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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/breast-abnormalities-tests-update_executive.pdf
February 01, 2012 - The grade was developed by considering four important
domains: the risk of bias in the evidence base … of the results, and the directness
of the evidence. … Of these, there were 21 studies of B-mode
grayscale ultrasound,18,26,65-83 six studies of color Doppler … Discussion
According to the American College of Radiology,
the threshold of suspicion of malignancy … Improving the precision of the estimates of accuracy
or upgrading the strength of evidence rating in
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/outcome-research-white-paper.pdf
June 01, 2022 - of healthcare services. … products and
interventions, and measure and improve quality of care. … This task tested the feasibility of calculating six of the
harmonized outcome measures developed under … Collection and Documentation of the PHQ-9
Four of the six harmonized measures – remission, response, … The survey contained 10 questions assessing
three domains: usability of the app, burden of using the
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/nhqrdr/chartbooks/carecoordination/qdr2015-chartbook-carecoordination.pdf
June 16, 2016 - These
reports provide a comprehensive overview of the quality of health care received by the general … of strengths and weaknesses in the health care system along three main axes:
access to health care, … quality of health care, and priorities of the National Quality Strategy. … Improve the quality of care transitions and communications across care settings.
2. … Readmissions
Hospital readmission shortly after discharge is a marker of inpatient quality of care
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/patient-safety/highlights/ps-project-highlights-hit-hie-rev-0724update.pdf
July 01, 2024 - quality of care and costs, using the Quality-Cost
Framework developed under this grant. … quality of care, reduced
medication-related errors, improved test result followup, and improved communication … DDHR, is available at https://digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/regional-
approach-transforming-healthcare-quality-through-information … https://digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/regional-approach-transforming-healthcare-quality-through-information … Publications: 2
WASHINGTON
Jacqueline Huck
Rural Healthcare
Quality Network
Seattle, Washington
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/angina-heart-attack-treatments_research-protocol.pdf
December 11, 2012 - UA/NSTEMI involves six possible etiologies: 1) thrombus
arising from a disrupted or eroded plaque, … on the basis of the quality of their reporting of relevant
data. … approach
described in the Methods Guide.24 The evidence will be evaluated by using the four required
domains … Six-month outcomes in a multinational registry of
patients hospitalized with an acute coronary syndrome … of the final draft of the report.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/intimate-partner-violence-and-abuse-of-elderly-and-vulnerable-adults-screening-october-2018
October 23, 2018 - studies, consistency of results between studies, precision of findings, and risk of reporting bias. … specificity of 89% (95% CI, 88%-90%) in a population of women from a variety of clinical settings. 28 … subscale. 32 The COST was administered to a subset of 591 women (of 3271 screened) within 14 days of … significant improvement in any outcome. 38
Benefits of Interventions Among Nonpregnant Women
Six … b WHOQOL-BREF domains: physical health, psychological, social relationships, environment.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/colorectal-surgery-preparation_executive.pdf
April 01, 2014 - For outcomes
with at least six studies, we used network meta-analysis
to jointly analyze evidence for … domains: risk of bias, consistency, directness, precision,
and reporting bias. … six
used other methods (including combinations of the
aforementioned regimens). … Table A shows pairwise Bayesian random-effects meta-
analyses of all RCTs for six clinical outcomes and … Single-Group Cohorts
Six studies met our inclusion criteria for single-group
cohorts and reported results
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/page/2016-ahrq-hit-annual-report.pdf
January 01, 2016 - Small Research Grants to Improve
Healthcare Quality Through Health IT
(R03) (PAR-08-268): Supports … Utilizing Health IT to Improve Healthcare Quality Grant (R18) (PAR-08-270):
Supported demonstration … promote and build research capacity in the use of
health IT to improve healthcare quality, safety, efficiency … base regarding the impact of health IT on healthcare quality. … to Improve Health Care Quality Through Health IT (R03)
Principal Investigator Project Title
Stablein
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/osteoporosis-vibration-therapy_technical-brief.pdf
January 01, 2020 - system leaders, and policymakers, among others—make well-informed
decisions and thereby improve the quality … of health care services. … of health care. … The acceleration of the platforms ranged from 0.1-10 g across the six studies that reported
it.30,32,47,52,57,72 … Of the six studies that reported acceleration, three had levels below 1g,30,47,72 and three had
levels
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/coburn-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - The six other sites declined to participate due to lack of time and staff
availability, involvement … care may adversely
affect the patient’s quality of care, lead to adverse events, and contribute to … nursing
facility, EMS, and
hospital
Improved protocols to
handle patient
transfers
Improved quality … of care during
transfers
Improved
system
efficiencies
Increased use of
tools to improve
patient … and information transfer strategies” in process for submission to the Journal of Healthcare
Quality
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www.ahrq.gov/downloads/pub/prevent/pdfser/cas/cases.pdf
December 01, 2007 - patients admitted to six New York hospitals.7, 53-55 The final study was a systematic
review of studies … Mean age of patients ranged from 67 to 74 years. Six of the
studies collected information on race. … stroke or perioperative death at six years. … The
Revised Cardiac Risk Index uses six risk factors to predict major cardiac complications of
surgery … To what extent
should quality of care decisions be based on health outcomes data?
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/page/findings-and-lessons-from-improving-management-of-individuals-with-complex-health-care-needs-through-health-it-grant-initiative.pdf
February 20, 2014 - They addressed a range of relevant care topics, includ-
ing many of the priority areas for health care … pri-
ority areas for health care quality improvement identi-
fied by the Institute of Medicine (IOM, … Highlights From the Projects
Eight of the projects focused on the quality of care
before, during, or … improving the quality of care … Institute of Medicine. Priority areas for national
action: transforming health care quality.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/screening-for-prediabetes-and-type-2-diabetes
August 24, 2021 - Of those invited, 78% were screened (11,737/15,089) and 466 of those (4% of those screened, 3% of those … (improvements on some domains but not others), 63 or small improvements in scores that are not likely … Six trials (2 assessing metformin 21 , 41 and 1 each assessing sitagliptin, 32 nateglinide, 66 valsartan … Topic
No. of studies (No. of publications; No. of participants)
Summary of findings … Six pharmacologic trials found higher rates of GI adverse events vs controls: metformin (3 trials), acarbose
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/6tmQG7VgexjoXt7uNoyccj
December 02, 2023 - a The sum of the number of studies per KQ exceeds the total number of studies
because some studies were … Characteristics of Included Studies of Diagnostic Accuracy (KQ2)
Source, setting
Study design
(No. of … Instruments Examined in KQ2 Studies
Instrument Screening source
Appropriate
ages Domains/skills assessed … similar intervention type reported on the same
outcome domain, and most studies reporting on similar domains … Modifying a language
screening tool for three-year-old children identified
severe language disorders six
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/diabetes-horizon-scan-high-impact-1512.pdf
December 01, 2015 - (2) information was compiled before November 6, 2015, in this priority area; and
(3) we received six … of 1.2%. … range.
5
Results and Discussion
Six experts, with clinical, research, and health systems … Results and Discussion
Six experts, with clinical, research, and health systems backgrounds, provided … Results and Discussion
Six experts, with clinical, research, and health systems backgrounds, provided
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/page/HITSuccessStories112910.pdf
May 02, 2014 - To
support its broad mission of improving the quality of health care for all Americans, the Agency has … of
evidence-based systems, and examine their impact on health care quality, safety, and outcomes. … perceptions of patent safety and quality of care. … While EHRs have great potential for assisting in the measurement of health care
quality, data on quality … Americans generally report that EHRs will improve health care quality in the U.S.;
however, they also
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/topics/defining-diagnostic-error-a-scoping-review.pdf
April 27, 2022 - Epidemiological Focus
Six studies focused on epidemiology—incidence, frequency, out-
come, and contributory … Much of this progress has been from the
inclusion of the patient perspective and the concept of communi … For instance, a
large number of studies have identified lack of timely communi-
cation of abnormal test … an issue of awareness of existing def-
initions but an issue of fit. … Operational measurement of diagnostic
safety: state of the science.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-05/berry2-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - Scope: To use a pre-collected database of email addresses of downloaders of CC/EM to access a group of … The methods and domains were derived
2
from previous research and fieldwork on implementation strategies … workflow and then we’ve even further
customized not just our main campus but our
satellite site that is six … Research
in action: using positive deviance to improve quality of healthcare. … The
quality of healthcare delivered to adults in the United States.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/evidence-based-reports/nutrtp4.pdf
February 01, 2012 - of health care services. … of health care in the United States. … care quality improvement projects throughout the Nation. … care quality. … coronary artery disease (Group 1;
relative risk 0.93 with 95% CI 0.8, 0.99), the subgroup of six RCTs
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/angina-heart-attack-treatments_executive.pdf
January 01, 2014 - four domains: risk of bias,
consistency, directness, and precision. … These domains
were considered qualitatively, and a summary rating of
high, moderate, or low SOE was … Six comparisons assessed dosage,
timing, and combinations of antiplatelet and anticoagulant
therapies … The following six comparisons were assessed in the
included studies for KQ 1:
1. … Six-month outcomes in
a multinational registry of patients hospitalized with an acute
coronary syndrome