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21. Platelet-Rich Plasma for Wound Care: Technology Assessment (pdf file)
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    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

22. Part 4: Health Care of Residents of the U.S.-Mexico Border (continued) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    March 01, 2020 - In non-border counties, Hispanics had lower rates of stays than non-Hispanics. … Hispanics generally had lower rates of hospitalization than non-Hispanics, except in the medical and … Hispanics had lower rates of surgical stays, both in border and non-border counties. … Among non-Hispanics, those in border counties had lower rates of chronic kidney disease than those in … Hispanics had lower rates of COPD than non-Hispanics, both in border and non-border counties.

23. Presentation: Program Overview
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    January 01, 2017 - Prophylactic protective ventilation: lower tidal volumes for all critically ill patients? … Prophylactic protective ventilation: lower tidal volumes for all critically ill patients? … Prophylactic protective ventilation: lower tidal volumes for all critically ill patients? … Prophylactic protective ventilation: lower tidal volumes for all critically ill patients? … Prophylactic protective ventilation: lower tidal volumes for all critically ill patients?

24. Part 2: Trends in Priorities of the Heckler Report—Care for Cancer | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    May 01, 2018 - Hispanic females had somewhat lower survival rates than nonminority females. … Rates of diagnosis with advanced stage breast cancer and death due to breast cancer were lower among … Rates of diagnosis with advanced stage colorectal cancer and death due to colorectal cancer were lower … In all years, the percentage of adults who received appropriate colorectal cancer screening was lower … Groups With Disparities: In all years, the percentage of women who received a Pap smear was lower

25. Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Community-Associated Lower Respiratory Tract Conditions (pdf file)
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    November 01, 2019 - Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Community-Associated Lower Respiratory Tract Conditions … November 2019 Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Community-Associated Lower … Commentary Slide Number and Slide Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Community-Associated Lower … This presentation is titled “Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Community-Associated Lower … References Slide 40 Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Community-Associated Lower

26. Low Tidal Volume Ventilation Facts | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    January 01, 2017 - at the onset of mechanical ventilation. 5 Ventilation with low tidal volumes is associated with a lower … particularly those with risk factors to prevent progressive development of lung injury. 8 The use of lower … Lower tidal volume at initiation of mechanical ventilation may reduce progression to acute respiratory … Ventilation with lower tidal volumes as compared with conventional tidal volumes for patients without … Prophylactic protective ventilation: lower tidal volumes for all critically ill patients?

27. Chapter 2: Evidence of Disparities Among Ethnicity Groups (continued) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    May 01, 2018 - Caribbean Black women had significantly lower odds than African-American women of suffering from any … Census data, found that Caribbean-born non-Hispanic Blacks had lower rates than U.S. … A similar study of deliveries in Illinois found lower relative risk of low birthweight for infants whose … Cancer Screening Lower rates of mammography have been found among Middle Eastern women than in the … For example, life expectancy in Eastern European countries and Russia is lower than in Western Europe

28. Cardiovascular Disease | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    June 01, 2018 - Note: For this measure, lower rates are better. … Note: For this measure, lower rates are better. … Note: For this measure, lower rates are better. … Note: For this measure, lower rates are better. … Note: For this measure, lower rates are better. White and Black are non-Hispanic.

29. Measures To Assess the Safe and Judicious Use of Antipsychotics in Children and Adolescents Field Test Summary (pdf file)
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    February 22, 2019 - Commercial plans had lower denominator sizes (Table 2c). … Among commercial plans, rates were slightly lower (i.e. better). … †A lower rate indicates better performance ‡ A higher rate indicates better performance 10 … † A lower rate indicates better performance ‡ A higher rate indicates better performance * AZ, CA … † A lower rate indicates better performance ‡ A higher rate indicates better performance * AZ, CA

30. University of Iowa Uses AHRQ Data to Study Ways to Lower Incidence, Costs of Sports-Related Injuries | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    October 01, 2014 - Newsroom Impact Case Studies University of Iowa Uses AHRQ Data to Study Ways to Lower … Newsletter Events University of Iowa Uses AHRQ Data to Study Ways to Lower … The most frequently injured body sites, in order of occurrence, were the lower extremities, the head … created March 2012 Internet Citation: University of Iowa Uses AHRQ Data to Study Ways to Lower

31. AHRQ's RED Toolkit Leads to Lower Readmissions, Better Care Transitions in Two Texas Hospitals | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    November 01, 2014 - Home News Newsroom Impact Case Studies AHRQ's RED Toolkit Leads to Lower … Studies Blog Newsletter Events AHRQ's RED Toolkit Leads to Lower … By instituting many of the same practices that Brownsville did, VBMC-Harlingen has been able to lower … Page originally created November 2014 Internet Citation: AHRQ's RED Toolkit Leads to Lower

