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9721. Archived: Breast Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
      www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/breast-cancer-screening-january-2016
      January 11, 2016 - together to critically evaluate and ultimately agree on uniform definitions and standards to optimally measure … and monitor overdiagnosis and overtreatment in breast cancer screening programs. … Unfortunately, these types of cancer may be the least likely to be positively affected by screening programs … Commenters stressed that it is impossible to directly measure overdiagnosis, and that there are multiple … National Committee for Quality Assurance.

9722. Characteristics of Hospital Stays Involving Malnutrition, 2013 (pdf file)
      hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb210-Malnutrition-Hospital-Stays-2013.pdf
      January 01, 2013 - 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. … of health services, medical practice patterns, access to health care programs, and outcomes of treatments

9723. Principles of Person-Centered OUD Treatment | The Academy
      integrationacademy.ahrq.gov/products/playbooks/moud-playbook/principles-person-centered-oud-treatment
      January 01, 2023 - Expert Insight Expert Tips Success Stories Measures … appropriate to refer them to a practice that can provide more intensive services, such as an opioid treatment program … Patient Progress Assessment Tracking Patient Outcomes Collecting and Using Data for Quality … Improvement Approaches to Quality Improvement Avoiding Common Pitfalls … Email Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality 5600 Fishers Lane Rockville

9724. Screening for Intimate Partner Violence and Caregiver Abuse of Older or Vulnerable Adults: US Preventive Services Task Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
      www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/_q6ZTL2Yg6f6rLp-Re9whD
      June 24, 2025 - coordinated support for caregivers (https://acl.gov/programs/support-caregivers/national-family-caregiver-support-program … ACL is focused on developing systems and programs that prevent abuse from happening, protecting persons … coordinated support for caregivers (https://acl.gov/programs/support-caregivers/ national-family-caregiver-support-program … randomized clinical trial (n = 591) developed a specific tool, the Consequences of Screening Tool, to measure … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2025. AHRQ publication 24-05315-EF-1. 2.

9725. Frequently Asked Questions | PSO
      pso.ahrq.gov/faq
      April 01, 2023 - Related Links PSO Program: Common Terms and Acronyms (PDF, 618 KB) Search … procedures to preserve confidentiality with respect to PSWP The provision of appropriate security measures … to assist the component PSO in its conduct of patient safety activities; take appropriate security measures … entity maintains PSWP separately from the rest of the organization, and establishes appropriate security measures … from several agencies within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and from patient safety programs

9726. Evidence Summary CER 208 Treatment For Bipolar Disorder In Adults (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-208-bipolar-evidence-summary.pdf
      August 01, 2018 - e Effective Health Care Program Archived: This report is greater than 3 years old. … Health and Quality of Life Outcome. 2013;11(211)doi: doi:10.1186/1477-7525-11-211. … Randomized trial of a population-based care program for people with bipolar disorder. … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; August 2018. … Posted final reports are located on the Effective Health Care Program search page.

9727. Interventions to Prevent Falls in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: USPSTF Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
      www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/h-w99jVsodSL33kV2h2_qW
      April 17, 2018 - Exercise Interventions The USPSTF found 5 good-quality and 16 fair-quality studies (n = 7297) reporting … living showed no benefit, but these studies used different scales, and few were adequately powered to … management.30 According to the AGS, detecting a history of falls is fundamental to a falls reduction program … Community strategies include but are not limited to evidence-based exercise programs and home modification … Preventing Falls: A Guide to Implementing Effective Community-Based Fall Prevention Programs. 2nd ed.

9728. Methods Research Report: Linking Evidence Reviews to Organizational Guideline Planning: A Pilot Test of an Interactive Web-Based Presentation and Discussion of Evidence (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/linking-evidence-reviews-methods_0.pdf
      October 01, 2018 - leaders • Scheduling the cyberseminar early in the development of policies or programs • Providing … with virtual support/interaction, and these two trials found that enhanced programs could result in … How many members have participated in these types of programs? 4. … What sort of lifestyle programs are offered in your region currently? … What is the member out of pocket cost for these programs?

9729. PULMONARY with "Discussions" in Exec Summary (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pulmonary_hi_impact.pdf
      April 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. … better inform patient-centered outcomes research investments at AHRQ through the Effective Health Care Program … significantly less chloride in sweat samples (a key indicator for CFTR activity; p <0.001 for both measures … Vertex Pharmaceuticals initiates phase 3 registration program for VX-770, an oral CFTR potentiator

9730. Screening for Visual Impairment in Children Ages 1–5 Years: Update for the USPSTF (pdf file)
      www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/r_MgZHrtyHRn7rZoCPS6MT
      February 01, 2011 - rating: fair measures of function besides vision outcomes patching resulted in a statistically significant … Third, a number of studies evaluated diagnostic accuracy of screening tests or screening programs in … Lions Clubs International Foundation Core Four Photoscreening: results from 17 programs and 400,000 preschool … PlusOptix vision screener: the accuracy and repeatability of refractive measure- ments using a new autorefractor … 21/97 (22%); mixed anisometropia and strabismus 34/97 (35%) Fair a Converted from Snellen metric measures

9731. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
      psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33712/psn-pdf
      June 01, 2011 - That is a frequent theme: people tend to offset the benefits of some safety measures by behaving more … relevant to what we are doing in health care over the past 10 years, as we've thought about safety and quality … RW: For the physicians, nurses, quality managers who do this kind of work, who are in charge of building … professional safety engineers a few years ago, and these were executives who were responsible for the whole programs … It can risk life, but it can also help enhance its quality.

