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9701. Evidence Summary: Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
      www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/abdominal-aortic-aneurysm-screening
      December 10, 2019 - Main Outcomes and Measures: AAA and all-cause mortality; AAA rupture; treatment complications. … of life (QOL) measures were examined. … http://www.ohri.ca/programs/clinical_ epidemiology/oxford.as p. Published 2014. … Outcomes of an abdominal aortic aneurysm screening program. … Aneurysm Screening Trials Weights

9702. Racial and Ethnic Differences in Inpatient Stays Involving Sepsis, 2016–2021 (pdf file)
      hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb309-sepsis-race-2016-2021.pdf
      January 01, 2021 - Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) Social Vulnerability Index (SVI), which is a measure … is based on the Elixhauser Comorbidity Software Refined for ICD-10-CM for the subset of comorbidity measures … The NIS includes a subset of comorbidity measures that do not require an indication that the diagnosis … Social vulnerability designation in this Statistical Brief is based on the overall SVI measure in the … of health services, medical practice patterns, access to healthcare programs, and outcomes of treatments

9703. Assessing Applicability (ppt file)
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      January 01, 2009 - Applicability Resources In the Effective Health Care Program, clinical experts and stakeholders help … In the Effective Health Care Program, the perspectives of clinicians, patients, and policymakers are … rheumatoid arthritis that used radiographic progression rather than symptom evaluations as an outcome measure … antiinflammatory drugs that used endoscopy-evaluated ulceration rather than symptomatic ulcers as an outcome measure … Assessing applicability when comparing medical interventions: AHRQ and the Effective Health Care Program

9704. Department of Veterans Affairs Emergency Airway Management Initiative (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol1/Advances-Stalhandske_71.pdf
      February 23, 2008 - analyses, tort claims, and literature review), the VA elected to embark on a national plan to ensure the quality … fixes to minimize a repeat occurrence.”12 Implementation Educational materials from existing programs … Airway management and tracheal intubation are dramatic and frequently life-preserving or life- saving measures … Residents whose programs do not routinely include such training can be encouraged to seek out training … Department of Veterans Affairs identified a significant issue through their patient safety program:

9705. Cancer-Pancreas Executive (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cancer-pancreas_executive.pdf
      September 01, 2014 - Through its Comparative Effectiveness Reviews, the program supports systematic appraisals of existing … However, we separated the tumor- based data from the patient-based data because they measure different … or not high quality. … Bivariate analysis of sensitivity and specificity produces informative summary measures in diagnostic … and the Effective Health Care Program.

9706. Screening for Intimate Partner Violence, Elder Abuse, and Abuse of Vulnerable Adults: USPSTF Final Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
      www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/94EGaPfA7-rqrR_xhaA2Yc
      June 11, 2018 - The National Hotline on Domestic Violence has infor- mation about local programs and resources across … Compared with the Conflict Tactics Scale (CTS) (vio- lence/verbal aggression scales combined), the H-S … between groups in rates of overall IPV exposure49,50 or combined physical and sexual violence51,52; measures … One RCT developed a specific tool, the Consequences of Screening Tool (COST), to measure the consequences … Intimate partner violence (IPV) assistance program.

9707. Patient Reminders and Notifications - Final Report (pdf file)
      digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/citation/r01hs021590-ralston-final-report-2017.pdf
      January 01, 2017 - described was supported by grant number 1R01HS021590-01A1 from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … 19,089 Medicaid members, and 11,623 covered by the Basic Health Plan (a state supported insurance program … Measures and Survey Items Survey measures were used only for Q methodology where we adapted self-reported … survey questions from Davis’ measure of the perceived usefulness, ease of use, and user acceptance … collaborative reminder tool, have strong potential to improve how we currently deliver self-management support programs

9708. advanced-care-decision-aids-protocol-131209 (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/advanced-care-decision-aids_research-protocol.pdf
      December 09, 2013 - facilitated discussions of preferences, group classes, videos, pamphlets, and interactive computer programs … What specific ACP tools and aids characterize your program? (May we see them?) c. … May be either patient or family/caregiver Implementation or process measures Timing Decisions made … Assessing the quality of decision support technologies using the international patient decision aid … decision support.mp. (20794) 13 instrument*.ti,ab. (168622) 14 intervention*.ti,ab. (512195) 15 program

9709. Recommendation: Healthy Diet and Physical Activity for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in Adults With Cardiovascular Risk Factors: Behavioral Counseling Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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      November 24, 2020 - A variety of self-reported quality-of-life measures were reported in 11 trials. … reported intermediate health outcomes. 11 , 16 Commonly reported intermediate outcomes included objective measures … There was substantial variability in the measures reported, and most outcomes were reported in fewer … reduction, dietary potassium supplementation, increased physical activity with a structured exercise program … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Quality and Research; 2020.

