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221. Chartbook on Black Health Care: Slide Presentation | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/chartbooks/blackhealth/qdr-blackhealth-slides.html
     November 01, 2020 - Source: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, U.S. … Importance: Diabetes is the most common cause of kidney failure. … Keeping blood glucose levels under control can prevent or slow the progression of kidney disease. … , it commonly progresses to end stage renal disease requiring dialysis or kidney transplantation. … disease who are approaching kidney failure.

222. Chartbook on Hispanic Health Care: Slide Presentation—Part 3 | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/2014chartbooks/hispanichealth/hisph-slides-pt3.html
     May 01, 2018 - Importance: Early referral to a nephrologist is important for patients with progressive chronic kidney … disease who are approaching kidney failure. … Patients who begin nephrology care more than a year before kidney failure are less likely to begin dialysis … USRDS 2013 annual data report: atlas of chronic kidney disease and end-stage renal disease in the United … Bethesda, MD: National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney

223. D. Subcommittee Member and Staff Biographies | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/iomracereport/reldataapd.html
     May 01, 2018 - His previous research includes studies of the effects of race and gender on access to kidney transplants … In 1969, appointed Director of the New York State Kidney Disease Institute in Albany.

224. Applicants Sought to Establish State-Based Healthcare Extension Cooperatives | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/928.html
     September 01, 2024 - To address this challenge, AHRQ and the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases

225. Advanced Methods in Delivery System Research – Planning, Executing, Analyzing, and Reporting Research on Delivery System Improvement Webinar #4: Formative Evaluation
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/prevention-chronic-care/improve/coordination/webinar04/formative_evaluation_webinar.pptx
     July 15, 2013 - Promote self-management of chronic diseases 20 Grantee Projects Leveraging PBRNs for Chronic Kidney

226. AHRQ Data Spotlight: Hypertension Control in Health Resources and Services Administration Health Centers (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/nhqrdr/dataspotlight-hypertension.pdf
     January 01, 2020 - hypertension is a major contributing risk factor for heart failure, heart attack, stroke, chronic kidney

227. CHIPRA 133: Section 2 Technical Specifications (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/availability/chipra-133-section-2-tech-specs.pdf
     January 01, 2011 - 112 2y Transient cerebral ischemia 156 2y Nephritis nephrosis, renal sclerosis 158 2y Chronic kidney … disease 157 2y Acute and unspecified renal failure 161 2y Other diseases of kidney and ureters … 5890 Unilateral small kidney 5891 Bilateral small kidneys 5899 Small kidney, unspecified 128 10

228. Nursing Home Antimicrobial Stewardship Guide Determine Whether To Treat (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/4_TK1_T4-Urinalysis_and_UTIs_Improving_Care-updated.docx
     October 01, 2016 - This can include your kidneys, ureters, bladder, and urethra. … The smell of urine has to do with the amount and concentration of substances that are excreted by the kidneys

229. 2019 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report Quality Trends (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/nhqrdr/2019qdr-core-measures-quality.pdf
     January 01, 2019 - Chronic Kidney Disease Measures All 6 chronic kidney measures pertain to the care of end stage renal … USRDS) 15.2% in 2000 15.8% in 2017 -0.1 0.017 Chronic Care of ESRD Patients with treated chronic kidney … Chronic Kidney Disease Measures Table 19. Diabetes Measures Table 20.

230. AHRQ Safety Program for End-Stage Renal Disease Facilities Video Downloads | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/esrd/resource/download.html
     January 01, 2015 - AHRQ Safety Program for End-Stage Renal Disease Facilities Video Downloads Five video vignettes were created to supplement the change package. These videos may be downloaded for use without an Internet connection. Video Vignettes Videos linked from this page are compressed in WinZip® format to facilit…

231. Initiating Dialysis With Fistula or Graft: Accessing Medication Port To Administer Medication | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/esrd/resource/dialysis-fistula.html
     April 01, 2014 - Initiating Dialysis With Fistula or Graft: Accessing Medication Port To Administer Medication This video vignette illustrates proper initiation of dialysis for patients with fistulae or grafts and the way to properly administer medication. It can be shared with staff as a refresher on current practices and guid…

232. AHRQ Safety Program for End-Stage Renal Disease Facilities – Toolkit | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/esrd/resource.html
     January 01, 2015 - AHRQ Safety Program for End-Stage Renal Disease Facilities – Toolkit The ESRD Toolkit was created to help end-stage renal disease clinics prevent healthcare-associated infections in dialysis patients. The toolkit helps dialysis center clinicians make care safer by following clinical best practices, creating a c…

233. Appendix B. Clinical Materials to Share With Primary Care Providers | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/es/patient-safety/settings/hospital/resource/nicu/packet/apb.html
     December 01, 2013 - Renal lithiasis in which calcium deposits form in the renal parenchyma and result in reduced kidney … Seen with renal ultrasound, or occasionally on plain radiographs of the kidneys.

234. Appendix B. Clinical Materials to Share With Primary Care Providers | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/resource/nicu/packet/apb.html
     December 01, 2013 - Renal lithiasis in which calcium deposits form in the renal parenchyma and result in reduced kidney … Seen with renal ultrasound, or occasionally on plain radiographs of the kidneys.

235. From Quality Measures to Quality Care: Examples of Quality Improvement at Work | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/quality-measures/21st-century/challenges.html
     June 01, 2018 - prevent severe problems; more effective tracking of patient drug allergies; a program that monitors kidney … function while patients receive certain antibiotics with toxic effects on the kidneys; and a computerized

236. Toolkit 1. Suspected UTI SBAR Toolkit (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/4_TK1_T4-Urinalysis_and_UTIs_Improving_Care-updated.pdf
     October 01, 2016 - • This can include your kidneys, ureters, bladder, and urethra. … smell of urine has to do with the amount and concentration of substances that are excreted by the kidneys

237. Program-Dev-Facilitator-Guide (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/program-dev-facilitator-guide.docx
     June 01, 2021 - Other side effects include loss of appetite, diarrhea, kidney damage, liver damage, cardiac arrhythmias … criteria for antibiotic therapy or needs monitoring · Dose recommendations for residents with decreased kidney

238. Creating a Culture of Safety | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/esrd/resource/cultureofsafety.html
     January 01, 2015 - Creating a Culture of Safety ESRD Toolkit The Creating a Culture of Safety module of the ESRD Toolkit discusses the importance of a comprehensive, unit-based approach to safety and its impact on improving patient care and reducing harm in dialysis centers. Presentation Slides ( PPTX, 20 M B) Facilitator …

239. ESRD Toolkit Modules | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/esrd/resource/tool-module.html
     January 01, 2015 - ESRD Toolkit Modules Modules contain PowerPoint slides, facilitator notes, video vignettes, and tools. Each module includes teaching tools and resources to support change at the unit level, presented through facilitator notes that take you step by step through the slides, tools, and videos. Creating a Culture…

240. Using Checklists and Audit Tools | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/esrd/resource/checklist.html
     January 01, 2015 - Using Checklists and Audit Tools ESRD Toolkit The Using Checklists and Audit Tools module of the ESRD Toolkit explains the importance of using data in the quality assurance and performance improvement process, and explains how implementing checklists and audit tools aligns with the principles of safe design. …