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41. Study Identifies Trends in Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Medication Misuse | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/969.html
    August 01, 2025 - Systematic Review (draft open for comment through August 29): Primary Hypofractionated Radiation Therapy

42. AHRQ-Funded Patient Safety Project Highlights: Improving Healthcare Safety by Enhancing Healthcare Facility Design (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/patient-safety/highlights/ps-project-highlights-hcfd-rev.pdf
    November 01, 2023 - Enhanced Work Configuration of Radiation Therapy Technicians on Workload, Situation Awareness, and … Purpose: Assess the impact of modifications to workflows, workspace design, and environment factors on radiation … therapy technicians (RTTs), workload (WL), situational awareness (SA), and performance during pretreatment … This study was the first of its kind in the radiation therapy domain to assess the effects of workspace

43. Final Progress Report: Developing a Medical Biometric Identification System with a Secure Database Network That Can Access Electronic Medical Databases (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-07/sohn-report.pdf
    January 01, 2024 - interface to register a new system user Study  3  –  Developing a patient identification system for radiation … therapy and surgery departments We developed a patient identification system that identifies and manages

44. Effective Treatment Trends and Measures | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/chartbooks/effectivetreatment/trends.html
    June 01, 2018 - disparities: Women under age 70 treated for breast cancer with breast-conserving surgery who received radiation … therapy to the breast within 1 year of diagnosis.

45. Chapter 3. Outline the Evidence and Identify Best Practices | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/es/patient-safety/settings/hospital/vtguide/guide3.html
    February 01, 2016 - Chemotherapy, anti-angiogenesis therapy, hormonal therapy, radiation therapy, transfusion, and indwelling

46. Chapter 3. Outline the Evidence and Identify Best Practices | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/vtguide/guide3.html
    February 01, 2016 - Chemotherapy, anti-angiogenesis therapy, hormonal therapy, radiation therapy, transfusion, and indwelling

47. SOPS® Medical Office Survey Data Submission Is Open September 2–19 | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/972.html
    August 01, 2025 - Systematic Review (draft open for comment through August 29): Primary Hypofractionated Radiation Therapy

48. Statistical Brief Discusses Availability of Medical Services in Rural and Nonrural Areas | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/970.html
    August 01, 2025 - Systematic Review (draft open for comment through August 29): Primary Hypofractionated Radiation Therapy

49. AHRQ Statistical Brief Explores Healthcare Spending for Children With Autism | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/971.html
    August 01, 2025 - and Evidence Systematic Review (draft open for comment through August 29): Primary Hypofractionated Radiation … Therapy for Localized Prostate Cancer .

50. Statistical Brief Highlights Cost of Heart Disease | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/968.html
    July 01, 2025 - Systematic Review (draft open for comment through August 29): Primary Hypofractionated Radiation Therapy

51. Improving Healthcare Safety by Enhancing Healthcare Facility Design (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/patient-safety/highlights/ps-project-highlights-hcfd-041825.pdf
    April 01, 2025 - Enhanced Work Configuration of Radiation Therapy Technicians on Workload, Situation Awareness, and … Purpose: Assess the impact of modifications to workflows, workspace design, and environment factors on radiation … therapy technicians (RTTs), workload (WL), situational awareness (SA), and performance during pretreatment … This study was the first of its kind in the radiation therapy domain to assess the effects of workspace

52. Chapter 1 | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/prevention/resources/vision/resources/vision1.html
    October 01, 2002 - experimental and investigational treatments are available (e.g., submacular surgery, external-beam radiation … therapy, and thalidomide) and basic research is currently being conducted in a number of promising areas

53. Implementation of an Event Reporting and Learning System Leads to Improvements in Patient Safety Culture at UNC Medical Center Webcast Transcript (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/events/webinar/unc-webcast-transcript.pdf
    January 01, 2020 - Overall, radiation therapy is used to treat approximately 50% of patients with cancer.

54. Final Progress Report: Central Venous Catheter (CVC)–Related Bloodstream Infections in Pediatric Cancer (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-09/secola-report.pdf
    January 01, 2024 - cancer with a CVC; 2) 2-16 years; and 3) admitted with a new oncology diagnosis, routine chemotherapy/radiation … therapy treatment, or a non-infectious surgical or radiological procedure.

55. Recommendations to Improve Children's Health Care Quality Measures | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/policymakers/chipra/pubs/background-2012/backgrndapb.html
    December 01, 2012 - Recommendations to Improve Children's Health Care Quality Measures Background Report on the 2012 Process This background report describes the process used to identify, evaluate, and select children's health care quality measures to be recommended for addition to the initial core set of 24 measures released by…

56. 2018 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report: Appendix A (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/nhqrdr/2018qdr-appa5.pdf
    January 01, 2018 - 2005-2014) Women under age 70 treated for breast cancer with breast-conserving surgery who received radiation … therapy to the breast within 1 year of diagnosis -6.95 0.009 0 NCDB 10 (2005-2014) Adults who received … therapy to the breast within 1 year of diagnosis -6.77 0.011 0 NCDB 10 (2005-2014) Appendix A … therapy to the breast within 1 year of diagnosis -11.12 0.011 0 NCDB 10 (2005-2014) Adults who … therapy to the breast within 1 year of diagnosis -0.987 -0.97 NCDB 2005- 2014 Women with clinical

57. Catheter Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation: Topic Refinement - Project ID: CRDT0913 (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/ta/topicrefinement/afib_topicref.pdf
    January 01, 2020 - Catheter Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation: Topic Refinement - Project ID: CRDT0913 Final Topic Refinement Document Catheter Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation - Project ID: CRDT0913 Date: 05/29/2014 Topic: Catheter Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation – Project ID: CRDT0913 EPC: Pacific Northwest EPC AHRQ Task …

58. 2015 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report: Chartbook on Person- and Family-Centered Care (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/nhqrdr/chartbooks/personcentered/qdr2015-chartbook-personcenteredcare.pdf
    October 01, 2016 - by Granular Ethnicities Women Treated for Breast Cancer With Breast-Conserving Surgery Who Received Radiation … Therapy Women Treated for Breast Cancer With Breast-Conserving Surgery Who Received Radiation Therapy

59. Chartbook on Black Health Care: Slide Presentation | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/chartbooks/blackhealth/qdr-blackhealth-slides.html
    November 01, 2020 - Rates of women who received radiation therapy after breast-conserving surgery were similar between Black … Importance: Radiation therapy after breast-conserving surgery reduces the risk of cancer recurrence … therapy to the breast improved overall and for Blacks and Hispanics. … therapy to the breast compared with White women. … therapy to the breast.

60. Appendix A, Pt. 3 | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/stpra/stpraapa3.html
    April 01, 2018 - concentrations of albumin and protein, blood lymphocyte count, perioperative steroid therapy, and preoperative radiotherapy … Perioperative radiotherapy was defined as the period 1 month before to 1 month after surgery.