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  1. Convergence and Divergence Around Breast Cancer Screening: Editorial (pdf file)

    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/bJo9H35qzP9xT2qsH8cMwk
    February 01, 2016 - editorial should not be construed as an official position of the Agency for Health- care Research and Quality … Congress mandates that the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality support the operations of the USPSTF

  2. Research | Digital Healthcare Research

    digital.ahrq.gov/health-it-tools-and-resources/evaluation-resources/workflow-assessment-health-it-toolkit/research
    January 01, 2023 - …examines the effects of the decision support system on "quality, resource consumption and patient and … a significant effect on data quality. … Haynes RB et al. 1987 "Computer-aided quality assurance: a critical appraisal." … …describes "how quantitative data obtained from applying a series of indicators for preventable drug … of care indicators resulting from use of electronic SOs.

  3. Comparative Health System Performance Initiative: Compendium of U.S. Health Systems, 2018, Technical Documentation (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/chsp/compendium/2018-compendium-techdoc.pdf
    January 01, 2018 - Health Systems, 2018, Technical Documentation Prepared for: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … Introduction In 2015, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) created the Comparative … The list provides three indicators related to safety net systems. … In addition, the list provides two indicators of uncompensated care burden. … The list also includes three indicators of teaching intensity.

  4. Horizon Scanning Protocol and Operations Manual January 2013 Revision (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/ahrq-healthcare-horizon-scan-protocol-operations-manual_130826.pdf
    August 01, 2013 - and Operations Manual January 2013 Revision Prepared for: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Health Care Horizon Scanning System is operated by … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; August 2013.www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov … Director Director, Center for Outcomes and Evidence Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Agency … for Healthcare Research and Quality Elise Berliner, Ph.D.

  5. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49392/psn-pdf
    April 01, 2003 - products/positionpapers/restrain.shtml common problem throughout our health care system, affecting the quality … although falls have been studied extensively in the community and in nursing homes, there is little high quality … project was funded under contract number 75Q80119C00004 from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

  6. Facilitator Guide: Auditing Your Briefings and Debriefings (doc file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/surgery/modules/implementation/imp_audit_briefing_facnotes.docx
    December 01, 2017 - With technical and adaptive efforts and an understanding of the science of safety, quality improvement … That briefing is on the low end of the quality briefing spectrum. … These issues are addressed at surgeon meetings, management meetings, and quality improvement meetings

  7. Chapter 4, Emerging Trends in Care Coordination Measurement | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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    June 01, 2014 - More information and the HMO, PPO and medical group quality scores are available from the OPA Quality … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; July 2012. … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; March 2012. d. … Quality Net: Hospital Outpatient Quality Reporting Specifications Manual, v7.0. … for electronic quality reporting.

  8. Anesthesia: A Weighty Issue | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/anesthesia-weighty-issue
    September 01, 2006 - 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 … Given the reintubation in the recovery unit, the case was reviewed by the hospital quality committee … Obese patients can and should receive safe and high-quality care, but attention to obesity-related risks … Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services

  9. Strategies to De-escalate Aggressive Behavior in Psychiatric Patients (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/aggression_disposition-comments.pdf
    July 14, 2016 - Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. July 2016. … Quality measures that are not actually actionable based on evidence-based practices present a problem … measures, designed to incentivize higher quality care, when the evidence base for those measures … Introduction TEP #5 Pg. 32, lines 49-57: Perhaps mention the implied assumption of using such quality … We acknowledge and thank the reviewer for the appreciation of our consideration of quality of life

  10. Omega-3-Maternity Research-Protocol (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/omega-3-maternity_research-protocol.pdf
    May 18, 2015 - methodologies are developed, it is crucial to evaluate the available data with the methodological quality … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. January 2014. … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Rockville, Maryland. In review. 12. … The Newcastle-Ottawa Scale (NOS) for assessing the quality of nonrandomised studies in meta-analysis … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. September 2014. 17.

  11. The Role of the FDA in Ensuring Device Safety | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/role-fda-ensuring-device-safety
    May 28, 2020 - 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 … As a result, the FDA has incomplete information regarding the quality of device servicing, raising concern … KH: When thinking about surveillance and indicators that potentially unsafe conditions exist, is there … Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services

  12. C-Reactive Protein as a Risk Factor for Coronary Heart Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-analyses for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)

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    October 01, 2009 - Data Extraction: Included studies were reviewed according to pre- defined criteria, and the quality of … The body of evidence is of good quality, consistency, and applicability. … Meta-analysis of Good-Quality Studies We also performed a meta-analysis limited to the 10 good-quality … We excluded 4 fair-quality studies that used all Framingham risk factors (43, 50, 59, 62). … GRADE: an emerging consensus on rating quality of evidence and strength of recommendations.

  13. HIT/CAHPS Stakeholders Meeting Summary (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/surveys-guidance/item-sets/HIT/HIT_CAHPS_Meeting_Summary.pdf
    December 01, 2006 - Summary June 28, 2006 1 Introduction On June 28, 2006, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … many other organizations—has made a significant investment in investigating how HIT can improve the quality … Thanks to major users like CMS, the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA), and State Medicaid … , M.D., Director, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Thomas Craig, Office of Quality and Performance … and Quality Catherine DesRoches, Dr.P.H., M.P.H., Assistant in Health Policy, Institute for Health

  14. THE HCUP NATIONWIDE AMBULATORY SURGERY SAMPLE (NASS) 2017

    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/nation/nass/NASS_Introduction_2017.jsp
    January 01, 2017 - Indicators (QIs) REQUEST DATA REPORTS & PUBLICATIONS Favorites … The HCUP Nationwide DUA is available on the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality-sponsored HCUP … Reporting quality . Hospitals are reliably submitting major ambulatory surgery data. … Accessed June 30, 2020. 5 Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. … Search Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality 5600 Fishers Lane Rockville, MD

  15. Community Pharmacy Survey on Patient Safety Culture: User's Guide (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/surveys/community-pharmacy/pharmacy-user-guide.pdf
    July 01, 2018 - Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; July 2018. … /quality-patient-safety/index.html iii Contents Part One: Survey User’s Guide Chapter 1. … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; February 2012a. … Rockville, MD: Agency For Healthcare Research and Quality; May 2012b. … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; June 2012.

  16. First- and Second-Generation Antipsychotics in Children and Young Adults: Systematic Review Update--Executive Summary (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/antipsychotics-children-update_executive.pdf
    January 01, 2018 - is opposing (e.g., high ROB represents low quality). … Rockville MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2012. … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. … Rating the quality of evidence--imprecision. … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; March 2017. Errata January 2018.

  17. Personalized Clinical Decision Support to Improve Participation in Hospital at Home – Final Report (pdf file)

    digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/citation/r21hs027248-kowalkowski-final-report-2023.pdf
    January 01, 2023 - Acknowledgment of Agency Support: This project was supported by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … PURPOSE This study was conducted under Health Information Technology (IT) to Improve Health Care Quality … complexities in meeting the unique needs of its different user groups (e.g., expectations, information quality

  18. Statistical Brief #173: Use of the Pap Test as a Cancer Screening Tool among Women Age 18–64, U.S. Noninstitutionalized Population, 2005 (pdf file)

    meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/st173/stat173.pdf
    June 01, 2007 - 2005 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … It is cospon- sored by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality and the National Center for Health … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, Md. http://www.meps.ahrq.gov/ mepsweb/data_files … publication who are interested in obtaining more information about access, cost, use, financing, and quality … , PhD, Director Center for Financing, Access, and Cost Trends Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

  19. The Forgotten Drip | PSNet

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    April 01, 2014 - 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 … Association/American Stroke Association Stroke Council, High Blood Pressure Research Council, and the Quality … project was funded under contract number 75Q80119C00004 from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services

  20. In Conversation With… Lorri Zipperer, MA | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-lorri-zipperer-ma
    February 26, 2025 - 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 … Is this a quality piece or a safety piece? … project was funded under contract number 75Q80119C00004 from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services
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