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8881. 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

8882. 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.

8883. Community Connections: Linking Primary Care Patients to Local Resources for Better Management of Obesity (pdf file)
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      March 01, 2014 - As appealing as a community program focusing on children’s safety might be, it might not be the most … Step 3: Identify Patients The identification of eligible patients is two-fold: first, does the patient … This also allows clinicians to review patient lists ahead of time to identify which patients might be … • Patient outreach: Do we have an established way of reaching patients outside the office (e.g., email … patients Clinician; Patient Handout Use Tool 18 “The Time Game” Clinician instructions on how

8884. Section 3. Measuring Emergency Department Performance | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      April 01, 2020 - Improving Patient Flow and Reducing Emergency Department Crowding: A Guide for Hospitals Section 3. … Emergency Department Performance Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Improving Patient … Forming a Patient Flow Team Section 3. Measuring Emergency Department Performance Section 4. … Results References Appendix A: Guide to Online Resources Successfully Used by Hospitals to Improve Patient … Median Time to Pain Management for Long Bone Fracture 2013 Patient Left Before Being Seen

8885. 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

8886. Recent Insights into CAHPS Survey Modes and Response Rates (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2020 - Speakers Caren Ginsberg, Ph.D., CPXP, CAHPS and SOPS Programs, Center for Quality Improvement and Patient … Safety, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD Marc Elliott, Ph.D., Senior Principal … to patients before we even draft a survey and then we test it extensively with patients to make sure … patients were eligible so this is not restricted to Medicare patients. … a patient portal.

8887. 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

8888. Methods-Balancing-Harms-Benefits Research-2012 (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2012 - It should consider the health care setting in which particular decisions are taken, indicators of disease … Patient Preferences Patient preferences express the relative importance that patients or potential patients … Comparative Effectiveness and Safety of Oral Diabetes Medications for Adults With Type 2 Diabetes … COX-2 inhibitors-- lessons in drug safety. N Engl J Med. 352. 2005:1133-5. 19. … Effects of patients' preferences on the treatment of atrial fibrillation: observational study of patient

8889. Table 3b. Examples of Evaluation Measures; Additional Categories | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      July 01, 2018 - Patient Self-Management Support Programs: An Evaluation Table 3b. … Evaluation Measures; Additional Categories Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Patient

8890. Disposition of Comments_Blood-Based Tests for Multiple Cancer Screening: A Systematic Review (pdf file)
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      May 14, 2025 - In the methods section there is a summary of test safety: “Safety assessments included a summary of … An independent Data Safety Monitoring Board provided oversight of the study conduct.” … General (7 of 10 comments) The draft report also fails to consider all of the evidence related to the safety … 43 Commentator and Affiliation Section Comment Response This data establishes a favorable safety … review of laboratory-developed tests (LDTs) to determine if a test "meets TRICARE's requirements for safety

8891. Infectious Disease Including HIV/AIDS #09 (pdf file)
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      December 01, 2013 - and undertreated in this patient population. 30,31 Patients with comorbid MDD and HIV are likely … The few data available, however, suggest high efficacy and safety thus far, so if larger studies confirm … on the GeneXpert system using a single-use, closed Xpert MTB/RIF cartridge that contains all the reagents … A phase 2b, safety and efficacy study of Boceprevir in patients coinfected with HIV and Hepatitis … Efficacy and safety of fidaxomicin (FDX) vs vancomycin (VAN) in clostridium difficile infection (

8892. Table 2. Self-management Support Content and Prerequisites for Coaches | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      July 01, 2018 - Patient Self-Management Support Programs: An Evaluation Table 2. … Support Content and Prerequisites for Coaches Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Patient … Skills and ability to work collaboratively with patients (garner trust, listen carefully, solicit and … Psychosocial skills, abilities, and tools to engage patients and enhance motivation, confidence, and

8893. head-neck-cancer-update-140204 (pdf file)
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      February 04, 2014 - published the results of Comparative Effectiveness Review (CER) No. 20, Comparative Effectiveness and Safety … as a separate entity relative to HPV-negative patients. … In addition to patient perception of dryness, it leads to impaired speech and swallow function. … ) to account for patient or organ motion and day-to-day setup variation. … The original proposed Key Questions (KQs) for the 2010 report entitled Comparative Effectiveness and Safety

8894. Screening for Obesity and Intervention for Weight Management in Children and Adolescents: Evidence Report and Systematic Review (pdf file)
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      June 20, 2017 - and Drug Administration reviews for generics are focused on bioequivalence rather than efficacy and safety … the key questions that the reviewwill address to allow the USPSTF to evaluate the effectiveness and safety … Efficacy of Interventions by Patient Subgroups Key Question 4c. … Safety and efficacy of Xenical in children and adolescents with obesity-related diseases [NCT00001723 … controlled trial to evaluate a behavioral “stepped-down” weight loss intervention for adolescent patients

8895. Archived: Drug Abuse: Screening, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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      January 01, 1996 - Because of the significance of a positive drug screen for the patient, however, the rights of patients … concern about the adverse effects on the developing fetus, the impact of parental drug use on child safety … and the needs of the patient. … Cocaine use by clients of methadone programs: significance, scope, and behavioral interventions. … Completion rates of clients discharged from drug and alcohol treatment programs in Washington state.

8896. Appendix D, Table D1B | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      April 01, 2018 - Anesthesia provider not scrubbed but at head of patient, gowned. … When you first come in you wash hands and before everything you do you wash hands and between patients …     # ORs and patients 5 OR rooms/ 420 people a month 14 ORs run on daily … basis, 70% out patient, 30% inpatient, 14,500 average cases a year Average 130-140 cases a month … Each patient have paper chart follows patient.  

8897. Final Evaluation Report -- State and Regional Demonstration in Health Information Technology: Indiana (pdf file)
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      July 01, 2015 - We have come to believe that quality and safety are largely characteristics of the systems in which … Forty-four percent can easily generate patient registries, that is, lists of patients grouped by certain … We have come to believe that quality and safety are largely characteristics of the systems in which we … Forty-four percent can easily generate patient registries, that is, lists of patients grouped by certain … than just a segment of our patient population.

8898. 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

8899. Recommendation: Statin Use for the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in Adults: Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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      August 23, 2022 - In patients who have a cardiovascular risk factor and an estimated 10-year CVD risk of 10% or greater … In patients who have a cardiovascular risk factor and an estimated 10-year CVD risk of 7.5% to less than … For patients with an estimated 10-year CVD risk of 10% or greater and who smoke or have dyslipidemia, … Patients in this estimated risk range who place a higher value on the potential benefits than on the … The efficacy and safety of long-term statin use in adults younger than 40 years, and to determine the

8900. Evaluation of Stage 3 Meaningful Use Objectives: Pennsylvania and Utah (pdf file)
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      February 01, 2015 - However, sending incomplete patient data could raise patient safety concerns. … Patient safety concerns could arise if emergent or even urgent health data were submitted with an expectation … approved materials, to ensure consistency and patient safety. … safety. … safety concerns if information is not interpreted in the same way.