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  1. Weight-Gain-Prevention Executive (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/weight-gain-prevention_executive.pdf
    January 01, 2020 - 1 Comparative Effectiveness Review Number 97 Strategies To Prevent Weight Gain Among Adults Executive Summary Background Condition One of the Healthy People 2020 national objectives is to increase the prevalence of a healthy weight among adults to 34 percent and to reduce the prevalence of obesity amon…

  2. Screening Older Adults for Impaired Visual Acuity: A Review of the Evidence for the USPSTF (pdf file)

    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/7eLc5kBtomL_HKpYDwsFPf
    July 01, 2009 - Risk for congestive heart failure was not specifically reported. … antioxidants included in the formulation used in this trial have been found to be asso- ciated with congestive … heart failure (vitamin E [82]) and lung cancer in smokers (�-carotene [83, 84]) when pre- scribed for

  3. Barriers and Facilitators to Implementation and Adoption of EHR in Home Care - Final Report (pdf file)

    digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/publication/r21hs021008-sockolow-final-report-2014.pdf
    January 01, 2014 - The researchers analyzed patients with a diagnosis of cardiac heart failure (CHF) and who reported shortness

  4. Evaluation of a Medication Therapy Management Program in Medicare Beneficiaries at High Risk of Adverse Drug Events: Study Methods (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol4/Advances-Masica_112.pdf
    November 30, 2010 - Evaluation of a Medication Therapy Management Program in Medicare Beneficiaries at High Risk of Adverse Drug Events: Study Methods Evaluation of a Medication Therapy Management Program in Medicare Beneficiaries at High Risk of Adverse Drug Events: Study Methods Andrew L. Masica, MD, MSc; Daniel R. Touchette, P…

  5. Microsoft PowerPoint - FINAL Spotlight Case_Medication Error During Procedural Sedation in the Pediatric ED_03.27.2023.pptx (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2023-04/april_2023_spotlight_the_dose_makes_the_poison.pdf
    January 01, 2023 - Microsoft PowerPoint - FINAL Spotlight Case_Medication Error During Procedural Sedation in the Pediatric ED_03.27.2023.pptx Spotlight The Dose Makes the Poison: Medication Error During Procedural Sedation in the Pediatric Emergency Department Source and Credits • This presentation is based on the April 2023 AH…

  6. Detecting Med Errors in Rural Hospitals Using Technology - Final Report (pdf file)

    digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/publication/uc1hs015400-brown-final-report-2008.pdf
    January 01, 2008 - Detecting Med Errors in Rural Hospitals Using Technology - Final Report Grant Final Report Grant ID: 1UC1HS015400 Detecting Med Errors in Rural Hospitals Using Technology Inclusive Dates: 09/30/04 - 08/31/08 Principal Investigator: C. Andrew B…

  7. Patient Safety Events and the Role of Patient Safety Organizations During the COVID-19 Pandemic | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/patient-safety-events-and-role-patient-safety-organizations-during-covid-19-pandemic
    January 12, 2022 - Patient Safety Events and the Role of Patient Safety Organizations During the COVID-19 Pandemic January 12, 2022  Also Read the Conversation View more articles from the same authors. Citation Text: Dickman R, Sharma P, Higgins D, et al. Patient Safety Events and…

  8. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    July 31, 2023 - A Complicated Course: Severe Alcohol Withdrawal with Dexmedetomidine Infusion July 31, 2023 Duong T, Boctor N, Bourgeois JA. A Complicated Course: Severe Alcohol Withdrawal with Dexmedetomidine Infusion. PSNet [internet]. 2023. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/complicated-course-severe-alcohol-withdrawal-dexmedetomid…

  9. In Conversation With... Poonam Sharma, MD, MPH, the Senior Clinical Data Analyst at Atrium Health, and Rhonda Dickman, MSN, RN, CPHQ, the Director of the Tennessee Hospital Association PSO | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-poonam-sharma-md-mph-senior-clinical-data-analyst-atrium-health-and-rhonda
    January 12, 2022 - In Conversation With... Poonam Sharma, MD, MPH, the Senior Clinical Data Analyst at Atrium Health, and Rhonda Dickman, MSN, RN, CPHQ, the Director of the Tennessee Hospital Association PSO January 12, 2022  Also Read the Essay Citation Text: In Conversation With.…

  10. Strategies To Prevent Weight Gain in Adults: Future Research Needs (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/weight-gain-future_research.pdf
    January 01, 2020 - Glycaemic Load Improve Insulin Sensitivity and Inflammatory Mediators in Overweight People With Chronic Heart … Failure?

