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8921. Final Evidence Summary: Unhealthy Drug Use: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
      www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/drug-use-illicit-screening
      June 09, 2020 - Drug use severity was analyzed as a standardized mean difference, given heterogeneity in measurement scales … Only 3 trials reported on a measure of global function or well-being with no clear effect. … Clinical profile of participants in a brief intervention program for cannabis use disorder. … A systematic review of community opioid overdose prevention and naloxone distribution programs. … Outcomes: No measure of drug use reported (KQs 1, 3, 4, 5); no measure related to sensitivity and specificity

8922. Module IV- Skills for Successful Engagement (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/module-iv-skills-for-successful-engagement.pdf
      May 29, 2025 - and tools for researchers and investigators Speaker notes: The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … and conflict of interest § Provide at least two suggestions for effective evaluation and continuous quality … and conflict of interest § Provide at least two suggestions for effective evaluation and continuous quality … , The Association for Quality and Participation, The International Association of Facilitators. … Quality and Participation & The International Association of Facilitators (2002).Basic Facilitation

8923. Overview to the HCUP Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS), 2000
      hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/nation/nis/NIS_Introduction_2000.jsp
      January 01, 2000 - These files can be useful for testing programs or validating models. … A hospital is considered to be a teaching hospital if it has an AMA-approved residency program, is a … (PDF files) /SAS Load Programs SAS programming code to convert ASCII data files into SAS. … (Text files) /SPSS Load Programs SPSS programming code to convert ASCII data files into SPSS. … TOOLS AHRQ Quality Indicators (QIs) are clinical performance measures for use with readily available

8924. Hindsight is 20/20: Thrombolytics for Alcohol Intoxication | PSNet
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      December 18, 2024 - 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 … Laboratory Testing Inherent to this discussion is whether the hospital in this case had the capability to measure … It is not customary to measure and/or wait for other laboratory tests; “alteplase treatment should not … Get With the Guidelines: Stroke Program Measures & Definitions [Internet].

8925. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/vte-prophyalaxis_research-protocol.pdf
      March 01, 2011 - Summary of Revisions to Key Questions The Key Questions were posted on the Effective Health Care Program … DistillerSR is a Web-based database management program that manages all levels of the review process … and the method of ascertainment, and the results of each outcome, including measures of variability … Available at: http://www.ohri.ca/programs/clinical_epidemiology/oxford.htm. … Within the EPC program, the Key Informant role is to provide input into identifying the Key Questions

8926. User Guide: Cost To Charge Ratio (CCR) For Inpatient Files (pdf file)
      hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/ccr/ip-ccr/Inpatient_CCR_User_Guide_External_2001-2021.pdf
      January 01, 2021 - a Excludes States that did not permit AHRQ to release their CCR measures. … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. … y Services Group 2 Emergency Services Group Laboratory X X PBP Clinical Lab Service Program … Clinic X Emergency Room X X Observation Beds X X Other Outpatient Service X Home Program

8927. User Guide: Cost-to-Charge Ratio for Inpatient Files, 2001-2022 (pdf file)
      hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/ccr/ip-ccr/IP_CCR_User_Guide_External_2001-2022.pdf
      January 01, 2022 - a Excludes States that did not permit AHRQ to release their CCR measures. … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. … X MRI X Cardiac Catheterization Lab X Laboratory X X PBP Clinical Lab Service Program … Clinic X Emergency Room X X Observation Beds X X Other Outpatient Service X Home Program

8928. Preventing CAUTI in Specialized Patient Populations: The ICU | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/hai/cauti-tools/archived-webinars/preventing-cauti-specialized-populations-icu-slides.html
      December 01, 2017 - Use data to assess progress: Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Infection rates Process measures … Improvement, Infection Control, Education, & other departments to reduce CAUTI Continuing to develop program … American Hospital Association with contract funding provided by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … through the contract, “National Implementation of Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP) to

8929. The Rural Physician Peer Review Model©: A Virtual Solution (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol2/Advances-Williams_115.pdf
      June 19, 2008 - hospitals located in Texas counties with populations under 100,000 are enrolled in the peer review program … If the participating physicians have any questions pertaining to the review or the peer review program … The Rural Peer Review Model emphasizes adherence to CMS core measures (quality of care indicators mandated … As a value-added service, RCHI personnel have catalogued this measure in all charts for participating … This creates an additional expense for the peer review program, since an outside provider must be reimbursed

8930. Layout 1 (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/prostate-cancer_executive.pdf
      February 01, 2008 - Through its Comparative Effectiveness Reviews, the program supports systematic appraisals of existing … The primary measure of tumor aggressiveness is the Gleason histologic score, although efforts are underway … Patient satisfaction with therapy is high and associated with several clinically relevant outcome measures … Structure and process measures are associated with quality of prostate cancer care. … • Quality of life measures were comparable or better after IMRT vs. conformal radiation.

