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6501. AHRQ Webinar: Leveraging Digital Health Technologies to Address the Needs of Underserved Populations - Slides (pdf file)
      digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/technologies-underserved-populations-slides-02282023.pdf
      February 28, 2023 - Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality February 28, 2023 Agenda • Welcome and Introductions … is managed and accredited by AffinityCE, in cooperation with AHRQ and SD Solutions … She Is 83 years old and had heart surgery 17 days ago, has MS, and arthritis. … and Risks • Nutrition, Sleep, and Exercise • Housing, Employment, and Education • Criminal Justice … A and B.

6502. Methods-Balancing-Harms-Benefits Research-2012 (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/methods-balancing-harms-benefits_research-2012.pdf
      January 01, 2012 - and harm. … Preferences in Assessing Benefits and Harms); and 4. … The ―T‖ score represents the benefit and harm comparison metric and ranges from 1 (high ―R‖ and low … benefit and harm and allows for the use of a benefit and harm comparison metric. … and ultimately, both clinicians and patients.

6503. Cerebral-Palsy-Feeding Executive (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cerebral-palsy-feeding_executive.pdf
      March 01, 2013 - caregiver training, for improving nutritional state/ growth, health outcomes, health care/resource utilization … consistency [e.g., pureeing]) for improving nutritional state/growth, health outcomes, health care/resource utilization … nutritional state/growth, health outcomes, health care/resource utilization, and quality of life? … achieving improvements in nutritional state/ growth, health outcomes, health care/resource utilization … One case series also assessed health care utilization as a proxy for overall health and found the number

6504. How did CHIPRA quality demonstration States employ learning collaboratives to improve children's health quality? Evaluation Highlight #13 (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/demoeval/what-we-learned/highlight13.pdf
      September 08, 2015 - supplemented expert-led meetings and Webinars with individualized practice facilitation and comparative … , and conference calls; and (5) the use of an improvement model based on setting targets, collecting … health centers and pediatric and family practices), we have identified strategies that worked well … Physicians need CME and MOC credits to maintain their licensure and board certification, respectively … to prepare and interpret charts, and how to engage providers in quality measurement.

6505. Improving Patient Safety Systems for Patients With Limited English Proficiency: A Guide for Hospitals (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/publications/files/lepguide.pdf
      September 01, 2012 - Searched the peer-reviewed and grey literature on the topic of patient safety and LEP and culturally … of the culture of quality and safety, and frame this within existing operational policies and standards … • Mitigate cultural misunderstandings between patients and providers and prevent critical and costly … The discussion was very fast and complicated, and Mr. … and Quality and Safety.

6506. Colorectal-Cancer-Protocol_130520 (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/colorectal-cancer-staging_research-protocol.pdf
      May 20, 2013 - Colorectal cancer is also associated with high health care costs. … , the ascending colon, and the transverse colon) and distal (involving the descending colon). … Men are more likely to develop distal colon and rectal cancer, and women and younger patients of either … and clinician and institution preferences are also used in decisionmaking. … procedures  Need for additional treatment, including surgery, radiotherapy, or chemotherapy  Resource utilization

6507. Archived: Evidence Summary: Carotid Artery Stenosis: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
      www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/carotid-artery-stenosis-screening-july-2014
      July 08, 2014 - Accuracy and Reliability of Duplex Ultrasonography We included 3 meta-analyses 27–29 and 1 fair-quality … stroke or TIA (25% in the ACAS and 32% in the VACS), ipsilateral symptoms that were not recent, and … Multistate utilization, processes, and outcomes of carotid endarterectomy. … Stroke and death after carotid endarterectomy and carotid artery stenting with and without high risk … Carotid artery stenting has increased rates of postprocedure stroke, death, and resource utilization

6508. Engaging Disadvantaged Patients in Sharing Patient Generated Health Data and Patient Reported Outcomes through Health Information Technology - Final Report (pdf file)
      digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/citation/r21hs025505-moore-final-report-2020.pdf
      January 01, 2020 - knowledge sharing between patients and providers, and support the collection and integration of actionable … Blacks and Latinos receive worse care than whites (40% and 60%, respectively) and have more difficulty … accessing care (33% and 83% of the time, respectively), and the poor receive worse care and have worse … health care utilization (63, 64). … health promotion messaging about (a) food, nutrition, and diet; and (b) exercise and physical activity

6509. ICU Assessment Response Guide (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/clabsi-cauti-icu/icu-assessment-guide.pdf
      April 01, 2022 - and requirements? … knowledge to perform a procedure properly and according to facility standards and policies. … and proficiency of, a unit's health and safety management. … at the unit and hospital levels. … Presence of a physician safety champion is associated with a reduction in urinary catheter utilization

6510. Final Progress Report: Improving Safety After Hospitalization in Older Persons on High-Risk Medications (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-02/gurwitz2-report.pdf
      January 01, 2024 - on ADEs and medication safety. … METHODS AND RESULTS Below, we present the methodology and results for each respective study aim. … , and resolution. … recruitment, and consent. … and hospitalizations.