32. CAHPS® Moving Forward: Innovations in Tools and Research Webcast (pdf file)
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    March 01, 2010 - positive or null associations between patient experiences and best practice clinical processes, lower … (Meterko et al. 2010) • Higher patient ratings associated with lower hospital inpatient mortality … Does Providing Unwelcome Advice Lead to Lower Patient Care Scores? 2. … Does Providing Unwelcome Advice Lead to Lower Patient Care Scores? 2. … mean scores in Year 2, but they improved more than smaller hospitals • For-profit hospitals had lower

33. Appendix C: "Long List" of Delivery System Research Areas | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    February 01, 2014 - Specialty or staff mix Do multispecialty medical groups provide higher quality/lower cost care than … Do hospital-employed physicians provider higher quality/lower cost care than physician-owned medical … Network or "single entity" Do integrated delivery systems provide higher quality/lower cost care? … Do large medical groups provide higher quality/lower cost care than independent practice associations … Do some types result in higher quality/lower cost care?

34. Low Tidal Volume (Lung Protective) Ventilation Literature Review | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    January 01, 2017 - Eight studies showed decreased progression to ARDS when a lower tidal volume strategy was utilized. … They concluded "ventilation with low tidal volumes is associated with a lower risk of development of … One hundred fifty patients (74 conventional vs. 76 lower tidal volume) were enrolled and analyzed. … levels of bronchoalveolar activated protein C in comparison with lower V t volumes and PEEP. … Prophylactic protective ventilation: lower tidal volumes for all critically ill patients?

35. Making Healthcare Safer Practices: 16. Venous Thromboembolism (pdf file)
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    March 01, 2020 - A DVT occurs when a blood clot forms in a deep vein, usually in the lower leg, thigh, or pelvis. … • An overwhelming majority of studies concluded that aspirin has a lower bleeding risk rate than … Patients undergoing major lower extremity orthopedic surgery. … Across procedures, aspirin may be associated with a lower risk of bleeding. … Patients undergoing lower limb arthroplasty surgery. Eight articles were found.

36. 4 Tk3 T1-Sample Policy Final (pdf file)
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    October 01, 2016 - antibiotics are most frequently prescribed in nursing homes: (1) urinary tract infections (UTIs), (2) lower … For residents that regularly run a lower temperature, use a temperature of 2°F (1°C) above the baseline … For residents that regularly run a lower temperature, use a temperature of 2°F (1°C) above the baseline … Determine Whether To Treat Toolkit 3/Tool 1 5 Minimum Criteria for Initiating Antibiotics for a Lower … Antibiotics for a Skin and Soft Tissue Infection Minimum Criteria for Initiating Antibiotics for a Lower

37. Part 3: National Quality Strategy Priority—Patient Safety | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    June 01, 2018 - For this measure, lower rates are better. … Note: For this measure, lower rates are better.  … Note: For this measure, lower rates are better. … Note: For this measure, lower rates are better.  … The percentage was lower for Blacks (1.2%), who had the lowest percentage among all racial groups.

38. Henry Ford Hospital's Hematology-Oncology Unit Uses AHRQ Safety Program to Lower Bloodstream Infections | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    February 01, 2022 - Case Studies Henry Ford Hospital's Hematology-Oncology Unit Uses AHRQ Safety Program to Lower … Events Henry Ford Hospital's Hematology-Oncology Unit Uses AHRQ Safety Program to Lower … Internet Citation: Henry Ford Hospital's Hematology-Oncology Unit Uses AHRQ Safety Program to Lower

39. 4 Tk3 T2B-Sbar Lri Final (pdf file)
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    June 01, 2014 - Other __________________________________________ S Situation I am contacting you about a suspected lower … The resident may have a lower respiratory tract infection and need a prescription for an antibiotic … The information is insufficient to indicate an active lower respiratory tract infection. 2751b_7/15

40. Table 1. Case Study Sites | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    August 01, 2015 - metro area 496 beds 22 ICU beds Executive (6) Management (8) Staff (14) Site 2 (1) Lower … 815 beds 147 ICU beds (4 units) Executive (5) Management (16) Staff (17) Site 5 (3) Lower … beds 16 ICU beds; 32 NICU beds Executive (3) Management (9) Staff (10) Site 8 (4) Lower … of care to low-income, uninsured, and vulnerable populations. b Site 4 was initially classified as lower