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  1. Diabetes Mellitus (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/07_diabetes_potential_high_impact_2012-12-10.pdf
    January 01, 2012 - topics are entered into the System, individual topic profiles are developed for technologies and programs … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. … in drugs and biologics, medical devices, screening and diagnostic tests, procedures, services and programs … for Healthcare Research and Quality Elise Berliner, Ph.D. … Clinical program updates.

  2. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49651/psn-pdf
    May 01, 2012 - As a result, programs are currently developing new handoff curricula.(4) Because programs must also … weekend coverage teams, such as in this case, makes it important to ensure written signouts are high quality … to update, and information overload, can get in the way of expected improvements in written signout quality … Common program requirements. … A structured handoff program for interns. Acad Med. 2009;84:347-352.

  3. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49793/psn-pdf
    May 01, 2017 - There are evidence-based recommendations for decreasing the rate of hemolyzed specimens, but few quality … Fifteen years' experience of a College of American Pathologists program for continuous monitoring and … project was funded under contract number 75Q80119C00004 from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

  4. Impact of Staff-Led Safety Walk Rounds (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol3/Advances-Montgomery_42.pdf
    March 05, 2008 - director, associate director, nurse director, the clerical staff manager, and leaders of the Nurses’ Quality … Department at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia resulted in an improvement in safety culture and quality … similar to those reported for Patient Safety Leadership WalkRounds™ and other executive walk rounds programs … Our results mirror the successes demonstrated in Patient Safety Leadership WalkRounds™ and other programs … Program description. Duke University School of Medicine.

  5. Chartbook #5: Health Care Expenses in the Community Population, 1996

    meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/cb5/cb5.shtml
    May 01, 2001 - Medicare and Medicaid, the largest government-sponsored health insurance programs, accounted … Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2000. … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2001. … Medicaid —Medicaid is a means-tested government program jointly financed by Federal and State … Program eligibility criteria vary significantly by State, but the program is designed to

  6. Evaluation of LOINC Mapping Process Report (pdf file)

    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/datainnovations/clinicaldata/FinalResultsofLOINCMapEval.pdf
    September 01, 2009 - Information and Policy Analysis, was awarded a contract from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … pilot project that ran from October 2007 through September 2009 to study new ways to approach hospital quality … measure. … Systems Analyst Program download 40 Hospital Two Consulting systems analyst Procedure mapping … Also, the verification and quality assurance processes that need to occur while completing the LOINC

  7. Emergency Department Visits Related to Suicidal Ideation, 2006-2013 #220

    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb220-Suicidal-Ideation-ED-Visits.jsp
    January 01, 2017 - 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.

  8. Evidence Map on Home- and Community-Based Services and Person-Centered Care for Older Adults | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/evidence-map/tech-brief

  9. Final Progress Report: IMPACTS: Improving Medical Performance during Acute Crises Through Simulation (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2025-07/weinger3-report.pdf
    January 01, 2025 - Weinger/VUMC from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Rockville, MD, USA Grant Number … Measures and their source in this study Measure Data Source # & type of metrics Basic demographics … Interventions and Measures. … Implementation of Performance Measures. … Thus, our data provides empirical evidence for the need for robust continuing certification programs

  10. The e-Autopsy/e-Biopsy: A Systematic Chart Review to Increase Safety and Diagnostic Accuracy Innovation | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/innovation/e-autopsye-biopsy-systematic-chart-review-increase-safety-and-diagnostic-accuracy
    April 01, 2005 - an innovation designed to compile cases of specific populations of patients and diagnoses that have quality … Following these findings, the SureNet system, as well as a screening program based on a Best Practice … In 2020, this program successfully identified 686 patients diagnosed with AAA and did not have appropriate … March 1, 2005 Quality and Safety. … Safety Innovations Patient and Family Centered I-PASS (Family-Centered Communication Program

  11. Statistical Brief #153

    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb153.jsp
    April 01, 2013 - Procedure Classes for ICD-9-CM Surgery Flags for ICD-9-CM HCUP Supplemental Files NIS-Trend Weights … No more than one readmission is counted within the 30-day period, because the outcome measure assessed … Patients covered by the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) may be included here. … PPOs) Other: includes Worker's Compensation, TRICARE/CHAMPUS, CHAMPVA, Title V, and other government programs … Rehospitalizations among patients in the Medicare fee-for-service program.

  12. Preparing for and Recovering After Hip or Knee Replacement Surgery (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/booklets/hip-knee-surgery-booklet.pdf
    November 01, 2023 - is for identification only and does not imply endorsement by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … Your surgery team will create a recovery program just for you. … Ball Socket 6 AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Surgical Care and Recovery When Is a Hip or Knee … A blood test may be done in the weeks before surgery to measure the nicotine in your blood. … And the point of joint replacement is to improve your quality of life.

  13. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/angina-heart-attack-treatments_research-protocol.pdf
    December 11, 2012 - antiplatelet) versus triple therapy (oral anticoagulant, aspirin, and oral antiplatelet) • Outcomes measures … revascularization techniques that have changed over time), and clinical relevance and timing of the outcome measures … and the Effective Health-Care Program. … Assessing applicability when comparing medical interventions: AHRQ and the Effective Health Care Program … Within the EPC program, the Key Informant role is to provide input into identifying the Key Questions

  14. Ldusafety Facguide (doc file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/perinatal-care/modules/strategies/labor-delivery-unit/ldusafety_facguide.docx
    May 01, 2017 - AHRQ Safety Program for Perinatal Care Labor and Delivery Unit Safety Labor and Delivery Unit Safety … Slide 2 SAY: This bundle in the AHRQ Safety Program for Perinatal Care, or SPPC, focuses on key safety … Independent checks help guarantee the patient receives the highest quality of care possible. … Many externally developed examples are available as part of perinatal safety and quality initiatives … this review might include an existing medical peer review process or review by a perinatal safety or quality

  15. Screening for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Adults: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)

    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/36geybKjEXsHDoPkRR5KVZ
    June 01, 2008 - More recently, wide- spread adoption of standardized hemoglobin A1c measure- ments has occurred, and … newer techniques for measure- ment are generally highly reproducible (10). … Al- though foot care programs, and perhaps tight glycemic and blood pressure control, may reduce lower-limb … The national glycohemoglobin standardization program: a five-year progress report. … Systolic Hyperten- sion in the Elderly Program Cooperative Research Group. JAMA. 1996;276: 1886-92.

  16. Disposition of Comments Report for Screening, Behavioral Counseling, and Referral in Primary Care To Reduce Alcohol Misuse (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/alcohol-misuse_disposition-comments.pdf
    July 10, 2012 - Comments can be submitted via the EHC Program Web site, mail or email. … Please note too that for population health objectives, group means are the appropriate measures whereas … } higher rates of abstinence,{O’Connor, 2007, #2102} and better fetal and newborn outcomes (birth weights … meant by “intermediate outcomes” seems to be required, as well as a justification of why certain measures … } higher rates of abstinence,{O’Connor, 2007, #2102} and better fetal and newborn outcomes (birth weights

  17. In Conversation With… Beverley H. Johnson | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-beverley-h-johnson
    February 01, 2013 - improvement, in the development of policies and programs, in the education of the next generation of … The Joint Commission have disseminated materials to motivate and inform patients and families about measures … Several hospitals have implemented programs that allow patients or families to activate rapid response … PCORI Announces Pilot Projects Program Awards Recipients, Research Topics. … Experiences with Patient Safety and Quality Information.

  18. Exploring the Utilization of and Outcomes from Health Information Exchange - Final Report (pdf file)

    digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/citation/r21hs025502-dixon-final-report-2020.pdf
    January 01, 2020 - This project was supported by grant number R21HS025502 from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … The sharp increase in HIE use in 2012 was likely due to a pilot interoperability program implemented … In this program, data from the state prescription drug monitoring program (PDMP) was integrated with … Providers also reported using HIE to determine patient outcomes, through chart reviews for quality improvement

  19. Archived: Evidence Summary: Breast Cancer: Screening, 2002 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce

    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/breast-cancer-screening-2002
    September 03, 2002 - originally conducted, the Swedish trials had important flaws related to measurement of the primary outcome measure … that the two trials were in fact separate and that the results of the Malmö Mammographic Screening Program … Results of intermediate measures from a population-based, randomized trial of mammographic screening … Concepts and problems in the evaluation of screening programs. J Chronic Dis . 1981;34:159-71. … The epidemiology of mass breast cancer screening—a plea for a valid measure of benefit.

  20. The Context Is the Intervention | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/context-intervention
    August 05, 2020 - 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 … For example, elements of the checklist in the central line infections prevention program in Michigan … Some research is moving into the arena occupied by quality improvement project teams, and provides change … Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services
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