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  1. Obesity (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/10_obesity_potential_high_impact_2012-12-11.pdf
    January 01, 2012 - and potential third-party payers’ unwillingness to cover these therapies might serve as barriers to reducing … A majority of experts thought that reducing or eliminating long-term complications from obesity might … aid patients who are morbidly obese in losing weight to become eligible for bariatric surgery or in reducing … beneficial hormone effects; help patients achieve rapid glycemic control and weight loss while reducing

  2. Ch-7-User-Guide-To-Ocer 130129 (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/ch-7-user-guide-to-ocer_130129.pdf
    March 29, 2012 - This more limited use of empirically derived variables may reduce confounding while simultaneously reducing … This more limited use of empirically derived variables may reduce confounding while simultaneously reducing … variables were removed from consideration when they were thought to be bias-inducing rather than bias-reducing … Reducing bias through directed acyclic graphs. BMC Med Res Methodol. 2008;8:70. 56.

  3. In Conversation With... Freya Spielberg, MD, MPH | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-freya-spielberg-md-mph
    September 28, 2022 - harm as a result 13 ; use of evidence-based care can help avoid “toxic cascades” of unnecessary tests, reducing … Healthcare Should Be Timely – Facilitating access to care; reducing waits and harmful delays for those … context of the community and family. 20 Timeliness is the ability to provide care at the right time, reducing … Settings by Engaging Patients and Families Toolkit for Engaging Patients to Improve Diagnostic Safety Reducing

  4. In Conversation With... Jack Westfall, MD, MPH | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-jack-westfall-md-mph
    September 28, 2022 - harm as a result 13 ; use of evidence-based care can help avoid “toxic cascades” of unnecessary tests, reducing … Healthcare Should Be Timely – Facilitating access to care; reducing waits and harmful delays for those … context of the community and family. 20 Timeliness is the ability to provide care at the right time, reducing … Settings by Engaging Patients and Families Toolkit for Engaging Patients to Improve Diagnostic Safety Reducing

  5. Improving Patient Safety/Quality with HIT Implementation (pdf file)

    digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/publication/uc1hs015284-reiling-final-report-2008.pdf
    January 01, 2008 - In addition to reducing errors, HIT enhances the ability to collect and analyze reporting data when … The purpose of this study was to measure the impact that technology has on reducing reliance on short-term … Although there was not a statistically significant difference, Epic showed a positive trend in reducing … Some form of HIT should be used in health care settings; it is critical to the process of reducing harm

  6. 10th Annual Report to Congress on High-Priority Evidence Gaps (pdf file)

    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/inline-files/10th-USPSTF-Annual-Report-to-Congress.pdf
    November 01, 2020 - issues will help clinicians meaningfully assist patients and their families in preventing them and reducing … issues and how clinicians can meaningfully assist patients and their families in preventing them and reducing … Improving the health of young Americans and reducing health inequities may result in lasting benefits … The NIH remains committed to reducing obesity.

  7. Archived: Osteoporosis to Prevent Fractures: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce

    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/osteoporosis-screening-june-2018
    June 26, 2018 - Clinicians should educate patients on how to minimize the adverse effects of drug therapies, such as reducing … in men. 4 Overall, the USPSTF found that drug therapies are effective in treating osteoporosis and reducing … The USPSTF found that the evidence is inadequate to assess the effectiveness of drug therapies in reducing … Reducing the need for central dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry in postmenopausal women: efficacy of a

  8. Patient and Family Roles in Safety | PSNet

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    June 14, 2023 - Families on Safe Patient Care As essential members of the care team, families play a critical role in reducing … the neonatal context, the importance of parental interaction with neonates is well established for reducing … and family anxiety, so it is likely that pandemic restrictions, which have shown variable efficacy in reducing … Johnson about The Role of Patient's Family In Reducing Harm June 14, 2023 Editor’s note:

  9. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Dental Caries in Preschool Children: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce

    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary19/dental-caries-in-preschool-children-screening-2004
    April 15, 2004 - The evidence for effectiveness of oral health education and promotion interventions on reducing dental … effectiveness of primary care clinician application of fluoride varnish for delaying the initial onset and reducing … the development of a child's first lesion could be expected, which presumably could have an effect on reducing … (NR) Simple instruction alters behavior in short term, reducing plaque levels; no lasting effect.

