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4921. Procedure Manual Section 5. Modeling | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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      July 05, 2017 - to determine when to start and how long to continue delivering a clinical preventive service, how frequently … Thus, decision modeling is primarily warranted when: 1) there are outstanding clinical questions about how … How to define the best (or comparable) options among different approaches to preventive service delivery … for a specific topic, but do not make that decision. … add decision modeling to a specific topic.

4922. A Model-based Approach to Prioritizing Medical Safety Practices (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2004 - Marken Abstract This report shows how a model of skilled human performance can be used to evaluate … Theories of human error attribute errors to factors such as poor system design, but these theories do … limit to how careful the model can become. … Results Model excursions The validated error control model can be used to determine how proposed … Handbook of usability testing: how to plan, design and conduct effective tests.

4923. Physical Therapy for Knee Pain Secondary to Osteoarthritis Disposition of Comment Report (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/arthritis-knee-physical-therapy_disposition-comments.pdf
      November 06, 2012 - We tried to examine how pain relievers (a common concomitant treatment) may influence physical therapy … Likewise, we do not see a table representing the specific SOE rated findings (with clear conclusion … How was a diagnosis of knee OA defined after surgery and the joint surfaces have been replaced? … Peer Reviewer # 6 Discussion/ Conclusion However the authors do a service by listing the needs of … and if so by how much.

4924. Serum Free Light Chain Analysis for the Diagnosis, Management, and Prognosis of Plasma Cell Dyscrasias: Future Research Needs (pdf file)
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      September 01, 2012 - Plasma cells normally produce light chains in excess that do not bind to heavy chains to form a complete … a. Do these comparisons differ by individual PCD populations? b. … a. Do these comparisons differ by individual PCD populations? b. … Plasma cells normally produce light chains in excess that do not bind to heavy chains to form a complete … a. Do these comparisons differ by individual PCD populations? b.

4925. Background for AHRQ Quality Indicators
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      October 01, 2015 - Tool A.2 Slide ‹#› Pediatric Toolkit for Using the AHRQ Quality Indicators How To Improve Hospital Quality … Indicators How To Improve Hospital Quality and Safety The safety of our patients is a priority. … Indicators How To Improve Hospital Quality and Safety Prepared by RAND and UHC for AHRQ Tool A.2 … If you do not have your PDI data available: use slides 18-19 and delete slides 16-17. … Indicators How To Improve Hospital Quality and Safety Instructions: Include an example of a report that

4926. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      February 26, 2025 - From Pain Relief to Risk: A Case of Suspected Opioid Overdose in a Pediatric Patient February 26, 2025 … From Pain Relief to Risk: A Case of Suspected Opioid Overdose in a Pediatric Patient. … Opioid use in the postoperative period should be minimized to a 3 to 7-day supply with a single agent … Parents’ analgesic trade-off dilemmas: how analgesic knowledge influences their decisions to give opioids … The authors are solely responsible for this report’s contents, findings, and conclusions, which do not

4927. Title: IMProving Outcomes Related to Patients Through Advanced Nursing Technology (IMPORTANT) (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2023 - do so; this represented a 17.72% increase. … Previously, HR had been conducted in 35.1% of the instances where there was an opportunity to do so … Sun, C., Fu, C., Levin, A., Cato, K. (2022). How much time do nurses really spend at the bedside? … How do you measure fall rates and fall prevention practices?, (2013, 2017). 35. Montalvo I. … How much time do nurses have for patients?

4928. Disposition of Comments for CER 208 Treatment for Bipolar Disorder in Adults A Systematic Review (pdf file)
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      August 07, 2018 - However, it is difficult to see how the evidence can be categorized as insufficient when many hundreds … To do so requires using assumptions that are not testable. … Life gone terribly, maddenly awry, all because you all wanted to "see how this drug works." … whose "doctors" have NO IDEA about how to REALLY TREAT. … How efficacy data will be handled for patients who drop out without a final assessment is accounted

4929. Data for Individual Health (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2014 - devel­ opment of a Learning Health System. 1.2 Study Charge JASON was asked to address how to bridge … indicators, could lead to a better understanding of how best to integrate community support for health … Specifically, JASON was asked to address how to bridge, on the na­ tional scale, to a system focused … samples do not need to be obtained in a clinical setting. … do so.

4930. Preparing for and Recovering After Colorectal Surgery (pdf file)
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      November 01, 2023 - If you don’t get a special cloth, use a fresh, clean washcloth. How To Shower 1. … Bring a book or something to do just in case. … F Practice how to remove an ostomy bag and put a new one on in front of a nurse. … You may want to do this a couple times, so you feel sure you can do it at home. … F Practice how to remove an ostomy bag and put a new one on in front of a nurse.

