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9601. Organizational Embrace of CUSP to Improve Patient Safety (Transcript) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/hai/cusp/toolkit/content-calls/embrace.html
      April 01, 2013 - program. … Sexton, who is the head of the Duke Patient Safety Center, to Holy Cross Hospital to have a variety of programs … We have not yet gotten the full measure of effect out of that protected time. … Just like in any organization, if you don’t track it, you can’t measure your results. … that’s going to stop because it’s no longer a program.”

9602. Radiotherapy-Proton-Beam Research (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/radiotherapy-proton-beam_research.pdf
      May 01, 2012 - Measures For each year, we calculated the number of unique beneficiaries, diagnoses, and reimbursements … Throughout this report, “reimbursement” will refer to the amount paid by the Medicare program, and … In general, providers whose programs were established prior to 2002 were less likely to have any claim … HH- SA29020100013I from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, U.S. … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; May 2012.

9603. Integrated Behavioral Health--The Journey To Becoming The Standard Of Care (doc file)
      integrationacademy.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-09/Integrated%20Behavioral%20Health--The%20Journey%20to%20Becoming%20the%20Standard%20of%20Care.docx
      January 01, 2024 - care, quality improvement, which is a key to every effective program. … programs in health systems, and those partnerships need to have a funding mechanism that keeps the work … They have been adopted by some, but not all, Medicaid programs and commercial insurers. … then you are held financially responsible to control costs within a certain limit and meet certain quality … program.

9604. HCUP Statistical Brief #3: Hospitalizations Related to Pressure Sores, 2003 (pdf file)
      hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb3.pdf
      April 01, 2006 - particularly susceptible to pressure sores unless they regularly change position or use other preventive measures … cy for Healthcare earch and Quality Highlights 3, there were 455,000 al stays during which re sores … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. http://www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/nation/nis/reports/NIS_2003 … by other types of insurance, such as Workers’ Compensation, TRICARE, Title V, and other government programs … by other types of insurance, such as Workers’ Compensation, TRICARE, Title V, and other government programs

9605. Procedure Manual Section 6. Methods for Arriving at a Recommendation | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
      www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/about-uspstf/methods-and-processes/procedure-manual/procedure-manual-section-6-methods-arriving-recommendation
      July 06, 2017 - tests, the efficacy and harms of early treatment, and the association between changes in intermediate measures … impairment, in which there was adequate evidence that some interventions resulted in improvements in some measures … the Task Force can infer that at least some harms will result from implementation of the screening program … is typically derived from RCTs of the targeted screening or preventive intervention that adequately measure … The Task Force ultimately seeks to weight its recommendations with "effectiveness" trials, which measure

9606. Final Progress Report: Medication List Consistency When Patients Transition from Hospital to Community (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/kennelty-report.pdf
      January 01, 2024 - This project was supported by grant number 1R36HS021984 from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … authors and does not necessarily represent the official view of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … Medication Discrepancies (measures): Five types of medication discrepancy categories were examined between … Measures: The interview protocol was theory driven to help explore perceived influences on the community … Transitional care programs have been developed (e.g., Transitional Care Model by Dr.

9607. Infectious Disease Including HIV/AIDS #09 (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/09_infectiousdisease_potential_high_impact_june_2012.pdf
      January 01, 2012 - Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. … HIV prevention measures remain crucial in controlling the disease. … antiretroviral therapy (ART) and may need additional training to properly implement this drug as a preventive measure … Co-pay assistance program. [internet]. … releaseid=650944 http://www.incivek.com/hcp/co-pay-assistance-program http://www.incivek.com/hcp/co-pay-assistance-program

9608. Development of a Web-Based Patient Safety Resource: AHRQ Patient Safety Network (PSNet) (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol3/Advances-Sehgal_64.pdf
      April 02, 2008 - , 6 In this article, we describe the development of AHRQ PSNet, summarize a number of key outcome measures … of care delivered to patients with diabetes might be excluded as quality-focused. … Vol. 4: Programs, tools, and products. AHRQ Publication 05-0021-4). … The patient safety movement will help, not harm, quality. … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2001.

9609. Archived: Evidence Summary: Genital Herpes Infection: Serologic Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
      www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/genital-herpes-screening-november-2016
      December 20, 2016 - Main Outcomes and Measures: Accuracy of screening tests, benefits of screening, harms of screening, … Eligible outcomes included reduced rates of symptomatic episodes and transmission (including measures … The metandi program in Stata version 14 12 was used to conduct all quantitative analyses. … , Results Symptomatic Episodes Outcome Measure Results HSV-2 Transmission Outcome Measure Results … with no known history of genital herpes Studies are uncontrolled; due to study design and outcome measures

9610. AHRQ National Web Conference on the Role of Health IT to Improve Care Transitions - Slides (pdf file)
      digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/care-transitions-slides-092619.pdf
      September 26, 2019 - Wyatt Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality September 26, 2019 … Discuss the use of clinical decision support tools to improve the quality of transitions for adults … often Hispanic and non-English speaking; had non-standard insurance or self-insured, had higher DRG weights … Identify barriers to implementation • Participants: high-risk patients in care management program … 5-year goals 2015, first year of program 63 Comparison of IP, ED

