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6201. Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Asymptomatic Bacteriuria and Urinary Tract Infections (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/best-practices/ASB-UTI-facilitator-guide.pdf
      November 01, 2019 - Slide 1 Objectives: SAY: By the end of this presentation you will be able to— • Explain how … Further, mental status changes alone in the absence of other evidence of UTI do not indicate a UTI. … Most patients with a UTI do not need blood cultures, although they should be obtained in patients with … Empiric therapy for CAUTI depends on how ill the patient appears and is the extent of the infection—limited … treat patients who have UTIs while avoiding antibiotics in those who do not.

6202. Trends in Observed Adult Inpatient Mortality for High-Volume Conditions, 2002-2012 #194
      hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb194-Inpatient-Mortality-High-Volume-Conditions.jsp
      July 01, 2015 - Login Do Your own analysis Explore Expert Research & Limited … do not reflect any postdischarge deaths. … Revisions to how hospitals are defined—the NIS now uses the definition of hospitals and discharges supplied … 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.

6203. Disposition of Comments: CER 228, Nonopioid Pharmacologic Treatments for Chronic Pain (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/cer-228-nonopioid-pharm-chronic-pain-comments.pdf
      April 16, 2020 - reconsider how the information in the background and objectives sections of the draft are represented … of the report (above), as well as some general concerns/observations here: ASA is concerned about how … Thank you, we do appreciate this view-point. … We do not have any substantive comments to make regarding the process of developing these reports, or … Although we do not have any substantive comments to make regarding the process of developing these reports

6204. Final Progress Report: METs: Preventing Patient Crisies; Protecting Patients in Crisis (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-11/devita-report.pdf
      January 01, 2024 - The METs, once triggered, respond quickly to attend to patients in a medical crisis. … Emergency Team (MET)—to patients in a medical crisis. … Inadequate knowledge on how to organize and implement a MET response program. … A website was planned to house conference related materials after the event. Results. … Do nurses know when to summon emergency assistance?

6205. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
      psnet.ahrq.gov/node/867985/psn-pdf
      January 01, 2025 - three days after discharge to seven days.5 This essay will discuss how suicide screening can be successfully … Similar to the PHQ-9, the EPDS can be paired with a suicide-specific screener to improve risk detection … individuals experiencing suicidal ideation who might otherwise go undetected since many at-risk individuals do … Providers should be properly trained in how to administer screening tools with consistency and fidelity … How can we work together to keep you safe?

6206. CHIPRA Measure 240: Parent Report of Discussion of Weight Concerns for Child (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/chronic/chipra-240-bmi-parent-full-report.pdf
      February 01, 2020 - Section 2: Detailed Measure Specifications Provide sufficient detail to describe how a measure would … This measure provides a straightforward means to assess how well basic levels of comprehensive care … to assess how well comprehensive care is provided to children in order to assess, prevent, and treat … For example, how might a physician change a visit when a patient records that they are not satisfied … This measure provides a straightforward means to assess how well basic levels of comprehensive care

6207. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/migraine-emergency_research-protocol.pdf
      July 18, 2011 - results in a return visit to a physician or ED. … In general, the figure illustrates how parenteral pharmacological interventions and parenteral or oral … A sample of studies will be used to pilot both tools. … 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

6208. Hypertension-Pulmonary-Arterial Executive (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/hypertension-pulmonary-arterial_executive.pdf
      April 01, 2013 - We also wanted to address which medications are effective for treating PAH and how the newer medications … For KQ 2, the search focused on English-language studies describing data on how echocardiographic or … (Article counts by KQ do not add to 197 because some studies were included for multiple KQs.) … Our findings do not support any recommendations for replacing existing measurement tools to assess … meta-analyses of the few studies that compared combination therapy with monotherapy suggest, but do

6209. Results Final Report
      hcup-us.ahrq.gov/datainnovations/clinicaldata/3MSummaryResultsReportFinal.jsp
      October 03, 2010 - Login Do Your own analysis Explore Expert Research & Limited … Although ICD-9-CM diagnosis codes identify the existence of a disease or illness, they frequently do … to the base APR DRG to which a patient is assigned. … a maximum risk of mortality subclass of 3, applied only to those cases assigned to a medical APR DRG … The c-statistic measures how well the APR DRG system discriminates between patients who lived and those

6210. Preexposure Prophylaxis to Prevent Acquisition of HIV: US Preventive Services Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
      www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/6fFns4N2J-t5EGC5BUdRuu
      October 23, 2023 - adolescents and adults who do not have HIV and are at increased risk of HIV. … How to implement this recommendation? … This recommendation applies to adolescents and adults who do not have HIV and are at increased risk of … Grade: A *See the “How to implement this recommendation” section for more information on identifying … How- ever, among persons who became pregnant, a pooled analysis of 3 trials of TDF/FTC or tenofovir disoproxil

