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9621. Cervical Ripening in the Outpatient Setting (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/ocr-protocol-final_1.pdf
      December 18, 2019 - (AHRQ) Effective Health Care Program website for public input from May 10 to May 30, 2019, prior to … degree to which evidence assesses a) comparison of interest, b) in the population of interest, and measures … patients in clinical practice based on different populations, interventions, comparisons, and outcome measures … 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 the decisional dilemmas and

9622. Chapter 4. Results | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/research/shuttered/acfselection/chapter4.html
      July 01, 2018 - Detailed information and training programs for HICS can be found at the same address. … The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) funded an initial site selection tool to assist … Mitigation measures may be implemented prior to, during, or after an incident. … the Emergency Systems for Advance Registration of Volunteer Health Professionals (ESAR-VHP). 2 This program … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD.

9623. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
      psnet.ahrq.gov/node/850675/psn-pdf
      June 14, 2023 - and families in healthcare decisions about patient care and in hospital and health system policy and programs … results in better health outcomes, higher quality of care, lower health system costs, and improved … An environmental scan conducted by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) notes that … measures in general.11,12 The pandemic caused disruption in the functioning of PFACs in some hospitals … The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety. 2022;48(1):61-64.

9624. Chemotherapy Extravasation | PSNet
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      September 24, 2010 - 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 … return is not obtained from implanted ports, device patency and placement must be confirmed by other measures … Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services … Perspective Lesson from the VA's Team Training Program

9625. Archived: Evidence Summary: Breastfeeding: Primary Care Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
      www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/breastfeeding-primary-care-interventions-october-2016
      October 25, 2016 - Main Outcomes and Measures: Child and maternal health outcomes, rates and duration of breastfeeding, … included poor-quality studies). … and timing of those measures, and methodological quality (eTable 3 in the Supplement). … Social cognitive changes resulting from an effective breastfeeding education program. … Quality: Study was poor quality. b Two studies were reported in a single publication.

9626. The CAHPS Database Research Request Data Use Agreement (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/cahps-database/data-research/cahps-data-release-agreement.pdf
      March 01, 2018 - CAHPS Database Data Release Agreement – Page 1 of 3March 2018 Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … the terms and conditions for the release and use of data from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … Organizations have provided their CAHPS data to the Database for AHRQ’s research, analysis and reporting programs … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) CAHPS® Database Data Release Agreement Page 2 … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) and administered by Westat under Contract No.

9627. Appendix A: References and Available Abstracts | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/research/shuttered/acfselection/appendixa.html
      July 01, 2018 - The assessment program must be based on valid criteria that are measurable, reliable, and enable conclusions … Although the Department of Health and Human Services Strategic National Stockpile program makes these … This report focuses primarily on the work of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. … There are no current objective measures defining hospital surge capacity. … team of PHS pharmacists established a pharmacy, provided pharmaceutical care, and conducted outreach programs

9628. Identifying Barriers to the Success of a Reporting System (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol3/Harper.pdf
      March 01, 2004 - study because both have an established mandatory reporting system and both agreed to participate in a program … A 2002 report by the IOM suggested that Government health care programs should make data from quality … Program overview. http://psrs.arc.nasa.gov/program_ overview.htm. (Accessed 2004, Apr 19.) 5. … Aviation safety reporting program. Federal Aviation Administration, Advisory Circular 00-46B. … Leadership by example: coordinating government in improving health care quality.

9629. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
      psnet.ahrq.gov/node/866579/psn-pdf
      August 28, 2024 - Intraoperative Measures Maintain strict aseptic techniques including surgeon and patient hand cleaning … Postoperative Measures After carpal tunnel release surgery, provide clear and comprehensive postoperative … Quality Improvement Approach Optimizing the healthcare system to assure safety and minimize infections … Quality Control and Improvement: Implement a quality improvement program to monitor outcomes and identify … project was funded under contract number 75Q80119C00004 from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

9630. Final Progress Report: Short-term Clinical Deterioration After Acute Pulmonary Embolism (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2025-02/weekes-report.pdf
      January 01, 2025 - Outcomes included quality of life at 30 days. … Each site had an academic emergency medicine residency program and an ultrasound fellowship program. … Measures The primary composite outcome was death (all cause or PE-related) or clinical deterioration … Aim 2: Quality of life (QoL) is an important healthcare outcome. … Context Settings Participants METHODS Study Design, Data Sources, and Data Collection Measures

9631. Final Progress Report: Developing a Rational Clinical Approach to the Disposition of TIA Cases in the ED (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-12/reeves-report.pdf
      January 01, 2024 - Clinical Approach to the Disposition of TIA Cases in the ED Support: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality … PhD, Consultant Acknowledgements: We thank the AHRQ for their financial support of this research program … Methods (Study Design, Data Sources/Collection, Interventions, Measures, Limitations) Cost-effectiveness … following abstract has been accepted as a poster presentation to the American Heart Association Quality … Methods (Study Design, Data Sources/Collection, Interventions, Measures, Limitations) 6.

