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6621. Systematic Review on Nonopioid Pharmacologic Treatments for Chronic Pain: Surveillance Report 2 (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/surveillance-report-2-nonopioid-pharm-chronic-pain.pdf
      April 01, 2022 - Risk of bias (quality) was assessed using criteria and methods developed by the Cochrane Back and Neck … [humans]/lim AND [english]/lim AND [embase]/lim NOT ([embase]/lim AND [medline]/lim) Systematic Reviews … Harms and Adverse Events a. … Effectiveness and safety of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and opioid treatment for knee and … PMS6 effectiveness and acceptability of amitriptyline and Food and Drug Administration-approved treatments

6622. Screening for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Adults: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
      www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/36geybKjEXsHDoPkRR5KVZ
      June 01, 2008 - It bases its recommendations on a systematic review of the evidence of the benefits and harms and an … and comparison populations, and methodological quality. … Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2005. … Comparison of fasting and 2-hour glucose and HbA1c levels for diag- nosing diabetes. … mortality in men and women.

6623. Archived: Evidence Summary: Lipid Disorders in Adults (Cholesterol, Dyslipidemia): Screening, 2001 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
      www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/lipid-disorders-in-adults-cholesterol-dyslipidemia-screening-2001
      April 09, 2001 - Mulrow, MD, MSc, and Kathleen N. … 32% for women in the United States. 5 CHD accounted for $78 billion in health care costs in 1995. 4 … treatment (compared with delayed screening and treatment) on CHD events and mortality. … Data for minorities, women, and older and younger adults, however, remain scarce, and more research on … Exercise and its role in the prevention and rehabilitation of cardiovascular disease.

6624. Making Healthcare Safer IV Rapid Review: Patient Monitoring Systems To Prevent Failure To Rescue (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/patient-monitoring-systems-rapid-review.pdf
      December 01, 2024 - , and valid conclusions … This includes educational resources, observation and scoring tools, and guidance on response and escalation … and trigger tools. … #1 And #2 AND #3 5. … #1 And #2 AND #3 5.

6625. Surveillance of Surgery-related Adverse Events in Missouri Using ICD-9-CM Codes (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol1/Tuinen.pdf
      March 01, 2004 - and patterns of AEs.15 Building on the CSP research, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … They are intended to flag patient safety problems and point to areas for investigation and intervention … Two of the PSIs, Postoperative Sepsis and Accidental Puncture and Laceration, are defined by the same … This method should help us to identify the best classes and codes and to assess the overall value of … of survival and resource utilization.

6626. Final Progress Report: Improving Medication Safety in Nursing Home Dementia Care (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2024 - of national and state medication use patterns, predictors, trends, and changes during national and … and nurse staffing. … and local media. … Elder abuse and dementia: a review of the research and health policy. … and the regulatory role.

6627. Analysis of Patient Safety: Converting Complex Pediatric Chemotherapy Ordering Processes from Paper to Electronic Systems (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol2/Advances-Baker_107.pdf
      March 30, 2008 - Methods: Formal process redesign and systems analysis, primarily through Failure Mode and Effects Analysis … , check, and transcribe orders and prepare and deliver chemotherapy; nurses, who receive, check, and … Initial meetings with the entire team introduced the purpose of the project and provided education and … filling in each medication dosage and the expected date and time of treatment. … record entries for drug name, dosage, diluent type and volume, and infusion duration.

6628. Final Progress Report: Medication Error Reduction, Technologies and Human Factors (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2024 - and physician technology use perceptions and quality of working life. … profile, and patient. … shortened question lists from sections D (fatigue and tension) and E. … The team made short-term (training and process redesign) and longer-term (technology software and hardware … The mean and median mental activity scores were both 40, and the mean and median time pressure scores

6629. Polysubstance Use & Integrated Behavioral Health | AHRQ
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      February 01, 2025 - CPS involvement and regulations vary across states and localities, and need to be addressed accordingly … increases the risk for death and accidental injury, and efforts should be made to reduce and avoid this … This will take time and effort to develop and maintain and support the necessary level of care coordination … ), and staff from Westat for sharing their time and expertise to develop, improve, and publish this work … with and without comorbid anxiety and depressive disorders.

6630. Continuous-Outcomes-Quantitative-Synthesis Methods (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/continuous-outcomes-quantitative-synthesis_methods.pdf
      March 01, 2011 - baseline imbalance; calculation of SD and SE, how to handle missing data and skewed data, use and … peer reviewers and Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality officers, and those comments were … SDs at baseline and followup for both intervention and control groups, (2) means and SDs of change … For example, utilization and cost variables are often skewed due to a subpopulation of users with no … use, and thus no cost, and a few individuals with very high use and hence high cost.

