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  1. Management of Insomnia Disorder in Adults: Current State of the Evidence (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/insomnia_clinician.pdf
    August 01, 2017 - taste in the mouth, headache, dizziness, dry mouth, rash, anxiety, hallucinations, respiratory infection … people with severe sleep apnea Antidepressants Doxepin Drowsiness, nausea, upper respiratory tract infection

  2. Transforming Healthcare Quality through Information Technology - Final Report (pdf file)

    digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/publication/uc1hs015076-rosa-final-report-2007.pdf
    January 01, 2007 - Healthcare Benefit Length of Stay Healthcare Benefit Re-admission rate Healthcare Benefit Number of Infections … Table 4 provides an overview of the infection rate metrics as recorded by the EMR system. … Infection rates 2003-2007 Year Surgery Site Central line related 'Bacteremias Rate 'per 1000/central

  3. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/852700/psn-pdf
    August 30, 2023 - prior to the pandemic, in the United States, we have since experienced higher rates of preventable infections … of our performance measures are associated with measuring and reporting specific harms, such as an infection … support to nursing homes across the United States to increase the implementation of evidence-based infection

  4. Retained Surgical Items: Causation and Prevention | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/retained-surgical-items-causation-and-prevention
    January 04, 2024 - They frequently close the chest before the completion of counts because of infection concerns. … sharps or small miscellaneous items may embolize, migrate within tissues, lead to thrombosis, site infection

  5. 2003 HCUP Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS) Comparison Report

    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/nation/nis/reports/2003niscomparisonrpt.jsp
    May 01, 2016 - lower than NHDS estimates ("affective disorders," "fluid and electrolyte disorders," "urinary tract infections … The NIS-estimated stay for "debridement of wound, infection or burn" was longer than the MedPAR average … (12) 577 (30) 6.44 (0.07) 6.15 (0.48) 10.88 (0.18) 8.21** (0.61) 159: Urinary tract infections … ) 3.35 (0.03) 3.24 (0.26) 0.35 (0.02) 0.21** (0.01) 197: Skin and subcutaneous tissue infections … (0.35) 10.85 1.01 (0.13) 0.45** $24,967 (2,036) $23,219 169: Debridement of wound, infection

  6. Microsoft Word - CaseforPOAIndicator_final_060806 _2_.doc (pdf file)

    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/methods/2006_9.pdf
    January 01, 2006 - lower than NHDS estimates (“affective disorders,” “fluid and electrolyte disorders,” “urinary tract infections … The NIS-estimated stay for “debridement of wound, infection or burn” was longer than the MedPAR average … * (30) 3.35 (0.03) 3.24 (0.26) 0.35 (0.02) 0.21** (0.01) 197: Skin and subcutaneous tissue infections … 2.25 (0.03) 2.25 4.53 (0.04) 4.65* 3.33 (0.09) 3.45 $13,565 (361) $13,691 159: Urinary tract infections … 0.81 10.98 (0.35) 10.85 1.01 (0.13) 0.45** $24,967 (2,036) $23,219 169: Debridement of wound, infection

  7. AHRQ PSNet Webinar (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2025-03/PSNet%20Webinar%20Feb%202025_0.pdf
    January 01, 2025 - decision support • Sepsis prediction & recognition Rapid Responses • Patient & family engagement • Infection … MTcxMzIwMzAxNC4zNzYuMC4xNzEzMjAzMDE0LjAuMC4w https://effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/prevention-infection-mdro … MTcxMTA2OTI1OC4zMzMuMS4xNzExMDcwNTEyLjAuMC4w https://effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/mhs4-active-infection

  8. 2018 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report: Appendix A (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/nhqrdr/2018qdr-appa2.pdf
    January 01, 2018 - 6.08 0.0 0.014 MPSMS 8 (2009- 2016) Adult surgery patients with catheter-associated urinary tract infection … anticoagulant-related adverse drug event to warfarin -2.74 0.028 0.366 MPSMS 8 (2009- 2016) Bloodstream infection … radiation therapy to the breast within 1 year of diagnosis -8.47 0.0 0.00 NCDB 10 (2005- 2014) HIV infection

