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5061. Biomarkers for Assessing and Managing Iron Deficiency Anemia in Late-Stage Chronic Kidney Disease: Future Research Needs (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/chronic-kidney-disease-anemia_research.pdf
      January 01, 2013 - of studies with longer followup durations; existing short- term RCTs had a followup duration less than … These out-of-scope topics were not entered to the final list of potential topics, but were rather enumerated … These categories are not necessarily mutually exclusive, and one stakeholder may belong to more than … deficiency, the concept of functional iron deficiency does not imply depletion of iron stores. 16 Rather … The main drawback to this approach would be that stakeholder opinion rather than evidence may well dictate

5062. HEALTHCARE COST AND UTILIZATION PROJECT — HCUP (pdf file)
      hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/nation/nass/2018_NASS_Introduction.pdf
      January 01, 2018 - that may be more useful for presenting descriptive statistics than are individual CPT or HCPCS codes … Consequently, rather than using an external reference source for major ambulatory surgery volumes, the … Some States provide more than the maximum code fields retained on the NASS. … This is in contrast to the superpopulation model, which adopts a stochastic viewpoint rather than a … Any ages greater than 90 years were set to 90.

5063. Research Findings #24: Utilization and expenditures for children with special health care needs (pdf file)
      meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/rf24/rf24.pdf
      January 01, 2006 - than 2 percent of family income, 3.2 percent of children had burden greater than or equal to 2 percent … and less than 5 percent, and 1.7 percent had burden greater than 5 percent of family income. … Medical Expenditure Survey and the 1977 National Medical Care Expenditure Survey, in which charges rather … Indicates sample size for denominator is less than 100. … Indicates sample size for denominator is less than 100.

5064. Interventions Targeting Sensory Challenges in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders - An Update (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/asd-interventions-disposition.pdf
      May 26, 2017 - We have clarified the time frame to reflect ≤ 6 months as short term and greater than 6 months as long … judgement, but given that studies in ASD have included more than 100 participants, we feel that it … attempted to balance significant methodologic concerns with tempered reporting of the findings, rather … than summarily dismissing all findings because study execution was lacking. … We did not find greater than low (limited confidence in estimates of effect) strength of evidence (

5065. Methods Guide for Medical Test Reviews Chapter 9 (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/methods-guidance-tests-performance_methods.pdf
      July 01, 2012 - They can be overestimates when the tests tend to agree more than expected by chance. … distributions instead of fixed values, using Bayesian inference.21–24 Using a whole distribution of values rather … than a single fixed value is less restrictive, and probably less arbitrary. … 10 and a negative likelihood ratio less than 0.1. … reference standard, or more than one cutoff for the reference test (as separate analyses).

5066. Spotlight (pdf file)
      psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2021-09/spotlight_lost_in_transitions_of_care_09.22.2021_final.pdf
      January 01, 2021 - decision support should suggest alternatives that do not involve cutting tablets into portions other than … but this approach is not designed to be used to convert patients from one opioid to another, but rather … – Methadone's peak respiratory depressant effects typically occur later, and persist longer, than … 5 mcg/hr patch is the initial buprenorphine dose for patients who are opioid-naïve or taking less than … The patch is not recommended for patients on more than 80 OME per day.

5067. The Dose Makes the Poison: Medication Error During Procedural Sedation in the Pediatric Emergency Department. | PSNet
      psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/dose-makes-poison-medication-error-during-procedural-sedation-pediatric-emergency-department
      January 23, 2017 - Imaging demonstrated that the left femoral head was smaller than the right with premature ossification … Pediatric patients are more likely to experience respiratory depression and life-threatening hypoxia than … physiology. 2,3 A comprehensive study by the Pediatric Sedation Research Consortium comprising more than … be conceptualized as a continuum ranging from normal level of alertness to complete unconsciousness, rather … than as distinct categories with clearly defined boundaries and transitions.

5068. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/gestational-diabetes-screening-diagnosis_research-protocol.pdf
      December 16, 2011 - from screening. 1,8 Low risk is defined as women who meet all of the following criteria: age less than … When more than one publication reports the results of a single study, we will consider the earliest … outcomes are measured in different scales, we will use a standardized mean difference to pool results, rather … than a weighted mean difference. … Invited Peer Reviewers may not have any financial conflict of interest greater than $10,000.

5069. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/migraine-emergency_research-protocol.pdf
      July 18, 2011 - activities. 2 In the United States, migraine and related medical issues result in costs of more than … percent of migraine patients have been diagnosed correctly, and 49 percent use only over-the- counter rather … than prescription medications to treat their headache. 7 Acute Exacerbations and Emergency Department … Pain assessment at discharge (usually less than 6 hours) and up to 7 days postdischarge 3. … Invited Peer Reviewers may not have any financial conflict of interest greater than $10,000.

