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5221. Accessible Health Information Technology (IT) for Populations with Limited Literacy: A Guide for Developers and Purchasers of Health IT
      digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/page/literacy_guide.html
      October 01, 2007 - Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. October 2007. … used by the Veteran’s Administration (VA), with over 80 percent of patients in the VA’s home health program … number of tools are available to assess reading level (e.g., Flesh-Kincaid and SMOG (Simpl ified Measure … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. … site displays and operates on all major browsers Visuals clear on black and white monitor Scales

5222. Accessible Health Information Technology (IT) for Populations with Limited Literacy: A Guide for Developers and Purchasers of Health IT (pdf file)
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      October 01, 2007 - Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. October 2007. … used by the Veteran’s Administration (VA), with over 80 percent of patients in the VA’s home health program … A number of tools are available to assess reading level (e.g., Flesh-Kincaid and SMOG (Simplified Measure … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. … site displays and operates on all major browsers - Visuals clear on black and white monitor - Scales

5223. 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 … Surveillance Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Program. … Nov 2003 Sub (1973–2001), DCCPS, Surveillance Research Program, Cancer Statistics Branch. … ASGE/ ACG Taskforce on Quality in Endoscopy. Quality indicators for colonoscopy.

5224. Compendium of U.S. Health Systems, 2023, Technical Documentation (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2023 - Health Systems, 2023, Technical Documentation Prepared for: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … systems serving low-income and potentially underserved populations, the systems list draws on two common measures … This finding was noted by the Medicaid and CHIP [Children’s Health Insurance Program] Payment and Access … Social risk factors and performance under Medicare’s Value-Based Purchasing Programs: a report required … Product We used the 2022 American Hospital Association (AHA) Annual Survey Database to construct measures

5225. Implementation Guide: Prediabetes and Type 2 Diabetes: Part Two, Counseling (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2024 - Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; August 2024. … measures (eCQMs)—in support of improving healthcare quality. … Inclusions “kg/m2” Kilograms/meters2 (the unit of measure for BMI). … Clinical Quality Language (CQL) Release 1 STU5 (1.5). https://cql.hl7.org/. … Accessed March 25, 2022. 13 Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

5226. Polysubstance Use & Integrated Behavioral Health | AHRQ
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      February 01, 2025 - Expert Insight Expert Tips Success Stories Measures … lack of knowledge, training, staffing needs, as well as restrictions on the use of Federal and State program … Below are some tips for such a program: The Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS) 81 is the … Contingent reinforcement of group participation versus abstinence in a methadone maintenance program. … Email Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality 5600 Fishers Lane Rockville

5227. All-Cause Readmissions Following Hospital Stays for Patients With Malnutrition, 2013 (pdf file)
      hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb218-Malnutrition-Readmissions-2013.pdf
      January 01, 2013 - Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. … No more than one readmission is counted within the 30-day period, because the outcome measure assessed … reported in this Statistical Brief because this is a small group of mixed payers such as State and local programs … of health services, medical practice patterns, access to health care programs, and outcomes of treatments … Discharge weights for national estimates are developed using the target universe of 18 community

5228. Building Implementation Toolsets for E-Prescribing (pdf file)
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      December 01, 2011 - ePrescribing Toolkit § Multiple files actually used in managing HAP’s successful e-prescribing program … training with system software which often led to workarounds that undermined the efficiencies and safety measures … Provider Organizations Using Tool 1.1 E-Prescribing Team Roster 0 2.1 Local E-Prescribing Incentive Programs … Specifically, e-prescribing was activated immediately prior to a 5-day training program during which … A coefficient of agreement for nominal scales. Educ Psychol Meas 1960;20:37-46. Corley ST.

5229. References | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      March 01, 2022 - Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. March 2020. Accessed March 4, 2022. … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. TeamSTEPPS for Diagnosis Improvement . March 2022. … A model for implementing diagnostic instruction within Doctor of Pharmacy degree programs . … Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Competencies (QIPS) . 2019. Accessed March 4, 2022.

5230. Archived: Evidence Summary: Statins for Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in Adults: Statin Use for the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in Adults: Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
      www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary-statins/statin-use-in-adults-preventive-medication-november-2016
      November 13, 2016 - Main Outcomes and Measures: All-cause mortality, CVD-related morbidity or mortality, and harms. … , 14 , 22 , 26 , 29 , 30 , 35 1 trial as of poor quality, 27 and 12 trials as of fair quality (eTable … Application of the National Cholesterol Education Program and joint European treatment criteria and clinical … : 6 good-quality trials, 12 fair-quality trials, 1 poor-quality trial Estimates precise Good … Quality: 5 good-quality trials, 8 fair-quality trials, 1 poor-quality trial Estimates precise

