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  1. Evidence Summary: Healthy Weight and Weight Gain In Pregnancy: Behavioral Counseling Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce

    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/healthy-weight-and-weight-gain-during-pregnancy-behavioral-counseling-interventions
    May 25, 2021 - Main Outcomes and Measures: Gestational weight–related outcomes; maternal and infant morbidity and mortality … , prescribed exercise or dietary programs, or intensive weight management] or counseling only. … by study quality. … A program of exercise throughout pregnancy: is it safe to mother and newborn? … Mixed effects reported for rates of depression and anxiety as measured by various, validated symptom scales

  2. Association Between Outcomes and Dental Services in People at Risk of Post-Transplant Complications: A Rapid Response Review (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/dental-post-transplant-complications-rapid-research.pdf
    May 01, 2025 - that these rapid evidence products will be helpful to health plans, providers, purchasers, government programs … Director Technology Assessment Program Evidence-based Practice Center Program Center for Evidence … consultation with physician and dentist on the timing for routine dental treatment and preventive measures … For patients who received transplants, recommended measures prior to dental procedures include: communication … https://www.ohri.ca/programs/clinical_epide miology/oxford.asp. (24) Shea, B. J.; Reeves, B.

  3. Screening for Colorectal Cancer: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)

    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/Xbtq4oDQwVo7KgmSjnnDbz
    November 01, 2021 - MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES Colorectal cancer incidence and mortality, test accuracy in detecting CRC … Quality: study did not meet criteria for fair or good quality. … A Measurement Tool to Assess Systematic Reviews (AMSTAR) for systematic reviews,18 Newcastle Ottawa Scales … Ottawa Hospital Research Institute. http://www .ohri.ca/programs/clinical_epidemiology/oxford.asp. … CT colonography: performance and program outcome measures in an older screening population.

  4. In Conversation with…Pat Croskerry, MD, PhD | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-withpat-croskerry-md-phd
    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). … [go to PubMed] National Healthcare Quality Report, 2008. … Public reporting of antibiotic timing in patients with pneumonia: lessons from a flawed performance measure

  5. The Forgotten Line | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/forgotten-line
    March 11, 2011 - 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 … Render, MD Veterans Health Administration, National Program Director, Critical Care, Lung Disease … Quality improvement and patient care checklists in intrahospital transfers involving pediatric surgery … Educate staff in indications, insertion, maintenance of intravascular devices, and infection control measures

  6. Microsoft Word - CaseforPOAIndicator_final_060806 _2_.doc (pdf file)

    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/methods/2006_9.pdf
    January 01, 2006 - Contact Information: Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. … is limited to Medicare discharges and contains all Medicare patients covered by the fee-for-service program … While 12.9 percent of Medicare patients were enrolled in managed care programs, the MedPAR data contain … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (2006).

  7. Hospitalizations for Circulatory System Disorders, 2004 (pdf file)

    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/datainnovations/clinicaldata/ExampleofUsingPOA-CMSHACsusingall-payerdata.pdf
    July 01, 2011 - identified as hospital-acquired (HAC).1 A similar payment policy will also be implemented in the Medicaid program … Although researchers have identified weaknesses in some measures in the CMS HACs4, the algorithm provides … Patients covered by the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) may be included here. … Effective July 1, 2011; Medicaid Program; Payment Adjustments for Provider-Preventable Conditions Including … Centers for Medicare & Medicaid changes in payment for hospital-acquired conditions: is it coding or quality

  8. Potentially Preventable Pediatric Hospital Inpatient Stays for Asthma and Diabetes, 2003-2012 #192

    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb192-Pediatric-Preventable-Hospitalizations-Asthma-Diabetes.jsp
    June 01, 2015 - Procedure Classes for ICD-9-CM Surgery Flags for ICD-9-CM HCUP Supplemental Files NIS-Trend Weights … At the time of this analysis, NIS trend weights to make national estimates compatible between 2003-2011 … NHEA spending or revenue measures the amount of income received by the hospital for treatment and other … services provided, including payments by insurers, patients, or government programs. … of health services, medical practice patterns, access to healthcare programs, and outcomes of treatments

  9. Updating Current Effectiveness Reviews (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/rapid-assessment-research-updates_research.pdf
    September 15, 2008 - Assessment (2005-2009) Prepared for: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality U.S. … Reviewer Jennifer Grossman, MD, Reviewer 1 Preface The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … AHRQ expects that Comparative Effectiveness Reviews will be helpful not only to government programs … of the EHC Program. … International Journal for Quality in Health Care; 2004; Vol. 16; No. 5; Pp 399-406.

  10. Layout 1 (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/preterm-birth-terbutaline-pump_executive.pdf
    September 01, 2011 - Effective Health Care Program The Effective Health Care Program was initiated in 2005 to provide valid … Pharmacodynamic and pharmacokinetic outcome measures can additionally be studied to understand inter-individual … observational studies are susceptible to the effects of confounding, future observational studies should measure … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. … and the effective health- care program.

  11. Final Progress Report: MOVES: Patient-Based Strategy To Reduce Errors in Diabetes Care (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-07/oconnor-report.pdf
    January 01, 2024 - be considered a nested (patients within physicians) cohort design due to the presence of repeated measures … and (b) an analysis of post-intervention data with regression adjustment for the pre-intervention measure … and there was no evidence of differences across intervention groups in any of the pre-intervention measures … For some measures, tailored feedback of error information to physicians or patients had the unintended … A workplace health education program that reduces outpatient visits.

  12. Nutrition as Prevention for Improved Cancer Outcomes (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/product/pdf/improved-cancer-outcomes-protocol_0.pdf
    December 01, 2021 - Interventions may include: • Diet or nutrition therapy includes tailored dietary advice or programs … based on the conceptual clinical and methodological heterogeneity (population, intervention, outcome measures … We will assess statistical heterogeneity with Cochran’s Q test and measure magnitude with I2 statistic … strength of a body of evidence when assessing health care interventions for the effective health care program … Within the EPC program, the Key Informant role is to provide input into the decisional dilemmas and

  13. PULMONARY with "Discussions" in Exec Summary (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/13_pulmonary_potential_high_impact_june_2012.pdf
    January 01, 2012 - topics are entered into the System, individual topic profiles are developed for technologies and programs … better inform patient-centered outcomes research investments at AHRQ through the Effective Health Care Program … 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

  14. Nisredesignfinalreport040914 (pdf file)

    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/nation/nis/reports/NISRedesignFinalReport040914.pdf
    June 11, 2014 - Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. … Data Elements in the NIS Disease Severity Measures Files .......................... … Agency for Healthcare Quality and Research, Rockville, MD. … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; January 2002. … surgery center, (F) Transfer from hospice and is under a hospice plan of care or enrolled in a hospice program

  15. Trauma Informed Care: A Systematic Review (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/trauma-informed-care-executive-summary.pdf
    January 01, 2025 - We primarily focus on studies with methods rigorous enough to measure effectiveness through causal inference … Methods The methods for this systematic review follow the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; January 2025. … Posted final reports are located on the Effective Health Care Program search page.

  16. Chartbook #13: Health Care in Urban and Rural Areas, Combined Years 1998-2000

    meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/cb13/cb13.shtml
    January 01, 2010 - The charts illustrate similarities and differences between urban and rural places on measures of health … • Another measure used to reflect access to care is whether people have a usual source of care—a person … transportation availability, number of dentists in the area, and presence of community dental care programs … • They were covered by one of the following public programs at some point during the year: Medicare … Individuals covered by only noncomprehensive State-specific programs (e.g., Maryland Kidney Disease Program

  17. ahrq29a - Screening for Hepatitis C in Adults - Recommendation Statement (pdf file)

    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/aSLgQ3VeNEmowQmpvPk_Xe
    March 01, 2004 - Preventive Services Task Force, c/o Program Director, USPSTF, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … estimated to be 230,000 cases per year and has declined to 25,000 cases in 2001 with the advent of measures … Studies are also needed to evaluate the effect of diagnosis and treatment on the quality of life. … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. March 2004. … Performance characteristics and results of a large-scale screening program for viral hepatitis and risk

  18. Amended Protocol: Improving Rural Health Through Telehealth-Guided Provider-to-Provider Communication (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/rural-telehealth-amended-protocol.pdf
    February 25, 2021 - collection and for the measurement of patient-centered outcomes in addition to intermediate, process measures … satisfaction, behavior, and decisions such as choice of treatment or antibiotic stewardship; Access measure … KQ2: a) Indicators and measures of uptake of telehealth (e.g., rates of use, timing to implementation … Scaling Telehealth Programs: Lessons from Early Adopters. … Rapid deployment of a statewide COVID-19 ECHO program for frontline clinicians: early results and lessons

  19. Archived: Diabetes Mellitus (Type 2) in Adults: Screening, 2003 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce

    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/diabetes-mellitus-type-2-in-adults-screening-2003
    February 04, 2003 - The report of the Adult Treatment Panel III of the National Cholesterol Education Program recommends … Intensive programs of lifestyle modification (diet, exercise, and behavior) should also be considered … (Senior Scientist and Senior Program Officer, The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Princeton, NJ);   * … Diabetes Prevention Program Research Group. … Systolic Hypertension in the Elderly Program Cooperative Research Group.

  20. Appendix A. Members of the Technical Expert Panel | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/patients-families/consumer-exp/reporting/appa.html
    August 01, 2022 - Member Participated * Steve Jencks (MD, MPH) Independent Consultant in health care safety and quality … D, 1, 2, 3 Nancy Foster Vice President for Quality and Patient Safety American Hospital Association … (AHA) D, 1, 3, 4 Rosemary Gibson (MSc) Senior Program Officer Robert Wood Johnson Foundation … Managing Director Institute for Healthcare Safety 3 Martin Hatlie (JD) CEO Coalition for Quality
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