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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/chtoolbx/why/why.doc
January 01, 2004 - Why Child Health Measures
Why Child Health Measures?
Contents
Developmental Status and Change
Differential Epidemiology
Dependence
Demographic Patterns
Children with Chronic Health Conditions
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In recent years, there has been growing interest in a special focus on quality measurement for chi… 
                                     
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/building-capacity/EvidenceNOW-BSC-MI-profile.pdf
September 01, 2021 - EvidenceNOW Building State Capacity Profile: Michigan Cooperative
Michigan Cooperative
Project Name: 
Healthy Hearts for Michigan
Principal Investigators: 
Anya Day, MPH and Gregory 
Makris, MD, Altarum Institute
Theresa Walunas, PhD, 
Northwestern University
Cooperative Partners: 
Altarum Institute, Health 
Inf… 
                                     
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/ptmgmt/design.html
July 01, 2018 - understanding of the signs and symptoms of exacerbations; knowing when to seek medical assistance; smoking
                                     
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/injuries/fallspx/manapb3.html
February 01, 2023 - The Falls Management Program: A Quality Improvement Initiative for Nursing Facilities 
 Appendix B5: Falls Assessment Cue Sheet 
 
 
 
 
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 The Falls Management Program: A Quality Improvement Initiative for Nursing Facilities 
 Chapter 1. Introduction and Program Overview… 
                                     
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/final-reports/ptmgmt/ptmgmt.pdf
November 01, 2007 - • Make major lifestyle changes (e.g., stop smoking, reduce alcohol consumption, modify 
diet, lose … understanding of the signs and symptoms of exacerbations; knowing when to seek medical assistance; 
smoking … visits, diabetes 
health exams 
- Smoking rates 
- Quantity and 
frequency of 
exercise 
- Stress … Smoking 
behavior, quit rates, and daily weighing were some of the behavior measures mentioned in the … e.g., SF-12, SF-
36, Zung/Beck Depression Scale) 
 
Reducing risks 
of diabetes 
complications 
- Smoking
                                     
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/booklets/colorectal-booklet.pdf
November 01, 2023 - Smoking, vaping (e-cigarettes), or chewing tobacco can cause serious problems 
with healing.
                                     
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/booklets/gynecologic-booklet.pdf
November 01, 2023 - Smoking, vaping (e-cigarettes), or chewing tobacco can cause serious problems 
with healing.
                                     
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/patient-safety/settings/hospitals/red-toolkit/redtoolkitforms.pdf
September 01, 2012 - After Hospital Care Plan for: 
 
Oscar Sanchez 
Discharge Date: August 1, 2012  
 
 
TRY TO QUIT SMOKING … SODIUM 
40 mg 
1 pill By mouth 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Heart ASPIRIN EC 
325 mg 1 pill By mouth 
To stop 
smoking … minutes 
(if need more 
than 3 pills, call 
911)  
Under your 
tongue 
If you need 
it to stop 
smoking … To stop 
smoking 
NICORELIEF 
NICOTINE POLACRILEX 
4 mg gum 
Gum Chew 
  
 
6 
** Bring this … [Insert pharmacy name, location, contact information] 
{If applicable, include:} 
TRY TO QUIT SMOKING
                                     
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/diabetesnetwork/diabnet2.html
October 01, 2014 - Cutting down on smoking.
                                     
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www.ahrq.gov/cpi/centers/ockt/kt/tools/impuspstf/impuspstf2.html
June 01, 2022 - Section 2. Implementing Recommendations in Academic Curricula 
 
 
 
 Implementing USPSTF Recommendations into Health Professions Education 
 This document was developed as part of an Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) initiative to increase the use of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) rec… 
                                     
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/results/research/survey-codebook-ehr.pdf
June 02, 2025 - EvidenceNow Practice Survey Codebook: EHR
   
 
  
      
  
  
 
  
  
      
    
    
      
      
  
  
 
   
 
  
 
 
  
 
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
  
 
 
 
 
EvidenceNow Practice Survey Codebook: EHR 
Variable Name/ Core-
optional Status Item 
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/931.html
October 01, 2024 - Pack-year smoking history: an inadequate and biased measure to determine lung cancer screening eligibility
                                     
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/ncepcr/research/engaging-challenging-full.pdf
May 01, 2024 - Search: "Early Detection of Cancer"[Mesh]  37,811 
#5  Search: colonoscopy[tiab] OR lifestyle*[tiab] OR smoking … subjects  
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terms  
9,988 
S4  TI (colonoscopy OR lifestyle* OR smoking … OR syphilis OR "drug use" OR "drug abuse" OR "Substance use") 
OR AB (colonoscopy OR lifestyle* OR smoking … subjects  
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terms  
74,709 
4  TI (colonoscopy OR lifestyle* OR 
smoking … syphilis OR "drug use" OR "drug 
abuse" OR "Substance use") OR AB 
(colonoscopy OR lifestyle* OR 
smoking
                                     
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www.ahrq.gov/practiceimprovement/delivery-initiative/ihs/chapter6.html
December 01, 2017 - were for case management, and 9.3 percent were for other types of health education (e.g., obesity, smoking
                                     
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/results/research/member-survey-nw.pdf
January 01, 2014 - includes ABCS: Aspirin use by high-risk 
individuals, Blood pressure control, Cholesterol management, and Smoking … includes ABCS: Aspirin use by high-risk individuals, Blood pressure control, Cholesterol management, and Smoking
                                     
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www.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/projects/heart-health/about/stories/in-action/east-asheville.html
March 01, 2021 - Implementing Evidence-based Heart Health Care in Asheville 
 
 
 
 East Asheville (NC) Family Health Care is a two-provider primary care practice in this North Carolina retirement mecca. Like many of America's small- and mid-size practices, East Asheville's clinicians are on the front lines of the rapid pace of change … 
                                     
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/pdi/d4d_pdi05-nqi01-pneumothorax-bestpractices.pdf
May 16, 2016 - o Smoking (if applicable). 
o Cystic fibrosis.
                                     
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www.ahrq.gov/es/patient-safety/settings/hospital/resource/nicu/packet/apb2.html
December 01, 2013 - Do not allow smoking in the household. 
 Support breastfeeding through the first year of life. … Smoking should be forbidden around a patient who has a tracheostomy.
                                     
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/resource/nicu/packet/apb2.html
December 01, 2013 - Do not allow smoking in the household. 
 Support breastfeeding through the first year of life. … Smoking should be forbidden around a patient who has a tracheostomy.
                                     
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/booklets/hip-fracture-booklet.pdf
November 01, 2023 - Smoking slows blood flow and makes it hard for the body to heal.