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5421. Communication-Focused Technologies: Technologies for Enhancing Access to Health Management (pdf file)
      digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/citation/teahm_study_action_final061511comp.pdf
      June 01, 2011 - ultimately obtained, the team suspected that in many cases, protocols were simply “generic” guidelines rather … than thresholds that were tailored for each participant. … This center director suggested that a carrel, rather than flat desktop would be a better choice in the … She pointed out that her clients felt it was “Easier than having to go to the doctor.” … (select one) Less than 5 years 5 – 10 years 11 – 15 years More than 15 years 5.

5422. C:\unzipped\Methods Series Reports to Convert\Comparison_Report_NIS1 1988-92.wpd (pdf file)
      hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/methods/Comparison_Report_NIS11988-92Final.pdf
      July 11, 1996 - mortality rate than other Southern states. … Overall, the 1988 NIS mortality estimate is about 7 percent higher than the NHDS estimate. … Rather, the NIS estimates of average lengths of stay and in-hospital mortality tend to be lower than … The poverty rate average is slightly lower for the NIS states than for all 50 states. … mortality rate than other Southern states.

5423. JAMA JATS (pdf file)
      www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/dvDjnZzW9PDxzKBauB4QxA
      August 21, 2018 - changes caused primarily by high-risk types of human papillomavirus (hrHPV), the causative agents in more than … ) is readily trans- mitted through sexual contact1,2 and is recognized as a causative agent in more than … Cohort studies including fewer than 10 000 women were excluded, unless they addressed a subpopulation … Results were based on a “number of women screened” denominator, rather than intention-to-treat calcula … 35 years (eTable 4 in the Supplement) than for women older than 35 years (range, 0.2%23 to 0.5%13,19,21,22

5424. 1 Preventablehospitaledvisits-Overview-Ig (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/long-term-care/resources/ontime/prevhosp/1_preventablehospitaledvisits-overview-ig.pdf
      June 02, 2025 - For example: • Pressure Ulcer Prevention has been pilot tested in more than 50 nursing homes across … • Are proactive rather than reactive. • Show recent changes in risks. … reports who should not be there, residents are missing from reports, residents are less functional than

5425. III. Intervention Steps and Tools | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/crctoolkit/crctoolkit3.html
      April 01, 2018 - then initiate a conversation with that patient to be diligent about receiving CRC testing more often than … SEA mailing (note that if the central entity omits the SEA mailing, the invitation becomes the first rather … than the second mailing). … Clinicians and practice staff may be less likely to respond to the postintervention survey than the preintervention

5426. CUSP Guide for Reducing Ventilator-Associated Events in Mechanically Ventilated Patients (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/mvp/modules/cusp/cusp-mvpguide.pdf
      January 01, 2017 - Creating a protocol for elevating the head of the bed is far easier than managing staff’s attitudes … CUSP Guide In Practice In 2004, more than 100 intensive care units in Michigan implemented CUSP in their … Rather than being the main instigators of an accident, operators tend to be the inheritors of system

5427. Building Self-Empowered Teams for Improving Safety in Postoperative Pain Management (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol3/Advances-Singh-R_68.pdf
      April 20, 2008 - and keep the prevailing anxieties in check.30 nt, An alternative approach that is prospective, rather … than retrospective, and permits involvement of all team members in identifying and prioritizing safety … Severe or irreversi ble complic ations (eg deleriu m, disabilit y) Less than … This discussion format, although more labor-intensive, was more helpful overall than the “voting” method

5428. Potential Measures for Clinical-Community Relationships: A Supplement (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/prevention-chronic-care/resources/ccrm-atlas-suppl/ccrm-atlas-suppl.pdf
      October 01, 2013 - these definitions should be viewed as concepts for future measure development, testing, and adaptation rather … than final specifications. … definitions should be viewed as concepts for future measure development, testing, and adaptation rather … than final specifications. … Because this supplement describes measure concepts rather than detailed specifications, future measure

5429. Potential Measures for Clinical-Community Relationships: A Supplement (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/publications/files/ccrm-atlas-suppl.pdf
      October 01, 2013 - these definitions should be viewed as concepts for future measure development, testing, and adaptation rather … than final specifications. … definitions should be viewed as concepts for future measure development, testing, and adaptation rather … than final specifications. … Because this supplement describes measure concepts rather than detailed specifications, future measure

5430. Obesity (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/obesity-horizon-scan-high-impact-1412.pdf
      December 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. … It is going to be less attractive than pharmacotherapy but more attractive than some of the other surgical … More than twice as many participants on liraglutide lost more than 5% additional weight as did patients … Withdrawals due to AEs were less than 10% in both groups.

