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5221. Ced-Topic-Refinement (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/ced-topic-refinement.pdf
      November 01, 2022 - Key Informants must disclose any financial conflicts of interest greater than $5,000 and any other relevant … The KI Panel suggested clarification that the priority was on communicating milestones, rather than … We favored peer review for vetting rather than public posting, although both might be appropriate. … Most of the KIs favored splitting multipart requirements into separate requirements rather than bundling … This largely arises because the therapies recommended for CED are often devices or diagnostics, rather

5222. Analysis of Requirements for Coverage With Evidence Development (CED) - Topic Refinement (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/ta/topicrefinement/ced-topic-refinement.pdf
      November 01, 2022 - Key Informants must disclose any financial conflicts of interest greater than $5,000 and any other relevant … The KI Panel suggested clarification that the priority was on communicating milestones, rather than … We favored peer review for vetting rather than public posting, although both might be appropriate. … Most of the KIs favored splitting multipart requirements into separate requirements rather than bundling … This largely arises because the therapies recommended for CED are often devices or diagnostics, rather

5223. Archived: Evidence Summary: Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
      www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/obstructive-sleep-apnea-in-adults-screening-january-2017
      January 24, 2017 - An AUC less than 0.70 has been considered to indicate inadequate discrimination. 31 , 32 Both studies … The meta-analyses found that MADs were associated with greater improvement in AHI than sham devices ( … guidelines was generally on diagnostic testing (of adults with symptoms suggestive of disordered sleep) rather … than on screening (of asymptomatic people or those with unrecognized symptoms). … Rather, the focus was on the CPAP vs sham data.

5224. Medication Use for the Risk Reduction of Primary Breast Cancer in Women: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
      www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/-TsBkyewVoFpC7htRmzWJa
      September 03, 2019 - Studies reporting only inter- mediate outcomes rather than health outcomes, such as bone den- sity rather … than fractures, were not included. … endometrial cancer was more common among women 50 years and older than among women younger than 50 years … Most methods per- formed only slightly better than age alone as a risk predictor. … Uterine effects of 3-year raloxifene therapy in postmenopausal women younger than age 60.

5225. Modeling Study: Breast Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
      www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/modeling-study/breast-cancer-screening
      April 30, 2024 - comorbidity level experienced greater screening benefits than other groups. … For each strategy, benefits were larger for Black women than for all women. … mammography screening self-identify as women. 19 Since model results are based on data for sex (ie, female) rather … 40% greater than for women overall ( Table 4 ). … Finally, some analyses were based on findings from fewer than 6 models for pragmatic reasons.

5226. Improving Patient Safety in Hospitals: A Resource List for Users of the AHRQ Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/surveys/hospital/hospitalresourcelist.pdf
      January 01, 2019 - For easy access to the resources, keep the file open rather than printing it in hard copy because many … Note that some resources are duplicated (and cross-referenced) since they are applicable to more than … integrate teamwork principles into all areas of your healthcare system. • Scientifically rooted in more than … Checklists https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primers/primer/14 Most errors in healthcare are defined as slips rather … than mistakes, and checklists can help prevent them, according to a patient safety primer available

5227. Florida Final Report
      hcup-us.ahrq.gov/datainnovations/clinicaldata/FL4AHRQProjectFinalReportMar2010_v2.jsp
      July 01, 2016 - hospital systems, they recommended that it would be better to send the data using Excel or as text files rather … than HL7. … commonly mistaken for the pO2 element; easily detected in the files by pressure units of measure (mm Hg) rather … than %. … One site to date gave more information than necessary for the blood gases.

5228. Fl4Ahrqprojectfinalreportmar2010 V2 (pdf file)
      hcup-us.ahrq.gov/datainnovations/clinicaldata/FL4AHRQProjectFinalReportMar2010_v2.pdf
      March 01, 2010 - hospital systems, they recommended that it would be better to send the data using Excel or as text files rather … than HL7. … commonly mistaken for the pO2 element; easily detected in the files by pressure units of measure (mm Hg) rather … than %. … One site to date gave more information than necessary for the blood gases.

5229. MEPS HC-168G (pdf file)
      meps.ahrq.gov/data_stats/download_data/pufs/h168g/h168gdoc.pdf
      July 01, 2016 - AHRQ) and/or the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) may not be used for any purpose other than … will attempt to link this data set with individually identifiable records from any data sets other than … MEPS differs slightly from its predecessors: the 1987 NMES and 1977 NMCES surveys where “charges” rather … than sum of payments were used to measure expenditures. … The file also contains a small number of events involving a telephone call rather than a visit to the

5230. 2016-05 (pdf file)
      hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/methods/2016-05.pdf
      January 01, 2016 - is adjacent to the ED.3,4 Of those with a designated OS unit, over half are managed by ED staff rather … than inpatient staff.3 Observation care is not specific to Medicare patients and should be expected … 100 percent—particularly those lasting longer than 48 hours.7 Although there is evidence that OS … attempting to circumvent Medicare prospective payment regulations or were treating patients as outpatients rather … • No report of a surgical procedure on the same date or 1 day earlier than the date of the OS.