5070. Screening for Dyslipidemia in Younger Adults: A Systematic Review (pdf file)
      www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/SaASReVeD_fpHZQbeBZD5s
      October 01, 2016 - 35 years and women older than 45 (A recommen- dation). … A separate USPSTF review addresses dyslip- idemia screening in persons younger than 21 years (15). … 40 years or if the mean age of the popu- lation was less than 40 years. … Although 4 trials of statins for primary prevention enrolled patients younger than 40 years, results … These specifications are not meant to be rigid rules but rather are intended to be general guidelines

5071. Final Progress Report: Promoting Safe Care Transitions: Simulation-Based Mastery Learning to Improve Communication in Times of Diagnostic Uncertainty (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2025-04/rising-report.pdf
      January 01, 2025 - of participants (n=82, 75%) responded that they discharge patients with diagnostic uncertainty more than … Senior residents were more likely to use the app than junior residents (41.3% vs 23.8%, p=0.05). … • Mandating use of the app, rather than having it as an optional portion of the educational curriculum … was efficacious in getting physicians to mastery, close to half (43%) of physicians required more than … More than 1x per shift 67 (62.0%) Once per shift 28 (25.9%) Once per week 8 (7.4%) Once per month

5072. Final Progress Report: EMR Planning To Improve North Iowa Healthcare (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-07/ebeling-report.pdf
      January 01, 2024 - This area has one of the highest percentages of elderly people in the United States, with more than … arrangement for IT services from an intermediary (such as MMC- NI, Trinity Health, or the state of Iowa) rather … than purchasing software and hardware and, if possible, operationalizing some of these costs. … The average overall score was 2.88, less than what would be considered average approval. … This indicated slightly more than average approval for the readiness assessment process and outcomes

5073. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/cad-women-treatment_research-protocol.pdf
      September 29, 2011 - Cardiovascular disease remains the leading cause of death among women in United States. 1 More than … Each year, more than 1 million patients have an MI. … However, women have a worse prognosis than men for manifestations of CAD such as acute MI, and some … project title was modified to reflect the project‘s emphasis on comparison of treatment strategies rather … than comparison between individual treatment elements.

5074. Communication and Dissemination Strategies To Facilitate the Use of Health-Related Evidence (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/medical-evidence-communication_executive.pdf
      November 01, 2013 - Evidence reports typically target scientifc researchers in related felds, rather than the patients … narratives (yes/no)—Loss- framed messages used in conjunction with narratives were more persuasive than … Key Points: Disseminating Evidence to Clinicians • Ability strategies are not more effective than reach … Many aspects of this review cut across more than one KQ, and some across all three KQs. … strategies addressing a combination of reach, ability, or motivation appear to be more effective than

5075. Final Progress Report: Verbal Order Policies, Occurrence, and Perceptions (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-11/wakefield2-report.pdf
      January 01, 2024 - CAHs are located in rural areas, have fewer than 25 beds, and provide a limited range of services … Of interest were the far less frequent requirements to avoid abbreviations (other than approved drug … it should be, somewhat higher than it should be, or about right. … Requires use of complete words rather than abbreviations other than for drug names and doses Y / … Will be implementing a CPOE system more than 2 months from now (Skip to question 9) d.

5076. Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) NIS Notes
      hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/vars/mdnum1_r/nisnote.jsp
      September 01, 2008 - the following reasons: Some hospitals assign their own internal physician identification numbers rather … than using the license numbers issued by the licensing agency of the physician or other health care … encrypted values supplied by the data source in the 1999 inpatient data contained slightly different coding than … When the source values were shorter than six characters, the HCUP value was padded to bring it into conformity

5077. Life-Threatening Infant Overdose of Sodium Chloride | PSNet
      psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/life-threatening-infant-overdose-sodium-chloride
      December 23, 2020 - concentration for sodium chloride was mistakenly entered as 77 mEq/100 mL, a ten-fold higher concentration than … Rather, the safety process often relied on a dietician to notify the team if the TPN had not been ordered … order sets should be standardized to include a uniform bag size of 250 mL for patients who weigh less than … or equal to 10 kg and 500 mL for patients who weigh greater than 10 kg.

5078. Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) NIS Notes
      hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/vars/mdnum2_r/nisnote.jsp
      September 02, 2008 - the following reasons: Some hospitals assign their own internal physician identification numbers rather … than using the license numbers issued by the licensing agency of the physician or other health care … encrypted values supplied by the data source in the 1999 inpatient data contained slightly different coding than … When the source values were shorter than six characters, the HCUP value was padded to bring it into conformity

5079. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
      psnet.ahrq.gov/node/867672/psn-pdf
      February 26, 2025 - The metabolic panel was normal except for borderline elevation of serum creatinine, higher than his … “High-risk” abdominal pain is characterized by clinical features including age greater than 65 years … while also improving resource utilization and decreasing costs to the health system.23 In this case, rather … than discharging the patient with a questionable diagnosis and unresolved pain, the clinician could

5080. In Conversation with…Janet Corrigan, PhD, MBA | PSNet
      psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-withjanet-corrigan-phd-mba
      April 01, 2010 - The current NQF portfolio includes more than 600 measures, and there will be more coming forward. … looked at the NQF portfolio (which at that time numbered about 150 measures or so, and we now have more than … For the first time, there was awareness that our payment policies have to be modified, even more than … characteristic of NQF's role in promoting safe practices is that the organization does not develop measures; rather