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5241. Future Research Needs for Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/sleep-apnea-treatment-future_research.pdf
      February 01, 2012 - had small sample sizes with less than 1 year of followup. … We aimed for about five topics, but we used natural breaks in the rankings of the topics, rather than … (We chose to maintain links between 13 the list of topics and the topic discussions, rather … than manually reorder each stakeholder list.) … 50 percent reduction in the AHI to less than 5 events/hr).

5242. Research Findings #20: Dental Services: Use, Expenses, and Sources of Payment, 1996-2000
      meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/rf20/rf20.shtml
      January 01, 2004 - A higher proportion of whites (46.7 percent) than blacks (26.8 … Whites had significantly higher expenses than Hispanics in four of the five years … Females were more likely than males to use dental services. … 1977 National Medical Care Expenditure Survey, in which charges rather … than payments were used to measure medical expenditures.

5243. MEDLINE Searches (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/breast-cancer-medications_appendixes.pdf
      March 01, 2009 - • Drugs other than tamoxifen, raloxifene, or tibolone. … • Intermediate outcomes rather than health outcomes.‡ • Laboratory or animal studies. … • Drugs other than tamoxifen, raloxifene, or tibolone. … Outcomes: • Surrogate rather than clinical outcomes. • Failure to measure most important outcomes … for the rating (or both, if that is the case) -- namely, use of intermediate/ surrogate outcomes rather

5244. On-Time Pressure Ulcer Healing: Introduction to Pressure Ulcer Healing Reports Facilitator Training Instructor's Guide | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/ontime/pruhealing/erepguide.html
      December 01, 2016 - If more than one consultation occurred, all are listed. … Counts by Month Report allows clinicians to use their EMR to quickly see the information on this report rather … than compiling the information manually each month. … Number of Residents With More Than One Pressure Ulcer. … Number of Residents With More Than One IHA Pressure Ulcer.

5245. Disposition of Comments_Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 267: ADHD Diagnosis and Treatment in Children and Adolescents (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-267-adhd-disposition-comments.pdf
      March 25, 2024 - Typically, those are still better than all of these things listed in "more objective" measures, even … the first bullet points reflects an overarching issue, hence the chapter starts with this point rather … than others. … section on comparative diagnostic accuracy needs to more clearly lay out what clinicians should use rather … than mentioning only the three tools listed as they are not indicated yet for general use.

5246. Disposition of Comments for CER 201 Effectiveness of Indoor Allergen Reduction in the Management of Asthma (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-201-indoor-allergen-asthma-disposition-comments.pdf
      February 15, 2018 - Archived: This report is greater than 3 years old. … The authors should be aware that blood tests are less reliable than skin tests (epicutaneous testing … added a discussion of the limitations of the evidence base that result from the use of sensitization rather … Our report does not address whether and how one primary outcome might matter more than another. … from the analysis because their role has traditionally focused on patient education for self-care rather

5247. Research Findings #16: Patterns of Ambulatory Care Use: Changes From 1987 to 1996
      meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/rf16/rf16.shtml
      July 01, 2001 - people covered exclusively by Medicare were substantially less likely to have a visit than … Blacks also showed a more marked decline than whites and Hispanics in the percentage of … rooms decreased more from 1987 to 1996 for people with lower incomes than … that took place in emergency rooms also declined more for poor people from 1987 to 1996 than … In New England, metropolitan areas consist of cities and towns rather than whole

5248. Microsoft Word - PSI report-revised to AHRQ_031208_rev.doc (pdf file)
      hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/methods/2008_02.pdf
      January 01, 2008 - At the other end of the range with more than 18 statistically significant associations each are two … Rather, the average number of diagnosis fields filled for discharges in 2004 yielded the largest number … sparse statistically significant findings suggest that they are probably due to statistical chance, rather … than robust findings. … Note that the E code measure used in the correlation was not specific to PSIs but, rather, reflected

5249. A Strategic Approach for Funding Research: The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality’s Patient Safety Initiative 2000–2004 (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol4/Keyes.pdf
      January 01, 2004 - AHRQ’s historic approach to funding patient safety research was more opportunistic than strategic.2 … That is, prior to 2000, AHRQ’s approach was to fund investigator- initiated research rather than developing … One recent study using patient safety indicators (PSI) suggests that more than 32,000 deaths annually … the 5-year period, each grantee is required to have three ongoing projects at all times and no more than … to Reduce Medical Errors and Their Impact, the QuIC outlined a plan of action that involved more than

5250. Connected Cancer Care: EHR Communication Networks in Virtual Cancer Care Teams - Final Report (pdf file)
      digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/citation/r21hs026075-zhu-final-report-2022.pdf
      January 01, 2022 - we computed the conditional uniform graph (CUG) quantile33 for each measure and used these values rather … than the raw measures for our subsequent analyses. … The multiplicative effect of betweenness centralization was larger than 1, indicating that more centralized … all the other factors, patients with NSC lung cancer experienced shortest survival time (49% shorter than … breast cancer patients), followed by colorectal cancer (38% shorter than breast cancer patients).

