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5121. Summary of the Design Plan for the National Evaluation of the CHIPRA Quality Demonstration Grant Program (pdf file)
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      July 01, 2012 - opinions presented in this report are those of the authors, who are responsible for its content, and do … whether particular interventions improved child health outcomes; in other instances, we will develop case … studies that show how States combined multiple approaches to improve quality of care. … with these evaluators and with research staff in grantee and partner States that do not have independent … States implemented and how they implemented it, with particular focus on the use of a collaborative

5122. Program Evaluation | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      July 01, 2018 - to the best understanding of how the program is working. … Do staff members have the qualifications and training to perform their duties? … its ability to do so. … . 58 An assessment that uses a relatively short followup period (a year, for example), as most do, is … For further information on these methodological issues and guidance in how to address them, see Arnold

5123. Understanding and Honoring Patients with Multiple Chronic Conditions - Final Report (pdf file)
      digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/citation/r01hs022364-ralston-final-report-2018.pdf
      January 01, 2018 - Unfortunately, we often do not talk to patients about their priorities or make them a part of care. … To begin work, we engaged patients and family care givers at home to understand how patients thought … Understanding how values relate to one another can enable a patient’s self-awareness of what is most … how a value relates to care. … and health do not seem relevant to conversations about their healthcare.

5124. Integrating Clinical Decision Support into Workflow (pdf file)
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      September 01, 2011 - Of particular interest were projects that demonstrated how health IT can be used to improve decision … To understand how to better design and integrate CDS into clinical work, we observed its use in clinical … that influence how easily the provider is able to perform necessary tasks. … Two providers commented on how the decision support (timeline) needed to provide additional support. … me what to do in the [CRC screening clinical] reminder.”

5125. Disposition of Comments for Interventions for the Prevention of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in Adults After Exposure to Psychological Trauma (pdf file)
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      April 02, 2013 - It is indeed a sad commentary how few studies meet the specified criteria, and how few have been conducted … It is not made sufficiently clear how this study relates to prevention of PTSD and seems quite different … Conclusions can inform policy and practice although more practical detailed suggestions as to how would … We do not believe that re-wording the Key Questions will be any more informative to readers. … While we agree that, to date, efforts to identify those at risk have been disappointing, we do not

5126. Final Recommendation Statement: Skin Cancer Prevention: Behavioral Counseling | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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      March 20, 2018 - in addition to a standard mailing promoting sun protection. … sunscreen compared with those who do not. 29 Skin Self-Examination and Health Outcomes Evidence … Among the sparse evidence available, 1 study suggested that sun protection behaviors do not lead to decreased … How Does Evidence Fit With Biological Understanding? … Sunscreen: how to help protect your skin from the sun.

5127. CHIPRA Quality Demonstration Grant Program Evaluation Highlight No. 5 (pdf file)
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      September 08, 2015 - Midway through the demonstration, a QI specialist was hired to advise practices on how to implement … Others use PDSA cycles as a mechanism for documentation but fail to do the followup work to demonstrably … We were already tipping our toe into that, but [the requirement to do PDSA cycles] helped formalize … their EHRs do not generate the reports they need. … Practices do not have a way to bill the South Carolina Medicaid program for providing that service

5128. Routine Iron Supplementation During Pregnancy: Review Article (pdf file)
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      August 03, 2020 - A Guide to Effective Care in Pregnancy and Childbirth. … occurs in one third to one half of pregnant women who do not use iron supple¬ ments.5 Data from the Pregnancy … As noted earlier, how¬ ever, maternal iron supplements do not appear to have a consistent effect on the … aminoate, or a pla¬ cebo during weeks 20 to 36. … The difference in gestational age might not have been clinically significant, how¬ ever, and the authors

5129. Prostate-Cancer-Test Research-Protocol (pdf file)
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      October 14, 2011 - However, testing total PSA levels to decide which patients should undergo a biopsy has been found to … If a grey literature search was conducted, was the search strategy provided, and how was quality assessed … do so through the peer or public review mechanism. … Technical Experts do not do analysis of any kind nor contribute to the writing of the report and have … not reviewed the report, except as given the opportunity to do so through the public review mechanism

5130. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      March 29, 2023 - Her leukocyte count was elevated to 18,000/mm3 with a normal differential. … also occur in patients who are receiving treatment for AI if they miss their daily medications or do … Most adolescents presenting with fatigue do not have adrenal insufficiency. … A low threshold for outreach to a subspecialist in endocrinology. … Although many communities do not have local access to an endocrinologist, academic medical centers in

