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4881. The Wise App Trial for Improving Health Outcomes in PLWH – Final Report (pdf file)
      digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/citation/r01hs025071-schnall-final-report-2022.pdf
      January 01, 2022 - This project was funded under grant number R01HS025071 from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … measure. … the long-term HIV care interventions utilizing mHealth technology, it is essential to support the quality … Usability is the measure of the quality of a user’s experience and is assessed through the interaction … A number of secondary outcome measures were collected at baseline, 3 months, and 6 months.

4882. MAINTAIN AND EXPAND (pdf file)
      hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/methods/2000NISComparisonReportFinal.pdf
      February 28, 2003 - Information: Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. … 50 states, while the MedPAR database contains all Medicare patients covered by the fee-for-service program … NIS Weights Sample weights were developed for the NIS to obtain national estimates of the hospital … meaningful mortality differences were found, with the NIS estimate higher than the MedPAR statistic in one measure

4883. Maintaining Activity and Nutrition through Technology-Assisted Innovation in Primary Care | Digital Healthcare Research
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      January 01, 2023 - Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 2018.

4884. Archived: Final Evidence Review: Syphilis Infection: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
      www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-review93/syphilis-infection-screening-2004
      July 15, 2004 - They should not be construed as an official position of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … the Oregon Evidence-based Practice Center, under contract to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … the use of oral azithromycin for early-stage syphilis, although the studies use different doses and measure … After initiation of a mandatory screening program, there was a decrease in the proportion of infants … Prevalence monitoring in syphilis surveillance: results from a multicenter research program.

4885. Use of Medications to Reduce Risk for Primary Breast Cancer: A Systematic Review of the USPSTF (pdf file)
      www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/7ZSKduUYHWKe7q_tTY9xbF
      April 01, 2013 - Limitation: Data on mortality and adherence measures and for women who are nonwhite, are premenopausal … 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 prob- abilities agree with actual … The draft report was reviewed by content experts, USPSTF members, AHRQ program officers, and collaborative

4886. Evidence Summary: Tobacco Smoking Cessation in Adults, Including Pregnant Persons: Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
      www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/tobacco-use-in-adults-and-pregnant-women-counseling-and-interventions
      January 19, 2021 - Main Outcomes and Measures: Health outcomes, tobacco cessation at 6 months or more, and adverse events … 98 , 99 , 102 , 105-107 , 109 Two placebo-controlled trials found significantly higher mean birth weights … pregnant women, of the 120 study groups included in the review, 97 groups reported the primary outcome measure … Internet-based programs incorporating behavior change techniques are associated with increased smoking … placebo-controlled trials reported no difference with NRT, and 2 trials reported higher mean birth weights

4887. Paul Tedrick (doc file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/cauti-tools/archived-webinars/assess-adapt-transcript.doc
      June 03, 2014 - Lisa Lubomski, an Assistant Professor in the Quality and Safety Research Group Department of Anesthesiology … are pretty central to the work that you’re going to be doing in this project, as well as any other quality … You’re going to measure performance with the data that you’ll be collecting. … It’s the comprehensive unit-based safety program. … This is the symbol that AHRQ uses for the CUSP program.

4888. Screening for Dyslipidemia in Younger Adults: A Systematic Review (pdf file)
      www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/SaASReVeD_fpHZQbeBZD5s
      October 01, 2016 - Primary Funding Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. … 29 years and 43% aged 30 to 39 years meet levels recommended by the National Cholesterol Education Program … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2008. … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2016. 15. … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2016. 19.

4889. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
      psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49687/psn-pdf
      August 21, 2013 - Improvement Program (NSQIP) database (including more than 470,000 procedures at 198 hospitals over … There is significant variability in the quality of care and outcomes between institutions. … Analysis of the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program database. … Variation in quality of care after emergency general surgery procedures in the elderly. … Measurement of process as quality control in the management of acute surgical emergencies.

4890. Care Management: Implications for Medical Practice, Health Policy, and Health Services Research | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      August 01, 2018 - This issue brief highlights three key strategies to enhance existing or emerging CM programs: (1) identify … A subgroup of 12 investigators conducted a narrative synthesis of experiences developing CM programs … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. February 2015. … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. January 2012. 18. … Impact of an integrated transitions management program in primary care on hospital readmissions.

