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241. Medicare Pay-for-Performance Programs Not Linked to Consistent Quality, Safety Improvements | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     August 01, 2022 - They also found that mortality rates generally got worse over the study period.  … evidence of limited impact, the cost of monitoring and enforcing penalties, and potential increase in mortality … in PSNet’s current issue or access recent cases and commentaries in AHRQ’s WebM&M (Morbidity and Mortality

242. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     January 01, 2024 - rates after 10 years of follow-up. … : adjusting for mortality risk scores to address confounding by terminal illness. … this study adds to the body of evidence rejecting explanations other than causality for the greater mortality … Antipsychotics and mortality: adjusting for mortality risk scores to address confounding by terminal … The decrease in ICU readmission rates after reform, without corresponding changes in mortality, suggest

243. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     January 01, 2024 - The researchers aimed to determine if fracture and mortality rates vary among patients initiating different … The relatively high mortality associated with use of calcitonin may reflect the poorer health of users … Fractures and mortality in relation to different osteoporosis treatments. … They concluded that hospitals can improve apparent pneumonia mortality and readmission rates by recoding … Keywords: Elderly, Hospital Readmissions, Medicare, Mortality, Pneumonia, Quality Indicators (QIs)

244. Register Now: August 22 Webinar by National Action Alliance Will Address Engaging Boards and Executive Leadership in Safety | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     August 01, 2023 - in PSNet’s current issue or access recent cases and commentaries in AHRQ’s WebM&M (Morbidity and Mortality … Racial and ethnic disparities in excess mortality among U.S. veterans during the COVID-19 pandemic. … Senior services in U.S. hospitals and readmission risk or mortality among Medicare beneficiaries since

245. Effective Treatment of Leading Causes of Morbidity and Mortality | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     September 01, 2015 - Chartbook on Women's Health Care Effective Treatment of Leading Causes of Morbidity and Mortality … Affordability Communication and Care Coordination Effective Treatment of Leading Causes of Morbidity and Mortality … Healthy Living: Infant Mortality Healthy Living: HPV Vaccine Among Adolescent Females Health

246. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     January 01, 2024 - web-based tool for quantification of potential gains in life expectancy by preventing cause-specific mortality … Keywords: Mortality, Health Information Technology (HIT) Choi KR , Martinez-Hollingsworth A … This study’s objective was to determine whether black-white disparities in maternal in-hospital mortality … At teaching hospitals, mortality was similar in black-serving and nonblack-serving hospitals. … Among non-teaching hospitals, mortality was significantly higher in black-serving vs nonblack-serving

247. Community-Acquired Pneumonia Clinical Decision Support Training: Primary Care
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     January 10, 2017 - CRB-65 Criteria for 30-Day Mortality The CRB-65 test provides a severity of illness score.f It requires … and is an acceptable alternative when BUN testing is unavailable. 9 CRB-65 Scores Predict 30-Day Mortality … Score 30-Day Mortality Management 0 0.9% Treat as outpatient 1 5.2% Admit to wards 2 12.0% Admit … Provides option to add 1 to score if patient is found to be confused Displays patient-specific 30-day mortality … Recommendation: Admit or Home(30d mortality 12%) No confusion With confusion 18

248. CMS Uses AHRQ's Quality Indicators to Evaluate Care for Medicare Beneficiaries | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     October 01, 2014 - MedPAC applied mortality measures from AHRQ's Inpatient Quality Indicators to the Medicare Provider Analysis … Then, they quantified inpatient mortality and 30-day mortality for such conditions as pneumonia, acute

249. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     January 01, 2024 - --higher access correlates with lower CVD mortality. … Association of access to exercise opportunities and cardiovascular mortality. … Keywords: Cardiovascular Conditions, Health Status, Mortality, Social Determinants of Health … and appear to contribute to disparities in injury mortality. … Factors mediating demographic determinants of injury mortality.

250. Women's Health Care | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     September 01, 2015 - Affordability Communication and Care Coordination Effective Treatment of Leading Causes of Morbidity and Mortality … Healthy Living: Infant Mortality Healthy Living: HPV Vaccine Among Adolescent Females Health … Effective Treatment of Leading Causes of Morbidity and Mortality. Healthy Living.