5231. Archived: Evidence Summary: Radiation-Induced Breast Cancer and Breast Cancer Death: Breast Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
      www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary-radiation-induced-breast-cancer-and-breast-/breast-cancer-screening-january-2016
      January 11, 2016 - Evaluations of screening programs should consider full episodes of care, including diagnostic work-up … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality: 2015. … International variation in screening mammography interpretations in community-based programs. … outcomes following implementation of digital breast tomosynthesis in a general-population screening program … digital mammography alone and digital mammography plus tomosynthesis in a population-based screening program

5232. Facts and Figures 2006
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      January 01, 2006 - Procedure Classes for ICD-9-CM Surgery Flags for ICD-9-CM HCUP Supplemental Files NIS-Trend Weights … Department of Health and Human Services that affect individuals covered by government programs. 2 The … These may include stays for patients covered by the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) … This is a proxy measure of a patient's socioeconomic status. … Patients covered by the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) may be included here.

5233. Archived: Evidence Summary: Aspirin Use to Prevent Cardiovascular Disease and Colorectal Cancer: Preventive Medication, 2002 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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      January 15, 2002 - investigators in some cases to determine the actual numbers of certain events and recalculated summary measures … Quality Assessment We assessed the quality of the trials that examined the benefits of aspirin therapy … Study Quality Assessment Overall, the quality of the trials examining the effectiveness of aspirin … Based on these features, we rated the quality of the PHS, TPT, and HOT trials as "good" and the quality … of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Program

5234. Two Cases of Retained Vaginal Packing: When Writing an Order is Not Enough | PSNet
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      September 01, 2003 - 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 … aggressive and abusive behavior, 9-11 leading one team to develop a set of five subscales to reliably measure … A survey of physical examination skills taught in undergraduate nursing programs: are we teaching too … Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services

5235. Aspirin Use to Prevent Cardiovascular Disease and Colorectal Cancer: Updated Modeling Study for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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      April 26, 2022 - MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES Primary outcomes were lifetime net benefits measured in quality-adjusted life-years … Outcomes Primary outcomes were quality-adjusted life-years (QALYs) and life- years. … QALYs were the preferred measure because aspirin benefits and harms can affect both fatal and nonfatal … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2022. AHRQ publication 21-05283-EF-1. 11. … Executive Summary of the Third Report of the National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP) Expert Panel

5236. Eliminating CLABSI, A National Patient Safety Imperative: A Progress Report on the National 'On the CUSP: Stop BSI' Project, Neonatal CLABSI Prevention (pdf file)
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      October 01, 2012 - Project of: Health Research & Educational Trust Neonatal CLABSI in partnership with: Perinatal Quality … developed with data collected and analyzed under contract with the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … feedback, and engage unit teams to improve safety culture using the Comprehensive Unit-Based Safety Program … collaboratives and can only grow stronger with additional partnerships through quality improvement … feedback, and engage unit teams to improve safety culture using the Comprehensive Unit-Based Safety Program

5237. Statistical Brief #79
      hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb79.jsp
      September 01, 2009 - Procedure Classes for ICD-9-CM Surgery Flags for ICD-9-CM HCUP Supplemental Files NIS-Trend Weights … the near-elderly are covered by Medicare could create a significant financial burden on the Medicare program … Other includes Worker’s Compensation, TRICARE/CHAMPUS, CHAMPVA, Title V, and other government programs … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. … AHRQ Quality Indicators. July 2004. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD.

5238. Compendium of U.S. Health Systems, 2021, Technical Documentation (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/chsp/compendium/2021-Compendium-TechDoc-rev.pdf
      January 01, 2021 - Health Systems, 2021, Technical Documentation Prepared for: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … Introduction In 2015, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) created the Comparative … Definition of a Health System The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) uses the following … Social risk factors and performance under Medicare’s Value-Based Purchasing Programs: a report required … Product We used the 2021 American Hospital Association (AHA) Annual Survey Database to construct measures

5239. Screening for Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Adolescents and Adults: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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      March 02, 2020 - Resources The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention provides strate- gies for implementing a testing program … Eleven trials were of good quality and 22 were of fair quality. … • Trials and cohort studies that measure effects on quality of life, func- tion, and extrahepatic effects … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2020. AHRQ publication 19-05256-EF-1. … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2012. AHRQ publication 12(13)- EHC090-EF. 25.

5240. Microsoft Word - CaseforPOAIndicator_final_060806 _2_.doc (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2007 - Contact Information: Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. … While 12.9 percent of Medicare patients were enrolled in managed care programs, the MedPAR data contain … is limited to Medicare discharges and contains all Medicare patients covered by the fee-for-service program … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (2006).