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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/changing-system-slides.pptx
June 01, 2021 - How do you know that risk was reduced? … device usability testing before purchasing
16
Changing the System
16
How Do You Know the Risk Was Reduced … Do staff believe risks were reduced?
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/abate/faqs/talking-points-chg-bathing.docx
March 01, 2022 - ABATE) Infection trial was a large clinical study in patients with select medical devices where CHG reduced … For patients with medical devices, CHG reduced bloodstream infections by over 30 percent, and it reduced
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/discrepancies-written-versus-calculated-durations-opioid-prescriptions-pre-post-study
October 19, 2022 - that making the opioid prescription duration a required field in the electronic health record (EHR) reduced … October 31, 2018
Electronic medical record alert associated with reduced opioid and benzodiazepine
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/association-between-opioid-tapering-and-subsequent-health-care-use-medication-adherence-and
August 25, 2021 - was associated with fewer primary care visits, greater numbers of emergency department visits, and reduced … February 9, 2022
CDC guideline for opioid prescribing associated with reduced dispensing
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/genital-herpes-serologic-screening
December 02, 2021 - antiviral drugs or two different type-specific HSV-2 serologic tests)
Outcomes
KQs 1, 5, 7: Reduced … rates of symptomatic genital herpes, reduced rates of genital herpes transmission measured by partner … symptom recognition (or clinician diagnosis) or HSV seroconversion, reduced rates of neonatal HSV infection … , and reduced rates of symptomatic genital herpes at delivery
KQ 2: Sensitivity, specificity, positive … cesarean delivery (in persons with no evidence of active genital lesions at the time of delivery)
KQ 4: Reduced
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/evaluation-effectiveness-and-safety-pharmacist-independent-prescribers-care-homes-cluster
December 15, 2021 - management in long-term care residents is associated with improved hospital readmission rates and reduced … primary outcome ) were not statistically different than the usual care group, although drug burden was reduced
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/care-transitions-intervention-translating-efficacy-effectiveness
August 18, 2021 - Despite logistical challenges, the intervention successfully reduced readmissions by 36% in patients … Patient reported receipt of medication instructions for warfarin is associated with reduced
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/mhs-IV-rapid-response-deprescribing.pdf
February 01, 2024 - number of
medications
• 1 study reduced
dose of meds
• 1 study reduced
ED visits; no
difference … PIMs (OR
0.41; 95% CI 0.19-
0.89)
• reduced mortality
(OR 0.90; 95% CI
0.82-0.99)
• trend to … reduced
falls (OR 0.85;
95% CI 0.73-1.00)
• no difference in
hospitalization
Lee,
202232
16 … number of
medications
• 1 of 3 reduced
hospital
readmissions
• no difference in
mortality, … reduced falls
• 1 study reduced
medication costs
• 1 of 2 reduced
total costs
Reviews
Based
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www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/dxchecklists-3.html
September 01, 2020 - Sibbald and colleagues found in several studies that the use of this checklist reduced diagnostic error … of a checklist did not improve accuracy in the easy cases; on the contrary, diagnostic accuracy was reduced
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digital.ahrq.gov/health-it-tools-and-resources/evaluation-resources/workflow-assessment-health-it-toolkit/all-workflow-tools/value-added-analysis
January 01, 2023 - STUDY THE NON-VALUE-ADDED ACTIVITIES so they can be reduced or removed.
7. … STUDY ORGANIZATIONAL VALUE-ADDING ACTIVITIES so they can be reduced or removed.
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/decreasing-ades-montana-frontier-critical-access-hospitals-through-hit
January 01, 2023 - Implementation of the Web-based ADE reporting system appears to have reduced voluntary ADE reporting … prescription, transcription, and dispensing process errors, clarified the impact of ADEs on patients, and reduced
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/alcohol-misuse-drug-therapy_clinician.pdf
February 01, 2016 - -0.04 (-0.11 to 0.03) NA ���
Naltrexone
50 mg oral
vs. placebo
Return to any drinking 16 2,347 Reduced … by naltrexone RD: -0.05 (-0.10 to -0.00) 20 ���
Return to heavy drinking 19 2,875 Reduced by naltrexone … RD: -0.09 (-0.13 to -0.04) 12 ���
Percentage of drinking days 15 1,992 Reduced by naltrexone WMD: … -5.4 (-7.5 to -3.2) NA ���
Percentage of heavy drinking days 6 521 Reduced by naltrexone WMD: -4.1 … WMD: -11.5 (-18.3 to -4.8) NA ���
Number of drinks per drinking day 2 521 Reduced by topiramate WMD
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa/044-vap-prevention-essential.docx
October 01, 2024 - Use endotracheal tubes with subglottic suction.4
Associated with reduced VAP rates but has not been found … Consider early tracheostomy (within 7 days of intubation).3
Associated with reduced VAP rates but the
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/hcbs/medicaidmgmt/mm8a.html
October 01, 2014 - significantly improved quality of life and level of self-efficacy in the studies reviewed as well as reduced … In general, two studies showed that symptoms are reduced significantly when an in-person care management … intervention is employed. 3 , 8 In particular, one study found that symptoms were reduced significantly … In addition, another study showed that the number of days and nights with symptoms was reduced significantly … One study found that telephonic care management significantly reduced the number of lost workdays for
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/action-alliance/addressing-workforce-burnout-slides.pdf
December 10, 2024 - 2019, 2022)
Consequences of Physician Burnout
• Medical errors1-3
• Impaired professionalism4-6
• Reduced … patient satisfaction7
• Racial bias8
• Staff turnover, reduced hours9,14
• Blunted growth in medical … facilitated small groups of 6-8 physicians
(West CP et al., JAMA Int Med. 2014;174:527-33) demonstrated:
o Reduced
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47331/psn-pdf
October 17, 2018 - description-and-factors-associated-missed-nursing-care-acute-care-
community-hospital
Prior research has shown that missed nursing care may in part result from reduced … Using survey data from a sample of nurses at a single
community hospital, researchers found that reduced
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/decolonization/index.html
May 01, 2025 - Safety Program for MRSA Prevention’s intensive care unit (ICU) and non-ICU cohort, which successfully reduced … Trial In a cluster-randomized trial of 28 nursing homes, the 14 that used universal decolonization reduced
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/behavioral-counseling-interventions-evidence-based-approach-figure-1
November 01, 2013 - Is risk factor reduction or measured health improvement associated with reduced morbidity and/or mortality … Is sustained health behavior change directly related to reduced morbidity and/or mortality? … Are behavioral counseling interventions in clinical care directly related to reduced morbidity and/or
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40263/psn-pdf
March 02, 2011 - Use of the CDSS resulted in significantly reduced errors, and also reduced morbidity compared to standard
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36276/psn-pdf
October 21, 2010 - They found that implementation of specific actions in frequent nursing bedside
rounds reduced patient … use of call lights, increased their satisfaction with care, and reduced falls.