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4341. AHRQ-Funded Patient Safety Project Highlights: Improving Healthcare Safety by Enhancing Healthcare Facility Design (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/patient-safety/highlights/ps-project-highlights-hcfd.pdf
      November 01, 2023 - The authors are solely responsible for this report’s contents, findings, and conclusions, which do not … and how that affects the quality of care … The results from three case studies suggest taking a similar HFE integration approach to other industries—that … instructions and methods for its use, user guides and white papers, and an educational platform with case … studies to accelerate the adoption, integration, and institutionalization of the physical environmental

4342. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/heart-disease-ace-inhibitor-arb-disposition.pdf
      March 10, 2010 - It is unclear, on first reading, how the conclusions as to strength of evidence were reached. … In addition, the GRADE tables (Appendix tables 41-47) include details on how each domain was assessed … We clearly do not wish to conduct a very lengthy systematic review of the antihypertensive effects of … the ARBs but do wish to convey that there is some data supporting the similar blood pressure lowering … We do want to respond to the comments Source: www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov

4343. 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 - how frequently they assess PROs in the clinic visit, as compared to patients (76% vs. 55%, respectively … Participants Providers: Providers were enrolled if they: a) were a primary care provider (MD/DO, NP … For this measure, patients were asked to indicate how many of the past seven days (response range 0 … General Diet: Questions: • How many of the last seven days have you followed a healthful eating … you do around the house or as part of your work?

4344. In Conversation With… Mark Graban, MS, MBA | PSNet
      psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-mark-graban-ms-mba
      January 01, 2015 - I've always viewed my role as a Lean person as not coming in and telling anyone how to do their job, … "Let's take a look at what we're trying to accomplish and figure out how to accomplish that better." … RW : So how do you do that? … What do you think about that concept and how does Lean approach that issue of management by walking around … If you want to think about it as a PDSA cycle, putting more time in to the "plan" allows us to do faster

4345. Disposition of Comments for CER 147 Menopausal Symptoms: Comparative Effectiveness of Therapies (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/menopause_disposition-comments.pdf
      March 05, 2015 - Do the authors really mean to say “depression comparisons”? … However, I believe it would be useful to the lay reader to know how often trials which found estrogen … menstrual period, and state how the findings of this report do or don’t apply to women at that phase … Some of the items listed in the column MCID indicate a change, but others do not. … It appears confusing as to how a final score could be interpreted as a MCID.

4346. Pharmacotherapy for Adults with Alcohol-Use Disorders in Outpatient Settings (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/alcohol-misuse-drug-therapy-surveillance.pdf
      September 01, 2017 - Key Question 1b: How do medications for adults with AUDs compare for improving consumption outcomes … Key Question 2b: How do medications for adults with AUDs compare for improving health outcomes in outpatient … Key Question 3b: How do medications for adults with AUDs compare for adverse effects in outpatient settings … To do this, I searched the full AUD report and identified all articles published in 2013 as my “recent … Yes (debate about how to interpret findings and ROB for older disulfiram studies is not new; the

4347. Screening for Dementia in Primary Care: A Summary of the Evidence (pdf file)
      www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/B_Ae7DdLL7DNauBLXC-ptu
      June 01, 2003 - How Common Is Undiagnosed Dementia? … How Effective Are Pharmacologic Interventions for People with Mild to Moderate Dementia? … this treatment, and by how much. … and by how much. … How common is undiagnosed dementia? 3. How accurate are the screening tests? 4.

4348. Disposition of Comments_Systematic Review: Implementing Recommended Mental Health and Substance Use Screening and Counseling Interventions in Primary Care Settings for in Children and Adolescents (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/behavioral-health-screening-disposition-comments.pdf
      April 09, 2025 - TEP Reviewer 1 Methods I also do not consider ITS to be a study design method like randomized or … How was adherence defined? … Peer Reviewer 3 All It is somewhat disheartening at the end of the day to realize how limited evidence … there is for how to effectively implement screening and/or brief interventions in the primary care … However, we do know that early identification is a critical step in prevention.

4349. Title (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/obesity-child_research-protocol.pdf
      March 31, 2010 - At present, how these factors affect children and contribute to the disparities in obesity prevalence … □ We will exclude non-interventional studies (e.g., cross-sectional and cohort studies, case reports … Do obese children become obese adults? A review of the literature. … report, except as given the opportunity to do so through the peer or public review mechanism. … do not review the report, except as given the opportunity to do so through the public review mechanism

4350. The One That Got Away—Elopement of a Suicidal Patient in the Emergency Department. | PSNet
      psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/one-got-away-elopement-suicidal-patient-emergency-department
      September 27, 2023 - seen, the emergency department (ED) becomes the urgent care site of default when other systems of care do … Most PES staffing models do not have a process to call in extra social workers for “surges” in clinical … Some EDs do not permit immediate “offload” of patients at high risk of suicide who arrive via emergency … With advance notice, the receiving ED may be able to call in a sitter, or to prepare a hospital assistant … The authors are solely responsible for this report’s contents, findings, and conclusions, which do not

4351. How Do You Define Regional? The Geography of Health Information Exchange - Final Report (pdf file)
      digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/publication/r03hs020304-vest-final-report-2015.pdf
      January 01, 2015 - How Do You Define Regional? … The Geography of Health Information Exchange - Final Report How do you define regional? … A qualitative GIS analysis built on these findings to explore how health care organizations and policy … A qualitative GIS analysis built on these findings to explore how health care organizations and policy … How do you define regional? How do you define regional?