4891. Ztmgupsekcuuupvpegum45 (pdf file)
      www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/ZTMgupsEkCUuuPVpeGUm45
      September 01, 2013 - Because of the implementation of screening programs for donated blood, blood transfusions are no lon- … One randomized trial found that a self- management program in patients with HCV infection was associated … measures (10). … Sustained virologic response is the intermediate out- come used to measure treatment efficacy in clinical … SVR and are probably similar to patients detected and eligible for treatment through U.S. screening programs

4892. Best Practices: How Successful Units Engaged Their Senior Executive Leaders | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      October 01, 2014 - leadership, physicians, and staff With consistent data and timely communication, the cost benefits of quality … Hospitals Collaborative, multidisciplinary team approach is key Mandatory staff education Quality … Infection Control NorthCrest Medical Center Springfield, Tennessee Joan Chatham, MSN, RN Director, Quality …   Initial challenges were physician buy-in and compliance  Results were reported quarterly to the Quality … Preventable Harm Targets: Zero infections within 3 years Top quartile performance on public measures

4893. Statistical Brief #121: Readmissions for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, 2008 (pdf file)
      hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb121.pdf
      September 01, 2011 - Rehospitalizations among patients in the Medicare Fee-for-Service program. … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. … No more than one readmission is counted within the 30-day period since the outcome measure assessed … Rehospitalizations among patients in the Medicare Fee-for-Service program. … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

4894. Physicians’ Roles in Preventing Dental Caries in Preschool Children: A Summary of the Evidence (pdf file)
      www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/xXX8ZeqpmqtMURtJSfub56
      April 01, 2004 - children aged 1 to 5 years enrolled in the Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic, and Treatment Program … this article should be construed as an official position of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … (14 studies) Plaque removal programs are generally effective in short term, but no long-term benefits … The quality of these studies varies, but 3 used random assignment to treatment group, and sample loss … Community-oriented oral health promotion for infants in Jerusalem: evaluation of a program trial.

4895. Archived: Evidence Summary: Lung Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
      www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary4/lung-cancer-screening-december-2013
      July 30, 2013 - The full report describes screening programs, follow-up protocols, and procedures 22 . … Two European trials (1 fair-quality 60 and 1 poor-quality 57 in lower-risk and younger patients showed … If LDCT screening becomes routine, it will be important to measure the risk for radiation-associated … Henschke CI, Yip R, Miettinen OS; International Early Lung Cancer Action Program Investigators. … Smoking cessation and relapse during a lung cancer screening program.

4896. Recommendation: Osteoporosis to Prevent Fractures: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
      www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/osteoporosis-screening
      January 14, 2025 - They should not be construed as an official position of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … Accuracy of Screening Tests and Risk Assessment BMD Central DXA measures BMD at central bone sites … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2025. AHRQ publication 23-05312-EF-1. 2. … Effectiveness of a two-step population-based osteoporosis screening program using FRAX: the randomized … The effect of a screening and treatment program for the prevention of fractures in older women: a randomized

4897. Screening for Intimate Partner Violence and Abuse of Elderly and Vulnerable Adults: USPSTF Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
      www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/aSTzfuKHZtT8_PjfJjuck5
      March 01, 2013 - Guidance is also available on how providers can work with local community-based domestic violence programs … development or validation of an accepted standard would allow more accurate assessment of perfor- mance measures … One fair-quality trial evaluated a 3-year home visita- tion program with 685 mothers who gave birth to … In a trial evaluating a mentoring support program ver- sus usual care, outcomes measured were abuse, … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2004. 27.

4898. Implementation Guide: Statin Use for the Primary Prevention of CVD in Adults: Clinician-Facing CDS Intervention (pdf file)
      cds.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/cds/artifact/18/2024_CDS_Connect_IG_Statin_CVD_Clinician_Facing.pdf
      January 01, 2024 - measures (eCQMs)—in support of improving healthcare quality. … their patients 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. … Accessed March 25, 2022. 14 Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

4899. Preventable Transfer to the Hospital | PSNet
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      March 31, 2022 - Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services … Because such communication was lacking, the quality of care was compromised. … discharge. 9 Indeed, 23% of patients discharged to SNF are readmitted to the hospital within 30 days, a measure … that is seen as a surrogate for suboptimal quality of care. … Patient Safety Primers Post-Acute Transitional Services: Safety in Home-Based Care Programs

4900. HCUP_methods_series_cover.ai (pdf file)
      hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/methods/2004_6.pdf
      January 01, 2004 - Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. … as to determine the need for new prevention programs. … as to determine the need for new prevention programs. … • Emergency departments: o The 2001 National Electronic Injury Surveillance System-All Injury Program … • What measures, if any, are taken to enforce existing mandates?