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9941. Diagnostic Safety Across Transitions of Care Throughout the Healthcare System: Current State and a Call to Action (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/patient-safety/reports/issue-briefs/diagnostic-safety-transitions-care.pdf
      June 01, 2023 - The available measures in the ED (e.g., preliminary diagnoses) do not quantify uncertainty that may be … an ICU discharge strategy, including: ■ Structures to facilitate patient discharge, ■ Education programs … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

9942. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      March 01, 2006 - The patient subsequently had progressive hypotension, did not respond to resuscitative measures, and … sue them, claiming that privilege restrictions were placed for motives other than the assurance of quality … All hospitals should have robust programs to thoroughly educate members of credentialing and peer review … project was funded under contract number 75Q80119C00004 from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

9943. Final Progress Report: Oral Chemotherapy Safety in Ambulatory Oncology: A Proactive Risk Assessment (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2024 - Grant: 1P20HS017123 Grant Management Specialist Carol Harris (carol.harris@ahrq.hhs.gov) Program … Each group was facilitated by quality improvement specialists from the DFCI Department of Quality Improvement … Additional measures included efforts by the physicians’ offices to confirm with the mail-order or other … responsible for teaching and follow up; and enhancing availability of parent and patient support groups and programs … Although we took measures to ensure that the FMEA process was reliable – by use of an external consultant

9944. Daily Care Processes Data Collection Tool | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mvp/modules/technical/daily-care-processes-tool.html
      January 01, 2017 - Daily Care Processes Data Collection Tool AHRQ Safety Program for Mechanically Ventilated … recommend the RASS and SAS as the most valid and reliable sedation assessment tools for measuring the quality … An overview of the decision process for the data collection portion of this measure is listed below

9945. References | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/distributed-cognition-er-nurses6.html
      August 01, 2022 - Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2022 [peer review version not for public dissemination … The Quality in Australian Health Care Study. … Review: how do hospital organizational structure and processes affect quality of care? … Changes in medical errors after implementation of a handoff program.

9946. References | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/dxsafety-reimagining-healthcare-teams-refs.html
      July 01, 2023 - Health Data, Technology, and Interoperability: Certification Program Updates, Algorithm Transparency,

9947. JAMA JATS (pdf file)
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      September 18, 2018 - of weight and provided tools to support weight loss or weight loss maintenance (eg, pedometers, food scales … while other trials provided referral and free access to commercially available group-based weight loss programs … In the good-quality Diabetes Prevention Program trial (n = 1295), the estimated cumulative incidence … of life outcomes.1 Many trials showed improve- ment in obesity-specific quality of life measures among … Fifteen trials were good quality and 15 trials were fair quality.

9948. Screening and Behavioral Counseling Interventions to Reduce Alcohol Use in Adolescents and Adults: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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      November 13, 2018 - No studies examined benefits or harms of screening programs to reduce unhealthy alcohol use. … Quality: Study was poor quality. … Summary of Meta-analysis Results, Primary Drinking Outcomes for Key Question 4a Outcome (Effect Measure … Comparing alcohol screening measures among HIV-infected and -uninfected men. … Implementation and quality improvement of a screening and counseling program for unhealthy alcohol use

9949. Spotlight Case July 2008 (ppt file)
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      July 01, 2008 - treatments Appreciate the stigma associated with opioid dependence and the potential impact on the quality … in the outpatient setting in methadone treatment facilities (licensed Opioid Agonist Therapy [OAT] programs … available, and providers should appropriately screen, identify, and treat these patients Improving Quality … education in substance abuse disorders for trainees and practicing clinicians may also improve the quality … treatable medical condition The clinical opioid withdrawal scale (COWS) can be a useful objective measure

9950. In Conversation With… Wanda Pratt, PhD | PSNet
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      November 01, 2017 - "( 1 ) Technology, with its array of capabilities to measure data, manage information, and automate processes … outcomes, and follow-up activities empower them to improve the way health care providers deliver care and measure … intensive care unit (ICU), implementation of a structured patient-centered care and engagement training program … Crossing the Quality Chasm: A New Health System for the 21st Century. … Measuring patient-perceived quality of care in US hospitals using Twitter.

