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8701. D_ITPrivacyandSecurityPrimer (pdf file)
      digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/page/D_ITPrivacyandSecurityPrimer_0.pdf
      March 20, 1997 - risk of inappropriate access to identifiable health information but can help improve health care quality … They usually include a combination of administrative and technical measures that are based on a risk

8702. Evaluating Test Strategies for Colorectal Cancer Screening: A Decision Analysis (pdf file)
      www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/UPu84CV2CNuxR8kpVU6e3V
      November 01, 2008 - Outcome Measures: Number of life-years gained compared with no screening and number of colonoscopies … The Agency for Health- care Research and Quality funded this work and provided project oversight and … paper: Mary Barton, MD, MPH, and William Lawrence, MD, MSc, of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … Institute (U01-CA-088204, U01-CA-097426, and U01-CA-115953) and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … ASGE/ ACG Taskforce on Quality in Endoscopy. Quality indicators for colonoscopy.

8703. User Guide: Clinical Classifications Software Refined (CCSR) (pdf file)
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      September 01, 2019 - SOFTWARE REFINED (CCSR) VERSION 2019.1 Issued September 2019 Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … User Guide ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This work was funded by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … extensively reviewed the CCSR at each stage of its development using the HCUP State databases for quality … into mutually exclusive groups • Obtaining statistics on discharge-level or record-level outcomes or measures … its development, using HCUP State Inpatient Databases (SID) from multiple States and years for some quality

8704. Using Data to Reduce Disparities and Improve Quality | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      February 01, 2025 - Using Data to Reduce Disparities and Improve Quality Resource: Using Data to Reduce Disparities … and Improve Quality: A Guide for Health Care Organizations (PDF, 1 MB; 14 pages) This brief recommends … help practices analyze and act on disparities data, part of Key Driver 2: Implement a data-driven quality … DeMeester R, Mahadevan R Acknowledgements : This resource was developed as part of Aligning Forces for Quality … (AF4Q), the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s signature effort to lift the overall quality of health

8705. Choosing a Comparator for Health Care Quality Scores | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      December 01, 2022 - Choosing a Comparator for Health Care Quality Scores One of the most important decisions you … Many people do not realize that quality varies and that performance is sometimes poor in absolute terms … The quality of health care delivered to adults in the United States.

8706. Health Equity Framework for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
      www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/2023-12/health-equity-framework-report.pdf
      January 01, 2023 - Preventive Services Task Force Prepared for: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) and Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) members … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2023. 5 Background Following … Quality assessment and data abstraction. … If there is not equitable distribution, quality, and/or there are other barriers to delivery of the

8707. Healthcare Safety and Quality Improvement Research (HSQR) Study Section | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      February 01, 2025 - Healthcare Safety and Quality Improvement Research (HSQR) Study Section Roster of members of … research grant applications, and R13 large conference grant applications related to healthcare safety and quality … Professor of Surgery, Vice-Chair for Quality New York Medical College Chief, Intra-Abdominal Transplantation … Research Scientist MedStar Institute for Quality and Safety Columbia, MD 21206 Anders, Shilo, Ph.D. * … Office of Extramural Research, Education, and Priority Populations Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

8708. Transitioning Newborns from NICU to Home: Family Information Packet (pdf file)
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      December 01, 2013 - ■ Ask your baby’s doctor, nurse, or pharmacist how to measure the tap water. … ■ The Carey Temperament Scales. ■ Eyberg Child Behavior Inventory. … We are only interested in your experiences regarding the quality of the discharge process in the NICU … Department of Health and Human Services Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality 540 Gaither Road

8709. Transitioning Newborns from NICU to Home: Family Information Packet (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/nicu_toolkit/nicupacket.pdf
      December 01, 2013 - ■ Ask your baby’s doctor, nurse, or pharmacist how to measure the tap water. … ■ The Carey Temperament Scales. ■ Eyberg Child Behavior Inventory. … We are only interested in your experiences regarding the quality of the discharge process in the NICU … Department of Health and Human Services Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality 540 Gaither Road

8710. Screening for Breast Cancer: Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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      November 01, 2009 - Standardization of mammography practices enacted by the Mammography Quality Standards Act have led to … improved mammography quality. … Clinicians should refer patients to Mammography Quality Standards Act–certified facilities, a listing … Preventive Services Task Force, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, Maryland. … Standardization of film m am m ography has led to im proved quality.