9632. Maternal Safety | PSNet
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      January 10, 2024 - and emotional harm as a threat to safety during various aspects of care are evolving as tools to measure … AHRQ’s Safety Program for Perinatal Care (SPPC) takes an overarching approach to improving safety culture … Birth (AIM) Sepsis in Obstetrical Care (AIM) Severe Hypertension in Pregnancy (AIM) AHRQ Safety Program … in Perinatal Care - Toolkit for Improving Perinatal Care (SPPC-I) AHRQ Safety Program in Perinatal Care … May 29, 2019 A comprehensive obstetrics patient safety program improves safety climate

9633. Pf-Engagement-Facnotes (doc file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/implementation/training-tools/pf-engagement/pf-engagement-facnotes.docx
      May 01, 2017 - AHRQ Safety Program for Ambulatory Surgery Patient and Family Engagement in the Surgical Environment … existing hospital setting Patient and Family Engagement module of the Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program … It will then discuss how to understand and measure engagement in your facility. … or advisers, such as by working with staff, clinicians, and leaders to improve policies, processes, programs … To receive high-quality, safe care.

9634. Breast-Cancer-Imaging Technical-Brief (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/breast-cancer-imaging_technical-brief.pdf
      October 01, 2014 - Director Task Order Officer Evidence-based Practice Program Center for Evidence and Practice Center … However, the Key Informants indicated that some payers advocate for programs such as the use of Radiology … Small pilot studies have reported on the efficacy of several novel tracers that may be able to measure … Medicare Program: Changes to the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System and CY 2009 Payment … Do accreditation programs influence the type of imaging chosen?

9635. Antiseizure Medication Disorder | PSNet
      psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/antiseizure-medication-disorder
      April 01, 2006 - 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 … The therapeutic index (ratio between toxic dose and therapeutic dose, a measure of the relative safety … Some institutions have in fact replaced total serum concentration monitoring with assays to measure only … November 25, 2009 A multidisciplinary teamwork training program: The Triad for Optimal

9636. HCUP_methods_series_cover.ai (pdf file)
      hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/methods/TrendReport2005_1.pdf
      March 19, 2004 - Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. … and it was either a member of the Council of Teaching Hospitals or it had an AMA-approved residency program … Therefore, trend studies crossing 1998 might prefer to employ other measures of hospital size, such … The choice of time measure depends on the goals of the study and the nature of the trend. … However, using admission dates to measure time raises another set of problems because the NIS is a discharge

9637. Archived: Healthy Diet Promotion: Behavioral Counseling, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
      www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/healthy-diet-promotion-behavioral-counseling-1996
      January 01, 1996 - They should not be construed as an official position of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … They should not be construed as an official position of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … Nutrition and cancer: American Cancer Society guidelines, programs, and initiatives. … National Cholesterol Education Program. … National Cholesterol Education Program.

9638. Some Patients Can't Wait: Improving Timeliness of Emergency Department Care | PSNet
      psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/some-patients-cant-wait-improving-timeliness-emergency-department-care
      November 25, 2020 - Other strategies include smoothing operating room schedules, 15 implementing community paramedicine programs … Team STEPPS, developed by the Department of Defense Patient Safety Program and supported by the Agency … Common Program Requirements (Residency). June 2019:1-52. The Joint Commission. … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). … TeamStepps | Agency for Health Research and Quality.

9639. Community Connections: Linking Primary Care Patients to Local Resources for Better Management of Obesity (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/publications/files/obesity-toolkit.pdf
      March 01, 2014 - Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; March 2014. … • Programs offered by local hospitals (classes, wellness facilities, support groups, etc.). … • Faith-based health programs. … The CDC program is intended to help communities offer evidence-based lifestyle-change programs for preventing … the reach of evidence-based lifestyle programs.

9640. Screening for Ovarian Cancer: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
      www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/cHbBWNok76hRWKDXXm3R2_
      February 13, 2018 - MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES Ovarian cancer mortality, false-positive screening results and surgery, surgical … , blinded outcome assessment, reliable outcome measures, similar baseline characteristics between groups … Quality: Study was poor quality. … had at least 1 false-positive test result, meaning that at least 1 of their annual CA-125 screening measure … SEER (Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Program).