9951. Rapid-Reviews-End-User White-Paper (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/rapid-reviews-end-user_white-paper.pdf
      April 01, 2016 - Healthcare Research and Quality Improvement Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … frequently used reviews from the AHRQ EPC Program. … [provider] Quality assessment Some assessment of the quality of the literature is needed “I think … tables, and that’s probably where I would look…” [payer] “The work development teams in our clinical programs … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

9952. Tagauj5Qoarfv3M8Fapbon (pdf file)
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      June 03, 2019 - originally conducted, the Swedish trials had impor- tant flaws related to measurement of the primary outcome measure … mammography protocol, refer- ring reader to another randomized trial, the Malmö Mam- mographic Screening Program … breast cancer mortality in women under age 50: updated results from the Malmö Mammographic Screening Program … Concepts and problems in the eval- uation of screening programs. J Chronic Dis. 1981;34:159-71. … The epidemiology of mass breast cancer screening—a plea for a valid measure of benefit.

9953. Template for Reports Developed (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/allergy-seasonal_research-protocol.pdf
      March 08, 2012 - Development and testing of a new measure of health status for clinical trials in rhinoconjunctivitis … Guidance for industry: allergic rhinitis: clinical development programs for drug products [Draft]. … 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 identifying the Key Questions … • Were outcome measures clearly valid, reliable, and equally applied to treatment groups?

9954. Final Progress Report: Leveraging a Social Network of Elders and Families To Improve Medication Safety at Transitions of Care (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/quintana-report.pdf
      January 01, 2024 - Usability Testing Sample interpretation IRR was assessed using a two-way mixed, consistency, average-measures … Each scenario consisted of multiple defined milestones to measure successful completion or failure. … use a computer mouse or trackpad.21-23 Beyond physical barriers, the design of websites and computer programs … American Journal of Medical Quality: the official journal of the American College of Medical Quality … Impact of a pharmacist-facilitated hospital discharge program: a quasi- experimental study.

9955. Screening for Prostate Cancer: USPSTF Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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      July 01, 2012 - There is convincing evidence that PSA-based screening programs result in the detection of many cases … There is convincing evidence that PSA-based screening programs result in the detection of many cases … Screening tests or programs that do not incorporate PSA testing, including digital rectal examination … required to better assess and improve the reliability of prostate cancer mortality as a valid outcome measure … When the analysis was repeated by using only validated measures of comorbidity (that is, Charlson comorbidity

9956. Clinical Decision Support Optimizing NEC Prevention Implementation in NICU - Final Report (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2020 - Measures. … A continuing program of research will investigate its impact on clinical care processes and neonatal … Development of an Instrument to Measure the Unintended Consequences of EHRs. … Validity and Reliability of a New Measure of Nursing Experience with Unintended Consequences of Electronic … Measures.

9957. Tool 3: How To Deliver the Re-Engineered Discharge at Your Hospital | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      March 01, 2025 - Overview Tool 2: How To Begin the Re-engineered Discharge Implementation at Your Hospital How CMS Measures … The RED Workstation is a software program that allows the DE to enter all the information that has been

9958. Tool 3: How To Deliver the Re-Engineered Discharge at Your Hospital | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/red/toolkit/redtool3.html
      March 01, 2025 - Overview Tool 2: How To Begin the Re-engineered Discharge Implementation at Your Hospital How CMS Measures … The RED Workstation is a software program that allows the DE to enter all the information that has been

9959. Systematic Review on Opioid Treatments for Chronic Pain: Surveillance Report 1 (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/opioids-chronic-pain-surveillance-report-1-final.pdf
      April 01, 2022 - up-to-date information about the evidence base to inform health plans, providers, purchasers, government programs … chronic pain, what is the comparative effectiveness of different tapering protocols and strategies on measures … headache, fracture, motor vehicle accidents, cardiovascular events, endocrinological effects) KQ 4a: Measures … Prolonged Opioid Use After Lumbar Fusion and the Effects of Opioid Use on Patient-Reported Outcome Measures … Prescription drug monitoring programs: Assessing the association between "best practices" and opioid

9960. Microsoft PowerPoint - FINAL June-Spotlight Case Slides_06.12.2020.pptx (pdf file)
      psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2020-06/final_june-spotlight_case_slides_06.12.2020.pdf
      January 01, 2020 - Response Team did not readily know the cause of the respiratory problem 19 SYSTEMS CHANGE NEEDED/QUALITY … IMPROVEMENT APPROACH 20 Systems Change Needed/Quality Improvement Approach (1) • Multiple complicating … frequently but was stretched too thin providing care to other patients 21 Systems Change Needed/Quality … Approach to anxiety & insomnia in hospitalized patients starts with non-pharmacologic sleep hygiene measures … The impact of new graduate nurse transition programs on competency development and patient safety: