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4441. Maximizing the Effectiveness of E-Prescribing Between Physicians and Community Pharmacies (pdf file)
      digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/publication/u18hs016394-lapane-final-report-2006.pdf
      January 01, 2006 - standards that provide the functionality deemed essential to e-prescribing for the Medicare Part D program … Using the SureScripts transaction data sample, we hoped to evaluate medication-related quality measures … Multiple methods to measure persistence have been proposed and vary by the class of drug assessed and … measures used for physician reimbursement. … National Council for Prescription Drug Programs (NCPDP) Fall Educational Summit, Dallas, TX, November

4442. Implementing Medication-Assisted Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder in Rural Primary Care: Environmental Scan Volume 1 (pdf file)
      integrationacademy.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2020-06/mat_for_oud_environmental_scan_volume_1_1.pdf
      January 01, 2020 - However, a number of State Medicaid programs have implemented cost-sharing measures for medications … Rural Economic Development Loan & Grant Program. https://www.rd.usda.gov/programs-services/rural-economic-development … - loan-grant-program. … /distance-learning-telemedicine-grants https://www.rd.usda.gov/programs-services/rural-economic-development-loan-grant-program … https://www.rd.usda.gov/programs-services/rural-economic-development-loan-grant-program https://www.samhsa.gov

4443. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force: An Evidence-Based Prevention Resource for Nurse Practitioners | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
      www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/about-uspstf/methods-and-processes/evidence-based-prevention-resource-nurse-practitioners
      April 01, 2019 - measures, and national health objectives. … The AHRQ-supported Put Prevention into Practice program, created almost 20 years ago shortly after the … Tobacco cessation programs offer examples that demonstrate how clinical and community strategies can … computer linked systems, where referrals are automatically made from a clinician to a community-based program … The CTF can be searched for information about public health programs to promote healthy behaviors.

4444. Preventing CAUTI: Engaging Clinicians and Senior Leadership to Implement Change (May 14, 2013) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/hai/cauti-tools/archived-webinars/preventing-cauti-engaging-clinicians-transcript.html
      December 01, 2017 - Fifth, we should track performance, both process measures, which would include urinary catheter usage … as well as rates of appropriate and inappropriate urinary catheter usage as well as outcome measures … Re-measure and then see if your rates go back to an acceptable range. … The first is this integration with existing programs and services. … we've used a delta method to get at the error terms around that, and then using sort of a composite measure

4445. Screening for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Adults: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
      www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/36geybKjEXsHDoPkRR5KVZ
      June 01, 2008 - More recently, wide- spread adoption of standardized hemoglobin A1c measure- ments has occurred, and … newer techniques for measure- ment are generally highly reproducible (10). … Al- though foot care programs, and perhaps tight glycemic and blood pressure control, may reduce lower-limb … The national glycohemoglobin standardization program: a five-year progress report. … Systolic Hyperten- sion in the Elderly Program Cooperative Research Group. JAMA. 1996;276: 1886-92.

4446. Potentially Preventable Pediatric Hospital Inpatient Stays for Asthma and Diabetes, 2003-2012 #192
      hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb192-Pediatric-Preventable-Hospitalizations-Asthma-Diabetes.jsp
      June 01, 2015 - Procedure Classes for ICD-9-CM Surgery Flags for ICD-9-CM HCUP Supplemental Files NIS-Trend Weights … At the time of this analysis, NIS trend weights to make national estimates compatible between 2003-2011 … NHEA spending or revenue measures the amount of income received by the hospital for treatment and other … services provided, including payments by insurers, patients, or government programs. … of health services, medical practice patterns, access to healthcare programs, and outcomes of treatments

4447. Electronic Support for Public Health - Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (ESP:VAERS) | Digital Healthcare Research
      digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/electronic-support-public-health-vaccine-adverse-event-reporting-system
      January 01, 2023 - Completed Grant Number R18 HS017045 Funding Mechanism(s) Ambulatory Safety and Quality … Program: Enabling Quality Measurement through Health IT (R18) AHRQ Funded Amount $999,995 … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 2010.

4448. 2024 Intervention Content Prediabetes And Type 2 Diabetes Part One Screening (xls file)
      cds.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/cds/artifact/1061/2024_Intervention_Content_Prediabetes_and_Type_2_Diabetes_Part_one_Screening.xlsx
      January 01, 2024 - Screening General Information The example intervention text shown below is embedded in the Clinical Quality … Preventive Services Task Force) recommend blood tests to measure blood sugar levels if you are at increased … This link to their Quality Guidelines provides additional information on how resources are reviewed and … Ask about diabetes prevention programs near you Cost and Insurance: Provides an explanation on the

4449. Video to Improve Patient Safety: Clinical and Educational Uses | PSNet
      psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/video-improve-patient-safety-clinical-and-educational-uses
      March 01, 2004 - 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 … The quality and patient safety movements have generated strong interest in learning and measurement. … In sports, there are now software programs that can review a golf or baseball swing and compare it against … 2013 Perspective Implementing a Fall Prevention Program

