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5401. Screening for Latent Tuberculosis Infection in Adults: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
      www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/oPmYxryXGu2occANaReagc
      August 01, 2022 - MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES Screening test accuracy; development of active tuberculosis disease, transmission … , quality of life, mortality, and harms. … Relevant English-language studies of good or fair quality were eligible. … the body of evidence, using methods developed for the USPSTF (and the Evidence-based Practice Center program … cover testing of close contacts of persons with active tuberculosis (usually man- aged by public health programs

5402. Microsoft Word - covtoc.doc (pdf file)
      hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/nation/nis/APS-DRGsV20DefinitionsManual.pdf
      January 13, 2015 - classification system that: • Is compatible with the underlying DRG structure used by CMS in the Medicare program … Groups (DRGs) are used throughout the health care industry to address issues of cost, effectiveness and quality … larger number of cells than CMS DRGs, HSS research has shown that APS-DRGs will yield stable relative weights … results have been obtained in other studies using different data sources, methods, and performance measures … no secondary diagnoses are present on the medical record or the secondary diagnoses present do not quality

5403. Microsoft Word - APS_DRG_Def_Public_V211.doc (pdf file)
      hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/nation/nis/APS-DRGs%20V21%20Definitions%20Manual.pdf
      January 13, 2015 - classification system that: • Is compatible with the underlying DRG structure used by CMS in the Medicare program … Groups (DRGs) are used throughout the health care industry to address issues of cost, effectiveness and quality … larger number of cells than CMS DRGs, HSS research has shown that APS-DRGs® will yield stable relative weights … results have been obtained in other studies using different data sources, methods, and performance measures … no secondary diagnoses are present on the medical record or the secondary diagnoses present do not quality

5404. ___APS-Def_Public.book (pdf file)
      hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/nation/nis/APS-DRGs%20V22%20Definitions%20Manual.pdf
      April 01, 2006 - classification system that: • Is compatible with the underlying DRG structure used by CMS in the Medicare program … larger number of cells than CMS DRGs, HSS research has shown that APS-DRGs® will yield stable relative weights … results have been obtained in other studies using different data sources, methods, and performance measures … no secondary diagnoses are present on the medical record or the secondary diagnoses present do not quality … 30 >> /JPEG2000ColorImageDict << /TileWidth 256 /TileHeight 256 /Quality 30 >> /

5405. Statin Use for the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in Adults: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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      February 18, 2020 - Evidence is lacking, of poor quality, or conflicting, and the balance of benefits and harms cannot be … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2016. … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2015. … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2016. … Cholesterol and all-cause mortality in elderly people from the Honolulu Heart Program: a cohort study

5406. High-Priority Evidence Gaps For Clinical Preventive Services (pdf file)
      www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/inline-files/rtc2016rev_2%20(3).pdf
      December 01, 2016 - Since 1998, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has been authorized by Congress to convene … worksite, and health care system) by providing evidence-based recommendations about community prevention programs … USPSTF members are appointed by the Director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. … of treatment on patient outcomes for children whose autism is detected through universal screening programs … In order for the USPSTF to have enough evidence to issue a recommendation, good-quality studies are

5407. 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 … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2023. 5 Background Following … The review process adheres to methods set forth by the USPSTF as well as the EPC Program. … The EPC Program does not currently have explicit guidance for addressing health equity in reviews. … Quality assessment and data abstraction.

5408. Screening for Gestational Diabetes: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
      www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/TYPA75a_t7HaJeDhWqCJ9n
      August 13, 2019 - MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES Pregnancy, fetal/neonatal, and long-term health outcomes; harms of screening … In 2-step strategies, the screening test was measure- ment of fasting plasma glucose level, a 50-g oral … particular com- parison, sensitivities and specificities were pooled using bivariate analysis (metandi program … Three trials were rated fair quality and 222,24 good quality. … Seventeen studies (38%) were rated good quality and 28 (62%) fair quality.

5409. Archived: Final Evidence Review: Genital Herpes: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
      www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-review55/genital-herpes-screening-2005
      March 15, 2005 - They should not be construed as an official position of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … this article should be construed as an official position of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … percent are caused by HSV-1. 9  Infants infected with HSV may be born prematurely and have low birth weights … Captured titles and/or abstracts were downloaded and imported into the EndNote® program to create a library … Trials of antiviral therapy were rated for quality by 2 independent reviewers using USPSTF criteria (

5410. Screening for Genital Herpes Simplex: A Brief Update (pdf file)
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      March 01, 2005 - to 30% are caused by HSV-1.9 Infants infected with HSV may be born prematurely and have low birth weights … Captured titles and/or abstracts were downloaded and imported into the EndNote® program to create a … Trials of antiviral therapy were rated for quality by 2 independent reviewers using USPSTF criteria ( … Quality Ratings for Studies on Antiviral Therapy NR, not reported. 29 Appendix 2. … of Attrition, or Overall of Comparable Contamination, High Loss Quality External Groups?

