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161. Section 8: The Care Management Evidence Base (continued) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/hcbs/medicaidmgmt/mm8a.html
     October 01, 2014 - Two studies examined improvement in quality of life when using telephonic care management. … Both studies showed that quality-of-life scores improved, with one study demonstrating significantly … Two studies found that telephonic care management had an effect on office visits. … Of these studies, we found that utilization decreased and savings increased. … Four studies found that in-person care management increased savings.

162. Methods | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/dxsafety-test-result-communication3.html
     July 01, 2024 - Included Studies Scoping Review of the Literature We identified published studies that … We excluded studies of patient portal use if they did not include data specific to test result access

163. SOPS Additional Resources | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     January 01, 2025 - ) Hospital Workplace Safety  (PDF, 227 KB) Nursing Home Workplace Safety  (PDF, 409 KB) Impact Case Studies … on the SOPS Surveys AHRQ's collection of Impact Case Studies highlights successes of organizations using … analyses linking composite measures with site and/or respondent characteristics; reviews of instruments or studies … ; and international studies.

164. 018-Revision-Summary-Contact-Precautions (doc file)
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     October 01, 2024 - · Many single-center, observational studies have reported successful control of MRSA, often in outbreak … · Additional studies have attempted to more rigorously evaluate the impact of contact precautions on … In these observational studies, increases in hospital-acquired MRSA infections were not identified. … Additionally, most studies have not assessed the impact of discontinuation of contact precautions on … However, two small, single-center observational studies did not detect an increase in MRSA transmission

165. Draft Final Report Estimating the Additional Hospital Inpatient Cost and Mortality Associated with Selected Hospital Acquired Conditions (pdf file)
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     November 01, 2017 - This method weights studies based on the inverse of the sum of the variance estimated between studies … Weight assignment Large studies receive more weights than smaller studies. … The table shows the number of studies included, the range of costs estimates in those studies, and finally … For instance, some studies involved all inpatient populations,37,42 yet the majority of studies focused … Two of the cost studies and two mortality studies used national databases (HCUP-NIS); however, all four

166. Draft Final Report Estimating the Additional Hospital Inpatient Cost and Mortality Associated with Selected Hospital Acquired Conditions (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/pfp/hac-cost-report2017.pdf
     November 01, 2017 - This method weights studies based on the inverse of the sum of the variance estimated between studies … Weight assignment Large studies receive more weights than smaller studies. … The table shows the number of studies included, the range of costs estimates in those studies, and finally … For instance, some studies involved all inpatient populations,37,42 yet the majority of studies focused … Two of the cost studies and two mortality studies used national databases (HCUP-NIS); however, all four

167. Content-Specific Versus Process-Focused Checklists | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     September 01, 2020 - Sibbald and colleagues found in several studies that the use of this checklist reduced diagnostic error … based on interpretation of ECGs. 7–9 Other studies also showed an effect of contentspecific checklists … compared with no intervention) on diagnostic accuracy based on clinical vignettes. 13 Similarly, most studies … that evaluated process-focused checklists found no significant effects on accuracy. 14 , 15 Two studies … seem to be more promising than processfocused checklists, but the evidence is relatively thin with few studies

168. Supplemental Document No. 1 (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2014 - AHRQ staff used an iterative approach to identify relevant studies. … These included: systematic reviews; randomized, control trials; cohort studies; case control studies … ) 2b (study type: cohort studies) 2b (study type: cohort studies) 3b (study type: individual case … control studies) Grade B: Studies found since 2008 provide modest evidence that addresses the … Asthma-Related ED Visits 7 2b (study type: cohort studies) 2b (study type: cohort studies) 2c (study

169. 2. Priority Questions and Recommendations | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     July 01, 2013 - With relatively few studies to date, the best approaches to studying and improving clinical-community … Many studies were of complex approaches that combined multiple elements of clinical-community resource … Would studies comparing types and elements of clinical-community resource relationships to other types … However, few studies using relevant measures currently exist. … Although half of the literature review studies on tobacco use counseling and interventions were of a

170. Supplemental Document 2 (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2014 - and the poor methodological quality of studies. … and the poor methodological quality of studies. 3. … However, studies are not methodologically rigorous. … Future studies need more methodological rigor. … Payment reform: No studies available.

