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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/resource/Logan_ExcellenceReportQMs.pdf
June 16, 2021 - The Excellence Report: Quality Measures for Colonoscopy
The Excellence Report: Quality Measures for Colonoscopy
Quality Measure 1. Preprocedure risk assessment is documented.
Quality Measure 2. A management plan is documented for patients on oral anticoagulants.
Quality Measure 3. Sedation medication(s…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/overview/background/corebackgrnd.pdf
January 01, 2013 - Medicaid Medical Directors Learning Network (MMDLN) to seek input on the measure
identification and recommendation … The SNAC’s discussion of controversial measures resulted in
the recommendation that further information … comment e-mail address by September 30, so that the
comments would be available in time to develop a recommendation … children older than 6 months of age whose primary water source is deficient in fluoride. 43 The
recommendation … Services Task Force (USPSTF) and means that the evidence was insufficient for the USPSTF to make a recommendation
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www.ahrq.gov/cpi/about/otherwebsites/uspstf/introduction.html
November 01, 2023 - U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF): An Introduction
Created in 1984, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF or Task Force) is an independent group of national experts in prevention and evidence-based medicine that works to improve the health of all Americans by making evidence-based recommend…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/866636/psn-pdf
January 01, 2025 - Hospital commitments to address diagnostic errors: an
assessment of 95 US hospitals.
September 4, 2024
Campione Russo A, Tilly J?L, Kaufman L, et al. Hospital commitments to address diagnostic errors: an
assessment of 95 US hospitals. J Hosp Med. 2025;20(2):120-134. doi:10.1002/jhm.13485.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/is…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/health-systems-research.pdf
October 01, 2017 - to make a determination of
‘is there evidence to support this or not’, and ‘is there any specific recommendation … Our sixth recommendation centers around educating health-systems that there is a topic
nomination process … Our seventh recommendation centers around enhancing the awareness of AHRQ’s EPC
Program which is critical
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cds.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/cds/artifact/711/Anthrax%20Post%20Exposure%20Prophylaxis%20Implementation%20Guide%20v2.0%2020190607.pdf
June 07, 2019 - The reviewed guidelines contained no specific, graded
recommendation statements, and the CDS artifact … current prescription for a recommended antimicrobial but dosage and
duration are not consistent with recommendation … criterion is not met, the patient
requires a new prescription for an antimicrobial to meet
the recommendation
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evaluating-test-strategies-for-colorectal-cancer-screening-a-decision-analysis-for-the-us-preventive-services-task-force/colorectal-cancer-screening-2008
October 15, 2008 - repeated colonoscopy were negative) and did not return to the initial screening schedule, as is the recommendation … The results from both models showed that the current recommendation for the combination of flexible sigmoidoscopy … Our analysis confirmed the current recommendation to begin screening at age 50 in an asymptomatic general … Screening for colorectal cancer: recommendation and rationale. Ann Intern Med 2002;137:129-31.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/resuscitation-errors-shocking-problem
October 19, 2022 - The recommendation for checklists has been echoed by other experts and has been incorporated into the
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/prioritization-selection-of-harms.pdf
February 01, 2018 - processes on the usefulness and credibility of systematic reviews, the workgroup
concluded that a recommendation … development group
• Well done surveys add something significant from the persons affected by the
recommendation
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/pulse-oximeters-medical-purposes-non-clinical-and-clinical-performance-testing-labeling-and
January 22, 2025 - Press Release/Announcement
Pulse oximeters for medical purposes - non-clinical and clinical performance testing, labeling, and premarket submission recommendations.
Citation Text:
Pulse oximeters for medical purposes - non-clinical and clinical performance testing, labeling, and premarke…
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/enhancing-clinical-decision-support-applications-community-pharmacist-delivered
January 01, 2023 - Enhancing Clinical Decision Support Applications for Community Pharmacist-Delivered Medication Therapy Management
Project Final Report ( PDF , 294.36 KB) Disclaimer
Disclaimer
The findings and conclusions in this document are those of the author(s), who are responsible for its …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/events/webinars/cahps-lessons-improving-patient-experience.pdf
July 01, 2021 - Lessons From Healthcare Organizations on Improving Patient Experience webcast - Quigley
AltaMed’s Shadow Coaching and
Pay-for-Performance (P4P) Efforts to
Improve Patient-Provider Interactions
Using the Clinician and Group CAHPS® Survey:
LESSONS ON IMPROVING PATIENT EXPERIENCE
Denise D. Quigley,
Marc N. Ellio…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/nicu_toolkit/nicupacket-apb-formula.pdf
June 02, 2025 - NICU Family Information Packet, Appendix B, Formula Feedings
Formula Feedings
We recommend breastfeeding for all infants when possible. However, when breastfeeding is
unavailable or undesired, the following formula recommendations apply.
Benefits
■ Premature transitional formulas have higher contents of protein,…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/factsheets/fullreports/chipra-89-adhd-behavior-section-2-attach-3.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Section 2: Detailed Measure Specifications, Attachment 2: EHR Recommended Data Locations
SNAC Submission Form Measure 2: ADHD Behavior Therapy
Section 2: Detailed Measure Specifications
Attachment 2: EHR Recommended Data Locations
Th…
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www.ahrq.gov/healthsystemsresearch/hspc-research-study/index.html
July 01, 2021 - Health Services and Primary Care Research Study
In 2018, Congress directed the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) to commission an independent assessment of federally funded health services research (HSR) and primary care research (PCR) conducted between 2012 and 2018 to increase the impact of re…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/best-practices/cellulitis-one-page.docx
November 01, 2019 - DiagnosisCellulitis
· Relatively sudden onset of redness, warmth, tenderness, and swelling of the skin
· Nonpurulent: no evidence of abscess/phlegmon; most cases caused by beta-hemolytic streptococci (usually group A strep but also B, C, or G) that are sucepti…
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/page/percentage-of-alerts-quick-reference-guide.pdf
March 01, 2009 - Percentage of Alerts or Reminders That Resulted in Desired Action
Percentage of Alerts or
Reminders That Resulted
in Desired Action
Determining the frequency in which a given alert or
reminder is executed may help assess its effectiveness.
This measure might be implemented in the
following instances:
• For e…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/fda-safety-communication-recommendations-reduce-surgical-fires-and-related-patient-injury
October 19, 2022 - Press Release/Announcement
FDA Safety Communication: recommendations to reduce surgical fires and related patient injury.
Citation Text:
FDA Safety Communication: recommendations to reduce surgical fires and related patient injury. MedWatch Safety Alert. Silver Spring, MD: US Food and Dr…
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-review46/hepatitis-b-virus-infection-screening-2004
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Hepatitis B Virus Infection: Screening
February 15, 2004
Recommendations made by the USPSTF are independent of the U.S. government. They shoul…
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/citation/r13hs023969-fridsma-final-report-2017.pdf
January 01, 2017 - AMIA Policy Invitational Conference Series Final Report
AHRQ Grant Number: 1R13HS023969-01 REVISED
AMIA Policy Invitational Conference Series
Final Progress Report
Principal Investigator
Douglas B. Fridsma, MD
Team Member Role
Jeffery Smith AMIA Staff (2015-2017)
Salome Aringo AMIA Staff (2015)
J…