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401. AHRQ Summit To Address Emergency Department Boarding | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/930.html
     September 01, 2024 - children—especially those from historically marginalized groups—face rising rates of chronic diseases, obesity

402. Re-engineering Postnatal Unit Care and the Transition Home to Reduce Perinatal Morbidity and Mortality | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/resources/learning-lab/re-engineering-postnatal-unit-care-long-desc.html
     April 01, 2025 - Enabling breastfeeding for women with obesity .

403. Executive Summary | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/stpra/stprasumm.html
     April 01, 2013 - Proactive Risk Assessment of Surgical Site Infection in Ambulatory Surgery Centers Executive Summary Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Proactive Risk Assessment of Surgical Site Infection in Ambulatory Surgery Centers Executive Summary Chapter 1. Introduction Chapter 2. ST-PRA Developm…

404. BLADDER SCAN – POLICY #2202 12/11/06 (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/cauti-tools/implementation-guide/implementation-guide-appendix-c.docx
     January 01, 2017 - BLADDER SCAN – POLICY #2202 12/11/06 AHRQ Safety Program for Reducing CAUTI in Hospitals AHRQ Safety Program for Reducing CAUTI in Hospitals Appendix C. Sample Bladder Scan Policy Purpose To provide guidelines for the use of a bladder scanner. Definition The bladder scan measures ultrasonic reflections within th…

405. Appendix A. Grants Database Search Terms & Analytic Categories/Definitions Used in Portfolio Analysis 2008-2019 | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/reports/primary-care-research/appendix-a.html
     January 01, 2024 - arthritis, Osteoarthritis Asthma: child and adult CVD: HTN, CAD, CHF, PAD, stroke Diabetes Obesity

406. Antibiotic Audit Tool (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/surgery/tools/surgical-complication-prevention/antibiotic_audit.docx
     December 01, 2017 - Antibiotic Audit Tool Antibiotic Audit Tool Introduction Problem Statement Perioperative antimicrobial prophylaxis is an important strategy to prevent surgical site infection. Appropriate selection, dosing, and redosing ensure that the antibiotic concentration in surgical site tissue is maintained above the minimum…

407. Final Progress Report: An expert-guided machine-learning approach to estimate the incidence, risk, and harms associated with diagnostic delays for infectious diseases (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2025-04/polgren-miller-report.pdf
     January 01, 2025 - Risk factors for delay included urinary tract infection history and morbid obesity. … We explored obesity as a risk factor for delay, because obesity complicates the physical exam for this … Visits Fournier’s Gangrene(44) 6.2 41.0 Age >46 Years History of Urinary Tract Infections Morbid Obesity

408. Strategy 6M: Group Visits | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/cahps/quality-improvement/improvement-guide/6-strategies-for-improving/access/strategy6m-group-visits.html
     March 01, 2020 - Group visits are best suited for chronic illnesses, such as asthma, diabetes, arthritis, and obesity.

409. Spotlight on Vermont | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/policymakers/chipra/statesummaries/vt-spotlight.html
     July 01, 2015 - planners into the registry for preventive services, asthma, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, and obesity

410. Meeting Minutes, November 2019 | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/news/events/nac/2019-11-nac/nacmtg01121-minutes.html
     March 01, 2020 - The problem of obesity continues, with an estimate that today’s 2-year-old children will advance to an … obesity prevalence of nearly 60 percent by age 35.

411. Vt-Spotlight (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/statesummaries/vt-spotlight.pdf
     July 01, 2015 - into the registry for preventive services, asthma, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, and obesity

412. Part 3: Trends in Access and Priorities of the National Quality Strategy—National Quality Strategy Priorities | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/2014chartbooks/hispanichealth/part3-nqs.html
     May 01, 2018 - disparities One quality measure showed elimination of a Hispanic-White disparity: Adults with obesity

413. Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Cellulitis and Skin and Soft Tissue Infections
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/best-practices/cellulitis-slides.pptx
     November 01, 2019 - Lymphedema4 Results from disruption of lymphatic drainage Can be congenital but usually related to obesity

414. Toolkit for Reducing CAUTI in Hospital Units: Implementation Guide (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/publications/files/implementation-guide_0.pdf
     September 01, 2015 - or strict temporary immobility, or when patient weight exceeds 300 pounds, due to severe edema or obesity … of an indwelling urinary catheter may be appropriate to manage incontinence in patients with morbid obesity … Morbid obesity or immobility—Morbid obesity or immobility alone is not an appropriate indication for … The combination of immobility and morbid obesity may lead to inappropriate urinary catheter use.

415. Toolkit for Reducing CAUTI in Hospital Units: Implementation Guide (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/cauti-tools/impl-guide/implementation-guide.pdf
     September 01, 2015 - or strict temporary immobility, or when patient weight exceeds 300 pounds, due to severe edema or obesity … of an indwelling urinary catheter may be appropriate to manage incontinence in patients with morbid obesity … Morbid obesity or immobility—Morbid obesity or immobility alone is not an appropriate indication for … The combination of immobility and morbid obesity may lead to inappropriate urinary catheter use.

416. Researcher Megan McHugh, Ph.D., Works To Improve Heart Health in Manufacturing Communities | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/958.html
     May 01, 2025 - in Manufacturing Communities “Manufacturing communities have significantly higher rates of smoking, obesity

417. Your Guide to Preventing and Treating Blood Clots (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/publications/files/bloodclots.pdf
     May 01, 2009 - Your Guide to Preventing and Treating Blood Clots Your Guide to Preventing and Treating Blood Clots U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality 540 Gaither Road Rockville, MD 20850 AHRQ Pub. No. 09­0067­C May 2009 Swelling Clot Vein Blood clots can for…

418. Appendix C. Sample Bladder Scan Policy | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/cauti-tools/impl-guide/implementation-guide-appendix-c.html
     October 01, 2020 - Toolkit for Reducing Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections in Hospital Units: Implementation Guide Appendix C. Sample Bladder Scan Policy Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Toolkit for Reducing Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections in Hospital Units: Implementation Guide Overv…

419. No More CAUTI: Preventing Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/cauti-tools/archived-webinars/no-more-cauti-preventing-cauti-transcript.html
     November 01, 2015 - No More CAUTI: Preventing Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections Webinar Transcript On the CUSP: Stop CAUTI in the ED ED Mini-Presentation to Accompany May 5, 2015 ED Coaching Call Jeannine: Hello everyone, and thank you for listening today. My name is Jeannine [Risinger 00:04], and I'm a program man…

420. No More Cauti Preventing Cauti Transcript (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/cauti-tools/archived-webinars/No_More_CAUTI_Preventing_CAUTI_transcript.docx
     May 05, 2015 - On the CUSP: Stop CAUTI in the ED ED Mini-Presentation to Accompany May 5, 2015 ED Coaching Call Jeannine: Hello everyone, and thank you for listening today. My name is Jeannine [Risinger 00:04], and I'm a program manager with the health research and educational trust. Welcome to the third mini presentation and the CA…