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8901. AHRQ EvidenceNOW: Building State Capacity: Interim Evaluation Report II (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/building-capacity/en-bsc-interim-report-2.pdf
      July 01, 2024 - one member specifically to help with recruitment, but later learned that this person had significant program … among other key stakeholders about the relationship between the HHOI, Cardi- OH, and other ongoing programs … Respondents suggested that tying participation with value-based programs and providing greater compensation … Someone who is learning how to accurately measure blood pressure may receive an educational pamphlet … II June 2023 ▌30 Because of challenges with data collection to support the evaluation and ongoing measure

8902. Calibrate Dx: A Resource To Improve Diagnostic Decisions – Enrollment open through September 2025 | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/ideas-project/calibrate-dx.html
      July 01, 2025 - Calibrate Dx is a resource developed by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) that guides … Gain experience measuring and improving diagnostic quality with support from the Institute for Healthcare … Improvement (IHI) and other leading healthcare quality organizations. … Identify improvement strategies that may advance diagnostic quality and safety for patients cared for … group practices, departments within clinics or hospitals, and physician or other clinician training programs

8903. Research Findings #19: Health Care Expenses for Injuries: Estimates from the 1997 MEPS
      meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/rf19/rf19.shtml
      January 01, 2010 - injuries often can be prevented or avoided by relatively inexpensive intervention programs … Achievement of these national goals requires timely and accurate measures … Program eligibility criteria vary significantly by State, but the program is designed … payments reported for people who were not reported as enrolled in the Medicaid program … Individuals covered only by noncomprehensive State-specific programs (e.g.,

8904. Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology - Panel Discussion (pdf file)
      digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/page/2006ConinEganLoonsk_052411comp.pdf
      January 17, 2006 - Medical information follows the consumer – Clinicians have complete, computerized patient information – Quality … initiatives measure performance and drive quality-based competition – Public health and bioterrorism … National Coordinator David Brailer Office of Health Information Technology Adoption Office of Programs … the policy/legal barriers, consider funding mechanisms, and ensure coordination with State level programs

8905. Final Progress Report: Inpatient-Outpatient Transitions: Reducing the Rate of Readmissions (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2025-02/jones-selna-report.pdf
      January 01, 2025 - METHODS (study design, data sources/collection, interventions, measures, limitations) In this section … Example pilot projects included TOC “bundle programs” rolled out on different units at both of the main … The bundle programs focused on developing checklists and tools to reduce readmission rates. … Rather, providers and/or systems seeking to develop programs and interventions to reduce readmissions … STRUCTURED ABSTRACT PURPOSE SCOPE METHODS (study design, data sources/collection, interventions, measures

8906. Evidence-Summary-CER-206-Sodium-And-Potassium-Intake-Effects-On-Chronic-Disease-Outcomes-And-Risk (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-206-evidence-summary-sodium-potassium.pdf
      June 01, 2018 - e Effective Health Care Program Archived: This report is greater than 3 years old. … applications such as the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, nutrition labeling, and federal nutrition programs … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. January 2014. … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; June 2018. … Posted final reports are located on the Effective Health Care Program search page.

8907. In Conversation with... Susan McGrath, PhD and George Blike, MD about Surveillance Monitoring | PSNet
      psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-susan-mcgrath-phd-and-george-blike-md-about-surveillance-monitoring
      April 26, 2023 - But the vital signs are static or intermittent rather than dynamic measures of patient status. … name, and bed number. 5 A qualitative study on clinicians who implemented a surveillance monitoring program … without monitoring to 0.0009% with monitoring (p=0.03). 7 , 8 In addition to these process and outcome measures … Remote monitoring programs have expanded since the COVID-19 pandemic. … These programs could benefit from the lessons learned in this surveillance monitoring approach.

8908. Strategy 2: Communicating to Improve Quality (Implementation Handbook) (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/engagingfamilies/strategy2/Strat2_Implement_Hndbook_508.pdf
      April 30, 2013 - outcomes, specifically, emotional health, symptom resolution, functioning, pain control, and physiologic measures … The team can review formal survey measures and talk to people to help identify: • Current ways admission … Traditionally, professional schools, including medical schools and academic programs that train health … communication challenges and facilitators, you can identify what needs to be improved and ways to measure … Helpful Link For more information on setting aims and identifying measures, see the Institute of

8909. Disposition of Comments Report for Treatments for Ankyloglossia and Ankyloglossia With Concomitant Lip-Tie (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/ankyloglossia_disposition-comments.pdf
      May 04, 2015 - Comments can be submitted via the EHC Program Web site, mail, or email. … problem with the studies of articulation and speech is that when intelligibility was assessed, this measure … Measures of intelligibility should be made based on published protocols for ways to assess it. … I'm concerned that maternal report of pain is being discounted as a valid measure. … Pain scales are commonly used in medical research.

8910. AHRQ’s Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Pressure Ulcer Prevention Functional Specifications (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/long-term-care/resources/ontime/pruprev/functspecs.pdf
      March 22, 2014 - Background The Agency for Health Care Research and Quality (AHRQ) developed evidence-based tools for … These tools are used as part of the On-Time Quality Improvement Program for Long Term Care (On- Time … ), a facilitator-directed quality improvement program. … supervisors, charge nurses, other staff nurses, MDS nurses, i wound nurses, and staff educators; quality … margin: o Nursing unit o Report ending date  Include “Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

8911. Fatal Patient-Controlled Analgesia (PCA) Opioid-Induced Respiratory Depression | PSNet
      psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/fatal-patient-controlled-analgesia-pca-opioid-induced-respiratory-depression
      May 26, 2021 - Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services … as well as pulse oximetry (SpO 2 ) to monitor patient oxygenation and ventilation. 31 Capnography measures … Hospital Quality Institute;2009. Nashett R, Adams C, Stashek C. … Hospital acquired infections in surgical patients: impact of COVID-19-related infection prevention measures … Improvement Program.

