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2561. Hepatitis-C-Treatment-Adherence Executive (pdf file)
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      September 22, 2011 - Prevention estimated that 16,000 Americans were newly infected in 2009, and between 2.7 and 3.9 million community-dwelling … Response to HCV treatment is typically defined by surrogate virological measures, such as sustained … This study reported improved adherence in the reduced-pill-burden intervention on all three measures … at 24 weeks and on two of three measures at 12 weeks.

2562. Screening for Hepatitis B Virus Infection in Pregnant Women: An Updated Systematic Review for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
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      July 01, 2019 - prophylaxis and followup.7 Since its licensure in 1981, the HBV vaccination remains the most effective measure … Treatment: There are effective preventive measures (i.e., HBV vaccination within 12 hours of birth … Were the outcome measures prespecified, clearly defined, valid, reliable, and assessed consistently … Were outcome measures taken multiple times before and after the intervention? … Denmark scales up hepatitis B screening and vaccination for risk groups.

2563. Screening for Hepatitis B Virus Infection in Pregnant Women: An Updated Systematic Review for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
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      July 01, 2019 - prophylaxis and followup.7 Since its licensure in 1981, the HBV vaccination remains the most effective measure … Treatment: There are effective preventive measures (i.e., HBV vaccination within 12 hours of birth … Were the outcome measures prespecified, clearly defined, valid, reliable, and assessed consistently … Were outcome measures taken multiple times before and after the intervention? … Denmark scales up hepatitis B screening and vaccination for risk groups.

2564. System Redesign Responses to Challenges in Safety-Net Systems (pdf file)
      www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/system/systemredesignsafetynet/systemredesign.pdf
      June 01, 2015 - While all hospitals are working to implement measures to prevent readmissions, differences in regional … ACOs will be rewarded for lowering costs while meeting performance standards based on 33 CMS measures … iii PDSA = Plan-Do-Study-Act; DMAIC = Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve and Control; FMEA = failure mode … Six Sigma emphasizes the use of statistical process improvement measures. … Six Sigma process improvement method that stands for: (D) Define goals and scope of the project, (M) Measure

2565. System Redesign Responses to Challenges in Safety-Net Systems (pdf file)
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      June 01, 2015 - While all hospitals are working to implement measures to prevent readmissions, differences in regional … ACOs will be rewarded for lowering costs while meeting performance standards based on 33 CMS measures … iii PDSA = Plan-Do-Study-Act; DMAIC = Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve and Control; FMEA = failure mode … Six Sigma emphasizes the use of statistical process improvement measures. … Six Sigma process improvement method that stands for: (D) Define goals and scope of the project, (M) Measure

2566. System Redesign Responses to Challenges in Safety-Net Systems (pdf file)
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      June 01, 2015 - While all hospitals are working to implement measures to prevent readmissions, differences in regional … ACOs will be rewarded for lowering costs while meeting performance standards based on 33 CMS measures … iii PDSA = Plan-Do-Study-Act; DMAIC = Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve and Control; FMEA = failure mode … Six Sigma emphasizes the use of statistical process improvement measures. … Six Sigma process improvement method that stands for: (D) Define goals and scope of the project, (M) Measure

2567. 08 Functional Limitations Potential High Impact 2012-12-10 (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2012 - diet to improve stool consistency and better establish bowel control. 55 Alternative therapeutic measures … Behavior modifications, such as Kegel exercises, are alternative measures used to help patients control

2568. 08 Functional Limitations Potential High Impact 2012-12-10 (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2012 - diet to improve stool consistency and better establish bowel control. 55 Alternative therapeutic measures … Behavior modifications, such as Kegel exercises, are alternative measures used to help patients control

2569. Chronic-Urinary-Retention Research (pdf file)
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      September 01, 2014 - Intermediate outcomes included postvoid residual (PVR) urine volume and continuous measures of urinary … of urinary symptom or quality of life scales. … We treated change in PVR urine volume and continuous measures of urinary symptoms and/or quality of … Study Design Followup Treatment Arms TWOC n/N (%) IPSS, Mean (SD) Value Quality of Life Measure … Study Design Followup Treatment Arms TWOC n/N (%) IPSS, Mean (SD) Value Quality of Life Measure

2570. Chronic-Urinary-Retention Research (pdf file)
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      September 01, 2014 - Intermediate outcomes included postvoid residual (PVR) urine volume and continuous measures of urinary … of urinary symptom or quality of life scales. … We treated change in PVR urine volume and continuous measures of urinary symptoms and/or quality of … Study Design Followup Treatment Arms TWOC n/N (%) IPSS, Mean (SD) Value Quality of Life Measure … Study Design Followup Treatment Arms TWOC n/N (%) IPSS, Mean (SD) Value Quality of Life Measure

2571. Factors to Consider in Managing Chronic Pain: A Pain Management Summary (pdf file)
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      May 01, 2020 - CQL allows logic to be shared between CDS artifacts, and eventually with electronic clinical quality measures … Narrative text created by a guideline or clinical quality measure (CQM) developer (e.g., the recommendation

2572. Improving Healthcare Through AHRQ's Digital Healthcare Research Program: 2021 Year in Review (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2021 - this adoption is not universal, with fewer than 44 percent of adults 65 and older tracking health measures … https://digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/implementation-qol-measure-pediatric-transplant-recipients … https://digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/implementation-qol-measure-pediatric-transplant-recipients … T E M S I N A D V A N C I N G C A R E D E L I V E R Y “How do we use patient-reported outcome measures … From both a research and a practice standpoint, what I saw was that we had measures that were getting

2573. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Skin Cancer: Counseling, 2012 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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      May 15, 2012 - measures of sun exposure; or total, which are cumulative estimates of sun exposure. … Six case-control studies included some measure of total sun exposure, either during childhood, during … Most studies used crude measures of indoor tanning exposure. … Only 1 of 6 negative studies adjusted for both skin phenotype and some measure of sun exposure 90 . … Both of these studies, however, used only a crude dichotomous measure of sunscreen use.

2574. Abnormal-Uterine-Bleeding Executive (pdf file)
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      March 01, 2013 - However it is crucial to note that direct measures of ovulation are not employed in most available … • Pain related to bleeding • Sexual function as reported by sexual function measures, general measures … Among those that did, the ability to aggregate data is limited by differences in outcomes measures … which included measures of blood loss from sanitary product collection, and self-report using scoring … For regularity of bleeding no two measures of outcome were the same.

2575. Abnormal-Uterine-Bleeding Executive (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/abnormal-uterine-bleeding_executive.pdf
      March 01, 2013 - However it is crucial to note that direct measures of ovulation are not employed in most available … • Pain related to bleeding • Sexual function as reported by sexual function measures, general measures … Among those that did, the ability to aggregate data is limited by differences in outcomes measures … which included measures of blood loss from sanitary product collection, and self-report using scoring … For regularity of bleeding no two measures of outcome were the same.

2576. Disposition of Comments Report for Stroke Prevention in Atrial Fibrillation (pdf file)
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      August 23, 2013 - As a results, the CHA2DS2-VASc measure and has been evaluated in fewer studies than the CHADS2 measure … The c-statistic is a measure of “discrimination” not really “prediction” so I don’t think “predictive … instruments such as measures of calibration, or strengths of association (e.g., RR’s/OR’s) or measures … Not all studies included measures of strength of association, and very few included measures of diagnostic … of using the c-statistic to evaluate risk prediction tools throughout the document – that it is a measure

2577. Disposition of Comments Report for Stroke Prevention in Atrial Fibrillation (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/stroke-atrial-fibrillation_disposition-comments.pdf
      August 23, 2013 - As a results, the CHA2DS2-VASc measure and has been evaluated in fewer studies than the CHADS2 measure … The c-statistic is a measure of “discrimination” not really “prediction” so I don’t think “predictive … instruments such as measures of calibration, or strengths of association (e.g., RR’s/OR’s) or measures … Not all studies included measures of strength of association, and very few included measures of diagnostic … of using the c-statistic to evaluate risk prediction tools throughout the document – that it is a measure

2578. Glaucoma-Screening Surveillance (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2013 - RFNL thickness measures correlate well but do not have clinically acceptable agreement and therefore … Another study found that using a central corneal thickness(CCT)-based formula to correct GAT measures … One review mentioned a new detection method: the use of OCT to measure the ganglion cell complex. … of visual function (e.g., FDT), measures of optic nerve damage (e.g., HRT, OCT, and cup/disc ratio) … Beginning at age 50, using 2 or 3 screening tests (varying combinations of tonometry (IOP)/measures

2579. Glaucoma-Screening Surveillance (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2013 - RFNL thickness measures correlate well but do not have clinically acceptable agreement and therefore … Another study found that using a central corneal thickness(CCT)-based formula to correct GAT measures … One review mentioned a new detection method: the use of OCT to measure the ganglion cell complex. … of visual function (e.g., FDT), measures of optic nerve damage (e.g., HRT, OCT, and cup/disc ratio) … Beginning at age 50, using 2 or 3 screening tests (varying combinations of tonometry (IOP)/measures

2580. Patient and Family-Centered Care (April 9, 2013) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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