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9921. Diabetes-Foot-Ulcer-Amputation-Economics Research (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/diabetes-foot-ulcer-amputation-economics_research.pdf
      January 01, 2011 - also spurred interest in trying to better understand the potential benefits, if any, of special-needs programs … For these prevalence measure- ments, prevalence was calculated by dividing the number of beneficiaries … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. January 2011. … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. January 2011. … Human Services as part of the Developing Evidence to Inform Decisions about Effectiveness (DEcIDE) program

9922. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/coronary-artery-stenting_research-protocol.pdf
      August 19, 2011 - assess revascularization success or diagnose stent-related complications,5,6 but it does not directly measure … Public Comments The Key Questions (KQs) for our review were posted on the Effective Health Care Program … of life, and quality-adjusted survival). … quality that are standard within the Evidence-based Practice Center (EPC) Program and are recommended … Within the EPC program, the Key Informant role is to provide input into identifying the Key Questions

9923. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
      psnet.ahrq.gov/node/852698/psn-pdf
      August 30, 2023 - an innovation designed to compile cases of specific populations of patients and diagnoses that have quality … errors include voluntary reporting, malpractice claims, patient complaints, physician surveys, random quality … Following these findings, the SureNet system, as well as a screening program based on a Best Practice … In 2020, this program successfully identified 686 patients diagnosed with AAA and did not have appropriate … Kanter MH, Jones JP. eAutopsy: using structured hybrid manual/electronic mortality reviews to identify quality

9924. Recommendation: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
      www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/chronic-obstructive-pulmonary-disease-screening
      May 10, 2022 - They should not be construed as an official position of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … The National Institutes of Health’s “Learn More Breathe Better” program provides information about the … The National Institutes of Health “Learn More Breathe Better” program provides information about the … of life, difficulty breathing, exercise or physical performance measures, mental health, and smoking … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2022. AHRQ publication 21-05287-EF-1. 14.

9925. Crosscutting-Horizon-Scan-High-Impact-1412 (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/crosscutting-horizon-scan-high-impact-1412.pdf
      December 01, 2014 - Prepared for: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality U.S. … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. … The primary endpoint was a composite safety measure (area under the curve of oxygen desaturation [AUCDesat … together in clinical trials exclusively to provide clinical investigators worldwide the ability to measure … Outcomes of a pilot senior emergency department program. Ann Emerg Med. 2013 Oct;62(4):S53.

9926. 08-1094 (pdf file)
      digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/page/08-1094.pdf
      January 02, 2025 - the Secretary’s adoption of the updated NCPDP SCRIPT 8.1, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … Reporting Initiative (PQRI) measures, as performance on these measures is influenced by patient compliance … also note that providers may participate in, and receive incentives through, the 2008 Physician Quality … This project includes measures for patient compliance with therapy, which can be supported through … • The quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected.

9927. Final Report: GestureClean: A Touchless Interaction Language for the Operating Room (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-02/wachs1-report.pdf
      January 01, 2024 - gestures without realizing that the investigator (the wizard) interprets their gestures and controls the program … gesture lexicons generated from VACs and find out the correlation between VAC scores and usability measures … Real-Time Gesture Recognition Based on Motion Quality Analysis. … Operating Theatre Quality and Prevention of Surgical Site Infections. … Formalizing Agreement Analysis for Elicitation Studies: New Measures, Significance Test, and Toolkit

9928. Microsoft Word - CaseforPOAIndicator_final_060806 _2_.doc (pdf file)
      hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/methods/2007_04.pdf
      January 01, 2007 - Contact Information: Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. … In 1997, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) began collecting ambulatory surgery data … "CMS Benefit Payments by Major Program Service Categories, Fiscal Year 2001." 2003 CMS Data Compendium … The ICD CCS program aggregates procedure codes into 231 mutually exclusive procedure categories.

9929. Patients Take a Bite of Prevention Apple with Web-based Interactive Personal Health Record (pdf file)
      digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/page/SuccessStory_Krist_7312012.pdf
      July 01, 2011 - p i • Additional  Value  to  Clinicians:  The  IPHR  became  a  certified  Physician  Quality  Reporting …  Measures  (PQRM) registry,  and  its  content  was  modified  to  perform  a  health  risk  assessment … number R18 HS 017046 Adoption Study: Using Health Information Technology to Improve Health Care Quality

9930. Inpatient Stays Involving Mental and Substance Use Disorders, 2016 (pdf file)
      hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb249-Mental-Substance-Use-Disorder-Hospital-Stays-2016.pdf
      January 01, 2016 - 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

