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5021. Outcomes and Objectives Workgroup: Patient-Focused Outcome Measures for Patient-Centered CDS (pdf file)
      cdsic.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2023-10/Final%20OO%20Patient%20Outcomes%20of%20PC%20CDS%20to%20AHRQ%2010.6.23.pdf
      January 01, 2023 - This may be because these are measured by the indicator of adherence (e.g., smoking status) rather than … than a true gap in measurement … measurement domains and subdomains were identified as relevant a priori in consultation with SMEs, rather … less than desired. … than desired.

5022. Outcomes and Objectives Workgroup: Patient-Focused Outcome Measures for Patient-Centered CDS (pdf file)
      digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/Final%20OO%20Patient%20Outcomes%20of%20PC%20CDS%20to%20AHRQ%2010.6.23.pdf
      January 01, 2010 - This may be because these are measured by the indicator of adherence (e.g., smoking status) rather than … than a true gap in measurement … measurement domains and subdomains were identified as relevant a priori in consultation with SMEs, rather … less than desired. … than desired.

5023. Nutritional Research Series: Volume 5: Comparison of Translational Patterns in Two Nutrient–Disease Associations (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/evidence-based-reports/nutrtp5.pdf
      October 01, 2011 - nutrients (e.g., alpha-linolenic acid instead of EPA or DHA for n-3 PUFA or antioxidants in general rather … than vitamin E), or endpoints other than clinical cardiovascular outcomes (e.g., depression, diabetes … pertinent to the association of interest (e.g., report on changes in lipid profiles or blood pressure rather … than clinical cardiovascular outcomes). … than chance.

5024. Shared Learning and the Drive to Improve Patient Safety: Lessons Learned from the Pittsburgh Regional Healthcare Initiative (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol3/Sirio.pdf
      June 15, 2003 - most credible voluntary programs for reporting medication errors in the Nation and is used by more than … , and possibly made the reports less than optimal for many institutions. … In addition, the NHSN took longer than anticipated to prepare for initial piloting with hospitals, and … is composed of hospital representatives who are myopically focused on their own vested interests, rather … than the broader goal of patient safety.

5025. AMIA Policy Invitational Conference Series Final Report (pdf file)
      digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/citation/r13hs023969-fridsma-final-report-2017.pdf
      January 01, 2017 - medicine, learning health system, value-based care, health IT certification Purpose For more than … Other than payment reform, what changes could regulatory and quasi-regulatory agencies make to assure … However, API2016 opted not to use a panel discussion, but rather focused on three keynotes to precede … are good-willed and want to help but most of everyone is more biased towards the problems they face than … Health Policy Invitational 17 AHRQ Grant Number: 1R13HS023969-01 REVISED rarely more acutely than

5026. Crosscutting Hi Impact (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/crosscutting_hi_impact.pdf
      January 01, 2012 - Rather, the reports will help to inform and guide the planning and prioritization of research resources … of more than 900 topics across the 14 AHRQ priority areas. … No more than two experts with a possible COI are considered out of a total of the seven or eight experts … be available in previously underserved areas, which would “bring quality treatment to the patient, rather … than requiring the patient to travel long distances for care, or go without.” 33 Secondly, this

5027. Microsoft Word - CaseforPOAIndicator_final_060806 _2_.doc (pdf file)
      hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/methods/2007_01.pdf
      January 01, 2007 - interest is especially focussed on describing the variability and heterogeneity in the population, rather … However, this example is only meant to illustrate the methodology rather than provide a comprehensive … In that example, some patients are treated by more than one physician. … approach is one method that accounts for within- cluster correlations by modelling the correlations rather … than by modelling random effects, as hierarchical models do.

5028. Interventions for Weight Management in Children and Adolescents: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
      www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/e9f8a_uGMXxSbBUxpRPkrc
      June 18, 2024 - Reporting was sparse for outcomes other than BMI, with few significant findings. … with higher contact hours and that offered physical activity sessions as part of the interven- tion, rather … than simply encouraging increased physical activity at home. … change diet and physical activity found reductions in disordered eating,48,49 suggesting a benefit rather … than a harm of behavioral interven- tions.

5029. 2014-Women-Chartbook (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/nhqrdr/chartbooks/2014-women-chartbook.pdf
      January 01, 2014 - In 2012, the percentage was 0.9% for men and 2% for women (more than double). … 1.5 times) to have an emergency department visit for asthma than men … The treatment of precancerous rather than early-stage cancerous lesions is unique to cervical cancer … than White women to receive a Pap smear in the last 3 years … 10% of income was higher for females than for males

5030. Quality and Safety Challenges in Critical Care: Preventing and Treating Delirium in the Intensive Care Unit | PSNet
      psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/quality-and-safety-challenges-critical-care-preventing-and-treating-delirium-intensive
      December 01, 2012 - Perspective Remarkably, in every intensive care unit (ICU) on any given day, more than … almost half, shortened duration of coma (a form of acute brain dysfunction with even worse prognosis than … RW : You've found that the prognosis for patients with delirium is significantly worse than for those … How would you manage that differently than the run-of-the-mill doctor? … So we felt that rather than go that route we would be very much in favor of putting in some process measures

5031. Final Progress Report: RESPOND Pharmacy Education Toolkit: AHRQ Final Report (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/hartung-report.pdf
      January 01, 2024 - altering the module instructions and embedding the surveys into the learning management system itself, rather … than administering it through REDCap. … A recruitment email was sent to more than 1,000 Oregon-licensed pharmacists contacted through two … Third, a few of the composite scales had poorer reliability than expected, with some of the scales … Overall, prescribers are more responsible than pharmacists for opioid abuse issues. 5.