  10. Screening for Colorectal Cancer: Recommendation Statement (pdf file)

    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/n4sdjxShTApRE6UxvyYuzG
    November 01, 2008 - programs incorporating fecal occult blood testing, sigmoidoscopy, or colonoscopy will all be effective in reducing … Progress has been achieved in reducing the cancer burden in the United States with declining rates in … Do colorectal cancer screening programs have dem- onstrated benefit in reducing colorectal cancer mortality … concluded that there was fair- to-good evidence that several screening methods were ef- fective in reducing

  11. Preventing CAUTI: What to Do When it’s Time for Plan B (November 4, 2014) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.ahrq.gov/hai/cauti-tools/archived-webinars/preventing-cauti-plan-b-transcript.html
    December 01, 2017 - How do we go about reducing catheter use and preventing CAUTI? … alternatives and things that you might consider if you are again, having some of those challenges in reducing … Removing the catheter soon or not putting it in in the first place will have benefits in terms of reducing … the CAUTI rate, but also some spill-over benefits in terms of potentially reducing other complications

  12. Rafael Borja (doc file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/cauti-tools/archived-webinars/preventing-cauti-plan-b-transcript.doc
    November 04, 2014 - How do we go about reducing catheter use and preventing CAUTI? … alternatives and things that you might consider if you are again, having some of those challenges in reducing … Removing the catheter soon or not putting it in in the first place will have benefits in terms of reducing … the CAUTI rate, but also some spill-over benefits in terms of potentially reducing other complications

  13. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44337/psn-pdf
    July 22, 2015 - effect-bar-code-technology-safety-medication-administration https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/sign-safety https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/reducing-errors-emergency-surgery … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/reducing-errors-emergency-surgery https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/emerging-issues-and-challenges-improving-patient-safety-mental-health-qualitative-analysis

  14. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47364/psn-pdf
    October 31, 2018 - explains how artificial intelligence presents clinicians with an opportunity to improve practice by reducing … medicine-and-rise-robots-qualitative-review-recent-advances-artificial-intelligence-health https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/key-reducing-doctors-misdiagnoses

  15. Patient Safety Initiative: Hospital Executive and Physician Leadership Strategies. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-safety-initiative-hospital-executive-and-physician-leadership-strategies
    November 27, 2018 - 23, 2016 Designing and Delivering Whole-Person Transitional Care: Hospital Guide to Reducing … May 18, 2016 Reducing Adverse Drug Events Related to Opioids Implementation Guide. … January 27, 2016 Toolkit for Reducing CAUTI in Hospitals.

  16. Preventing Falls in Hospitals: A Toolkit for Improving Quality of Care. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/preventing-falls-hospitals-toolkit-improving-quality-care
    December 24, 2008 - 26, 2019 Designing and Delivering Whole-Person Transitional Care: Hospital Guide to Reducing … August 17, 2016 Reducing Unnecessary Hospital Readmissions: The Role of the Patient Safety … May 1, 2016 Toolkit for Reducing CAUTI in Hospitals.

  17. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46659/psn-pdf
    December 06, 2017 - Topics covered include the need for improvements in documentation and the radiologist's role in reducing … impact-electronic-alert-notification-system-embedded-radiologists-workflow-closed-loop https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/reducing-delay-diagnosis-multistage-recommendation-tracking

  18. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43355/psn-pdf
    July 23, 2014 - Nearing zero...reducing grade C medication errors. … Nearing zero..reducing grade C medication errors.

  19. TND-0543_05-24-2013 (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/TND-0543_05-24-2013.pdf
    January 01, 2013 - Summary: alternative strategies, including educational strategies and antibiotic management, for reducing … Individuals with acute cough illness Intervention(s): Educational and antimicrobial strategies for reducing … present with ACI, what is the comparative effectiveness of various from Nominator: interventions for reducing

  20. Microsoft PowerPoint - Updated Handouts - Read-Only (pdf file)

    cds.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/cds/artifact/136331/Benzodiazepine%20Patient%20Handout.pdf
    January 01, 2018 - Microsoft PowerPoint - Updated Handouts - Read-Only REDUCING MEDICATIONS SAFELY TO MEET LIFE’S CHANGES … taking:_____________________ Your dose: _____________________________________________ WHY CONSIDER REDUCING … Adapted from “Reducing Medications Safely to Meet Life’s Changes, Focus on Benzodiazepine Receptor Agonists
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