9611. Emergency Department Visits Involving Influenza and Influenza-Like Illnesses, 2016–2018 (pdf file)
      hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb269-Influenza-ED-Visits-2016-2018.pdf
      January 01, 2018 - Three measures characterize ILI-related ED utilization: the population rate of ED visits involving ILI … ED visits resulting in inpatient admission, and the percentage of total ED visits involving ILI—a measure … Household overcrowding is a measure of social vulnerability to hazardous events, including disease outbreaks … (SCHIP) may be classified as Medicaid or Other, depending on the structure of the State program. … of health services, medical practice patterns, access to healthcare programs, and outcomes of treatments

9612. "Recurrent" Appendicitis | PSNet
      psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/recurrent-appendicitis
      January 15, 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 … Surgeons must take the lead in developing new methods to measure and improve competency. … Negative appendectomy and imaging accuracy in the Washington State Surgical Care and Outcomes Assessment Program … Operative experience of residents in US general surgery programs: a gap between expectation and experience

9613. Final Progress Report: Crossing an Invisible Quality Chasm: From NICU to Ambulatory Care (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-12/moyer-report.pdf
      January 01, 2024 - Final Progress Report: Crossing an Invisible Quality Chasm: From NICU to Ambulatory Care AHRQ Grant … in pediatric patients focuses on the effect of insurance on follow-up or describes early discharge programs … between parents and NICU staff and a lack of a coordinated educational and social services support programs … Quality Colloquium, August 2009. Boston, MA. Moyer VA, Singh H, Finkel KL, Giardino AP. … Quality and Safety in Health Care.

9614. Archived: Evidence Summary: Prostate Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
      www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary43/prostate-cancer-screening-2012
      October 07, 2011 - outcomes, 8 cohort studies that evaluated urinary and sexual function outcomes by using continuous scales … be associated with worse sexual function compared with watchful waiting on the basis of continuous scales … , although no clear differences were seen in sexual bother scores and measures of urinary function ( … Prostatectomy and radiation therapy were not associated with worse outcomes on most measures related … 55% (41⁄75) T2: 37% (28⁄75)  T3: 4% (3⁄75) No adjustment for variables; adjustment made for repeat measures

9615. Disposition of Comments: Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 232_Interventions for Breathlessness in Patients With Advanced Cancer (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/cer-232-breathlessness-cancer-comments.pdf
      November 19, 2020 - Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; November 2020. … Comments to Draft Report The Effective Health Care (EHC) Program encourages the public to participate … Each draft report is posted to the EHC Program website or AHRQ website for public comment for a 45-day … Unless using pre-post evaluation as a valid measure, we are left concluding that either both work or … Table 6 or text relating to these studies: include potential confounding factors measures (such as

9616. Archived: Decision Analysis: Aspirin Use to Prevent Cardiovascular Disease and Colorectal Cancer: Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
      www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/decision-analysis-for-aspirin/aspirin-to-prevent-cardiovascular-disease-and-cancer-april-2016
      April 11, 2016 - Outcome Measures: Primary outcomes are length and quality of life measured in net life-years and quality-adjusted … The next most sensitive parameter to both measures is the RR for hemorrhagic stroke (cases 13 and 14) … Quality-adjusted life-years are an important measure because they incorporate both expected length- and … Quality-of-life weights for the US population: self-reported health status and priority health conditions … National Cancer Institute; Surveillance Research Program. SEER*Stat, version 8.1.5.

9617. Trends in Potentially Preventable Inpatient Hospital Admissions and Emergency Department Visits #195
      hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb195-Potentially-Preventable-Hospitalizations.jsp
      November 01, 2015 - Procedure Classes for ICD-9-CM Surgery Flags for ICD-9-CM HCUP Supplemental Files NIS-Trend Weights … overall and for chronic conditions grouped together, the individual rate is not presented because this measure … ), a component of the AHRQ Quality Indicators (QIs), are a set of measures that can be used with hospital … of health services, medical practice patterns, access to programs, and outcomes of treatments at the … About the QDR The National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report (QDR) measures and tracks

9618. Implementation Guide: Healthy Diet and Physical Activity for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in Adults with Cardiovascular Risk Factors (pdf file)
      cds.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/cds/artifact/1071/2024_CDS_Connect_IG_Healthy_Diet_Physical_Activity.pdf
      January 01, 2024 - Disease Prevention in Adults with Cardiovascular Risk Factors Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; August 2024. … measures (eCQMs)—in support of improving healthcare quality. … It does not address weight-loss programs. … Clinical Quality Language (CQL) Release 1 STU5 (1.5). https://cql.hl7.org/.

9619. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
      psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60652/psn-pdf
      June 29, 2020 - D is the Senior Director of Clinical Guidelines and Quality Improvement at the American Society of Health-System … I am the Senior Director of Clinical Guidelines and Quality Improvement at the American Society of Health-System … at ASHP, I am responsible for collaborating with our members and external organizations to advance quality … We’ve heard about some measures being taken to allow for less exposure within a traditional dispensing … available to work https://www.fda.gov/safety/medwatch-fda-safety-information-and-adverse-event-reporting-program

9620. Statistical Brief #505: Total Expenses, Total Utilization, and Sources of Payment for Outpatient Prescription Opioids in the U.S. Adult Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population, 2015 (pdf file)
      meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/st505/stat505.pdf
      November 01, 2017 - Medicaid/CHIP: Medicaid and CHIP are means-tested government programs jointly financed by federal and … Eligibility criteria for both programs vary significantly by state. … and local sources (community and neighborhood clinics, state and local health departments, and state programs … Medicaid/CHIP payments reported for persons who were not reported as enrolled in the Medicaid or CHIP programs … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD.