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9641. PULMONARY with "Discussions" in Exec Summary (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pulmonary-horizon-scan-high-impact-1412.pdf
      October 01, 2015 - topics are entered into the System, individual topic profiles are developed for technologies and programs … in drugs and biologics, medical devices, screening and diagnostic tests, procedures, services and programs … encompass drugs, devices, procedures, treatments, screening and diagnostics, therapeutics, surgery, programs … With the OCS, clinicians can measure the oxygen concentration in the blood to assess lung function. … with a specific type of cystic fibrosis showed significant improvements in lung function and other measures

9642. Safety In Dentistry | PSNet
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      August 01, 2016 - 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 … So once professionals are convinced on the usefulness of a particular measure, it will be adopted quickly … It also proposes measures for improvement and for monitoring current compliance. … economic crisis we've had since 2007 has cut the health budget, and this has affected patient safety programs

9643. Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Screening | PSNet
      psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/abdominal-aortic-aneurysm-screening
      October 01, 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 … There have been reports of successful aneurysm screening programs across large patient populations by … Jeffrey Jim, MD, MPHS Associate Professor of Surgery Program Director, Vascular Surgery Training Programs … Implementation of an aortic screening program in clinical practice: implications for the Screen for Abdominal

9644. Final Progress Report: Impacts of Alcohol and Fatigue on Paramedic ALS Skills (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-09/becker-marques-report.pdf
      January 01, 2024 - – Eileen Hogan This research was supported by a grant from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … Completion of the ACLS program is required by many employers for emergency department and intensive/ … Page 8 EMT-Ps in Maryland EMT-Ps in Maryland are certified by the Maryland Board of Physician Quality … Dependent Measures The dependent measures can be divided into cognitive/psychomotor performance assessments … Internal circuitry can detect and measure defibrillatory and Page 12 cardioversion shocks as well

9645. Statistical Brief #130: Emergency Department Visits and Inpatient Hospital Stays for All-Terrain-Vehicle-Related Injuries, 2009 (pdf file)
      hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb130.pdf
      March 01, 2012 - to reduce ATV-related injury by requiring helmet use and promoting safer use through educational programs … ,5 but the effectiveness of these measures remains in doubt. 6,7 This report provides an update … Patients covered by the State  Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) may be included here.  …   – Other includes Worker's Compensation, TRICARE/CHAMPUS, CHAMPVA, Title V, and other  government programs … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

9646. NHC Data Collection
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      January 01, 2001 - MEPS NHC Nursing Home Component is sponsored by the Agency for Health Care Research and Quality … Person-level data include demographic information, measures of health status and psychosocial … To view and print PDF files, you need Adobe Acrobat Reader®, a free software program … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. … Search Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality 5600 Fishers Lane

9647. A Prospective Comparison of Evidence Synthesis Search Strategies Developed With and Without Text-Mining Tools (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/methods-results-search-strategies-developed-with-without-text-mining-tools.pdf
      March 01, 2021 - Text-Mining Tools Many software programs analyze textual documents and bibliographic citations.10, 11 … Some measure the frequency of term/phrase occurrences in a corpus of text, some suggest subject heading … needed to learn how to use these tools; while some TMTs are intuitive and simple, others are complex programs … Because of the small sample size, the analysis was limited to descriptive measures, including means, … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

9648. Technical Brief 16 Disposition of Comments Report (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/advanced-care-decision-aids_disposition-comments.pdf
      July 29, 2014 - Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. … Comments to Research Review The Effective Health Care (EHC) Program encourages the public to participate … Each research review is posted to the EHC Program Web site in draft form for public comment for a 4- … Comments can be submitted via the EHC Program Web site, mail or email. … treatment preferences and forward-looking goals; and design novel person-centered and experience of care measures

9649. Archived: Abnormal Blood Glucose and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Screening, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
      www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/diabetes-mellitus-screening-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 … Several studies report that a combination of immune markers and measures of insulin responsiveness can … University Group Diabetes Program. … The Achilles heel of the University Group Diabetes Program.

9650. Cognitive Engineering for Complex Decision Making & Problem Solving in Acute Care - Final Report (pdf file)
      digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/citation/r01hs022542-hettinger-final-report-2020.pdf
      January 01, 2020 - of these studies were completed in the ICU or inpatient medical/surgical units where these types of measures … The current feedback that clinicians receive on their performance is often limited to crude measures … methodology was limited to a single training site and will need further refinement across other training programs … and experienced clinicians and have garnered interest from the emergency medicine residency training program … physician workflow decision making strategies has garnered interest from an emergency resident training program

9651. Evidence Summary: Asymptomatic Bacteriuria in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
      www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/asymptomatic-bacteriuria-in-adults-screening
      September 24, 2019 - Main Outcomes and Measures: Symptomatic infection; function, morbidity, mortality; pregnancy complications … asymptomatic bacteriuria during pregnancy was associated with reduced rates of pyelonephritis and low birth weights … Populations The Turkish cohort study described above reported on potential harms of the screening program … individuals who needed help performing activities of daily living at enrollment and used a subjective proxy measure … http://www.ohri.ca/programs/clinical_epidemiology/oxford.htm . Accessed September 12, 2017. 12.

