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161. Risk Assessment, Genetic Counseling, and Genetic Testing for BRCA-Related Cancer in Women: Clinical Summary of USPSTF Recommendation (pdf file)
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     BRCA-related cancer Recommendation Screen women whose family history may be associated with an increased … Grade: D Risk Assessment Family history factors associated with increased likelihood of potentially … mutation testing are generally multistep processes involving identification of women who may be at increased … Balance of Benefits and Harms In women whose family history is associated with an increased risk … In women whose family history is not associated with an increased risk for potentially harmful BRCA

162. Preventable Emergency Department Visits | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     June 01, 2018 - rate of ED visits with a principal diagnosis related to mental health, alcohol, or substance abuse increased … Since 2000, the rate of deaths from drug overdoses has increased 137%, including a 200% increase in the … The rate of drug overdose deaths increased significantly for both sexes, people ages 25-44 and 55 and … Trends: From 2008 to 2013, the overall rate of ED visits for asthma increased from 578.0 to 613.1 … Trends: From 2008 to 2013, the overall rate of emergency department visits for asthma increased

163. Archived: Final Research Plan: Latent Tuberculosis Infection: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     September 25, 2014 - The framework starts on the left with the patient population of interest, asymptomatic adults at increased … What are the estimated prevalence rates of LTBI and active TB disease in adult populations at increased … What proportion of U.S. adults receiving care in primary care settings belong to a population at increased … What proportion of active TB disease cases in U.S. adults originate in populations at increased risk? … Is there an incremental net benefit of more or less frequent screening for LTBI in adults at increased

164. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     January 14, 2011 - effect-workload-infection-risk-critically-ill-patients Lower nurse-to-patient ratios on hospital wards have been associated with an increased … rate of post- surgical complications and an increased rate of overall complications of inpatient care … and found that a slightly higher number of patients per nurse was associated with a significantly increased … The authors hypothesize that increased nursing workload may lead to breaches in infection control protocols

165. Recommendation: Syphilis Infection in Nonpregnant Adolescents and Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     September 27, 2022 - Screen for syphilis in persons at increased risk for infection. … Adolescents and adults who have ever been sexually active and are at increased risk for syphilis infection … The USPSTF continues to recommend screening for syphilis in nonpregnant persons who are at increased … This recommendation is inclusive of all persons at increased risk for syphilis. … Assessment of Risk The USPSTF recommends screening for syphilis in persons who are at increased risk

166. Section2 1 (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2008 -  Stays with a principal diagnosis of high blood pressure during pregnancy increased by 22 percent … Between 1997 and 2008, stays for osteoarthritis increased 118 percent and stays for septicemia increased …  Mood disorders was ranked fifth in 1997 and 2008, but increased nearly 30 percent over this time …  Complication of device, implant or graft increased 39 percent from 1997 to 2008 and was the tenth …  Stays for irregular heart beat increased 39 percent between 1997 and 2008 and stays for non-specific

167. Screening for Chlamydia and Gonorrhea: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2021 - • Adequate evidence that screening for gonorrhea in sexually active women at increased risk results … Exchanging sex for money or drugs and history of incarceration also are associ- ated with increased … • Women 25 years or older are at increased risk if they have • A previous or coexisting STI • A … It found adequate evidence that clinicians could identify sexually active men at increased risk for … Screening and treating young men at increased risk may reduce the incidence of chlamydial infection;

168. Final Research Plan: Anxiety in Children and Adolescents: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     March 29, 2022 - What proportion of children and adolescents who screen positive for depression, anxiety, or increased … anxiety, or suicide risk accurately identify children and adolescents with depression, anxiety, and increased … 5:  Children and adolescents (age ≤18 years) with major depressive disorder, anxiety disorders, or increased … care populations (e.g., populations with mental health conditions other than anxiety, depression, and increased … In response, the USPSTF edited the key questions to remove the qualifier “increased risk of suicide”

169. Final Research Plan: Depression and Suicide Risk in Children and Adolescents: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     August 13, 2020 - anxiety, or suicide risk accurately identify children and adolescents with depression, anxiety, and increased … What proportion of children and adolescents who screen positive for depression, anxiety, or increased … 5: Children and adolescents (age ≤18 years) with major depressive disorder, anxiety disorders, or increased … care populations (e.g., populations with mental health conditions other than anxiety, depression, and increased … In response, the USPSTF edited the key questions to remove the qualifier “increased risk of suicide”

170. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2020 - Lower nurse-to-patient ratios are associated with increased mortality and have prompted policies mandating … and exposure to shifts with decreased registered nurse staffing, lower nursing support staffing, and increased … prior studies, researchers found an association between low nurse and nursing support staffing and increased

171. Behavioral Counseling to Prevent Sexually Transmitted Infections: Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2009 - Assessment of Risk All sexually active adolescents are at increased risk for STIs and should be offered … Adults with current STIs or infections in the past year are at increased risk for future STIs. … In addition, adults who have multiple current sexual partners should be considered at increased risk … Given that individuals may be at increased risk for acquiring STIs for many rea- sons, additional work … Future research should evalu- ate interventions targeted to adults who are not currently at increased

172. Recommendation: Sexually Transmitted Infections: Behavioral Counseling | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     August 18, 2020 - See the Practice Considerations section for more information on populations at increased risk for acquiring … For sexually active adolescents and for adults at increased risk: Provide behavioral counseling to prevent … All sexually active adolescents and adults at increased risk for STIs What’s new? … Factors that put a person at increased risk include: Being diagnosed with an STI within the past … Adults at increased risk for STIs include those who currently have an STI or were diagnosed with one

173. Recommendation: Latent Tuberculosis Infection in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     May 02, 2023 - See the "Assessment of Risk" section for additional information on adults at increased risk. … populations at increased risk. … Grade: B See “How to implement this recommendation” for additional information on adults at increased … Populations at increased risk for LTBI, based on increased prevalence of active disease and increased … Assessment of Risk Populations at increased risk for LTBI based on increased prevalence of active disease

174. Screening for Latent Tuberculosis Infection in Adults: Clinical Summary (pdf file)
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     Screening for Latent Tuberculosis Infection in Adults: Clinical Summary Population Asymptomatic adults at increased … Grade: B Risk Assessment Populations at increased risk for LTBI include persons who were born … in, or are former residents of, countries with increased tuberculosis prevalence and persons who live … concludes with moderate certainty that the net benefit of screening for LTBI in persons who are at increased

175. Screening for Chlamydia and Gonorrhea: Clinical Summary of USPSTF Recommendation (pdf file)
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     SERVICES TASK FORCE RECOMMENDATION Population Sexually active females aged ≤24 y and older women at increased … risk for infection Sexually active females aged ≤24 y and older women at increased risk for … Harms Screening for chlamydia has a moderate net benefit in females aged ≤24 y and older women at increased … Screening for gonorrhea has a moderate net benefit in females aged ≤24 y and older women at increased … syphilis, and behavioral counseling for all sexually active adolescents and for adults who are at increased

176. Medications for Risk Reduction of Primary Breast Cancer in Women: Clinical Summary of USPSTF Recommendation (pdf file)
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     Population Asymptomatic women aged ≥35 years without a prior diagnosis of breast cancer who are at increased … disease Asymptomatic women aged ≥35 years without a prior diagnosis of breast cancer who are not at increased … and raloxifene have been shown to reduce the incidence of invasive breast cancer in women who are at increased … of tamoxifen and raloxifene to reduce the incidence of invasive breast cancer in women who are at increased … raloxifene outweigh the potential benefits for breast cancer risk reduction in women who are not at increased

177. Woods K et al. 2000 "Sickle cell disease telemedicine network for rural outreach." | Digital Healthcare Research
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     January 01, 2000 - By using telemedicine, the productivity of the MCG adult sickle cell clinic increased from 1413 to 1889 … While clinical activity at the MCG clinic in Augusta remained stable, outreach activities increased by … Overall, rural outreach efforts increased to 39% (from 19%) of total clinical activity of the adult SCD … "The number of encounters per clinic gradually increased over time. … While clinical activity at the MCG clinic remained stable, outreach activities increased by 175%.

178. Overview of Outcomes for Inpatient Stays Involving Sepsis, 2016–2021 (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2021 - Highlights ■ From 2016 to 2019, the number of all sepsis-related inpatient stays in the U.S. increased … ■ With the emergence of COVID- 19, the number of all sepsis- related inpatient stays increased by 16.5 … ■ With the emergence of COVID-19, the in-hospital mortality rate for sepsis stays increased from … ■ With the emergency of COVID-19, the in-hospital mortality rate for sepsis stays increased 37.5 … From 2019 to 2021, aggregate hospital costs increased by 36.5 percent ($38.2 to $52.1 billion).

179. 2023 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2023 - The number of people age 65 and over increased from 40.2 million to 55.9 million between 2010 and 2021 … Between 2020 and 2021, the percentage of Americans with private health insurance coverage increased … 1.1%, and the percentage of those with public insurance increased 0.2%. … The overall average hospital LOS increased by 4.3%, from 4.7 days in 2019 to 4.9 days in 2020. … At the same time, it increased from 67.6% to 71.9% for people in noncore counties.

180. Introduction (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2009 - The proportion of patients who had a current DMARD prescription on the index date increased from 62% … from 33% to 38% (p<0.001), and use of narcotics increased from 38% to 55% (p<0.001). … The utilization of DMARDs increased in TennCare patients with RA, and by 2004, use of biologics was … Although glucocorticoid utilization decreased, use of both NSAIDs and narcotics increased. … Overall DMARD utilization increased from 33% in 1995 to 52% in 2004 (p<0.001).