171. Chapter-3 - Sepsis Recognition (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2020 - The tools used in the studies were not independently validated, but the studies target important process … study, and six observational pre/post studies. … five observational studies. … studies. 3.3.2 Evidence Summary All five multicomponent studies reported an improvement in at least … with the screening tools used in three studies.

172. Proposed Projects in CAHPS VI | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     February 01, 2025 - Survey Methods Research Survey methods research includes studies to evaluate different ways of collecting … Studies will also assess the effectiveness of various modes of data collection for patients with functional … Improving Patient Experience Proposed research studies focus on the following: Improving patient engagement … Patient Narrative Analysis and Reporting Proposed research studies focus on the following: Investigating

173. 4. Discussion | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     January 01, 2024 - Another domain that needs further development was that of cognition, where we found that studies in the … In addition, we found gaps in the culture, workflow, and work system issues domain, where studies related … Real-world studies that involved health systems as partners for learning and improvement activities are … Similarly, while emerging use of health IT is improving diagnosis, we did not find adequate studies that … As AI becomes more integrated into clinical care and population health, studies are needed to observe

174. Nutritional Research Series, Volume 2 (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/evidence-based-reports/nutrtp2.pdf
     March 01, 2009 - Primarily human studies were reviewed and selected animal studies were used when human data are absent … For example, compared to double-blinded studies, non-blinded studies may exaggerate the benefit of treatment … Many nutrition studies are observational studies (whether cross-sectional or longitudinal) that estimate … many topics the earliest studies may no longer be relevant. … We limited the abstracts to English language and human studies.

175. Exhibit 1.10. Lean Projects Studied at LHC | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     November 01, 2014 - Improving Care Delivery Through Lean: Implementation Case Studies Exhibit 1.10. … Page Next Page Table of Contents Improving Care Delivery Through Lean: Implementation Case Studies … Introduction to the Case Studies Case 1.

176. Engaging Primary Care Practices in Studies of Improvement: Did You Budget Enough for Practice Recruitment? | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/projects/urinary/resources/improvement-budget-recruitment.html
     April 01, 2018 - Back to MUI Resources Engaging Primary Care Practices in Studies of Improvement: Did You Budget Enough … Engaging Primary Care Practices in Studies of Improvement: Did You Budget Enough for Practice Recruitment

177. Organizational Climate of Staff Working Conditions and Safety—An Integrative Mode (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2004 - Many studies outside of health care settings and a growing number of studies in health care, show that … Four of the studies found no correlations that exceeded a cutoff limit of r ≥ 0.60. … All studies had some measure of group behavior, and most measured collaboration (five out of six studies … Employee satisfaction and intention to leave were commonly measured across studies. … Across studies, similar patterns of relationships were found.

178. Nutritional Research Series - Volume 4: Effects of Eicosapentanoic Acid and Docosahexanoic Acid on Mortality Across Diverse Settings: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Trials and Prospective Cohorts (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/evidence-based-reports/nutrtp4.pdf
     February 01, 2012 - and dietary history questionnaires in two studies. … studies. … Randomized, controlled trials, observational studies, and the hierarchy of research designs. … A comparison of observational studies and randomized, controlled trials. … Investigating the previous studies of a fraudulent author.

179. Background Report on request for public comment on initial, recommended core set of Children's Healthcare Quality Measures for voluntary use by Medicaid and CHIP Programs | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     December 01, 2009 - Grade B =Consistent Level 2 or 3 studies or extrapolations from Level 1 studies Grade C = Level 4 … or inconclusive studies of any level Note: The types and rigor of studies at various levels of … For those studies, Level 1 studies are systematic reviews of randomized controlled trials (RCTs). … Level 2 studies include systematic reviews of cohort studies, individual cohort studies, including low-quality … Level 4 studies are case-series and poor quality cohort and case-control studies.

180. Final Progress Report: Quality Care and Error Reduction in Rural Hospitals (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2024 - Studies were designed to (1) explore the relationship between the organizational factors that directly … Participants also reported that the case studies gave them a sense of “not being alone.” … The use of case studies seemed to offer a way to achieve system change. … The complexity of this goal required a number of different studies. … First, the process of developing the case studies requires identification of critical issues.