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  1. Nursing Intervention to Remove Non-necessary Urinary Catheters

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/cauti-tools/archived-webinars/building-team-040814.pptx
    January 01, 2013 - MHSA Project Consultant Michigan Health & Hospital Association Keystone Center for Patient Safety and Quality … Collaborative: Improve the culture of safety on your unit through the Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program … nurse educator, or frontline nurse Optional, but less desirable: nurse from organization at large: quality … /patient safety officer or any physician interested in improving safety and quality 11 11 Building … through the contract, “National Implementation of Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP) to

  2. Screening for HIV: A Review of the Evidence for the U.S. Preventive Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)

    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/3qpQqeeozW8nV3a4_BWntp
    June 20, 2019 - results are associated with social consequences, anxiety, and labeling, but these harms are difficult to measure … Terry Beirn Community Programs for Clinical Research on AIDS. AIDS. 1998;12: 269-77. … framework in the Figure shows the target pop- ulations, interventions, and intermediate and health outcome measures … but some question remains as to whether some (although not major) differences occurred in follow-up, measure … Do effect measures capture preferences or utilities? Costs 1.

  3. Final Progress Report: Incident Reporting Practices in Nursing Homes (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2025-02/castle-report.pdf
    January 01, 2025 - processes (e.g., entering, analyzing). 5 Summated scores is a method of combining several variables to measure … of care in process and outcome measures.40,41 Unfortunately, the use of HIT for incident reporting … These programs may serve as a model for improving incident reporting system in nursing homes. … Health measurement scales: A practical guide to their development and use (4th ed). … Factors influencing nursing home response to quality measure publication: A resource dependence perspective

  4. Hi Les, (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/rtc-design-principles_research.pdf
    January 01, 2009 - Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality: Rockville: MD. … Council Clinical Trials Centre, University of Sydney, Australia bScreening and Test Evaluation Program … • Specify the type of comparative evidence needed to measure these differences. … We propose that those evaluating evidence for decisionmaking imagine the design of an RCT to measure … We already have evidence that Pap test screening programs reduce the incidence and mortality of cervical

  5. STATISTICAL BRIEF #433: Attitudes toward Health Insurance and Their Persistence over Time, Adults, 2001–2011

    meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/st433/stat433.shtml
    April 01, 2014 - potential for individuals’ health insurance preferences to influence health behaviors, it is important to measure … conditioned on responses to the SAQ in 2010 and 2011 for the same individuals with MEPS Panel 15 longitudinal weights … The same approach held for the analyses of data for 2001 and 2002 using MEPS Panel 6 longitudinal weights … Individuals covered only by noncomprehensive State-specific programs (e.g., Maryland Kidney Disease Program … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD.

  6. AHRQ Step Up Challenge Summary (pdf file)

    digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/citation/ahrq-step-up-app-challenge-summary-2019.pdf
    January 01, 2019 - CHALLENGE SUMMARY AHRQ Step Up App Challenge Prepared for: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … its content, and do not necessarily represent the views of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; August 2019. 14 TABLE OF … showcase a patient-facing app compliant with technical specifications and PROMIS® physical functioning measures … to become the digital platform that facilitates the implementation of the wide spectrum of these measures

  7. Disposition of Comments for CER 181 Mental Health Care (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/mental-health-children_disposition-comments.pdf
    December 19, 2016 - Comments can be submitted via the EHC Program Web site, mail or E-mail. … delivery of care to children with developmental disorders only, and settings such as drug treatment programs … details that are hard to follow (due to heavy use of acronyms, and inclusion of statistical results (measures … Peer Reviewer 5 Results For example, you might say that the intervention group had a measure of 55 … General This shorthand is strictly speaking inaccurate - they are not synonyms -internal validity is a measure

  8. Final Progress Report: Proactive Risk Assessment of Primary Care of the Elderly (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-12/karsh-report.pdf
    January 01, 2024 - Methods (Study Design, Data Sources/Collection, Interventions, Measures, Limitations). … would be a criticality of 32 or higher for patient or PCP, or a criticality of 12 or higher on process measure … 11 The HFMEA method says that, if a failure is so obvious and readily apparent that a control measure … The huddle model54 suffers similar problems, and the larger program within which huddles were developed … NVivo qualitative data analysis software [computer program]. Version 8; 2008. 47.

  9. HHS AHRQ Freedom of Information Annual Report - FY 2009 | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.ahrq.gov/policy/foia/foiafy09.html
    October 01, 2014 - Agency: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Report Prepared By: Nancy Comfort (no longer … foiaindx.html#Reports Address for Paper Copies of Report: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … (AHRQ) Division of FOIA Services Program Support Center Department of Health and Human Services 7700 … OPHS—Office of Public Health and Science PHS—Public Health Service PRO—Professional Review Organization PSC—Program … Indian Health Service NIH - National Institutes of Health OIG - Office of Inspector General PSC - Program

  10. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49765/psn-pdf
    August 21, 2016 - 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 … project was funded under contract number 75Q80119C00004 from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

  11. Characteristics of Hospital Stays Involving Malnutrition, 2013 #210

    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb210-Malnutrition-Hospital-Stays-2013.jsp
    September 01, 2016 - Procedure Classes for ICD-9-CM Surgery Flags for ICD-9-CM HCUP Supplemental Files NIS-Trend Weights … 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. … Hospital stays billed to the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) may be classified … as Medicaid, Private Insurance, or Other, depending on the structure of the State program.

