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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/c-diff-infections_research-protocol.pdf
May 24, 2010 - suggested that reducing patient susceptibility to infection is more effective in reducing CDAD
cases than … offers both sufficient
sensitivity and specificity together with fast turn-around time.19,20 Greater than … 35 percent of patients with one previous episode and 33 to 65
percent of patients who have had more than … Generally
speaking, for all abstracts, we will err on the side on inclusion rather than exclusion.
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/citation/r18hs025645-jariwal-final-report-2022.pdf
January 01, 2022 - Within the Bronx, Blacks and Hispanics are more likely than non-Hispanic
whites to be hospitalized for … Moreover, more than half of participants utilized the Android
platform (57.1%) and less than half utilized … the majority of participants who completed the baseline sessions preferred to electronically
consent rather … than verbally consent.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/ncepcr/tools/PCMH/pcpf-module-12-intro-to-assessing-practices.pdf
September 01, 2015 - Assets as Well as Challenges
It is important to approach the assessment from an asset-based rather … than deficit-based
perspective. … We choose new processes of
care that are more
advantageous than the old to
everyone involved (patients … Our medical group/clinic
attaches more priority to
quality of care than to
finances
1 2 3 4 5 8 … Deliberately designing care
improvements so as to make
physician participation less
work than before
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mvp/ltvv-intro/ltvv-intro-slides.pptx
January 01, 2017 - prevent ventilator-associated lung injury
LTVV is an approach that targets much lower tidal volume than … any new pneumothorax, pneumomediastinum, or subcutaneous emphysema, or a pneumatocele that was more than … Evidence, Implementation ‹#›
AHRQ Safety Program for Mechanically Ventilated Patients
36
Use PBW Rather … Than ABW
Predicted body weight (PBW) is based on sex and height
For BMI > 25, actual body weight (ABW
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/misdiagnosis-small-bowel-obstruction-setting-previous-abdominal-operations
September 27, 2023 - The metabolic panel was normal except for borderline elevation of serum creatinine, higher than his baseline … “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
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/publications/files/clabsineonatal.pdf
October 01, 2012 - The technical intervention focused more on maintenance than insertion given the clinical
considerations … Lines are more frequently missing removal dates later in the project than
earlier in the project (of … reporting rates
were found in the most recent months and probably reflect ongoing data submission rather … than
missing data (NHSN data from 39 units in July and 19 units in August), Figure 3 reflects data
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/action-alliance/addressing-workforce-safety-chat-062723.pdf
June 27, 2023 - for WPV events
from Bridget Evans to everyone: 2:46 PM
That's a therapy dog - very different than … Other than posters, does anyone use public forums to bring
this conversation to the general public? … the complete program of pre-incident education, effective
event response, and effective follow-up, rather … than an isolated group 'debriefing' event.
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/iomracereport/reldata6a.html
May 01, 2018 - having data on each race that an individual selects when given the option to select one or more races), rather … than losing that detail by only offering patients the more general response option of "multiracial" … number of choices; electronic collection systems can often be designed to collect many more categories than … , plus 8.9 million of the 16 million served by health centers are uninsured or have insurance other than
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/factsheets/fullreports/CHIPRA202-Materials_XIII.pdf
January 01, 2014 - children and this was most prominent among children who qualified for EI based on
developmental delay rather … than an established medical condition (Feinberg et al., 2012) … Subgroup analysis found that among practices using the PEDS,
less than one in three children with a … 99201–99285, 99304–99337, or 99341–99350) may be reported for treatment of
psychiatric conditions, rather … than using psychiatry service codes, when appropriate.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/factsheets/fullreports/CHIPRA205-Materials_XIII.pdf
August 13, 2014 - children and this was most prominent among children who qualified for EI based on
developmental delay rather … than an established medical condition (Feinberg et al., 2012) … Subgroup analysis found that among practices using the PEDS,
less than one in three children with a … 99201–99285, 99304–99337, or 99341–99350) may be reported for treatment of
psychiatric conditions, rather … than using psychiatry service codes, when appropriate.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/factsheets/fullreports/CHIPRA204-Materials_XIII.pdf
August 25, 2014 - children and this was most prominent among children who qualified for EI based on
developmental delay rather … than an established medical condition (Feinberg et al., 2012) … Subgroup analysis found that among practices using the PEDS,
less than one in three children with a … 99201–99285, 99304–99337, or 99341–99350) may be reported for treatment of
psychiatric conditions, rather … than using psychiatry service codes, when appropriate.
