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  1. Addressing Knowledge Gaps in the Treatment of Hypertension Using ACE/ARB Therapies | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/hypertension-treatment-knowledge-gaps/abstract

  2. In Conversation With… Ashish K. Jha, MD, MPH | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-ashish-k-jha-md-mph
    May 01, 2013 - outcomes, we actually have to get the hospital to rethink its entire approach to acute MI care, or heart … failure care, or pneumonia care. … measures, specifically hospital 30-day mortality rates for patients with acute myocardial infarction, heart … failure, and pneumonia. … While rates of adherence to process measures for patients with acute myocardial infarction, heart failure

  3. Patient Safety During Hospital Discharge | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/patient-safety-during-hospital-discharge
    April 01, 2018 - Is "teach-back" associated with knowledge retention and hospital readmission in hospitalized heart failure … that many patients were coming back to the hospital and published a paper looking at patients with heart … failure—and saw that about half the patients were admitted again within 6 months. … CMS came back to us after we successfully launched publicly reported mortality measures in heart failure

  4. Since their introduction in 20xx, DES have been shown in clinical trials to decrease TLR (… (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/coronary-stents-outcomes_research.pdf
    January 01, 2010 - Figure 4c) However, no benefit was observed in patients >75 years, or with diabetes, renal failure, heart … failure, or 3-vessel disease.

  5. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/74713/psn-pdf
    January 26, 2022 - The patient had a past medical history of morbid obesity, hypertension, heart failure, chronic kidney

  6. EHR Copy and Paste and Patient Safety | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/ehr-copy-and-paste-and-patient-safety
    January 01, 2018 - Let's say it's a heart failure patient, and she'll say, "BUN and creatinine are up a little bit. … Clearly, when the patient has symptoms of heart failure or shortness of breath, you need to listen to

  7. In Conversation With… Sharon K. Inouye, MD, MPH | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-sharon-k-inouye-md-mph
    December 01, 2012 - They were all elderly and admitted for different things, like acute myocardial infarction (MI), congestive … heart failure (CHF), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), pneumonia, and cancer.

  8. Ankyloglossia-protocol-140630 (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/ankyloglossia_research-protocol.pdf
    June 30, 2014 - Ankyloglossia-protocol-140630 Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol Project Title: Ankyloglossia I. Background and Objectives for the Systematic Review Background Ankyloglossia is a cong…

  9. AHRQ National Webinar on Artificial Intelligence Tools to Improve Provider Effectiveness and Patient Outcomes – Questions and Answers (pdf file)

    digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/artificial-intelligence-tools-improve-qa-03182025.pdf
    March 18, 2025 - I am really excited to think about this in the context of heart failure patients in particular, and … ANSWER: We are currently assessing heart failure outcomes and outcomes synergistic with continuity of

  10. State Variation in Inpatient Stays Involving Sepsis, 2021 (pdf file)

    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb310-state-variation-sepsis-2021.pdf
    January 01, 2021 - co-occurring condition or complication of the stay, other conditions such as cancer, pneumonia, or heart … failure may be the reason for the inpatient stay and contribute to increased length of stay or hospital … co-occurring condition or complication of the stay, other conditions, such as cancer, pneumonia, or heart … failure, may be the reason for the inpatient stay and contribute to increased length of stay or hospital

  11. White Paper Commentary: The Evidence Base for Telehealth: Reassurance in the Face of Rapid Expansion During the COVID-19 Pandemic (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/telehealth-commentary-white-paper.pdf
    May 01, 2020 - monitoring for patients with chronic conditions, such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and congestive … heart failure o Communicating and counseling patients with chronic conditions o Providing psychotherapy

  12. Appendix: State Overviews (continued) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/hcbs/medicaidmgmt/tap2.html
    October 01, 2014 - Plus covers both the TANF and ABD populations with a disease management focus on asthma, diabetes, congestive … heart failure (CHF), coronary artery disease (CAD), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and … Members with coronary artery disease, congestive heart failure, diabetes, chronic obstructive pulmonary

  13. Section 8: The Care Management Evidence Base | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/hcbs/medicaidmgmt/mm8.html
    October 01, 2014 - General findings appear in the body of the section, with more specific findings for diabetes, asthma, congestive … heart failure (CHF), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and coronary artery disease (CAD) … Congestive Heart Failure A highly prevalent disease among the Medicaid population, CHF is targeted

  14. Overview of Emergency Department Visits in the United States, 2011 (pdf file)

    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb174-Emergency-Department-Visits-Overview.pdf
    April 01, 2014 - 233,200 2 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and bronchiectasis 198,500 4 309,000 4 Congestive … heart failure, nonhypertensive 350,100 2 190,500 1 Cardiac dysrhythmias 278,600 5 … Congestive heart failure was the top-ranked reason for admission to the same hospital after an ED visit

  15. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49735/psn-pdf
    June 01, 2015 - Anchoring Bias With Critical Implications June 1, 2015 Etchells E. Anchoring Bias With Critical Implications. PSNet [internet]. 2015. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/anchoring-bias-critical-implications Case Objectives Appreciate that diagnostic errors are common in primary and ambulatory care. Define premature clo…

  16. Is the Admission Drug Dose Too Low? | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/admission-drug-dose-too-low
    September 01, 2011 - Is the Admission Drug Dose Too Low? Citation Text: Kaushal R, Abramson EL. Is the Admission Drug Dose Too Low?. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2009. Copy Citation Format: Google Scholar BibTeX EndNote X3…

  17. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49751/psn-pdf
    January 01, 2016 - New Patient Mistakenly Checked in as Another January 1, 2016 Green RA, Adelman JS. New Patient Mistakenly Checked in as Another. PSNet [internet]. 2016. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/new-patient-mistakenly-checked-another The Case A 55-year-old man, presented to a primary care physician's office for an initial vis…

  18. PowerPoint Presentation (ppt file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/import/webmm.ahrq.gov.347_slideshow.ppt
    May 01, 2015 - PowerPoint Presentation Spotlight Errors in Sepsis Management This presentation is based on the May 2015 AHRQ WebM&M Spotlight Case See the full article at http://webmm.ahrq.gov CME credit is available Commentary by: David Shimabukuro, MD, University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Editor, AHRQ WebM&M: Rober…

  19. PDI Charts for Presentations (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/pdi/b3a_pdi_chartsforpresentations.pdf
    January 01, 2006 - PDI Charts for Presentations AHRQ Quality Indicators Toolkit Prepared by RAND and UHC for AHRQ Tool B.3a The risk-adjusted rate is the estimate of how a hospital would perform on an indicator for an average case mix of patients, rather than its own case mix. This rate can be found in the provider-level reports fro…

  20. CRP Certification: Promoting Accountability and Learning After Adverse Events (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-07/gallagher5-report.pdf
    January 01, 2024 - CRP Certification: Promoting Accountability and Learning After Adverse Events FINAL PROGRESS REPORT 1. Title Page Title of Project: CRP Certification: Promoting Accountability and Learning After Adverse Events Principal Investigator and Team Members: Thomas H. Gallagher, MD, Principal Investigator Karen Brigham…
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