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  1. www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/quality-measures/21st-century/index.html
    June 01, 2018 - The Challenge and Potential for Assuring Quality Health Care for the 21st Century Next Page Table of Contents The Challenge and Potential for Assuring Quality Health Care for the 21st Century From Quality Measures to Quality Care: Examples of Quality Improvement at Work Private Sector Efforts in V…
  2. www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/patients-families/engagingfamilies/index.html
    March 01, 2023 - Guide to Patient and Family Engagement in Hospital Quality and Safety Research shows that when patients are engaged in their health care, it can lead to measurable improvements in safety and quality.  To promote stronger engagement, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) developed a guide to help…
  3. www.ahrq.gov/cpi/about/otherwebsites/uspstf/introduction.html
    November 01, 2023 - U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF): An Introduction Created in 1984, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF or Task Force) is an independent group of national experts in prevention and evidence-based medicine that works to improve the health of all Americans by making evidence-based recommend…
  4. www.ahrq.gov/funding/process/grant-app-basics/hsubjects.html
    August 01, 2018 - Protection of Human Subjects in Research Tips for Applicants This guide provides a step-by-step approach to planning, implementing, and sustaining a health services research infrastructure. Tips for Applicants: Review the Office of Human Research Protections (OHRP) Web site. OHRP provides leadership an…
  5. www.ahrq.gov/hai/patient-safety-resources/cli-checklist/index.html
    February 01, 2024 - Central Line Insertion Care Team Checklist This checklist provides sequential critical steps that have shown to reduce central line-associated infections. Clinicians can take steps to prevent central line-associated infections. This checklist from Johns Hopkins Medicine provides critical steps that have been …
  6. www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/G9P7o8jDh4J3NnAk6y-SYL
    December 01, 2011 - Screening for Prostate Cancer: A Review of the Evidence for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Screening for Prostate Cancer: A Review of the Evidence for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Roger Chou, MD; Jennifer M. Croswell, MD, MPH; Tracy Dana, MLS; Christina Bougatsos, BS; Ian Blazina, MPH; Rongwei Fu,…
  7. hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/methods/MS2024-01-NHQDRMethodsReport.pdf
    November 25, 2024 - • Area-Based Measures Risk Adjustment Methodology. … The risk adjustment methodology in the QI software was developed for county-level reporting.
  8. effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/infantile-hemangioma_executive.pdf
    January 01, 2016 - 1 Comparative Effectiveness Review Number 168 Diagnosis and Management of Infantile Hemangioma Executive Summary Introduction Infantile hemangiomas (IH) are the most common tumors of childhood. IH are benign but possess potential for local tissue damage, ulceration, infection, bleeding, functional impact, and…
  9. www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/vw-LTWCTZ_N5pAaydcNQTx
    June 21, 2016 - Estimation of Benefits, Burden, and Harms of Colorectal Cancer Screening Strategies: Modeling Study for the USPSTF Copyright 2016 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. Estimation of Benefits, Burden, and Harms of Colorectal Cancer Screening Strategies Modeling Study for the US Preventive Services Task F…
  10. www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/_9KLmyQyMnoE3agQJsgNE-
    November 01, 2011 - Liquid-Based Cytology and Human Papillomavirus Testing to Screen for Cervical Cancer: A Systematic Review for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Liquid-Based Cytology and Human Papillomavirus Testing to Screen for Cervical Cancer: A Systematic Review for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Evelyn P. Whitlock…
  11. effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/antibiotics-respiratory-infection_executive.pdf
    January 01, 2016 - 1 Comparative Effectiveness Review Number 163 Improving Antibiotic Prescribing for Uncomplicated Acute Respiratory Tract Infections Executive Summary Introduction Antibiotics transformed the practice of medicine in the last half of the 20th century. With antibiotics, common infections and injuries that w…
  12. effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/liver-cancer-therapy_executive.pdf
    May 01, 2013 - 1 Local Therapies for Unresectable Primary Hepatocellular Carcinoma Executive Summary Introduction Background This comparative effectiveness review evaluates local hepatic therapies for patients with unresectable primary hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) who are not candidates for surgical resection or liver tr…
  13. effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/colorectal-surgery-preparation_executive.pdf
    April 01, 2014 - 1 Comparative Effectiveness Review Number 128 Oral Mechanical Bowel Preparation for Colorectal Surgery Executive Summary Background In the United States, oral mechanical bowel preparation (OMBP), defined as the use of an oral preparation given prior to surgery to clear fecal material from the bowel lumen,…
  14. effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/celiac-disease_executive.pdf
    January 01, 2016 - 1 Comparative Effectiveness Review Number 162 Diagnosis of Celiac Disease Executive Summary Background Condition Celiac disease (CD) is an immune- mediated disorder triggered in genetically susceptible individuals by ingestion of foods containing gluten, a family of proteins found in wheat, rye, barley, and …
  15. effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/febrile-infants-diagnosis-management_executive.pdf
    March 01, 2012 - Evidence-Based Practice Evidence-based Practice Program The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), through its Evidence- based Practice Centers (EPCs), sponsors the development of evidence reports and technology assessments to assist public- and private-sector organizations in their efforts to imp…
  16. effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/cancer-end-of-life-quality-meaures_research.pdf
    April 01, 2010 - REQUEST FOR TASK ORDER The DEcIDE (Developing Evidence to Inform Decisions about Effectiveness) network is part of AHRQ's Effective Health Care Program. It is a collaborative network of research centers that support the rapid development of new scientific information and analytic tools. The DEcIDE network…
  17. effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/ear-infection_executive.pdf
    May 01, 2013 - 1 Comparative Effectiveness Review Number 101 Otitis Media With Effusion: Comparative Effectiveness of Treatments Executive Summary Background Definition of Otitis Media With Effusion Otitis media with effusion (OME) is defined as a collection of fluid in the middle ear without signs or symptoms of acute…
  18. effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/key-informant-interviews-research.pdf
    December 19, 2017 - Discerning the Perception and Impact of Patients Involved in Evidence-based Practice Center Key Informant Interviews Research White Paper Discerning the Perception and Impact of Patients Involved in Evidence-based Practice Center Key Informant Interviews Researc…
  19. effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/observational-research-scores_research.pdf
    May 01, 2012 - DEcIDE 33: Summary Variables in Observational Resesarch: Propensity Scores and Disease Risk Scores Research from the Developing Evidence to Inform Decisions about Effectiveness (DEcIDE) Network May 2012 Effective Health Care Program Research Reports Number 33 Summary Variables in Observational Research: Prop…
  20. www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/cohen-report.pdf
    January 01, 2024 - Final Report: Using Risk Models To Improve Safety With Dispensing High-Alert Medications in Community Pharmacies Final Report: Using Risk Models to Improve Safety with Dispensing High-Alert Medications in Community Pharmacies Principal Investigator: Michael R. Cohen, RPh, MS, ScD Team Members: Judy L. Smetzer, R…