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  1. Improving Medication Safety in High Risk Medicare Beneficiaries Toolkit (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/medication-therapy-management-1_research.pdf
    July 01, 2012 - mechanisms of patient-to-pharmacist and pharmacist-to- physician communication, and optimizing ADE prevention … These are: • Education about medication use; • Adverse drug event prevention, identification, and … Adverse drug event prevention, identification, and resolution requires a more substantial interaction … information regarding how the patient takes the medications is collected, and an assessment of potential (prevention

  2. Obesity (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/obesity-horizon-scan-high-impact-1512.pdf
    December 01, 2015 - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Overweight and obesity: adult obesity facts. … Atlanta (GA): Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC); 2014 Mar 28 [accessed 2014 May 23 … Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Overweight and obesity: childhood obesity facts. … Atlanta (GA): Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; 2014 Sep 3 [accessed 2015 Feb 19]. [4 p

  3. Bundled Payment: Effects on Health Care Spending and Quality (pdf file)

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    August 01, 2012 - The influence of a change in Medicare reimbursement on the effectiveness of stage III or greater decubitus … ulcer home health nursing care.

  4. Research Protocol: Improving Cultural Competence To Reduce Health Disparities for Priority Populations (pdf file)

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    July 09, 2014 - secondary to the disability such as urinary tract infections, asthma, obesity, hypertension, and pressure … ulcers.5 As the overlapping circles in Figure1 suggest, there are also interventions encompassed …   content*)).tw.   113   health  education/  or  health  promotion/  or  primary  prevention …  content*)).tw.   105   health  education/  or  health  promotion/  or  primary  prevention

  5. Comparative Effectiveness of Bariatric Surgery and Nonsurgical Therapy in Adults With Metabolic Conditions and a Body Mass Index of 30.0 to 34.9 kg/m² | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program

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    December 01, 2019 - Skip to main content An official website of the Department of Health & Human Services Careers Contact Us Español FAQs Effective Health Care Program Powered by the Evidence-based Practice Centers …

  6. Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis in Major Orthopedic Surgery: Systematic Review Update (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/thromboembolism-update-executive-170622.pdf
    June 01, 2017 - Purpose of Review Assess venous thromboembolism (VTE) prevention interventions with total hip replacement … Prevention of VTE in orthopedic surgery patients: Antithrombotic Therapy and Prevention of Thrombosis … The postthrombotic syndrome: evidence-based prevention, diagnosis, and treatment strategies: a scientific

  7. Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis in Major Orthopedic Surgery: Systematic Review Update (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/thromboembolism-update-executive-170622.pdf
    June 01, 2017 - Purpose of Review Assess venous thromboembolism (VTE) prevention interventions with total hip replacement … Prevention of VTE in orthopedic surgery patients: Antithrombotic Therapy and Prevention of Thrombosis … The postthrombotic syndrome: evidence-based prevention, diagnosis, and treatment strategies: a scientific

  8. Layout 1 (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/gerd_executive.pdf
    September 01, 2011 - improvement in symptoms and quality of life, healing and maintenance of healed erosive esophagitis, and prevention … mg taken once daily or on demand was more effective than ranitidine 150 mg taken twice daily for the prevention … mg taken once daily or on demand was more effective than ranitidine 150 mg taken twice daily for prevention

  9. Dietary Total Fat Intake and Dietary Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid Intake and Child Growth and Development Outcomes: A Systematic Review (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/child-growth-development-outcomes-protocol-amended.pdf
    November 18, 2024 - , Thrombosis and Vascular Biology, Council on Cardiovascular Nursing, Council on Epidemiology and Prevention

  10. Dietary Total Fat Intake and Dietary Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid Intake and Child Growth and Development Outcomes: A Systematic Review | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program

    effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/products/child-growth-development-outcomes/protocol
    November 01, 2024 - Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology, Council on Cardiovascular Nursing, Council on Epidemiology and Prevention

  11. Dietary Total Fat Intake and Dietary Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid Intake and Child Growth and Development Outcomes: A Systematic Review (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pdf/child-growth-development-outcomes-protocol.pdf
    August 19, 2024 - Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology, Council on Cardiovascular Nursing, Council on Epidemiology and Prevention

  12. The Refinement of Topics for Systematic Reviews: Lessons and Recommendations From the Effective Health Care Program (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/methods-guidance-topic-refinement_methods.pdf
    January 01, 2013 - Pressure Ulcer Treatment Strategies: A Comparative Effectiveness Review.

  13. Comparison of Characteristics of Nursing Homes and Other Residential Long-Term Care Settings for People With Dementia | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program

    effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/products/dementia-nursing-home-characteristics/research-protocol
    December 01, 2019 - Pain Functional decline Cognitive decline Symptoms of depression Falls Morbidities (e.g., pressure … ulcers) Hospitalization Mortality Sleep quality Psychosocial outcomes for people with dementia

  14. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/dementia-nursing-home-characteristics_research-protocol.pdf
    November 03, 2011 - Functional decline ○ Cognitive decline ○ Symptoms of depression ○ Falls ○ Morbidities (e.g., pressure … ulcers) ○ Hospitalization ○ Mortality ○ Sleep quality Psychosocial outcomes for people with

  15. Chronic-Urinary-Retention Research (pdf file)

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    September 01, 2014 - Conservative prevention and management of pelvic organ prolapse in women. … Study|Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment|Masking: Single Blind (Investigator)|Primary Purpose: Prevention

  16. Disposition of Comments_Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 249: Malnutrition in Hospitalized Adults: A Systematic Review (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-249-malnutrition-disposition-comments_0_0.pdf
    October 13, 2021 - implemented by CMS, although there is considerable focus on some of the sequelae of malnutrition such as pressure … ulcers, infections, 30-day readmissions, and mortality, no measure considering the role of nutrition

  17. Information Technology Infrastructure for N-of-1 Trials (Chapter 5) | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program

    effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/products/n-1-trials/research-2014
    August 01, 2019 - Skip to main content An official website of the Department of Health & Human Services Careers Contact Us Español FAQs Effective Health Care Program Powered by the Evidence-based Practice Centers …

  18. Cerebral-Palsy-Feeding Executive (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cerebral-palsy-feeding_executive.pdf
    March 01, 2013 - Outreach Services of Indiana fact sheet health & safety aspiration prevention: Feeding tubes and feeding

  19. 08 Functional Limitations Potential High Impact 2012-12-10 (pdf file)

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    January 01, 2012 - Gel polymer (LeGoo) for prevention of blood loss in vascular surgery No high-impact potential at this … several experts opined that this intervention could improve patient health outcomes with respects to pressure … ulcer incidence. … Regarding pressure ulcers in paraplegic patients, one expert with a clinical perspective opined, “These … Atlanta (GA): Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC); 2010 July 2 [accessed 2010 Dec 21

  20. Wheeled Mobility (Wheelchair) Service Delivery (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/wheelchair-service_disposition-comments.pdf
    January 01, 2012 - There is also a large and growing body of knowledge about prevention and treatment of secondary conditions … Koontz AM, Sisto SA, Dyson-Hudson TA, Chang M, Price R, Cooper RA, Pushrim Biomechanics and Injury Prevention … and equipment is discrete and separate from funds to reimburse confounding medical conditions (i.e. pressure … ulcers, respiratory/pulmonary conditions, depression, falls and related complications) and personal
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