4352. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/antiplatelet-treatment_research-protocol.pdf
      November 22, 2011 - How do modifying factors (e.g., race or ethnicity, age, sex, comorbidities, diet, or the time between … They do not meet all the criteria in category A owing to some deficiencies, but none are likely to … We do not plan to use rigid counts of studies as standards of evaluation (e.g., four of five studies … test—that is, how well does the test measure what it is designed to measure? … Technical Experts do not do analysis of any kind or contribute to the writing of the report and do

4353. Final Progress Report: Are Volume Standards Accurate Measures? (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-10/glance-report.pdf
      January 01, 2024 - Administrative data do not distinguish between complications and pre-existing conditions. … Because a policy of “selective referral” that restricts care to a small number of centers of excellence … The primary problem with using administrative data for benchmarking performance is that the data do … The purpose of this study was to determine how robust the New York State (NYS) Coronary Artery Bypass … This study shows that high-volume surgeons performing off-pump CABG surgery do not have better mortality

4354. Current Processes: Refining Evidence-based Recommendation Development | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
      www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/about-uspstf/methods-and-processes/current-processes-refining-evidence-based-recommendation-development
      January 01, 2014 - The most recent changes in the process include how the USPSTF solicits and prioritizes topics for review … It does not create guidelines based on expert opinion, as do many nonprofit advocacy organizations and … Each staged review is managed on a case-by-case basis, with the USPSTF determining at each stage how … to vote on a recommendation. … How to read the new recommendation statement: methods update from the U.S.

4355. HIV Hospital Stays in the United States, 2006-2013 #206
      hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb206-HIV-Hospital-Stays-Trends.jsp
      June 01, 2016 - How HCUP estimates of costs differ from National Health Expenditure Accounts There are a number of … Because most State data do not identify patients in SCHIP specifically, it is not possible to present … We also invite you to tell us how you are using this Statistical Brief and other HCUP data and tools, … and to share suggestions on how HCUP products might be enhanced to further meet your needs. … How the ACA changes pathways to insurance coverage for people with HIV.

4356. Ch-7-User-Guide-To-Ocer 130129 (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/ch-7-user-guide-to-ocer_130129.pdf
      March 29, 2012 - basis of statistical association, and suggest how these approaches may be used to complement variable … Pharmacoepidemiological studies that do not restrict analyses to incident episodes of treatments are … introduce M-bias.37 A hypothetical example of how two independent variables can become conditionally … Such structures do, however, arise more commonly in the analysis of social network data.38 Compelling … The other variable selection criteria based on all pretreatment covariates and risk factors do not

4357. Appendix B: Risk Assessment Models, Protocols, and Order Sets | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/es/patient-safety/settings/hospital/vtguide/appb.html
      October 01, 2022 - about how user friendly each model would be for the ordering provider and how adherence to the protocol … This is a prompt to think about VTE prophylaxis but cannot really be considered a protocol. … What about a woman with multiple VTE risk factors who may or may not be able to ambulate with a walker … Case studies in environments with mandated use have reported improved risk assessment rates, increased … Provides that patients default to low risk if they do not meet criteria for moderate or high risk, with

4358. Appendix B: Risk Assessment Models, Protocols, and Order Sets | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/vtguide/appb.html
      October 01, 2022 - about how user friendly each model would be for the ordering provider and how adherence to the protocol … This is a prompt to think about VTE prophylaxis but cannot really be considered a protocol. … What about a woman with multiple VTE risk factors who may or may not be able to ambulate with a walker … Case studies in environments with mandated use have reported improved risk assessment rates, increased … Provides that patients default to low risk if they do not meet criteria for moderate or high risk, with

4359. Disposition of Comments for Screening of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/mrsa-screening-2010_disposition-comments.pdf
      January 01, 2010 - I have some specific comments regarding how the results relate to the key questions in my comments below … to decision-makers on how to interpret insufficient evidence scores. … A poor study basically does not do the appropriate analysis. … How does this make sense? … It would seem to me to make sense to be consistent in how this information is presented.

4360. Final Progress Report: Clinical Decision Support Simulations for Medication Administration Safety (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/moss-berner-report.pdf
      January 01, 2024 - Engage teams of intensive care unit nurses to participate in a protocol to identify how these tools … A tutorial on how to access the system, move between informational screens, use the barcode scanner … I mean, we’ve been having to give it a lot, but I don’t do it all the time; it just depends on if … And how much fluid do I need?” … Nursing shortages and evidence-based interventions: a case study from Scotland.