251. CAPPS-CDS Tool: CRB-65 for the Primary Care Setting (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2018 - Agree with recommendation Disagree with recommendation Acknowledge Reason Recommendation: Home (30d mortality … Agree with recommendation Disagree with recommendation Acknowledge Reason Recommendation: Home (30d mortality

252. CAPPS-CDS Tool: CURB-65 for the Emergency Department Setting (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2018 - Agree with recommendation Disagree with recommendation Acknowledge Reason Recommendation: Home (30d mortality … Agree with recommendation Disagree with recommendation Acknowledge Reason Recommendation: Home (30d mortality

253. Monitoring Ventilator-Associated Events: Facilitator Guide | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     February 01, 2017 - On average, there is a 35 percent mortality rate for ventilated patients—24 percent for patients 15-19 … VAP contributes to this mortality risk. … have shown a strong association between VACs and prolonged mechanical ventilation, length of stay, and mortality … of stay in the intensive care unit and the hospital by a substantial amount, has a very high crude mortality … rate and a high attributable mortality rate, and adds substantially to cost. 

254. Facilitator Guide: Build Your SSI Prevention Bundle (doc file)
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     January 01, 2017 - On average, there is a 35 percent mortality rate for ventilated patients—24 percent for patients 15-19 … VAP contributes to this mortality risk. … have shown a strong association between VACs and prolonged mechanical ventilation, length of stay, and mortality … of stay in the intensive care unit and the hospital by a substantial amount, has a very high crude mortality … rate and a high attributable mortality rate, and adds substantially to cost.

255. AHRQ Research Spurs Continued Support for Prenatal Care Program in Washington State | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     October 01, 2014 - There were also decreases in low birth weight babies and infant mortality rates. … "In recent years, the rates for two key indicators in Washington State-low birth weight and infant mortality-have

256. 043-Vap-Prevention-Notes (doc file)
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     October 01, 2024 - This presentation will provide information about the incidence, morbidity and mortality, and best practices … rates and contributes to longer lengths of hospitalization and increased healthcare costs. … Slide 7 VAP Morbidity and Mortality SAY: Although the estimated mortality associated with VAP ranges … Estimates of mortality in this patient population range from 15 to 31 percent. … The mortality rate for patients with MRSA HAP and VAP can be as high as 55 percent.

257. 2014 Chartbooks | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     March 01, 2020 - Affordability Communication and Care Coordination Effective Treatment of Leading Causes of Morbidity and Mortality … Healthy Living: Infant Mortality Healthy Living: HPV Vaccine Among Adolescent Females Health … Promoting the most effective prevention and treatment practices for the leading causes of mortality,

258. 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 - Trends in Priorities of the Heckler Report Part 2: Trends in Priorities of the Heckler Report—Infant Mortality … Cancer —reducing breast cancer and cervical cancer mortality. … Diabetes —reducing both the mortality rate of diabetes and the need for hospitalization. … Injury Prevention —reducing mortality from motor vehicle crashes as well as childhood mortality from … Mental Health —reducing suicide mortality. Oral Health —improving access to oral health care.

259. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     January 01, 2024 - Burden of influenza-related hospitalizations and attributable mortality in pediatric acute lymphoblastic … Keywords: Children/Adolescents, Hospitalization, Influenza, Mortality, Children/Adolescents … This study compared demographics and mortality of inf ants with invasive methicillin-resistant S aureus … It found that infant mortality after invasive MRSA and MSSA infections was similar, but MSSA caused … Keywords: Kidney Disease and Health, Adverse Events, Hospitalization, Mortality Hamblin RJ ,

260. Community-Acquired Pneumonia Clinical Decision Support Training: Primary Care Setting | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     January 01, 2018 - CURB-65 Criteria for 30-Day Mortality. Demonstration. … Slide 9: CURB-65 Criteria for 30-Day Mortality The CURB-65 test provides a severity of illness score … Slide 10: CURB-65 Scores Predict 30-Day Mortality Score 30-Day Mortality Management … Displays patient-specific 30-day mortality and guideline-recommended site of care. … A red arrow points to Recommendation: Home (30 d mortality 2.7%).