5231. S66 (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/s66.pdf
      October 01, 2007 - Under TennCare mandate, prescriptions are generally filled for a time interval no longer than 30 days … Within episodes of use, we allowed short periods, that is, gaps (defined as less than or equal to 90 … therapy after the addition of a new medication was considered evidence of switching to a new therapy, rather … than the use of combined therapy. … New users of biologic DMARDs had more prescriptions filled for different types of drugs than users of

5232. CER 229 Evidence Summary: Opioid Treatments for Chronic Pain (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/cer-229-opioid-treatments-chronic-pain-evidence-summary.pdf
      April 01, 2020 - In the United States, prescription of opioid medications for chronic pain more than tripled from 1999 … Opioid dose was analyzed in categories based on the thresholds in the 2016 CDC guideline: less than … Large/substantial effects were defined as greater than moderate. … • Opioids were associated with a greater improvement than nonopioids in SF-36 measures of physical … provider after discontinuation, and there was no information about time to discontinuation. 17 Rather

5233. Spotlight Case [MONTH] 2003 (ppt file)
      psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/import/webmm.ahrq.gov.45_slideshow.ppt
      January 01, 2004 - case (lack of ECG findings, lack of rales, hypotension, etc.), the overall likelihood of ACS is less than … approach or established algorithms Consider tests that will help rule in an alternative diagnosis rather … than pursue a test for a diagnosis already in doubt Be aware of common cognitive biases—avoid “premature

5234. Supplements to Evaluation Highlight No. 2 | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/policymakers/chipra/demoeval/what-we-learned/supplhighlight02.html
      May 01, 2013 - The MHI usually can be completed in less than 2 hours by a physician and a non-physician staff member … ), indicating the low internal reliability may be driven by the small number of items in the domain rather … than by poor inter-item correlation.

5235. Counseling and Other Psychosocial Supports | The Academy
      integrationacademy.ahrq.gov/products/playbooks/moud-playbook/implementing-treatment/counseling-and-other-psychosocial-supports
      January 01, 2025 - Preventive Services Taskforce, 5 and can be more informative than simply asking the patient. … Ideally, rather than relying on written progress notes or shared records, the whole care team of internal

5236. Establish Protocols to Identify Patients Who Could Benefit From Integrated Care | The Academy
      integrationacademy.ahrq.gov/products/playbooks/behavioral-health-and-primary-care/implementing-plan/establish-protocols
      January 01, 2024 - Emphasize the behavioral health provider's skills and abilities in addressing the patient's problem, rather … than the provider's specific discipline. … stress" or a "team member who is good at helping people with their diabetes" may be more successful than

5237. Layout 1 (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/antidepressants-2007_executive.pdf
      January 01, 2007 - MDD is the most prevalent, affecting more than 16 percent (lifetime) of U.S. adults. … More than 30 percent of these costs are attributable to direct medical expenses. … from indirect comparisons (i.e., comparisons of medications conducted across placebo-controlled trials rather … A subgroup of patients older than 60 years showed a significantly greater improvement than those on placebo … Paroxetine had higher weight gains than fluoxetine and sertraline.

5238. CDS Connect Maintenance and Update Final Report (Year 5 of CDS Connect) (pdf file)
      cds.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/AHRQ_Final_Report_2021.pdf
      January 01, 2021 - • Continued the “Lessons Learned” series for the WG, a community of more than 150 CDS members who … User can now sign up for the Authoring Tool and the Repository permissions in a single step, rather … than submitting two separate request forms. … First, all value set references were updated to use canonical URLs rather than Object Identifiers ( … Since the focus was on the CQL Services tool, rather than any specific CDS artifact, the team configured

5239. CDS Connect Maintenance and Update Final Report (Year 5 of CDS Connect) (pdf file)
      digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/citation/cds-connect-year5-final-report-2021.pdf
      January 01, 2021 - • Continued the “Lessons Learned” series for the WG, a community of more than 150 CDS members who … User can now sign up for the Authoring Tool and the Repository permissions in a single step, rather … than submitting two separate request forms. … First, all value set references were updated to use canonical URLs rather than Object Identifiers ( … Since the focus was on the CQL Services tool, rather than any specific CDS artifact, the team configured

5240. Obesity (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/obesity-horizon-scan-high-impact-1406.pdf
      June 01, 2014 - Rather, the reports will help to inform and guide the planning and prioritization of research resources … Worldwide, obesity rates have more than doubled since 1980. … Low-income women are more likely to be obese than high-income women. … modification for phentermine-topiramate, allowing access to the drug through certified retail pharmacies, rather … than offering it exclusively through certified mail-order pharmacies.