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9301. Final Topic Refinement Document - Role of Liquid Biopsy in Detection and Management of Cancer in the Medicare Population (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/ta/topicrefinement/liquid-biopsy-topicrefinement.pdf
      July 29, 2021 - Technology Assessment Program Mayo Clinic Evidence-based Practice Center First Posted on January … measures: • Analytic validity • Clinical validity KQ 3a KQ 3b Intermediate … They are overseen by the CLIA program to ensure analytically accurate and reliable test results. … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (US). 2012 June 2012. 8. … In addition, data supporting the measures of clinical utility of a cancer screening application are

9302. Evidence Summary: Unhealthy Alcohol Use in Adolescents and Adults: Screening and Behavioral Counseling Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
      www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/unhealthy-alcohol-use-in-adolescents-and-adults-screening-and-behavioral-counseling-interventions
      November 13, 2018 - No studies examined benefits or harms of screening programs to reduce unhealthy alcohol use. … A critical evaluation of several alcohol screening instruments using the CIDI-SAM as a criterion measure … Comparing alcohol screening measures among HIV-infected and -uninfected men. … Implementation and quality improvement of a screening and counseling program for unhealthy alcohol use … Quality: Study was poor quality.

9303. Root Cause Analysis Gone Wrong | PSNet
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      August 28, 2024 - Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services … effectiveness.( 4 ) To this end, the Commercial Aviation Safety Team method ( 24 ), which uses process measures … Explaining Michigan: developing an ex post theory of a quality improvement program. … Does quality improvement improve quality? Future Hosp J. 2016;3:191-194. [Available at] 23. … A qualitative study of a large-scale exercise in seeking to measure for improvement, not blame.

9304. Network of Patient Safety Databases Falls Chartbook, 2023 (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/npsd/data/npsd-falls-chartbook-2023.pdf
      January 01, 2023 - (AHRQ) Patient Safety Organization (PSO) program by providers and PSOs nationwide. … The NPSD data are not statistically comparable to clinical quality measures. … For example, the data from clinical quality measures reported by agencies such as the Centers for Medicare … Overall, both groups share similar commonly used interventions: either individual preventive measures … to the nurses' station Near staff Physical/occupational therapy, includes exercise or mobility program

9305. Rapid Response_Linking Dental Services to Treatment Outcomes for Chronic Kidney Disease: A Rapid Response Review (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/treatment-outcomes-chronic-kidney-rapid-research.pdf
      November 01, 2024 - Posted final reports are located on the Effective Health Care Program search page. … Transparency and stakeholder input are essential to the Effective Health Care Program. … Director Evidence-based Practice Center Program Center for Evidence and Practice Improvement Agency … a known contributor to CKD disease progression,9 and periodontitis is a common cause of increased measures … density lipoprotein; ID: Infectious disease; IL-1β: Interleukin-1 beta; IL6: Interleukin 6; Kt/V urea: measure

9306. What Do We Know About Emergency Department Safety? | PSNet
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      June 01, 2010 - shortage that is expected to continue for at least 20 years despite the 143 emergency medicine residency programs … Today's safety efforts are focused on specific disease performance measures such as myocardial infarction … (time to cardiac catheterization laboratory) or pneumonia measures (time to antibiotics). … There may also be unintended consequences of poorly designed measures, as described by Wachter and colleagues … Public reporting of antibiotic timing in patients with pneumonia: lessons from a flawed performance measure

9307. Redesigning Primary Health Care Teams for Population Health and Quality Improvement | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      November 01, 2017 - Redesigning Primary Health Care Teams for Population Health and Quality Improvement … In addition to training, implementation included team coaching by the quality improvement lead. … Further, there were indications that the Delegate Model had a positive effect on some quality measures … By supporting improvements in quality across a range of clinical measures, the model may enhance an organization … To build the case for this transformation investment and related programs, primary care practices need

9308. Systematic Review on Opioid Treatments for Chronic Pain: Surveillance Report 2 (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/opioid-chronic-pain-surveillance-report-2.pdf
      April 01, 2022 - up-to-date information about the evidence base to inform health plans, providers, purchasers, government programs … chronic pain, what is the comparative effectiveness of different tapering protocols and strategies on measures … Prolonged Opioid Use After Lumbar Fusion and the Effects of Opioid Use on Patient-Reported Outcome Measures … Prescription drug monitoring programs: Assessing the association between "best practices" and opioid … Opioid-Related Risk Screening Measures for the Emergency Care Setting.

9309. State and Regional Demonstrations in Health Information Technology: Colorado - Final Report (pdf file)
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      July 01, 2015 - Early discussions and auxiliary grants/contract included ways to support those programs, but AHRQ funds … (HISPC), which required developing these same community partnerships and linkages with established programs … Many of the hoped for quantitative measures were impossible to measure as we determined feasibility … various evaluation plan components: Table 1. eMPI Evaluation Plan Components MPI Value Outcome Measures … Point of Care Exchange Evaluation Plan Components Point of Care (POC) Value Outcome Measures I.

9310. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      October 30, 2019 - After this case, the internal medicine residency program reviewed its practices for signout and nighttime … shorter-term studies that can be designed to assess variable models of autonomy and establish objective measures … project was funded under contract number 75Q80119C00004 from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

9311. Systematic Review on Opioid Treatments for Chronic Pain: Surveillance Report 3 (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/opioid-chronic-pain-surveillance-report-3.pdf
      June 01, 2022 - Development of a brief version of the current opioid misuse measure (comm): The comm-9. … Prescription drug monitoring programs: Assessing the association between "best practices" and opioid … How prescription drug monitoring programs influence clinical decision-making: A mixed methods systematic … Opioid-Related Risk Screening Measures for the Emergency Care Setting. … COMET - effectiveness and tolerability of methocarbamol versus oral opioid- analgesics as add-on measure

9312. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      July 30, 2020 - weaknesses impact individual clinicians and care teams in ways that could degrade patient safety and quality … Adequate breaks, greater experience, positive feedback, confidence in infection control measures, and … foundational patient safety concepts, rather than broader (and also important) COVID-19-related issues like quality … It depends on the quality of social exchange. … Jacob JT, Herwaldt LA, Durso FT; CDC Prevention Epicenters Program.

9313. Person-Centered Treatment Considerations | The Academy
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      January 01, 2021 - Expert Insight Expert Tips Success Stories Measures … or other program that focuses on this population. … There have been some promising results from programs that lower barriers to access such as mobile clinics … 33 , street-outreach clinics, shelter-based programs, and even telemedicine. 26 … Improvement Approaches to Quality Improvement Avoiding Common Pitfalls

9314. Strategy 1: Working with Patients & Families as Advisors (Implementation Handbook) (pdf file)
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      January 28, 2011 - advise on policies and practices to support patient and family engagement, and recommend how to better measure … and safety initiatives, work with your quality improvement department to identify and monitor measures … It can be conducted during a training and orientation session, committee meeting, or in-service program … and safety programs. … Patient and families are members of standing committees and make decisions at the program and policy

9315. Complications of ECMO During Transport | PSNet
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      January 27, 2021 - At our institution, the program is based on ECMO specialist nurses (adult/pediatric critical care nurses … In our program, we have implemented the ECMO A-B-C checklist which is a specialized device-patient … Corrective measures should be taken accordingly, including calling for additional resources if needed … Setup and maintenance of extracorporeal life support programs.   … In our program, the ECMO physician and ECMO specialist nurse pull the ECMO rack.

9316. Screening and Interventions to Prevent Dental Caries in Children Younger Than 5 Years: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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      December 07, 2021 - use of cluster randomization, follow-up duration, var- nish frequency, use of additional oral health measures … −0.43 (−1.16 to 0.06) 64 .22 No 630-32,38,41,43 −1.62 (−3.26 to −0.33) 81 Additional oral health measures … The caries-inhibiting effect of a fluoride drop program: a 3-year study on Chinese kindergarten children … A randomised controlled trial to measure the effects and costs of a dental caries prevention regime for … Validation of an age-modified caries risk assessment program (Cariogram) in preschool children.

9317. Sample Scenario for Shoulder Dystocia In Situ Simulation | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      July 01, 2023 - Sample Scenario for Shoulder Dystocia In Situ Simulation AHRQ Safety Program for … For example, after team measures BP, the BP value is provided to team on a card.

9318. Surveillance Monitoring to Improve Patient Safety in Acute Hospital Care Units | PSNet
      psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/surveillance-monitoring-improve-patient-safety-acute-hospital-care-units
      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.

9319. Cognitive Overload in the ICU | PSNet
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      June 01, 2005 - 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 … Case Objectives Identify the role of cognitive overload—especially interruptions—in compromising quality … Providers and institutions can take measures that allow a more facile return to a complex task or reduce … Evidence suggests that realistic and high-fidelity simulation programs can improve knowledge and confidence

9320. Archived: Final Research Plan: Lipid Disorders in Children and Adolescents: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
      www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan151/lipid-disorders-in-children-screening-july-2016
      January 15, 2015 - They should not be construed as an official position of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … : RCTs, CCTs, cohort studies, systematic reviews, registry studies, long-term trial followup, high-quality … : RCTs, CCTs, cohort studies, systematic reviews, registry studies, long-term trial followup, high-quality … hypercholesterolemia Diseases KQs 5–8: Dyslipidemia, as defined by the National Cholesterol Education Program … case-control studies All KQs: Studies rated as poor quality KQs 1–3, 5, 6, 8: Qualitative