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  1. Coronary Artery Disease, Acute Myocardial Infarction, and Ischemic Stroke Rates Among Inpatient Stays, 2001-2014 (pdf file)

    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb241-Coronary-Artery-AMI-Stroke-Hospital-Stays-2001-2014.pdf
    January 01, 2014 - Methods Applying AHRQ Quality Indicators to Heathcare Cost and Uitilization Project (HCUP) Data for … the 2016 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report (QDR). … Accessed June 6, 2018. 8 Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Updated March 2017. … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

  2. Emergency Department Visits Related to Suicidal Ideation, 2006-2013 #220

    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb220-Suicidal-Ideation-ED-Visits.jsp
    January 01, 2017 - Indicators (QIs) REQUEST DATA REPORTS & PUBLICATIONS Favorites … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Updated December 2016. … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. … Accessed November 8, 2017. 7 Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. … Accessed August 15, 2016. 9 Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

  3. Identification and Treatment of Post-Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) Depression: A Systematic Review (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/acs-depression-research-protocol-amended.pdf
    February 15, 2017 - using QUADAS-2 graphics showing judgements for each quality item. … If high quality evidence is not available we will describe any lower quality evidence we were able … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; December 2015. … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

  4. Paul Tedrick (doc file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/cauti-tools/archived-webinars/connecting-dots-transcript.doc
    October 08, 2013 - If you can pay attention to the quality of the safety culture foundation in which you are implementing … on the X axis, these scores were correlated with a lower composite measure of eight patient safety indicators … The more positive the safety culture, the fewer the patient safety indicators. … High quality people do not want to work in a place where people are not held accountable; therefore,

  5. Screening for Postmenopausal Osteoporosis: A Summary of the Evidence (pdf file)

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    September 01, 2002 - Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality or the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. … Methods Additional methods used for this review, including determination of the quality of studies,22 … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. September 2002. … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2002. 25. … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. August 2002.

  6. Planning and Implementing the Patient Advocacy Reporting System in the Sanford Health System | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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    August 01, 2017 - health care leaders a useful pre-launch heuristic for identifying needs and addressing readiness of quality … Annual SHS Complaint Report Capture, June 2007–July 2011, plotted as a function of CPPA pre-PARS launch indicators … Vice President for Quality, Safety and Risk Prevention, Vanderbilt University Medical Center and School … Pediatric and Congenital Cardiac Care, Vol. 2: Quality Improvement and Patient Safety. … Bethesda, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2008; Vol. 2, pp. 421-30. 6.

  7. Medication Use to Reduce Risk of Breast Cancer: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)

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    June 20, 2019 - Evidence is lacking, of poor quality, or conflicting, and the balance of benefits and harms cannot be … Effectiveness of Risk Assessment Models The USPSTF reviewed evidence from 25 good- and fair-quality studies … Several models have been tested in large US populations in good- quality studies that reported only low … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2019. 4. … Patient-reported symptoms and quality of life during treatment with tamoxifen or raloxifene for breast

  8. Individualized Plans of Care to Improve Outcomes Among Children and Adults With Chronic Illness: A Systematic Review (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/Lion-Mangione-Britto.pdf
    October 01, 2011 - We assessed evidence quality using Oxford Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine criteria. … RESULTS Evidence Quality The IPC literature is generally sparse and of low quality. … Quality of life: Intervention patients reported better quality of life at 12 months (mean 6.0 vs. 5.2 … Quality of life: Intervention patients had better quality of life than con- trols at 12 months (difference … Quality Management in Health Care, 20(2), 89–97.

  9. Slide 1

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    February 01, 2015 - Infection Preventionist Physician Nurse leader or nurse educator Bedside nurse Other… 3 Quality Improvement … American Hospital Association with contract funding provided by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

  10. Communication-Facilitator-Guide (doc file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/communication-facilitator-guide.docx
    June 01, 2021 - Focus on the common goals: the welfare of the resident and safety—it’s hard to disagree with safe, high-quality … Overall, efficient teamwork and effective communication play an integral role in the delivery of high-quality

  11. How CUSP Enables Nurse Empowerment (Transcript) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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    April 01, 2013 - CUSP can complement the other quality tools, and you’ll find that you need a whole bunch of tools in … We’ve chosen at our organization that metric one needs to focus on quality and safety, and that metric … You can see the quality metric — and I’m on Slide 9 — was sepsis. … But we also use the NDNQI which is National Database of Nursing Quality Indicators. … And just for example, in that survey it asks: One, my coworkers are committed to high-quality care.