  11. PULMONARY with "Discussions" in Exec Summary (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pulmonary-horizon-scan-high-impact-1512.pdf
    December 01, 2015 - PULMONARY with "Discussions" in Exec Summary AHRQ Healthcare Horizon Scanning System – Potential High-Impact Interventions Report Priority Area 13: Pulmonary Disease, Including Asthma Prepared for: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 5600 Fishers L…

  12. In Conversation With… David Blumenthal, MD, MPP | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-david-blumenthal-md-mpp
    July 01, 2012 - In Conversation With… David Blumenthal, MD, MPP July 1, 2012  Also Read an Essay Citation Text: In Conversation With… David Blumenthal, MD, MPP. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Service…

  13. Patient Safety and Health Information Technology: Learning from Our Mistakes | PSNet

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    July 01, 2012 - Patient Safety and Health Information Technology: Learning from Our Mistakes Ross Koppel, PhD | July 1, 2012  Also Read a Conversation View more articles from the same authors. Citation Text: Koppel R. Patient Safety and Health Information Technology: Learning f…

  14. DRN: Report 1 (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/distributed-network-safety_research.pdf
    July 01, 2009 - ); and (e) calculating comparative incidence rates (e.g., difference in the readmission rates for heart … failure among patients treated with two different beta-adrenergic blockers). … anti-hypertensive medications in preventing long-term outcomes of myocardial infarction, stroke, heart … failure, and chronic kidney disease in patients whose blood pressure remains uncontrolled after initiation

  15. Biomarkers for Assessing and Managing Iron Deficiency Anemia in Late-Stage Chronic Kidney Disease: Future Research Needs (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/chronic-kidney-disease-anemia_research.pdf
    January 01, 2013 - Background Iron overload increases the risk for liver disease (cirrhosis, cancer), heart attack or heart … failure, diabetes mellitus, osteoarthritis, osteoporosis, metabolic syndrome, hypothyroidism, hypogonadism

  16. HCUP Frequently Asked Questions

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    September 01, 2025 - This tool creates 38 variables that identify comorbidities (e.g., heart failure, HIV) in hospital discharge

  17. CAHPS Moving Forward: Innovations in Tools and Research (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/events/webinars/cahps-moving-forward-webcast.pdf
    October 01, 2017 - For example, hospitals with higher CAHPS scores do better on measures of heart attack treatment, congestive … heart failure, pneumonia, surgery and so on.

  18. C:\Users\yemsrach dessalegn\Desktop\delete\transcript3.html (pdf file)

    digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/TRANSCRIPT%20OF%20LEVERAGING%20HEALTH%20INFORMATION%20TECHNOLOGY%20FOR%20PATIENT%20EMPOWERMENT_1.pdf
    April 08, 2010 - University of Alabama at Birmingham, which is also known as UAB Hospital, our readmission rates for COPD and congestive … heart failure are not as high as the national average, but they are still very high.

  19. Rotator-Cuff-Tear-Surveillance-140925 (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/rotator-cuff-tear-surveillance-140925.pdf
    February 01, 2014 - AHRQ Comparative Effectiveness Review Surveillance Program CER # 22: Comparative Effectiveness of Nonoperative and Operative Treatments for Rotator Cuff Tears Original release date: July 5, 2010 Surveillance Report (1st Assessment/cycle 1): February 2012 Surveillance Report (2nd Assessment/cycle 2): Novem…

  20. Blood Clots | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/health-topics/blood-clots
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