8711. Recommendation: Lung Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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      March 09, 2021 - They should not be construed as an official position of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … 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 (AHRQ) support the operations … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2021. AHRQ publication 20-05266-EF-2. … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2021. AHRQ publication 20-05266-EF-1.

8712. Choosing a Point of Comparison for Health Care Quality Scores | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      May 01, 2019 - Choosing a Point of Comparison for Health Care Quality Scores A key decision for any report on … comparative quality is how to organize and display comparisons. … topics: Categorizing High and Low Performance Choosing a Comparator Explaining Comparisons of Quality

8713. Assessment of Pediatric Look-Alike, Sound-Alike (LASA) Substitution Errors - Final Report (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2013 - Federal Project Officer: Kevin Chaney Submitted to: The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … Statements in the report should not be construed as endorsement by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … LASA pairs that were in the top decile of both measures of harm (receiving the delivered drug in error

8714. Factors Associated with Emergency Department Return Among COVID-19 Patients - Final Report (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2023 - Mario Terán, MD This work was supported by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. … of the ED to provide timely guidance for safe dispositions of COVID-19 patients, which may improve quality … can address this important healthcare challenge on the frontline pandemic response and improve the quality … The ED return measure was tested at both 72-hours and 9-days. Aim 1b.

8715. Scientific Rationale (pdf file)
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      March 01, 2022 - HAI performance has been adopted as a core safety measure by many state regulatory agencies, CMS, and … universal-icu-decolonization/index.html), which provided a roadmap for hospital infection prevention or quality … Adams K, Corrigan J, Institute of Medicine Committee on Identifying Priority Areas for Quality Improvement … Priority areas for national action: transforming health care quality.

8716. Universal ICU Decolonization: An Enhanced Protocol (pdf file)
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      September 01, 2013 - : An Enhanced Protocol HAIs Healthcare- Associated Infections Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … ICU Decolonization: An Enhanced Protocol Prepared for: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; September 2013. … The REDUCE MRSA Trial has the following high quality features: • Randomized controlled trial. … o Comprehensive Estimate: The infection measure used in the REDUCE Trial was the number of ICU patients

8717. Conclusion | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      January 01, 2013 - believes that On the CUSP: Stop BSI has created a strong foundation for future State and regional quality … to support ongoing efforts to train hospital staff in unit-based approaches to improving safety and quality

8718. JAMA (pdf file)
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      June 09, 2020 - The few naltrexone trials that reported on mor- tality, global functioning, quality of life, anxiety, … A few trials found that buprenorphine was associ- ated with better self-reported scores on quality of … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2020. AHRQ publication 19-05255-EF-1. 13. … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2018. 26. National Institute on Drug Abuse. … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2020. AHRQ publication 19-05255-EF-2. 39.

8719. Overview | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      July 01, 2021 - Contract Proposals" (42 CFR Part 52h), applications submitted to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … Dedication to high quality, fair, and even-handed reviews. … with the peer review group chairperson to ensure that the peer review meeting is fair and yields high quality

8720. Introduction | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      October 01, 2014 - The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) sponsored the development of this guide to help … structures and processes, health technologies, and personal behaviors affect access to health care, the quality … Return to Contents   Background and Purpose of the Guide AHRQ's mission is to improve the quality … Americans. a AHRQ achieves this mission by supporting the conduct, dissemination, and use of high-quality … a For more information about the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, visit the Agency's Web