5131. Physician Use of Hand-held Computers for Drug Information and Prescribing (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2004 - determine how behavioral intention relates to actual technology use. … Onsite competency-based instruction was provided about how to properly use the technology to write and … • How frequently do you use the PDA as a source of drug information? … • How easy is it to use the PDA device when using it as a source of drug information in clinical … These findings suggest specific content and skill areas to include when teaching physicians how to

5132. Surveillance of Surgery-related Adverse Events in Missouri Using ICD-9-CM Codes (pdf file)
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      March 01, 2004 - Special emphasis was placed on how and when to use E-codes. … Other codes common to the two systems do not define PSIs that are congruent with our classes. … In a second study in this series, Weingart et al.14 examined how well the CSP identified complications … determine how best to develop statewide surveillance of adverse events. … The institute of medicine report on medical errors⎯could it do harm?

5133. Retained Surgical Items: Definition and Epidemiology. | PSNet
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      September 15, 2024 - These soft goods are usually applied at the end of a procedure to cover or provide hemostasis in a wound … They do not contain radiopaque markers, are not to be placed inside patients, and are not counted. … to have experienced a “ never event ”, a safety event that is never supposed to happen. … Part 3 of the above definition is particularly important because of how surgical counts are performed … The authors are solely responsible for this report’s contents, findings, and conclusions, which do not

5134. Chapter 1: Introduction (continued) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      April 01, 2018 - use additional categories and are encouraged to do so along the lines of the subcommittee's recommendations … template of categories so that entities wishing to collect detailed data can do so in systematic, uniform … To frame how the purposes and uses outlined in Figure 1-3 could best be met, the subcommittee addresses … These data alone, however, cannot address how to fix the issues brought to light in Chapter 2 . … They do not conform to any biological, anthropological or genetic criteria " ( U.S.

5135. Meeting Minutes, November 2020 | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      March 01, 2021 - As we think about 21st century care, I urge you to be expansive in imagining what AHRQ can do as we address … AHRQ must work as fast as it can and do as much as it can regarding data. … It has been important to find partners who can supply staff and to do so rapidly. Dr. … He emphasized a need to prioritize the question of how to get things done. Ms. … Embi, regarding training, cited a need to define roles for those being trained and how they fit into

5136. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/gestational-diabetes-screening-diagnosis_research-protocol.pdf
      December 16, 2011 - The sensitivity and specificity of these tests reflect how correctly they are able to rule in and rule …  Timing: Any duration of followup  Settings: All settings KQ3: In the absence of treatment, how … do health outcomes of mothers who meet various criteria for GDM and their offspring compare to those … Technical Experts do not do analysis of any kind nor contribute to the writing of the report and do … not review the report, except as given the opportunity to do so through the public review mechanism

5137. Statistical Brief #9
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      June 01, 2006 - Login Do Your own analysis Explore Expert Research & Limited … to calculate estimates, please refer to the following publications: Steiner, C., Elixhauser, A. … 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. … Please e-mail us at hcup@ahrq.gov or send a letter to the address below: Irene Fraser, Ph.D.,

5138. Horizon Scanning_Rapid Cost Analyses of Selected Potential High-Impact Intervention Reports (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2015 - Most of the innovations add to care—they do not replace existing care. … The question arises, “how often will a situation such as a $17 billion annual expenditure for one type … These costs are likely to be borne out of pocket by patients with severe knee OA who do not want to … do not now reimburse for its use); how widely the device is used; and the proportion of individuals … How quickly private insurers will pay for Viekira Pak or Harvoni is unclear.

5139. Measuring the Value of Remote ICU Monitoring (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2008 - To use human factors engineering techniques to determine how changes to the user interface of the tele-ICU … Use Human Factors Engineering Techniques to Determine How Changes to the User Interface of the Tele-ICU … Use Human Factors Engineering Techniques to Determine How Changes to the User Interface of the Tele-ICU … Use Human Factors Engineering Techniques to Determine How Changes to the User Interface of the Tele-ICU … Use Human Factors Engineering Techniques to Determine How Changes to the User Interface of the Tele-ICU

5140. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      July 08, 2022 - In the case of promoting vaginal birth, it is important to understand how C-section rates impact maternal … Identify data to be collected, how it will be captured, by whom, and how often. … What We Do. https://www.cmqcc.org/about-cmqcc/what- we-do. Accessed March 3, 2022. … /what-we-do https://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/topics-objectives/topic/maternal-infant-and-child-health … How much does it cost to give birth in the United States? It depends on the state.