8931. Introduce CUSP
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/education/curriculum-tools/cusptoolkit/modules/learn/learncusp.pptx
      April 01, 2011 - impact of errors and patient harm and the underlying causes of errors Show how CUSP supports other quality … and safety tools Describe Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP) framework and the goals of … 9 The CUSP Model Created through a collaborative effort of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Department of Defense. TeamSTEPPS. … Rockville, MD; Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, April 2011.

8932. Case 3. Grand Hospital Center | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/practiceimprovement/systemdesign/leancasestudies/lean-case3.html
      November 01, 2014 - The parent organization chose DMAIC (Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, Control) as the overall or "generic … ongoing training, the medical clinic undertakes enterprise-wide priority projects that focus on core measures … These data include clinical process and outcomes measures, patient safety data, and patient satisfaction … The coaches can assist with facilitating meetings, educating team members on Lean tools and measures, … The goal was to achieve 80 percent accuracy on this measure.

8933. Deciphering the Code | PSNet
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      November 16, 2022 - Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services … resident then contacted the patient’s wife, who reiterated the patient’s wishes to not undergo such measures … This practice would provide an additional safety measure to ensure that important clinical decisions … The quality of care plans for patients with do-not-resuscitate orders. … Related Resources From the Same Author(s) Implementation of the I-PASS handoff program

8934. Evidence Summary: Bladder Cancer in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
      www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary14/bladder-cancer-in-adults-screening
      October 15, 2010 - [CI, 0.20 to 1.48]) after annual urine cytology screening was instituted than before the screening program … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.) … Control participants: living; a member of Kaiser Permanente; matched on age, sex, and date of joining program … with >5-10 y exposure to tar volatiles who received a diagnosis of bladder cancer during the screening program … (1980-1986) vs. before the screening program (1970-1979) in Quebec Retrospective cohort study with

8935. Primary Care Screening for and Treatment of Depression in Pregnant and Postpartum Women: Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
      www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/svy-CsBNaoaeb7wRGFvLdW
      January 26, 2016 - MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES Depression remission, prevalence, symptoms, and related measures of depression … recovery or response; sensitivity and specificity of selected screening measures to detect depression … Results were similar for 2 other continuous measures of depres- sion symptom severity, but this trial … The use of rating scales to identify post-natal depression. Br J Psychiatry. 1989;154:813-817. 40. … Validation of two postpartum depression screening scales with a sample of First Nations and Métis women

8936. PULMONARY with "Discussions" in Exec Summary (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pulmonary-horizon-scan-high-impact-1306.pdf
      June 01, 2013 - topics are entered into the System, individual topic profiles are developed for technologies and programs … School-based preventive asthma care technology (SB-PACT) program for management of asthma in school … significantly less chloride in sweat samples, a key indicator for CFTR activity (p<0.001 for both measures … with a specific type of cystic fibrosis showed significant improvements in lung function and other measures … Vertex Pharmaceuticals initiates phase 3 registration program for VX-770, an oral CFTR potentiator

8937. Rapid Evidence Product_Assisted Home Dialysis in the United States: New Interest in an Old Idea (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/home-dialysis-ESKD-rapid-research.pdf
      April 01, 2025 - Summary Taken together, these programs suggest a typology of assisted home dialysis programs that … Specific tasks included dismantling and setup of the cycler machine, measuring blood pressures and weights … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. April 2025. … for Healthcare Research and Quality Therese Miller, Dr.P.H. … Are you aware of any programs that do this well? • If so, can you tell us about these programs?

8938. Ambulatory Care Compact to Organize Risk and Decision-making (ACCORD) - Final Report (pdf file)
      digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/publication/r18hs017190-chueh-final-report-2011.pdf
      January 01, 2011 - of care measures. … Technical quality of care is currently measured as part of routine quality assessment activities in … We will formally assess quality measures for the three specified ACCORDs: • For colorectal cancer … The urgent need to improve health care quality. … Creating a place for caregivers in personal health: the iHealthSpace copilot program and diabetes care

8939. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/hip-fracture-pain_research-protocol.pdf
      December 09, 2009 - Proxy measures for mental status (not only self report by patients) will be considered, if available … Health-related quality of life f. Quality of sleep in the hospital g. … Assessment of Methodological Quality of Individual Studies The methodological quality of the included … WMD) or standardized MD (SMD) will be calculated for continuous variables with the same or different scales … Available at: www.ohri.ca/programs/clinical_epidemiology/oxford.htm.

8940. Survey on Race and Ethnicity Data Collection
      hcup-us.ahrq.gov/datainnovations/raceethnicitytoolkit/nm24.jsp
      July 01, 2014 - Procedure Classes for ICD-9-CM Surgery Flags for ICD-9-CM HCUP Supplemental Files NIS-Trend Weights … Supplemental Variables for Revisit Analyses American Hospital Association (AHA) Linkage Files AHRQ Quality … Your hospital is participating in the implementation of a program to improve the collection of patient … treatment that are found, and design interventions that will appropriately and consistently increase quality … Search Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality 5600 Fishers Lane Rockville, MD