5251. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/chronic-kidney-disease-anemia-2011_research-protocol.pdf
      January 01, 2011 - In particular, reticulocyte Hb content has a lower biological variability (~3%) than traditional … www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov Published Online: August 29, 2011 3 treatments, and laboratory tests—rather … than by individual service. 31 In view of considerable clinical uncertainty, and the difficulties … Key Informants must disclose any financial conflicts of interest greater than $10,000 and any other … Invited Peer Reviewers may not have any financial conflict of interest greater than $10,000.

5252. Improving Rural Healthcare Transitions through Health Information Exchange Final Progress Report (pdf file)
      digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/citation/r18hs018865-wood-final-report-2015.pdf
      January 01, 2015 - hypothesized that the routine use of KeyHIE will become pervasive in some clinical settings more than … that continuing improvements to the HIE would affect clinician users of the HIE more immediately than … Our research file therefore ended in March 2014, which is less than 10 months after the Beacon program … incomplete information; they are trained to conduct any diagnostic tests necessary and prefer to do this rather … than searching an HIE for a recent test result which they may believe is no longer valid.

5253. Timely Antibiotics for Children With Severe Sepsis or Septic Shock (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/acute/chipra-0230-fullreport.pdf
      April 02, 2018 - This measure assesses the proportion of hospitalized children younger than 19 years of age with severe … Statement The eligible population for the numerator is the number of hospitalized children younger than … In addition, older pediatric patients have been sick longer than younger patients and may also have … AHRQ HCUP data show that the national cost of treating sepsis increased more (183 percent) than for … Therefore, records for IRR were not chosen completely at random; rather, records were selected to maximize

5254. HCUP_methods_series_cover.ai (pdf file)
      hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/methods/2004_6.pdf
      January 01, 2004 - E code reporting on injury records in the HCUP databases was higher than in other publicly available … In terms of E code reporting, the injury records in the NHDS records were less complete than the NIS … The E code completeness in the freestanding facilities was poor (less than 55%) in all but one state … In contrast, 19 of the 33 states reported E codes on more than 90% of their injury records. … Please note that these reports do not evaluate the E code data; rather, they use E codes to define and

5255. Primary Care Interventions to Support Breastfeeding: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review (pdf file)
      www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/kHDoNjsfLx9SyKGD5n2ufL
      January 01, 2020 - (RR, 1.11 [95% CI, 1.04-1.18]; 23 studies [n = 8942]), and for exclusive breastfeeding for less than … 3 months (RR, 1.21 [95% CI, 1.11-1.33]; 22 studies [n = 8246]), 3 to less than 6 months (RR, 1.20 [95% … Each study could be included within more than 1 meta-analysis if it reported corresponding data. … tion of the individual steps (or mothers’ perception of experiencing these steps) within the BFHI, rather … than BFHI accreditation itself, influences rates of breastfeeding.

5256. Applying CUSP To Promote Safe Surgery (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/surgery/guide-appcusp.pdf
      December 01, 2017 - Creating a skin preparation checklist is far easier than managing the staff’s attitudes and values, … CUSP IN PRACTICE In 2004, more than 100 intensive care units (ICUs) in Michigan implemented CUSP in … Rather than being the main instigators of an accident, operators tend to be the inheritors of system

5257. Musculoskeletal-Complaints-Tests-Children Surveillance (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/musculoskeletal-complaints-tests-children_surveillance.pdf
      January 08, 2013 - warning) or the availability of a new drug within class (the latter being less of a signal to update than … Most of these studies focused on adults, rather than children; the age groups involved were often unclear … One prospective cohort6 reported anti-CCP antibody positive more often in polyarticular JIA than pauciarticular

5258. AHRQ Slide Template-Widescreen
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pdf/epc-nutrition-grand-rounds.pptx
      September 08, 2025 - requirement estimate 1* 1** 0 1 0 *Determined in one study; **Total BCAA requirement estimate calculated rather … than individual requirements 26 Report location: page 31 26 Key Points Example: Phenylalanine Requirement … Infant Outcomes One of the eight included studies Note: Data in some studies were used to address more than … weight” category (12.9 vs. 16.6 kg); in the “obese” category, the low DCI group gained less weight than

5259. White Paper: Narratively Describing Effects of Interventions in Systematic Reviews (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/white-paper-roadmap-interventions.pdf
      November 01, 2020 - representatives had epidemiology or public health training and a greater understanding of research results than … very large reduction in a laboratory parameter), or a standardized effect (e.g., reduction of more than … making.6 If scientific journals require manuscripts based on EPC reports to use different language than … Rather, it aims to assist authors in writing high level summary statements and plain language statements

5260. Layout 1 (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/hypothyroidism-hyperthyroidism-screening-treatment_executive.pdf
      October 01, 2011 - Cochrane review.3 None of the trials evaluated long-term cardiovascular outcomes, and none had more than … conducted on U.S. populations; most patients included in the studies were recruited from specialty clinics rather … than from primary care settings. … Currently, it is unclear whether screening and early treatment for thyroid disease is better than not