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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/pressure-ulcer-prevention_research-protocol.pdf
January 10, 2012 - The Braden Scale,
1,7,8
which is commonly used in the United States, consists of six items:
sensory … o Resource utilization (e.g., length of stay and number of hospitalizations)
KQ 4:
o Harms of … Effect of pressure ulcers on length of hospital stay. … Summary of Protocol Amendments
In the event of protocol amendments, the date of each amendment will … of the final draft of the report.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/accountable-care-registries-guide-3rd-ed-addendum-white-paper-2018-5.pdf
January 01, 2018 - of care, assist in care delivery and coordination, and support
quality improvement. … quality of care. … Commercial payers also have uniquely-defined metrics, again including quality of care, focusing
on their … cohort for whom a given intervention would help improve their health, quality of care, patient
experience … on those who
have not had a follow up appointment in the past six months or those discharged from acute
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/breast-biopsy-update_executive.pdf
September 01, 2014 - bias for
studies of diagnostic test accuracy.12-15 The tool assesses
four domains of risk of bias … of evidence for each Key Question with
respect to the following domains: risk of bias, consistency, … Of note, the majority
of studies (140 of 160) did not allow investigation of the
impact of any factors … However, results for MRI-guided automated methods
were based on only six studies. … MRI-guided biopsies were
evaluated in only six studies with small sample sizes,
leading to substantial
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/lung-cancer-screening-2004
May 15, 2004 - Because of the invasive nature of diagnostic testing and the possibility of a high number of false-positive … Six recent cohort studies of LDCT have shown that LDCT is significantly more sensitive than CXR for identifying … (Executive Director, National Initiative for Children's Healthcare Quality, Boston, MA); Mark S. … (Professor of Family Medicine, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-New Jersey Medical … The value of lung cancer detection by six-monthly chest radiographs. Thorax 1968;23(4):414-20.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/nephropathy-contrast-induced_executive-2016.pdf
January 01, 2016 - ● Are reports of the study free of suggestion of selective
outcome reporting? … Quality “Methods Guide for
Effectiveness and Comparative Effectiveness Reviews”10
and considered all domains … scored positive in
all five domains. … in any
of the other domains, and subsequently downgraded for
each domain in which a problem was identified … significant
reduction of CIN with IOCM compared with LOCM.42-44
Even though our review included six
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/tools/obesity-kit/obtoolkit3.html
March 01, 2014 - of Tool 7 . … and Health Care Professional Partnership Guide , toolkit from the National Initiative for Children's Healthcare … Quality that guides advocates on how to link community based organizations with health care providers … take a proactive population-based approach to patient care, and this strategy fits well within those domains … The provision of self-care and community support is among NCQA's six standards for the 2011 recognition
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/prostate-cancer-surveillance_executive.pdf
December 01, 2011 - of health
care in the United States. … care quality. … Followup Protocols
Five of the six cohorts in the pre-PSA screening era
included regular prostate acid … All six cohorts in the PSA screening era
included regular PSA testing as part of followup protocol. … Quality of life (QoL) was reported in three
studies; the results varied across different domains of QoL
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/ear-infection_research-protocol.pdf
August 07, 2012 - percent of children (80% of individual ears) will have at least one episode of OME by age 10, with the … A 2006 Cochrane
Collaboration study included six RCTs examining the use of autoinflation versus no treatment … Assessment of Methodological Quality of Individual Studies - To assess the risk of
bias of studies, … on the basis of guidance established for the EPC Program.30 This
approach incorporates four key domains … of the final draft of the report.