  9. Baylor Scott & White Health: Building a Foundation for Continuous Improvement (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/lhs/lhs_case_studies_bsw.pdf
    April 01, 2019 - The evidence base was clear that handwashing is essential to infection prevention. … return on investment can appear piecemeal at first, observed in the small changes such as reduced infection

  10. White Paper: Standardized Library of Lumbar Spondylolisthesis Outcome Measures (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/white-paper-lumbar-spondylolisthesis.pdf
    March 01, 2021 - hospitalization or invasive treatment • CSF leak requiring a new hospitalization or invasive treatment • Infection … (wound or injection site) requiring oral antibiotics • Infection (wound or injection site) requiring

  11. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/854897/psn-pdf
    October 31, 2023 - Department (ED) for joint swelling and rash, approximately two weeks after an upper respiratory tract infection … a 2-year-old girl presented to the ED with joint swelling and rash following an upper respiratory infection

  12. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49608/psn-pdf
    August 01, 2010 - anaphylaxis, cardiac chest pain Abdominal pain; fractures; asthma, mild distress Rash, urinary tract infection … immunocompromised patient, respiratory distress Abdominal pain, fractures, dehydration Urinary tract infection

  13. Weight and Height Juxtaposition in the Electronic Medical Record Causing an Accidental Medication Overdose | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/weight-and-height-juxtaposition-electronic-medical-record-causing-accidental-medication
    March 15, 2023 - Department (ED) for joint swelling and rash, approximately two weeks after an upper respiratory tract infection … , a 2-year-old girl presented to the ED with joint swelling and rash following an upper respiratory infection

  14. Renal Failure Due to Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/renal-failure-due-benign-prostatic-hyperplasia
    February 01, 2004 - of bladder decompensation including a large postvoid residual volume, which can also predispose to infection … A urinalysis would have been helpful to assess for the presence of infection or hematuria.( 1,4 ) As

  15. It's Sarah, Not Stephen! | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/its-sarah-not-stephen
    January 01, 2015 - Transgender communities in the US are among the groups at highest risk for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection … .( 13 ) In 2009, the rate of newly identified HIV infection was 2.6% among transgender persons, compared

  16. White Paper: Standardized Library of Lumbar Spondylolisthesis Outcome Measures (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/white-paper-lumbar-spondylolisthesis.pdf
    March 01, 2021 - hospitalization or invasive treatment • CSF leak requiring a new hospitalization or invasive treatment • Infection … (wound or injection site) requiring oral antibiotics • Infection (wound or injection site) requiring

  17. Noninvasive Treatments for Low Back Pain: A Summary of the Research for Adults (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/back-pain-treatment_consumer.pdf
    November 01, 2016 - spine (radiculopathy) » A high-speed injury (such as from a car accident) » Pregnancy » Cancer, an infection … help rule out any serious conditions that may be causing your low back pain (such as cancer or an infection

  18. AHRQ Quality Indicator-related Publications (pdf file)

    qualityindicators.ahrq.gov/Downloads/Resources/Publications/FullListPublications-508.pdf
    October 09, 2024 - Risk Score Models for Urinary Tract Infection Hospitalization." … “Effects of Utilization Management on Health Outcomes: Evidence from Urinary Tract Infections and Community … “Risk of Early Birth among Women with a Urinary Tract Infection: A Retrospective Cohort Study.” … Validity of the AHRQ Patient Safety Indicator 'Central Venous Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infections … (“Selected Infections Due to Medical Care”).

  19. High-Priority Evidence Gaps for Clinical Preventive Services: 13th Annual Report to Congress (pdf file)

    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/2023-12/2023-annual-report-to-congress.pdf
    January 01, 2023 - Screening for Depression & Suicide Risk in Children & Adolescents Screening for Genital Herpes Infection … (I statement) Screening for Latent Tuberculosis Infection in Adults The USPSTF recommends screening … for latent tuberculosis infection in populations at increased risk. … (I statement) Serologic Screening for Genital Herpes Infection The USPSTF recommends against routine … serologic screening for genital herpes simplex virus infection in asymptomatic adolescents and adults

  20. Ebell_Presentation_REVISED_FINAL (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/use_of_handheld_ebell_presentation.pdf
    January 01, 2009 - Kho,  2006;  Tempelhof,  2009)     • Improved  adherence  to  respiratory  tract  infection
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