4450. Using Smart Devices to Implement an Evidence-based eHealth System for Older Adults | Digital Healthcare Research
      digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/using-smart-devices-implement-evidence-based-ehealth-system-older-adults
      January 01, 2023 - randomized clinical trial to test patient outcomes such as medication adherence, depression symptoms, quality … The expectation of this study will be to show smart devices can enhance the sustainability of programs … This advancement aims to increase quality of life, improve overall health, and reduce hospital readmission … make well-informed decisions about their care and can lead to measurable improvements in safety and quality … The central question of this study is whether smart devices can enhance the sustainability of programs

4451. Vision Screening in Children Aged 6Months to 5 Years: Evidence Report and Systematic Review (pdf file)
      www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/Jwn6dWRHvK3C9oJCV6hLKc
      September 05, 2017 - MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES Visual acuity, amblyopia, school performance, functioning, quality of life … visual acuity are generally reported as Snellen (eg, 20/20, 20/25, 20/30, 20/40, 20/50) or logMAR scales … The UCLA preschool vision program, 2012-2013. J AAPOS. 2016;20(1):63-67. 10. … Lions Clubs International Foundation Core Four Photoscreening: results from 17 programs and 400,000 … and the Effective Health-Care Program.

4452. Provider-Offered Medicare Advantage Plans Among U.S. Health Systems, 2016 (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/chsp/ma-plans.pdf
      March 01, 2019 - HMO plans are most common, followed by PACE. 12% of systems (N=626) Program of All-Inclusive Care … MA) Plan Directory from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) website to construct the measure … Safety net systems: Systems are categorized as serving the safety net using two measures: (1) systems … About the Comparative Health System Performance Initiative The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

4453. Comprehensive Information Technology Solution for Quality and Patient Safety - Final Report (pdf file)
      digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/citation/uc1hs015236-jose-final-report-2008.pdf
      January 01, 2008 - of care, the team developed a conceptual framework of measures to provide a comprehensive picture … learned to apply to future HIT implementations • Outcomes: conducted a trigger-based chart review to measure … Training Develop Training Usability Analyses Workflow Analyses Technical Stages Baseline Measure … patient safety in the hospital were measured using the AHRQ Hospital Survey on Patient Safety which measures … Staffing* Teamwork Hosps Handoffs Jan05 Apr06 Dec07 The IT Acceptance surveys were designed to measure

4454. Implementing U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) Recommendations into Health Professions Education (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cpi/centers/ockt/kt/tools/impuspstf/impuspstf.pdf
      September 21, 2010 - 3 Purpose This document was developed as part of an Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … USPSTF) recommendations and resources in campus and community-based health professions educational programs … partners with organizations from the fields of primary care, public health, health promotion, policy, and quality … ahrq.hhs.gov). 1 Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … Coordinator Center for Primary Care, Prevention, & Clinical Partnerships Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

4455. Critical Echocardiogram Result Lost to Follow-up | PSNet
      psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/critical-echocardiogram-result-lost-follow
      July 31, 2023 - Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services … the workload of front-line care providers, process improvements that utilize standardized software programs … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality: Rockville, MD, June 2018. … Changes in medical errors after implementation of a handoff program. … Electronic health record closed-loop communication program for unexpected nonemergent findings.

4456. Hemolysis Holdup | PSNet
      psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/hemolysis-holdup
      July 03, 2016 - 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 … There are evidence-based recommendations for decreasing the rate of hemolyzed specimens, but few quality … Fifteen years' experience of a College of American Pathologists program for continuous monitoring and … Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services

4457. Overview of Operating Room Procedures During Inpatient Stays in U.S. Hospitals, 2014 (pdf file)
      hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb233-Operating-Room-Procedures-United-States-2014.pdf
      January 01, 2014 - NHEA spending or revenue measures the amount of income received by the hospital for treatment and other … services provided, including payments by insurers, patients, or government programs. … Hospital stays billed to the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) may be classified … as Medicaid, Private Insurance, or Other, depending on the structure of the State program. … of health services, medical practice patterns, access to health care programs, and outcomes of treatments

4458. How PSOs Help Health Care Organizations Improve Patient Safety Culture (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/npsd/npsd-patient-safety-culture-brief.pdf
      September 01, 2016 - Healthcare organizations that encourage and facilitate patient safety Program Brief Network of Patient … This program brief was prepared under Contract No. … HHSA290201200003 TO#3 for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, U.S. … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Quality and Research. April 2016. … Institute of Medicine Committee on Quality of Health Care in America.

4459. 4. How do we implement best practices in our organization? | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/resource/pressureulcer/tool/pu4.html
      October 01, 2014 - How do we measure our pressure ulcer rates and practices? 6. … efforts may still have interim steps or midcourse corrections along the way and you will recognize that quality … advanced wound training by interested staff or using experts from nearby universities or your State Quality … The role of the Unit Champion can be temporary and only needed for getting the program started. … Practice Insights Building electronic documentation systems Quality improvement teams at several

4460. Archived: Evidence Summary: Breast Cancer: Screening, 2002 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
      www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/breast-cancer-screening-2002
      September 03, 2002 - originally conducted, the Swedish trials had important flaws related to measurement of the primary outcome measure … that the two trials were in fact separate and that the results of the Malmö Mammographic Screening Program … Results of intermediate measures from a population-based, randomized trial of mammographic screening … Concepts and problems in the evaluation of screening programs. J Chronic Dis . 1981;34:159-71. … The epidemiology of mass breast cancer screening—a plea for a valid measure of benefit.