8912. Innovations | PSNet
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      February 26, 2025 - systems, tools, policies, organizational structures or business models implemented to improve or enhance quality … organization developed, implemented, and sustained an innovation that has generated results enhancing quality … The CIVIC Duty program included an educational session for nursing staff to improve their ability to … (1) Nurse Staffing Ratios (1) Policies and Operations (13) Quality … Improvement Strategies (21) Audit and Feedback (4) Continuous Quality Improvement

8913. Layout 1 (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/breast-biopsy-executive.pdf
      December 01, 2009 - early breast cancer is asymptomatic, and the only way to detect it is by population-wide screening programs … Effective Health Care Program The Effective Health Care Program was initiated in 2005 to provide valid … Through its Comparative Effectiveness Reviews, the program supports systematic appraisals of existing … The reference test is intended to measure the “true” disease status of each patient. … In our analysis of biopsy accuracy, we focused on measures that evaluate the extent of false-negative

8914. Archived: Dental Caries in Children from Birth Through Age 5 Years: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
      www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/dental-caries-in-children-from-birth-through-age-5-years-screening-2014
      May 05, 2014 - Information from a clinical evaluation has also been proposed, as well as qualitative or quantitative measure … It also recommends school-based dental sealant delivery programs to prevent caries. … The evidence is limited in that measures of early childhood fluoride exposure were based on parental … Systemic fluoride also provides some measure of topical effects, as it is found in the saliva and bathes … The caries-inhibiting effect of a fluoride drop program: a 3-year study on Chinese kindergarten children

8915. Recommendation: High Body Mass Index in Children and Adolescents: Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
      www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/obesity-in-children-and-adolescents-screening
      June 18, 2024 - BMI is an imperfect measure of adiposity and is not an equivalent measure of adiposity across all racial … measures was 3.8 points (95% CI, 3.6 to 4.1) (most scales ranged from 0-100). 1 , 10 No studies reported … of life than placebo (mean difference, 5.3 [95% CI, 0.2 to 8.3]) (scales ranged from 0-100), which is … It further recommends that weight loss programs be multicomponent and accessible within clinical, school … The PedsQL 4.0 as a pediatric population health measure: feasibility, reliability, and validity.

8916. Implementation of an Electronic Care Plan for People with Multiple Chronic Conditions, Version 2: Evaluation Report (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/ecareplan/reports/ecare-plan-for-mcc-v2.pdf
      January 01, 2025 - application (app): a program or group of programs designed for end users; typically, software that a … software MyChart: Epic-specific electronic health record patient portal patient-reported outcome measure … (PROM): a tool used to measure patient-reported health status and quality of life person-centered … Future development of the eCare plan can incorporate electronic quality measures, clinical decision … Future development of the eCare plan can incorporate electronic quality measures, clinical decision

8917. Debriefing for Clinical Learning | PSNet
      psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/debriefing-clinical-learning
      September 15, 2024 - AHRQ has long incorporated clinical event debriefing into the TeamSTEPPS team training program. … Measures should be taken to promote the comfort of those present as well as the equality of all participants … Defining Excellence in Simulation Programs. Philadelphia, PA: Wolters Kluwer; 2015; 558-571. … Defining Excellence in Simulation Programs. Philadelphia, PA: Wolters Kluwer; 2015; 20-21. … programs.

8918. DEMENTIA INCLUDING ALZHEIMER'S #04 (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/dementia-horizon-scan-high-impact-1406.pdf
      February 01, 2015 - topics are entered into the System, individual topic profiles are developed for technologies and programs … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. … better inform patient-centered outcomes research investments at AHRQ through the Effective Health Care Program … On composite memory measures, patients carrying the ApoE-ε4 allele improved when administered 40 … Working memory measures, however, improved with 40 IU daily insulin treatment regardless of ApoE-ε4

8919. In Conversation With... John G. Reiling, PhD | PSNet
      psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-john-g-reiling-phd
      June 01, 2014 - Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services … We would crosscheck all these suggestions and measure the impact of the design feature against the cost … The quality of a habit that works is to do it over and over again in a standardized way. … JR : A few programs have people come in and guest lecture around these topics. … Some schools have a specialty architectural program.

8920. The University of Michigan Emergency Critical Care Center (EC3) Provides Timely Intensive Care to Critically Ill Patients in the Emergency Department | PSNet
      psnet.ahrq.gov/innovation/university-michigan-emergency-critical-care-center-ec3-provides-timely-intensive-care
      October 30, 2024 - group learning 9 Robust data collection systems that allow for ongoing analysis of process and outcomes measures … international task forces to help further define this model of care, standardize its implementation, and measure … J Am Coll Emerg Physicians Open . 2020;1(4):423-431. doi:10.1002/emp2.12107   Rose L, Scales DC, Atzema … Department of Health and Human Services, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, or of the submitter … November 16, 2022 Critical care simulation education program during the COVID-19