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7401. Safe Practices for Better Health Care (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol4/Kizer1.pdf
      April 01, 2004 - Committee, although by that time it was too late to influence how the review was completed or what … The majority of the Safe Practices have to do with improving the safety of medication use, although … Research to demonstrate the likely benefit of implementing the safe practice (i.e., how much the practice … In brief, this set of Safe Practices provides a clear road map for how to improve patient safety. … To err is human: building a safer health system.

7402. 43-Pathway-Worksheet (doc file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/surgery/43-pathway-worksheet.docx
      June 01, 2023 - recommendations in this document are those of the authors, who are responsible for its content, and do … point person to help you with patients who do not have an established provider. … preoperative area3 Enter team decisions/notes here Tip: consider who will order and perform screening and how … Do not use if the patient is 65 years of age or older Intraoperative antiemetic (e.g., dexamethasone … is insufficient data to determine if TXA will promote a hypercoagulable state.

7403. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Falls Prevention in Older Adults: Counseling and Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
      www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary24/falls-prevention-in-older-adults-counseling-and-preventive-medication-2012
      December 15, 2010 - guidance on formulating 4 key questions ( Appendix Figure 1 , 2 of which are addressed in this review: Do … KQ1a: Do these interventions reduce injury, improve quality of life, reduce disability, or reduce mortality … KQ2: Do primary care interventions used alone or in combination in community-dwelling older adults reduce … KQ2a: Do these interventions reduce falls in older adults specifically identified as high risk for falls … KQ4: How are high-risk older adults identified for primary care fall interventions?

7404. Archived: Obesity in Children and Adolescents: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
      www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/obesity-in-children-and-adolescents-screening-june-2017
      June 20, 2017 - Identifying obesity in children and how to address it are important steps in helping children and families … 11 A BMI z score reduction in the range of 0.20 to 0.25 appears to be a suitable threshold for clinically … than in the earlier literature; however, the field would benefit further from improved consistency in how … be beneficial in helping understand the differences between patients who lose weight and those who do … How Does Evidence Fit With Biological Understanding?

7405. Characteristics of Hospital Stays for Super-Utilizers by Payer, 2012 (pdf file)
      hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb190-Hospital-Stays-Super-Utilizers-Payer-2012.pdf
      January 01, 2012 - How HCUP estimates of costs differ from National Health Expenditure Accounts There are a number of differences … required to run a hospital. … 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.

7406. Impact of Hurricanes on Injury-Related Emergency Department Visits, 2005-2016 (pdf file)
      hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb267-Hurricanes-Injuries-ED-Visits-2005-2016.pdf
      January 01, 2016 - a separate visit to the ED. … The SEDD capture the universe of records on ED visits in participating HCUP States that do not result … 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: Joel W.

7407. Background Report for the Request for Public Comment on Initial, Recommended Core Set of Children's Healthcare Quality Measures for Voluntary Use by Medicaid and CHIP Programs (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/overview/background/corebackgrnd.pdf
      January 01, 2013 - of child health for which current measures do not exist. … decisions that do not reflect the true sense of the group membership.6 Through private electronic … The final rank order of the measures based on priority scores was examined by the SNAC to assess how … Preventive Services Task Force, USPSTF).22 Still other specific services routinely provided do not … Do reimbursement delays discourage Medicaid participation by physicians?

7408. Evidence Summary: Pregnant Women: Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
      www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary-pregnant-women1/human-immunodeficiency-virus-hiv-infection-screening
      June 11, 2019 - per number of tests performed) of repeat HIV screening at different intervals in pregnant women, and how … The opinions expressed in this document are those of the authors and do not reflect the official position … Antiretroviral therapy in relation to birth outcomes among HIV-infected women: a cohort study. … a All studies were rated fair quality. Return to Table of Contents Table 2. … combination ART associated with a risk of mother-to-child transmission of <1% to 2.8%; 1 African RCT

7409. Recommendations to Improve Children's Health Care Quality Measures | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/policymakers/chipra/pubs/background-2012/index.html
      December 01, 2012 - COEs were able to do so and submitted a total of 13 measures. … of voting SNAC members needed to support the measure in a YES (recommend for improved core set)/NO (do … At the same time, CMS had to respond to the requirement in CHIPRA Section 402 for a measure to assess … The SNAC discussed how this measure reflects the current research on the importance of vaccination for … in children's and perinatal health care so it can consider how the content of the core set of quality

7410. Prevalence and Burden of Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs), 2016–2021 (pdf file)
      hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb313-prevalence-burden-HAIs-2016-2021.pdf
      January 01, 2021 - For each hospital, a hospital-wide cost-to-charge ratio is used. … Hospital charges reflect the amount the hospital billed for the entire hospital stay and do not include … 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: Craig A.

7411. Arthritis and Nontraumatic Joint Disease (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/01_arthritis_potential_high_impact_2012-12-10.pdf
      January 01, 2012 - and conclusions in this document are those of the authors, who are responsible for its content, and do … intervention. 16-22 Overall, experts stated that current OA therapies treat only the symptoms and do … intervention. 40-46 Overall, experts stated that current therapies for OA treat only the symptoms and do … In general, the experts thought that tofacitinib would not shift how RA is treated or managed. … Experts all thought tofacitinib would have a large impact on costs, but diverged in how the impact

7412. User Guide: Cost To Charge Ratio (CCR) For Emergency Department Files (pdf file)
      hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/ccr/ed-ccr/ED_CCR_User_Guide_External_2012-2020.pdf
      January 01, 2020 - For States that do not release an HCUP AHA Linkage File, HOSPID is included directly on their CD-SEDD … Although HTYPE is not provided on the CCR-NEDS, it is helpful to know how this variable is defined to … (The Group Average Cost-to-Charge Ratios development section provides more information about how HTYPE … HCUP (10/31/22) 9 CCR for ED Files a Excludes States that did not permit AHRQ to release their CCR … This in turn led to a focus on hospital cost-efficiency analysis and benchmarking.

7413. User Guide: Cost To Charge Ratio (CCR) For Emergency Department Files (pdf file)
      hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/ccr/ed-ccr/ED_CCR_User_Guide_External_2012-2021.pdf
      January 01, 2021 - For States that do not release an HCUP AHA Linkage File, HOSPID is included directly on their CD-SEDD … Although HTYPE is not provided on the CCR-NEDS, it is helpful to know how this variable is defined to … (The Group Average Cost-to-Charge Ratios development section provides more information about how HTYPE … a Excludes States that did not permit AHRQ to release their CCR measures. … This in turn led to a focus on hospital cost-efficiency analysis and benchmarking.

7414. SF-SvcProc-User-Guide-v2020-1 (pdf file)
      hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/ccr/ed-ccr/ED-CCR-User-Guide_Public_FINAL.pdf
      October 01, 2022 - For States that do not release an HCUP AHA Linkage File, HOSPID is included directly on their CD-SEDD … Although HTYPE is not provided on the CCR-NEDS, it is helpful to know how this variable is defined to … (The Group Average Cost-to-Charge Ratios development section provides more information about how HTYPE … HCUP (10/31/22) 9 CCR for ED Files a Excludes States that did not permit AHRQ to release their CCR … This in turn led to a focus on hospital cost-efficiency analysis and benchmarking.

7415. EDCCR_UserGuide_2012-2019 (pdf file)
      hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/ccr/ed-ccr/EDCCR-UserGuide-2012-2019.pdf
      January 01, 2019 - For States that do not release an HCUP AHA Linkage File, HOSPID is included directly on their CD-SEDD … Although HTYPE is not provided on the CCR-NEDS, it is helpful to know how this variable is defined to … (The Group Average Cost-to-Charge Ratios development section provides more information about how HTYPE … a Excludes States that did not permit AHRQ to release their CCR measures. … This in turn led to a focus on hospital cost-efficiency analysis and benchmarking.

7416. User Guide: Cost-to-Charge Ratio for ED files, 2012-2022 (pdf file)
      hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/ccr/ed-ccr/ED_CCR_User_Guide_External_2012-2022.pdf
      January 01, 2022 - For States that do not release an HCUP AHA Linkage File, HOSPID is included directly on their CD-SEDD … Although HTYPE is not provided on the CCR-NEDS, it is helpful to know how this variable is defined to … (The Group Average Cost-to-Charge Ratios development section provides more information about how HTYPE … a Excludes States that did not permit AHRQ to release their CCR measures. … This in turn led to a focus on hospital cost-efficiency analysis and benchmarking.

7417. Procalcitonin Executive (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/procalcitonin_executive.pdf
      October 01, 2012 - No consistency was found, however, on how adverse effects were defined and details on the types of … are for acute respiratory tract infections, but the vast majority of these infections are viral and do … systematic reviews in terms of the number of studies included, the scope of indications addressed, and how … Research Gap 5: How Does Procalcitonin-Guided Antibiotic Therapy Compare With Other Approaches for … Ten common statistical errors and how to avoid them. Am J Gastroenterol. 2008 Feb;103(2):262-6.

7418. Preexposure Prophylaxis for the Prevention of HIV: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
      www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/KFZpoMBYuoo8TRW6nhRev8
      October 23, 2023 - How do the benefits of PrEP differ by popu- lations of interest (eg, defined by age, sex, gender identity … How do the benefits of PrEP differ by populations of interest (eg, defined by age, sex, gender identity … How do the benefits of PrEP differ by dosing strategy or regimen? … How do the benefits of PrEP differ by dosing strategy or regimen? … to a trial of preexposure prophylaxis for HIV prevention.

7419. Smoking-Pregnancy-Infants Executive (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/smoking-pregnancy-infants_executive.pdf
      February 01, 2014 - Although these measures do not verify continuous abstinence, they are accepted standards for evaluating … Thus, we also conducted a meta-analysis, using a Bayesian approach to a logistic mixed-effects 6 … Characteristics on Effectiveness In total, studies from 18 populations provide information about how … Self-reported readiness or motivation to quit, as well as confidence in one’s own ability to do so, … A sustained measure of smoking abstinence, as opposed to a point prevalence measure, would be ideal

7420. Evidence Summary: Nonpregnant Adolescents and Adults: Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
      www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary-nonpregnant-adolescents-and-adults1/human-immunodeficiency-virus-hiv-infection-screening
      June 11, 2019 - screening for HIV infection at different intervals in asymptomatic, nonpregnant adolescents and adults, and how … 3 vs delayed initiation was available from longer-term (up to 5.5 years) follow-up of a trial included … to ART and risk of non–AIDS-related deaths after a median of 5.4 years. 22 Return to Table of Contents … The opinions expressed in this document are those of the authors and do not reflect the official position … a The number of participants in D:A:D cohort publications ranged from 23,905 to 49,717, depending on