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6781. Screening for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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      December 10, 2019 - How to implement this recommendation? … Asymptomatic adults How often? … For men aged 65 to 75 years who have never smoked: Grade C Selectively offer screening to men who do … For women who have never smoked and have no family history of AAA: Grade D Do not screen women who have … never smoked and do not have a family history of AAA.

6782. Best Practices in Medication Safety: Areas for Improvement in the Primary Care Physician’s Office (pdf file)
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      April 23, 2004 - do if a dose is missed; includes assessing ability to adhere, allergy info, meds from other physicians … Some physicians indicated they do not take the time to look up needed drug information because the information … Further study should be conducted to determine how this need is best met. … on how they might accomplish this. … A minority of offices reported using published error experiences (e.g., case reports) from other sources

6783. Screening for Prediabetes and Type 2 Diabetes: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
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      July 13, 2021 - Do the harms of screening differ for subgroups defined by age, sex, race and ethnicity, socioeconomic … a. Do interventions for prediabetes delay or prevent progression to type 2 diabetes? b. … Do interventions for prediabetes delay or pre- vent progression to type 2 diabetes? … lif e; R CT , r an do m iz ed cl in ic al tr ia l; RR , r el at iv e ris k; S BP , s ys to … How much does screening bring forward the diagnosis of type 2 diabetes and reduce complications?

6784. Using Nontraditional Risk Factors in Coronary Heart Disease Risk Assessment: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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      October 01, 2009 - Persons with low (�10%) Framingham risk scores do not benefit from aggressive risk factor modification … , whereas those with high (�20%) Framingham risk scores do benefit. … No evidence or consensus is available regarding how to treat and counsel these persons. … particular aspects of the meta-analysis, this evi- dence cannot provide an unbiased determination of how … uc os e le ve l, pe rio do nt al d is ea se , c ar ot id in tim a− m ed ia t hi ck

6785. Arthritis and Nontraumatic Joint Disease (pdf file)
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      June 01, 2014 - and conclusions in this document are those of the authors, who are responsible for its content, and do … the payers listing policies for MSCs for OA consider the therapy investigational at this time and do … device depends on how much it has been manipulated after collection. … investigational device exemption, or new biologic, depending on how FDA categorizes the product and … whose disease is not responding to conservative therapy and who do not want to undergo knee replacement

6786. sb274-COVD19-Hospital-Payer (pdf file)
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      December 01, 2020 - a Excluding Vermont, which had fewer than 10 hospitalizations billed to “other,” the percentage of COVID … The observed in-hospital mortality rates do not account for differences in the age distribution across … 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 email us at hcup@ahrq.gov or send a letter to the address below: Joel W.

6787. Surgeries in Hospital-Based Ambulatory Surgery and Hospital Inpatient Settings, 2014 #223
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      January 01, 2014 - The update involved a change to the census region assigned to a subset of hospitals in the sample. … Because most State data do not identify patients in SCHIP specifically, it is not possible to present … 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.

6788. Modeling Study: Breast Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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      April 30, 2024 - and higher cancer detection rates for DBT compared with digital mammography, 3 , 4 even though data do … 74 yielded a median of 8.2 breast cancer deaths averted per 1000 women screened, equal to a 30% reduction … Expanding biennial screening with DBT from ages 50 to 74 to ages 40 to 74 or 79 averted a median of 1.8 … Dr Plevritis reported serving as a scientific advisor to Adela Biosciences. Dr X. … A life course perspective on how racism may be related to health inequities.

6789. Care Managers Use Software-Aided Medication Review Protocol for Frail, Community-Dwelling Seniors, Leading to More Appropriate Medication Use | PSNet
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      September 13, 2023 - No routine medication review: Many community-dwelling seniors who take multiple medications do not benefit … problem serious enough for the pharmacist to recommend a change in medication or a reevaluation by the … to work as a consultant available to home health nurses concerned about their patients' medication regimens … As a result, care managers, social workers and nurses need to understand that their job is to collect … managers, social workers, nurses or clerical staff), whether all clients/patients will be screened, and how

6790. Follow-up Practice Survey Codebook Including Core and Optional Items (pdf file)
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      June 02, 2025 - We suggest you designate an Office Manager or a Lead Clinician to complete this survey. … ……… 1 = yes 2 = no Moved to a new location prac_change_newlocation….. 1 = yes 2 = no Lost one or more … Next, we would like to understand how your practice uses registries and clinical guidelines for cardiovascular … How does your practice intend to meet the requirements of the Quality Payment Program? … On a scale from 1 to 10 where one is no priority at all and 10 is the highest priority, what is the