9710. Recently Funded Career Development Award Grants | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      July 01, 2019 - Improving Healthcare Quality with User-centric Patient Portals Baer, Heather K01 HS019789 … Surgery Patients Hernandez-Boussard, Tina K01 HS018558 Stanford University Prioritizing Quality … Medical Complexity and Dementia Dimick, Justin K08 HS017765 University of Michigan Composite Measures … Measure of Trauma Care? … and Safety by Enhancing Operations and Quality Management Khazeni, Nayer H.

9711. Primary Care–Relevant Interventions for Tobacco and Nicotine Use Prevention and Cessation in Children and Adolescents: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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      March 01, 2011 - Two investigators independently assessed study quality. … MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES Tobacco use initiation; tobacco use cessation; health outcomes; harms. … 7.4) 994/10 817 (9.2)Total Heterogeneity: I2 = 14.9%, P = .30 0.82 (0.73-0.92) Box sizes represent weights … Influence of a family program on adolescent smoking and drinking prevalence. … The influence of a family program on adolescent tobacco and alcohol use.

9712. C:\Users\yemsrach dessalegn\Desktop\delete\transcript3.html (pdf file)
      digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/TRANSCRIPT%20OF%20LEVERAGING%20HEALTH%20INFORMATION%20TECHNOLOGY%20FOR%20PATIENT%20EMPOWERMENT_1.pdf
      April 08, 2010 - physician recognition programs, and is a Director on the American Board of Internal Medicine. … to a next level, where you do not just see how you are performing and then you act on it and can re-measure … contact them through the system on individual or on population level, then try to change performance measures … that improve quality. … So we did not explicitly set out to try and measure this as one of our a priori hypotheses, but this

9713. In Conversation With…Kaveh G. Shojania, MD | PSNet
      psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-withkaveh-g-shojania-md
      September 01, 2011 - 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 … 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.

9714. Rapid Evidence Product: Misuse of ADHD Prescription Stimulants in Adults (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/misuse-adhd-prescription-rapid-research.pdf
      July 01, 2025 - 2020 systematic review.3 Studies reporting only academic, occupational, or physical task performance measures … Self-Reported Drug Use and Hearing Measures in Young Adults. … less than 1% refused, non-response due to being absent that day Study attrition: Low attrition weights … Yes about 35%, but weights adjust for attrition / non-response Pham, 201750 Data source: Region … : Yes, sample weights provided by NSDUH Was the response rate adequate, and if not, was the low response

9715. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      August 25, 2021 - pneumothorax, and being followed regularly through a comprehensive Advanced Lung Disease and Lung Transplant program … This remains a fundamental challenge in diagnostic quality and safety, but following certain principles … patients with spontaneous pneumothorax, as well as patients who have these conditions, are recommended measures … Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (US); 2008 Aug. … project was funded under contract number 75Q80119C00004 from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

9716. Screening for Prostate Cancer: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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      May 08, 2018 - Asian and Pacific Islander men).1 Detection Screening for prostate cancer begins with a test that measures … Screening Tests Screening for prostate cancer begins with a test that measures the amount of prostate-specific … The USPSTF identified 3 good-quality and 1 fair-quality random- ized trials and 7 large fair-quality … measures compared with conservative management in cohort studies. … transrectal ultrasound-guided sextant biopsies of the prostate within a population-based screening program

9717. Final Progress Report: Do Safety Warnings Change Prescribing Among the US Dialysis Population? (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/thamer-report.pdf
      January 01, 2024 - prescribing among all US dialysis patients covered by the Medicare End- Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) program … Eggers PW.Medicare’s end-stage renal disease program. Health Care Financing Rev 2000;22:55-60. 2. … for Medicare & Medicaid Services. 2001 Annual Report, End Stage Renal Disease, Clinical Performance Measures … External quality review will not improve American ESRD healthcare. … Hirth RAM, Turenne N, Wheeler JR, Ma Y, Messana JM: Do resource utilization and clinical measures still

9718. Trends in the use of echocardiography, 2007 to 2011 (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/echocardiography_research.pdf
      May 01, 2014 - Whe- ther measures of health care resources such as cardiologists or echocardiography facili- ties explain … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. … Medicare savings programs. … HH- A29020100013I from the Agency for Healthcare Re- earch and Quality, U.S. … Rockville, MD: Agency for ealthcare Research and Quality; May 2014.

9719. Infectious Disease Including HIV/AIDS #09 (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/infectiousdisease_hi_impact.pdf
      December 01, 2013 - Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. … for Healthcare Research and Quality Elise Berliner, Ph.D. … HIV prevention measures remain a crucial pillar in controlling the disease. … caused by bacteria colonizing the patients themselves and these infections cannot be prevented by any measure … Copper touch surface: program background. [internet].

9720. Partnering With Patients To Improve Quality, Safety, and the Patient Experience (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-family-engagement/pfeprimarycare/partnering-1.pdf
      May 01, 2016 - Partnering With Patients To Improve Quality, Safety, and the Patient Experience Case Study Problem … ■ PAC-Developed Action Plans and Improvement Programs: The PAC has a running list of items they have … Committee on Quality of Health Care in America, Institute of Medicine, ed. … Partnering with patients and families to enhance safety and quality: a mini toolkit. … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2008.