5032. New Models of Primary Care Workforce - Case Example #5: WellMed (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/primary-care/workforce-financing/case_example_5.pdf
      October 01, 2016 - WellMed has more than 800 primary care locations in Texas and Florida, more than 85 of which have integrated … Most people have only traditional Medicare, and WellMed can provide much more comprehensive care than … WellMed has far fewer specialists than other systems: for instance, they have no endocrinologists. … care and specialist departments is supported by what WellMed calls compacts with specialty services rather … than contracts.

5033. Case Example #5: WellMed | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/tools/workforce-financing/case-example-5.html
      July 01, 2019 - WellMed has more than 800 primary care locations in Texas and Florida, more than 85 of which have integrated … Return to Contents Patient Population Description and Practice Panel Size WellMed serves more than … Most people have only traditional Medicare, and WellMed can provide much more comprehensive care than … care and specialist departments is supported by what WellMed calls compacts with specialty services rather … than contracts.

5034. Diagnostic Errors: A New Chapter in Patient Safety Science, Policy, and Practice | PSNet
      psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/diagnostic-errors-new-chapter-patient-safety-science-policy-and-practice
      January 01, 2016 - reimbursement for diagnostic thinking, reformed medical malpractice standards, technologies that support rather … than hinder patient care, and a research funding climate conducive to accelerating our understanding … We need data to understand and reduce errors from more institutions than the handful that have contributed … We get it right more than 90% of the time, and that's really amazing given the complexity of the task … The radiologists know so much more about a film than they put in their report, and you used to get that

5035. Disposition of Comments Report for Cardiac Troponins Used as Diagnostic and Prognostic Tests in Patients Wtih Kidney Disease (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/renal-function_disposition-comments.pdf
      August 11, 2014 - The limitations are a reflection of the quality of the available evidence rather than the review itself … For example ES 14 says that renal failure was defined as creatinine clearance less than 60 ml/min/1.73m2 … The report is clinically meaningful but unfortunately brings up more questions than answers. … (1.1b)-You are out on a limb on the question, Does a significant delta of change (such as greater than … So whether troponin T is better than existing clinical models is unclear.

5036. Implementation of Health Improvement Collaboration in Cherokee County, Oklahoma (pdf file)
      digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/publication/uc1hs016131-jones-final-report-2008.pdf
      January 01, 2008 - Also, when asked to rate the usability of information systems more respondents scored poor/fair than … Also, we noticed that the entities that contracted for legal time got much faster responses than those … using the SMRTNET approach, that networks can be developed in a more natural way “from the bottom up” rather … than the top down. … This work to develop the database proved to be more difficult than we anticipated in terms of getting

5037. Final Progress Report: Occult Uterine Cancer and Power Morcellation in Hysterectomy and Myomectomy (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2025-06/xu-report.pdf
      January 01, 2025 - at the population level, hysterectomy practice in the post-warning period was more cost effective than … only accounts for 3-7% of all uterine cancer.15-17 However, uterine sarcoma is much more aggressive than … low positive predictive values, suggesting that their utility was better in ruling out occult cancer rather … than identifying occult cancer. … occult leiomyosarcoma, those who underwent LSH/LM had a higher risk for disease-specific mortality than

5038. Improving Direct Notification of Abnormal Test Results Via Patient Portals - Final Report (pdf file)
      digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/citation/r21hs023602-singh-final-report-2017.pdf
      January 01, 2017 - Patients who received an abnormal result were more likely to experience negative emotions than those … Participants who received an abnormal result were more likely to call their physician than those who … While more than half of participants did not call their physician following receipt, participants that … received abnormal results were more likely to call their physician than with those who received normal … Rather than discouraging patients from conducting online searches, they should be encouraged to use

5039. Recommendation: Gestational Diabetes: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
      www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/gestational-diabetes-screening
      August 10, 2021 - , 20 Factors associated with a lower risk for developing gestational diabetes include age younger than … Some pregnant persons are screened earlier than 24 weeks of gestation because they have risk factors … Major guidelines from organizations in the US generally recommend universal rather … than selective/risk-based screening at 24 to 28 weeks of gestation. … The USPSTF recognizes that clinical decisions involve more considerations than evidence alone.

5040. RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR WORK ASSIGNMENT (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/copd-anticholinergic-medicines_research.pdf
      December 01, 2009 - as much of the evidence in clinical practice guidelines come directly from placebo control trials rather … than head-to-head comparisons. … Several short-term clinical trials9-12 and trials of longer than 12 months13,14 have shown tiotropium … During follow-up there were more than 17.1 million person-days of medication exposure. … This regimen was used during slightly more than 50% of exposure days and was used by 76% of patients