9732. FRN 27 - Wireless Motility Capsule Versus Other Diagnostic Technologies for Evaluating Gastroparesis and Constipation: Future Research Needs (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/wireless-motility-capsule-future_research.pdf
      May 01, 2013 - Director, EPC Program Task Order Officer Center for Outcomes and Evidence Center for Outcomes … These draft criteria were adapted from AHRQ’s Effective Health Care Program Topic Selection Criteria … That would require validation of the weights. … It is unclear how objective measures of dysmotility (such as impaired gastric emptying) are related … Measures taken now to invest in establishing good diagnostic tests and deciding about whether or not

9733. Slide 1 (ppt file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/clinicians-providers/guidelines-recommendations/tobacco/clinicians/presentations/2008update-full/slides.ppt
      August 01, 2009 - of overall healthcare quality (e.g., NCQA, HEDIS). … These standard measures should also include measures of outcomes (e.g., use of cessation treatment … Refer the patient to a nutritional counselor or program. … of overall healthcare quality (e.g., NCQA HEDIS). … These standard measures should also include measures of outcomes (e.g., use of cessation treatment, short

9734. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
      psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49423/psn-pdf
      November 01, 2003 - patient safety researchers due in part to the success of aviation’s Crew Resource Management (CRM) programs … foreign bodies.( 13,14,15) Unfortunately, only one study has examined the effectiveness of CRM-like programs … (as opposed to simulators).(16) Therefore, it is premature to recommend comprehensive CRM training programs … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2001: 255-257. … project was funded under contract number 75Q80119C00004 from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

9735. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
      psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49681/psn-pdf
      April 01, 2013 - For example, varied units-of-measure can cause significant errors especially during transitions between … involve order entry and transcription errors, inappropriate abbreviations, dose designations or units-of-measure … For example, electrolytes may be ordered either by salt or by ion, as well as varying units-of-measure … errors associated with PN internally and externally (through the ISMP Medication Errors Reporting Program … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; November 28, 2012. [Available at] 14.

9736. Clinical Conditions With Frequent, Costly Hospital Readmissions by Payer, 2020 (pdf file)
      hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/SB307-508.pdf
      November 03, 2021 - /measures/pqi_resources. … statbriefs/sb278-Conditions-Frequent-Readmissions-By-Payer-2018.pdf https://qualityindicators.ahrq.gov/measures … No more than one readmission is counted within the 30-day period because the outcome measure assessed … charge, charity, and no expected payment ■ Other payers: includes other Federal and local government programs … of health services, medical practice patterns, access to healthcare programs, and outcomes of treatments

9737. CER 173 Executive Summary: Diabetes Medications for Adults With Type 2 Diabetes: An Update (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/diabetes-update-2015_executive.pdf
      January 01, 2015 - The Effective Health Care Program of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has published … strongly associated with lower risk of microvascular disease,24-26 making it a good proximal outcome to measure … For microvascular outcomes, we included studies evaluating more proximal measures, such as change in … needed to identify ideal measures to assess treatment-sensitive patient-reported outcomes in diabetes … and the Effective Health-Care Program.

9738. AHRQ's Evidence-based Practice Center Division Annual Report 2020: Solving the Puzzle for Evidence-Based Decision Making (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pdf/epc-year-in-review-2020.pdf
      January 01, 2020 - Divison Annual Report 2020 Solving the Puzzle for Evidence-Based Decision Making e 2020 EPC Program … How: The AHRQ EPC Program rapidly summarized available evidence on efforts to control the COVID-19 … Adolescents and Adults: 2020 Asthma Guideline Update From the National Asthma Education and Prevention Program … Quality of electrodiagnostic testing for carpal tunnel syndrome: adherence to quality measures. … Integrated Pain Management Programs and Multidisciplinary, Multi-modal Treatment Models.

9739. Evidence Report on the (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/antipsychotics-adults_research-protocol.pdf
      December 01, 2010 - Additional outcome measures: Key symptoms: http://www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/� Source: … • Measures of neurocognition for Schizophrenia: the Young Mania Rating Scale (YMRS), the Montgomery-Asberg … days; length of hospitalization stay; rates of emergency department visits; attendance in day care programs … • Health-related quality of life. … In cases where the outcomes are measured with different scales, a standardized mean difference will

9740. Readmissions to U.S. Hospitals by Diagnosis, 2010 (pdf file)
      hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb153.pdf
      March 01, 2013 - Rehospitalizations among patients in the Medicare fee-for-service program. … Weights for national estimates were developed using poststratification on hospital characteristics ( … 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. …  Other: includes Worker's Compensation, TRICARE/CHAMPUS, CHAMPVA, Title V, and other government programs