  12. Falls | PSNet

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    October 27, 2021 - Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services … Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services … found that falls occur at a rate of 3–5 per 1000 bed-days, and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … One widely cited, high-quality randomized trial documented a significant reduction in falls among elderly … Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services

  13. Design and Testing of a Mobile Cardiovascular Risk Service with Patient Partners - Final Report (pdf file)

    digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/citation/r21hs023952-chrischilles-final-report-2018.pdf
    January 01, 2018 - This project was supported by grant number R21HS023952 from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … reviews of mHealth,18-29 and even the most recent18,19 have found that there is: (1) insufficient high quality … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; April 2014. … The quality of pharmacologic care for vulnerable older patients.

  14. peds20151711 1..8 (pdf file)

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    August 01, 2015 - They should not be construed as an official position of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … The US Congress mandates that the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality support the operations of … However, the study was rated as poor quality, PEDIATRICS Volume 136, number 2, August 2015 5 and … The USPSTF identified 2 studies (1 fair-quality and 1 good-quality) on the potential harms of treatment … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2015.

  15. Abnormal-Uterine-Bleeding Executive (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/abnormal-uterine-bleeding_executive.pdf
    March 01, 2013 - Quality (Risk of Bias) Assessment We assessed quality of RCTs using the Cochrane Collaboration Risk … Two studies were classified as good 6 quality,51,60 two studies as fair quality,55,63 and six … Of the 29 included studies, 4 studies were assessed as good quality,35,47,52,53 8 as fair quality,30,38,39,42,45,49,50,54 … ePoor quality studies: metformin vs. … lPoor quality study: acupuncture vs. exercise (n=34) or no intervention (n=17); Fair quality study: mind

  16. Research Protocol for Interventions for Substance Use Disorders in Adolescents: A Systematic Review (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/suda-final-protocol.pdf
    October 02, 2018 - Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality (2016). … Key substance use and mental health indicators in the United States: Results from the 2015 National … Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (US); 2008. 28. … GRADE: an emerging consensus on rating quality of evidence and strength of recommendations. … HHSA 290-2015-00002-I from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, U.S.

  17. Chapter 3. Designing and Testing Methods to Stratify Risk of Surgical Site Infections | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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    April 01, 2018 - VASQIP data represents an extensive surgical quality improvement program and data collection tool. … research purposes, as well as for identifying opportunities for surgical process improvement and other quality … Evaluate the Quality of the Risk-Adjustment Relative to Method Complexity and Data Collection Costs

  18. Screening for Impaired Visual Acuity in Older Adults: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)

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    May 24, 2022 - Two investigators independently assessed study quality. … AHRQ had no role in study selection, quality assessment, or synthesis. … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2016. 7. Chou R, Selph S, Blazina I, et al. … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2022. AHRQ publication 21- 05285-EF-1. 8. … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2009. AHRQ publication 09-05135-EF-1. 73.

  19. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33574/psn-pdf
    March 15, 2025 - Burnout and work dissatisfaction, particularly among primary care physicians, may adversely affect the quality … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/2008-update-consumers-views-patient-safety-and-quality-information https … culture-safety https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/working-conditions-primary-care-physician-reactions-and-care-quality … The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality is also leading efforts to improve ambulatory quality

  20. Final Research Plan: Vitamin D, Calcium, or Combined Supplementation for the Primary Prevention of Fractures in Community-Dwelling Adults: Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce

    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/vitamin-d-calcium-or-combined-supplementation-for-the-primary-prevention-of-fractures-in-adults-preventive-medication
    June 23, 2016 - They should not be construed as an official position of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … fracture); bone mineral density changes; other intermediate measures of bone or muscle strength or quality … Original research Languages other than English Narrative reviews Editorials Study quality … Good- and fair-quality studies Poor-quality studies * Only the most recent systematic review
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