6631. i-Matter: Investigating an mHealth Texting Tool for Embedding Patient-Reported Data Into Diabetes Management - Final Report (pdf file)
      digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/citation/r01hs026522-schoenthaler-final-report-2023.pdf
      January 01, 2023 - particularly among vulnerable populations.(1, 2) Annually, patients with T2D incur about $250 billion in healthcare … costs and lost productivity, thus representing a significant social and economic burden.(3) Despite … Measures of PROs are a standardized and quantifiable approach that allows the collection and integration … Focus groups and interviews were audiotaped, translated where necessary, and transcribed verbatim. … variable, and (3) a relationship between the mediating variable and HbA1c levels.

6632. Anxiety Screening: Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
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      June 20, 2023 - OBJECTIVE To review the benefits and harms of screening and treatment for anxiety and the accuracy of … MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES Anxiety and depression outcomes; global quality of life and functioning; sensitivity … up- take, and treatment outcomes across racial and ethnic groups. … The search start dates were January of 1990 (KQ1 and KQ3), 2014 (KQ2), and 2015 (KQ4 and KQ5). … and suicide risk while adding evidence related to screening for and treatment of anxiety disorders and

6633. Supporting Continuity of Care for Poisonings with Electronic Information Exchange (pdf file)
      digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/publication/r21hs018773-cummins-final-report-2013.pdf
      January 01, 2013 - : (1) advise the public and health care professionals in managing poisonings and poison exposures and … and facsimile. … of data and information between PCCs and EDs. … Both the PCC and ED collect and share these types of information. … in fact, has higher utilization than most U.S. poison control centers, it is possible that these results

6634. Structure and Features of a Care Enhancement Model Implementing the Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol1/Advances-Riley_59.pdf
      April 06, 2008 - Structure and Features of a Care Enhancement Model Implementing the Patient Safety and Quality Improvement … Act Structure and Features of a Care Enhancement Model Implementing the Patient Safety and Quality … They are provided internally to the provider organization and externally for global application and … The patient safety and quality improvement act of 2005: Provisions and potential. … misses and adverse events.

6635. Evidence Summary: Vision in Children Ages 6 Months to 5 Years: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
      www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/vision-in-children-ages-6-months-to-5-years-screening
      September 05, 2017 - Objective: To review the evidence on screening for and treatment of amblyopia, its risk factors, and … Conclusions and Relevance: Studies directly evaluating the effectiveness of screening were limited and … quality of life, depression and anxiety, and injuries. … Data Sources and Searches PubMed/MEDLINE, the Cochrane Library, and the Cumulative Index to Nursing … and a second investigator reviewed for completeness and accuracy.

6636. Pccds-Ln-Opioid-Action-Plan-2019 (pdf file)
      digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/citation/pccds-ln-opioid-action-plan-2019.pdf
      January 01, 2019 - Information in guidebooks and related tools and resources contain guidance and best practices that … to help develop and implement more fully and broadly the PCCDS interventions and scenarios they … , decisions, and actions by and between patients and clinicians [10]. … Aims and Aspirational Goal The ultimate goal of this OAP document—and collaborations and action … events, and mental and spiritual health; appropriate use of medications and other therapies; and

6637. New Insights About Team Training From a Decade of TeamSTEPPS | PSNet
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      February 01, 2017 - the link between teamwork and clinical process and outcome measures. … Increasingly, service quality, patient outcomes, patient satisfaction, and resource utilization have … They have department chiefs and attendings and house staff or interns and residents and fellows and so … and challenges. … And one thing that we must avoid is having technology come between the clinician and the patients, and

6638. Final Progress Report: Transdisciplinary Learning Lab To Eliminate Patient Harm and Reduce Waste (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2025-03/sapirstein-report.pdf
      January 01, 2025 - This is expensive and ineffective. … ) communicate the plan, roles and responsibilities, and expectations to the care team; (4) monitor and … workflows; and (12) nurture a culture of learning and accountability. … manual calculations and keying in values to the pump and medical record. … available, sick calls, orientees, nurse-patient ratio, and planned and unplanned admissions.

6639. Electronic Medication Adherence Reporting and Feedback During Care Transitions - Final Report (pdf file)
      digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/citation/r21hs024587-schnipper-final-report-2019.pdf
      January 01, 2019 - online application and the medication labels are printed and applied to the filled medication tray, … and/or a designated caregiver. … Schnipper and Shannon performed dual coding of all themes, and all differences were discussed and reconciled … reduced health care utilization, are worth it. … adherence and disease control.

6640. In Conversation With… Mark L. Graber, MD | PSNet
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      January 01, 2016 - 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 … are overshadowed by contemporary issues of overdiagnosis, overtesting, overtreatment, and high health … care costs. … Calibrating utilization of tests and procedures for optimal patient outcomes, and managing uncertainty