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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/icd-categories-prevalence-reimbursement_research.pdf
January 01, 2011 - Prevalence and Medicare reimbursement by recurrent
International Classification of Diseases categories,
2006-2009
Utilization and Costs Data Points #5
In 2009, Medicare reimbursement for
inpatient claims totaled $126.7 billion, more
than 25 percent of which was for circula-
tory diseases. The total per claim r…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/deprescribing-protocol.pdf
July 01, 2023 - drug events (ADEs), increased healthcare utilization (e.g., emergency department visits,
acute care hospitalizations … the PSP
Deprescribing spans various healthcare settings, including outpatient clinics, acute care
hospitalizations
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/TND_0002_03-04-2008.pdf
January 01, 2008 - Effective Health Care
Topic Number(s): 0080
Document Completion Date: 11-24-09
1
Results of Topic Selection Process & Next Steps
Blood glucose control was found to be addressed by several recent systematic reviews and meta-
analyses. However, many questions remain, particularly about patient…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/crosscutting-horizon-scan-high-impact-1412.pdf
December 01, 2014 - screening for cognitive impairment, delirium,
risk of adverse health outcomes, return visits, or hospitalization … likely to have adherence issues, it could reduce care costs by
averting health complications and hospitalizations
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/public-reporting-quality-improvement_executive.pdf
July 01, 2012 - Evidence-Based
Practice
Evidence-based Practice
Program
The Agency for Healthcare Research and
Quality (AHRQ), through its Evidence-
based Practice Centers (EPCs), sponsors
the development of evidence reports and
technology assessments to assist public-
and private-sector organizations in their
efforts to imp…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/asthma-nonpharmacologic-treatment_research-protocol.pdf
October 04, 2016 - primary care visits and was the
main reason for 1.8 million emergency department visits and 439,000 hospitalizations … October 4, 2016
5
§ Asthma-specific medication use (including medication name, dose, duration)
§ Hospitalizations … Asthma control
o Composite measures
o Individual measures
• Exacerbations
o Systemic corticosteroids
o Hospitalizations … Asthma control
o Composite measures
o Individual measures
• Exacerbations
o Systemic corticosteroids
o Hospitalizations … missed work/school
• Death
Bronchial thermoplasty
KQ 1, 2
KQ 1
KQ 2
Healthcare utilization
• Hospitalizations
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/depression-horizon-scan-high-impact-1312.pdf
October 01, 2014 - Psychotic
Depression
Key Facts: PMD, a subcategory of MDD, is associated with a higher risk of hospitalization … Treatments in use for psychotic major depression (PMD)—a subcategory of
MDD with a higher risk of hospitalization … management: If the drug is shown to be
effective, most experts believe, it would reduce the need for some hospitalizations
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/ems-blood-transfusion-protocol-amendment.pdf
February 04, 2025 - Prehospital EMS Blood Transfusion and Fluid Interventions for Hemorrhagic Shock
Prehospital EMS Blood Transfusion and Fluid Interventions for Hemorrhagic Shock 1
Protocol – Pacific Northwest EPC
Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol
Project Title: Prehospital EMS Blood Transfusion and Fluid I…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/diagnostic-error-executive-summary.pdf
August 01, 2023 - Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 258_Diagnostic Errors in the Emergency Department: A Systematic Review
Comparative Effectiveness Review
Number 258
Diagnostic Errors in the Emergency
Department: A Systematic Review
Evidence Summary
Main Points
• Overall diagnostic accuracy in the emergen…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/worker-safety-wellness-protocol.pdf
October 26, 2024 - Impact of Healthcare Worker Safety and Wellness: A Systematic Review
Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol
Project Title: Impact of Healthcare Worker Safety and Wellness:
A Systematic Review
I. Background and Objectives for the Systematic Review
As trained professionals who pr…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/horizon-scan_research-2015.pdf
January 01, 2015 - in 2015,
Medicare reimbursement rates might not fully cover costs for the procedure, device, and
hospitalization … follow-
up costs because of decreased need for medication, fewer emergency department visits,
fewer hospitalizations … program, Medicare
reimbursement rates might not cover the total costs for the procedure, device, and
hospitalization … If ivacaftor is shown to reduce
the rate of hospitalizations, some of its costs could be offset, because … expect that
these costs would be offset by decreased costs from reduced emergency room visits and
hospitalizations
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/health-careassociated-infections_research-protocol.pdf
August 26, 2011 - Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol
Source: www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov
Published Online: August 26, 2011
1
Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol
Closing the Quality Gap: Prevention of Health Care–Associated Infections
Amendment Date(s) if applicab…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/TND_0278_03-10-2008.pdf
January 01, 2008 - Effective Health Care
Topic Number(s): 0041
Document Completion Date: 6-2-09
1
Results of Topic Selection Process & Next Steps
Clostridium difficile-associated disease (CDAD) will go forward for refinement as a comparative
effectiveness or effectiveness review. The scope of this topic, includi…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/interventions-horizon-scan-high-impact-1306.pdf
June 01, 2013 - care costs, this initial
financial outlay could be recouped over time as inappropriate ED visits and hospitalizations … Also deemed important is routine screening for risk of adverse health outcomes, return
visits, or hospitalization
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/crosscutting_hi_impact.pdf
January 01, 2012 - Also deemed
important is routine screening for risk of adverse health outcomes, return visits, or hospitalization
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/cer-243-prehospital-airway-management-evidence-summary_0.pdf
June 01, 2021 - Comparative Effectiveness Reiew 243_Prehospital Airway Management: A Systematic Review
Comparative Effectiveness Review
Number 243
Prehospital Airway Management:
A Systematic Review
Evidence Summary
Main Points
• Four Key Questions addressed the comparative benefits and harms across …
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/ems-911-workforce-mental-health-protocol-amendment.pdf
January 22, 2024 - behaviors: Use of mental health counselors, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), or
peer support
o Hospitalizations … The current list of prioritized outcomes includes:
• Hospitalizations
• Burnout
• Resilience
• Anxiety
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/fatigue-sleepiness-protocol.pdf
July 01, 2023 - Making Healthcare Safer IV: Fatigue and Sleepiness of Clinicians Due to Hours of Service
1
Evidence-based Practice Center Rapid Response Protocol
Project Title: Making Healthcare Safer IV: Fatigue and
Sleepiness of Clinicians Due to Hours of Service
Review Questions
1. What is the frequency and s…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/cesarean-birth-future_research.pdf
August 09, 2012 - Vaginal Birth After Cesarean: Developing and Prioritizing a Future Research Agenda
Future Research Needs Paper
Future Research Needs Paper
Number 15
Vaginal Birth After Cesarean: Developing and
Prioritizing a Future Research Agenda
Prepared for:
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
U.S. Depa…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/monitoring-programs-rapid-research.pdf
April 01, 2025 - Making Healthcare Safer IV Rapid Review: Supply Chain Disruption Monitoring Programs
Making Healthcare Safer IV
Supply Chain Disruption Monitoring
Programs
Rapid Review
Structured Abstract
Objectives. To summarize recent relevant literature on supply chain disruption
monitoring programs in healthcare se…