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datatools.ahrq.gov/hcupnet/methodology/
January 01, 2023 - of the Digestive System (DIG)
Diseases of the Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue (SKN)
Diseases of the … The categories are organized across 31 clinical domains. … General Conditions
HCUPnet categorizes adult inpatient discharges into six hospitalization types in … – Fracture of the lower limb (except hip), initial encounter
INJ006 – Fracture of the neck of the … The standard error of the rate is calculated as the standard error of the number of discharges or visits
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol2/Karsh.pdf
April 22, 2004 - Quality Chasm,9 which claim that human factors methods should be
used to address patient safety and quality-of-care … work system map also provides further detail for
each step in the process, by identifying at least six … Who
is in charge of these? … A report of
the Committee on Quality of Health Care in America,
Institute of Medicine. … of workplace factors, trunk position, and trunk motion
characteristics on risk of injury.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/01_arthritis_potential_high_impact_2012-12-10.pdf
January 01, 2012 - the case of new applications of
already-diffused technologies. … 2) information was compiled before September 21, 2012, in this priority area; and (3) we
received six … reimbursement and high out-of-pocket cost of the procedure, availability of the procedure, and the … Results and Discussion of Comments
Six experts, with clinical, research, and health systems backgrounds … The application of platelet-rich
plasma in early osteoarthritis of knee.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/arthritis-horizon-scan-high-impact-1406.pdf
June 01, 2014 - the case of new applications of
already-diffused technologies. … of expert comments
2. … a lack of effective treatments and the
negative impact of OA on quality of life. … Results and Discussion of Comments
Six experts with clinical, research, health devices, health systems … Results and Discussion of Comments
Six experts, with clinical, research, health systems, and health
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/coronary-artery-stenting_executive.pdf
February 01, 2013 - evidence for each Key Question with respect
to four domains: risk of bias, consistency, directness, … was reported in six
RCTs and five nonrandomized, comparative studies. … cFive studies provided six data points for analysis. … At medium term, meta-analysis of six RCTs revealed
a significant 29 percent lower risk of restenosis … Meta-analysis of six RCTs, enrolling almost 1,800
patients, found a significantly 30 percent lower risk
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/citation/asthmacarewithhit_081011comp.pdf
July 01, 2011 - of AHRQ or the U.S. … Six months later, when the first batch of data were undergoing thorough analysis, the Health
IT Asthma … of clinic staff, and also of residents. … quality improvement studies have shown that guideline-based practice
will standardize and improve the quality … of care given to people with asthma resulting in
improved outcomes.
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/citation/improving-sickle-cell-transitions-of-care-through-health-it-final-action-report.pdf
January 01, 2015 - OH); The Nemours Foundation (Nemours, Jacksonville, FL); and the National
Initiative for Children’s Healthcare … Quality (NICHQ, Boston, MA), collectively, the Lewin
Team, conducted an environmental scan to search … from six
stakeholder groups regarding SCD, care transitions, and the use of technologically enabled … Hemoglobinopathy learning collaborative: using
quality improvement to achieve equity in
healthcare quality … Institute of Medicine. Committee on Quality of
Health Care in America.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/depression-horizon-scan-high-impact-1312.pdf
October 01, 2014 - compiled and sent for expert comment before October 27, 2013, in
this priority area; and (3) we received six … of Libra were actively enrolling as of December 2013. … Results and Discussion of Comments
Six experts, with clinical, research, and health systems backgrounds … Results and Discussion of Comments
Six experts, with clinical, research, and health systems backgrounds … , provided perspectives
on off-label ketamine;111-117 six experts commented on off-label scopolamine
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/ncepcr/tools/PCMH/pcpf-module-9-appreciative-inquiry.pdf
September 01, 2015 - Further reproduction of those
copyrighted materials is prohibited without the specific permission of … Therefore, no statement in this report should be construed as an official position of AHRQ or of
the … of this module … All members of the practice? A key group of stakeholders? Patients? … These include what Whitney, et al., (2013) describe as the six freedoms.
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integrationacademy.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2020-06/Lexicon.pdf
January 01, 2020 - Integrated Behavioral Health Care Quality Measures (IQM) (expected to be released in 2013). … definitional framework for
building behavioral health integration as one important way to improve health … care quality. … Six paradigm case defining clauses that
map similarities and differences in
genuine integrated behavioral … Domains include finding safe decent care from among the alternatives; communication with professionals
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/nation/kid/kid_2019_introduction.jsp
January 01, 2012 - access to services, quality of care and patient safety, and the impact of health policy changes. … access to services, quality of care and patient safety, and the impact of health policy changes. … For the weights, hospitals are post-stratified on six characteristics contained in the AHA hospital files—ownership … For the weights, hospitals are post-stratified on six characteristics contained in the AHA hospital files—ownership … Stratification Data Elements
To calculate discharge weights, we post-stratified hospitals on six characteristics
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/colorectal-cancer-staging_executive.pdf
September 01, 2014 - imaging tests of
interest
• Any direct comparisons of variations of any of the
imaging tests of interest … The grade was developed by considering four
important domains: study limitations (based on the risk … of bias of the individual studies addressing a question),
consistency of the findings, precision of … Six studies compared MRI with ERUS, 13 compared
CT with ERUS, 3 compared MRI with CT, and 1 study … Six studies reported
adverse events such as pain and minor rectal bleeding.