6211. Microsoft Word - cognitive-decline-protocol-160322.docx (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/cognitive-decline_research-protocol.pdf
      March 22, 2016 - We will examine how treatment for depression affects the cognitive decline. … Do effectiveness, comparative effectiveness, and harms of interventions differ as a function of patient … Do effectiveness, comparative effectiveness, and harms of interventions differ as a function of patient … Technical Experts do not do analysis of any kind nor do they contribute to the writing of the report … They have not reviewed the report, except as given the opportunity to do so through the peer or public

6212. Surgical Safety: Addressing the JCAHO Goals for Reducing Wrong-site, Wrong-patient, Wrong-procedure Events (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol3/Ludwick.pdf
      June 21, 2004 - Trying to get any group to come to a common agreement on anything can be, and often is, quite exhausting … A new department policy had to be developed. … N/A is appropriate if imaging studies do not exist. … The question then arose as to how to monitor compliance of this initiative across an entire facility … The display serves as a reminder to caregivers and consumers alike that patient safety is a top priority

6213. CHIPRA 230: Documentation of BMI Percentile and Weight Classification for Children (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/chronic/chipra-230-fullreport.pdf
      July 01, 2019 - These individual values do not qualify as a numerator event. … These individual values do not quality as a numerator event. … Section 2: Detailed Measure Specifications Provide sufficient detail to describe how a measure would … This measure provides a straightforward means to assess how well basic levels of comprehensive care … This measure provides families with a straightforward means to assess how well basic levels of comprehensive

6214. Renal-Function Executive (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/renal-function_executive.pdf
      August 01, 2014 - Additionally, no consensus exists on how to define a reference population for the assays (in terms … With constantly evolving and newer assays, there is a need to define how these new high-sensitivity … 1.1a How do the positive predictive value and the negative predictive value vary with the population … characteristics [ROC]) is a measure of how well a model can distinguish those who and who do not have … A prognostic biomarker by itself is insufficient without guidance of how to use this biomarker to guide

6215. Final Report -- State and Regional Demonstration in Health Information Technology: Rhode Island (pdf file)
      digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/citation/state-regional-demonstration-hit-ri-final-report.pdf
      December 01, 2015 - Therefore, adjustments were made to the evaluation approach to focus on multiple case studies of specific … an evaluation as designed in the case studies approach as planned. … The case studies were halted and the evaluation plan shifted to a policy analysis approach as described … However, one of the case studies, nursing homes, became a special focus in the policy analysis. … carry out the case studies approach, it also became increasingly clear that a number of key issues

6216. Behavioral Counseling Interventions to Prevent Sexually Transmitted Infections: USPSTF Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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      December 27, 2019 - current STI, do not use condoms, or have multiple partners, resulting in a moderate net benefit. … How to implement this recommendation? … Additionally, the CDC provides the following resources on how to help persons experiencing sexual violence … separate USPSTF recommendation.32 A few comments requested clearer guidance on how to provide counseling … persons in this situation, which goes beyond counseling on how to prevent STIs.

6217. Quantifying Electronic Health Record Usability to Improve Clinical Workflow - Final Report (pdf file)
      digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/citation/r01hs021290-agha-final-report-2017.pdf
      January 01, 2017 - ' subjective workload and satisfaction obtained via surveys and interviews to understand how EHR design … But the way the computers are set up it's forcing us to do it.” … Some providers prefer to finish all the documentation in the room, some choose to do extensive pre-preparation … just hit the concise points and know how to help the patient.” … Perhaps ongoing evaluation of the technology and how humans integrate these technologies into daily

6218. 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 - In this case, studies should recruit only CKD patients who did not receive ESA and iron treatment within … do so. … about how research should be conducted to address this high-priority FRN topic. … In this case, studies should recruit only CKD patients who did not receive ESA and iron treatment within … In this case, studies should recruit only CKD patients who did not receive ESA and iron treatment within

6219. Semi-Automated Identification of Biomedical Literature - Final Report (pdf file)
      digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/citation/r03hs027247-trikalinos-final-report-2020.pdf
      January 01, 2020 - Due to time limitations, we were only able to do 6 batches (536 unique citations) for the Headaches … For adult patients with basal cell and squamous cell carcinoma of the skin, how do the adverse events … Do water precautions reduce the incidence of tympanostomy tube otorrhea, or affect quality of life? … It would be nice to be able to easily go back and change a decision while screening a given set; currently … Seventy-five trials and eleven systematic reviews a day: how will we ever keep up?

6220. Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology - Panel Discussion (pdf file)
      digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/page/2006ConinEganLoonsk_052411comp.pdf
      January 17, 2006 - develop solutions with broader application • Leave behind a knowledge base on P&S issues in HIE to … the Community to gain wide spread adoption of a personal health record that is easy-to-use, portable … about care deliver State level Regional Health Information Organizations (RHIOs) • What can they do … • How should they best relate to government’s health information technology efforts? … • At least one RHIO in each state • For the states that do have more than one RHIO, an overarching