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/nation/nass/NASS_Introduction_2020.jsp
January 01, 2020 - of HCUP data agree to the following restrictions a :
Will not use the data for any purpose other than … Consequently, rather than using an external reference source for in-scope ambulatory surgery volumes, … 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 deterministic … Any ages greater than 90 years were set to 90.
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cdsic.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2025-03/Final_MO_Patient%20Preference%20Report_6.7.24.pdf
January 01, 2025 - Instruments may apply to more than one domain/subdomain. … The majority of tools included in the Inventory captured preferences as reported by the patient,
rather … than a clinician’s assessment of what the patient prefers based on a conversation. … CDS developers, implementers, and evaluators should be aware that some
preferences are more relevant than … For example, rather than integrating
patient preferences into existing sections of the EHR, it may be
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/-hnLT26c2NHs6thK9yznPF
July 01, 2002 - age 50 were smaller than those for older women
(Table 3). … A “high risk”
woman has a 5-year risk of 1.66%, meaning that
more than 98 of every 100 women in this … A more
discriminating approach to estimating the risk of
estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer, rather … than
all breast cancer, would be useful in targeting
chemoprevention to women who would benefit
most … Five versus more
than five years of tamoxifen therapy for breast cancer
patients with negative lymph
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/breast-cancer-medications-for-risk-reduction-2002
May 06, 2002 - , 23 ) enrolled 5,408 women ages 35 to 70 years who had had a hysterectomy for an indication other than … age 50 were smaller than those for older women ( Table 3 ). … Because factors other than power must account for the findings, we did not combine the three primary … A more discriminating approach to estimating the risk of estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer, rather … than all breast cancer, would be useful in targeting chemoprevention to women who would benefit most
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/nation/kid/kid_2016_introduction.jsp
January 01, 2016 - of HCUP data agree to the following restrictions: ‡
Will not use the data for any purpose other than … This is in contrast to the superpopulation model, which adopts a stochastic viewpoint rather than a deterministic … Also, rural hospitals are generally smaller and offer fewer services than urban hospitals. … For example, a medium-sized teaching hospital would be considered a rather large rural hospital. … For example, teaching hospitals tend to be smaller in the West than they are in the South.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa/046-evidence-behind-decolonization-strategies-slides.pptx
October 01, 2024 - Lower intervention costs due to not screening
Decolonization costs more than offset by savings from not … screening
$17K lower than screening and precautions (per 1,000 ICU admissions)
$21K lower than targeted … iodophor.20
Iodophor may be relevant as mupirocin-resistance rises.38-41
Iodophor is an antiseptic rather … than antibiotic. … Does not require a prescription
Evidence that iodophor is better tolerated than mupirocin42
However,
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-katie-j-suda-pharmd-ms
December 07, 2020 - Between 1999 and 2018, more than 232,000 individuals in the United States died because of an overdose … EHR adoption rates have been slower, and lower, than in physician practices. 9 Further, many dental … EHR platforms operate as practice management software, rather than as a comprehensive EHR seen in other … /www.cdc.gov/opioids/data/index.html#:~:text=Overdose%20deaths%20involving%20opioids%2C%20including,than
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/surveys-guidance/item-sets/HIT/HIT_CAHPS_Meeting_Summary.pdf
December 01, 2006 - Online appointment scheduling—Patients are more likely to be able to request an
appointment than to … There
may be more parallels between types of systems than across practices. … Patients’ experiences may
depend more on the application than the environment in which it is used. … An example would be enabling the patient to provide information one time
rather than having to repeat
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol2/Nemeth.pdf
July 07, 2002 - There is more to care, though, than just interventions. … individual and shared goals.5 The sharing and
coordination that distributed cognition provides is more than … Management of an operating room suite is far more complex and
conflicted than most outsiders appreciate … Rather than simply mimic existing cognitive artifacts, useful information
technology (IT) applications