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

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/dementia-nursing-home-characteristics_research-protocol.pdf
    November 03, 2011 - Assessment of Methodological Quality of Individual Studies - To assess the quality (internal validity … Two independent reviewers will assign quality ratings for each study. … We will give a good- quality rating to studies that meet all criteria. … Fair-quality ratings will be given to studies that presumably fulfill all quality criteria but do not … We will not include poor-quality studies in our analyses. E.

  2. A Bayesian Missing Data Framework for Multiple Continuous Outcome Mixed Treatment Comparisons (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/indirect-comparisons_research-2013.pdf
    January 01, 2013 - Continuous Outcome Mixed Treatment Comparisons Prepared for: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; January 2013. … for Healthcare Research and Quality Stephanie Chang, M.D., M.P.H. … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Rockville, MD: In press. 13. … Obese, older adults with knee osteoarthritis: weight loss, exercise, and quality of life.

  3. Rafael Borja (doc file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/cauti-tools/archived-webinars/preventing-cauti-plan-b-transcript.doc
    November 04, 2014 - By that I mean usually infection control preventionists and quality officers. … Our observation is that infection control and quality officers are not always on the same page with nurse … Another example is that our sense was that infection control in quality officers did not actually what … One idea would be to ask an infection control professional or the quality officer in your institution

  4. Final Progress Report: Patient Advocacy Summit: Patients at the Center of Care (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-07/earp-report.pdf
    January 01, 2024 - Report: Patient Advocacy Summit: Patients at the Center of Care Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … Key words: Patient Advocacy, Patient-centered Care, Quality of Care. … Purpose: The primary aim of the conference was to provide participants with high-quality, up-to- date … Together, they served to identify the twin problems of medical error and poor-quality healthcare and … Patient Advocacy for Healthcare Quality: Strategies for Achieving Patient-Centered Care.

  5. Healthcare Delivery of Clinical Preventive Services for People with Disabilities (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/people-with-disabilities-protocol.pdf
    January 16, 2024 - Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) will be supporting a follow-on stakeholder meeting … For Key Question 1, we will assess and consider the general quality of other included study designs … For Key Question 1, the evidence table will include a rating of the general quality of the study; for … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Rockville, MD: 2014. … Qualitative research in health care. assessing quality in qualitative research.

  6. Development and Evaluation of Socio-Technical Metricsto Inform HIT Adaptation - Final Report (pdf file)

    digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/citation/r21hs024767-yen-final-report-2019.pdf
    January 01, 2019 - the percentage of providers with implemented EHRs, clinicians’ technology acceptance, and clinical quality … , providing billions of new dollars to eligible hospitals and professionals to improve health care quality … I believe that the implementation of Epic has improved the quality of patient care in general. … Patient care quality is enhanced by clinicians empowered with tools designed to efficiently document … Quality & safety in health care. 2010;19 Suppl 3:i68-74. 23. National Institutes of Health (NIH).

  7. Archived: Breast Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce

    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/breast-cancer-screening-2009
    December 15, 2009 - They should not be construed as an official position of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … Screening Tests Standardization of film mammography has led to improved quality. … Refer patients to facilities certified under the Mammography Quality Standards Act (MQSA), listed at … improved mammography quality. … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2009. National Cancer Institute.

  8. Electronic Prescribing Using A Community Utility - The ePrescribing Gateway (pdf file)

    digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/page/Electronic%20Prescribing%20Using%20A%20Community%20Utility%20-%20The%20ePrescribing%20Gateway_0.pdf
    January 31, 2007 - accurate Rx transmission, and in addition to evaluate the effects of ePrescribing on patient safety, quality … Therefore, even small improvements in the safety, quality and efficiency of the medication prescribing … clinician will be needed to ensure safe and efficient processing. 6) We found some issues with the quality … 10) We believe that increasing adoption of eRx transactions will over time improve the breadth and quality … Implications Eprescribing has great promise to improve the safety, quality and efficiencies of

  9. Job Aid: Helping Practices Scale Improvements (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/ncepcr/resources/job-aid-scale-improvements.pdf
    June 02, 2025 - Example: The quality improvement team tested this simple change in our workflow, and it increased our

  10. Urinary Incontinence Care Pathway (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/mui/care-pathway.pdf
    June 02, 2025 - project was funded under grant number 1U18HS028742-01 from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

  11. Tool 7: Portfolio Presentation (ppt file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/medicaidreadmitguide/mcaidread_tool7_portfolio_pres.ppt
    June 02, 2025 - [insert rationale for quality, patient experience here] Commitment to delivering the right care, right

  12. Comparability of Results for the 2.0 and 3.0 Versions of the CAHPS Clinician & Group Survey (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/surveys-guidance/cg/Comparison_of_CG-CAHPS_v3_and_v2.pdf
    July 01, 2015 - Versions of the CAHPS Clinician & Group Survey In July 2015, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

  13. Community-Acquired Pneumonia Clinical Decision Support Training - Emergency Department Setting

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/cap-toolkit/tool4a_ed-setting.pptx
    January 10, 2017 - was funded under contract/grant number HHSP233201500023I from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

  14. Clinical Information Needs of Community Health Centers for Health Information Technology | Digital Healthcare Research

    digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/clinical-information-needs-community-health-centers-health-information
    January 01, 2023 - Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 2020.

  15. Shachak A et al. 2009 "Primary care physicians' use of an electronic medical record system: a cognitive task analysis." | Digital Healthcare Research

    digital.ahrq.gov/health-it-tools-and-resources/workflow-assessment-health-it-toolkit/research/shachak-et-al-2009
    January 01, 2009 - Physicians "said that the system's decision-making aids improved the quality of patient care.

  16. Implementation of Electronic Health Screening in Primary Care to Improve STI Testing | Digital Healthcare Research

    digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/implementation-electronic-health-screening-primary-care-improve-sti-testing
    September 29, 2023 - Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 2023.

  17. Maintaining Activity and Nutrition through Technology-Assisted Innovation in Primary Care | Digital Healthcare Research

    digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/maintaining-activity-and-nutrition-through-technology-assisted-innovation
    January 01, 2023 - Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 2018.

  18. Using Innovative Communication Technology to Improve the Health of Young African American Women | Digital Healthcare Research

    digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/using-innovative-communication-technology-improve-health-young-african-american
    January 01, 2023 - Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, December 2011.

  19. Final Progress Report: Racial and Ethnic Variations in Medical Interactions (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-07/ashton-report.pdf
    January 01, 2024 - Acknowledgment of Agency Support This program project was funded by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … Overall, results suggest that disparities in treatment decisions and quality of care may be more related … Medical Interactions: The preliminary results suggest that disparities in treatment decisions and quality … Questionnaires were used to determine patients’ perceptions of the quality of physicians' communication … Willingness to Pay per Quality-Adjusted Life Year in a Study of Knee Osteoarthritis.

  20. Llewellyn-Thomas (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/llewellyn-thomas.pdf
    January 01, 2011 - b) towards scientific uncertainty when evidence is thin or of poor quality
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