9652. Clinical Classifications for Health Policy Research: Hospital Inpatient Statistics, 1995
      hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/natstats/his95/clinclas.htm
      January 01, 1999 - and policy choices; accurately measure outcomes, community access to care, utilization, and costs; … and guide future health care policymaking that will maintain both high quality of care and good value … The CCHPR software program aggregates ICD-9-CM codes, about 12,000 diagnosis codes and 3,500 procedure … Quality of health services. Utilization of services by special populations. … Weights indicate the number of discharges that the sample discharge represents in the universe of discharges

9653. Vitamin-D-Calcium-Protocol-130611 (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/vitamin-d-calcium_research-protocol.pdf
      September 13, 2013 - prospective comparative studies of interventions; prospective, longitudinal observational studies (where the measure … outcome(s)); and prospective nested case-control studies (case-control studies nested in a cohort so the measure … studies will be cross-sectional studies and traditional, retrospective case-control studies (where the measure … Available at http://www.health.gov.on.ca/english/providers/program/mas/tech/reviews/pdf/rev_vitamin% … Within the EPC program, the Key Informant role is to provide input into identifying the Key Questions

9654. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
      psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49672/psn-pdf
      January 01, 2013 - PET scans use 18-fluorodeoxyglucose (18-FDG) to measure the metabolic activity of a nodule. … Endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS) and electromagnetic-guided navigational bronchoscopy (a computer program–aided … project was funded under contract number 75Q80119C00004 from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

9655. AHRQ Safety Program for Perinatal Care: Labor and Delivery Unit Safety Safe Cesarean Section (doc file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/perinatal-care/modules/strategies/labor-delivery-unit/tool_safe-csection.docx
      May 01, 2017 - AHRQ Safety Program for Perinatal Care: Labor and Delivery Unit Safety Safe Cesarean Section SAMPLE … The key elements are presented within the framework of the Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP … This might include an existing medical peer review process or review by a perinatal safety or quality … Agency for Healthcare Quality and Research’s Patient Safety Network. … Development of medical checklists for improved quality of patient care.

9656. Final Progress Report: Quality Care and Error Reduction in Rural Hospitals (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-12/cook-hoas-report.pdf
      January 01, 2024 - Measures: Our interventions were assessed on an ongoing and iterative basis through the responses to … Indeed, most healthcare providers lacked familiarity with their hospitals’ safety program. … also reported that the technological interventions designed for large institutions may not fit the scales … lack awareness of them, attempts to improve safety or take action are discouraged and make proactive measures … and sustained interventions are needed to help rural settings set reasonable goals and learn how to measure

9657. Individual Clinician Performance Issues | PSNet
      psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/individual-clinician-performance-issues
      March 15, 2025 - 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 … Maintenance of Certification (MOC) to retain their professional licensure and credentials, and these programs … The trend to align quality improvement initiatives and individual certification requirements so that … April 26, 2023 AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use.

9658. Obesity (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/obesity_hi_impact.pdf
      April 17, 2012 - Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. … better inform patient-centered outcomes research investments at AHRQ through the Effective Health Care Program … for Healthcare Research and Quality Elise Berliner, Ph.D. … In addition, waist circumference, which measures abdominal fat, predicts obesity-related risk factors … may be candidates for drug therapy. 1,25 Drug therapy is typically offered in conjunction with a program

9659. Incident Reporting: More Attention to the Safety Action Feedback Loop, Please | PSNet
      psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/incident-reporting-more-attention-safety-action-feedback-loop-please
      September 01, 2011 - errors involving unfractionated and low-molecular-weight heparin in three patient safety reporting programs … Closing the loop: follow-up and feedback in a patient safety program. … This year, he became the editor of BMJ Quality and Safety (formerly Quality and Safety in Health Care … The naïve view that the safety field has tried to debunk is that these incident reports are not measures … A lot of Web-based programs cost several hundred thousand dollars a year, and with just investing in

9660. Developing Shared EHR Infrastructure in Wisconsin (pdf file)
      digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/publication/p20hs015295-size-final-report-2005.pdf
      January 01, 2005 - Project Officer: Angela Nunley Submitted to: The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … access to clinical data and lead to measurable and sustainable improvements in patient safety and quality … role in the redesign of the health care system” to achieve a significant improvement in quality (IOM … Informatics”; and (5) review and consideration of presentations by a number of emerging and leading programs … discussion of potential implementation projects; and (6) a proposed evaluation strategy, with possible measures