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  1. Arthritis and Nontraumatic Joint Disease (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/arthritis-horizon-scan-high-impact-13121.pdf
    December 05, 2013 - Two-level disc replacement was also reported as providing improved range of motion, which might reduce … Additional clinical 5 evidence of improved outcomes and reduced costs of care could increase … However, these costs could be offset by improved surgical outcomes, reduced complications, shorter … However, these demands could be offset by the many of same factors that could reduce costs—improved

  2. Arthritis and Nontraumatic Joint Disease (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/arthritis-horizon-scan-high-impact-1306.pdf
    June 01, 2013 - Two-level disc replacement was also reported as providing improved range of motion, which might reduce … Additional clinical 5 evidence of improved outcomes and reduced costs of care could increase … However, these costs could be offset by improved surgical outcomes, reduced complications and length … However, these demands could be offset by improved surgical outcomes, reduced patient stays and complications

  3. NJ-EPAC Pilot Testing of Electronic Prescribing Standards (pdf file)

    digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/page/NJ-EPAC%20Pilot%20Testing%20of%20Electronic%20Prescribing%20Standards_0.pdf
    April 01, 2008 - the patient instructions portion of a prescription, thereby enabling more automated safety checking, improved … How can they be improved? How do the initial standards work with the foundation standards? … How the use of an electronic prescribing system improved care from prescriber perspective. … The degree to which Med Hx improved safety alerts was varied in a sensitivity analysis from 50% to 100%

  4. ___APS-Def_Public.book (pdf file)

    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/nation/nis/APS-DRGs%20V22%20Definitions%20Manual.pdf
    April 01, 2006 - Severity-adjusted DRGs (APS-DRGs®) in response to the on-going need in the healthcare industry for improved … The CMS SDRGs improved upon the original DRG definitions by dividing all diagnoses into three categories … The R-square improved to 56.86% in explaining the variation in charges. … 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> /ENU (Use these settings to create PDF documents with higher image resolution for improved

  5. Asthma-Treatment Executive (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/asthma-treatment_executive.pdf
    May 01, 2011 - /or adverse events Pulmonary function tests (e.g., FEV1% predicted, FVC% predicted, PEF, MV) ● Improved … symptoms (e.g., cough, wheezing, dyspnea) ● Improved health-related quality of life (general and … /or asthma-specific) ● Improved “asthma control” ● Reduced quick-relief medications ● Reduced long-term … -based trials improved pulmonary function outcomes,32,33 despite the positive effects on other outcomes

  6. Peripheral-Artery-Disease-Treatment Research-Protocol (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/peripheral-artery-disease-treatment_research-protocol.pdf
    January 31, 2013 - month outcome data.31 In this cohort of patients with aortoiliac disease, supervised exercise therapy improved … While improved clinical outcomes have been reported with angioplasty and stenting when compared to … Further, more recent smaller trials have now demonstrated improved outcomes with revascularization with … Is intermittent claudication improved by percutaneous transluminal angioplasty?

  7. Transforming the Morbidity and Mortality Conference into an Instrument for Systemwide Improvement (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol2/Advances-Deis_82.pdf
    June 03, 2008 - address specific systems-based problems, and transparent accountability for regular followup can lead to improved

  8. Implementation of Health Improvement Collaboration in Cherokee County, Oklahoma (pdf file)

    digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/publication/uc1hs016131-jones-final-report-2008.pdf
    January 01, 2008 - • Can it be improved? • Is it measurable? • Are there competing initiatives? … thirty would be positively affected by the network and that care of the uninsured would be greatly improved

  9. Improving Communication and Teamwork Around Antibiotic Decision Making (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/safety/communication-facilitator-guide.pdf
    November 01, 2019 - Teamwork Climate Across Michigan ICUs SAY: A better teamwork climate has been associated with improved

  10. Primary Care Practice Facilitation Curriculum Module 32: Improving Self-Management Support and Engaging Patients in Care and Practice Improvement Topics (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/ncepcr/tools/PCMH/pcpf-module-32-self-management-support.pdf
    September 01, 2015 - Self-management support is about helping be improved by helping them become patients improve or maintain

  11. Lexicon for Behavioral Health and Primary Care Integration: Concepts and Definitions Developed by Expert Consensus (pdf file)

    integrationacademy.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2020-06/Lexicon.pdf
    January 01, 2020 - and chemical dependency are core components of practice—functions needed to enhance total health and improved … Establish and support relapse prevention plans when patients are substantially improved. … For underserved populations it may also be necessary to look at figures such as improved engagement, … Establish and support relapse prevention plans when patients are substantially improved. B. … The goal is health and quality care, improved patient experience, and better use of healthcare resources

  12. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/recombinant-factor-viia_disposition-comments.pdf
    June 01, 2010 - important to note that despite the common sense assumption that cessation of bleeding would lead to improved … described to have benefited significantly from rFVIIa treatment both in hemorrhage cessation and improved … recognize that the ability of rFVIIa to produce cessation of bleeding does not necessarily equate with improved … The forest plots in the Report have been improved by including additional information on these plots … is critical that physicians not equate the ability of rFVIIa to produce cessation of bleeding with improved

  13. Disposition of Comments for CER 211: Drug Therapy for Early Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Systematic Review Update (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-211-rheumatoid-arthritis-disposition-comments.pdf
    December 20, 2018 - Commentator & Affiliation Section Comment Response Peer Reviewer #1 Abstract Abstract, line 36: “improved … disease activity” – not exactly improved disease activity, improved disease control? … We agree and have made the change to ‘improved disease control’. … The IMPROVED study (≤ 2 years) 16. Lan et al., 2017 (not specified) 17. … We also reviewed the results and noted 2 studies (IMPROVED and SWEFOT) were not in our tables at the

  14. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Colorectal Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce

    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary4/colorectal-cancer-screening-2008
    October 15, 2008 - However, when new tests offer tradeoffs between desirable and undesirable attributes (for example, improved … choice of positive cutoff values would allow programs to determine the appropriate tradeoff between improved … The tradeoffs from improved sensitivity with reduced specificity in a screening program of repeated testing … test performance of the precommercial version of a multitarget fecal DNA test (PreGen Plus) showed improved … Modeling can help determine tradeoffs in fecal tests with improved sensitivity but reduced specificity

  15. Teamwork Training | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/teamwork-training
    September 15, 2024 - Teamwork Training Citation Text: Teamwork Training. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2019. Copy Citation Format: Google Scholar BibTeX EndNote X3 XML EndNote 7 XML Endnote tagged PubMedId RIS Dow…

  16. Investing in Deliberation: Defining and Developing Decision Support Interventions for People Facing Difficult Health Decisions (Session III) | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/eccs-2009/white-paper-2009-1

  17. Final Progress Report: Improving Patient Safety: Health Systems Reporting, Analysis and Safety Improvement Research Demonstrations (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2025-05/fraser-dunagan-report.pdf
    January 01, 2025 - Final Progress Report: Improving Patient Safety: Health Systems Reporting, Analysis and Safety Improvement Research Demonstrations 1 Title: Improving Patient Safety: Health Systems Reporting, Analysis and Safety Improvement Research Demonstrations Principal Investigator: Victoria J. Fraser, MD Co-Principal Inv…

  18. Improving medication administration safety: using naïve observation to assess practice and guide improvements in process and outcomes. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/improving-medication-administration-safety-using-naive-observation-assess-practice-and-guide
    October 06, 2016 - Study Improving medication administration safety: using naïve observation to assess practice and guide improvements in process and outcomes. Citation Text: Donaldson N, Aydin C, Fridman M, et al. Improving medication administration safety: using naïve observation to assess practice and g…

  19. Improving resident engagement in quality improvement and patient safety initiatives at the bedside: the Advocate for Clinical Education (ACE). | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/improving-resident-engagement-quality-improvement-and-patient-safety-initiatives-bedside
    December 21, 2017 - Study Improving resident engagement in quality improvement and patient safety initiatives at the bedside: the Advocate for Clinical Education (ACE). Citation Text: Schleyer AM, Best JA, McIntyre LK, et al. Improving resident engagement in quality improvement and patient safety initiati…

  20. The Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005: developing an error reporting system to improve patient safety. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-safety-and-quality-improvement-act-2005-developing-error-reporting-system-improve
    January 14, 2011 - Commentary The Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005: developing an error reporting system to improve patient safety. Citation Text: Riley W, Liang BA, Rutherford W, et al. The Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005. J Patient Saf. 2008;4(1). doi:10.1097/pts.0b…
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