5411. 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. … To assess the follow-up testing and other outcomes of a mammography screening program, the reviewers … 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.

5412. Microsoft Word - deliverable57_02_CD_V2.doc (pdf file)
      hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/methods/2009_03.pdf
      January 01, 2009 - Contact Information: Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. … In 1997, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) began collecting ambulatory surgery ( … The ICD-9-CM CCS program aggregates procedure codes into 231 mutually exclusive procedure categories … As mentioned previously, the ICD-9-CM CCS program aggregates procedure codes into 231 mutually exclusive

5413. Archived: Evidence Summary: Hepatitis B Virus Infection: Screening, 2014 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
      www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary29/hepatitis-b-virus-infection-screening-nonpregnant-adolescents-adults-may-2014
      May 27, 2014 - Primary Funding Source : Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. … markedly decreased, particularly among younger persons, after the implementation of universal vaccination programs … The AHRQ had no role in study selection, quality assessment, or synthesis. … The AHRQ had no role in study selection, quality assessment, or synthesis. … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2004. 12.

5414. Comparative Effectiveness of Antiviral Treatment for Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Adults: A Systematic Review (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2013 - Role of the Funding Source The AHRQ’s Effective Health Care Program funded this work. … as fair quality. … One trial (58) was rated as good- quality and the remainder as fair-quality. … In lieu of direct evidence on long-term clinical out- comes, SVR rates are the primary outcome measure … Conducting quantitative synthesis when comparing medical interventions: AHRQ and the Effective Health Care Program

5415. Severe Hypertension Scenarios: PowerPoint Presentation
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/perinatal-care-2/sppcii-hypertension-scenarios.pptx
      July 01, 2023 - Severe Hypertension Scenarios: PowerPoint Presentation Severe Hypertension Scenarios Safety Program … Acknowledgments This project was funded and implemented by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

5416. ___APS-Def_Public.book (pdf file)
      hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/nation/nis/APS-DRGsDefManualV25Public.pdf
      June 01, 2009 - classification system that: • Is compatible with the underlying MS-DRG structure used by CMS in the Medicare program … DRGs) have been used throughout the health care industry to address issues of cost, effectiveness and quality … number of cells than MS-DRGs, Ingenix research has shown that APS-DRGs® will yield stable relative weights … no secondary diagnoses are present on the medical record, or the secondary diagnoses present do not quality … 30 >> /JPEG2000ColorImageDict << /TileWidth 256 /TileHeight 256 /Quality 30 >> /

5417. Communication: Obstetric Hemorrhage (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/perinatal-care-2/hemorrhage_3-communication-speaker-notes.pdf
      July 01, 2023 - Communication Obstetric Hemorrhage Module 3 of 8 ‐ SCRIPT Welcome to Module 3 of the Safety Program … Handoffs are a good time to review and have fresh eyes evaluate the situation for both safety and quality … Joint Commission Journal of Quality and Patient Safety. 2007 Jan;33(1):34‐47. … Acknowledgments • This project is funded and implemented by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

5418. Moderating Factors | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      January 01, 2013 - Characteristics of the hospital in which a unit resides may serve as a predictor of how well a unit performs in quality … included in the model were required to have a baseline rate greater than zero, the overall baseline measure

5419. Kbjjfcap9Xvhkp43U-7B9Q (pdf file)
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      July 01, 2014 - decreased, particularly among younger persons, after the implementation of universal vac- cination programs … In men who have sex with men, pooled results from 1 good-quality trial (19) and 2 fair- quality trials … Four were rated as good-quality (48, 52, 54, 55); the others were rated as fair-quality, pri- marily … One was rated as good-quality (31), and the remainder was rated as fair-quality; methodological short … Seven studies were rated as fair-quality (59–61, 64– 66, 68), and 3 were rated as poor-quality (62, 63

5420. ___APS-Def_Public.book (pdf file)
      hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/nation/nis/APS-Def_Public_v24.pdf
      March 01, 2008 - classification system that: • Is compatible with the underlying MS-DRG structure used by CMS in the Medicare program … Groups (DRGs) are used throughout the health care industry to address issues of cost, effectiveness and quality … number of cells than CMS DRGs, Ingenix research has shown that APS-DRGs® will yield stable relative weights … no secondary diagnoses are present on the medical record or the secondary diagnoses present do not quality