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1. Platelet-Rich Plasma for Wound Care: Technology Assessment (pdf file)
   preventiveservices.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/ta/prp/prp-wound-care.pdf
   September 17, 2020 - Lower Extremity Diabetic Ulcers Key points • PRP increased the proportion of completely healed lower … No study specifically described how the type of chronic ulcer (lower extremity diabetic ulcers, lower … Lower extremity diabetic ulcers have been studied the most. … Lower extremity diabetic ulcers contribute to 48 percent of all lower extremity amputations,93 with … Discussion Overview Findings in Relation to What Is Known Lower Extremity Diabetic Ulcers Lower Extremity

2. CAHPS Survey Administration: What We Know and Potential Research Questions (pdf file)
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   October 01, 2017 - Lower cost accounts for much of the appeal of Web surveys; administration can be less expensive than … Accordingly, those with lower Internet access levels are not as well-represented in Web surveys. … This is a lower-cost alternative to traditional live interviewer-administered phone surveys. … Like traditional phone surveys, IVR is more likely to reach people that have lower response rates to … mail surveys, including racial/ethnic minorities and those with lower education levels.

3. Explaining Comparisons of Health Care Quality Scores | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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   March 01, 2016 - When you are choosing a hospital, you should look for the hospital that has a lower number of deaths. … A lower number is shown by a shorter bar on the graph below. … cognitive testing: When you are choosing a hospital, you should look for the hospital that has a lower … A lower number is shown by a shorter bar on the graph below.

4. AHRQ's RED Toolkit Helps Lower Readmissions in Dignity Health Hospitals | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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   August 01, 2015 - Home News Newsroom Impact Case Studies AHRQ's RED Toolkit Helps Lower … Studies Blog Newsletter Events AHRQ's RED Toolkit Helps Lower … 2015 Page originally created August 2015 Internet Citation: AHRQ's RED Toolkit Helps Lower

5. What Is Patient Safety Culture? | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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   March 01, 2022 - with more positive SOPS scores had: Fewer hospital-acquired pressure ulcers and patient falls. 1 Lower … surgical site infection rates. 2 Hospitals with more positive SOPS scores had: Lower rates of … Higher Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Nursing Home Five-Star Quality ratings. 5 Lower

6. Cholesterol Management Evidence and Resources | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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   March 01, 2021 - Skip to main content An official website of the Department of Health and Human Services Careers Contact Us Español FAQs Search all AHRQ sites Search small Search Menu …

7. Learn Best Practices for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Syndromes | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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   June 01, 2021 - and Treatment Asymptomatic Bacteriuria and Urinary Tract Infections Community-Associated Lower … Urinary Tract Infections   Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Community-Associated Lower

8. America's Health Literacy: Why We Need Accessible Health Information (pdf file)
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   January 01, 2008 - n Compared to privately insured adults, both publicly insured and uninsured adults had lower health … Lower Health Literacy Is Associated With Less Education Health literacy varies directly with level … The Elderly Have Lower Health Literacy Adults 65 or older were more likely to have below basic or … The share of adults at these lower levels of literacy was greatest for those over 75; more than … Health literacy is lowest among the more vulnerable members of our communities—those with lower education

9. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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   January 01, 2024 - Accuracy of diagnosis was lower in the depression condition compared to the control condition, but this … Accuracy was lower in the depression condition (vs. control) when physicians ordered less tests, but … Their results showed a lower incidence of TJA in Medicare Advantage enrollees. … Medicare Advantage is associated with lower utilization of total joint arthroplasty. … The findings indicated a lower TI success rate for APRNs when compared to more experienced clinicians

10. Study Finds Racial and Ethnic Inequities in End-of-Life Prescription Opioid Access | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    August 01, 2023 - They also received lower daily doses and lower total doses. … Rural and smaller practices had lower adoption rates than urban and larger practices.

11. Blood Pressure Control Evidence and Resources | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    March 01, 2021 - issued a dissenting opinion , and results from a more recent PCOR study called SPRINT  supported lower … DASH) eating plan, an evidence-based plan designed to reduce intake of salt, sugar, and fat to help lower … eating plan, which emphasizes fruits, vegetables, and low-fat dairy products, and other steps to help lower

12. Biden Administration Tackles Financial Strains on Healthcare Consumers | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    November 01, 2023 - address the misaligned incentives across the healthcare ecosystem to improve the quality of care and lower … Although financial strain is most prevalent among lower-income families, every sector of society experiences

13. What To Learn About the Audience for a Health Care Quality Report | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    November 01, 2018 - However, studies indicate that some older audiences have substantially lower literacy skills, which can … Those with lower incomes, for instance, may feel unable to consider factors beyond the costs of coverage

14. Dramatic Rise in Opioid-Related Deaths, Especially Among Blacks (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2013 - Note: For this measure, lower rates are better.

15. Blacks Experiencing Fast-Rising Rates of Overdose Deaths Involving Synthetic Opioids Other Than Methadone (pdf file)
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    February 20, 2020 - Note: For this measure, lower rates are better. … Note: For this measure, lower rates are better.

16. The Effects of Out-of-Pocket Costs on Enrollees' Experiences With Health Plans: Implications for Consumer Reporting (pdf file)
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    January 23, 2012 - reported skipping or deferring medical care versus those who did not, we saw scores that were 21 points lower … And similarly for those who reported skipping a prescription, that point swing was 15 points lower. … So those who were deferring care for prescriptions were rating the plan overall 15 points lower than … again, [for] those who are reporting cost burden, perhaps their ratings were one, three, four points lower … Boom, I’m going to rate the plan lower.

17. Section 5: Determining Where To Focus Efforts To Improve Patient Experience (Page 1 of 2) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    February 01, 2020 - mean for the medical group (3.44), yet its mean score for the Provider Rating (8.21) is significantly lower … shown for the 75th percentile is the score where 75 percent of the sites or plans scored the same or lower … 25th percentile score of 52%, suggesting the need to investigate factors that may be influencing this lower … The correlations for the three PCMH supplemental composites are much lower than those for the core composites … The vertical line at 0.6 illustrates one way to differentiate higher and lower correlations, as correlations

18. Pennsylvania IMPaCT: Catalyzing Primary Care Transformation in New York (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2018 - health care’s Triple Aim—improved health, better health care quality and consumer experience, and lower … New York seeks to achieve improved health, better health care quality and consumer experience, and lower

19. Why Does the Writing in a Health Care Quality Report Matter? | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    July 01, 2011 - People in Medicaid programs, for example, tend to read at the fifth grade level or lower, while literacy … skills for people age 65 and older are substantially lower than for the population as a whole. [3]

20. The SHARE Approach—Achieving Patient-Centered Care with Shared Decisionmaking: A Brief for Administrators and Practice Leaders | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    September 01, 2020 - Lower costs. … will help organizations in their efforts to achieve the Triple Aim of better care, better health, and lower … Lumbar spine surgery for lower back pain. Mastectomy for early breast cancer.