9931. Final Progress Report: Enhancing the Detection and Management of Adverse Drug Events in the Nursing Home (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-02/handler-report.pdf
      January 01, 2024 - and clinical intervention). (27, 28) METHODS (Study Design, Data Sources/Collection, Interventions, Measures … Program to improve prescribing of primarily renally cleared oral medications in older Veteran Community … Impact of the Rasing Immunizations Safely and Effectively (RISE) Program on Healthcare Worker Immunization … Improving the Quality of Care in Nursing Homes. Katz S, editor.  … Participants, Incidence, and Prevalence): METHODS (Study Design, Data Sources/Collection, Interventions, Measures

9932. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
      psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49610/psn-pdf
      October 01, 2010 - 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 … project was funded under contract number 75Q80119C00004 from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

9933. Screening for Chlamydial Infection: An Evidence Update (pdf file)
      www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/REES__d2DxtDLhZCXQjpPW
      July 01, 2007 - avoidant attitudes and behaviors among men should be ac- counted for in STI screening and treatment programs … Studies in this area will make a major contribution to improving the evidence base for screening programs … Table 2 shows hypothetical outcomes of a screening program for chlamydial infection that are based on … It shows the results that might be expected from screening programs among non- pregnant women with underlying … National Committee for Quality Assurance. The State of Health Care Quality 2005.

9934. Final Progress Report: Surveillance for Adverse Drug Events in Ambulatory Pediatrics (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/bailey-kilbridge-report.pdf
      January 01, 2024 - principal objective of the proposed work is to implement and evaluate information technology (IT)–based measures … ADEs in care environments is essential to 1. establish a baseline performance metric against which to measure … practices; they reported 27 ADEs per 100 patients.(15) Chart review-based studies have reported various measures … We developed and implemented an automated surveillance–based system with which to measure the incidence … A report from the Boston Collaborative Drug Surveillance Program.

9935. Final Progress Report: Engineering Safe Care Journeys for Vulnerable Older Adults (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2025-03/smith-werner-carayon-report.pdf
      January 01, 2025 - Initial electronic health record domains and measures extracted in this study. … There were no significant differences in fall-specific measures or in any measures for the suspected … Development and implementation of a pharmacy fall prevention program. … Rehospitalizations among patients in the Medicare fee-for- service program. … Development and testing of a measure designed to assess the quality of care transitions.

9936. Choosing a Patient Safety Organization (pdf file)
      pso.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pso-brochure.pdf
      March 01, 2020 - PSOs were created as part of the Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005, referred to as … Using this process, PSOs can help healthcare professionals learn from quality and patient safety concerns … The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), part of the U.S. … PSOs can help you develop successful approaches to improving quality and reducing adverse outcomes. … AHRQ PSO Program Contact Information https://www.pso.ahrq.gov/ PSO Division, Center for Quality Improvement

9937. Choosing a Patient Safety Organization (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/patient-safety/pso-brochure.pdf
      March 01, 2020 - PSOs were created as part of the Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005, referred to as … Using this process, PSOs can help healthcare professionals learn from quality and patient safety concerns … The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), part of the U.S. … PSOs can help you develop successful approaches to improving quality and reducing adverse outcomes. … AHRQ PSO Program Contact Information https://www.pso.ahrq.gov/ PSO Division, Center for Quality Improvement

9938. Decision Making and Readiness for Implementation (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/abate/introduction/decision-making.pdf
      March 01, 2022 - CDC) National Healthcare Safety Network definitions and should be familiar to infection prevention programs … o Infection prevention program: The hospital infection prevention and control program may be one of … If so, it will be important that the initiator ensures that the entire infection prevention program … See the above section on the Quality of the Evidence. … Effectiveness of measures to eradicate Staphylococcus aureus carriage in patients with community-associated

9939. Chapter 5 | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/patients-families/consumer-exp/reporting/chapter5.html
      August 01, 2022 - above) to demonstrate the system's functions and operations, increase transparency, and improve the quality … will provide the facility with the opportunity to respond to its consumers and engage in meaningful quality … Important considerations in the development of any public reporting program will include decisions regarding … taxonomies exist; AHRQ has developed common data formats for the Patient Safety Organization (PSO) program … This may have substantial impacts on the quality and usefulness of available RCAs.

9940. Recommendation: Iron Deficiency and Iron Deficiency Anemia During Pregnancy: Screening and Supplementation | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
      www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/iron-deficiency-anemia-in-pregnant-women-screening-and-supplementation
      August 20, 2024 - They should not be construed as an official position of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … For screening, a surveillance report among Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, … hemoglobin testing during their first trimester in 2018. 1 , 10 There may be other reasons that clinicians measure … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2024. AHRQ publication 24-05313-EF-1. 2. … Anemia among pregnant women participating in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants