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4761. A Sweet Case of Hidden Hydrogen Ions | PSNet
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      November 30, 2023 - 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 … Systems Change Needed/Quality Improvement Approach  Given the complexity of mixed acid-base disorders … Increasing Hospitalizations for DKA: A Need for Prevention Programs.  … May 25, 2022 Pharmacist work stress and learning from quality related events.

4762. Primary Care Practice Facilitation Curriculum Module 4: An Introduction to Practice Organization and Management (pdf file)
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      September 01, 2015 - Blended payments combine capitation with fee-for-service or pay-for-performance programs. … addition to payment for medical services, many practices may have other sources of revenue, such as program … What pay-for-performance programs are available to practices that you might help them qualify for? … • What pay-for-performance programs exist for each payer, and what are the requirements for each? … Primary Care: the Health Center Program. Available at: http://www.bphc.hrsa.gov/ Starfield B.

4763. Screening for Anxiety in Children and Adolescents: US Preventive Services Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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      May 01, 2021 - Community Preventive Services Task Force recommends tar- geted school-based cognitive behavioral therapy programs … Cognitive behavioral therapy was associated with improve- ment in anxiety outcomes across several pooled measures … scores of 1 or 2; RR, 2.11 [95% CI, 1.58 to 2.98]; n = 370; 5 trials; I2 = 18%) but was inconsistent on measures … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2022. AHRQ publication 22-05293-EF-1. 2. … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2017. AHRQ publication 17-EHC023-EF. 24.

4764. Aspirin for the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease and Colorectal Cancer: A Decision Analysis for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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      April 01, 2016 - Outcome Measures: Primary outcomes are length and quality of life measured in net life-years and quality-adjusted … Quality-adjusted life-years are an important measure because they incorporate both expected length- … Quality-of-life weights for the US population: self-reported health status and priority health conditions … National Cancer Institute; Surveillance Research Program. SEER*Stat, version 8.1.5. … Health Utility Weights* Parameter First Year/ New Event Ongoing Quality of Life Reference Baseline

4765. Section 2: Explanation and Value of the TeamSTEPPS Curriculum  | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      July 01, 2023 - A patient describing how positive teamwork in a cardiac rehabilitation program helped restore his health … training requirements, active learning methods, human factors, and cultural shifts designed to improve quality … Researchers have linked team training programs to improved attitudes, increased knowledge, and improved … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; March 2020. Publication No. 20-0029-EF. … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; March 2020. Publication No. 20-0029-EF. 

4766. Screening for Depression - Recommendations and Rationale (pdf file)
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      May 01, 2002 - All 3 trials that compared the effects of integrated recognition and management programs with usual care … Integrated programs included feedback, provider and/or patient education, access to case management and … /or mental health care, telephone follow-up, and institutional commitment to quality improvement. … All 3 trials required allocation of clinic resources to detection and management programs. … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. May 2002.

4767. Archived: Evidence Summary: Breast Cancer: Medications for Risk Reduction | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
      www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary27/breast-cancer-medications-for-risk-reduction-2013
      April 15, 2013 - (AHRQ) Effective Health Care Program 14 . … Key questions were developed through the Effective Health Care Program and modified for the USPSTF. … Discriminatory accuracy is a measure of how well the model can correctly classify persons at higher risk … We also abstracted model calibration, a measure of how well predicted probabilities agree with actual … The draft report was reviewed by content experts, USPSTF members, AHRQ program officers, and collaborative

4768. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      February 01, 2024 - experiences and emotional harm as a threat to safety during various aspects of care are evolving as tools to measure … AHRQ’s Safety Program for Perinatal Care (SPPC) takes an overarching approach to improving safety culture … Birth (AIM) Sepsis in Obstetrical Care (AIM) Severe Hypertension in Pregnancy (AIM) AHRQ Safety Program … in Perinatal Care - Toolkit for Improving Perinatal Care (SPPC-I) AHRQ Safety Program in Perinatal … /psbs/cardiac-conditions-in-obstetric-care/ https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/burnout-and-resilience-and-quality-and-safety-programs-obstetrics-and-gynecology

4769. Longitudinal Telephony & Multiple Disease Management System to Improve Ambulatory Care for Complex Patients - Final Report (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2013 - Measures See Section 4.2. … Quality of life measure was obtained through interviews at 3 and 6 months. … were also no significant differences between the TLC-C and control group participants on the EQ-5D measures … our subjects were either on the Commonwealth Care which is a free or subsidized health care coverage program … Participants Incidence & Prevalence Methods Study Design Data source/Collection Intervention Measures

4770. Section 7. Tools and Resources (continued) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      August 01, 2017 - How do we measure our pressure ulcer rates and practices? 6. … If you find gaps of knowledge, work with your education department to develop and tailor educational programs … Massage of bony prominences is essential for quality skin care.       44. … Work with your education department to tailor specific education programs to the needs of your staff. … Improvement Organization Program.

4771. Behavioral Counseling Interventions to Promote a Healthy Diet and Physical Activity for CVD Prevention in Adults With Cardiovascular Risk Factors: USPSTF Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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      November 24, 2020 - measures were reported in 11 trials. … reported intermediate health outcomes.11,16 Commonly reported intermediate outcomes included objective measures … There was substantial variabil- ity in the measures reported, and most outcomes were reported in fewer … reduction, dietary potassium supplementation, increased physical activity with a structured exercise program … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2020. AHRQ publication 20- 05263-EF-1. 12.

4772. Appendix B. Decisionmaking and Readiness for Implementation | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      September 01, 2013 - In assessing the quality of evidence underpinning a new strategy, well-conducted, randomized controlled … The REDUCE MRSA Trial has the following high quality features: Randomized controlled trial. … Comprehensive Estimate: The infection measure used in the REDUCE Trial was the number of ICU patients … Infection Prevention Program: The hospital Infection Prevention and Control program may be one of several … If so, it will be important for the initiator to ensure that the entire Infection Prevention program

4773. Appendix B. Decisionmaking and Readiness for Implementation | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      September 01, 2013 - In assessing the quality of evidence underpinning a new strategy, well-conducted, randomized controlled … The REDUCE MRSA Trial has the following high quality features: Randomized controlled trial. … Comprehensive Estimate: The infection measure used in the REDUCE Trial was the number of ICU patients … Infection Prevention Program: The hospital Infection Prevention and Control program may be one of several … If so, it will be important for the initiator to ensure that the entire Infection Prevention program

4774. Statistical Brief #121
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      September 01, 2011 - Procedure Classes for ICD-9-CM Surgery Flags for ICD-9-CM HCUP Supplemental Files NIS-Trend Weights … No more than one readmission is counted within the 30-day period since the outcome measure assessed here … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. … Rehospitalizations among patients in the Medicare Fee-for-Service program. … Rehospitalizations among patients in the Medicare Fee-for-Service program.

4775. Final Recommendation Statement: Prostate Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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      May 08, 2018 - Asian and Pacific Islander men). 1 Detection Screening for prostate cancer begins with a test that measures … Adequate evidence from randomized clinical trials (RCTs) shows that PSA-based screening programs in men … The USPSTF identified 3 good-quality and 1 fair-quality randomized trials and 7 large fair-quality observational … measures compared with conservative management in cohort studies. … transrectal ultrasound-guided sextant biopsies of the prostate within a population-based screening program

4776. Implementation Guide: Statin Use for the Primary Prevention of CVD in Adults: Patient-Facing CDS Intervention (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2024 - measures (eCQMs)—in support of improving healthcare quality. … One such step might be to initiate a discussion with their primary care clinician about preventive measures … clinician about ways to reduce their risk, including starting a statin medication as a preventive measure … Therefore, they want to start a program to proactively identify those at risk of developing CVD and … This program will also help to improve their quality metrics.

4777. Patients Take a Bite of Prevention Apple with Web-based Interactive Personal Health Record (pdf file)
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      July 01, 2011 - p i • Additional  Value  to  Clinicians:  The  IPHR  became  a  certified  Physician  Quality  Reporting …  Measures  (PQRM) registry,  and  its  content  was  modified  to  perform  a  health  risk  assessment … number R18 HS 017046 Adoption Study: Using Health Information Technology to Improve Health Care Quality

4778. Archived: Breast Cancer: Screening, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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      January 01, 1996 - Because multiple clinical trials have demonstrated the effectiveness of screening, measures of screening … performance (such as sensitivity and specificity) are primarily helpful in comparing trials, screening programs … Update of the Swedish two-county program of mammographic screening for breast cancer. … The technical quality of mammography in centers participating in a regional breast cancer awareness program … Mammography quality assurance.

4779. Grant Final Report: Virtual Continuity and its Impact on Complex Hospitalized Patients' Care - Final Report (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2013 - The AHRQ Ambulatory Safety and Quality program has highlighted “integration of patient information across … transitions of care” as a focal point for improving quality of care. … care, requires further study. 6 Specific Aim 2 In a cluster randomized trial, measure … transitions measure. … A modification of the Elixhauser comorbidity measures into a point system for hospital death using

4780. Electronic Health Records | PSNet
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      March 15, 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 … Furthermore, confusing interfaces and security measures have disrupted workflow and communication and … Identification of patient safety risks associated with electronic health records: a software quality … January 17, 2018 Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs: Evolution and Evidence.