6511. Overview of Patient Safety Learning Laboratory (PSLL) Projects | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/resources/learning-lab/index.html
      August 01, 2025 - , AHRQ grant number, project start and end dates, and a description of the focus and goals of the project … Computing, and Nursing; Purdue University’s Schools of Biomedical and Industrial Engineering and its … Create and refine processes and training that engage patients and their caregivers as active and reliable … ” and “Patient and Provider Encounter and Initial Assessment” phases. … , tools and technology, and tasks and workflow.

6512. Archived: Evidence Summary: High Blood Pressure in Adults, Children, and Adolescents: Screening, 2003 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
      www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/high-blood-pressure-adults-children-adolescents-screening-2003
      April 01, 2003 - in 2001 and early 2002. … and editorial work, and Loraine Monroe, for superior secretarial assistance. … , and Timothy S. … Fotherby MD and Potter JF. … With Understanding and Improving Health and Objectives for Improving Health. 2nd ed.

6513. Expediting Clinician Adoption of Safety Practices: The UCSF Venous Access Patient Safety Interdisciplinary Education Project (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol4/Donaldson.pdf
      January 01, 2003 - , and discusses the theoretical and technological underpinnings of the work. … , safety, and outcomes. … Care and Maintenance of VADs 6. Diagnosing and Managing VAD Complications 7. … options and preferences; and it would recognize wide variations in prior learning, experiences, and … methods • Assignment to compare and contrast media files (correct and incorrect) and determine incorrect

6514. Adaptation of AHRQ Patient Safety Indicators for Use in ICD-10 Administrative Data by an International Consortium (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol1/Advances-Quan_52.pdf
      March 10, 2008 - To facilitate utilization of the PSIs, AHRQ developed and distributes (at no cost) SAS® and Windows® … the ear and mastoid process. … for Health Information (CIHI) developed ICD-10-CA/CCI case-mix groups (CMG +) to predict resource utilization … AHRQ and WHO have been discussed, and some are being implemented. … of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, and Center for Healthcare Policy and Research, University of California

6515. Research White Paper Multinational Registries Addendum Registries for Evaluating Patient Outcomes Third Edition (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/multinational-registries-guide-3rd-ed-addendum-white-paper.pdf
      February 01, 2018 - effectiveness, and appropriateness of pharmaceuticals, devices, and health care services. … region and by study design and sponsor. … : Challenges and Opportunities exchange experience, share key learnings and review data. … the Netherlands and Ireland. … Department of Health and Human Services. Office of the Secretary. 45 CFR Parts 160 and 164.

6516. Rafael Borja (doc file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/cauti-tools/archived-webinars/preventing-cauti-plan-b-transcript.doc
      November 04, 2014 - It also leads to increased morbidity and healthcare costs. … In fact, the utilization rate in ICU is somewhere between 60-80 percent depending on the intensive care … I actually went in and I did the assessment tool and chose my yes and no answers. … Tier 1 and Tier 2, and then the CAUTI GPS, and then Kathlyn’s work validating the GPS. … In medicine we’re constantly toggling back and forth between reflexive and the complex.

6517. Implementation of an Electronic Care Plan for People With Multiple Chronic Conditions (pdf file)
      digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/citation/ecare-plan-final-report.pdf
      November 01, 2022 - : • Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, and National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and … outcomes: acceptability, usage or reach, appropriateness, adoption, fidelity Intervention outcomes: utilization … Intervention Outcomes This section summarizes app testing and utilization of the apps from patient … Utilization and experience Utilization relies on the perceived value, satisfaction, and usability of … data collection and data sharing across clinical and community settings and systems.

6518. Disposition of Comments Report for Evidence Report/Technology Assessment No. 214 (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/smoking-pregnancy-infants_disposition-comments.pdf
      February 25, 2014 - Reviewer 2 (TEP) Methods Inclusion and exclusion criteria are sufficient and conservative. … The tables and figures (abundant) help the reader review the studies and data. … Reviewer 5 Results the figures, tables and appendices are both adequate and descriptive. … We agree smoking and cessation are multifaceted and complex to address. … on and on..

6519. Health Information Technology and Improving Medication Use - Final Report (pdf file)
      digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/publication/u18hs016970-bates-final-report-2012.pdf
      January 01, 2012 - Scope: The BWH CERT cross-disciplinary cores (Methodology and Data Resources and Translation and Dissemination … Project Scope While HIT has great promise for improving medication use, there are many barriers to utilization … transfer, and receipt and storage in secure servers. … and Best Practices. … Berg, and E.

6520. Noninvasive Testing for Coronary Artery Disease (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/coronary-artery-disease-testing_research-protocol.pdf
      January 15, 2015 - Background and Objectives for the Systematic Review The public health and economic burdens of coronary … contribution to total health care costs. … for CAD and to guide subsequent testing and interventions. … PICOTS section and Table 1. … and decay of the compound are used to create images of the coronary arteries and the heart and provide