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8681. Research White Paper: A Framework To Facilitate the Use of Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses in the Design of Primary Research Studies (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2012 - First, research questions posed may lack relevance to clinicians and patients. … From patient perspectives, it implies that patients may be subject to research studies which may not … were inadequately reported.14 A review of 192 trials from seven different medical areas found that safety … Patient group in the SR: Are they relevant to proposed study? 2. … The eligibility criteria used should specify the patients, interventions or exposures and outcomes

8682. What Factors Influence States’ Capacity to Report Children’s Health Care Quality Measures? A Multiple-Case Study (pdf file)
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      July 01, 2016 - data Pediatric central line-associated blood stream infections—neonatal CDC’s national healthcare safety … Appropriate testing for children with pharyngitisg Administrative m m • • Annual percentage of asthma patients … for the CLABSI measure from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Healthcare Safety … improvement at the point of care—specifically, provider-level measures that cover their entire patient … Modifications included changing the measure denominator and determining how to attribute patients

8683. Calcineurin_Inhibitors_Protocol_FINAL_10-07-2014 (pdf file)
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      October 08, 2014 - No clear consensus exists about the comparative efficacy and safety of these alternatives to full dose … Patient Criteria 1. Type of patient. … age; patient ethnicity; retransplants; patients who are immunologically sensitized by a calculated … Safety of immunosuppressive drugs used as maintenance therapy in kidney transplantation: a systematic … Was the process of assigning patients to groups made independently from physician and patient preference

8684. Folic Acid Supplementation to Prevent Neural Tube Defects: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
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      August 01, 2023 - :10.1001/jama.2023.9864 Editorial pages 417 and 419 Multimedia Related article page 454 and JAMA Patient … the key questions that the review will address to allow the USPSTF to evaluate the effectiveness and safety

8685. Primary Care Interventions to Prevent Child Maltreatment: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendaiton Statement (pdf file)
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      March 19, 2024 - Force (USPSTF) makes recommen- dations about the effectiveness of specific preventive care services for patients … Clinicians should understand the evi- dence but individualize decision-making to the specific patient … Clinicians should understand the evidence but individualize decision-making to the specific patient or … measures of maltreatment identified from review of public agency documents, results of the Framingham Safety … second trial reported statisti- cally significant group differences in results from the Framingham Safety

8686. New Models of Primary Care Workforce - Case Example #5: WellMed (pdf file)
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      October 01, 2016 - complexity and the adequacy and safety of their home environment. … To directly engage and emphasize the patient-first mission, patients are approached in-person by the … Greeting the patient Three staff dedicated solely to greeting patients greet the patient on arrival and … patient. … The center is currently testing a medication safety program for seniors, with caregiver outreach to

8687. Case Example #5: WellMed | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      July 01, 2019 - patient driven. … complexity and the adequacy and safety of their home environment. … To directly engage and emphasize the patient-first mission, patients are approached in-person by the … Greeting the patient Three staff dedicated solely to greeting patients greet the patient on arrival … The center is currently testing a medication safety program for seniors, with caregiver outreach to improve

8688. Screening for Osteoporosis to Prevent Fractures: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation (pdf file)
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      January 14, 2025 - Force (USPSTF) makes recommen- dations about the effectiveness of specific preventive care services for patients … In the ab- sence of evidence, clinicians and their patients should decide together whether to be screened … Racial disparities and inequalities in the management of patients with osteoporosis. … Racial disparities, FRAX, and the care of patients with osteoporosis. … Cardiovascular and skeletal safety of zoledronic acid in osteoporosis observational, matched cohort

8689. Implementing a State-Level Quality Improvement Collaborative: A Resource Guide From the Medicaid Network for Evidence-based Treatment (MEDNET) (pdf file)
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      October 01, 2014 - Available at: http://www.ahrq.gov/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety- resources/resources … /advances-in-patient-safety/vol4/planningtool.html. … itemnumber=10492 http://www.ahrq.gov/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources … /advances-in-patient-safety/vol4/planningtool.html http://www.ahrq.gov/professionals/quality-patient-safety … /patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol4/planningtool.html http://www.commonwealthfund.org

8690. Next Steps | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      July 01, 2018 - Guide to Patient and Family Engagement Next Steps Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents … Guide to Patient and Family Engagement Executive Summary Introduction Methods Findings … Inclusion of "paired" guidance for patients and families and hospitals and health professionals. … The materials that come closest to meeting all criteria are those related to Component 2, the patient … materials and testing of preliminary tools will uncover additional facilitators or barriers to engaging patients

8691. Research White Paper Biorepositories Addendum Registries For Evaluating Patient Outcomes Third Edition (pdf file)
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      February 01, 2018 - Further, it is important to keep in mind that some biospecimens are relevant descriptors of patients … The majority of biorepositories focus on collecting material from patients diagnosed with specific diseases … The HOPE registry follows patients with Alzheimer’s disease and normal controls on a yearly basis until … obtained.40 Lastly, relative to sample, handling, or processing, there are regulations that govern the safety … An example of where harmonization is important is when researchers are looking for biological indicators

8692. Exhibit 1. Preliminary Conceptual Framework | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      July 01, 2018 - Guide to Patient and Family Engagement Exhibit 1. … Preliminary Conceptual Framework Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Guide to Patient

8693. Methods Future Research Needs Number 8: Framework for Considering Study Designs (pdf file)
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      March 01, 2012 - assessing this topic, it was deemed that an important gap pertained to the comparative effectiveness and safety … The analysis suggested that the relative safety of the interventions (i.e., relative effects on post-intervention … We calculate this assuming a minimum followup of 2.5 years, a patient recruitment period of 5 years … A-7 Ethical, legal, and social issues: Such issues should be minimal, since patient and provider … Generalizability may be poor if the patients or setting are different from those in which patients

8694. Final Progress Report: Watchful Waiting as a Strategy for Reducing Low-value Spinal Imaging (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2025 - safety (1–4). … trial found that patient education can reassure patients with back pain that imaging can … On the other hand, we found no significant difference in patient experience ratings among actual patients … Reducing Overuse-Is Patient Safety the Answer? … Effect of a Patient- Centered Communication Intervention on Oncologist-Patient Communication, Quality

8695. Figure 1. Chain of Self-management Support Effect | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      July 01, 2018 - Patient Self-Management Support Programs: An Evaluation Figure 1. … Chain of Self-management Support Effect Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Patient

8696. Screening for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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      April 05, 2016 - is pres- ent, but the patient has physical symptoms that are undetected by the patient or the clinician … ; or the patient has nonspecific symp- toms that have gone unrecognized as being related to COPD. … There was no direct evidence comparing the effectiveness of COPD screening and no screening on patient … Our a priori methods specified patient- focused outcomes and did not include changes in FEV1 because … Characteristics of COPD smokers and effectiveness and safety of smoking cessation medications.

8697. Medical Therapies for Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder—An Update (pdf file)
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      May 01, 2017 - Purpose of Review To assess effectiveness and safety of medical interventions for children with autism … Given heterogeneity in treatment regimens, outcomes addressed in each study, and patient populations … make it clear that although these drugs are efficacious, caution is warranted regarding their use in patients … Research in understanding outcomes of importance to patients and caregivers, such as quality of life … harms than did studies of methylphenidate in children with ADHD symptoms, exploring differences in safety

8698. Hemorrhage-Postpartum Executive (pdf file)
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      April 01, 2015 - At a systems level, PPH has been the focus of perinatal care safety initiatives that attempt to improve … patient outcomes by incorporating a variety of strategies, such as practice guidelines or protocols … uterine massage differed across studies and across women, as each study generally included a number of patients … In one review of RCTs in nonhemophilia patients, the pooled relative risk of thrombolic events across … For example, patients with more severe hemorrhage likely received more aggressive treatment, and providers

8699. Archived: Evidence Summary: Latent Tuberculosis Infection: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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      September 06, 2016 - Most (71%) had a close contact with a patient with active TB within 2 years; 25% were included solely … Mortality from hepatotoxicity was reported in 1.0% of patients receiving isoniazid and 0.8% of patients … Comparable specificity of 2 commercial tuberculin reagents in persons at low risk for tuberculous infection … Safety of an ofloxacin-based antitubercular regimen for the treatment of tuberculosis in patients with … the key questions that the review will address to allow the USPSTF to evaluate the effectiveness and safety

8700. Appendix A, Pt. 2 | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      April 01, 2018 - Patient age and number of past surgeries were equal in the SSI and control groups. … Escherichia coli in one patient. … Results Assessment of 277 patients after operation revealed surgical site infection in 63 patients … The pathogen was identified in 7 patients, being Staphylococcus aureus in 4 patients and S epidermidis … Each patient received preoperative antimicrobial prophylaxis, either cefonicid or vancomycin. 10 patients