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  1. Understanding the Role of Health Care Facility Design in the Acquisition and Prevention of HAIs | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/haidesign/haidesign-summary.html
    April 01, 2018 - Understanding the Role of Health Care Facility Design in the Acquisition and Prevention of HAIs This report summarizes the role of the built environment in the transmission of pathogens and discusses the impact that design features could have in mitigating transmission in health care facilities. …

  2. Surgical Patient Experience of Care Survey Design Project (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/surveys-guidance/surgical/about/F2CGLizHoyRogerLevine.pdf
    June 02, 2025 - Surgical Patient Experience of Care Survey Design Project Surgical Patient Experience of Surgical Patient Experience of Care Survey Design ProjectCare Survey Design Project Elizabeth W. Hoy, MHA Assistant Director, Regulatory Affairs and Quality Improvement Programs American College of Surgeons OverviewOvervie…

  3. STATISTICAL BRIEF #242: The Five Most Costly Children's Conditions, 2006: Estimates for the U.S. Civilian Noninstitutionalized Children, Ages 0-17

    meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/st242/stat242.shtml
    April 01, 2009 - STATISTICAL BRIEF #242: The Five Most Costly Children's Conditions, 2006: Estimates for the U.S. Civilian Noninstitutionalized Children, Ages 0-17   Skip to main content An official website of the Department of Health &…

  4. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33735/psn-pdf
    August 01, 2012 - Medication Safety in Nursing Homes: What's Wrong and How to Fix It August 1, 2012 Gurwitz JH. Medication Safety in Nursing Homes: What's Wrong and How to Fix It. PSNet [internet]. 2012. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/medication-safety-nursing-homes-whats-wrong-and-how-fix-it Perspective At any point in time, …

  5. Patient Outcomes Reporting for Timely Assessments of Life with Depression: PORTAL-Depression | Digital Healthcare Research

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    January 01, 2024 - Patient Outcomes Reporting for Timely Assessments of Life with Depression: PORTAL-Depression Project Final Report ( PDF , 239.74 KB) Disclaimer Disclaimer The findings and conclusions in this document are those of the author(s), who are responsible for its content, and do not nec…

  6. Informed or Misled? | PSNet

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    April 24, 2018 - Informed or Misled? Citation Text: White SM. Informed or Misled? . PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2007. Copy Citation Format: Google Scholar BibTeX EndNote X3 XML EndNote 7 XML Endnote tagged PubMedId…

  7. Core-Needle Biopsy for Breast Abnormalities (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/breast-biopsy-update_clinician.pdf
    May 01, 2016 - Core-Needle Biopsy for Breast Abnormalities Core-Needle Biopsy for Breast Abnormalities Clinical Issue About one in eight women in the United States will develop invasive breast cancer during her lifetime. Approximately 290,000 new cases of breast cancer are diagnosed each year in the United States, and more than…

  8. Methodological Challenges in Describing Medication Dosing Errors in Children (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol2/McPhillips.pdf
    January 01, 2004 - In the process of completing a study to determine the prevalence of outpatient dosing errors, we identified … Before the prevalence of dosing errors in ambulatory pediatrics can be studied, it is first necessary

  9. Clinical Pharmacists in Emergency Medicine (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol4/Advances-fairbanks_20.pdf
    February 21, 2008 - a significant contributor to errors in the ED, as well as in the inpatient setting,14 and that the prevalence … There is also a higher prevalence of verbal orders, particularly in urgent and high-stress situations

  10. Appendix III (continued) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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    June 01, 2010 - history: Publication date not known States Currently Using: None known Psychometric Testing: Prevalence … Of the 73 items under consideration, 22 were chosen based on criteria of relevance, prevalence, variability

  11. Final Progress Report: Application of Machine Learning to Enhance e-Triggers to Detect and Learn from Diagnostic Safety Events (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2025-02/singh-report.pdf
    January 01, 2025 - Prevalence: The frequency of diagnostic errors in the ED is largely unknown but likely is higher than … Scope Background Context Settings Participants Incidence Prevalence 4.

  12. Final Progress Report: EQUIPPED (Enhancing Quality of Prescribing Practices for Older Adults Discharged from the Emergency Department) (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-02/vaughan-report.pdf
    January 01, 2024 - Prevalence: Previous evidence suggests that the prevalence of PIM prescribing at ED discharge for older

  13. Optimizing Medication History Value in Clinical Encounters with Elderly Patients (pdf file)

    digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/publication/r18hs017150-lapane-final-report-2010.pdf
    January 01, 2010 - Prevalence In the US, 12% of the population is at least 65 years of age. … Patients Abstract Final Report Purpose Scope Background Context Settings Participants Incidence Prevalence

  14. Prevent Diabetes Mellitus (PreDM) Clinical Decision Support Intervention in Community Health Centers – Final Report (pdf file)

    digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/citation/r18hs026172-obrien-final-report-2022.pdf
    January 01, 2022 - SCOPE (BACKGROUND, CONTEXT, SETTINGS, PARTICIPANTS, INCIDENCE, PREVALENCE) Recent studies estimate … SCOPE (BACKGROUND, CONTEXT, SETTINGS, PARTICIPANTS, INCIDENCE, PREVALENCE) 4.

  15. Vc8Slesu493Dfqmmkadxgl (pdf file)

    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/Vc8SLesU493dFQmMKadxGL
    December 01, 2003 - Defined as a BMI of equal to or greater than 30, obesity in the United States has increased from a prevalence … of 13% to 27% in the adult population over the last 40 years, and the prevalence of overweight rose

  16. Evidence Summary: Folic Acid Supplementation to Prevent Neural Tube Defects: Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce

    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/folic-acid-for-the-prevention-of-neural-tube-defects-preventive-medication
    August 01, 2023 - Multivitamin/folic acid supplementation in early pregnancy reduces the prevalence of neural tube defects … circulating folate and vitamin B-12 concentrations in women during pregnancy are associated with increased prevalence

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

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/cystic-fibrosis-hgh_research-protocol.pdf
    August 22, 2008 - Background and Objectives for the Systematic Review Definition and Prevalence of Cystic Fibrosis … Effectiveness of Recombinant Human Growth Hormone in the Treatment of Cystic Fibrosis Definition and Prevalence

  18. RESEARCH FINDINGS #49: Pre-COVID-19 Retail Use and Expenditures for Drugs That Were Subsequently Used to Treat COVID-19

    meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/rf49/rf49.shtml
    July 01, 2021 - status by age group, among individuals younger than 65, those with private insurance had the highest prevalence … and among Medicare beneficiaries aged above 65, those who also had private insurance had the highest prevalence

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

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/asthma-provider-adherence_research-protocol.pdf
    March 02, 2012 - population subgroups have higher prevalence rates of asthma in comparison to the national average: children … Vital signs: asthma prevalence, disease characteristics, and self-management education—United States

  20. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44083/psn-pdf
    April 24, 2018 - How prevalent are hazardous attitudes among orthopaedic surgeons? April 24, 2018 Bruinsma WE, Becker SJE, Guitton TG, et al. How prevalent are hazardous attitudes among orthopaedic surgeons? Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2015;473(5):1582-9. doi:10.1007/s11999-014-3966-2. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/how-prevalent-are-haz…
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