  12. Research Spotlights - Archives

    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/spotlights_archive.jsp
    December 01, 2019 - Procedure Classes for ICD-9-CM Surgery Flags for ICD-9-CM HCUP Supplemental Files NIS-Trend Weights … Comparing variation in hospital rates of cesarean delivery among low-risk women using 3 different measures … Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM) utilizes the 2011 Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS) , to develop a measure … Read more about this publication Reliability of 30-Day Readmission Measures Used in the Hospital … Readmission Reduction Program.

  13. Introduction (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/rheumatoid-arthritis-medicine-1_research.pdf
    February 01, 2009 - Evidence to Inform Decisions about Effectiveness) network is part of AHRQ’s Effective Health Care Program … Inform Decisions about Effectiveness) Center under contract to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. February 2009. … DMARDs, glucocorticoids, NSAIDs and narcotics in RA patients enrolled in TennCare, Tennessee’s Medicaid Program … The major enrollment categories for the program are children, pregnant women, persons with disabilities

  14. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force: An evidence-based prevention resource for nurse practitioners (pdf file)

    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/inline-files/epbnursep.pdf
    November 01, 2007 - measures, and national health objectives. … The AHRQ-supported Put Prevention into Practice program, created almost 20 years ago shortly after the … Tobacco cessation programs offer examples that demon- strate how clinical and community strategies can … computer linked systems, where referrals are automatically made from a clinician to a community-based program … The CTF can be searched for information about public health programs to promote healthy behaviors.

  15. #14 SUBSTANCE ABUSE (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/substance-abuse-horizon-scan-high-impact-1512.pdf
    December 01, 2015 - Report Priority Area 14: Substance Abuse Prepared for: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … report incorporates data collected during implementation of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Stephanie Chang, M.D., M.P.H. … Improvement Center for Evidence and Practice Improvement Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

  16. Improving Pediatric Quality and Safety with Health Care Information Technology (pdf file)

    digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/publication/r01hs015002-ferris-final-report-2008.pdf
    January 01, 2008 - These controlled trials assessed: a) Effects of reminders and templates on recorded weights, review … The set of interventions, the study design, and the outcome measures employed resulted into a robust … The reminders we introduced for the pediatric setting included: 1) reminders for checking weights and … efforts to improve safety and quality. … Outcomes results from the evaluation of the APA/HRSA Faculty Scholars Program. Ambul Pediatr.

  17. Overview of Operating Room Procedures During Inpatient Stays in U.S. Hospitals, 2014 (pdf file)

    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb233-Operating-Room-Procedures-United-States-2014.pdf
    January 01, 2014 - 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. … Hospital stays billed to the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) may be classified … as Medicaid, Private Insurance, or Other, depending on the structure of the State program. … of health services, medical practice patterns, access to health care programs, and outcomes of treatments

  18. HHS AHRQ Freedom of Information Annual Report - FY 2008 | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.ahrq.gov/policy/foia/foiafy08.html
    October 01, 2014 - Agency: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Report Prepared by: Nancy Comfort (no longer … foia/foiaindx.html#Reports Address for Paper Copies of Report: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … (AHRQ) Division of FOIA Services Program Support Center Department of Health and Human Services … OPHS—Office of Public Health and Science PHS—Public Health Service PRO—Professional Review Organization PSC—Program … Indian Health Service NIH - National Institutes of Health OIG - Office of Inspector General PSC - Program

  19. Information Needs of Homecare Nurses During Admission and Care Planning - Final Report (pdf file)

    digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/citation/r01hs024537-sockolow-final-report-2020.pdf
    January 01, 2020 - Documentation of prob- lem status over time provides information to describe the population and measure … National patient safety goals effective January 2017: Home care accreditation program 2017 [cited 2019 … The Joint Commission Accreditation Program: Home care national patient safety goals 2008 [cited 2020 … HEDIS Measures and Technical Resources [cited 2019 Dec 12]. … Available from: https://www.ncqa.org/hedis/measures/. 74. National Quality Forum.

  20. Behavioral Counseling in Primary Care to Promote Physical Activity - Recommendations and Rationale (pdf file)

    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/ngSKuH6MP9L_BSuX-Pp2K6
    January 01, 2010 - Linking primary care patients to community-based physical activity and fitness programs may enhance the … potential harms related to physical activity counseling.6 This trial, in which initially sedentary program … , improving access to places for physical activity, and individually-adapted behavior change programs … The latter programs generally recruited groups of volunteers at community sites, work sites, or schools … or evaluated, and may reflect a failure to distinguish patients who were ready to begin an exercise program
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