4,5,6 PC CDS advances patient-centered care through its utilization … assessment, 2) design and development, 3) implementation and adoption, and 4) evaluation and impact … and values,21 and with or informed by clinicians and other members of the care team. … These included measures to assess healthcare utilization (including readmission rates and length of … (i.e., measure and item banks) that can support identification, selection, and utilization of patient