5431. Primary Care Practice Facilitation Curriculum Module 7: Professionalism for Practice Facilitators (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/ncepcr/tools/PCMH/pcpf-module-7-professionalism.pdf
      September 01, 2015 - Professionalism is more than what you wear and what you say; being professional also reflects your attitude … Ideally, your attire should enable you to blend in to the professional crowd rather than stand out. … Taking calls for issues other than those in service of the practice at hand sends a message that you … You can cluster questions for a practice in one email, rather than sending multiple inquiries. … Virtual PFs will want to have much more rapid response times than in-person PFs, whose response times

5432. Disposition of Comments Report for Interventions To Improve Patient Adherence to Hepatitis C Treatment: Comparative Effectiveness (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/hepatitis-c-treatment-adherence_disposition-comments.pdf
      December 20, 2012 - et al 2010 and Morasco et al 2010, which are probably linked moreso to treatment completion rates rather … than medication adherence per se, would be captured under pharmacological interventions. … This is an area of research with a vastly larger number of high quality studies than the literature … Discussion Page 82, line 52: The authors might use the term “behavioral or psychological treatments” rather … than the generic term of “counseling” methods.

5433. Implementing Medication-Assisted Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder in Rural Primary Care: Environmental Scan Volume 1 (pdf file)
      integrationacademy.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2020-06/mat_for_oud_environmental_scan_volume_1_1.pdf
      January 01, 2020 - On average, more than 90 people died each day from opioid overdose in 2015.1 The U.S. … of the effects of opioids if they are used.15 Therefore, it is recommended for relapse prevention rather … than management of withdrawal symptoms. … on infrastructure and financing models that continue to treat addiction under an acute care model, rather … As a result, care will be provided to more than 20,000 individuals with OUD.

5434. Final Report -- State and Regional Demonstration in Health Information Technology: Rhode Island (pdf file)
      digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/citation/state-regional-demonstration-hit-ri-final-report.pdf
      December 01, 2015 - enrollment facilities had enrollment processes reflecting more active (e.g., picked up phone, other) rather … than passive (e.g., mail, other) processes. … than passive (e.g., mail, other) processes. … the broader community to provide input on the HIE system planning and implementation process, but rather … Define the use of health data from a point of prioritization rather than limitation until the spectrum

5435. Sample Designs of the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Household Component, 1996–2006 and 2007–2016 (pdf file)
      meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/mr33/mr33.pdf
      January 01, 2019 - Thus, the RU serves chiefly as a family-based “survey” operations unit rather than an analytic unit … Unmarried college students (less than 24 years of age) who usually live in a sampled household but … Design effects appear to be slightly higher in the second design than in the first design. … characterized as eligible for MEPS for that round, and thus is “conditioned” on prior participation rather … than representing the overall response rate through that round.

5436. Methodology Report #33: Sample Designs of the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Household Component, 1996-2006 and 2007-2016
      meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/mr33/mr33.shtml
      January 01, 2019 - Thus, the RU serves chiefly as a family-based "survey" operations unit rather than an analytic unit per … Unmarried college students (less than 24 years of age) who usually live in a sampled household but who … Design effects appear to be slightly higher in the second design than in the first design. … characterized as eligible for MEPS for that round, and thus is "conditioned" on prior participation rather … than representing the overall response rate through that round.

5437. National Opportunity To Improve Infection Control in ESRD (NOTICE) Phase Two Final Report (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/esrd/finalreportphase2.pdf
      September 29, 2014 - Facilities with fewer than 20 patients in 2011 were excluded. … A patient can contribute more than one event per month but not more than one every 21 days. … A patient can contribute more than one event per month but not more than one every 21 days. … of the CMS claims data suggests that these sources are measuring quite different variables with a rather … The positive of culture assessments may be that conversations happen because the tool is used rather

5438. CHIPRA Pediatric Quality Measures Program (PQMP) Candidate Measure Submission Form (CPCF) (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/outcomes/chipra-140-section-5.8.pdf
      January 01, 2014 - (i.e., 3 communication events) and that their satisfaction ratings are on average 9 points higher than … communication were nearly uncorrelated, indicating the importance of assessing parents’ perceptions rather … than relying solely on other means of evaluating communication. … Individuals who reported “excellent” adherence were significantly more satisfied with their HIV care than … Parents rated care significantly higher than did their children.

5439. Final Progress Report: Understanding the implementation of new practices in healthcare organizations (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/nembhard-report.pdf
      January 01, 2024 - Two factors with eigenvalues greater than one emerged, explaining 46.93% of the variance. … another; rather, all were recommended to achieve the guideline. … k practices (e.g., more than 1 practice) versus the group that implemented less than or equal to k … than 1 indicate lower odds of being in that group. … Our sample may have been more motivated than a random sample.

5440. MEPS-HC Data Tools – Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) Household Component (HC)
      datatools.ahrq.gov/meps-hc/
      September 01, 2022 - estimates because information for these events is collected per interview or per year for each person, rather … than on a per-purchase basis. … , the questionnaire for foot care changed slightly, splitting  No exam in past year  into exam More than … estimates because information for these events is collected per interview or per year for each person, rather … than on a per-purchase basis.