4931. The Effectiveness of an HIT-based Care Transition Information Transfer System to Improve Outpatient Post-Hospital Care for Medically Complex Patients - Final Report (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2012 - to take care of myself. 92.9% 92.2% 92.1% 90.5% - I clearly understood how to manage my health … plan that described how all of my health care needs were going to be met. 80.2% 78.6% 83.7% 84.9% … . 89.9% 91.9% 90.1% 94.4% + I was confident that I knew what to do to manage my health. 87.5% 88.7% … 87.3% 90.6% + I was confident I could actually do the things I needed to do to take care of my health … Conclusions The results of this study demonstrate how a health IT intervention, focusing on discharge

4932. Statistical Brief #47: Emergency Department Visits for Adults in Community Hospitals from Selected States, 2005 (pdf file)
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      February 01, 2008 - that high ED use may be a result of inadequate health insurance or limited access to primary care—and … Because most state data do not identify SCHIP patients specifically, it is not possible to present this … in participating States, that capture discharge information on all emergency department visits that do … 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.

4933. Disposition of Comments Report for Evaluation and Treatment of Cryptorchidism (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/undescended-testicle_disposition-comments.pdf
      December 11, 2012 - Many of the longer term studies are epidemiologic in nature and do not present data in such a way that … Without collecting specific data on costs systematically, we do not feel that it is appropriate to … we do, however, modify our statement to indicate that most descend in the first 3 months. … We do not understand this comment. … Finally, there is debate about how to define a normal semen analysis.

4934. Treatments for Schizophrenia in Adults: A Systematic (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/executive-summary-2017-schizophrenia-adult.pdf
      January 01, 2017 - How do the benefits and harms of pharmacological treatments for adults with schizophrenia vary by patient … How do the benefits and harms of psychosocial and other nonpharmacological treatments for adults with … comparisons and therefore do not consider this a comparative effectiveness review. … In the summary of the key findings and strength of evidence tables (Tables A, B, and C), we do not … Vickers A, Goyal N, Harland R, et al. Do certain countries produce only positive results?

4935. Medical-Evidence-Communication Research-Protocol (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/medical-evidence-communication_research-protocol.pdf
      July 31, 2012 - • Personal stories, case studies, anecdotes, testimonials, and experiential sharing (e.g., a personal … for change, enhances a traditional dissemination strategy • Provision of supporting “how-to” … We focus this review on uncertainty in a body of evidence and how to effectively communicate this uncertainty … Why most interventions to improve physician prescribing do not seem to work. … Technical experts do not do analysis of any kind nor contribute to the writing of the report.

4936. Disposition of Comments CER 185 Tympanostomy Tubes in Children With Otitis Media (pdf file)
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      May 05, 2017 - While it’s reassuring that long-term language outcomes do not seem to be affected by watchful waiting … TEP/KI Reviewer #2 Methods I don’t feel qualified to comment on the statistical methods—I do think … #1 Results p 60 How was Table 4 produced? … , although 95% credible intervals do not exclude a zero mean difference." … How is premature defined?

4937. Disposition of Comments CER 185 Tympanostomy Tubes in Children With Otitis Media (pdf file)
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      May 05, 2017 - While it’s reassuring that long-term language outcomes do not seem to be affected by watchful waiting … TEP/KI Reviewer #2 Methods I don’t feel qualified to comment on the statistical methods—I do think … #1 Results p 60 How was Table 4 produced? … , although 95% credible intervals do not exclude a zero mean difference." … How is premature defined?

4938. Evidence Summary: Anxiety Disorders in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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      June 20, 2023 - Do anxiety screening programs in primary care or comparable settings result in improved health outcomes … Do instruments to screen for anxiety accurately identify adults, including pregnant and postpartum persons … patients, such as those with low literacy, low health literacy, limited verbal language, or patients who do … The opinions expressed in this document are those of the authors and do not reflect the official position … How effective are cognitive behavior therapies for major depression and anxiety disorders?

4939. Physicians’ Roles in Preventing Dental Caries in Preschool Children: A Summary of the Evidence (pdf file)
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      April 01, 2004 - Yet, many children do not make a dental visit until well after the disease has progressed beyond the … How effective is referral by the primary care clinician of children aged from birth to 5 years to dentists … How effective is application of fluoride by the primary care clinician in terms of a. appropriateness … Referral to a Dentist We identified 102 articles, reviewed 12 in detail, and included a single case … Two case studies found that single primary care clinicians identified caries lesions with an accuracy

4940. Understanding Drivers of Health Care Disparities and Developing Targeted Interventions
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      July 01, 2014 - Login Do Your own analysis Explore Expert Research & Limited … is a troubling reluctance among some leaders to consider gaps in the quality of care by patient demographics … JAMA . 2000 slide 17 Data are Key HOW to collect relevant data to: Target specific groups to … The vast majority do not use data for quality improvement slide 20 Barriers to Collecting Data … education and feedback sessions with leadership and staff Define issues and concerns and identify how