6791. Interventions for Tobacco Cessation in Adults, Including Pregnant Persons: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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      January 19, 2021 - Do tobacco cessation interventions increase to- bacco abstinence in adults who currently use tobacco? … (mean, 8.6%) among participants randomized to a control group. … exercise46; acupuncture48; hypnotherapy49; and systems-level interventions50,51 compared with controls; how … only placebo- controlled trials,117 however, a finding similar to this review. … Do HP, Tran BX, Le Pham Q, et al.

6792. Systemwide Deployment of Medical Team Training: Lessons Learned in the Department of Defense (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2002 - King, Beth Kohsin, Mary Salisbury Abstract Advancing to a culture of safety requires a systems change … actions necessary for a group to transform from a cluster of people working independently into a team … Acknowledgments The views in this paper are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent … The heart of change: real life stories of how people change their organizations. … DoD Medical team training programs: an independent case study analysis.

6793. Serologic Screening for Genital Herpes: An Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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      August 01, 2016 - the studies was assessed following established guidance.11 To do this, we qualita- tively assessed … Rw an da , Ta nz an ia ,U ga nd a, Bo ts w an a, So ut h Af ric a, Za m bi a To ta l … -t re at cr os so ve rp op ul at io n (a llp ar tic ip an ts w ho ha d at le as t1 do … The opinions expressed in this document are those of the authors and do not reflect the official position … Le Cleach L, Trinquart L, Do G, et al.

6794. Considering the Range of Decision-Relevant Effects (ppt file)
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      June 01, 2012 - This section of the Methods Guide focuses on how to choose important outcomes when conducting a systematic … This module details how to choose those outcomes. … Knowledge of the test results Patient’s response to the test results How the patient and clinician act … How To Choose Important Outcomes: Illustrative Examples There are four types of testing scenarios — a … Therefore, consider whether the test may be administered along with other tests that do raise ethical

6795. Considering the Range of Decision-Relevant Effects (ppt file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/medical-test-reviews-choosing-outcomes.ppt
      June 01, 2012 - This section of the Methods Guide focuses on how to choose important outcomes when conducting a systematic … This module details how to choose those outcomes. … Knowledge of the test results Patient’s response to the test results How the patient and clinician act … How To Choose Important Outcomes: Illustrative Examples There are four types of testing scenarios — a … Therefore, consider whether the test may be administered along with other tests that do raise ethical

6796. Statistical Brief #37
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      September 01, 2007 - Login Do Your own analysis Explore Expert Research & Limited … Because most state data do not identify SCHIP patients specifically, it is not possible to present this … L., Elixhauser, A. Using the HCUP Nationwide Inpatient Sample to Estimate Trends . … 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.

6797. Recommendation: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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      May 10, 2022 - Do not screen asymptomatic adults for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) Grade: D To … This recommendation applies to adults who do not recognize or report respiratory symptoms. … How to implement this recommendation?   … Do not screen for COPD in patients with no symptoms. … them quit if they do.

6798. Chapter 6. Discussion and Policy Implications | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      August 01, 2022 - patient safety events from occurring and understand the causes of events that do occur, regardless of … each system; pilot testing will be needed to assess how best to implement system design features given … How will the efficiency, costs, and benefits of a system be demonstrated? … How will staff be selected? How will training be designed and accomplished? … are allowed to access these data and how access is prevented for unauthorized personnel.

6799. #14 SUBSTANCE ABUSE (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2012 - and conclusions in this document are those of the authors, who are responsible for its content, and do … However, they believe that questions remain about how much additional benefit this intervention would … However, they believe that questions remain about how much additional benefit this intervention would … Scanning System Long-acting pharmacotherapy for opioid dependence Experts were divided about how … requires an inpatient detoxification period, with ongoing cognitive therapy, as current therapies do

6800. Introduction to the NIS (pdf file)
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      November 01, 2024 - on how to apply the AHRQ software tools to HCUP or other administrative databases. … This tutorial also describes how to verify that the data have loaded correctly. … • The HCUP Sampling Design tutorial is designed to help users learn how to account for sample … HOW TO USE THE NIS FOR DATA ANALYSIS This section provides a brief synopsis of special considerations … Some States do not require hospitals to report codes for “misadventures to patients during surgical